DE As of: October 2026
This data protection declaration informs you about how personal data is processed when you visit our website and when you contact us by email.
1. Responsible person and data protection officer
The person responsible for the processing of personal data is:
LECHMANN ENGINEERING GmbH
Woermannkehre 2
12359 Berlin
Represented by the managing director Maximilian P. A. Behrens
Telephone: +49 30 68 97 98-0
E-mail:
If you have any questions about data protection and exercising your rights, you can contact us using the contact details provided above.
Data protection officer
You can reach our data protection officer Ralf Behrens at the following postal address:
LECHMANN ENGINEERING GmbH
e.g. Attn. Data Protection Officer – personal/confidential
Woermannkehre 2
12359 Berlin
2. Provision of the website and hosting
Our website is operated by IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Straße 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany. IONOS processes the data generated when operating the website as our hosting service provider.
When you access our website, technical connection and access data is processed. These include in particular:
- the IP address of the requesting device;
- the time of access;
- the requested page or file;
- Browser type and browser version;
- Operating system and device type;
- the previously visited page, as far as your browser transmits this information.
The processing serves to deliver the requested content as well as the security and stability of the website. The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the safe and reliable operation of our internet offering. The required connection data is transmitted automatically; Without their processing, the website cannot be provided.
IONOS describes an anonymization of the IP addresses and a retention period of a maximum of eight weeks for the web hosting protocols provided.
According to IONOS, no transfer of visitor data to countries outside the European Union takes place during the web hosting processing described here. The information in Section 5 applies to the separate integration of Google Maps.
Further information can be found in the Data protection information from IONOS on web hosting.
3. Technically required session cookie
Our website uses a session cookie from the content management system Joomla for technical session management. The cookie contains a session identifier. This makes it possible to assign successive requests from your browser to the associated session on our server.
This cookie is stored and read on the basis of Section 25 Paragraph 2 No. 2 TDDDG, as it is necessary to provide the necessary session functions of our website. To the extent that personal data is processed, the processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the reliable technical provision of our website.
The session cookie is not persistent. It is set without a fixed expiration date and is usually deleted at the end of the browser session, especially if you close the browser completely. If your browser restores previous sessions, it may retain the cookie even after a restart.
This term affects the cookie in your browser. For other data processing, in particular the storage of hosting logs, the information in the respective sections of this data protection declaration applies. Information about cookies and similar technologies in connection with Google Maps can be found in Section 5.
4. Statistical evaluation with IONOS WebAnalytics
IONOS WebAnalytics is used as part of our hosting. The service is used to statistically evaluate the use of our website and to technically optimize our Internet offering. The provider is IONOS SE mentioned in Section 2.
When a page is accessed, the page or file accessed, the previously visited page, if transmitted, browser type and browser version, operating system, device type and access time are recorded. According to IONOS, the IP address is anonymized immediately after transmission and then processed without any personal reference. IONOS WebAnalytics does not use cookies for this.
If personal data is processed before anonymization, this is done on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to assess the use and technical functionality of our website and to improve our offering.
Processing by the IONOS service we use takes place within the European Union. In WebAnalytics we have statistical evaluations available for the last twelve months. This information concerns the available evaluations; The maintenance of the hosting protocols is described in Section 2.
Further information can be found in the Data protection information from IONOS on WebAnalytics.
5. Google Maps after your activation
On our website you can display an embedded map from Google Maps to find our company location. The service provider in the European Economic Area is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
The map will only be loaded when you select the “Load Google Maps” button. Until activated, the card will be replaced by a local notice with a link to this privacy policy. Our address is also available without activating the card.
After activation, your browser will establish a connection to Google. In particular, your IP address, technical browser information and information about the origin of the call are processed. When using the map functions, additional usage data may arise. Google may use cookies and similar technologies. Depending on your Google settings and an existing registration, data can also be assigned to a Google account.
The purpose of our integration is to display our location and provide support with directions. Your activation is voluntary. The personal data processing based on your consent is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If information requiring consent is stored or read on your device, this is done on the basis of your consent in accordance with Section 25 Paragraph 1 TDDDG.
Deactivation and revocation: You can revoke your approval with effect for the future using “Disable map”. This removes the embedded map from the page. The release only applies to the respective page view. After reloading the page, the map will only be integrated after another click. The lawfulness of the processing based on your consent until its revocation remains unaffected.
Deactivation does not automatically delete data that has already been transmitted to Google or cookies stored by Google. The storage period at Google is not limited to the respective page view. It depends on the data concerned, the processing purposes and, if applicable, your account settings. Further information can be found in Google's privacy policy linked below.
When using Google Maps, processing may occur in the USA, in particular by Google LLC. According to Google, Google LLC is involved in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. To the extent that a transfer to a correspondingly certified recipient is covered by this framework, it is based on the adequacy decision of the European Commission in accordance with Article 45 GDPR. Google also explains that for transfers not covered by an adequacy decision, standard contractual clauses will be used when necessary. For information on this and how to request a copy of the clauses, please see the following notes:
6. Contact us via email
You can contact us using the email addresses provided on the website. We process your email address, if applicable your name as well as the information you provided, the content of your message and any attachments in order to process and respond to your request. In addition, the communication data required for sending and receiving is processed.
We use IONOS SE mentioned in Section 2 to operate our business email inboxes. As an email service provider, IONOS receives the data required for receipt, storage and sending. The mailboxes we use are operated at IONOS within the European Union.
If the processing is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract with you or for pre-contractual measures at your request, it is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. For other inquiries, including communication with contacts from other companies, processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the proper processing of incoming inquiries and business communication.
Providing your information is voluntary. Without the information required for your request and a suitable means of contact, we may not be able to process or answer your request. Within our company, those departments that deal with your concern have access.
We store the correspondence for as long as it is necessary to process your request. After final processing, the data in question will be deleted unless there are statutory retention requirements and no further storage is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
If messages contain business documents that require retention, the statutory retention requirements apply. In particular, this generally includes six years for commercial or business letters that must be retained and eight years for accounting documents. The deadlines generally begin at the end of the relevant calendar year; Statutory extension requirements remain unaffected. Storage to fulfill legal obligations is based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR in conjunction with the relevant regulation, in particular Section 257 of the German Commercial Code (HGB) or Section 147 of the AO.
If further storage is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, it is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest then lies in protecting our legal claims. Once the respective reason for retention no longer applies, the relevant data will be deleted.
7. External links
Our website contains links to offers from other providers, such as company profiles in social networks and business directories. If you follow such a link, you will visit the offer of the respective provider. The data protection information provided there applies to its data processing.
8. Your rights
Under the respective legal requirements, you have the following rights in particular:
- Information about the personal data concerning you in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR;
- Correction of incorrect and completion of incomplete data in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR;
- Deletion of your data in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR;
- Restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
- Data portability according to Art. 20 GDPR: With corresponding automated processing based on your consent or a contract, you can receive the data you provided in a structured, common and machine-readable format and, if technically feasible, have it transmitted to another person responsible.
A legal retention requirement may prevent deletion. Any restriction on further use must be assessed separately.
You can revoke your consent at any time in the future. The switch described in Section 5 is available for Google Maps. The lawfulness of processing previously carried out on the basis of consent is not affected by its revocation.
Right to object according to Art. 21 GDPR
If we process your personal data on the basis of Article 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, you can object to this processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
Following such an objection, we will no longer process the data concerned unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate reasons that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
To exercise your rights, you can contact in particular
Right to complain
According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR. In particular, you can contact a supervisory authority at your usual place of residence, your place of work or the place of the suspected violation.
For our company, the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information comes into consideration in particular:
Alt-Moabit 59–61, 10555 Berlin
Information and contact options for complaints
9. Data security and updates
Our website uses HTTPS. The transmission between your browser and the website is encrypted. We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data from unauthorized access, loss and unauthorized modification.
We will adapt this data protection declaration if the processing described or the relevant requirements change. You can find the current status at the beginning of this declaration.