Privacy Policy

According to Art. 4 No. 1 GDPR, personal data is all information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, your name, address, e-mail address or telephone number. When you access and use our website, we collect the personal data that your browser automatically transmits to our server. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file.

(1) Collection of personal data when using the website

When using our website for informational purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise submit information to us, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security:

Type and scope of data processing:

• Information about the type of browser, the version used, and the language and version of the browser software: for analysis purposes in order to ensure an optimized presentation of our websites
• The operating system and its interface: for analysis purposes in order to ensure an optimized presentation of our websites on the respective operating system
• The Internet Service Provider: for analysis purposes in order to ensure an optimized presentation of our websites
• The IP address in order to be able to display our website when accessed
• Date and time of the requestTime zone difference to GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Content of the request (concrete page)
• Website from which the request comes
• Access status/http status codeAs well as the amount of data transferred in each case in order to be able to guarantee the proper operation of our offer
• Clickstream data (i.e., the pages you view, the links clicked, and other actions taken regarding the websites) and product information.

 

Legal basis:

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR. We collect this data in order to be able to display the website to you and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. For this purpose, the collection of this data is necessary for the operation of our website.

Storage period:

As soon as the aforementioned data is no longer required to display the website, it will be deleted. The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. Consequently, if the user uses the website purely for informational purposes, there is no possibility of objecting to the processing of the personal data transmitted, such as IP address. Further storage may take place in individual cases if this is required by law.

 

(2) Collection and processing of personal data when using the contact form

When using our website for informational purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise submit information to us, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security:

Type and scope of data processing:

On our website, we offer you the opportunity to contact us via a form provided. As part of the process of submitting your request via the contact form, reference is made to this privacy policy to obtain your consent. If you make use of the contact form, the following personal data of yours will be processed:

• Your salutation
• Your first and last name
• Your company name
• Your email address
• the country you are staying in
• as well as the attached image file.

At the time the message is sent, the following data will also be stored:

• Your IP address
• Date and time of dispatch of the message.

Alternatively, you can contact us via the email address provided contact@ushio-ine.com. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be stored.

In addition, you can contact us via the telephone numbers provided. If individual telephone calls are recorded for quality assurance or documentation purposes, we will inform you of this before the start of the call. A recording will only be made if you have given your express consent in advance (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). In the event of contact by telephone, we might collect the data that you provide to us or that is automatically transmitted with your call as part of conversation notes. These include, among others: Your name, your request and your telephone number.

The processing of the personal data from the input mask serves us solely to process the contact. In the event of contact by e-mail, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in the processing of the data. The other personal data processed during the submission process serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. In this context, the data will not be passed on to third parties. The data is used exclusively for the processing of the conversation.

Legal basis for data processing:

The legal basis for collecting and sending a contact request is Art. 6 para. 1 (b) GDPR.

Duration of storage:

Generally, the data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. Storage beyond that is possible in particular if it is still required for pursuing our rights or for other legitimate interests of ours. For your usage data which was collected in the course of your use of the website, this means that we will store it only for the time still required for the proper functionality of our website and as long as we still have a legitimate interest. Statistical information will be primarily stored by us in pseudonymous form. Beyond that, we still store your data for as long as we are required to do so by law. This concerns in particular the tax-law requirements to keep records, usually for 6 or even 10 years.

Possibility of objection and removal:

If the user contacts us by e-mail, he can object to the storage of his personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued. In this case, all personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted.

 

(3) Collection and processing of personal data when using cookies

Type and scope of data processing:

When you use our website, we use technical aids for various functions, in particular cookies, which can be stored on your device. When you visit our website and at any time later, you have the choice of whether you want to allow the setting of cookies in general or which individual additional functions you want to select. You can make changes in your browser settings or via our consent manager. In the following, we first describe cookies from a technical point of view, before we go into more detail about your individual choices by describing technically necessary cookies and cookies that you can voluntarily select or opt out.

Cookies from a technical point of view:

Cookies are text files or pieces of information in a database that are stored on your hard drive and associated with the browser you are using, so that certain information can flow to the entity that sets the cookie. Cookies cannot execute programs or transmit viruses to your computer, but are primarily used to make the Internet offer faster and more user-friendly. This website uses the following types of cookies, the functionality and legal basis of which we will explain below:

• Transient cookies: These, in particular session cookies, are automatically deleted when the browser is closed or by logging out. They contain a so-called session ID. In this way, various requests from your browser can be assigned to the shared session and your computer can be recognized when you return to our website.
• Persistent cookies: These are automatically deleted after a specified period of time, which is defined differently depending on the cookie. You can view the cookies set and the duration at any time in the settings of your browser and delete the cookies manually.

 

Technically necessary cookies:

The technical structure of the website requires us to use techniques, in particular cookies. Without these techniques, our website cannot be displayed (completely correctly) or the support functions could not be enabled. These are basically transient cookies that are deleted at the end of your website visit, at the latest when you close your browser. You cannot opt out of these cookies if you want to use our website. The individual cookies can be found in the Consent Manager. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para.1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

Optional Cookies

Miscellaneous cookies (e.g. for the use of Google Analytics) are only set after you have given your consent, which you can select on your first visit to our website via the so-called cookie consent tool. The functions are only activated with your consent and can be used in particular to enable us to monitor visits to our website. We use cookies to analyse and improve our website, to make it easier for you to use them via different browsers or devices, to recognise you when you visit them or to place advertising (possibly also to orient advertising to your interests, to measure the effectiveness of advertisements or to show interest-based advertising). The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para.1 sentence. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the permissibility of the processing until the withdrawal.

We describe the functions we use, which you can select and revoke individually via the Consent Manager, below.

Use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web tracking service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. ("Google"). The purpose of our use of the tool is to enable the analysis of your user interactions on websites and to improve our offer through the statistics and reports obtained and to make it more interesting for you as a user.

We collect the interactions between you as a user of the website and our website primarily through the use of cookies, device/browser data, IP addresses and website or app activity. Google Analytics also collects your IP addresses to ensure the security of the service and to provide us as a website operator with information about the country, region or location of the respective user (so-called "IP location determination"). For your protection, however, we of course use the anonymization function ("IP masking"), i.e.h. that Google shortens the IP addresses within the EU/EEA by the last octet.

Google acts as a processor and we have concluded a corresponding Data Processing Agreement with Google. The information generated by the cookie and the (usually abbreviated) IP addresses about your use of this website are usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and processed there. For data transfers to the US, Google says it has signed up to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), which ensures an adequate level of data protection. We have also agreed so-called standard contractual clauses with Google, the purpose of which is to maintain an adequate level of data protection in the third country.

The legal basis for the collection and further processing of the information is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the permissibility of the processing until the withdrawal. The easiest way to revoke this is via our consent manager or to install Google's browser add-on, which can be accessed via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

For more information on the scope of services of Google Analytics, please visit https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/

Google provides information on data processing when using Google Analytics under the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en&sjid=7149786604475975893- EU.

General information on data processing, which according to Google should also apply to Google Analytics, can be found in Google's privacy policy under https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=de.

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate and manage various tags, such as tracking or analytics tools, on our website via a centralized interface. The Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, store cookies, or conduct independent analyses. It merely facilitates the deployment and administration of tools that may, in turn, collect data.

Google Tag Manager processes your IP address, which may also be transferred to Google LLC, the parent company in the United States. When cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting) are involved, this will only occur based on your consent, provided such consent has been requested. Any consent you provide can be withdrawn at any time.

The use of Google Tag Manager is based on our legitimate interest in the efficient, secure, and simplified integration and management of tags on our website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Where consent is required for storing cookies or accessing device information, processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG.

Google Tag Manager respects any cookie preferences you have set. If you have disabled cookies, this decision will automatically apply to all tracking tags deployed through the Tag Manager, ensuring that your preferences remain unchanged.

Google may, in certain cases, ask for permission to share limited product usage data (e.g., contact details) with other Google services to enable features such as simplified implementation of conversion-tracking tags in Google Ads. Google may also analyze aggregated usage information to improve the product. However, such data is not shared with other Google products without your explicit consent, and Google Tag Manager itself does not use any data collected by the tags it deploys.

When using this provider, data may be transferred to the United States. Such transfers are legally safeguarded either through Google’s certification under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) or through the use of EU Standard Contractual Clauses where required. Companies certified under the DPF commit to complying with European data protection standards. Further information about Google’s DPF certification is available at: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google under which Google processes personal data solely on our behalf, in accordance with the GDPR and our instructions. Further details can be found in the Google Ads Data Processing Terms available at: https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/

Additional information can be found in Google’s user guidelines (https://marketingplatform.google.com/intl/de/about/analytics/tag-manager/use-policy/)  and the privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US) applicable to Google Tag Manager.

 

Cookie List

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
COOKIE_SUPPORT	Stores the user’s preference (true/false) to store cookies in the browser.	365 Days
HIGHLIGHTED_COMMENT_ID_KEY	Stores the highlighted fragment comment’s ID when entering the page editor from a comment notification.	Session
SERVER_ID	Stores the web server ID to keep the user connected to the same Liferay instance with access to the session and cached data.	Session
CONSENT_TYPE_PERFORMANCE	Stores the end user’s consent option (true/false) for performance cookies to manage performance-related preferences.	365 Days
CONSENT_TYPE_FUNCTIONAL	Stores the end user’s consent option (true/false) for functional cookies to remember the user’s preference.	365 Days
CONSENT_TYPE_NECESSARY	Stores the end user’s consent option (true/false) for necessary cookies to ensure essential functionality.	365 Days
modalExperienceState	Stores the state of the modal when creating a new experience.	Session
CONSENT_TYPE_PERSONALIZATION	Stores the end user’s consent option (true/false) for personalization cookies to manage personalized content and settings.	365 Days
JSESSIONID	Stores a unique identifier to maintain the user’s session on the server.	Session
com.liferay.commerce.model.CommerceOrder#groupId	Stores an order ID to link it to the account the guest creates later.	365 Days
COMMERCE_CONTINUE_AS_GUEST	Stores the user’s preference (true/false) to continue checking out an order as a guest.	365 Days
com.liferay.search.experiences.web_successMessage	Stores a localized success message briefly when a Search Blueprints blueprint or element is saved, so the message can be displayed on a different page.	Session
LFR_SESSION_STATE_userID	Stores a timestamp and the unencrypted user ID in the cookie name to manage session invalidation or auto-extension when the Remember Me option is enabled.	Session
ID	Stores the encrypted user ID to remember the user’s login details when the Remember Me option is enabled.	365 Days
COMPANY_ID	Stores the company ID to associate the user with an instance.	365 Days
connect.sid	Stores a session ID to identify a single session in the Liferay Cloud backend infrastructure.	Session
access_token	Stores a unique access token to identify the logged-in user in the Liferay Cloud console.	Session
com.liferay.commerce.model.CommerceOrder#groupId	Stores the order ID of the contextual order to use while punching out.	Session

 

Performance Cookies (Statistics)

 

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
ac_client_channel_id	Stores the current site’s Channel ID to send to Analytics Cloud.	365 Days
ac_client_identity	Stores the current user’s Analytics Cloud SHA-256 hashed user ID combined with email so users with accounts can be tracked by Analytics Cloud as known individuals.	365 Days
ac_message_queue_identity	Stores an array of identities to send to Analytics Cloud when possible.	365 Days
_hjSessionUser	Stores the user’s Hotjar user ID so Hotjar can track the user’s behavior.	365 Days
__zlcmid	Stores a unique ID to identify the user’s session.	1 Year
ac_client_previous_email_address_hash	Stores the last known user’s SHA-256 hashed email ID to match with the current user to assign events from current session’s anonymous browsing to this user.	365 Days
_hjFirstSeen	Stores a true/false value for Hotjar to determine whether it’s seeing the user for the first time.	Session
_gid	Stores a unique ID to distinguish each user with Google Analytics.	1 Day
_ga	Stores a version number and a unique ID for the user’s browser for tracking with Google Analytics.	2 Years
ac_client_context	Stores a list of page and user properties to send to Analytics Cloud so event analysis has the necessary context.	365 Days
ac_client_batch	Stores a list of the session’s event IDs to avoid sending duplicate events to Analytics Cloud.
ac_message_queue	Stores an array of events to send to Analytics Cloud when possible.	365 Days
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress	Stores a true/false value for Hotjar to identify the user’s first page view.	365 Days
_hjSession	Stores session data for Hotjar so requests in the session window are attributes to the same session.	30 Minutes
ac_client_storage_version	Stores the current version of internal storage settings so the locally stored data structure can be compatible with the current version of the browser.	30 Minutes
ac_client_user_id	Stores the current user’s Analytics Cloud user ID to track and segment guest users as anonymous individuals.	365 Days
_hjIncludedInSessionSample	Stores a true/false value for Hotjar to determine whether to include the user’s data in the data sampling defined by the site’s daily session limit.	365 Days
_hjIncludedInPageviewSample	Stores a true/false value for Hotjar to determine whether to include the user’s data in the data sampling defined by the site’s daily page view limit.	30 Minutes
_gat_gtag_UA_*	Stores a random string value used to limit user requests.	1 Minute

 

 

Functionality Cookies (Preferences)

 

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
OAUTH2_REMEMBER_DEVICE_	Stores the authorization grant of a registered OAuth2 application to skip the authorization flow from a previously authorized device.	Session
LOGIN	Stores the user’s id, screen name, or email address depending on the configured authentication type for Remember Me login.	365 Days
SELECTED_CATEGORIES_COOKIE_	Stores the selected categories for facilitating adding more than 400 categories in the categories selector popup.	20 Seconds
PASSWORD	Stores the encrypted user password to identify a previously logged in user.	365 Days
liferay.cookie.consent	Stores the end user’s consent option (true/false) for the use of cookies.	Forever (Local Storage)
ACCESSIBILITY_SETTING_INCREASED_TEXT_SPACING	Stores the value (true/false) of the Increased Text Spacing accessibility menu setting to remember a guest user’s choice.	Forever (Local Storage)
maintenanceSeen	Stores whether the user has frequently dismissed the server maintenance message (true/false) so Analytics Cloud stops displaying it.	365 Days
ACCESSIBILITY_SETTING_UNDERLINED_LINKS1	Stores the value (true/false) of the Underlined Links accessibility menu setting to remember a guest user’s choice.	Forever (Local Storage)
REMEMBER_ME	Stores the end user’s Remember Me preference (true/false).	365 Days
SAML_SSO_SESSION_ID	Stores the session ID for the user to stay logged in with the SAML Identity Provider.	Session
com.liferay.commerce.wish.list.model.CommerceWishList#groupId	Stores a wishlist ID appended with the group ID to link them to the account the guest creates later.	365 Days
_com_liferay_portal_search_admin_web_portlet_SearchAdminPortlet_userID_hideReindexConfirmationModal	Stores the value (true/false) of the user’s decision whether to hide the reindex confirmation dialog permanently.	Session
com.liferay.search.experiences.web_addSXPElementSidebar	Stores the open/close state of the Add Query Elements sidebar in Search Blueprints for the user’s convenience.	Session
sidebar	Stores the open/close state of the Analytics Cloud sidebar for the user’s convenience.	365 Days
ACCESSIBILITY_SETTING_EXPANDED_TEXT	Stores the value (true/false) of the Expanded Text accessibility menu setting to remember a guest user’s choice.	Forever (Local Storage)
GUEST_LANGUAGE_ID	Stores the preferred language ID to use when the user’s language ID is not available to display content in the appropriate language.	365 Days
ACCESSIBILITY_SETTING_REDU	Stores the value (true/false) of the Reduced Motion accessibility menu setting to remember a guest user’s choice.	Forever (Local Storage)
SAML_SP_SESSION_KEY	Stores a randomly generated string for keeping the SAML Service Provider session alive so it can participate in SAML SLO (Single Log Out).	Session

 

 

Personalization Cookies (Marketing)

 

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
_com_liferay_layout_content_page_ editor_web_internal_portlet_ ContentPageEditorPortlet_scrollPosition	Stores the scroll position for fragments and widget panels in the page editor for the user’s convenience.	Session
portlet_com_liferay_site_navigation_ admin_web_portlet_SiteNavigation AdminPortlet___selectedMenuItemId	Stores the selected item’s ID in the navigation menu administration for the user’s convenience.	Session
ab_test_variant_id	Stores the current experience’s ID to gather information from A/B tests.	365 Days
_com_liferay_layout_content_page _editor_web_internal_portlet_Content PageEditorPortlet__fragments-sidebar_ active-tab-id	Stores the active tab’s ID in fragments and widgets panels for the user’s convenience.	Session
portlet_com_liferay_site_navigation_ admin_web_portlet_SiteNavigation AdminPortlet___itemAdded	Stores the scroll position in the navigation menu item admin when a new item is created for the user’s convenience.	Session
FRAGMENTS_DISPLAY_STYLE_KEY	Stores the end user’s display style preference (cards or list) for fragments and widgets panels.	Session
portlet_com_liferay_site_navigation_ admin_web_portlet_SiteNavigation AdminPortlet___scrollPosition	Stores the scroll position for the info panel in the navigation menu item admin for the user’s convenience.	Session
_com_liferay_layout_content_page_ editor_web_internal_portlet_Content PageEditorPortlet__fragment-collection_collectionId_open	Stores the open/close state of fragment and widget panels for the user’s convenience.	Session
_com_liferay_layout_content_page _editor_web_internal_portlet_ ContentPageEditorPortlet_sidebar-width	Stores the width of the left sidebar in the page editor for customization.	Session
_com_liferay_product_navigation _control_menu_web_portlet_Product NavigationControlMenu Portlet_active-tab-id	Stores the selected tab’s ID in the add panel of a widget page for the user’s convenience.	Session