LEGAL NOTICE & PRIVACY POLICY

VIRAX thank you for visiting this web site and the interest you have shown in our products. VIRAX has opened this site to keep our users informed. None of the data presented may be used, in whatever manner, without prior written approval from VIRAX.

Right of intellectual property:
The layout and content of this site collectively make up a piece of work owned by VIRAX protected by laws on intellectual property currently enforced.

No partial or full reproduction and/or representation may be made without prior written approval from VIRAX. In addition, any reproduction, representation, adaptation, translation and/or modification, whether partial or complete or transfer to another site is forbidden.

The designation, brands, drawings, photos, images, texts and references are covered by rights of industrial and/or intellectual property of VIRAX and, according to the case, from third party having VIRAX to use them.

Any use, reproduction and/or modification made without prior written approval from VIRAX would be likely to make up counterfeiting or a breach of use.

Commercial offers by VIRAX:
These screens make up a general presentation of our product range. All the information contained in this site is likely to be changed at any time.

In addition, VIRAX reserves the possibility of stopping the marketing of a reference, alter its technical and aesthetic characteristics at any time without consumer notice.

The brands, photos and drawings are not contractual and do not make up any obligation of sale or purchasing of the parties.

Technical information:
The technical data in the tables is provided for the needs of the Consumer; VIRAX may not be held liable for their partial or total use by the Consumer.

Online catalogue:
VIRAX is a registered trademark of VIRAX S.A.
PHILLIPS, TORQ are brands of PHILLIPS SCREW CO.

 

Privacy policy

The following privacy policy aims to explain in a simple and transparent way what personal data is processed by VIRAX SAS (hereinafter "VIRAX", "we", or "us").

Controller

Controller for the purposes of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is the

ROTHENBERGER AG

Spessartstrasse 2-4

65779 Kelkheim

Germany

in most cases collectively with one or more of its subsidiaries.

 

Data Protection Officer

If you have any questions about this privacy policy and other topics of data protection, please contact our Data Protection Officer:

ROTHENBERGER AG

Data Protection Officer

Spessartstrasse 2-4

65779 Kelkheim

Germany

Mail: dataprotection@rothenberger.com

 

What data is processed on our website?

Collection of general information when visiting our website

When you visit our website, we collect data that is technically necessary to display this website to you. This is personal data that is automatically transmitted to our server by your browser such as your IP address, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider and the like.

This personal data is processed for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection of the website,
• Ensuring a smooth use of our website,
• Evaluating system security and stability, and
• To optimize our website.

This data is processed in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. Information of this kind will be statistically evaluated by us anonymously, if necessary, in order to optimize our website and the technology behind it.

 During the access of our websites, we therefore do not utilize any collected data from you in order to identify you personally, but rather only for the optimization of our web presence.

Data protection – communications via email, contact form, Vir-App Application, telephone or fax

 Should you contact us via email, fax, telephone, participation cards within the scope of competitions or via one of the utilizable contact forms on our website, and state personal data in the process, we utilize your information to contact you and if applicable to initiate and execute a suitable contract as we are able to derive from the wishes you state in your request. Forwarding to third parties shall only take place within the legally permitted framework. Furthermore, we wish to point out that security loopholes may occur during data transmission on the Internet (e.g. via email). The implementation of gapless protection against access by third parties is not possible.

 If we utilize your personal information with your consent or for the preservation of authorized interests for the purpose of advertisement for our products, you can revoke this consent at any time or contradict the use of your data for product advertising at any time (by post, email, fax or telephone). Your data shall then no longer be used and processed by us for this purpose.

Contact

The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. For this purpose, it is necessary to provide a valid e-mail address and your name. This is used for the allocation of the request and the subsequent response to it. The provision of further data is optional.

The processing of this data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. 1 f GDPR is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in processing and responding to your request. 

If you contact us to request a quote, the data entered in the contact form will be processed to carry out pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

Newsletter

Your data will be processed for the purpose of delivering the subscribed newsletter by e-mail. To receive the newsletter, we require a valid e-mail address.

The processing of this data is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR on the basis of your expressly given consent.

You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for the dispatch of the newsletter at any time with effect for the future. You will find a corresponding link in each newsletter. In addition, you can also unsubscribe directly on this website at any time or inform us of your revocation using the contact option provided at the end of this privacy policy. 

Sharing contents on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Co

 The contents on our pages can be shared in conformance with data protection in social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn. This tool first produces direct contact between the networks and users when the user actively clicks on one of these buttons.

No automatic transmission of user data takes place through this tool to the operator of these platforms. If the user is registered for one of the social networks, an information window will appear with the use of social buttons for Facebook, Google+, Instagram and Twitter in which the user can process the text prior to sending.  

 Our users can share the contents of this page in social networks in conformance with data protection without entire surfing profiles being created through the operator of the networks.

How long do we store your data?

Your personal data will be processed for the duration of the fulfilment of its purposes. This is generally the case for the data used to provide the site when the session is over.

In the case of the storage of log files, this occurs after 14 days at the latest. Additional storage is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users are anonymized, so that an assignment of the client calling is no longer possible.

 

Who do we share your data with?

The protection of your data is important to us. For this reason, we do not sell, exchange or rent your data. For certain technical processes of data processing, we use the support of external service providers who act for us as processors according to Art. 28 GDPR. They are bound to strict confidentiality and process data only on our behalf and according to our instructions.

What cookies do we use?

Like many other websites, we also use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone or similar) when you visit our website. With the help of these cookies, we can make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure.

Some cookies are "session cookies." Such cookies are deleted by themselves after the end of your browser session. Other cookies remain on your device until you delete them yourself. Such cookies help us to recognize you when you return to our website.

With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict or prevent the setting of cookies. Many web browsers can be configured to automatically delete cookies when you close the program. Deactivating cookies may result in limited functionality of our website.

Technically necessary cookies

We use these cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change, such as the adoption of language settings.

The processing of technically necessary cookies is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in a user-friendly design of our website.

We do not use technically not required cookies.

 

 Why and with whom do we share your personal data?

 We may share your personal data with third parties for the abovementioned purposes, including other companies of the Virax Group. We shall neither disclose, nor transfer, nor share your personal data except for to the scope described below, or within the scope approved by you regarding a specific matter.

Profiling

For information on the analysis of the behavior of visitors to our website using pseudonymized user profiles, please see the information below on the display, tracking, remarketing and web analysis technologies used.

Using Google Analytics

Insofar as you have given your consent, google analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter referred to as "Google") is used on this website. Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on these websites, your IP address will be truncated before by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases the full IP address will be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.

For more information on terms of use and privacy, see Privacy Policy – Privacy & Terms – Google.

On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the operator.

The data linked to cookies, user IDs (e.B. user ID) or advertising IDs which is sent by us will be automatically deleted after 14 months. The deletion of data whose retention period has been reached is done automatically once a month.

You can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our website by clicking on this link. This will install an opt-out cookie on your device. This prevents the collection by Google Analytics for this website and for this browser in the future, as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.

You can also prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to the full extent.

You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: Browser Add On for disabling Google Analytics.

Using Google Maps

This website uses the map service Google Maps via an API. The provider is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transferred to and stored in a Google LLC server in the United States. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and in an easy search of the places indicated by us on the website. This constitutes an overriding legitimate interest on our part within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

For more information on how to handle user data, see Google's privacy policy: Privacy Policy – Privacy & Terms – Google.

Embedded YouTube videos

This website uses the video platform YouTube, made by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave. San Bruno, CA 94066, USA ("YouTube"). YouTube is a platform that allows you to play audio and video files.

If you call up a corresponding page of our offer, the embedded YouTube player establishes a connection to YouTube in order to transfer and play the video or audio file. Data is also transferred to YouTube as the responsible party in the process. We are not responsible for the processing of this data by YouTube.

For more information about the scope and purpose of the data collected, the further processing and use of the data by YouTube, your rights and the privacy options you can choose, please refer to YouTube's Privacy Notice.

Social plugins

We use so-called social plugins of various social networks on our website. When using the plugins, your internet browser establishes a direct connection to the servers of the respective social network. This gives the respective provider the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our online offer, even if you do not have a user account with the provider or are not currently logged into it. Log files (including the IP address) are transmitted by your browser directly to a server of the respective provider and stored there if necessary. The provider or its server may be located outside the EU or EEA (e.g. in the USA).

The plugins represent independent extensions of the social network providers. Therefore, we have no influence on the scope of the data collected and stored by the providers of the social networks via the plugins.

The purpose and scope of the collection, the further processing and use of the data by the social network as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for the protection of your privacy can be found in the data protection notices of the respective social network.

If you do not want social network providers to receive data about this online offer and, if necessary, save or reuse it, you should not use the respective plugins.

SSL encryption

In order to protect the security of your data during transmission, we use up-to-date encryption methods (e.g. SSL) over HTTPS.

What are your rights?

You have the following rights with regard to us with regard to your personal data:

• Right of access by the data subject (Art. 15 GDPR),
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR),
• Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’) (Art. 17 GDPR),
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),
• Notification obligation regarding rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing (Art. 19 GDPR),
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR).
• Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR),

All of the above-mentioned rights can be claimed against us. Please address your request to the following contact details:  

ROTHENBERGER AG

Data protection supervisor

Spessartstrasse 2-4

65779 Kelkheim

Germany

Mail: dataprotection@rothenberger.com

Right to complain to a data protection authority

You can submit a complaint to a supervisory authority at any time, e.g. to the competent supervisory authority in the federal state of your residence or to the authority responsible for us as the responsible body.

A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public area) with address can be found at: https://www.cnil.fr/professionnel

What is your individual right to object?

You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object the processing of your personal under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR at any time. This also applies to profiling based on that provision within the meaning of Art. 4 para. 4 GDPR.

If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless:

• We may demonstrate compelling legitimate reasons for processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or
• The processing serves the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

The objection can be made without form and should be addressed to our Data Protection Officer if possible:

ROTHENBERGER AG

Data protection supervisor

Spessartstraße 2-4

65779 Kelkheim

Germany

Mail: dataprotection@rothenberger.com

 

Modification of our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy to ensure that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the Privacy Policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new Privacy Policy will apply to your revisit.

 

Whistleblowing/Ombudsperson

Data relative to the VIRAX site:

This site is published by:

VIRAX
Head Office: 39 quai de Marne - 51206 EPERNAY cedex FRANCE
France client service: +33 (0)3 26 59 56 78
Contact email: client.fr@virax.com
International Customer Service: +33 (0)3 26 59 56 97
Contact email: export@virax.com
Publishing Manager: Mrs Christèle Rouland
SAS with a capital if € 3.276.320, RCS REIMS 562 086 330
Intracommunity VAT no.: FR 41 562086330

In accordance with the law "Informatique et Libertés" of January 6, 1978, the present site was the subject of a declaration to the CNIL - receipt of declaration n ° 213 1024.

Hosting

 AXESYS 

2, rue Jules Méline

51430 Bezannes

Tel : 03 26 85 05 54

Fax : 09 57 90 07 94

Email : contact@axesys.fr

 

Data relative to the VIRAX apps VIR-APP :

The Vir-App app is published by:

VIRAX
Head Office: 39 quai de Marne - 51206 EPERNAY cedex FRANCE
France client service: +33 (0)3 26 59 56 78
Contact email: client.fr@virax.com
International Customer Service: +33 (0)3 26 59 56 97
Contact email: export@virax.com
Publishing Manager: Mrs Christèle Rouland
SAS with a capital if € 3.276.320, RCS REIMS 562 086 330
Intracommunity VAT no.: FR 41 562086330

Design and realization

 AXESYS 

2, rue Jules Méline

51430 Bezannes

Tel : 03 26 85 05 54

Fax : 09 57 90 07 94

Email : contact@axesys.fr

Article 1 – Terms and Conditions of Use

The following Terms and Conditions (hereinafter TOU) aim at defining the terms of use of the mobile application “VIR-APP” (hereinafter “the application”) edited by the company VIRAX SAS, 39 quai de marne, BP197, 51206 EPERNAY, France Phone: +33 (0)3 26 59 56 56 Société par Actions Simplifiée au capital de 3 276 320€ - RCS REIMS 652 086 330 – SIRET 562 086 330 00064 – Code APE 25 73B – TVA: FR 41 562086330
The director of publication is Michael BACHELET, Marketing Director. michael.bachelet@virax.com
By installing the application on your device and/or by accessing the application, you accept without any reservations all these TOU and you agree to comply to its obligations to your responsibility.
The TOU express the entire agreement between you and VIRAX applicable to your use of the application. VIRAX reserves the right to modify these TOU by update them at any time. The applicable version of the TOU is the one that is in place at the time of your connection and use of the application. It is recommended to consult this page often in order to get acquainted with the current TOU when you use the application.

Article 2 – Purpose & Function of the application
The application allows you to:
- Collect data on the last 50 crimping
- Access the counter of the total number of crimping made by the machine
- Access the counter of the remaining number of crimping before maintenance
- Access a daily counter that the user can reset to zero.
- Create job site reports including company details, customer details, crimping made by the machine, photos of the job site and comments.
- Customize the machine: Rename the machine, adjust light density of the LED ring, adjust the remaining time before stand-by mode and before shutting down.
- Seek compatibility between Virax products (jaws and inserts) and the various existing fitting systems on the market.
Any processing or use of personal data in the App will only be for the purposes stated in this Terms of Use and to extent necessary to achieve the respective purposes.

Article 3 – Access the Application

In order to access the Application, you must have a mobile device and an access to an Internet network. The Application is downloadable for free on « Apple Store » and « Google Play Store » on the following devices:
- Apple® Iphone® mobile phone with iOS operating system. iOS 10.0 minimum is required.
- A mobile phone with Android® operating system. Android® Marshmallow (API 24) minimum is required.
The version of the application can be updated from time to time in order to add new functionalities and features. You agree as you use the Application to give true information, as accurate and as complete as possible.

Article 4 – License to use

VIRAX grants you a personal right of use of the Application and its content. This right is non-exclusive, revocable, non-assignable, non-transferable, available worldwide and free. For the single use of the application and for no other purposes. It is strictly forbidden to access and/or use and/or attempt to access or use the source code and objects of the Application.
Except the rights granted by the current TOU, you do not acquire any right of intellectual property on the application or its content.

Article 5 – Personal Data

We collect and process your personal data in accordance with our “Privacy Policy – Data Protection”
The data we collect during the time you use the Application are:
- The serial number of the machines that are connected to “VIR-APP”
- Information regarding the use of VIRAX machines connected to “VIR-APP”
- Information filled out on the “Job Site Report” if you authorized data sharing:
o Name of your company
o First Name / Last Name
o Email
o Adress
o Phone Number
We use these data to show the user the evaluations of the work carried out.
Link to our privacy policy: https://www.virax.com/en/mentions-legales

Article 6 – Intellectual Property

French, European and international legislation on copyright and intellectual property apply to the entire content of the Application. Every reproduction and representation rights related to the Application are reserved by VIRAX, including any graphic, iconographic and photographic representation, regardless of the territory where they are protected and if there has been a deposit of these rights or not.
Any reproduction and/or representation of all or parts of the Application, regardless of the support, including any commercial name, brand, logo, domain name and any other distinctive sign is strictly forbidden and shall be considered a counterfeit punished by the code of intellectual property.

Article 7 – Application availability

The Application is available online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However, in view of the complexity of the network and the influx of users at certain times of day, VIRAX can’t assure a guaranteed uninterrupted service and will not be held liable for the event of temporary impossibility of access of wholly or in part of the Application.
No compensation right will be granted under this paragraph.
VIRAX reserves the right to cease without notice, compensation and at its sole discretion, temporarily or definitively, to provide wholly or part of the services and functions of the Application.

Article 8 – Limitation of Liability – Absence of Guarantee

VIRAX is committed to implement whatever means necessary to ensure access to the Application. VIRAX uses technical and organizational security measures in order to protect the personal data of users against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or against access by unauthorized persons.
Generally, you accept and acknowledge that your use of the Application, including the information you provide, are made under your only and whole responsibility.
By using the Application, you agree to not act in a harmful manner or to cause harm to the image, interests or rights of VIRAX, to damage or make the Application inoperative.
VIRAX shall not be held responsible for and shall not be held to compensate you for the direct or indirect damage resulting from the unavailability of the Application.
VIRAX shall not be held responsible for any damage resulting the loss, alteration or any fraudulent use of data, for the accidental transmission of viruses or other harmful elements, for the attitude, behavior from other persons.
VIRAX shall not incur any liability through (i) the impossibility to access the Application, (ii) a misuse of the Application, (iii) the overloading of the Internet network, (iv) potential dysfunctions that may occur on your devices, (v) in any event of “Force majeure” or any other event beyond its control.

Article 9 – Applicable law - Disputes

The Following TOU are subject to French Law.
Any dispute regarding the Application or the interpretation of the herein TOU will be referred to the Commercial Court of Reims, France.

Article 10 – Contact
You can address your questions or comments about the herein TOU at VIRAX by writing to this address:
VIRAX, Service Marketing, 39 quai de Marne, 51206 EPERNAY, France
Or Email us: contact@virax.com

Version : June 2023