When you visit one of the websites of Schaeffler AG and companies in which Schaeffler AG, directly or indirectly, holds a majority interest (Schaeffler Group), information will be stored on your terminal device in the form of a so-called “cookie”. Cookies are small text files which enable analysis of the use of the website, record settings and data in your browser, as well as allow customizing website to your interests and displaying interest-based advertising on other websites. We do not collect any personal data by means of cookies unless you have expressly given us your consent to do so.
In particular we inform you about the following services and cookies:
a) Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service of Google Inc.
(“Google“). Google Analytics uses cookies that allow analysing your use of
the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this
website is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address
will be abbreviated beforehand within the member states of the European
Union or in other parties to 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 abbreviated there. On behalf of the operator
of this website, Google will use this information to analyse your use of
the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide further
services related to the website activity and Internet usage to the website
operator.
The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. We would like to point out that on this website Google Analytics has been extended to include the code “anonymizeIp;“ in order to guarantee an anonymised collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).
You can prevent the collection by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link Disable Google Analytics An opt-out cookie will be set which will prevent the future collection of your data when visiting this website. Alternatively, you can also download and install the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
More information about the Google Analytics Terms of Use and Privacy Policy is available at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html or at https://policies.google.com/.
You can object to the use of cookies so that no cookies will be placed on your terminal device. This can be done, for example, by a corresponding setting in your Internet browser. 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.
If you want to deactivate individual cookies or services on our website, you will find the necessary information about the respective services in section 1 of this Cookie Policy.
Below we have put together links that provide detailed information about disabling cookies in common browsers:
We would also like to draw your attention to the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp and the deactivation page of the Digital Advertising Alliance http://www.aboutads.info/choices hinweisen.
If you have any questions about the Cookie Policy, please contact:
Datenschutz@Schaeffler.com
Status: Version 1.0, 08.05.2018