Privacy Policy

1. Responsible person

The person responsible within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

Lyam Ludger Schippers (Welding3D)
Dahlener Straße 116
41239 Mönchengladbach
Germany

Phone: +49 1521 0426320
Email: kontakt@welding3d.de

This website is privately operated. A data protection officer has not been appointed as there is no legal obligation to do so.

2. General Information

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations (GDPR, BDSG, TDDDG) and this data protection declaration. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating via email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

3. Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider:

IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany

When you visit our website, your personal data (e.g. IP addresses in log files, meta and communication data, form entries) are processed on the host's servers. The use of the host is based on our legitimate interest in the secure, fast and efficient provision of our online offering (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). We have concluded an order processing contract (AVV) with the hoster in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

Further information: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy

4. Server Log Files

The provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits. These are: browser type and version, operating system used, referrer URL, host name of the accessing computer, time of the server request and IP address.

This data will not be merged with other data sources. The data is collected on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR (legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and security of the website). The log files are automatically deleted after the hoster's usual deadlines.

5. SSL / TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the address line “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser line.

6. Cookies and Sessions

Our website uses technically necessary cookies. These serve exclusively to provide core functions such as session management (e.g. login status, language settings). The storage is based on Section 25 Paragraph 2 TDDDG and Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR (legitimate interest in the technically error-free provision of the website). Technically necessary cookies do not require consent.

In addition, additional cookies can be set by integrated third-party services (see “Google AdSense” section).

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies, only allow cookies in individual cases or generally exclude them. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

7. Audience Measurement (own system)

We record page views using our own, locally operated statistics system. Your IP address is immediately anonymized using a hashing process; it is not possible to trace back to you personally. No personal tracking profiles are created and no data is passed on to third parties (e.g. Google Analytics). The legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in the statistical evaluation of the use of our offer).

8. Contact Form and Contacting Us

If you send us inquiries via contact form or email, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there (e.g. name, email address, telephone number, message text) will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of the GDPR (initiation or fulfillment of a contract) and Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR (legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries). The data will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent or the purpose of storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

9. Registration and User Account

You can register on our website to use additional features (e.g. submit technical articles or showcase metal 3D printing systems as a machine manufacturer or system integrator). We only use the data entered (name, email address, password) for the purpose of using the respective offer. Passwords are only stored encrypted (hashed).

The processing takes place for the purpose of implementing the usage relationship established by registration (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR). The data collected will be stored for as long as your account exists and will then be deleted. You can have your account deleted at any time by contacting the contact address above.

10. System Directory, Manufacturer Registration and Article Submission

When you showcase industrial metal 3D printing systems, apply as a machine manufacturer or system integrator, or submit blog articles via our website, we process the data you provide (e.g. name, email address, company and system details, content) to provide and manage these functions. The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. Content you publish (e.g. system profiles, technical articles) is visible to other visitors to the website.

11. Google AdSense

This website uses Google AdSense, a service for integrating advertisements. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”).

Google AdSense may use cookies and similar recognition technologies (e.g. web beacons) to evaluate information about your use of this website and to display interest-based advertising. Data (including your IP address, device information and pages viewed) may be transferred to Google servers - including in the USA. Google LLC is certified according to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework; The transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's adequacy decision and standard contractual clauses.

The storage of and access to information in your device as well as the subsequent data processing takes place exclusively with your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 Para. 1 TDDDG. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect.

You can also deactivate personalized advertising in the Google settings: https://adssettings.google.com. Further information can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

12. Google Fonts

This site uses so-called Google Fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required fonts from servers at Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. This gives Google knowledge that our website was accessed via your IP address.

The use of Google Fonts is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in the uniform and attractive presentation of our online offering). Further information: https://fonts.google.com/about and https://policies.google.com/privacy.

13. Social Networks

Our website contains links to social networks (e.g. LinkedIn). These are pure links - no data is transmitted to the respective networks when you visit our website. Only when you click on a link will you go to the respective provider's website; its data protection regulations apply there.

14. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AM Copilot)

On our platform, we offer a digital technical assistant ("AM Copilot") based on generative artificial intelligence (AI). This service uses the API provided by Google LLC (or its affiliates). When you use the assistant, the text prompts you enter are transmitted to Google servers and processed there in order to generate the response.

In accordance with Google's API terms of service (Enterprise/API Services), your inputs are not used to train public Google models. Processing takes place on the basis of our legitimate interest in providing interactive, technical user support (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Please do not enter sensitive personal data or confidential company secrets in the chat.

15. Storage Period

Unless a specific storage period is specified in this data protection declaration, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent, your data will be deleted unless there are other legally permissible reasons for storage (e.g. statutory retention periods).

16. Your Rights as a Data Subject

Within the scope of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to:

– free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipient as well as the purpose of data processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
– Correction of incorrect data (Art. 16 GDPR),
– Deletion of your data (Art. 17 GDPR),
– Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),
– Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR),
– Revocation of consent given with effect for the future (Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR).

If you have any further questions about data protection, you can contact the contact address above at any time.

17. Right to Object (Art. 21 GDPR)

If data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter e or f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. We will then no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate reasons for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. If your data is processed for the purpose of direct advertising, you have the right to object to this processing at any time.

18. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of your habitual residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged violation (Art. 77 GDPR). The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

19. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to adapt this data protection declaration so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services. The current data protection declaration will then apply to your next visit.

Last updated: June 2026