Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 18^th November 2025

Welcome to the Wera website privacy policy. As the operator of our affiliated company’s website weratools.com, Wera takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations, your selections in our cookie banner, and this privacy policy (“Policy”).

Please review this Policy carefully, as it explains how we collect, use and disclose your personal data when you use our website, or interact with us. 

By using our website, or by choosing to give us personal data, you consent to this Policy and the processing of your personal data it describes. If you do not agree with any terms of this Policy, please exercise the choices we describe in this Policy or the options we provide on our website. For example, you may use the “Cookie Settings” feature on our website to adjust your cookie preferences, while still using the website. You may also choose not to use the website and not to give us personal data.

For information on our use of cookies and other technologies, please read our Cookie Policy.

This Policy contains the following sections. You can use the links below to find the information you are looking for more quickly. 

Who we are, and how to Contact Us

General Information on Personal Data Processing

What Personal Data We Collect and How Do We Use It? 

No Collection of Children’s Personal Data

How we Share Personal Data

We may Transfer Personal Data to other Countries

Data Security 

How Long do we Store Personal Data? 

Your Privacy Rights and Choices 

Changes to the Privacy Policy

Wera Werkzeuge GmbH (“Wera”, “we”, “our”, “us”, and similar terms) is a manufacturer of innovative tools and other products. In this Policy, we describe how we collect, use, and disclose personal information of visitors to our Website, as well as individuals who do business with us or otherwise provide us with personal information. 

Tel.: +49 (0) 02024045-0

E-mail: datenschutz@wera.de

If you have any questions or if you would like to make a complaint regarding our practices, please either contact us via our Website, the above e-mail address or contact our external data protection officer at Prico GmbH with the subject line "Data protection homepage." Please address your inquiry to Sebastian Feldmann, s.feldmann@prico.de whom we have designated as our data protection officer. 

We collect, use, and disclose (“process”) our users' personal data to provide a functional website and its content and services. “Personal data” is information about you as an identifiable idividual, such as your name, or contact information, as well as information that it is possible to associate with such information. Some information, in particular technical information, may not be personal data, if it is truly not possible to associate with an individual. 

Personal data is generally only processed with the user's consent, or where an exception to the need for consent exists under the law. For example, consent may not be required in cases where we are required to process personal data by law. 

Consent may be express or implied, depending on the circumstances. For example, we may ask you for your express consent to join our newsletter. If you enter a contract with us or make a purchase from us, you are implicitly agreeing to the processing of the personal data you provide to allow us to perform our obligations under that contract, or to fulfill your purchase.

The personal data we collect and how we use it depends on how you interact with us and our website. For example, if you simply visit our website and do not directly provide us with personal data, we collect certain information using technology as described in our Cookie Policy. If you contact us, or complete a form on our website, we collect the information you choose to provide to us.

The following sections describe what information we, and our third party service providers, collect on our website, and how we use it. 

Contact form and email contact

Our contact form can be used to contact us electronically. You can use it to ask use questions, or to make a complaint. If you contact us, the data entered is sent to us and stored. This data includes:

• First and last name of the user

• Your email address

• Your address

• Your telephone number

• Additional personal data provided by you in your message

• The following data is also stored:

  • User's IP address

  • Date and time of registration 

We use this information to respond to your request, and to maintain a record of our correspondence. 

For example, this information and our records allow us to reply to you, and also serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to help ensure the security of our systems.

Newsletter

If you are one of our existing customers (as permitted under applicable law), or if you have given us your consent to receiving our newsletter, we may send you our newsletter regarding our products and offers. 

Your email address is used to deliver the newsletter. The collection of other personal data during the registration process helps to prevent misuse of the services or the email address.  

You can cancel your subscription to the newsletter at any time. Each newsletter contains a link to unsubscribe. 

We use a service provider called "Inxmail" to help us send our newsletter. Inxmail is a platform for email marketing and automation provided by Inxmail GmbH, a service provider located in Germany. We use Inxmail to send the newsletters and email campaigns to subscribers. When you subscribe to our newsletter, your data (such as your name and email address) is stored on Inxmail's servers. Inxmail uses this data to send emails and analyze user behavior, such as whether you open and click on emails. This helps us improve our emails.

Further information on data processing by Inxmail can be found here: https://www.inxmail.de/de/datenschutz/?_gl=1*vuwlfz*_gcl_au*MTA4ODAwMDkwNi4xNzU2Mjc2Mjcz

Employment Applications

If you apply for employment with us, we collect and process your personal data for the purpose of handling the application process. 

For electronic applications, we use a software portal to handle the application process. The applicant portal is operated by Personio GmbH, which is located in Germany. 

By submitting an application, you are expressing your interest in working for us. In this context, you provide us with personal data, which we use and store for the purpose of your job search/application and if applicable, establishing, managing and potentially terminating the employment relationship, and implementing pre-contractual measures. We collect: first and last name, email address, telephone number, LinkedIn profile (if provided in the application), and any other information you choose to provide in your application. 

You have the option of uploading or sending documents such as a cover letter, resume, and references. These may contain additional personal data such as your date of birth, address, and any other information you choose to include, such as your skills, work and educational history, and in some cases health information you choose to provide (for example, if you request accommodations) etc.

Only authorized employees from the human resources department or persons involved in the application process have access to this personal data.

Personal data is stored to fill the vacant position for which you have applied. In some cases, we may keep applications for a longer time, and contact applicants if we think they may be interested in another available position with us. You can ask that we do not contact you about other positions, and we will respect your request.

Our Website is intended for individuals who are at least eighteen (18) years old and for commercial use only. We do not knowingly collect any personal data from children under the age of eighteen (18). By using the Website, you certify that you are over the age of eighteen (18). We reserve the right to delete any information we believe to be in violation of this Privacy Policy.

We may share personal data with third parties that help us process it for the purposes described in this Policy. For example, we may share personal data with companies that help us run our website, or deliver our advertising. 

Some third-party service providers, such as social media and internet search engines, have their own relationship with you and their own privacy policies. In these cases, you should read their privacy policies to understand how your personal information may be handled by these service providers. We have no influence on their data processing.

Below we describe some of the service providers we work with, and provide you with links to their privacy policies if you would like to learn more. 

Google reCAPTCHA

We use Google reCAPTCHA (hereinafter "reCAPTCHA") on our website. reCAPTCHA is provided byGoogle Inc., ("Google") which is based in the United States.

reCAPTCHA is used to verify if the data entered on our website is entered by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This begins automatically and in the background as soon as you enter the website. reCAPTCHA evaluates various information to do this (e.g., IP address, the length of time you stay on the website, and mouse movements). The data collected is sent to Google.

Further information on the data processing practices of Google can be found here: www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html .

Google Maps

We use the "Google Maps" service to display geographic information, such as displaying an interactive map and to help you with route planning and navigation. Google Maps is provided by Google, which is based in the United States. By using Google Maps, data about your use of it may be collected, processed, and used by Google. This data includes IP addresses and location data. Location Data will not be collected without your consent (e.g., through appropriate settings on your mobile device), and is only used for the purposes identified to you when you provide that consent. This data is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Further information on the data processing practices of Google can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

YouTube

We use plugins from the Google-operated platform "YouTube." The operator of these plugins is YouTube LLC which is located in the United States. When you visit one of our pages with a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal YouTube profile. If you do not agree to this, you can log out of your YouTube account.

We use YouTube to embed videos on our website and to provide you with multimedia content. YouTube sets cookies that analyze user behavior and can be used for various purposes, such as improving video usage or for advertising.

Further information on data processing practices of Google can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Matterport

We use the Matterport Inc. service, which is located in the United States, to display virtual 3D tours. Using Matterport, we can provide you with interactive room views and property presentations on our website.

When you visit a page with an integrated Matterport tour, a connection to Matterport's servers is established. In the process, data such as your IP address, and technical information about your device, and, if applicable, other usage data may be processed and transferred to Matterport. Matterport uses this data to provide the requested content and to analyze user behavior (e.g., use and interactions within the 3D tour). 

Further information on the data processing practices of Matterport can be found here: https://www.costar.com/about/privacy-notice

Scanblue  

We use the Scanblue AG services, based in Germany, to provide virtual 3D and AR/VR representations of products. Scanblue is a provider of virtual reality, augmented reality, and 3D scanning technology, supporting interactive product experiences on websites. 

When you visit a page with an embedded 3D model or AR/VR content, a connection to the Scanblue servers is established. Personal data such as your IP address, and technical device information, and other usage data may be transmitted to ScanBlue and processed to provide the content and evaluate user behavior within the 3D format.

Further information on the data processing practices of Matterport can be found here: https://scanblue.com/en/datenschutz/

Dynamsoft

We use Dynamsoft software, which is provided by Dynamsoft Corporation in Canada. This software scans documents related to our products and processes them further in the Torque Advisor tool. It is used for the efficient digitization of documents and to improve internal work processes. During the use of this tool, the scanned document content and technical metadata (e.g., file format, transfer protocols) are processed.

Processing is carried out for the purposes described; and to the best of our knowledge, Dynamsoft does not use or pass on the data for its own purposes.

Further information on the data processing practices of Dynamsoft can be found here: https://www.dynamsoft.com/privacy-statement/  

Integration of additional third party services and content 

Third-party content, such as videos, fonts, or graphics from other websites, may be integrated into our website to improve it and provide functionality. In order for this content to be displayed, it is necessary for the providers of this content ("third-party providers") to collect the IP address of the users. We endeavor to only integrate content whose providers use the IP address only for the purpose of providing this content. However, we have no influence on whether third-party providers store the IP address for other purposes, such as statistical purposes, for example.

Please check the respective data protection conditions of these third-party providers before transmitting personal data to them.

Data Transfers in the Context of Corporate Transactions 

We may transfer any personal information we have in the event of bankruptcy, or if we or any part of our business merges with or is acquired by a third party, or if any such transaction is proposed. 

Other data recipients

We may share your personal data with other recipients who provide services for us. We limit the disclosure of your personal data to the extent necessary for these entities. The following categories of service providers or data recipients may receive your data:

• Server operators & amp hosting providers

• Marketing agencies & website support

• External legal and tax advisors

• Newsletter providers

• Recruiting service providers

• Postal and delivery service providers

• Other service providers and tools

Finally, we may also disclose personal information to third parties if we believe that disclosing such information is necessary to: (i) conduct investigations of possible breaches of law; (ii) identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be violating an agreement they have with us; or (iii) to protect our rights, safety or property, or those of others.

Our website may include tools from companies based in other countries (for example, service providers). Wera is based in Germany, and we may process personal data in Germany or in other countries where we, or our service providers have a presence. This may include Germany, other members of the European Union, the United States, Canada, and other countries. 

When we transfer personal data to another country, we take precautions to help protect your personal data in that country. However, personal data processed and stored in another country may be subject to disclosure or access requests by the governments, courts, law enforcement or regulatory agencies in that country according to its laws. This laws may differ from the law where you live. If you have any questions about data transfers to third countries, you may contact our data protection officer using the contact information above.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure, and no data security measures can provide absolute protection. We cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to and via our website, or otherwise processed by us. However, we use security protocols to help secure our website and other systems against loss, destruction, access, modification, or distribution of your personal data by unauthorized persons through technical and organizational measures.

We take precautions to help protect your personal data against loss, destruction, falsification, manipulation, and unauthorized access or disclosure.

Your personal data will be stored for as long as it is needed for the purposes for which we hold it. When those purposes no longer apply and there are no legal retention periods or other requirements that prevent this, personal data is deleted or rendered anonymous. For example, personal data collected through our contact form is needed until the conversation with the user has ended. After that period, the information may be stored for a limited period if there is a further purpose for it, for example, if we need to have a record of our conversation for legal purposes.

If your personal data is processed, you have certain privacy rights under the applicable law. These rights may vary depending on where you live, and they are subject to limitations set out in the applicable laws. This section provides you with information about some of your rights, and how to exercise them. 

Right of Access

You may ask us  whether your personal data is being processed by us. If such processing is taking place, you may request the following information about your personal data:

1. the purposes for which the personal data is processed;

2. access to your personal data that is being processed;

3. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed;

4. the planned duration of storage of the personal data or, if specific information on this is not possible, information about the criteria for determining the storage period;

5. the ability to correct your personal data, if it is incorrect; and

6. any available information on the origin of the data if your personal data if it was not collected from you; 

Right to Correct your Personal Data

You have the right to correct and/or complete the personal data we hold about you if it is inaccurate or incomplete. If applicable, the corrected personal data will be transmitted to third parties having access to that information.

Erasure Requests

Subject to limitations under the applicable law, you may request that we erase your personal data. We will do so if one of the following conditions exists:

1. The personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or processed.

2. You withdraw your consent to the processing, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.

3. The personal data concerning you has been processed unlawfully.

However, it may not always be possible to honor erasure requests. For example, we may not be able to erase personal data in cases where the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

Data Portability Requests

You may ask to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from us, where such right is provided by the applicable law.

Some jurisdictions may have additional rights of data portability, which we will honour if you live in such a jurisdiction. 

Data portability does not apply where the processing of personal data is necessary under applicable law.

Right to Revoke Consent to Processing of Personal Data

You have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal data at any time. 

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal, and does not affect the processing of personal data if there is a legal ability to process that personal data under applicable law. 

To withdraw consent to our processing of your personal data, simply send us an email.

Right to lodge a complaint with us, or with a supervisory authority

You have the right to complain to us about our practices regarding personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in the jurisdiction where you reside. 

Automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, without the ability to submit observations to a member of our personnel who is in a position to review the decision.

We reserve the right to amend this Policy at any time with future effect so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in this Policy, e.g., when introducing new services. If material changes are made to this Policy, a notice will appear on the Website.

Last Updated: 18^th November 2025

At Wera Werkzeuge GmbH (“Wera”, “we”, “our”, “us”, and similar terms) we use technologies like cookies and log files to help display our website properly, to understand how visitors use it, and to tailor content and advertisements to be more relevant for you both on our site and on third party websites. 

This Cookie Policy (“Policy”) explains how we and certain of our third party service providers use these technologies when you visit our website. It also describes the choices you have to turn some of these technologies on and off. For example, you may use our website without agreeing to online targeted advertising. In each of he sections below, you can find information about the choices you have regarding the technologies we use on the website. 

For more information on how we process personal data, and more information on your privacy rights and options, please review our Privacy Policy.

Each time our website is accessed, data and information from the computer system or device you use to access the website is automatically collected. This data includes:

• Information about the browser type and version used,

• The user's operating system,

• The user's Internet service provider,

• The user's IP address,

• Date and time of access,

• Websites from which the user's system accesses our website,

• Websites accessed by the user's system via our website, and

• HTTP status code

This data is collected and stored in our system's log files. This data is not stored together with other personal data relating to the user.

The temporary storage of this technical information by our system is to enable the website to be delivered to and properly displayed on your computer or other device. For example, storage in log files is done to help ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, this data helps us to optimize the website and helps ensure the security of our information technology systems. 

The collection of this data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is essential for our operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility for the user to object to this data processing, though you may choose not to use the website.

Description and scope of data processing 

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored by the Internet browser on your computer system or other device. When a user accesses a website, cookies may be stored on their device. These cookies contain a string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is accessed by that device again.

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly and to make it easier to use and to help prevent errors. Some elements of our website require that the browser accessing the website be identified even after a page change. For such essential cookies, the website does not offer an ability to disable them. 

We also use cookies that enable us to understand if the same visitors return to our website, and to improve the quality of our website and its content. This data tells us how the website is used, enabling us to improve our offerings. In some cases, this data may also be used by third parties to show our advertising to you on other websites. For information on how to opt-out of targeted advertising, please see the following section.

We work with third party service providers that help us provide our website and its functionality. For example, these service providers assist us with implementing the opt-out tools we provide on our website, and help us with website analytics and advertising. 

These third parties may use cookies and other technologies to collect information on our website. In this section, we provide you with more information about some of these entities, how they process technical information when you use our site, and what your options are. 

Usercentrics 

Our website uses a cookie consent technology called "Usercentrics". This technology is provided by Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße 7, 80331 Munich, Germany. We use it to allow us to obtain and record your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device. 

When you visit our website, a banner is displayed in which you can actively select various cookies and give your consent to their use. You can also choose not to consent to certain cookies that are not necessary in order for the website to function. 

In order for the cookie consent tool to be able to assign your visit to you as a user and to individually record, log, and store your consent settings, certain user information (including your IP address) is collected and stored by the cookie consent tool when you visit our website. 

Further information on data processing practices of UserCentrics can be found here: https://usercentrics.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung/   

Google Analytics

This website uses the "Google Analytics 4" service, which is provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. This service analyzes how users use the website to evaluate website usage and activity and to provide services related to internet usage. To do this, Google Analytics uses cookies that are stored on your device. 

Google Analytics uses “first-party” cookies are used for this purpose. With a first-party cookie, the user can only be recognized by the site from which the cookie originates, not across multiple domains. The information collected by the cookies is usually sent to a Google server in the USA and stored there. 

You also have the option of enabling or disabling the collection of detailed location and device data for individual regions (tracking settings). 

We use a Google service called “Google Signals”. If you have agreed to ads personalization in your Google account and to personalized ads via our cookie consent tool, this service associates information about your visit to our site with Google account data (e.g., location, search history, YouTube history) to provide cross-device tracking and personalized ads (for example, allowing us to display ads on your various devices). , Google Signals can be disabled using the settings in your Google account  to prevent assignment to a Google account, and personalized ads can be disabled. For more information please see the links to Google and its policies below. 

You have the right to withdraw your consent to the use of personal data for these purposes at any time. This can be done informally and without giving reasons and takes effect for the future. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Further information on this can be found above in our Privacy Policy under "Rights of data subjects."

Further information on the processing of your personal data by Google, as well as information about the choices and opt-out practices of Google can be found here:  https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=en.

Google Ads

This website uses "Google Ads," an online advertising service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). 

Google Ads enables us to place advertisements in Google search results and on the Google Display Network. Using conversion tracking and remarketing campaigns, we track how users respond to our ads and interact with our website. For this purpose, cookies are stored on your device when you access our website via a Google ad to understand the effectiveness of our advertising.  Cookies are also stored on your device when you access our website for retargeted marketing. We use remarketing to show targeted ads to users who have visited our website on other websites in the Google network.

When you first visit our website, a banner appears that seeks your consent to the use of cookies for these purposes. You can choose not to consent, and may still use our website. 

You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This can be done informally and without giving reasons and takes effect for the future. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Further information on data processing by Google and on the opt-out tools provided by Google can be found here: Google Privacy Policy.

Google Tag Manager

Our website uses Google Tag Manager, which is provided by Google LLC. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Tag Manager allows us to manage website tags via an interface and is a cookie-free domain that does not collect any personal information but can trigger other tags that collect data. 

Further information on the processing of your personal data by Google, including the options provided by Google, can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=en

The collection of certain data as described above is essential for our operation of the website. In such cases, there is no ability to use the website while preventing that data processing, though you may choose not to use the website. 

In other cases, where information is collected for purposes that are not essential for the website to operate, for example targeted marketing, the previous sections explain how you can turn off these features and still use the website.   

In addition, as a user you have control over the use of cookies on your device. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. 

However, if cookies are deactivated on our website, it may no longer be possible to use all the functions of the website to their full extent. In addition, the choices we offer to allow you to control the use of cookies on our website themselves operate through the use of cookies. If you delete the cookies stored on your device or in your browser, you will need to reset your preferences. You must also set your preferences separately for each device and browser that you use.

The data we collet using technologies will be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. For example, in the case of storage of data in log files, this is typically the case after seven days. However, storage beyond this period is possible. 

In cases where it is possible to render information less identifiable and still achieve the purposes for which that information was collected, potentially identifying information may be deleted so that it is no longer possible, or is more difficult, to assign this information to a particular user.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us using the contact information in our Privacy Policy.

Last Updated: 18^th November 2025

Welcome to the Wera website (“Website”) privacy policy. As the operator of our affiliated company’s website weratools.com, Wera takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations, your selections in our cookie banner or Cookie Settings, our Cookie Policy, and this privacy policy (“Policy”).

Please review this Policy carefully, as it explains how we collect, use and disclose your personal data when you use our website, or interact with us. 

By using our Website, or by choosing to give us personal data, you consent to this Policy and the processing of your personal data it describes. If you do not agree with any terms of this Policy, please do not use our Website, or exercise the choices we describe in this Policy or the options we provide on our website. For example, you may use the “Cookie Settings” feature on our website to adjust your cookie preferences, while still using the website. You may also choose not to use the website and not to give us personal data.

For information on our use of cookies and other technologies, please read our Cookie Policy.

Our Policy contains the following sections. You can use the links below to find the information you are looking for more quickly. 

Who we are, and how to Contact Us

General Information on Personal Data Processing

What Personal Data We Collect and How Do We Use It?

No Collection of Children’s Personal Data

How we Share Personal Data

We may Transfer Personal Data to other Countries

Data Security 

How Long do we Store Personal Data? 

Your Privacy Rights and Choices 

Online Tracking/Do Not Track Signals

Data Privacy Rights of United States Residents

Information for California and Virginia Residents

Changes to the Privacy Policy

Wera Werkzeuge GmbH (“Wera”, “we”, “our”, “us”, and similar terms) is a manufacturer of innovative tools and other products. In this Policy, we describe how we collect, use, and disclose personal information of visitors to our Website, as well as individuals who do business with us or otherwise provide us with personal information. 

Tel.: +49 (0) 02024045-0

E-mail: datenschutz@wera.de

If you have any questions or if you would like to make a complaint regarding our practices, please either contact us via our Website, the above e-mail address or contact our external data protection officer at Prico GmbH with the subject line "Data protection homepage." Please address your inquiry to Sebastian Feldmann, s.feldmann@prico.de, our designated data protection officer.

We collect, use, and disclose (“process”) our users' personal data to provide a functional Website and its content and services. “Personal data” is information about you as an identifiable individual, such as your name, or contact information, as well as information that relate to you. Some information  may not be personal data, if it is truly not possible to associate with an individual.   

Personal data is generally only processed as needed, pursuant to this Policy, with the user's consent, or where an exception to the need for consent exists under the law. For example, consent may not be required in cases where we are required to process personal data by law. 

Consent may be express or implied, depending on the circumstances. For example, we may ask you for your express consent to join our newsletter. If you enter a contract with us or make a purchase from us, you are implicitly agreeing to the processing of the personal data you provide to allow us to perform our obligations under that contract, or to fulfill your purchase.

The personal data we collect and how we use it depends on how you interact with us and our Website. For example, if you simply visit our Website and do not directly provide us with personal data, we may nonetheless collect certain information using technology as described in our Cookie Policy. If you contact us, or complete a form on our Website, we collect the information you choose to provide to us.

The following sections describe what information we, and our third party service providers, may collect on our Website, and how we may use it. 

Contact form and email contact

Our contact form can be used to contact us electronically. You can use it to ask us questions or to make a complaint. If you contact us, the data entered is sent to us and processed. This data may include:

• First and last name of the user

• Your email address

• Your address

• Your telephone number

• Additional personal data provided by you in your message

• The following data is also stored:

  • User's IP address

  • Date and time of registration 

We may use this information to respond to your request and to maintain a record of our correspondence. 

For example, this information and our records allow us to reply to you, prevent misuse of the contact form and to help secure our systems.

Newsletter

If you are one of our existing customers (as permitted under applicable law), or if you have given us your consent to receiving our newsletter, we may send you our newsletter regarding our products and services. 

Your email address is used to deliver the newsletter. The collection of other personal data during the registration process helps to prevent misuse of the services or email address.  

You can cancel your subscription to the newsletter at any time. Each newsletter contains a link to unsubscribe or you can send us a message as set forth in Who We Are, and How to Contact Us.

We use a service provider called "Inxmail" to help us send our newsletter. Inxmail is a platform for email marketing and automation provided by Inxmail GmbH, a service provider located in Germany. We use Inxmail to send the newsletters and emails to you. When you subscribe to our newsletter, your data (such as your name and email address) is stored on Inxmail's servers. Inxmail uses this data to send emails and analyze user behavior, such as whether you open and click on emails. This helps us improve our emails.

Further information on data processing by Inxmail can be found here: https://www.inxmail.de/de/datenschutz/?_gl=1*vuwlfz*_gcl_au*MTA4ODAwMDkwNi4xNzU2Mjc2Mjcz

Employment Applications

If you apply for employment with us, we collect and process your personal data for the purpose of that process. 

For electronic applications, we use a software portal to handle the application process. The applicant portal is operated by Personio GmbH, which is located in Germany. 

By applying, you are expressing your interest in working for us. We process personal data that you provide ro process the application and if applicable, to establish, manage and potentially terminate the employment relationship, and to implement pre-contractual measures. We may collect: first and last name, email address, telephone number, LinkedIn profile, and any other information you choose to provide as part of your application. 

You have the option of submitting documents such as a cover letter, resume, and references. These may contain additional personal data such as your date of birth, address, and any other information you choose to include, such as your skills, work and educational history, and in some cases health information you choose to provide (for example, if you request accommodations) etc.

Only authorized employees from the human resources department or persons involved in the application process have access to this personal data.

Personal data is stored to fill the position for which you have applied. In some cases, we may keep applications for a longer time and contact applicants for other available positions with us. You can ask that we do not contact you about other positions, and we will respect your request.

Our Website is intended for individuals who are at least eighteen (18) years old and for commercial use only. We do not knowingly collect any personal data from children under the age of eighteen (18). By using the Website, you certify that you are over the age of eighteen (18). We reserve the right to delete any information we believe to be in violation of this Privacy Policy.

We may share personal data with third parties that help us process it for the purposes described in this Policy. For example, we may share personal data with companies that help us run our Website or deliver our advertising. 

Some of these third-party service providers, such as social media and internet search engines, have their own relationship with you and their own privacy policies. In these cases, you should read their privacy policies to understand how your personal data may be handled by these service providers. We have no control on their data processing for their own purposes.

Below we describe some of the service providers we may work with and provide you with links to their privacy policies if you would like to learn more. 

Google reCAPTCHA

We use Google reCAPTCHA (hereinafter "reCAPTCHA") on our Website. reCAPTCHA is provided by Google Inc., ("Google") which is based in the United States.

reCAPTCHA is used to verify if the data entered on our Website is entered by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the Website visitor automatically and in the background as soon as you enter the Website. reCAPTCHA evaluates various information to do this (e.g., IP address, the length of time you stay on the Website, and mouse movements). The data collected is sent to Google.

Further information on the data processing practices of Google can be found here: www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html .

Google Maps

We use the "Google Maps" service to display geographic information, such as displaying an interactive map and to help you with route planning and navigation to our locations. Google Maps is provided by Google, which is based in the United States. By using Google Maps, data about your use of it may be collected, processed, and used by Google. This data includes IP addresses and location data. Location Data will not be collected without your consent (e.g., through appropriate settings on your mobile device). This data is stored on Google servers in the USA.

Further information on the data processing practices of Google can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

YouTube

We use plugins from the Google-operated platform "YouTube." The operator of these plugins is YouTube LLC which is located in the United States. When you visit one of our pages with a YouTube plugin, which appears with a YouTube icon, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our webpages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal YouTube profile. If you do not agree to this, you can log out of your YouTube account.

We use YouTube to embed videos on our Website and to provide you with multimedia content. YouTube may set cookies that analyze user behavior and can be used for various purposes, such as improving video usage or for advertising.

Further information on data processing practices of Google can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Matterport

We use the Matterport Inc., which is located in the United States, to display virtual 3D interactive tours and room views on our Website.

When you visit a page with an integrated Matterport tour, a connection to Matterport's servers is established. In the process, data such as your IP address, and technical information about your device, and, if applicable, other usage data may be processed and transferred to Matterport. Matterport may use this data to provide the requested content and to analyze user behavior (e.g., use and interactions within the 3D tour). 

Further information on the data processing practices of Matterport can be found here: https://www.costar.com/about/privacy-notice

Scanblue  

We use Scanblue AG, based in Germany, to provide virtual 3D and AR/VR representations of products. Scanblue is a provider of virtual reality, augmented reality, and 3D scanning technology, supporting interactive product experiences on websites. 

When you visit a page with an embedded 3D model or AR/VR content, a connection to the Scanblue servers is established. Personal data such as your IP address, and technical device information, and other usage data may be transmitted to ScanBlue and processed to provide the content and evaluate user behavior within the 3D format.

Further information on the data processing practices of Matterport can be found here: https://scanblue.com/en/datenschutz/

Dynamsoft

We use Dynamsoft software, which is provided by Dynamsoft Corporation in Canada. This software scans documents related to our products and processes them further in the Torque Advisor tool. It is used for the efficient digitization of documents and to improve internal work processes. During the use of this tool, the scanned document content and technical metadata (e.g., file format, transfer protocols) are processed.

Further information on the data processing practices of Dynamsoft can be found here: https://www.dynamsoft.com/privacy-statement/  

Integration of additional third party services and content 

Third-party content, such as videos, fonts, or graphics from other unrelated websites, may be integrated into our Website to improve it and provide functionality. For this content to be displayed, the providers of this content ("third-party providers")  collect the IP address of the users. We endeavor to only integrate content whose providers use the IP address only for the purpose of providing this content. However, we have no control on whether third-party providers store the IP address for other purposes, such as statistical purposes, for example.

Please check the respective data protection conditions of these third-party providers before transmitting personal data to them.

Data Transfers in the Context of Corporate Transactions 

We may transfer personal data that we have with third parties in the event of bankruptcy, or if we or any part of our business merges with or is acquired by a third party, or if any such transaction is contemplated. 

Other data recipients

We may share your personal data with other recipients who provide services to us. We limit the disclosure of your personal data to the extent necessary for those services. The following categories of service providers or data recipients may receive your data:

• Server operators & amp hosting providers

• Marketing agencies & website support

• External legal and tax advisors

• Newsletter providers

• Recruiting service providers

• Postal and delivery service providers

• Other service providers and tools

Finally, we may also disclose personal data to third parties if we believe that disclosing such information is necessary to: (i) conduct investigations of possible breaches of law; (ii) identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be violating an agreement they have with us; (iii) to protect our rights, safety or property, or those of others; or (iv) or to comply with the law, law enforcement, or legal process.

Our Website may include tools from companies based in other countries (for example, service providers). Wera is based in Germany, and we may process personal data in Germany or in other countries where we, or our service providers have a presence. This may include Germany, other members of the European Union, the United States, Canada, and other countries. 

When we transfer personal data to another country, we take precautions to help protect your personal data in that country. However, personal data processed and stored in another country may be subject to disclosure or access requests by the governments, courts, law enforcement or regulatory agencies in that country according to its laws. These laws may differ from the law where you live. If you have any questions about data transfers to third countries, you may contact our data protection officer using the contact information above.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure, and no data security measures can provide absolute protection. We cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to and via our Website or otherwise processed by us. However, we use security protocols to help secure your personal data, our Website and other systems against unauthorized loss, destruction, access, modification, or distribution of your personal data by unauthorized persons through technical and organizational measures.

Your personal data will be stored for as long as it is needed for the purposes for which we collected  it or to which you consented. When those purposes no longer apply and there are no legal or other requirements that apply, we delete or anonymize personal data.

If your personal data is processed, you may have certain privacy rights under the applicable law. These rights may vary depending on where you live, and they are subject to limitations set out in those laws. This section provides you with information about some of your rights, and how to exercise them. 

Right of Access

You may ask us whether your personal data is being processed by us. If such processing is taking place, you may request the following information about your personal data:

1. the purposes for which the personal data is processed;

2. access to your personal data that is being processed;

3. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed;

4. the planned duration of storage of the personal data or, if specific information on this is not possible, information about the criteria for determining the storage period;

5. the ability to correct your personal data, if it is incorrect; and

6. any available information on the origin of the data if your personal data if it was not collected from you; 

Right to Correct your Personal Data

You have the right to correct and/or complete the personal data we hold about you if it is inaccurate or incomplete. If applicable, the corrected personal data will be transmitted to third parties having access to that information.

Erasure Requests

Subject to limitations under the applicable law, you may request that we erase your personal data. We will do so if one of the following conditions exists:

1. The personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or processed.

2. You withdraw your consent to the processing, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.

3. The personal data concerning you has been processed unlawfully.

However, it may not always be possible to honor erasure requests. For example, we may not be able to erase personal data in cases where the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

Data Portability Requests

You may ask to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from us, where such right is provided by the applicable law.

Some jurisdictions may have additional rights of data portability, which we will honour if you live in such a jurisdiction. 

Data portability does not apply where the processing of personal data is necessary under applicable law.

Right to Revoke Consent to Processing of Personal Data

You have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal data at any time. 

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal, and does not affect the processing of personal data if there is a legal ability to process that personal data under applicable law. 

To withdraw consent to our processing of your personal data, simply send us an email.

Right to lodge a complaint with us, or with a supervisory authority

You have the right to complain to us about our practices regarding personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in the jurisdiction where you reside. 

Automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, without the ability to submit observations to a member of our personnel who is in a position to review the decision.

“Do Not Track” (DNT) signals are options available on your internet browser to tell operators of websites that you do not wish to have your online activity tracked. Our Website does not respond to Do Not Track signals. Further, our Website does not allow any other parties to collect personal data in connection with your online activities over time or across websites except as set forth in this Privacy Policy. However, some third-party sites do keep track of your browsing activities. If you are visiting other sites, your internet browser may allow you to set the DNT signal on your browser so that third parties (particularly advertisers) know you do not want to be tracked.

This section describes the rights provided to United States residents by the varying legislation, regulations, and guideline and explains how those rights may be exercised by United States residents. 

Data Access, Deletion and Portability Rights

In addition to the right to receive certain information as set forth in this Policy, you have the right to request, not more than twice during any twelve-month period, that we disclose certain information to you, in portable and readily usable format, about our collection of your personal Data. Upon our confirmation of a verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you the following categories of collected personal data:

• The categories of personal data collected.
• Specific pieces of personal data collected.
• The categories of sources from which the business collected personal data.
• The purposes for which the business uses the personal data.
• The categories of third parties with whom the business shares the personal data.
• The categories of personal data that the business sells or discloses to third parties.

You may request deletion of your personal data, as well as correction of any inaccurate personal data maintained about you. Upon our confirmation of a verifiable consumer request, we will delete or correct your personal data and/or direct our service providers to delete the information unless we need to retain the information and are permitted to do so by law.

You may also have the right to limit use and disclosure of your personal data.

You may opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal data. We do not sell your personal data, however, so there is no need to submit such a request to us. Please note that the above rights are not absolute, and we may be entitled to refuse requests where exceptions apply.

The business or commercial purpose for collecting this personal data is more fully explained above in the section titled “What Personal Data We Collect and How Do We Use It?”

In addition to the rights discussed above, California residents specifically who have an established client relationship with Wera may request, not more than once in any calendar year, your personal data that was disclosed to third parties and used for direct marketing purposes. 

Non-Discrimination

We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA or VCDPA rights. That is, unless otherwise permitted by law, we will not: deny you goods or services; charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties; or provide you with a different level of goods or services.

How to Exercise Data Access and Data Portability Rights

To exercise the rights described in this section, please submit a request to us by contacting us at the information listed above in the section titled “Who we are, and how to Contact Us.”

You may make a request for personal data access or portability twice within a twelve-month period. The verifiable consumer request must provide sufficient information to allow us to reasonably verify that you are the person about whom we collected and/or shared personal data; and describe your request in sufficient detail to allow us to understand and respond to it.

If you fail to comply with the foregoing requirements, we will be unable to provide you with any personal data that is in our possession or under our control. Any personal data provided in connection with a request to exercise your rights under the CCPA will only be used for identity verification purposes.

Within the preceding twelve months, we may have collected the following categories of personal data:

We reserve the right to amend this Policy at any time with future effect so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the Policy, e.g., when introducing new services. If material changes are made to the Policy, a notice will appear on the Website.

Last Updated: 18^th November 2025

At Wera Werkzeuge GmbH (“Wera”, “we”, “our”, “us”, and similar terms) we use technologies like cookies and log files to help display our website  (“Website”) properly, to understand how visitors use it, and to tailor content and advertisements to be more relevant for you both on our site and on third party websites. 

This Cookie Policy (“Policy”) explains how we and certain of our third party service providers may use these technologies when you visit our Website. It also describes the choices you have to turn some of these technologies on and off. For example, you may use our Website without agreeing to online targeted advertising. In each of he sections below, you can find information about the choices you have regarding the technologies we use on the Website. 

For more information on how we process personal data, and more information on your privacy rights and options, please review our Privacy Policy.

Each time our Website is accessed, information from the computer system, network, browser, or device you use to access the Website may be automatically collected. This may include:

• Information about the browser type and version used,

• The user's operating system,

• The user's Internet service provider,

• The user's IP address,

• Date and time of access,

• Websites from which the user's system accesses our website,

• Websites accessed by the user's system via our website, and

• HTTP status code

This data is collected and temporarily stored in our Website log files and  not stored together with other personal data relating to the user that we may collect.

The temporary storage of  IP address and other technical information by our system is to enable the Website to be delivered to and properly displayed on your computer or other device. For example, storage in log files is done to help ensure the functionality of the Website. In addition, this data helps us to optimize the Website and helps secure our Website. 

The collection of this data for the provision of the Website and the storage of data in log files is essential for our operation of the Website. Consequently, there is no possibility for the user to object to this data processing, though you may choose not to use the Website.

Description and scope of data processing 

Our Website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that may be stored by the Internet browser on your computer system or other device when you access our Website. These cookies contain a string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is accessed by that device again.

We use cookies to make our Website usable by users and to prevent errors. Some elements of our website require that the browser accessing the Website is identified even when you move from one webpage to another. For such essential cookies, the Website does not offer an ability to disable them. 

We also use cookies that enable us to analyze users' surfing behavior, to improve the quality of our Website and its content. This data tells us how the Website is used, enabling us to improve our offerings. The user data collected in this way is pseudonymized by technical measures. This makes it more difficult to assign the data to the user accessing the Website, and we do not attempt to do so. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the users.

Insofar as cookies are set to analyze user behavior, this is done on the basis of consent.

We work with third party service providers that help us provide our Website and its functionality. For example, these service providers may assist us with implementing the opt-out tools we provide on our Website and help us with website analytics and advertising. 

These third parties may use cookies and other technologies to collect information on our Website. In this section, we provide you with more information about some of these entities, how they may process information when you use our Website, and what your options are. 

Some of these third-party service providers, such as social media and internet search engines, have their own relationship with you and their own cookie policies. We have no control influence on their data processing for their own purposes.

Usercentrics 

Our Website uses a cookie consent technology called "Usercentrics". This technology is provided by Usercentrics GmbH located in Germany. It allows us to obtain and record your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device through the cookie banner displayed when you visit our Website. 

for the website to function cannot be unselected.

In order for the cookie consent tool to be able to assign your visit to you as a user and to individually record, log, and store your consent settings, certain user information (including your IP address) is collected and stored by the cookie consent tool when you visit our Website.

Further information on data processing practices of UserCentrics can be found here: https://usercentrics.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung/   

Google Analytics

This Website uses the "Google Analytics 4" service, which is provided by Google LLC, located in the United States. This service evaluates website usage and activity and provide services related to internet usage. To do this, Google Analytics uses cookies that are stored on your device. 

Google Analytics uses its “first-party” cookies  for this purpose. With a first-party cookie, the user can only be recognized by the site from which the cookie originates, not across multiple domains. The information collected by the cookies is usually sent to a Google server in the USA and stored there. 

You also have the option of enabling or disabling the collection of detailed location and device data for individual regions (tracking settings). In addition, Google Signals can be disabled to prevent assignment to a Google account, and personalized ads can be disabled. 

You have the right to withdraw your consent to the use of personal data for these purposes at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawalI. Further information on this can be found above in our privacy policy under "Rights of data subjects."

Further information on the processing of your personal data by Google, as well as information about the choices and opt-out practices of Google can be found here:  https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=en.

Google Ads

This Website uses "Google Ads," an online advertising service provided by Google LLC, located in the United States.  . 

Google Ads enables us to place advertisements in Google search results and on the Google Display Network. Using conversion tracking and remarketing campaigns, we track how users respond to our ads and interact with our Website. For this purpose, cookies are stored on your device when you access our Website via a Google ad to understand the effectiveness of our advertising.  Cookies are also stored on your device when you access our Website for retargeted marketing. We use remarketing to show targeted ads to users who have visited our Website on other websites in the Google network.

When you first visit our Website, a banner appears that seeks your consent to the use of cookies for these purposes. You can accept all, reject all, or accept only certain cookies through this cookie banner. Notably, cookies that are necessary for

You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This can be done informally and without giving reasons and takes effect for the future. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Further information on data processing by Google and on the opt-out tools provided by Google can be found here: Google Privacy Policy.

Google Tag Manager

Our Website uses Google Tag Manager, which is provided by Google LLC, located in the United States. 

Google Tag Manager serves as a control center for our Website’s tracking and marketing tools and it allows us to manage website tags via an interface and is a cookie-free domain, Google Tag Manager does not collect any personal information but it can trigger other tags that collect data. 

Further information on the processing of your personal data by Google, including the options provided by Google, can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=en

The collection of certain data as described above is essential for our operation of the website. In such cases, there is no ability to use the Website while preventing that data processing, though you may choose not to use the Website. 

In other cases, where information is collected for purposes that are not essential for the Website to operate, for example, marketing, the previous sections explain how you can turn off these features and still use the website.   

In addition, as a user, you have control over the use of cookies on your browser or device. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. 

However, if cookies are deactivated on our Website, it may no longer be possible to use all the functions of the Website to their full extent. In addition, the choices that allow you to control the use of cookies on our Website themselves operate through the use of cookies. If you delete the cookies stored on your device or in your browser, you will need to reset your preferences. You must also set your preferences separately for each device and browser that you use.

The data we collect using cookies and other tracking technologies will be stored for as long as it is needed for the purpose for which it was collected. When those purposes no longer apply and there are no legal or other requirements that apply, we delete or anonymize the data.  For example, in the case of storage of data in log files, this is typically the case after seven days. However, storage beyond this period is possible. 

In cases where it is possible to render information less identifiable and still achieve the purposes for which that information was collected, potentially identifying information may be deleted so that it is no longer possible, or is more difficult, to assign this information to a particular user.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us using the contact information in our Privacy Policy.

Last Updated:18^th November 2025

Welcome to the Wera website privacy policy. As the operator of our affiliated company’s website weratools.com, Wera Werkzeuge GmbH (“Wera”, “we”, “our”, “us”, and similar terms) takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations, your selections in our cookie banner, and this privacy policy (“Policy”).

Please review this Policy carefully, as it explains how we collect, use and disclose your personal data when you use our website, or interact with us. 

By using our website, or by choosing to give us personal data, you consent to this Policy and the processing of your personal data it describes. If you do not agree with any terms of this Policy, please exercise the choices we describe in this Policy or the options we provide on our website. For example, you may use the “Cookie Settings” feature on our website to adjust your cookie preferences, while still using the website. You may also choose not to use the website and not to give us personal data.

For information on our use of cookies and other technologies, please read our Cookie Policy. 

Our Policy contains the following sections. You can use the links below to find the information you are looking for more quickly. 

Who we are, and how to Contact Us

General Information on Personal Data Processing

What Personal Data We Collect and How Do We Use It? 

No Collection of Children’s Personal Data

How we Share Personal Data

We may Transfer Personal Data to other Countries

Data Security 

How Long do we Store Personal Data? 

Your Privacy Rights and Choices 

Changes to the Privacy Policy

Wera Werkzeuge GmbH is a manufacturer of innovative tools and other products. In this Policy, we describe how we collect, use, and disclose personal information of visitors to our Website, as well as individuals who do business with us or otherwise provide us with personal information. 

Tel.: +49 (0) 02024045-0

E-mail: datenschutz@wera.de

If you have any questions or if you would like to make a complaint regarding our practices, please either contact us via our Website, the above e-mail address or contact our external data protection officer at Prico GmbH with the subject line "Data protection homepage." Please address your inquiry to Sebastian Feldmann, s.feldmann@prico.de whom we have designated as our data protection officer.

We collect, use, and disclose (“process”) our users' Personal Data to provide a functional website and its content and services. “Personal data” is information about you as an identifiable individual, such as your name, or contact information, as well as information that it is possible to associate with such information. Some information, in particular technical information, may not be personal data, if it is truly not possible to associate with an individual.   

Personal data is generally only processed with the user's consent, or where an exception to the need for consent exists under the law. For example, consent may not be required in cases where we are required to process personal data by law. 

Consent may be express or implied, depending on the circumstances. For example, we may ask you for your express consent to join our newsletter. If you enter a contract with us or make a purchase from us, you are implicitly agreeing to the processing of the personal data you provide to allow us to perform our obligations under that contract, or to fulfill your purchase.

Likewise, consent may be revoked, without retroactive effect.

The personal data we collect and how we use it depends on how you interact with us and our website. For example, if you simply visit our website and do not directly provide us with personal data, we collect certain information using technology as described in our Cookie Policy. If you contact us, or complete a form on our website, we collect the information you choose to provide to us.

The following sections describe what information we, and our third party service providers, collect on our website, and how we use it. 

Contact form and email contact

Our contact form can be used to contact us electronically. You can use it to ask us questions, or to make a request or complaint. If you contact us, the data entered is sent to us and stored. This data includes:

• First and last name of the user

• Your email address

• Your address

• Your telephone number

• Additional personal data provided by you in your message

• The following data is also stored:

  • User's IP address

  • Date and time of registration 

We use this information to respond to your request, and to maintain a record of our correspondence. 

For example, this information and our records allow us to reply to you and also serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to help ensure the security of our systems.

Newsletter

If you are one of our existing customers (as permitted under applicable law), or if you have given us your consent to receiving our newsletter, we may send you our newsletter regarding our products and offers. 

Your email address is used to deliver the newsletter. The collection of other personal data during the registration process helps to prevent misuse of the services or the email address.  

You can cancel your subscription to the newsletter at any time. Each newsletter contains a link to unsubscribe. 

We use a service provider called "Inxmail" to help us send our newsletter. Inxmail is a platform for email marketing and automation provided by Inxmail GmbH, a service provider located in Germany. We use Inxmail to send the newsletters and email campaigns to subscribers. When you subscribe to our newsletter, your data (such as your name and email address) is stored on Inxmail's servers. Inxmail uses this data to send emails and analyze user behavior, such as whether you open and click on emails. This helps us improve our emails.

Further information on data processing by Inxmail can be found here: https://www.inxmail.de/de/datenschutz/?_gl=1*vuwlfz*_gcl_au*MTA4ODAwMDkwNi4xNzU2Mjc2Mjcz

Employment Applications

If you apply for employment with us, we collect and process your personal data for the purpose of handling the application process. 

For electronic applications, we use a software portal to handle the application process. The applicant portal is operated by Personio GmbH, which is located in Germany. 

By submitting an application, you are expressing your interest in working for us. In this context, you provide us with personal data, which we use and store for the purpose of your job search/application and if applicable, establishing, managing and potentially terminating the employment relationship, and implementing pre-contractual measures. We collect: first and last name, email address, telephone number, LinkedIn profile (if provided in the application), and any other information you choose to provide in your application. 

You have the option of uploading or sending documents such as a cover letter, resume, and references. These may contain additional personal data such as your date of birth, address, and any other information you choose to include, such as your skills, work and educational history, and in some cases health information you choose to provide (for example, if you request accommodations) etc. The information provided may include sensitive data. In this case, you hereby give your consent for your sensitive personal data to be processed in accordance with the provisions of this Policy. 

Only authorized employees from the human resources department or persons involved in the application process have access to this personal data.

Personal data is stored to fill the vacant position for which you have applied. In some cases, we may keep applications for a longer time, and contact applicants if we think they may be interested in another available position with us. You can ask that we do not contact you about other positions, and we will respect your request.

Our Website is intended for individuals who are at least eighteen (18) years old and for commercial use only. We do not knowingly collect any personal data from children under the age of eighteen (18). By using the Website, you certify that you are over the age of eighteen (18). We reserve the right to delete any information we believe to be in violation of this Privacy Policy.

We may share personal data with third parties that help us process it for the purposes described in this Policy. For example, we may share personal data with companies that help us run our website or deliver our advertising. 

Some third-party service providers, such as social media and internet search engines, have their own relationship with you and their own privacy policies. In these cases, you should read their privacy policies to understand how your personal information may be handled by these service providers. We have no influence on their data processing.

Below we describe some of the service providers we work with and provide you with links to their privacy policies if you would like to learn more. 

Google reCAPTCHA

We use Google reCAPTCHA (hereinafter "reCAPTCHA") on our website. reCAPTCHA is provided byGoogle Inc., ("Google") which is based in the United States.

reCAPTCHA is used to verify if the data entered on our website is entered by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This begins automatically and, in the background, as soon as you enter the website. reCAPTCHA evaluates various information to do this (e.g., IP address, the length of time you stay on the website, and mouse movements). The data collected is sent to Google.

Further information on the data processing practices of Google can be found here: www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html .

Google Maps

We use the "Google Maps" service to display geographic information, such as displaying an interactive map and to help you with route planning and navigation. Google Maps is provided by Google, which is based in the United States. By using Google Maps, data about your use of it may be collected, processed, and used by Google. This data includes IP addresses and location data. Location Data will not be collected without your consent (e.g., through appropriate settings on your mobile device). This data is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Further information on the data processing practices of Google can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

YouTube

We use plugins from the Google-operated platform "YouTube." The operator of these plugins is YouTube LLC which is located in the United States. When you visit one of our pages with a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal YouTube profile. If you do not agree to this, you can log out of your YouTube account.

We use YouTube to embed videos on our website and to provide you with multimedia content. YouTube sets cookies that analyze user behavior and can be used for various purposes, such as improving video usage or for advertising.

Further information on data processing practices of Google can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Matterport

We use the Matterport Inc. service, which is located in the United States, to display virtual 3D tours. Using Matterport, we can provide you with interactive room views and property presentations on our website.

When you visit a page with an integrated Matterport tour, a connection to Matterport's servers is established. In the process, data such as your IP address, and technical information about your device, and, if applicable, other usage data may be processed and transferred to Matterport. Matterport uses this data to provide the requested content and to analyze user behavior (e.g., use and interactions within the 3D tour). 

Further information on the data processing practices of Matterport can be found here: https://www.costar.com/about/privacy-notice

Scanblue  

We use the Scanblue AG services, based in Germany, to provide virtual 3D and AR/VR representations of products. Scanblue is a provider of virtual reality, augmented reality, and 3D scanning technology, supporting interactive product experiences on websites. 

When you visit a page with an embedded 3D model or AR/VR content, a connection to the Scanblue servers is established. Personal data such as your IP address, technical device information, and other usage data may be transmitted to ScanBlue and processed to provide the content and evaluate user behavior within the 3D format.

Further information on the data processing practices of Matterport can be found here: https://scanblue.com/en/datenschutz/

Dynamsoft

We use Dynamsoft software, which is provided by Dynamsoft Corporation in Canada. This software scans documents related to our products and processes them further in the Torque Advisor tool. It is used for the efficient digitization of documents and to improve internal work processes. During the use of this tool, the scanned document content and technical metadata (e.g., file format, transfer protocols) are processed.

Processing is carried out for the purposes described; and to the best of our knowledge, Dynamsoft does not use or pass on the data for its own purposes.

Further information on the data processing practices of Dynamsoft can be found here: https://www.dynamsoft.com/privacy-statement/  

Integration of additional third party services and content 

Third-party content, such as videos, fonts, or graphics from other websites, may be integrated into our website to improve it and provide functionality. In order for this content to be displayed, it is necessary for the providers of this content ("third-party providers") to collect the IP address of the users. We endeavor to only integrate content whose providers use the IP address only for the purpose of providing this content. However, we have no influence on whether third-party providers store the IP address for other purposes, such as statistical purposes, for example.

Please check the respective data protection conditions of these third-party providers before transmitting personal data to them.

Data Transfers in the Context of Corporate Transactions 

We may transfer any personal information we have in the event of bankruptcy, or if we or any part of our business merges with or is acquired by a third party, or if any such transaction is proposed. 

Other data recipients

We may share your personal data with other recipients who provide services for us. We limit the disclosure of your personal data to the extent necessary for these entities. The following categories of service providers or data recipients may receive your data:

• Server operators & amp hosting providers

• Marketing agencies & website support

• External legal and tax advisors

• Newsletter providers

• Recruiting service providers

• Postal and delivery service providers

• Other service providers and tools

Finally, we may also disclose personal information to third parties if we believe that disclosing such information is necessary to: (i) conduct investigations of possible breaches of law; (ii) identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be violating an agreement they have with us; or (iii) to protect our rights, safety or property, or those of others.

Our website may include tools from companies based in other countries (for example, service providers). Wera is based in Germany, and we may process personal data in Germany or in other countries where we, or our service providers have a presence. This may include Germany, other members of the European Union, the United States, Canada, Mexico and other countries. 

When we transfer personal data to another country, we take precautions to help protect your personal data in that country. However, personal data processed and stored in another country may be subject to disclosure or access requests by the governments, courts, law enforcement or regulatory agencies in that country according to its laws. These laws may differ from the law where you live. If you have any questions about data transfers to third countries, you may contact our data protection officer using the contact information above.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure, and no data security measures can provide absolute protection. We cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to and via our website or otherwise processed by us. However, we use security protocols to help secure our website and other systems against loss, destruction, access, modification, or distribution of your personal data by unauthorized persons through technical and organizational measures.

We take precautions to help protect your personal data against loss, destruction, falsification, manipulation, and unauthorized access or disclosure. 

Your personal data will be stored for as long as it is needed for the purposes for which we hold it. When those purposes no longer apply and there are no legal retention periods or other requirements that prevent this, personal data is deleted or rendered anonymous. For example, personal data collected through our contact form is needed until the conversation with the user has ended. After that period, the information may be stored for a limited period if there is a further purpose for it, for example, if we need to have a record of our conversation for legal purposes.

If your personal data is processed, you have certain privacy rights under the applicable law. These rights may vary depending on where you live, and they are subject to limitations set out in the applicable laws. This section provides you with information about some of your rights, and how to exercise them. 

For the exercise of ARCO rights in Mexico, you shall send a request to us or our data protection officer using the contact information above. Such request shall contain the following information: (i) your name and email address or any other mean to communication with you the answer to your request; (ii) scanned copy of your official identification; and (iii) the clear and precise description of the personal to which you seek to exercise any of the ARCO rights. 

The answer to your request shall be communicated within a period of twenty (20) business days from the date on which the request was received, which may be extended for (one) 1 equal period in the cases established by Mexican Law, in order to perform the adopted measures to comply with your request, which shall be made within fifteen (15) business days after the answer is communicated. 

If the information provided in your request is incorrect or insufficient, or if the necessary documents to prove your identity are not included, we or our data protection officer will, within five (5) business days of receiving your request, ask you to correct the deficiencies in order to process it. In such cases, you will have ten (10) business days to comply with the request for correction. The corresponding request will be considered as not submitted if you do not respond within that period. 

Right of Access

You may ask us whether your personal data is being processed by us. If such processing is taking place, you may request the following information about your personal data:

1. the purposes for which the personal data is processed;

2. access to your personal data that is being processed;

3. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed;

4. the planned duration of storage of the personal data or, if specific information on this is not possible, information about the criteria for determining the storage period;

5. the ability to correct your personal data, if it is incorrect; and

6. any available information on the origin of the data if your personal data if it was not collected from you; 

Right to Correct your Personal Data

You have the right to correct and/or complete the personal data we hold about you if it is inaccurate or incomplete. If applicable, the corrected personal data will be transmitted to third parties having access to that information.

Erasure Requests

Subject to limitations under the applicable law, you may request that we erase your personal data. We will do so if one of the following conditions exists:

1. The personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or processed.

2. You withdraw your consent to the processing, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.

3. The personal data concerning you has been processed unlawfully.

However, it may not always be possible to honor erasure requests. For example, we may not be able to erase personal data in cases where the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

Data Portability Requests

You may ask to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from us, where such right is provided by the applicable law.

Some jurisdictions may have additional rights of data portability, which we will honour if you live in such a jurisdiction. 

Data portability does not apply where the processing of personal data is necessary under applicable law.

Right to Revoke Consent to Processing of Personal Data

You have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal data at any time. 

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal and does not affect the processing of personal data if there is a legal ability to process that personal data under applicable law. 

To withdraw consent from our processing of your personal data, simply send us an email.

Right to lodge a complaint with us, or with a supervisory authority

You have the right to complain to us about our practices regarding personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in the jurisdiction where you reside. 

Automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, without the ability to submit observations to a member of our personnel who is in a position to review the decision. 

We reserve the right to amend this Policy at any time with future effect so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the Policy, e.g., when introducing new services. If material changes are made to this Policy, a notice will appear on the Website.

Last Updated: 18^th November 2025

At Wera Werkzeuge GmbH with address at Korzerter Str. 21-25, 42349, Wuppertal, Germany and its affiliates and/or subsidiaries, (indistinctly, the “Controller”, “Wera”, “we”, “our”, “us”, and similar terms) we use technologies like cookies and other tracking technologies and log files to help display our website properly, to understand how visitors use it, and to tailor content and advertisements to be more relevant for you both on our site and on third party websites. 

This Cookie Policy (“Cookie PPolicyolicy”) explains how we and certain of our third party service providers use these technologies when you visit our website. It also describes the choices you have to turn some of these technologies on and off. For example, you may use our website without agreeing to online targeted advertising. In each of he sections below, you can find information about the choices you have regarding the technologies we use on the website. 

For more information on how we process personal data, and more information on your privacy rights and options, please review our Privacy Policy.

Each time our website is accessed, data and information from the computer system or device you use to access the website is automatically collected. This data includes:

• Information about the browser type and version used,

• The user's operating system,

• The user's Internet service provider,

• The user's IP address,

• Date and time of access,

• Websites from which the user's system accesses our website,

• Websites accessed by the user's system via our website, and

• HTTP status code

This data is collected and stored in our system's log files. This data is not stored together with other personal data relating to the user.

The temporary storage of the IP address and other technical information by our system is to enable the website to be delivered to and properly displayed on your computer or other device. For example, storage in log files is done to help ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, this data helps us to optimize the website and helps ensure the security of our information technology systems. 

The collection of this data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is essential for our operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility for the user to object to this data processing, though you may choose not to use the website.

Description and scope of data processing 

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored by the Internet browser on your computer system or other device. When a user accesses a website, cookies may be stored on their device. These cookies contain a string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is accessed by that device again.

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly and to make it easier to use and to help prevent errors. Some elements of our website require that the browser accessing the website be identified even after a page change. For such essential cookies, the website does not offer an ability to disable them. 

We also use cookies that enable us to analyze users' surfing behavior on our website, to improve the quality of our website and its content. This data tells us how the website is used, enabling us to improve our offerings. The user data collected in this way is pseudonymized by technical measures. This makes it more difficult to assign the data to the user accessing the website, and we do not attempt to do so. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the users.

Insofar as cookies are set to analyze user behavior, this is done on the basis of consent.

We work with third party service providers that help us provide our website and its functionality. For example, these service providers assist us with implementing the opt-out tools we provide on our website and help us with website analytics and advertising. 

These third parties may use cookies and other technologies to collect information on our website. In this section, we provide you with more information about some of these entities, how they process technical information when you use our site, and what your options are. 

Usercentrics 

Our website uses a cookie consent technology called "Usercentrics". This technology is provided by Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße 7, 80331 Munich, Germany. We use it to allow us to obtain and record your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device. 

When you visit our website, a banner is displayed in which you can actively select various cookies and give your consent to their use. You can also choose not to consent to certain cookies that are not necessary in order for the website to function. 

In order for the cookie consent tool to be able to assign your visit to you as a user and to individually record, log, and store your consent settings, certain user information (including your IP address) is collected and stored by the cookie consent tool when you visit our website. 

Further information on data processing practices of UserCentrics can be found here: https://usercentrics.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung/   

Google Analytics

This website uses the "Google Analytics 4" service, which is provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. This service analyzes how users use the website to evaluate website usage and activity and to provide services related to internet usage. To do this, Google Analytics uses cookies that are stored on your device. 

Google Analytics uses “first-party” cookies are used for this purpose. With a first-party cookie, the user can only be recognized by the site from which the cookie originates, not across multiple domains. The information collected by the cookies is usually sent to a Google server in the USA and stored there. 

Google Analytics is used on this website with the code "gat._anonymizeIp();" to help prevent the collection of IP addresses from identifying users (so-called IP masking). 

You also have the option of enabling or disabling the collection of detailed location and device data for individual regions (tracking settings). In addition, Google Signals can be disabled to prevent assignment to a Google account, and personalized ads can be disabled.

You have the right to withdraw your consent to the use of personal data for these purposes at any time. This can be done informally and without giving reasons and takes effect for the future. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Further information on this can be found above in our Privacy Policy under “Rights of data subjects.”

Further information on the processing of your personal data by Google, as well as information about the choices and opt-out practices of Google can be found here:  https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=en.

Google Ads

This website uses "Google Ads," an online advertising service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). 

Google Ads enables us to place advertisements in Google search results and on the Google Display Network. Using conversion tracking and remarketing campaigns, we track how users respond to our ads and interact with our website. For this purpose, cookies are stored on your device when you access our website via a Google ad to understand the effectiveness of our advertising. Cookies are also stored on your device when you access our website for retargeted marketing. We use remarketing to show targeted ads to users who have visited our website on other websites in the Google network.

When you first visit our website, a banner appears that seeks your consent to the use of cookies for these purposes. You can choose not to consent and may still use our website. 

You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This can be done informally and without giving reasons and takes effect for the future. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Further information on data processing by Google and on the opt-out tools provided by Google can be found here: Google Privacy Policy.

Google Tag Manager

Our website uses Google Tag Manager, which is provided by Google LLC. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Tag Manager allows us to manage website tags via an interface and is a cookie-free domain that does not collect any personal information but can trigger other tags that collect data.

The collection of certain data as described above is essential for our operation of the website. In such cases, there is no ability to use the website while preventing that data processing, though you may choose not to use the website. 

In other cases, where information is collected for purposes that are not essential for the website to operate, for example targeted marketing, the previous sections explain how you can turn off these features and still use the website.   

In addition, as a user you have control over the use of cookies on your device. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. 

However, if cookies are deactivated on our website, it may no longer be possible to use all the functions of the website to their full extent. In addition, the choices we offer to allow you to control the use of cookies on our website themselves operate through the use of cookies. If you delete the cookies stored on your device or in your browser, you will need to reset your preferences. You must also set your preferences separately for each device and browser that you use.

The data we collet using technologies will be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. For example, in the case of storage of data in log files, this is typically the case after seven days. However, storage beyond this period is possible. 

In cases where it is possible to render information less identifiable and still achieve the purposes for which that information was collected, potentially identifying information may be deleted so that it is no longer possible, or is more difficult, to assign this information to a particular user.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us using the contact information in our Privacy Policy.

We reserve the right to amend this Cookie Policy at any time with future effect so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the Cookie Policy, e.g., when introducing new services. If material changes are made to the Cookie Policy, a notice will appear on the Website.