# Data Protection Declaration > Data Protection Declaration We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection is of particularly high importance to the management of… **Data Protection Declaration** We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection is of particularly high importance to the management of Semtech GmbH. The use of the Semtech GmbH website is generally possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services of our company via our website, the processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is required and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject. The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Semtech GmbH. By means of this privacy policy, our company would like to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of their rights by means of this privacy policy. As the controller, Semtech GmbH has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible of personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions may in principle have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us via alternative means, for example by telephone. **1. Definitions** The privacy policy of Semtech GmbH is based on the terms used by the European legislator when adopting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand for the public, as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terminology used in advance. In this privacy policy, we use, among others, the following terms: - **Personal data** means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”)... - **Data subject** is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller. - **Processing** means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data... - **Restriction of processing** means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting its future processing. - **Profiling** means any form of automated processing of personal data... - **Pseudonymisation** means the processing of personal data in such a way... - **Controller** means the natural or legal person... - **Processor** means a natural or legal person... - **Recipient** means a natural or legal person... - **Third party** means a natural or legal person... - **Consent** means any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication... **2. Name and Address of the Controller** Controller within the meaning of the GDPR: **Semtech GmbH** Schleifweg 7 90518 Altdorf-Ludersheim Germany Phone: +49 9187 9738-0 Email: zentrale@semtech.de Website: **3. Cookies** The Semtech GmbH website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an internet browser. Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID... Through the use of cookies, Semtech GmbH can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services... The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used... **4. Collection of General Data and Information** The website of Semtech GmbH collects a series of general data and information each time the website is accessed... These data are needed in order to: - correctly deliver website content - optimize content and advertising - ensure system security - provide information to law enforcement authorities in case of cyber attacks These anonymous data are stored separately from personal data. **5. Registration on Our Website** The data subject has the possibility to register on the website... Personal data entered will be collected and stored exclusively for internal use... The controller may transfer data to processors (e.g. shipping providers)... **6. Contact via the Website** If a data subject contacts the controller via email or contact form, the transmitted personal data is automatically stored... No transfer to third parties takes place. **7. Routine Erasure and Blocking of Personal Data** Personal data will only be processed and stored for as long as necessary... After expiration, data will be deleted or blocked. **8. Rights of the Data Subject** Data subjects have the right to: - confirmation whether data is processed - access to stored data - rectification - erasure (“right to be forgotten”) - restriction of processing - data portability - objection - withdrawal of consent - not to be subject to automated decision-making **9. Data Protection in Applications** Personal data of applicants is processed for recruitment purposes... If no employment contract is concluded, data is deleted after two months... **10. Legal Basis for Processing** Processing is based on: - Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR – consent - Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR – contract - Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR – legal obligation - Art. 6(1)(d) GDPR – vital interests - Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interest **11. Legitimate Interests** Our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business in the interest of our employees and shareholders. **12. Data Retention Period** Personal data is stored according to statutory retention periods... **13. Provision of Personal Data** Providing personal data may be legally or contractually required... Failure to provide data may result in inability to conclude a contract. **14. Automated Decision-Making** We do not use automated decision-making or profiling. **15. Google Web Fonts** This website uses Google Fonts... Your IP address and website visit are transmitted to Google... Consent-based loading is implemented. **16. Google Maps** This website uses Google Maps (Google Ireland Limited)... Data may be transferred to the USA based on standard contractual clauses... **17. Borlabs Cookie** This website uses Borlabs Cookie to store your cookie consent... No personal data is processed. --- Source: https://www.sintronics.eu/Semtech/Data-Protection-Declaration