Who we are

Our website address is: https://dleans.com. We provide high-end digital lean manufacturing solutions that empower teams to solve problems and continuously enhance business processes in pursuit of excellence.

The data controller for this website is:

Pedro Abramides Neto

Digital Lean Systems (sole proprietorship)

Am Heiligenbrunnen 32, 72581 Dettingen an der Erms, Germany

Email: info@dleans.com

Phone: +49 (160) 94601518

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

If you use Gravatar, an anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media Uploads

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

We use cookies to improve user experience and site functionality. Examples include:

  • Saving login and display preferences
  • Session management
  • Spam protection You can manage or disable cookies in your browser settings.

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Contact Forms

If you contact us via form, we collect your name, email, and message content to respond to your inquiry.

Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data under the following legal bases (Art. 6 GDPR):

Legitimate interest (e.g. site security, analytics)

Consent (e.g. cookies, contact forms)

Contractual necessity (e.g. user accounts)

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

  • Comments and metadata: retained indefinitely
  • Registered users: data stored in user profiles
  • Contact form submissions: retained for up to 12 months
  • Cookies: vary by type (session, persistent)

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

You have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Request correction or deletion
  • Object to processing
  • Request data portability
  • Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, contact: info@dleans.com

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services. We may use third-party services (e.g. Microsoft Azure, Power BI) for hosting and analytics. These providers may process data outside the EU under appropriate safeguards.

Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority in Baden-Württemberg: https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de