Privacy Policy

As of January 2026

Name and contact details of the controller pursuant to Article 4(7) GDPR

Vishay Electronic GmbH
Im Grünewald 4
D-57339 Erndtebrück, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 27 53 - 59 46 - 0
Email: info-birkelbach@vishay.com

Name and address of the data protection officer

Marina Heider
Vishay Electronic GmbH
Dr.-Felix-Zandman-Platz 1
D-95100 Selb, Germany
Email: Privacy@vishay.com

Security and protection of your personal data

Vishay Electronic GmbH (hereinafter also referred to as "Vishay" and/or "we" or "controller") considers it a priority to maintain the confidentiality of the personal data you provide and to protect it from unauthorized access. We therefore take the utmost care and apply state-of-the-art security standards to ensure maximum protection of your personal data.

As a private company, we are subject to the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the regulations of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). We have taken technical and organizational measures to ensure that the data protection regulations are observed both by us and by our external service providers.

Definitions

The legislator requires that personal data be processed in a lawful manner, in good faith, and in a manner that is comprehensible to the data subject ("lawfulness, processing in good faith, transparency"). To ensure this, we inform you about the individual legal definitions that are also used in this privacy policy:

1. Personal data

"Personal data" is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "data subject"); A natural person is considered identifiable if they can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by association with an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more special characteristics that express the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

2. Processing

"Processing" means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, distribution or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

3. Restriction of processing

"Restriction of processing" means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting its future processing.

4. Profiling

"Profiling" means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.

5. Pseudonymization

"Pseudonymization" is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

6. File system

"File system" means any structured collection of personal data accessible according to specific criteria, regardless of whether this collection is centralised, decentralised or organised according to functional or geographical criteria.

7. Controller

"Controller" means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

8. Processor

"Processor" means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

9. Recipient

"Recipient" means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body to which personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients; the processing of those data by those authorities shall be carried out in compliance with the applicable data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing.

10. Third party

"Third party" means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body other than the data subject, controller, processor, and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.

11. Consent

"Consent" of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

Lawfulness of processing

The processing of personal data is only lawful if there is a legal basis for the processing. In accordance with Article 6(1)(a) to (f) of the GDPR, the legal basis for processing may be, in particular:

  1. The data subject has given consent to the processing of personal data concerning him or her for one or more specific purposes;
  2. processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract;
  3. processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject;
  4. Processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person;
  5. processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
  6. Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.

Information about the collection of personal data

Below, we provide information about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data includes, for example, name, address, email addresses, and user behavior.

When you contact us by email or via a contact form, we store the data you provide (your email address, your name and telephone number, if applicable) in order to answer your questions. We delete the data collected in this context once storage is no longer necessary, or processing is restricted if there are legal retention obligations.

Collection of personal data when visiting our website

When you use the website for informational purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security (the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR):

  • IP address
  • Date and time of the request
  • Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
  • Content of the request (specific page)
  • Access status/HTTP status code
  • Amount of data transferred
  • Website from which the request originates
  • Browser
  • Operating system and its interface
  • Language and version of the browser software.

In particular, the data collected is processed for the following purposes:

  • Provision of the website
  • Facilitating a smooth connection to the website and its use,
  • evaluating the security and stability of the system,
  • Optimizing and improving our website,
  • Troubleshooting technical issues,
  • Provision of general statistics on website usage,
  • Defense against attacks.

The recipients of the personal data include technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Personal data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. This is usually the case for personal data used to provide the website at the end of each session.

Use of cookies

In addition to the aforementioned data, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive and assigned to the browser you are using, and through which certain information flows to the entity that sets the cookie. Cookies cannot execute programs or transfer viruses to your computer. They serve to make the Internet offering more user-friendly and effective overall.

This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:

Transient cookies (see a.) Persistent cookies (see b.).

  1. Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. These include, in particular, session cookies. These store a so-called session ID, which can be used to assign various requests from your browser to the shared session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close your browser.
  2. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies at any time in your browser's security settings.
  3. You can configure your browser settings according to your preferences and, for example, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. So-called "third-party cookies" are cookies that have been set by a third party, i.e. not by the actual website you are currently visiting. Please note that by deactivating cookies, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website.

This website uses only "necessary cookies." These help to make a website usable by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Additional functions and offers on our website

In addition to the purely informational use of our website, we offer various services that you can use if you are interested. To do so, you will usually need to provide additional personal data, which we use to provide the respective service and to which the aforementioned principles of data processing apply. This includes the following purposes, among others:

Data processing in connection with product orders

When you send us an order request, we process the personal data you provide (e.g., name, business address, email address, telephone number, other booking data/requests, payment data, etc.). Mandatory fields are marked as such, as we need the data in these cases to process the contract or your contact request and you cannot complete the order request without providing it. The corresponding processing only takes place if the relevant legal basis exists.

Other purposes of data processing

We may use the data collected about you for other business purposes, such as data analysis, audits, developing new products/services, improving our website, improving our products and services, identifying trends in website usage, and determining the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. In addition, we may use the data collected about you if we deem it necessary or appropriate: (i) in accordance with applicable law; (ii) to comply with legal processes; (iii) to respond to inquiries from public and government authorities; (iv) to enforce this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use; (v) to protect our business; (vi) to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and/or your rights, privacy, safety, or property, and/or the rights, privacy, safety, or property of others; and (vii) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.

Transfer of personal data

We sometimes use (external) service providers to process your data. These have been carefully selected and commissioned by us, are legally and contractually bound to our instructions, and are regularly monitored.

Vishay

When you place an order with us, we pass on your data to our affiliated company Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., which acts as our fulfillment center and order processor. The data required for picking, packing, and delivery is transmitted to Vishay. Without the transmission of data to Vishay, the delivery of your order is not possible. Subsequent processing by Vishay will only take place if the relevant legal basis is secured.

The fulfillment center ships the order on behalf of Vishay via an external shipping service provider.

Service providers

We share your personal data with our service providers so that they can perform the tasks we have commissioned them to do. For example, when you place an order with us, we share your data with an external shipping service provider. We may also use service providers to host our website or assist us in providing features on our website, sending communications about our website and our products and services, and processing payments.

Depending on which payment service provider you select during the ordering process, we will pass on the payment data collected for this purpose to the bank or payment service provider selected to process the payment. In some cases, the selected payment service providers may collect this data themselves if you have an account with them. In this case, you must log in to the payment service provider with your access data during the ordering process. The privacy policy of the respective payment service provider applies.

We use the manually stored payment data (bank details) to process payments or transfer the data if it is already stored with us. If you wish to make any changes, please contact us at https://www.vishay.com/en/company/contacts/ 

Parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates, or other related companies.

We may share your data with our parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates, or other related companies for internal business purposes. This process is based on our legitimate interests.

Legal and security reasons

Vishay may be required to disclose personal data to public authorities, law enforcement agencies, government agencies, or legal entities. We may disclose personal data due to laws, litigation, or national security reasons in order to comply with valid legal processes such as subpoenas, court orders, or search warrants, as well as in other cases permitted by law. This process is based on the fact that it is necessary to comply with the legal obligations to which Vishay is subject. We may also need to disclose personal data to enforce our rights, protect our property, or protect the rights, property, or safety of others, if necessary to support external audit, compliance, and corporate governance functions, or in the event of an emergency that threatens the life, health, or safety of any person. We may also share personal data when necessary to pursue available remedies or limit the damages we may sustain. This process is based on our legitimate interests.

Change of control

We reserve the right to transfer or assign the data we collect from users in connection with a corporate transaction, such as a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or sale of assets, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy.

Other third parties

We may also share your personal data with other third parties, e.g., if we offer promotions, contests, contracts, or similar services together with other partners. You can find more information about this when you provide your personal data or below in the description of the respective offer.

Unless otherwise stated in this privacy policy, we do not disclose your personal data to third parties unless we are legally obliged to do so or you have expressly consented to this. In such cases, we comply with the legal provisions and, in particular, conclude appropriate agreements to protect your data.

Transfer outside the EU/EEA or another region where the website is available

If personal data originates from the EU/EEA and is transferred to companies in third countries outside the EU/EEA, this is done in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR. The transfer is made to a country for which an adequacy decision has been made (see Article 45 GDPR). Alternatively, the recipients have submitted to so-called binding corporate rules (see Art. 47 GDPR) or the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses are used (see Art. 46 GDPR). If the transfer of data to entities outside the EU is necessary to fulfill contractual obligations, the transfer is carried out on the basis of Art. 49 GDPR. If the EU standard contractual clauses are used, we will provide you with further information on request at privacy@vishay.com. The EU standard contractual clauses can also be found on the EU Commission's website at https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de. All personal data collected via our websites from EU citizens is processed in the United States by Vishay or a third party acting on our behalf. Our websites are hosted in the United States.

If personal data originates in China and is managed and/or transferred outside of China, we take appropriate measures to ensure that the requirements of the data laws of the People's Republic of China applicable to Vishay are properly met.

If personal data originates from other regions (e.g., the United States) and is managed and/or transferred outside of those regions, we also take appropriate measures to ensure that the data protection requirements applicable to Vishay are properly met.

Retention period and deletion of personal data

Unless otherwise described in this Privacy Policy, Vishay will delete personal data when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was processed and the statutory retention periods have expired. As a rule, contract-related data is deleted 24 months after the termination of the respective contract with Vishay.

Personal data of visitors to our website will be deleted when it is no longer needed for the purposes described above, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Usage data is regularly stored for a period of 26 months, unless further storage is required, e.g., due to tax and fiscal regulations. Depending on the data category and country of origin, such storage may last up to 6 years (e.g., for commercial and business letters), 10 years (e.g., for tax-related information), or even longer if, for example, an authority has issued a further order for the storage of data.

Children

Our offer is generally aimed at adults. Persons under the age of 18 should not transmit any personal data to us without the consent of their parents or legal guardians.

Rights of the data subject

1. Withdrawal of consent

If the processing of personal data is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. You can contact us at any time to exercise your right of withdrawal.

Contact

Marina Heider
Email Privacy@vishay.com

2. Right to confirmation

You have the right to request confirmation from the controller as to whether we are processing personal data concerning you. You can request confirmation at any time using the contact details above.

3. Right to information

If personal data is processed, you may request information about this personal data and the following information at any time:

a. the purposes of processing;

b. the categories of personal data being processed;

c. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations;

d. if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration;

e. the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you or to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;

f. the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;

g. if the personal data is not collected from the data subject, any available information on the source of the data;

h. the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.

If personal data is transferred to a third country or to an international organization, you have the right to be informed about the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 GDPR in connection with the transfer. We will provide a copy of the personal data that is the subject of the processing. For any further copies you request, we may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs. If you submit your request electronically, the information shall be provided in a commonly used electronic format, unless you specify otherwise. The right to receive a copy pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

4. Right to rectification

You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate personal data concerning you without delay. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement.

5. Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")

You have the right to request that the controller erase personal data concerning you without delay, and we are obliged to erase personal data without delay if one of the following reasons applies:

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

b. The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.

c. The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.

d. The personal data has been processed unlawfully.

e. The erasure of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.

f. The personal data has been collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Article 8(1) of the GDPR.

If the controller has made the personal data public and is obliged to erase it in accordance with paragraph 1, the controller shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, taking into account available technology and implementation costs, to inform controllers who process the personal data that a data subject has requested them to erase all links to or copies or replications of that personal data. The right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") does not apply where processing is necessary: for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information; for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller; for reasons of public interest in the area of public health in accordance with Article 9(2)(h) and (i) and Article 9(3) GDPR; for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) GDPR, in so far as the right referred to in paragraph 1 is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of that processing, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

6. Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data if one of the following conditions applies:

a. the accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;

b. the processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of their use instead;

c. the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject needs it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or

d. the data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

Where processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, such personal data shall, with the exception of storage, only be processed with the consent of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or of a Member State. To exercise the right to restriction of processing, the data subject may contact us at any time using the contact details provided above.

7. Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and you have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, provided that:

a. the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, and

b. the processing is carried out using automated means.

When exercising the right to data portability pursuant to paragraph 1, you have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another controller, where technically feasible. The exercise of the right to data portability shall not affect the right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"). This right shall not apply to processing necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

8. Right to object

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. The controller shall no longer process the personal data unless the controller can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims. If personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing purposes. If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes. In connection with the use of information society services, you may, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications. You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1), unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest. You may exercise your right to object at any time by contacting the respective controller.

Contact:

Marina Heider
Email Privacy@vishay.com

9. Automated individual decision-making, including profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision:

  1. is necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller
  2. is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and that law provides for appropriate measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or
  3. is based on the explicit consent of the data subject.

The controller shall take appropriate measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision. The data subject may exercise this right at any time by contacting the controller.

10. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes this Regulation, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

11. Right to effective judicial remedy

Without prejudice to any administrative or non-judicial remedy available, including the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Article 77 of the GDPR, you have the right to an effective judicial remedy if you consider that your rights under this Regulation have been infringed as a result of the processing of your personal data in a manner that does not comply with this Regulation.

Integration of Google Maps

We use Google Maps on this website. This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to conveniently use the map function.

When you visit the website, Google receives information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, the data mentioned above in this statement is transmitted. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account that you are logged in to or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly associated with your account. If you do not want your data to be associated with your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research, and/or the needs-based design of its website. Such evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right.

Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by the plug-in provider can be found in the provider's privacy policy. There you will also find further information on your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

Use of script libraries (Google Web Fonts)

In order to display our content correctly and in a graphically appealing manner across browsers, we use "Google Web Fonts" from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter "Google") to display fonts on this website.

The Google Fonts are integrated locally, i.e., on our web server, and are not loaded via Google's servers. This means that no connection to Google's servers is established and therefore no data is transferred or stored.

Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found atdevelopers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy:www.google.com/policies/privacy/ .

Changes and updates to this privacy policy

We will revise this privacy policy if changes to our data processing procedures make this necessary. We therefore recommend that you review our privacy policy regularly. As soon as the changes require your involvement (e.g., consent) or other individual notification, we will inform you of the changes.

If we provide addresses and contact information for companies and organizations in this privacy policy, please note that these addresses may change over time. If you wish to contact these companies and organizations, please check the respective contact details.

For more information on data protection at Vishay, please refer to our Privacy Center and the data protection notices contained therein.