Politique de confidentialité

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website.

Personal data means any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be

found in the Privacy Policy below.

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in

the section “Information on the Responsible Party” in this Privacy Policy.

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter into a

contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data

(e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you

enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your

user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to obtain information, free of charge, about the origin, recipient and purpose of your

stored personal data. You also have the right to request the rectification or deletion of this data. If you have given

your consent to data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. Furthermore, you

have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. In

addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time about this and any other questions regarding data protection.

We host the content of our website with the following provider: ALL-INKL.COM.

The provider is ALL-INKL.COM, Hauptstraße 68, D-02742 Friedersdorf, Germany (“ALL-INKL.COM”).

When you visit our website, ALL-INKL.COM collects various log files including your IP address. Details can be found in the

privacy policy of ALL-INKL.COM at: https://all-inkl.com/datenschutzinformationen.

The use of ALL-INKL.COM is based on Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation

of our website possible. Where consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of

Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to

information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent may be revoked at

any time.

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract

required by data protection law to ensure that this provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in

accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data

confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally

identify you. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what

purpose this is done.

We point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g. communication by email) may have security gaps. Complete

protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Kautz Starkstrom-Anlagen GmbH

Diedenhofener Straße 12–14

54294 Trier

Germany

Phone: +49 651 840 150

Email: info@kautz-trier.com

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means

of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us

until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke

your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing

your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will take place

after these reasons cease to apply.

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2)(a)

GDPR if special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9 (1) GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the

transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 (1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to

the storage of cookies or to access to information on your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is

additionally carried out on the basis of Section 25 (1) TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we

process your data on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary for the

fulfilment of a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of

our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR. The respective legal bases applicable in each individual

case are explained in the following sections of this Privacy Policy.

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer.

Ingo Bresgen

Kautz Starkstrom-Anlagen GmbH

Diedenhofener Straße 12–14

54294 Trier

Germany

Phone: +49 651 840150

Email: datenschutz@kautz-trier.com

We use tools from companies based in data protection-wise non-secure third countries as well as US tools whose providers

are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). When these tools are active, your personal data may be

transferred to and processed in these countries. Please note that in such third countries, no level of data protection

comparable to that in the EU can be guaranteed.

We point out that the USA is generally considered a secure third country with a level of data protection comparable to

that of the EU. A data transfer to the USA is therefore permissible if the recipient is certified under the EU-US Data

Privacy Framework (DPF) or has appropriate additional safeguards in place. Information on data transfers to third

countries, including the recipients of the data, can be found in this Privacy Policy.

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this also involves the

transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only transfer personal data to external parties if this is

necessary in the context of contract performance, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. transfer of data to tax

authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the transfer pursuant to Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis

permits the transfer. When using processors, we only transfer personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid data

processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint controller agreement is concluded.

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may revoke any consent you have already

given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out prior to the withdrawal remains unaffected by the

withdrawal.

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 (1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT, AT ANY TIME AND ON GROUNDS REL

PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA, INCLUDING PROFILING BASED ON

RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONG

AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING

INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LE

PURSUANT TO ART. 21 (1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY

OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS SHALL ALSO APPLY TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS

DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MA

(OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 (2) GDPR).

In the event of infringements of the GDPR, data subjects have a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority,

in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged

infringement. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

You have the right to have data which we process on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract automatedly

delivered to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of

the data to another controller, this will only be done where technically feasible.

Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information free of

charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable,

a right to rectification or erasure of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the

subject of personal data.

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time to

exercise this right. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

- If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of

the review, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

- If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of

erasure.

- If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, you

have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its erasure.

- If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and

ours. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the

processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may, with the exception of storage, only be

processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence 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 European Union or of a

Member State.

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to

us as the website operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact

that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the scope of the legal notice obligation for the purpose of

sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to

take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

Our websites use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small data packages that do not cause any damage to your end device.

They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on

your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end

device until you delete them yourself or automatic deletion is carried out by your web browser.

Cookies can be placed by us (first-party cookies) or by third-party companies (third-party cookies). Third-party cookies

enable the integration of certain services of third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment

services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work

without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to analyze user

behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process, for providing certain functions you have

requested (e.g. for the shopping cart function) or for optimizing the website (e.g. cookies for measuring web audiences)

are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a

legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services.

If consent has been requested for the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies, processing is based

exclusively on this consent (Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDSG); consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, to

exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when

closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this Privacy Policy.

We use the consent tool “Real Cookie Banner” to manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web

beacons etc.) and the corresponding consents. Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at

https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/.

The legal bases for the processing of personal data in this context are Art. 6 (1)(c) GDPR and Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR. Our

legitimate interest lies in the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the corresponding consents.

The provision of personal data is neither statutorily nor contractually required, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of

a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we cannot manage

your consents.

The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your

browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

- Browser type and version

- Operating system used

- Referrer URL

- Hostname of the accessing computer

- Time of the server request

- IP address

No merging of this data with other data sources is carried out.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the

technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website; for this purpose, the server log files must be

collected.

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you

provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not

pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to the performance of a contract or

is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate

interest in the effective processing of enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1)(a)

GDPR), if requested. Consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or

the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory

provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your enquiry, including all personal data resulting from it (name, enquiry),

will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass on this data without your

consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to the performance of a contract or

is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate

interest in the effective processing of enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1)(a)

GDPR), if requested. Consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you send to us via contact enquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to

storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after processing of your request has been completed).

Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

When accessing certain sub-services of our website, additional personal data is processed.

Categories of data processed: technical connection data of the server access (IP address, date, time, requested page,

browser information) and data for the creation of usage statistics.

Purpose of processing: provision and delivery of the website and anonymization and creation of statistics.

The legal basis for processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and/or a legitimate interest that outweighs

the rights and freedoms of the data subjects (Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR).

Data is transmitted to the processor Sketchfab, Inc., 440 9th Ave, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10001, USA. This may also

involve the transfer of personal data to a country outside the European Union.

The transfer of data is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1)(a) in conjunction with Art. 49 (1)(a) GDPR. You were

informed prior to giving your consent that the USA does not provide a level of data protection equivalent to that of the

EU. In particular, US authorities may access your data without you being informed separately and without you being able to

take legal action against this.

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited

(“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. The website operator receives

various usage data, such as page views, duration of visit, operating systems used and origin of the user. These data may

be compiled by Google into a profile that is assigned to the respective end device of the user.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior

(e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information generated by Google about your use of this website is generally

transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDSG. Consent

can be revoked at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found at:

https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an arrangement between the European Union

and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA.

Companies certified under the DPF commit to complying with these data protection standards. Further information is

available from the provider.

IP anonymization is activated on this website. As a result, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member

states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being

transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA

and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of

the website, to compile reports on website activities and to provide further services relating to website and internet use

to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with

other data from Google.

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin

available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in Google’s privacy policy:

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data

protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

This website uses the Insight Tag from LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton

Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

With the help of the LinkedIn Insight Tag, we can obtain information about visitors to our website. If a visitor is

registered with LinkedIn, we may, among other things, analyze relevant professional data (e.g. career level, company size,

country, location, industry and job title) of our website visitors to help us better tailor our site to our target

audiences. Furthermore, LinkedIn Insight Tag allows us to measure whether visitors to our website perform a specific

action (conversion measurement). Conversion measurement can be carried out across devices (e.g. from PC to tablet).

LinkedIn Insight Tag also provides a retargeting function that allows us to display targeted advertising to visitors of

our website outside the website, whereby, according to LinkedIn, no identification of the advertising addressee takes

place.

LinkedIn also collects so-called log files (URL, referrer URL, IP address, device and browser properties and time of

access). IP addresses are shortened or, if used to reach LinkedIn members across devices, hashed (pseudonymized). The

direct identifiers of LinkedIn members are deleted by LinkedIn within seven days. The remaining pseudonymized data are

deleted within 180 days.

As the website operator, we cannot assign the data collected by LinkedIn to specific individuals. LinkedIn stores the

personal data collected from website visitors on its servers in the USA and uses them in the context of its own

advertising measures. Details can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

If consent has been obtained, the above-mentioned service is used exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and

Section 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If no consent has been obtained, the use of this service is based

on Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR; the website operator has a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures, including via

social media.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found at:

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.

You can object to the analysis of your usage behavior and targeted advertising by LinkedIn using the following link:

https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

LinkedIn members can also control the use of their personal data for advertising purposes in their account settings. To

avoid a connection between data collected on our website by LinkedIn and your LinkedIn account, you must log out of your

LinkedIn account before visiting our website.

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with LinkedIn for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a

contract required by data protection law to ensure that LinkedIn processes the personal data of our website visitors only

in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

This website embeds videos from YouTube. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street,

Dublin 4, Ireland.

We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. According to YouTube, this mode ensures that YouTube does not store information

about visitors to this website before they view a video. The transfer of data to YouTube partners is, however, not

necessarily excluded by the enhanced privacy mode. Thus, YouTube connects to the Google DoubleClick network whether or not

you view a video.

As soon as you start a YouTube video on this website, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. This tells the

YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to

assign your browsing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube

account.

Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies or use comparable recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting) on

your device after starting a video. In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This

information is used, among other things, to record video statistics, improve user-friendliness and prevent fraud.

Additional data processing operations over which we have no influence may be triggered after the start of a YouTube

video.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate

interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried

out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar as consent includes the storage of

cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting). Consent can be revoked at any time.

Further information on data protection at YouTube can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy:

https://policies.google.com/privacy.

The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF).

We use, among other things, online conferencing tools to communicate with our customers. The tools we use are listed

below. When you communicate with us by video or audio conference via the internet, your personal data is recorded and

processed by us and by the provider of the respective conferencing tool.

The conferencing tools collect all data that you provide/use to utilize the tools (email address and/or phone number).

Furthermore, the conferencing tools process the duration of the conference, start and end (time) of participation, number

of participants and other “context information” related to the communication process (metadata).

In addition, the provider of the tools processes all technical data required for processing the online communication.

This includes, in particular, IP addresses, MAC addresses, device IDs, device type, operating system type and version,

client version, camera type, microphone or speaker as well as the type of connection.

If content is exchanged, uploaded or otherwise provided within the tool, it is also stored on the servers of the tool

provider. Such content includes, in particular, cloud recordings, chat/instant messages, voicemails, uploaded photos and

videos, files, whiteboards and other information shared while using the service.

Please note that we do not have complete influence on the data processing operations of the tools used. Our options depend

largely on the corporate policies of the respective provider. For further information on data processing by the

conferencing tools, please refer to the privacy policies of the respective tools listed below.

The conferencing tools are used to communicate with prospective or existing contractual partners or to offer certain

services to our customers (Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR). Furthermore, the use of the tools serves to simplify and accelerate

communication with us or our company (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR). Where consent has

been requested, the use of the relevant tools takes place on the basis of this consent; consent can be revoked at any

time with effect for the future.

The data directly collected by us via the video and conferencing tools will be deleted from our systems as soon as you

request deletion, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Stored cookies remain

on your device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

We have no influence on the storage period of your data that is stored by the operators of the conferencing tools for

their own purposes. For details, please refer directly to the privacy policies of the conferencing tool providers.

We use Microsoft Teams. The provider is Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business

Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland.

Details on data processing can be found in the Microsoft privacy statement:

https://privacy.microsoft.com/privacy-statement.

The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF).

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g. by email, post or via an online application form). Below we inform you

about the scope, purpose and use of your personal data collected as part of the application process. We assure you that

the collection, processing and use of your data will be carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and

all other statutory provisions and that your data will be treated strictly confidentially.

If you send us an application, we process your associated personal data (e.g. contact and communication data,

application documents, notes taken during interviews etc.) insofar as this is necessary for the decision on the

establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is Section 26 BDSG under German law (initiation of

an employment relationship), Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR (general contract initiation) and – if you have given your consent –

Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR. Consent can be revoked at any time. Your personal data will be passed on within our company only to

persons who are involved in processing your application.

If the application is successful, the data you have submitted will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis

of Section 26 BDSG and Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship.

If we are unable to make you a job offer, you reject a job offer or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to

retain the data you have submitted on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR) for up to 6 months after

the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application). The data will then be deleted and any

physical application documents destroyed. The retention serves in particular as evidence in the event of a legal dispute.

If it is apparent that the data will be required after the expiry of the 6-month period (e.g. due to an impending or

pending legal dispute), deletion will only take place when the purpose for further retention no longer applies.

A longer retention period may also take place if you have given your consent (Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR) or if statutory

retention obligations prevent deletion.