Data protection declaration
Unless stated otherwise below, the
provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually
obligatory, nor required for conclusion of a contract. You are not
obliged to provide your data. Not providing it will have no
consequences. This only applies as long as the processing procedures
below do not state otherwise.
“Personal data” is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Server log files
You can use our websites without submitting personal data.
Every time our website is accessed, user
data is transferred to us or our web hosts/IT service providers by your
internet browser and stored in server log files. This stored data
includes for example the name of the site called up, date and time of
the request, the IP address, amount of data transferred and the provider
making the request. The processing is carried out on the basis of
Article 6(1) f) GDPR due to our legitimate interests in ensuring the
smooth operation of our website as well as improving our services.
Responsible person
Contact us at any time. The person responsible for data processing is: Jörg Matzdorff, Habichtweg 7, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach Deutschland, +4915114738383,
Proactive contact of the customer by e-mail
If you make contact with us proactively
via email, we shall collect your personal data (name, email address,
message text) only to the extent provided by you. The purpose of the
data processing is to handle and respond to your contact request.
If the initial contact serves to
implement pre-contractual measures (e.g. consultation in the case of
purchase interest, order creation) or concerns an agreement already
concluded between you and us, this data processing takes place on the
basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.
If the initial contact occurs for other
reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article
6(1)(f) GDPR for the purposes of our overriding, legitimate interest in
handling and responding to your request. In this case, on
grounds relating to your particular situation, you have the right to
object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you
and carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
We will only use your email address to
process your request. Your data will subsequently be deleted in
compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have agreed to
further processing and use.
Collection and processing when using the contact form
When you use the contact form we will
only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) in
the scope provided by you. The data processing is for the purpose of
making contact.
We will only use your email address to process your request. Finally your data will be deleted, unless you have agreed to further processing and use.
If the initial contact serves to
implement pre-contractual measures (e.g. consultation in the case of
purchase interest, order creation) or concerns an agreement already
concluded between you and us, this data processing takes place on the
basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.
If the initial contact occurs for other
reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article
6(1)(f) GDPR for the purposes of our overriding, legitimate interest in
handling and responding to your request. In
this case, on grounds relating to your particular situation, you have
the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data
concerning you and carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.We will only use your email address to process your request. Finally your data will be deleted, unless you have agreed to further processing and use.
Customer account Orders
Customer account
When you open a customer account, we will
collect your personal data in the scope given there. The data
processing is for the purpose of improving your shopping experience and
simplifying order processing. The processing will be carried out on the
basis of art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your
consent at any time by contacting us without affecting the legality of
the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal. Your
customer account will then be deleted.
Collection, processing, and transfer of personal data in orders
When you submit an order we only collect
and use your personal data insofar as this is necessary for the
fulfilment and handling of your order as well as processing of your
queries. The provision of data is necessary for conclusion of a
contract. Failure to provide it will prevent the conclusion of any
contract. The processing will occur on the basis of Article 6(1) b) GDPR
and is required for the fulfilment of a contract with you.
Your data is transferred here for
example to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers, payment
service providers, service providers for handling the order and IT
service providers that you have selected. We will comply strictly with
legal requirements in every case. The scope of data transmission is
restricted to a minimum.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files which are saved in a user’s internet browser or by the user’s internet browser on their computer system. When a user calls up a website, a cookie may be saved on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic character string which allows the browser to be clearly identified when the website is called up again.
Cookies will be stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By choosing corresponding technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before the setting of cookies and you can decide whether to accept this setting in each individual case as well as prevent the storage of cookies and transmission of the data they contain. Cookies which have already been saved may be deleted at any time. We would, however, like to point out that this may prevent you from making full use of all the functions of this website.
Using the links below, you can find out how to manage cookies (or deactivate them, among other things) in major browsers:
Chrome Browser: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-edge/cookies-in-microsoft-edge-lB6schen-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
technically necessary cookies
Insofar as no other information is given in the data protection declaration below we use only these technically necessary cookies cookies to make our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies also allow our systems to recognise your browser after a page change and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. These services require the browser to be recognised again after a page change.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out on the basis of Art. 25 para. 2 TTDSG. Processing is carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to our largely justified interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of our range of services.
You have the right to veto this processing of your personal data according to art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, for reasons relating to your personal situation.
Use of Consentmanager
Our website uses the consent management tool Consentmanager from Consentmanager AB (Håltegelvägen 1b, 72348 Västerås, Sweden; "Consentmanager").
The tool enables you to grant consents to data processing via the website, in particular the placing of cookies, and to make use of your right of revocation for consents already granted.
The processing of data serves the purpose of obtaining necessary consents for data processing and to document these, thereby complying with statutory obligations.
Cookies may be deployed for this purpose. In this process the following information, inter alia, can be collected and transmitted to Consentmanager: Date and time of the page retrieval, information on the browser and device you are using, anonymised IP address, opt-in and opt-out data. This data will not be forwarded to other third parties.
The data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(c) GDPR to comply with a legal obligation.
More information on data protection at Consentmanager can be found at: https://www.consentmanager.net/privacy.php
Analysis
Use of the Google Analytics
Our website uses the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”).
The processing of data serves to analyse this website and its visitors and for marketing and advertising purposes. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services to the website operator relating to website and internet use. In this process the following information, inter alia, can be collected: IP address, date and time of the website access, click path, information on the browser and the device you are using, the pages visited, referrer URL (website via which you accessed our website), location data, purchasing activities. The IP address transmitted from your browser within the scope of Google Analytics is not associated with any other data held by Google. Google Analytics uses technology such as cookies, web storage in the browser, and tracking pixels which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by these regarding your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google relies on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/.Both Google and the US government authorities have access to your data. Google may combine your data with other data, such as your search history, personal accounts, usage data from other devices and any other information Google has about you.
Our website uses the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”).
The processing of data serves to analyse this website and its visitors and for marketing and advertising purposes. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services to the website operator relating to website and internet use. In this process the following information, inter alia, can be collected: IP address, date and time of the website access, click path, information on the browser and the device you are using, the pages visited, referrer URL (website via which you accessed our website), location data, purchasing activities. The IP address transmitted from your browser within the scope of Google Analytics is not associated with any other data held by Google. Google Analytics uses technology such as cookies, web storage in the browser, and tracking pixels which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by these regarding your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google relies on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/.Both Google and the US government authorities have access to your data. Google may combine your data with other data, such as your search history, personal accounts, usage data from other devices and any other information Google has about you.
IP anonymisation is activated on this website. Google
uses this to shorten your IP address beforehand within Member States of
the European Union or in other signatories to the Agreement on the
European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP
address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened
there.
The processing of your personal data is
based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our
overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of
the website. On grounds relating to your particular
situation, you have the right to object at any time to this processing
of personal data concerning you.
You can also prevent the collection of the data (including your IP address) generated by Google Analytics and related to your use of the website by Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link [https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de]. To prevent the data collection and storage by Google Analytics across multiple devices you can place an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website. You need to implement the opt-out on all systems and devices that you are using, so that this works comprehensively. If you delete the opt-out cookie, requests will be transmitted to Google again. When you click here the opt-out cookie will be placed: Deactivate Google Analytics. You can find more detailed information on the terms and conditions of use and data protection at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and/or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de.
You can also prevent the collection of the data (including your IP address) generated by Google Analytics and related to your use of the website by Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link [https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de]. To prevent the data collection and storage by Google Analytics across multiple devices you can place an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website. You need to implement the opt-out on all systems and devices that you are using, so that this works comprehensively. If you delete the opt-out cookie, requests will be transmitted to Google again. When you click here the opt-out cookie will be placed: Deactivate Google Analytics. You can find more detailed information on the terms and conditions of use and data protection at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and/or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de.
Plug-ins
Use of Google reCAPTCHA
Our website uses the reCAPTCHA service by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google").
The request serves to distinguish whether the input was made by a human or automatic machine processing. For this purpose your input will be transmitted to Google and used by them further. In addition, the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service will be transferred to Google. This data will be processed by Google within the EU and potentially also in the USA.
The request serves to distinguish whether the input was made by a human or automatic machine processing. For this purpose your input will be transmitted to Google and used by them further. In addition, the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service will be transferred to Google. This data will be processed by Google within the EU and potentially also in the USA.
For the USA, no adequacy decision from
the EU Commission is available. The data transfer will be based, inter
alia, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the
protection of personal data, available at https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks.
Processing is carried out on the basis
of Article 6(1)f) GDPR due to our legitimate interest in protecting our
website from automated spying, misuse and SPAM. On
grounds relating to your particular situation, you have the right to
object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you
and carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
You can find more detailed information on Google reCAPTCHA and the associated data protection declaration at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html and https://www.google.com/privacy.
Rights of persons affected and storage duration
Duration of storage
After contractual processing has been
completed, the data is initially stored for the duration of the warranty
period, then in accordance with the retention periods prescribed by
law, especially tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the
period has elapsed, unless you have agreed to further processing and
use.
Rights of the affected person
If the legal requirements are fulfilled,
you have the following rights according to art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to
information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data
portability. You also have a right of objection against processing based
on art. 6 (1) GDPR, and to processing for the purposes of direct
marketing, according to art. 21 (1) GDPR.
Right to complain to the regulatory authority
You have the right to complain to the
regulatory authority according to art. 77 GDPR if you believe that your
data is not being processed legally.
You can lodge a complaint with, among
others, the supervisory authority responsible for us, which you may
reach at the following contact details:Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-WestfalenPostfach 20 04 44
40102 Düsseldorf
Tel.: +49 211 384240
Fax: +49 211 38424999
E-Mail:
Right to object
If the data processing outlined here is
based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6(1)f)
GDPR, you have the right for reasons arising from your particular
situation to object at any time to the processing of your data with
future effect.
If the objection is successful, we will
no longer process the personal data, unless we can demonstrate
compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your
interests or rights and freedoms, or the processing is intended for the
assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.
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