PRIVACY POLICY
PRIVACY POLICY
Privacy Policy
Except as stated below, providing your personal information is not required by law or contract, nor is it necessary to enter into a contract. You are not obliged to provide the information. If it is not delivered, there will be no consequences. This only applies to the extent that nothing else is stated in the subsequent treatments.
"personal information": all information about an identified or identifiable natural person.
Server logs
You can visit our websites without providing any personal information.
Every time you access our website, your internet browser transfers usage data to us or our web hosting/IT service provider and stores them in log data (so-called server logs). This stored data includes e.g. the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 pieces. 1 letter f of the DSGVO due to our overall legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website as well as in improving our offer.
Your data will be transferred to e.g. Canada. The EU Commission has issued a decision on adequacy for data transfers to Canada.
Contact
Responsible
You can contact us if you wish. The contact details for the data controller can be found in our imprint.
Initiative to contact the customer via e-mail
If you contact us via e-mail, we will only collect your personal information (name, e-mail address, message text) to the extent that you have provided them. The data processing serves to process and respond to your inquiry.
If the contact serves to carry out measures prior to entering into a contract (e.g. consultation in case of interest in purchase, preparation of an offer) or relates to a contract that has already been concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 pieces. 1, letter b DSGVO.
If the contact takes place for other reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 pieces. 1 letter f of the DSGVO due to our overall legitimate interest in processing and responding to your inquiry. In this case, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data about you on the basis of Article 6 para. 1, letter f) of the DSGVO for reasons attributable to your particular situation.
We will only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in accordance with the statutory retention periods, unless you have given your consent to further processing and use.
Collection and processing using the contact form
When you use the contact form, we only collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) to the extent that you have provided them. The data processing serves to contact you.
If the contact serves to carry out measures prior to entering into a contract (e.g. consultation in case of interest in purchase, preparation of an offer) or relates to a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 , PCS. 1, letter b, of the DSGVO.
If the contact takes place for other reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 pieces. 1 letter f of the DSGVO due to our overall legitimate interest in processing and responding to your inquiry. In this case, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data about you on the basis of Article 6 para. 1, letter f) of the DSGVO for reasons attributable to your particular situation.
We will only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in accordance with the statutory retention periods, unless you have given your consent to further processing and use.
Orders
Collection, processing and disclosure of personal data in connection with placing orders
When you place an order, we only collect and process your personal data to the extent necessary to fulfill and process your order and to process your inquiries. It is necessary to provide the information in order to enter into the contract. If it is not presented, no contract can be concluded. The treatment is based on art. 6 pieces. 1 letter b of the DSGVO and is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.
Your data is passed on, e.g. to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers you have chosen, to payment service providers, order processing service providers and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly comply with the legal requirements. The extent of the data transfer is limited to a minimum.
Your data is transferred i.a. to Canada. The EU Commission has issued a decision on adequacy for data transfers to Canada.
Assessments / Advertising
Collection of data in connection with the preparation of a comment
When you comment on an article or a post, we only collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, comment text) to the extent that you have given them to us. The processing serves to enable comments and display comments. By sending a comment, you give your consent to the processing of the data sent. The treatment is based on art. 6 pieces. 1, letter a, of the DSGVO with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without this affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.
When your comment is published, the name and email address you provided will also be published.
When you send your comment, your IP address is also stored in order to prevent misuse of the comment function and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. By submitting a comment, you give your consent to the processing of the data submitted. The treatment is based on art. 6 pieces. 1, letter a, of the DSGVO with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without this affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. Your IP address will then be deleted.
Use of your personal data to send you advertisements per mail
We use your personal information (name, address), which we have received in connection with the sale of a product or service, to send you postal advertisements, unless you have objected to this use. It is necessary to provide this information in order to enter into the contract. If it is not presented, no contract can be concluded.
The treatment is based on art. 6 pieces. 1 letter f of the DSGVO due to our overall legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your address information at any time by notifying us. The contact information for objecting can be found in the imprint.
Using the e-mail address to send direct advertising
We use your e-mail address, which we received in connection with the sale of a product or service, to electronically send advertisements for our own goods or services that are similar to those you have already purchased from us, unless you have objected to this use. It is necessary to provide the e-mail address in order to enter into the contract. If it is not presented, no contract can be concluded. The treatment is based on art. 6 pieces. 1 letter f of the DSGVO on our overall legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your email address at any time by notifying us. The contact information for making an objection can be found in the imprint. You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the promotional email. This entails no other costs than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on a user's computer system. When a user accesses a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic character string that makes it possible to uniquely identify the browser when the website is called again.
Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the relevant technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set, and you can individually decide whether you want to accept them, as well as prevent the storage of cookies and the transfer of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. However, we point out that you may not be able to use all the features of this website to their full potential.
You can find out how you can manage (including disable) cookies in the most important browsers by clicking on the links below:
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben- und-ablehnen
Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
Technically necessary cookies
Unless otherwise stated in the data protection statement below, we only use these technically necessary cookies with the aim of making our offer more user-friendly, efficient and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after a page change and to offer you services. Some functions on our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. It is therefore necessary for the browser to be recognized even after the page has been changed.
The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on § 15 subsection 3, point 1 in TMG. The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Art. 6 pieces. 1, letter f, DSGVO due to our overall legitimate interest in ensuring optimal functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and efficient design of our offer.
You have the right at any time to object to this processing of your personal data for reasons attributable to your particular situation.
Data subject's rights and storage period
Duration of storage
Once the contract has been fully processed, the information will initially be stored for the warranty period, then taking into account statutory, in particular tax and commercial law storage periods, and then deleted after the end of the period, unless you have given your consent to further processing and use.
The data subject's rights
If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights according to Articles 15-20 of the DSGVO: right to information, right to rectification, right to erasure, right to restriction of processing and right to data portability.
In addition, you have the right to object to processing based on Article 6, para. 1, letter f) of the DSGVO and against processing for the purpose of direct marketing in accordance with Article 21, paragraph 1 of the GDPR.
Right to complain to the supervisory authority
Pursuant to Article 77 of the DSGVO, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.
Right to object
If the processing of personal data listed here is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6, paragraph 1 letter f of the DSGVO, you have the right to object to this processing with effect for the future at any time for reasons attributable to your particular situation.
Once the objection has been made, the processing of the data in question will be terminated, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which take precedence over your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims .
If personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. Once the objection has been made, we stop the processing of the information in question for the purpose of direct marketing.