Data protection

Privacy Policy

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obligated to provide the data. Failure to provide it will have no consequences. This only applies unless otherwise stated during the subsequent processing operations.

"Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server log files You can visit our website without providing any personal information. Each time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host/IT service provider via your Internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR out of legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website and to improve our offering.

Collection and processing when using the contact form

When you use the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent you provide it. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact. By sending your message, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. This processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent.

You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. We will only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Customer account

When you open a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified therein. The data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.

Collection, processing and transfer of personal data when placing orders When you place an order, we only collect and process your personal data to the extent necessary to fulfil and process your order and to process your inquiries. Providing the data is necessary to conclude the contract. Failure to provide it will result in no contract being concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR and is necessary to fulfil a contract with you. Your data will be passed on, for example, to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers you have chosen, payment service providers, service providers for order processing and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly adhere to the legal requirements. The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum.

Use of the email address for sending newsletters

We use your email address, regardless of contract processing, exclusively for our own advertising purposes to send newsletters, provided you have expressly consented to this. Data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your email address will then be removed from the mailing list.

Your data will be forwarded to an email marketing service provider as part of the contract processing. It will not be passed on to any other third parties.

Use of the email address for sending direct mail

We use your email address, which we received as part of the sale of a product or service, to electronically send advertising for our own products or services that are similar to those you have already purchased from us, unless you have objected to this use. The provision of the email address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it will result in no contract being concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to the legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your email address at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising your objection can be found in the legal notice. You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the advertising email. There are no costs for this other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.

Using PayPal

All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal Privacy Policy, which can be found at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-p... ( https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-p...

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 visits a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string that enables unique identification of the browser when the website is visited again. We use cookies to make our offering more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after you change pages and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these functions, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after you change pages.

The processing is carried out on the basis of Section 15 (3) TMG and Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to the legitimate interest in the above-mentioned purposes.

The data collected from you in this way is pseudonymized using technical precautions. It is therefore no longer possible to assign the data to you personally. The data is not stored together with your other personal data.

You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR for reasons arising from your particular situation.

Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your Internet browser, you can prevent cookies from being saved and the data they contain from being transmitted. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all of the features of this website to their full extent.

The following links will tell you how to manage (including deactivating) cookies in the most important browsers:

Chrome Browser: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?h... ( https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?h...

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/win... ( https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/win...

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben... ( https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben...

Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manag... ( https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manag...

Use of YouTube

We use the YouTube video embedding feature provided by YouTube LLC (901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA; "YouTube") on our website.

YouTube is a company affiliated with Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google").

This feature displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The "Enhanced Privacy Mode" option is enabled. This prevents YouTube from storing any information about website visitors. Only when you watch a video is information about it transmitted to YouTube and stored there.

For more information about the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, please see YouTube's privacy policy ( https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy ( https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy)) .

Use of Google Maps

We use the function for embedding Google Maps from Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website.

This feature enables the visual display of geographical information and interactive maps. Google also collects, processes, and uses data from visitors to the website when they access pages that incorporate Google Maps.

Your data may also be transferred to the USA. The European Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to the USA.

The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR out of the legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of our website.

For more information about Google's collection and use of data, please see Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html ( https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html). There, you also have the option to change your settings in the Privacy Center so that you can manage and protect the data processed by Google.

Duration of storage

After the contract has been fully processed, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then in accordance with statutory retention periods, in particular those under tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the expiry of the period unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject

If the legal requirements are met, you are entitled to the following rights under Articles 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, to rectification, to erasure, to restriction of processing, to data portability.

In addition, according to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR and to processing for the purposes of direct marketing.

Please contact us if you wish. You can find our contact details in our legal notice.

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority

According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.

Right of objection

If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with future effect for reasons arising from your particular situation.

Once you have objected, the processing of the data in question will be stopped unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After your objection, we will stop processing the data concerned for direct marketing purposes.

To improve interaction with our visitors, we use a Java Script plugin from uptain GmbH ("uptain plugin"). This allows us to analyze your use of the website and improve how we address customers (e.g., through a dialog window). For this purpose, we collect information about your usage behavior, i.e. cursor movement, length of stay, links clicked, and any information provided. The legal basis for processing is our legitimate interest in direct marketing and the provision of our website. As a processor, uptain GmbH is strictly bound by our instructions. The information collected will not be passed on to third parties unless we are legally obliged to do so. If the information collected by the uptain plugin contains personal data, this will be deleted immediately after your visit to our website.