Privacy Policy


Privacy policy

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is not required by law or contract, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Non-provision has no consequences. This applies only insofar as no other information is given in the following processing procedures.
"Personal data" means all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.


Server log files
You can visit our websites without giving any personal information. Every time you access our website, usage data is transmitted by your Internet browser and stored in log files (server log files). These stored data include, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. This data is used exclusively to ensure the trouble-free operation of our website and to improve our offer. It is not possible to assign this data to a specific person.


Collection and processing when using the contact form
When using the contact form, we only collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) to the extent that you have provided it. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact. By sending your message you agree to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO 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 revocation. We will only use your e-mail address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted unless you have agreed to further processing and use.


Customer account
When you open a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. The data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying the order processing. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You may 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 revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.


Collection, processing and use of personal data for orders
When you place an order, we collect and use your personal data only to the extent necessary to fulfill and process your order and to process your inquiries. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide the data means that no contract can be concluded. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO and is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract with you. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. The only exceptions to this are our service partners who we need to process the contractual relationship or service providers we use for processing orders. In addition to the recipients named in the respective clauses of this privacy policy, these are, for example, recipients of the following categories: Shipping service providers, payment service providers, merchandise management service providers, service providers for order processing, web hosters, IT service providers and dropshipping merchants. In all cases we strictly observe the legal requirements. The extent of data transfer is limited to a minimum.


Use of the e-mail address for sending newsletters
We use your e-mail address independently of the contract execution exclusively for our own advertising purposes for the newsletter dispatch, provided that you have expressly agreed to this. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing that has taken place on the basis of the consent until revocation. To do so, you can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your e-mail address will then be removed from the distribution list.


Your data will be passed on to a service provider for e-mail marketing within the scope of order processing. Your data will not be passed on to other third parties.

Use of the e-mail address for sending direct advertising
We use your e-mail address, which we have received in the course of the sale of a good or service, for the electronic transmission of advertising for our own goods or services similar to those you have already purchased from us, unless you have objected to this use. The provision of the e-mail address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it means that no contract can be concluded. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO from the legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your e-mail address at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising the objection can be found in the imprint. You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the advertising e-mail. This will not incur any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs.


Data collection and processing for credit assessment
If we make advance payments, e.g. payment on account or direct debit, we reserve the right to obtain credit information based on mathematical-statistical procedures using
SCHUFA Holding AG, Komoranweg 5, 65201 Wiesbaden, For this purpose, we transmit the personal data required for a credit assessment there and use the information received on the statistical probability of a payment default for a weighed decision on the establishment, execution or termination of the contractual relationship. The creditworthiness information may include probability values (score values), which are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical methods and in the calculation of which address data, among other things, are included. Your interests worthy of protection are taken into account in accordance with the statutory provisions. The data processing serves the purpose of credit assessment for a contract initiation. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO out of a justified interest in protection against non-payment if we make advance payments. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO for reasons arising from your particular situation at any time by notifying us. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract with the payment method you have requested. Failure to provide the data means that the contract cannot be concluded with the payment method you have chosen.

Use of PayPal
All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal Privacy Policy. This can be found at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-prev?locale.x=de_DE


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. If a user calls up a website, a cookie can be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again. We use cookies for the purpose of making our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after a page change and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a change of page.


We also use cookies on our website for the purpose of analysing the surfing behaviour of our site visitors.

The processing is carried out on the basis of ยง 15 (3) TMG as well as Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO from the legitimate interest in the above-mentioned purposes.
The data collected from you in this way will be pseudonymized by technical precautions. It is therefore no longer possible to assign the data to your person. The data will not be stored together with other personal data of yours.
For reasons arising from your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO.
Cookies are stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your Internet browser, you can prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data they contain. Already stored cookies can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.
Under the following links you can find out how to manage (among other things deactivate) the cookies in the most important browsers:
Chrome Browser: 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


Use of Google Analytics
On our website we use the web analysis service Google Analytics of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors. To this end, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide further services to the website operator in connection with website and internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google.
Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. 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 signatory states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Your data may be transferred to the USA. For data transfers to the USA, an adequacy finding of the European Commission is in place. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO from the legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate technical settings in your browser software; however, please note that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link [https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de].
n order to prevent the collection by Google Analytics across devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website. You must opt-out on all systems and devices in use to be fully effective. Click here to set the opt-out cookie: Google Analytics deaktivieren.
For more information on terms of use and privacy, please visit: https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/.

Duration of storage
After the contract has been completely processed, the data will be stored initially for the duration of the warranty period, thereafter under consideration of legal, in particular tax and commercial law retention periods, and then deleted after the period has expired, unless you have consented to further processing and use.


Rights of the person concerned
If the legal requirements are met, you are entitled to the following rights in accordance with Art. 15 to 20 DSGVO: right to information, to correction, to deletion, to restriction of processing, to data transferability.
In addition, according to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO as well as to processing for the purpose of direct advertising.


Please contact us upon request. The contact details can be found in our imprint.

Right of appeal to the supervisory authority
In accordance with Art. 77 DSGVO, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you believe that your personal data is being processed unlawfully.


last update: 25.04.2018