Data Protection

PRIVACY POLICY

§ 1 General

We process your personal data (e.g. title, name, address, email address, telephone number, bank details, credit card number) solely in accordance with the provisions of German data protection law and the data protection law of the European Union (EU). The following provisions inform you not only about the purposes of processing, recipients, legal bases and retention periods, but also about your rights and the data controller responsible for processing your data. This privacy policy applies only to our websites. If you are redirected to other websites via links on our pages, please check those sites for information on how they handle your data.

§ 2 Data processing for the fulfilment of a contract

(1) Purpose of processing

The personal data you provide to us during the ordering process is necessary for the conclusion of a contract with us. You are not obliged to provide your personal data. However, without your address, we cannot send you the goods.

For some payment methods, we require the necessary payment details in order to pass them on to a payment service provider commissioned by us. The processing of the data you enter during the ordering process is therefore carried out for the purpose of fulfilling the contract.

If you send us an enquiry by email, via a contact form, etc. prior to the conclusion of the contract, we process the data received in this way to carry out pre-contractual measures and, for example, to answer your questions about our products.

If you open a customer account, your data (in particular your name, address, payment method, email address and password) will be processed for the purposes of registration and setting up a customer login. The stored data enables you to shop with us more quickly and view your past orders at any time. You can delete your account by sending us a message or using the delete function.

(2) Legal basis

The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.

(3) Categories of recipients

Payment service providers, delivery service providers, hosting providers, where applicable, the merchandise management system, and, where applicable, suppliers (drop shipping).

(4) Retention period

We store the data required for contract fulfilment until the expiry of the statutory warranty periods and, where applicable, contractual guarantee periods.

We retain the data required under commercial and tax law for the periods specified by law, typically ten years (see Section 257 of the German Commercial Code (HGB) and Section 147 of the German Fiscal Code (AO)).

Data processed for the purpose of carrying out pre-contractual measures is deleted as soon as the measures have been carried out and it is clear that a contract will not be concluded.

§ 3 Comments

(1) Purpose of processing

You have the option to post a comment. Your data (e.g. name/pseudonym, email address, website) will then be processed solely for the purpose of publishing your comment.

(2) Legal basis

The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

(3) Legitimate interest

Our legitimate interest is the public exchange of user opinions on specific topics and products. Publication serves, amongst other things, to promote transparency and the formation of opinions. Your interest in data protection is safeguarded, as you can post your comment under a pseudonym.

(4) Retention period

No specific retention period is envisaged. You may request the deletion of your comment at any time.

(5) RIGHT TO OBJECT

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of data carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR which does not serve the purposes of direct marketing.

In the case of direct marketing, however, you may object to the processing at any time without giving reasons.

 
§ 4 Shop Review

(1) Purpose of processing If you decide to review our service, we will process your email address, order number and order date in order to send you a request for review confirmation and a final review request, as well as to associate your review with your order and prevent review abuse.

(2) Legal basis This processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests in improving our services and preventing misuse of reviews in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

(3) Recipients Reviews.io

(4) Retention period Your data will be stored for as long as the shop review is displayed on our website.

§ 5 Further information

(1) Purpose of processing If you decide to review our service, we will process your email address, order number and order date in order to send you a request to confirm your review and a final review request, as well as to attribute your review and prevent review abuse.

(2) Legal basis This processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests in improving our services and preventing review abuse, in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

(3) Recipients reviews.io

(4) Retention period Your data will be stored for as long as the shop review is displayed on our website. 

§ 6 PayPal Transactions

Please note that all PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal Privacy Policy:

https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

§ 7 Information on cookies  

(1) Purpose of processing Technically necessary cookies are used on this website. These are small text files that are stored on your computer system by your internet browser. These cookies enable you, for example, to add multiple products to a shopping basket.

(2) Legal basis The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

(3) Legitimate interest Our legitimate interest is to ensure the functionality of our website. The user data collected via technically necessary cookies is not used to create user profiles. This safeguards your interest in data protection.

(4) Retention period Technically necessary cookies are usually deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies have varying lifespans, ranging from a few minutes to several years.

(5) RIGHT TO OBJECT If you do not wish these cookies to be stored, please disable the acceptance of these cookies in your web browser. However, this may result in some features of our website not functioning properly. You can also delete persistently stored cookies at any time via your browser.

§ 8 Web advertising service with Google AdSense

(1) Purpose of processing Google AdSense, a web advertising service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”), is used on these pages to display advertisements (text adverts, banners, etc.). To this end, your browser stores cookies (small text files) on your hard drive. These cookies are used by Google to personalise content and adverts, to provide social media features and to analyse traffic to our website. Device identifiers are used in apps. In addition, information about your use of our website is shared with partners for social media, advertising and analytics. These partners combine this information with other data that you have provided to them or that they have collected in the course of your use of their services.

(2) Legal basis The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.

(3) Categories of recipients Google LLC and its partner companies.

(4) Transfer to a third country Google Ireland Limited is an affiliate of Google LLC. Google LLC is based in the USA (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043). The basis for the transfer of personal data from the EU to the USA is the EU-US Privacy Shield. (5) Retention period Your personal data will only be stored for as long as you have consented to its processing. (6) Withdrawal of consent You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting the data controller.