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 only applies if no other information is given in the subsequent processing operations.
"Personal data" is all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.


Server log files
You can visit our website without providing any personal information.
Every time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host / IT service provider by 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. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring trouble-free operation of our website and improving our offer.
Your data will be transmitted to Canada, among other places. The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to Canada.

Contact

Responsible
Contact us if you wish. The contact details of the person responsible for data processing can be found in our imprint.

Customer's unsolicited contact by e-mail
If you initiate business contact with us by e-mail, we collect your personal data (name, e-mail address , message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request.
If the contact is used to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice on purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

 

Collection and processing when using the contact form
When you use the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact.

If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice on purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in the Processing and responding to your request.In this case, you have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
We only use your e-mail address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with legal retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.


Customer account Orders

Customer account
When you open a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. The purpose of data processing is to improve your shopping experience and to simplify order processing. The processing takes place on the basis of Article 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 up to the revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.


Collection, processing and transfer of personal data for orders
When you place an order, we only collect and process your personal data to the extent that this is 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. Non-provision means that no contract can be concluded. Processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR and is required to fulfill a contract with you.
Your data is passed on, for example, to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers, payment service providers, service providers for order processing and IT service providers you have selected. In all cases, we strictly observe the legal requirements. The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum.
Your data will be transmitted to Canada, among other places. The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to Canada.


Ratings Advertising

Data collection when writing a comment
When you comment on an article or a contribution, we collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, comment text) only to the extent provided by you. The processing serves the purpose of enabling comments and displaying comments. By submitting the comment, you agree to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing takes place on the basis of Article 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 up to the revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.


When your comment is published, the name and e-mail address you provided will be >published.

In addition, your IP address will be saved when you submit the comment for the purpose of preventing misuse of the comment function and ensuring the security of our information technology systems. By submitting the comment, you agree to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing takes place on the basis of Article 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 up to the revocation. Your IP address will then be deleted.

Use Your personal data for sending postal advertising
We use your personal data (name, address) that we have received as part of the sale of goods or services in order to send you postal advertising, unless you have objected to this use. The provision of this data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Non-provision means that no contract can be concluded.
The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your address data at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising the objection can be found in the imprint.

Use of the e-mail address for sending newsletters Irrespective of contract processing, we use your e-mail address exclusively for our own advertising purposes for sending out newsletters, provided you have expressly consented to this. The processing takes place on the basis of Article 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 the consent up to the revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the relevant link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your e-mail address will then be removed from the mailing list.

Your data will be passed on to a service provider for e-mail marketing as part of order processing. It 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 received as part of the sale of goods or services, for the electronic transmission of advertising for our own goods or services that are similar to those that you have already purchased from us, provided that you have not objected to this use. The provision of the e-mail address is required for the conclusion of the contract. Non-provision means that no contract can be concluded. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding 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 promotional e-mail. There are no costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs.



ERP

Use of an external merchandise management system
We use a merchandise management system for contract processing as part of order processing. For this purpose, your personal data collected as part of the order will be sent to
Billbee GmbH, Paulinenstrasse 54, 32756 Detmold
easybill GmbH, Düsselstr. 21, 41654 Kaarst
transmitted.


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 character string that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again
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 be notified before cookies are set and decide individually whether to accept them and prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.
You can use the links below to find out how to manage (including deactivate) cookies in the most important browsers:
Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

Technically necessary cookies
Unless otherwise stated below in the data protection declaration, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after you have changed pages 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 page change.
Cookies or similar technologies are used on the basis of Section 25 (2) TTDSG. Your personal data is processed on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offer.
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation.

Advertising tracking

Use of the remarketing or "Similar Audiences" function of Google Inc.
We use the remarketing or "Similar Audiences" function of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland).
The purpose of the application is to analyze visitor behavior and interests. Google uses cookies to analyze website usage, which forms the basis for creating interest-based advertisements. Visits to the website as well as anonymous data about the use of the website are recorded via the cookies. There is no storage of personal data of visitors to the website. If you then visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will be shown advertisements that are highly likely to take into account previously accessed product and information areas.
Your data may be transmitted to Google LLC servers in the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transmission takes placea on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policiesgoogle.com/privacy/frameworks.
Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest to target the website visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation.
You can permanently disable the use of cookies by Google by following the link below and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=de
Alternatively, you can use the Prevent the use of cookies by third parties by calling up the deactivation page of the network advertising initiative (Network Advertising Initiative) at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the additional information given there about opting out.
You can find more information about Google Remarketing and the associated data protection declaration at: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/

Use of the Pinterest tag
We use the Pinterest tag from Pinterest Europe Limited (Palmerston House, 2nd, Fenian Street, Floor, Dublin 2, Ireland "Pinterest") on our website. The purpose of the application is to target visitors to the website with interest-based advertising on the Pinterest social network. For this purpose, the Pinterest conversion tag was implemented on the website. This tag is used to establish a direct connection to the Pinterest servers when you visit the website. This transmits to the Pinterest server which of our pages you have visited. Pinterest assigns this information to your personal Pinterest user account if you are logged into the social network. If you visit Pinterest, you will then be shown personalized, interest-based Pinterest ads.
If you access our website via a pin on the Pinterest social network, a conversion tracking cookie will be stored on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Pinterest and we can recognize that you clicked on the pin and were redirected to this page. The information obtained with the help of the conversion cookie serves the purpose of creating conversion statistics and thus optimizing our website. The following information, among others, can be processed here: Total number of users who clicked on one of our pins and were forwarded to our website, sub-pages visited on our website (e.g. category or product pages), search queries on our website, your shopping cart contents, completed Transactions.
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension- data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de.
The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Art.You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation You can opt out in the personalization settings on Pinterest or via the AdChoices website .aboutads.info disable personalized advertising. You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate technical settings in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.
You can find more information about the collection and use of data by Pinterest, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy in Pinterest's privacy policy at https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.


Plug-ins and Miscellaneous

Use of the Google Tag Manager
We use the Google Tag Manager from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.
This application manages JavaScript tags and HTML tags used to implement tracking and analysis tools in particular. The data processing serves the purpose of the needs-based design and optimization of our website.
The Google Tag Manager itself does not store cookies, nor is personal data processed as a result. However, it enables the triggering of additional tags that can collect and process personal data.
You can find more information on terms of use and data protection here.

 
Use of Facebook's single sign-on function
We use the single sign-on function (formerly Facebook Connect) of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; "Facebook").
Meta Platforms Ireland and we are jointly responsible for the collection of your data that takes place when the service is integrated and the transmission of this data to Facebook. This is based on an agreement between us and Meta Platforms Ireland on the joint processing of personal data, in which the respective responsibilities are defined. The agreement is available at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this, we are particularly responsible for fulfilling the information obligations according to Art. 13, 14 GDPR, for complying with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the service and for complying with the obligations according to Art. 33 , 34 GDPR to the extent that a personal data breach affects our obligations under the Joint Processing Agreement. Meta Platforms Ireland is responsible for enabling the rights of data subjects in accordance with Art. 15 - 20 GDPR, complying with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the security of the service and the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a violation of personal data protection affects Meta Platforms Ireland's obligations under the Joint Processing Agreement.
This feature allows website visitors to log in to the website using their pre-existing Facebook account. The data processing serves the purpose of verification during registration, personalization and interest-based advertising.
In order to offer the function on the website, a connection to the Facebook server is established. Cookies are used for this. Among other things,The following information is collected and transmitted to Facebook: IP address, browser information, referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website), location data. This applies regardless of whether you are registered or logged in to the social network. A transmission also takes place for users who are not registered or not logged in. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the information collected can also be assigned to your corresponding profiles. You can prevent this assignment by logging out of your social media accounts before visiting our website and before activating the buttons. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data is transmitted, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum.
When using the single With the sign-on function, the website visitor's Facebook profile is linked to a customer account for this website. We receive personal data from the user from Facebook, as specified in the login process. This may include the following information: Name, address, public profile information (e.g. name, profile picture, age, gender), e-mail address, friend lists, “Like” information.
The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the time of revocation Facebook's privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Using Google reCAPTCHA
On our website we use the reCAPTCHA service of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google"). The query serves the purpose of distinguishing between input by a human and automated, machine processing. For this purpose, your input will be transmitted to Google and used there. In addition, the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service will be transmitted to Google. This data is processed by Google within the European Union and, if necessary, also transmitted to the servers of Google LLC in the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transmission takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks.
The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest to protect our website from automated spying, misuse and SPAM. You have the right, for reasons that arise from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
You can find more information about Google reCAPTCHA and the associated data protection declaration at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html and https://wwwgoogle.com/privacy.

Use of Google invisible reCAPTCHA
We use the invisible reCAPTCHA service from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.
This serves the purpose of distinguishing between input by a human and automated, machine processing. In the background, Google collects and analyzes usage data that is used by Invisible reCaptcha to distinguish regular users from bots. For this purpose, your input will be transmitted to Google and used there. In addition, the IP address and any other data required by Google for the Invisible reCAPTCHA service will be transmitted to Google.
This data will be processed by Google within the European Union and possibly also in the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transmission takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks.

Your personal data is processed on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR in our overriding legitimate interest to protect our website from automated spying, misuse and SPAM. You have the right, for reasons that arise from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
You can find more information about Google reCAPTCHA and the associated data protection declaration at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html and https://www.google. com/privacy

Use of Google Fonts
We use Google Fonts from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website.
The data processing serves for the purpose of uniformly displaying fonts on our website. In order to load the fonts, a connection to Google servers is established when the page is accessed. Cookies can be used here. Among other things, your IP address and information about the browser you are using is processed and transmitted to Google. This data is not linked to your Google account.
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transmission takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks.

Your personal data is processed on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in a user-friendly and aesthetic design of our website. You have the right, for reasons that arise from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR by notifying us.
You can find more information on data processing and data protection at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and at https://developers .google.com/fonts/faq.


Rights of those affected and storage period

Duration of storage
After the contract has been fully processed, the Data is initially stored for the duration of the warranty period, then taking into account statutory retention periods, in particular tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the period has expired, unless you have consented to further processing and use


Rights of the data subject

If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, to correction, to deletion, to restriction of processing, to data portability.
In addition, according to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing based on Art. 6 Para. 1 f GDPR and to processing for the purpose of direct advertising.

Right of appeal to the supervisory authority Pursuant 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 in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation to object for the future.
After the objection has been raised, the processing of the data concerned will be terminated unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing of the assertion, Exercise or defense of legal claims.


If personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you can use this processing object at any time by notifying us. After the objection has been raised, we will stop processing the data concerned for the purpose of direct advertising.

last update: 01/10/2022

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