DATA PROTECTION

Data protection
Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither required by law nor contractually, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide it has no consequences. This only applies if no other information is provided during subsequent processing operations. “Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. Server log files You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Every time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host/IT service provider through 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 is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring trouble-free operation of our website and in improving our offering. Your data will be transmitted to Canada, among other places. There is an adequacy decision from the EU Commission for data transfers to Canada. Contact person responsible Contact us if desired. The contact details of the person responsible for data processing can be found in our legal notice.
Specific contact from the customer via email:
If you initiate business contact with us via email, we will only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request. If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice if you are interested in buying, preparing an offer) or concerns a contract that has already been concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to 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 this processing of your personal data based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the 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 only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) 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 if you are interested in buying, preparing an offer) or concerns a contract that has already been concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to 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 this processing of your personal data based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the 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. Customer account Orders 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 order processing. Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without this affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on your consent before its 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 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. Failure to provide it will result in no contract being concluded. The processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR and is necessary for the fulfillment of 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 observe the legal requirements. The amount of data transmission is limited to a minimum. Your data will be transmitted to Canada, among other places. There is an adequacy decision from the EU Commission for data transfers to Canada. Advertising Use of the e-mail address to send newsletters We use your e-mail address, regardless of contract processing, exclusively for our own advertising purposes to send newsletters, provided you have expressly agreed to this. Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on your consent before its revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your email address will then be removed from the distribution list. Your data will be passed on to a service provider for email marketing as part of order processing. It will not be passed on to other third parties. Use of the email address to send direct advertising We use your email address, which we received as part of the sale of a good or service, to electronically send advertising for our own goods or services that are similar to yours that you have already purchased from us, provided you have not objected to this use. Providing the email address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it will result in no contract being concluded. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding 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 in the promotional email. There are no costs for this other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs. Payment service providers Use of PayPal All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal privacy policy. You can find these at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full Use of personal data when selecting Klarna payment options In order to be able to offer you Klarna's payment options, we will use personal data, such as for example, contact details and order details, to Klarna. In this way, Klarna can assess whether you can use the payment options offered through Klarna and adapt the payment options to your needs. General information about Klarna can be found at: https://www.klarna.com/de/. Your personal information will be treated by Klarna in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations and in accordance with the information in Klarna's data protection regulations at https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_de/privacy.
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 can be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string that allows the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is accessed 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 the 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 functions of this website to their full extent. You can find out how you can manage cookies in the most important browsers (including deactivating them) using 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-allow-und-reject 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 declaration, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies also 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 this it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change. The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on Section 25 Paragraph 2 TTDSG. Your personal data is processed on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offering. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons relating to your particular situation. Plug-ins and other Use of social plug-ins using “Shariff” We use social network plug-ins on our website. To ensure that you retain control over your data, we use the data protection-safe “Shariff” buttons. Without your express consent, no links will be created to the social network servers and therefore no data will be transmitted. “Shariff” is a development by the specialists at computer magazine c 't. It enables more privacy on the Internet and replaces the usual “Share” buttons on social networks. You can find more information about the Shariff project here https://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Shariff-SocialMedia-Buttons -mit-Datenschutz-2467514.html. If you click on the buttons, a pop-up window will appear in which you can log in with your data to the respective provider. Only after you have actively logged in will a direct connection to the social networks be established. By logging in, you give your consent to the transfer of your data to the respective social media provider. This includes, among other things, both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the information collected will also be assigned to your corresponding profiles. You can only prevent this association by logging out of your social media accounts before visiting our website and activating the buttons. The following social networks are integrated using the “Shariff” function. Further information on the scope and purpose of the collection and use of the data as well as your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy can be found in the linked data protection information provided by the providers. Instagram of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland) https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388. Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-dataprotection/standard -contractual-clauses-scc_de. Rights of those affected and storage period 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 consideration of statutory retention periods, in particular tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the deadline has expired, unless you have consented to further processing and use. Rights of the data subject You are entitled to the following rights under Articles 15 to 20 of the GDPR if the legal requirements are met: 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 processing based on Art. 6 Para. 1 f GDPR, as well as to processing for the purpose of direct advertising. Right to complain to the supervisory authority In accordance with Article 77 of the GDPR, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you believe that your personal data is not being processed lawfully. You can lodge a complaint with, among other things, the supervisory authority responsible for us, which you can reach using the following contact details: State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia PO Box 20 04 44 40102 Düsseldorf Tel.: +49 211 384240 Fax: +49 211 38424999 E- Email: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de Right to object If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR, you have the right to do so at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation to object to processing with future effect. After an objection has been made, the processing of the data concerned will be terminated unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate reasons 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 advertising purposes, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After an objection has been made, we will stop processing the data concerned for the purpose of direct advertising.