Data protection declaration
Unless stated otherwise below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually obligatory, nor required for conclusion of
a contract. You are not obliged to provide your data. Not providing it will have no consequences. This only applies as long as the processing
procedures below do not state otherwise.
“Personal data” is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Server log files
You can use our websites without submitting personal data.
Every time our website is accessed, user data is transferred to us or our web hosts/IT service providers by your internet browser and stored in
server log files. This stored data includes for example the name of the site called up, date and time of the request, the IP address, amount of
data transferred and the provider making the request. The processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1) f) GDPR due to our legitimate
interests in ensuring the smooth operation of our website as well as improving our services.
Your data may be transferred to third countries outside the European Union for which an adequacy decision has been made by the EU
Commission.
Contact
Responsible person
Contact us at any time. The person responsible for data processing is: Michele Impagnatiello, Seewiesenstraße 4, 63768 Hösbach
Feldkahl Deutschland, +491741901565, [email protected]
Proactive contact of the customer by e-mail
If you make contact with us proactively via email, we shall collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent
provided by you. The purpose of the data processing is to handle and respond to your contact request.
If the initial contact serves to implement pre-contractual measures (e.g. consultation in the case of purchase interest, order creation) or
concerns an agreement already concluded between you and us, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.
If the initial contact occurs for other reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for the purposes of our
overriding, legitimate interest in handling and responding to your request. In this case, on grounds relating to your particular situation,
you have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you and carried out on the basis of Article
6(1)(f) GDPR.
We will only use your email address to process your request. Your data will subsequently be deleted in compliance with statutory retention
periods, unless you have agreed to further processing and use.
Collection and processing when using the contact form
When you use the contact form we will only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) in the scope provided by you. The
data processing is for the purpose of making contact.
If the initial contact serves to implement pre-contractual measures (e.g. consultation in the case of purchase interest, order creation) or
concerns an agreement already concluded between you and us, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.
If the initial contact occurs for other reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for the purposes of our
overriding, legitimate interest in handling and responding to your request. In this case, on grounds relating to your particular situation,
you have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you and carried out on the basis of Article
6(1)(f) GDPR.
We will only use your email address to process your request. Finally your data will be deleted, unless you have agreed to further processing
and use.
WhatsApp Business
If you communicate with us via WhatsApp, we use the WhatsApp Business version of WhatsApp Ireland Limited for this (4 Grand Canal
Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; “WhatsApp”). If you have your residence outside the European Economic Area, this service
is provided by WhatsApp Inc. (1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA).
The purpose of the data processing is to handle and respond to your contact request. For this purpose we collect and process your mobile
phone number registered with WhatsApp and, if provided, your name and additional data to the extent provided by you. We use a mobile
device for the service, the address book of which stores exclusively the data of users who have contacted us via WhatsApp. Disclosure of
personal data to WhatsApp shall not take place unless you have already consented to this with respect to WhatsApp.
Your data are transmitted by WhatsApp to servers of Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA.
Your data may be transferred to third countries such as the USA. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the
Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Meta Platforms Inc. has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and has thus
undertaken to comply with European data protection principles.
If the initial contact serves to implement pre-contractual measures (e.g. consultation in the case of purchase interest, order creation) or
concerns an agreement already concluded between you and us, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.
If the initial contact occurs for other reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for the purposes of our
overriding, legitimate interest in providing quick and easy communication as well as responding to your request. In this case, on grounds
relating to your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you and
carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
We will only use your personal data to process your request. Your data will subsequently be deleted in compliance with statutory retention
periods, unless you have agreed to further processing and use.
For more information on terms of service and privacy when using WhatsApp, please visit https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#terms-of
service
and https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy
.
Customer account Orders
Customer account
When you open a customer account, we will collect your personal data in the scope given there. The data processing is for the purpose of
improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. The processing will be carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR
with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with
your consent up to the withdrawal. Your customer account will then be deleted.
Collection, processing, and transfer of personal data in orders
When you submit an order we only collect and use your personal data insofar as this is necessary for the fulfilment and handling of your order
as well as processing of your queries. The provision of data is necessary for conclusion of a contract. Failure to provide it will prevent the
conclusion of any contract. The processing will occur on the basis of Article 6(1) b) GDPR and is required for the fulfilment of a contract with
you.
Your data is transferred here for example to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers, payment service providers, service providers
for handling the order and IT service providers that you have selected. We will comply strictly with legal requirements in every case. The scope
of data transmission is restricted to a minimum.
Your data may be transferred to third countries outside the European Union for which an adequacy decision has been made by the EU
Commission.
Advertising
Use of your email address for mailing of newsletters
We use your email address outside of contractual processing exclusively to send you a newsletter for our own marketing purposes, if you
have explicitly agreed to this. The processing will be carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your
consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal. You can unsubscribe
from the newsletter at any time using the relevant link in the newsletter or by contacting us. Your email address will then be removed from the
distributor.
Use of Mailchimp
We use the service of Rocket Science Group LLC (675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000 Atlanta, GA 30308, USA; “Mailchimp”) for
newsletter dispatch as part of an order processing.
We pass on the information you provide during the newsletter registration (e-mail address, first and last name, if applicable) to Mailchimp. The
data processing serves the purpose of sending the newsletter and its statistical evaluation.
In order to evaluate newsletter campaigns, the newsletters sent contain a 1×1 pixel graphic (tracking pixel) or a tracking link. This enables us
to determine whether you have opened the newsletter and whether you have clicked any integrated links. Within this context, we collect your
personal data such as IP address, browser type and device as well as the time. A usage profile can be generated from this data under a
pseudonym. The data collected will not be used to identify you personally. The collected data is only used for statistical analysis to improve
newsletter campaigns.
The data processing serves the purpose of sending the newsletter and its statistical evaluation. Your data is usually transmitted to Mailchimp
servers in the USA and stored there. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy
Framework (TADPF). Mailchimp has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and has thus undertaken to comply with European data
protection principles.
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in a targeted, effective
advertising and user-friendly newsletter system. On grounds relating to your particular situation, you have the right to object at any
time to this processing of personal data concerning you.
You can find more information and MailChimp’s privacy policy at: https://mailchimp.com/de/legal/data-processing-addendum/
https://www.intuit.com/privacy/statement/
.
Shipping companies
Forwarding of your email address to shipping companies for information on shipping status
and
We forward your email address to the shipping company in the course of contractual processing, if you have explicitly agreed to this in the
order process. The forwarding is for the purpose of informing you by email on the shipping status of your order. The processing will be carried
out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us or the transport
company without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal.
Payment service providers
The use of PayPal Check-Out
We use the PayPal Check-Out payment service of PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg;
“PayPal”) on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the payment service. With the
selection and use of payment via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or “Pay Later” via PayPal, the data required for
payment processing is transmitted to PayPal in order to be able to fulfill the contract with you with the selected payment method. This
processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.
Cookies may be stored that enable your browser to be recognised. The resulting data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1
lit. f GDPR due to our legitimate interest in a customer-oriented range of varying payment methods. On grounds relating to your particular
situation, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you.
Credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal & “Pay later” via PayPal.
For individual payment methods such as credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or “Pay later” via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right, if
necessary, to obtain credit information on the basis of mathematical-statistical methods using credit agencies. For this purpose, PayPal
transmits the personal data required for a credit check to a credit agency and uses the information received about the statistical probability of
a payment default for a weighed decision on the establishment, implementation or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit
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, among other things, address data 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 for our overriding legitimate interest in protecting against
payment default when PayPal makes advance payments.
You have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data relating to you based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO for reasons arising
from your particular situation by notifying PayPal. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract with the payment
method requested by you. Failure to provide it will result in the contract not being concluded with the payment method you have chosen.
Local third-party providers
When paying via the payment method of a local third-party provider, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal. This
processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. For the execution of this payment method, the data may then be
forwarded by PayPal to the respective provider. This processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. Local third-party
providers may be, for example:- Sofort (SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany).- giropay (Paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstr. 14-16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Purchase on account via PayPal
When paying via the payment method purchase on account, the data required to process the payment is first transmitted to PayPal. For the
execution of this payment method, the data is then transmitted by PayPal to Ratepay GmbH (Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin; “Ratepay”)
in order to be able to fulfill the contract with you with the selected payment method. This processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.
Ratepay may conduct a credit check on the basis of mathematical-statistical methods using credit agencies according to the procedure
already described above. The data processing serves the purpose of credit assessment for contract initiation. The processing is carried out on
the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO from our overriding legitimate interest in protecting against payment default when Ratepay makes advance
payments. For more information on data protection and which credit agencies Ratpay uses, please visit https://www.ratepay.com/legal
payment-dataprivacy/
and https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/
.
For more information on data processing when using PayPal, please see the associated privacy policy
at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
.
Use of the payment service provider Stripe
On our website we use the Stripe payment service of Stripe Payments Europe Ltd, 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin,
Ireland). The data processing serves the purpose of offering you payment via the payment service. By selecting and using Stripe, the data
required for payment processing is transmitted to Stripe in order to be able to fulfil the contract with you with of the selected payment method.
This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If required, Stripe reserves the right to obtain a credit report on the basis of mathematical-statistical procedures using credit rating agencies.
For this purpose, Stripe transmits the personal data required for credit assessment to a credit rating agency and uses the obtained information
on the statistical probability of payment default in order to reach a reasonable decision on the establishment, implementation or termination of
the contractual relationship. The credit report may contain probability values (score values) which are calculated on the basis of scientifically
recognised mathematical-statistical methods and include, among other things, address data. Your legitimate interests will be taken into
account in accordance with the legal requirements. The data processing serves the purpose of a credit check for contract initiation. The
processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment
default if Stripe pays in advance.
For reasons that arise from your particular situation, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data carried out on the
basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR at any time by notifying Stripe. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract with
the payment method of your choice. Failure to provide such data shall mean that the contract cannot be concluded with the payment method
you have selected.
All Stripe transactions are subject to Stripe Privacy Policy. You can find these at https://stripe.com/de/privacy
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files which are saved in a user’s internet browser or by the user’s internet browser on their
computer system. When a user calls up a website, a cookie may be saved on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a
characteristic character string which allows the browser to be clearly identified when the website is called up again.
Cookies will be stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By choosing corresponding technical settings
in your internet browser, you can be notified before the setting of cookies and you can decide whether to accept this setting in each individual
case as well as prevent the storage of cookies and transmission of the data they contain. Cookies which have already been saved may be
deleted at any time. We would, however, like to point out that this may prevent you from making full use of all the functions of this website.
Using the links below, you can find out how to manage cookies (or deactivate them, among other things) in major browsers:
Chrome Browser: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-edge/cookies-in-microsoft-edge-lB6schen-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9
2a946a29ae09
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
technically necessary cookies
Insofar as no other information is given in the data protection declaration below we use only these technically necessary cookies cookies to
make our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies also allow our systems to recognise your browser after a page change
and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. These services require the browser to
be recognised again after a page change.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out on the basis of Art. 25 para. 2 TTDSG. Processing is carried out on the basis of
art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to our largely justified interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and
effective design of our range of services.
You have the right to veto this processing of your personal data according to art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, for reasons relating to your
personal situation.
Use of Usercentrics
Our website uses the consent management tool Usercentrics from Usercentrics GmbH (Rosenthal 4, 80331, Munich; “Usercentrics”).
The tool enables you to grant consents to data processing via the website, in particular the placing of cookies, and to make use of your right of
revocation for consents already granted. The processing of data serves the purpose of obtaining necessary consents for data processing and
to document these, thereby complying with statutory obligations. Cookies may be deployed for this purpose. In this process the following
information, inter alia, can be collected and transmitted to Usercentrics: Date and time of the page retrieval, information on the browser and
device you are using, anonymised IP address, opt-in and opt-out data. This data will not be forwarded to other third parties. The data
processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(c) GDPR to comply with a legal obligation. The revocation instruction from a formerly
granted consent will be kept for the duration of three years. More information on data protection at Usercentrics can be found at:
https://usercentrics.com/privacy-policy/
Analysis
Use of Google Analytics 4
We use the Google Analytics web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland;
“Google”) on our website.
The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. To this
end, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website,
compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator.
In this context, the following information may be collected, among others: IP address, date and time of page view, click path, information about
the browser you are using and the device you are using (device), pages visited, referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website),
location data, purchase activity. Your data may be linked by Google to other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your
usage data from other devices, and any other data Google may have about you.
Plug-ins
Use of the Google Tag Manager
Our website uses the Google Tag Manager from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”). This
application manages JavaScript tags and HTML tags which are used in particular to implement tracking and analysis tools. The data
processing serves to facilitate the needs-based design and optimisation of our website. The Google Tag Manager itself neither stores cookies
nor processes personal data. It does, however, enable the triggering of further tags which may collect and process personal data. You can
find more detailed information on the terms and conditions of use and data protection at https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use
policy.html
Use of Google reCAPTCHA
Our website uses the reCAPTCHA service by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”). The request
serves to distinguish whether the input was made by a human or automatic machine processing. For this purpose your input will be
transmitted to Google and used by them further. In addition, the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA
service will be transferred to Google. This data will be processed by Google within the EU and potentially also in the USA.
For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified
itself in accordance with the TADPF and has thus undertaken to comply with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 25 para.1 p. 1 TTDSG in conjunction with
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal.
You can find more detailed information on 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 Cloudflare
On our website, we use the Content Delivery Network, Cloudflare CDN of Cloudflare Inc. (101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA;
“Cloudflare”). This is a supraregional network of servers in different data centres with which our web server connects and via which certain
contents of our website are delivered.
The purpose of the data processing is to optimise the loading times of our website in order to make our offer more user-friendly.
This can involve the collection of, among other things, the following information: IP address, system configuration information, information
about the traffic from and to customer websites (server log files).
Your data may be transferred to the USA. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy
Framework (TADPF). Cloudflare has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and has thus undertaken to comply with European data
protection principles.
Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for the purposes of our legitimate interest in needs-based and targeted design of
the website. On grounds relating to your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of your
personal data and carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
For more information about privacy when using Cloudflare, please visit https://www.cloudflare.com/de-de/privacypolicy/
.
Rights of persons affected and storage duration
Duration of storage
After contractual processing has been completed, the data is initially stored for the duration of the warranty period, then in accordance with the
retention periods prescribed by law, especially tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the period has elapsed, unless you have agreed
to further processing and use.
Rights of the affected person
If the legal requirements are fulfilled, you have the following rights according to art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, correction, deletion,
restriction of processing, data portability. You also have a right of objection against processing based on art. 6 (1) GDPR, and to processing
for the purposes of direct marketing, according to art. 21 (1) GDPR.
Right to complain to the regulatory authority
You have the right to complain to the regulatory authority according to art. 77 GDPR if you believe that your data is not being processed
legally.
You can lodge a complaint with, among others, the supervisory authority responsible for us, which you may reach at the following contact
details:Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA)
Promenade 18
91522 Ansbach
Tel.: +49 981 1800930
Fax: +49 981 180093800
E-Mail: [email protected]
Right to object
If the data processing outlined here is based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6(1)f) GDPR, you have the right for reasons
arising from your particular situation to object at any time to the processing of your data with future effect.
If the objection is successful, we will no longer process the personal data, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the
processing that outweigh your interests or rights and freedoms, or the processing is intended for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal
claims.
last update: 29.11.2023