Privacy Policy:

Data Protection Officer: Anna Herfter

Privacy Policy

We appreciate your interest in our website. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. Below, we provide detailed information about how we handle your data.

Storage of access data in server log files

You can visit our website without providing any personal information. We only store access data in so-called server log files, such as the name of the requested file, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider. This data is evaluated solely to ensure the smooth operation of the site and to improve our offerings; it does not allow us to draw any conclusions about you personally.

Data collection and use for contract processing

We collect personal data when you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your order or when you contact us (e.g., via contact form or email). The data collected is evident from the respective input forms. We use the data you provide to process the contract and handle your inquiries. After the contract has been fully processed, your data will be blocked for further use and deleted after the expiry of the retention periods required by tax and commercial law, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you below.

Data transfer for contract fulfillment

To fulfill the contract, we will pass your data on to the shipping company commissioned with the delivery, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of ordered goods. Depending on the payment service provider you select during the ordering process, we will pass on the payment data collected for this purpose to the credit institution commissioned with the payment and, if applicable, to the payment service provider commissioned by us or to the selected payment service provider for the purpose of processing payments. In some cases, the selected payment service providers also collect this data themselves if you create an account with them. In this case, you must log in to the payment service provider using your access data during the ordering process. The privacy policy of the respective payment service provider applies in this respect.

Data usage when registering for the email newsletter

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will use the data required for this purpose or separately provided by you to regularly send you our email newsletter in accordance with your consent. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time and can do so either by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a link provided for this purpose in the newsletter.

Use of data for email advertising without newsletter registration and your right of objection

If we receive your email address in connection with the sale of a product or service and you have not opted out, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for products similar to those you have already purchased from our range by email. You can object to this use of your email address at any time by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a link provided for this purpose in the advertising email, without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.

Use of data for postal advertising and your right of objection

Furthermore, we reserve the right to store your first and last name, your postal address, and – if we have received this additional information from you as part of the contractual relationship – your title, academic degree, year of birth, and your professional, industry, or business name in aggregated lists and to use them for our own advertising purposes, e.g., to send you interesting offers and information about our products by post. You can object to the storage and use of your data for these purposes at any time by sending a message to the contact option described below.

Use of cookies

To make visiting our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit (persistent cookies). You can set your browser so that you are informed when cookies are set and decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude cookies in certain cases or in general. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

Use of Instagram social plugins

Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") from Instagram, which is operated by Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Instagram"). The plugins are marked with an Instagram logo, e.g., in the form of an "Instagram camera." An overview of the Instagram plugins and their appearance can be found here: http://blog.instagram.com/post/36222022872/introducing-instagram-badges.

 

When you visit a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Instagram servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly from Instagram to your browser and integrated into the page. Through this integration, Instagram receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page on our website, even if you do not have an Instagram profile or are not currently logged in to Instagram. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to an Instagram server in the USA and stored there. If you are logged in to Instagram, Instagram can directly associate your visit to our website with your Instagram account. If you interact with the plug-ins, for example by clicking the “Instagram” button, this information is also transmitted directly to an Instagram server and stored there. The information is also published on your Instagram account and displayed to your contacts there.

For information on the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of data by Instagram, as well as your rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Instagram's privacy policy: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/.

 

If you do not want Instagram to directly associate the data collected through our website with your Instagram account, you must log out of Instagram before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the Instagram plug-in from loading using add-ons for your browser, such as the script blocker "NoScript" (http://noscript.net/).

Use of Facebook plugins

Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") from the social network Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA ("Facebook"). The plugins are marked with a Facebook logo or the addition "Facebook Social Plugin" or "Facebook Social Plugin." An overview of Facebook plugins and their appearance can be found here: http://developers.facebook.com/plugins

When you visit a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly from Facebook to your browser and integrated into the page. Through this integration, Facebook receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a Facebook profile or are not currently logged into Facebook. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted from your browser directly to a Facebook server in the USA and stored there.

 

If you are logged in to Facebook, Facebook can directly associate your visit to our website with your Facebook profile. If you interact with the plug-ins, for example, by clicking the "Like" button or leaving a comment, this information is also transmitted directly to a Facebook server and stored there. The information is also published on your Facebook profile and displayed to your Facebook friends.

For information on the purpose and scope of data collection and further processing and use of data by Facebook, as well as your rights and settings options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php

 

If you do not want Facebook to directly associate the data collected through our website with your Facebook profile, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the Facebook plug-in from loading using add-ons for your browser, such as the "Facebook Blocker" (http://webgraph.com/resources/facebookblocker/) or the script blocker "NoScript" (http://noscript.net/).

Review reminder by email

If you have given us your express consent to do so during or after your order by activating a corresponding checkbox or clicking a button provided for this purpose, we will use your email address to remind you to submit a review of your order using the rating system we use. This consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described below.

Right to information and contact options

You have the right to free information about the personal data we have stored about you, as well as the right to correct, block, or delete this data. If you have any questions about the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, or if you wish to request information, correct, block, or delete data, or revoke consent you have given, or object to a specific use of your data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our legal notice.

Privacy policy created with the Trusted Shops legal text generator in cooperation with Wilde Beuger Solmecke Rechtsanwälte.

Information on data processing in connection with Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited. If the controller responsible for data processing on this website is located outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Analytics data processing is carried out by Google LLC. Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited are hereinafter referred to as "Google."

Google Analytics uses "cookies," which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your shortened IP address) is typically transferred to a Google server and stored there.

Google Analytics is used exclusively with the extension "_anonymizeIp()" on this website. This extension ensures that the IP address is anonymized by shortening it, thus preventing it from being directly linked to a person. This extension shortens the IP address within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address transmitted by the corresponding browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

On behalf of the website operator, Google will use the information collected to evaluate website usage, compile reports on website activity, and provide the website operator with other services related to website and internet usage (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). The legitimate interest in data processing lies in optimizing this website, analyzing website usage, and adapting its content. Users' interests are adequately protected through pseudonymization.

Google LLC is certified under the so-called Privacy Shield (list entry here ) and, on this basis, guarantees an appropriate level of data protection. The data sent and linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g., user ID), or advertising IDs are automatically deleted after 50 months. Data whose retention period has been reached is automatically deleted once a month.

Visitors can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by adjusting their cookie settings for this website. Furthermore, they can opt out of the collection and storage of their IP address and the data generated by cookies at any time with future effect. The corresponding browser plug-in can be downloaded and installed at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout .

Visitors can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data on this website by clicking the following link . An opt-out cookie will be set, preventing future collection of data when visiting this website.

Further information on data usage by Google, settings and objection options can be found in Google's privacy policy ( https://policies.google.com/privacy ) and in the settings for the display of advertisements by Google ( https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated ).

reCAPTCHA

To protect your inquiries via online form, we use the reCAPTCHA service provided by Google Inc. (Google). This query is used to distinguish whether the input was made by a human or was misused by automated, machine processing. The query includes sending the IP address and, if applicable, other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. For this purpose, your input will be transmitted to Google and used there. However, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of this service. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of reCAPTCHA will not be merged with other Google data. The different privacy policy of Google applies to this data. Further information on Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de