Privacy

Privacy policy

Responsible for the data processing is:
Ralf insert
Esbecker street 1-5
31020 Salzhemmendorf
Germany
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Telephone: 49 (0) 5153 - 94 10 0

We are pleased that you are interested in our online shop. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. Below we inform you in detail about the handling of your data.

1. Access data and hosting

You can visit our website without providing any personal information. Each time a website is called up, the web server automatically saves a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, date and time of the call, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the call. This access data is evaluated exclusively for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the site and improving our offer. This serves to protect our overriding legitimate interests in a correct presentation of our offer in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. All access data will be deleted no later than one month after the end of your visit to the site.

Hosting

The services for hosting and displaying the website are partly provided by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise explained in this privacy policy, all access data as well as all data collected in forms provided for this purpose on this website are processed on their servers. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this Privacy Policy.

Data may be transferred to a third country/countries for which the European Commission has not determined an adequate level of data protection due to the use of additional functions by our service provider. An appropriate level of data protection is guaranteed by the conclusion of standard contractual clauses from the European Commission.

2. Data processing for contract processing and for establishing contact

2.1 Data processing for contract execution

For the purpose of contract processing (including inquiries about and processing of any existing warranty and non-performance claims as well as any statutory updating obligations) in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, we collect personal data if you provide it to us as part of your Submit your order voluntarily. Mandatory fields are marked as such, since in these cases we need the data to process the contract and we cannot send the order without providing them. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms.

Further information on the processing of your data, in particular on the transfer to our service providers for the purpose of order, payment and shipping processing, can be found in the following sections of this data protection declaration. After the contract has been fully processed, your data will be restricted for further processing and will be deleted after expiry of the retention periods under tax and commercial law in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit.c GDPR, unless you have expressly requested further use of your data in accordance with Art 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data that goes beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.

2.2 customer account

If you have given your consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR by deciding to open a customer account, we will use your data for the purpose of opening a customer account and for storing your data for further future orders our website. The deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or using a function provided for this purpose in the customer account. After deleting your customer account, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. which we inform you in this declaration.

2.3 Contact

As part of customer communication, we collect personal data to process your inquiries in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. Mandatory fields are marked as such, because in these cases we need the data to process your contact. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. After your request has been fully processed, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. about which we inform you in this declaration.

Zendesk live chat tool

For the purpose of customer communication, we use the live chat tool of Zendesk, Inc., 1019 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (“Zendesk). This serves to protect our legitimate interests in effective and improved customer communication in accordance with Art. Zendesk works for us on our behalf.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Our service providers are based and / or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

3. Data processing for the purpose of dispatch processing

For the purpose of fulfilling the contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DSGVO, we will pass on your data to the shipping service provider commissioned with the delivery, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of ordered goods.

4. Data processing for payment processing

For payment processing in our online shop, we work with these partners: technical service providers, credit institutions, payment service providers.

4.1 Data processing for transaction processing

Depending on the selected payment method, we pass on the data required for the processing of the payment transaction to our technical service providers, who work for us in the context of order processing, or to the commissioned credit institutions or to the selected payment service provider, insofar as this is necessary for the processing of the payment. This serves the fulfillment of the contract according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DSGVO. In some cases, the payment service providers collect the data required for payment processing themselves, e.g. on their own website or via a technical integration into the ordering process. In this respect, the data protection provisions of the respective payment service provider apply.
If you have any questions about our payment processing partners and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.

4.2 Data processing for the purpose of fraud prevention and the optimization of our payment processes

Where applicable, we provide our service providers with additional data, which they use together with the data required for payment processing as our processors for the purpose of fraud prevention and optimization of our payment processes (e.g. invoicing, processing of disputed payments, accounting support). Pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DSGVO, this serves to protect our legitimate interests in fraud prevention or in efficient payment management, which outweigh these interests in a balancing of interests.

4.3 Purchase in installments

When selecting the payment method "hire purchase" and granting the data protection consent required for this in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR, personal data (first name, last name, address, email, telephone number, date of birth, IP address, gender) together with the data required for transaction processing (article, invoice amount, due dates, total amount, invoice number, taxes, currency, order date and time) for the purpose of processing this payment method to our partner PayPal (Europe) S.à rl et Cie, SCA, 22- 24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
To check the identity and creditworthiness of the customer, our partner carries out queries and information on publicly accessible databases and credit agencies. The providers from whom information and, if necessary, creditworthiness information is obtained on the basis of mathematical-statistical processes, as well as further details on the processing of your data after transmission to our partner PayPal (Europe) S.à rl et Cie, SCA, please refer to their data protection declaration, which you can find here find here: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE
Our partner PayPal (Europe) S.à rl et Cie, SCA uses the information received about the statistical probability of default in payment for a balanced decision on the establishment, implementation or termination of the contractual relationship. You have the opportunity to express your point of view by contacting our partner PayPal (Europe) S.à rl et Cie, SCA and to contest the decision. The consent given to the transfer of data in the order process can be revoked at any time, even without giving reasons, with effect for the future.

5. Advertising by email

Sending rating requests by email

If you give us your express consent to this during or after your order in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR, we will use your e-mail address to request you to submit an evaluation of your order via the evaluation system we use. This consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or via a link provided in the review request.

The review requests may also be sent by our service provider, Trusted Shops AG, Subbelrather Str. 15C, 50823 Cologne ("Trusted Shops").

In the context of sending review requests, we receive information on the respective status from Trusted Shops (e.g. whether the review request has been sent and whether it has arrived). This is done in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f GDPR to fulfill our legitimate interest in receiving information about the review invitations in order to carry out optimizations based on this, as well as to fulfill Trusted Shops’ legitimate interest in this service To be able to offer.

Together with Trusted Shops, we are responsible for sending review requests and for collecting and displaying review and status information.

As part of the shared responsibility between us and Trusted Shops, if you have questions about data protection and to assert your rights, please contact Trusted Shops, whose contact options you can use here Find. Further information on data protection can be found at the following link here remove. Regardless of this, you can always contact us using the contact option described in this data protection declaration. If necessary, your request will be passed on to the other person responsible for an answer.

6. Cookies and other technologies

General Information

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies on various pages, including so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your terminal device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your terminal device and allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit (so-called persistent cookies).

Protection of privacy for end devices
When using our online offer, we use technologies that are absolutely necessary in order to be able to provide the expressly requested telemedia service. The storage of information in your end device or the access to information that is already stored in your end device does not require your consent in this respect.

For functions that are not absolutely necessary, the storage of information on your device or the access to information that is already stored on your device requires your consent. We would like to point out that if you do not give your consent, parts of the website may not be fully usable. Any consent you may have given will remain in effect until you adjust or reset the respective settings in your device.

Any downstream data processing using cookies and other technologies
We use such technologies that are absolutely necessary for the use of certain functions of our website (e.g. shopping cart function). Through these technologies, IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information about your use of our website (e.g. information about the contents of the shopping cart) are collected and processed. In the context of a balancing of interests, this serves the overriding legitimate interests in an optimized presentation of our offer pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

We also use technologies to fulfill the legal obligations to which we are subject (e.g. to be able to prove consent to the processing of your personal data) as well as for web analysis and online marketing. Further information on this, including the respective legal basis for data processing, can be found in the following sections of this data protection declaration.

The cookie settings for your browser can be found under the following links: Microsoft Edge ™ / Safari ™ / Chrome ™ / Firefox ™ / Opera ™

Insofar as you have consented to the use of the technologies pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO, you may revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in the privacy policy.

7. Use of Cookies and Other Technologies

If you have given your consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR, we use the following cookies and other third-party technologies on our website. After the purpose and end of the use of the respective technology by us, the data collected in this context will be deleted. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. You can find more information about your cancellation options in the section "Cookies and other technologies". For more information, including the basis of how we work with each vendor, see each technology. If you have any questions about the providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

Use of Google services

We use the technologies presented below from Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). The information automatically collected by Google technologies about your use of our website is usually transmitted to a server at Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and stored there. Unless otherwise stated for the individual technologies, data processing is carried out on the basis of an agreement concluded for the respective technology between those jointly responsible in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information about data processing by Google can be found in the Data protection information from Google.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Google Analytics

For the purpose of website analysis, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information on your use of our website) is automatically collected and stored with Google Analytics, from which user profiles are created using pseudonyms. Cookies can be used. If you visit our website from the EU, your IP address will be stored on a server located in the EU to derive location data and then deleted immediately before the traffic is forwarded to other Google servers for processing. The data processing takes place on the basis of an agreement on order processing by Google.

Google Maps

For the visual representation of geographic information, Google Maps collects data about your use of the Maps functions, in particular the IP address and location data, transmits it to Google and then processes it by Google. We have no influence on this subsequent data processing.

YouTube video plugin

To integrate third-party content, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information) are collected via the YouTube video plug-in in the extended data protection mode we use, transmitted to Google and then processed by Google, only if you have a Play video.

8. Integration of the Trusted Shops Trustbadge/other widgets

If you have given your consent to this in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a GDPR, Trusted Shops widgets are available on this website to display Trusted Shops services (e.g. seal of approval, collected reviews) and to offer the Trusted Shops products for buyers integrated after an order.

The Trustbadge and the services advertised with it are an offer from Trusted Shops AG, Subbelrather Str. 15C, 50823 Cologne ("Trusted Shops"), with whom we are jointly responsible for data protection according to Art. 26 DSGVO. In the context of this data protection notice, we will inform you below about the essential contents of the contract in accordance with Art. 26 (2) GDPR.

As part of the joint responsibility between us and Trusted Shops AG, if you have any questions about data protection and to assert your rights, please contact Trusted Shops using the Privacy information specified contact options. Irrespective of this, you can always contact the responsible person of your choice. If necessary, your request will then be forwarded to the other person responsible for an answer.

8.1 Data processing when integrating the Trustbadge/other widgets

The trust badge is provided by a US CDN (content delivery network) provider. An adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision by the EU Commission, which applies to the USA here is available. Service providers used from the USA are usually certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further information is available here. If service providers used are not certified under the DPF, standard contractual clauses have been concluded as a suitable guarantee.

When the Trustbadge is called up, the web server automatically saves a so-called server log file, which also contains your IP address, date and time of the call, amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the call. The IP address is anonymized immediately after collection, so that the stored data cannot be assigned to you personally. The anonymized data is used in particular for statistical purposes and for error analysis.

8.2 Data processing after order completion

If you have given your consent, the Trustbadge accesses the order information stored in your end device (order total, order number, product purchased if applicable) and e-mail address after the order has been completed, and your e-mail address is hashed using a one-way cryptographic function. The hash value is then sent to Trusted Shops with the order information in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a GDPR.
This is to check whether you are already registered for Trusted Shops services. If this is the case, further processing takes place in accordance with what has been agreed between you and Trusted Shops contractual agreement. If you are not yet registered for the services or do not give your consent for automatic recognition via the Trustbadge, you will then be given the opportunity to register manually for the use of the services or to conclude security within the framework of your existing user contract .

For this purpose, after completing your order, the Trustbadge accesses the following information that is stored in the end device you are using: order total, order number and e-mail address. This is necessary so that we can offer you buyer protection. The data will only be transmitted to Trusted Shops if you actively decide to take out buyer protection by clicking on the corresponding button in the so-called Trustcard. If you decide to use the services, further processing is based on the contractual agreement with Trusted Shops in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR in order to be able to complete your registration for buyer protection and secure the order as well as you if necessary, to be able to send evaluation invitations by e-mail afterwards.

Trusted Shops uses service providers in the areas of hosting, monitoring and logging. The legal basis is Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation. Processing can take place in third countries (USA and Israel). An adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision by the EU Commission, which applies to the USA here and for Israel here is available. Service providers used from the USA are usually certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further information is available here. If service providers used are not certified under the DPF, standard contractual clauses have been concluded as a suitable guarantee.

9. Social media

9.1 Social plugins from Facebook (by Meta), Twitter, Instagram (by Meta), Whatsapp

Social buttons from social networks are used on our website. These are only integrated into the page as HTML links, so that when you call up our website, no connection is yet established with the servers of the respective provider. If you click on one of the buttons, the website of the respective social network opens in a new window of your browser There you can, for example, press the Like or Share button.

9.2 Our online presence on Facebook (by Meta), Twitter, Instagram (by Meta), Youtube

Insofar as you have given your consent to the respective social media operator in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO, when you visit our online presences on the social media mentioned in the above, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes, from which usage profiles will be created using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to your interests. Cookies are generally used for this purpose. For detailed information on the processing and use of data by the respective social media operator, as well as a contact option and your rights and setting options in this regard to protect your privacy, please refer to the privacy notices of the providers linked below. If you still require assistance in this regard, you can contact us.

Facebook (by Meta) is an offer from Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Meta Platforms Ireland”). The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Facebook (by Meta) is usually transferred to a server at Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there . Data processing when visiting a Facebook (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. For more information (Insights data information), see here.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection: USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Argentina.

There is a decision by the European Commission on an appropriate level of data protection for the USA as a basis for third-country transfers, provided the respective service provider is certified. A certification is available.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico.
There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: European Commission Standard Data Protection Clauses.

Twitter is an offer from Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland (“Twitter”). The information automatically collected by Twitter about your use of our online presence on Twitter is usually transferred to a server at Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA and stored there.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Instagram (by Meta) is an offer from Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Meta Platforms Ireland”) The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Instagram is usually sent to one Servers of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. Data processing when visiting an Instagram (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. For more information (Insights data information), see here.

YouTube is an offer from Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). The information automatically collected by Google about your use of our online presence on YouTube is usually transmitted to a server at Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and stored there.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

10. Contact options and your rights

10.1 your rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified there;
pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is required
- to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
- to fulfill a legal obligation;
- for reasons of public interest or
- required to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
according to Art. 18 DSGVO the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as
- the accuracy of the data is disputed by you;
- the processing is unlawful, but you reject its deletion;
- we no longer need the data, but you need it for asserting, exercising or defending legal claims or
- You have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 DSGVO;
In accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another person responsible;
according to Art. 77 DSGVO the right to complain to a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or work or our company headquarters.

Right of objection

Insofar as we process personal data as explained above in order to safeguard our legitimate interests that prevail in the context of a balancing of interests, you may object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If the processing is carried out for other purposes, you will only have the right to object if there are grounds arising from your particular situation.

After you have exercised your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of serves legal claims.

This does not apply if the processing is for direct marketing purposes. Then we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

10.2 Contact options

Data protection officer:
Ralf insert
Esbecker street 1-5
31020 Salzhemmendorf
Germany
+49 (0) 5153 - 94100
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If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, information, correction, restriction or deletion of data and revocation of any consent you may have given or objection to a specific use of data, please contact:

Ralf insert
Esbecker street 1-5
31020 Salzhemmendorf
Germany
+49 (0) 5153 - 94100
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