privacy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section "Notice concerning the responsible party" in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected firstly by you giving it to us. This may, for example, be data you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when visiting the website through our IT systems. These are mainly technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system or time of the page request). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts are concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contractual offers, orders, or other service requests.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request rectification or erasure of this data. If you have given consent for data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain conditions, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have a right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.

For this as well as further questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Analysis Tools and Tools from Third Parties

When you visit this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. That mainly takes place with so-called analytics programs.

Detailed information about these analytics programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website at the following provider:

Shopify

The provider is Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland (hereinafter “Shopify”).

Shopify is a tool for creating and hosting websites. When you visit our website, Shopify collects your IP address as well as information about the device you use and your browser. Shopify also analyzes visitor numbers, visitor sources, and customer behavior, and creates user statistics. If you make a purchase on our website, Shopify also collects your name, email address, shipping and billing addresses, payment data, and other information related to the purchase (e.g., phone number, purchase amounts, etc.). For analytics, Shopify stores cookies in your browser.

See Shopify’s privacy policy for details: https://www.shopify.de/legal/datenschutz.

The use of Shopify is based on Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website possible. If appropriate consent was obtained, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, as long as consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as described in the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.

3. General Notes and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.

Notice Concerning the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Der Baranski Distribution und Onlinehandel UG

Marcus Baranski
Rotdornweg 39
21224 Rosengarten
shop@derbaranski.de

Phone: +49 (0) 40 609 405 070
Email: shop@derbaranski.de

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Retention Period

Unless a more specific storage period has been mentioned within this privacy policy, your personal data remains with us until the purpose for processing data ceases to apply. If you make a legitimate deletion request or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

General Notes on the Legal Bases of Data Processing on This Website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and/or Art. 9 (2)(a) GDPR, provided that special categories of data under Art. 9 (1) GDPR are processed. In the event of express consent for the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is additionally based on Art. 49 (1)(a) GDPR. If you consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is also based on § 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for contract performance or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR. We also process your data if required to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6 (1)(c) GDPR. Data processing can also take place on the basis of our legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR. The respective legal bases are explained in the respective paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

Within our business operations, we work together with various external parties. Sometimes it is also necessary to transfer personal data to such external parties. We only pass on personal data if this is necessary for contract performance, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., disclosure to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR in the transfer, or if another legal basis allows the data transfer. When using processors, we only disclose personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a contract on joint processing is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent which you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing performed until revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 (1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 (1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 (2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Responsible Supervisory Authority

In the case of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects have a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, workplace or place of the alleged breach. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data which we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to yourself or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

Access, Rectification, and Deletion

You have the right at any time, within the framework of applicable statutory provisions, to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to rectification or deletion of these data. For this as well as further questions about personal data you can contact us at any time.

Right to Restrict Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. For this purpose, you can contact us at any time. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

  • If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to check this. For the duration of the check, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data is/was unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you need them for exercise, defense or establishment of legal claims, you have the right, instead of deletion, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a weighing up of your interests and ours must take place. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – apart from their storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

As a Data Subject, You Have the Following Rights:

  • According to Art. 15 GDPR, the right to obtain information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein;
  • According to Art. 16 GDPR, the right to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate or completion of your personal data stored by us;
  • According to Art. 17 GDPR, the right to obtain deletion of your personal data stored by us unless further processing is required - for exercising the right to freedom of expression and information; - for compliance with a legal obligation; - for reasons of public interest or - for asserting, exercising or defending legal claims;
  • According to Art. 18 GDPR, the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data, insofar as - you contest the accuracy of the data; - the processing is unlawful, but you refuse deletion; - we no longer need the data, but you require them for asserting, exercising or defending legal claims or - you objected to the processing according to Art. 21 GDPR;
  • According to Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive your personal data, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another controller;
  • According to Art. 77 GDPR, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence, work or our company headquarters for this purpose.

If you have questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, access, rectification, restriction or deletion of data, as well as withdrawal of consents given or objection to a specific use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our legal notice.

Right to Object

If we process personal data as described above to safeguard our legitimate interests in balancing interests, you may object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If processing is for other purposes, you only have the right to object for reasons arising from your particular situation.

After you exercise your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the processing serves the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

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

SSL or TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator. An encrypted connection can be recognized by the address bar of the browser changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Encrypted Payment Transactions on This Website

If, after concluding a paid contract, there is an obligation to send us your payment data (e.g., account number in the case of a direct debit authorization), this data is needed for payment processing.

Payment transactions using common means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are made exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock icon in your browser bar.

With encrypted communication, your payment data that you send us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to Advertising Emails

The use of contact data published as part of the legal notice obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby rejected. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

4. Data Collection on this Website

What are Cookies

Our websites use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or automatic deletion is performed by your web browser.

Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are required for carrying out electronic communication processes, for providing certain functions you have requested (e.g. for the shopping cart function) or for optimizing the website (e.g. cookies for measuring web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent has been requested for the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG); consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

Cookie Information and Management

Which Cookies are Used

Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in our Cookie Policy.

Manage Cookie Settings

Via Your Browser

You can manage cookies directly in your browser:

  • View current cookies: In the browser settings under "Privacy" or "Cookies" you will find all stored cookies
  • Delete cookies: Already stored cookies can be deleted individually or all at once
  • Block cookies: You can prevent the setting of new cookies completely or partially
  • Activate notifications: Your browser can warn you before setting new cookies

Your Privacy Settings

On this control panel, you can set certain settings for the processing of your personal data. You can change your selection at any time by accessing this control panel via the provided link. To consent to the processing activities described below, move the switches accordingly or use the "reject all" button and then confirm the saving of your settings.

Options:

  • Reject all: Rejects all non-essential tracking technologies
  • Accept all: Consents to all tracking technologies
  • Individual selection: Make specific settings for each area

Your Consent Settings for Tracking Technologies

Through the selection options within this section, you can individually set your consent settings for each of the tracking technologies used for the purposes mentioned below. Learn more about how we use such trackers and how they work in our Cookie Policy. Please note that if you reject individual purposes, associated functions may not be available.

Objection and Revocation

Revocation of Consent

  • You can revoke your once given consent at any time with effect for the future
  • Use our cookie settings for this or contact us directly
  • The revocation does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out until then

Objection in case of legitimate interest For cookies that are set based on our legitimate interest, you can object at any time.

Categories of Tracking Technologies

Required

We use these trackers to enable processes that are absolutely necessary for providing and delivering a service that you have requested from us and therefore do not require your consent.

User Experience

Thanks to these trackers, we can offer you an improved user experience and enable interactions with external content, networks and platforms.

Performance Measurement

Thanks to these trackers, we can measure online traffic and analyze your behavior to improve our service.

Marketing

Thanks to these trackers, we can present you with personalized ads or advertising content and measure their performance.

Complianz GDPR Cookie Consent

Our website uses Complianz GDPR Cookie Consent to obtain your consent for storing certain cookies on your device or for using certain technologies and to document this in compliance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Complianz B.V., Kalmarweg 14-5, 9723JG Groningen, Netherlands (hereinafter "Complianz").

When you enter our website, a connection is established to the servers of the provider Complianz. The provider Complianz receives personal data in this way, such as the browser used, the IP address and a timestamp. Subsequently, a cookie is stored in your browser to be able to assign you the given consents or their revocation. The data collected in this way is stored until you request us to delete it, delete the cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply. Mandatory legal retention obligations remain unaffected. Details can be found at: https://apps.shopify.com/complianz-gdpr-cookie-consent.

The use of Complianz GDPR Cookie Consent is carried out to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries using the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing relies on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR) if this was requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form remains with us until you ask us to delete it, you revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after complete processing of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions—especially retention periods—remain unaffected.

Inquiry by Email, Telephone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data occurs on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR if your request relates to the execution of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the efficient processing of queries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR) if it was requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data sent to us via contact inquiries remains with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage lapses (e.g. after processing your concern is complete). Mandatory statutory provisions—especially statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.

Registration on this website

You can register on this website to use additional features on the site. The data provided during registration will only be used for the purpose of utilizing the respective offering or service for which you registered. The required information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, registration will be denied.

For important changes, such as changes in the scope of the offering or for technically necessary changes, we use the e-mail address specified at registration to inform you in this way.

The processing of the data entered during registration is done for the purpose of carrying out the user relationship established by the registration and, if necessary, to initiate further contracts (Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR).

The data collected during registration will be stored by us as long as you are registered on this website and will subsequently be deleted. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

5. Social Media

Facebook

This website includes elements from the social network Facebook. The provider is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. However, Facebook states that the data collected is also transmitted to the USA and other third countries.

An overview of the Facebook social media elements can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.

When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Facebook server. As a result, Facebook receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook "Like" button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the contents of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we do not have any knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Further information can be found in Facebook's privacy policy: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

As far as personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and transmitted to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is strictly limited to the collection of data and forwarding to Facebook. Processing by Facebook after forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. The mutual obligations have been laid down in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for the privacy-secure implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook products. Rights of the data subject (e.g. requests for information) regarding data processed at Facebook can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

The company is certified according to the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits itself to comply with these data protection standards. Further information is available from the provider at: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.

Instagram

This website uses functions of the Instagram service. These functions are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.

When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. Instagram thereby receives information about your visit to this website.

If you are logged into your Instagram account, by clicking on the Instagram button you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile. This makes it possible for Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.

The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Where, with the aid of the tool described here, personal data is collected on our website and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). Joint responsibility is strictly limited to the collection of data and forwarding to Facebook or Instagram. Further processing by Facebook or Instagram after forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. Our mutual obligations are set out in a joint processing agreement. The wording of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for issuing data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for the secure implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook or Instagram products. Rights of the data subject (such as requests for information) regarding data processed at Facebook or Instagram can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.

Data transfer to the USA takes place on the basis of the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/ und https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

Further information can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.

The company is certified according to the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). Further information is available from the provider at this link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.

Our online presence on Facebook, Instagram

Our presence on social networks and platforms serves better, active communication with our customers and interested parties. We use these to inform about our products and ongoing promotions.

When visiting our online presences in social media, your data may be collected and stored automatically for market research and advertising purposes. Usage profiles are created from this data using pseudonyms. These can be used to display advertisements inside and outside the platform that presumably corresponds to your interests. For these purposes, cookies are generally used on your device. These cookies record visitor behavior and user interests. This serves, according to Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR, to safeguard our overriding legitimate interests in optimized presentation of our offering and effective communication with customers and interested parties. If you are asked by the respective platform operators for consent (agreement) to data processing—e.g. by ticking a checkbox—the legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR.

If the mentioned social media platforms have their headquarters in the USA, the following applies: An adequacy decision by the European Commission exists for the USA. This is based on the EU-US Privacy Shield. An up-to-date certificate for each company can be viewed here. For detailed information on processing and use of data by the providers on their pages, as well as a contact option and your rights and settings to protect your privacy—especially opt-out options—please refer to the data protection information linked below. If you need further help, you can contact us.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/

Opt-out option: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads Instagram: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/

6. Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need your e-mail address and information allowing us to verify that you are the owner of the specified e-mail address and agree to receive the newsletter. No further data will be collected or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The processing of the data entered into the newsletter registration form is based solely on your consent (Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke consent for the storage of data, e-mail address, as well as their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter or the purpose for storage no longer applies and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe. We reserve the right to delete or block e-mail addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR.

Data stored for other purposes by us remain unaffected.

After you have unsubscribed from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be stored on a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider, if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will be used only for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements for the sending of newsletters (legitimate interest in terms of Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR). Blacklist storage is not time-limited. You may object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

7. Plugins and tools

YouTube

This website embeds videos from the YouTube website. Operator is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you visit one of our web pages on which YouTube is embedded, a connection is made to YouTube's servers. The YouTube server is told which of our pages you have visited.

YouTube may further store cookies on your device or use similar recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can receive information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to compile video statistics, improve usability, and prevent fraud attacks. In addition, the collected data is processed in the Google advertising network.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of presenting our online offerings in an appealing way. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR. Insofar as corresponding consent was requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, as far as consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) as defined by the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

The company is certified according to the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). Further information is available from the provider at: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Google Fonts (local hosting)

This website uses Google Fonts, provided by Google, for uniform representation of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. No connection to Google's servers is established in the process.

Further information on Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter: “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to check whether data entry on this website (e.g., in a contact form) is by a human or by an automated program. For this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on different characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g., IP address, time spent by the visitor on the website or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis will be forwarded to Google.

reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.

The data storage and analysis are based on Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offers from abusive automated spying and from SPAM. If appropriate consent was requested, processing is carried out solely on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, as far as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) as defined by the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Further information about Google reCAPTCHA can be found in Google's privacy policy and Google’s terms of use at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.

The company is certified according to the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). Further information is available from the provider at: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Google (Universal) Analytics for web analysis

If you have given your consent according to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 (a) GDPR, this website uses Google (Universal) Analytics for website analysis, a web analytics service of Google LLC (www.google.de). Google (Universal) Analytics uses methods that enable an analysis of your use of the website, such as cookies. The information automatically collected about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. By activating IP anonymization on this website, the IP address is shortened before transmission within the member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google. After the purpose ends and the use of Google Analytics by us ceases, the data collected in this context will be deleted.

Google LLC is headquartered in the USA and is certified under the EU-US-Privacy Shield. A current certificate can be found here. Based on this agreement between the USA and the European Commission, the latter has determined an adequate level of data protection for companies certified under the Privacy Shield.

You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available from this link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. This will prevent the capture of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (incl. your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google.

8. eCommerce, Payment Providers and Reviews

Processing customer and contract data

We collect, process and use personal customer and contract data for establishing, structuring, and modifying our contractual relationships. We collect, process and use personal data regarding the use of this website (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill for it. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR.

The collected customer data will be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship and expiration of any existing statutory retention periods. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Data transfer upon conclusion of contracts for online shops, dealers and shipping of goods

If you order goods from us, we will pass on your personal data to the transport company commissioned with delivery and to the payment service provider commissioned to process payments. Only the data necessary for the respective service provider will be disclosed. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for pre-contractual measures. If you have given appropriate consent according to Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR, we will transmit your email address to the delivery company so that they can inform you by e-mail about the shipping status of your order; you can revoke your consent at any time.

Data transfer upon conclusion of contracts for services and digital content

We transfer personal data to third parties only when this is necessary within the framework of contract processing; for example, to the credit institution commissioned with payment processing.

No further transmission of the data takes place unless you have expressly consented to the transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without express consent, such as for advertising purposes.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Reviews and feedbacks

We use the review platform Reviews.io on our website, operated by REVIEWS.io Ltd, 29 St Nicholas Place, Leicester, LE1 4LD, United Kingdom, to allow our customers to rate products or our service.

If you leave a review via Reviews.io, personal data will be processed in doing so. These include:

  • First and last name (if provided)
  • E-mail address (for verification, not publicly visible)
  • Place of residence and country (if provided)
  • Information about the end device used (e.g. browser type and version, not publicly visible)
  • IP address (not publicly visible)

Purpose of processing

The data processing is used to authenticate reviews and display authentic customer opinions on our website. We also use the data to optimize our offer and to communicate with reviewers in case of follow-up questions.

Legal basis

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in transparent and trustworthy communication with our customers as well as in optimizing our services.

Data transfers to third countries

As Reviews.io is headquartered in the United Kingdom, personal data is transferred to a third country. An adequacy decision exists for the United Kingdom, so an adequate level of data protection is ensured.

Storage duration

The data is saved only as long as necessary for the review, its display, and, if applicable, for resolving disputes.

Rights of data subjects

As a data subject, you have the right to access, rectify, delete, restrict processing and object to the processing of your data. More information can be found under "Revocation of your consent to data processing" in this privacy policy.

More information about data processing by Reviews.io can be found at: https://www.reviews.io/front/user-privacy-policy, https://www.reviews.io/legal/user-privacy-policy, https://www.reviews.io/legal/data-processing-agrement,

9. Data disclosure to shipping service providers

If you have given us your express consent during or after your order in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 (a) GDPR, we will transfer your e-mail address to the selected shipping service provider so that they can contact you for delivery notification or coordination before delivery. Consent may be revoked at any time through a message to the contact option described below or directly to the shipping service provider using the contact address listed below. After revocation, we will delete your data provided for this purpose unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data as permitted by law, about which we inform you in this declaration.

DHL Paket GmbH
Sträßchensweg 10
53113 Bonn