Data protection Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide the data has no consequences. This only applies if no other information is provided in the subsequent processing operations.
“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Server log files
You can visit our websites without providing any personal information.
Every time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host/IT service provider through your Internet browser and stored in protocol data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website and to improve our offering.
Your data will be transferred to Canada, among other places. The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to Canada. Contact Responsible Please contact us if you wish. The contact details of the person responsible for data processing can be found in our legal notice.
Customer’s initiative contact via email
If you initiate business contact with us by email, we will only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent you provide it. The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request.
If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of interest in purchasing, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods unless you have consented to further processing and use.
Collection and processing when using the contact form When you use the contact form, we only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent you provide it. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact.
If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of interest in purchasing, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods unless you have consented to further processing and use. Customer Account Orders Customer account When you open a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. The data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.
Collection, processing and transfer of personal data when placing orders
When you place an order, we only collect and process your personal data to the extent that this is necessary to fulfil and process your order and to process your enquiries. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide the data means that no contract can be concluded. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR and is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract with you.
Your data will be passed on, for example, to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers you have chosen, payment service providers, service providers for order processing and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly adhere to the legal requirements. The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum.
Your data will be transferred to Canada, among other places. The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to Canada. Reviews Advertising Data collection when writing a comment When you comment on an article or post, we only collect your personal data (name, email address, comment text) to the extent you have made it available. The processing serves the purpose of enabling commenting and displaying comments. By submitting the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.
When your comment is published, the name and email address you provided will be
published. In addition, when you submit a comment, your IP address is saved to prevent misuse of the comment function and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. By submitting the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. Your IP address will then be deleted. Use of your personal data for sending postal advertising We use your personal data (name, address) that we received as part of the sale of a product or service to send you advertising by post, unless you have objected to this use. The provision of this data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide this data means that no contract can be concluded. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your address data at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising your objection can be found in the imprint. Use of the email address for sending newsletters We use your email address, regardless of the contract processing, exclusively for our own advertising purposes to send newsletters, provided that you have expressly consented to this. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your email address will then be removed from the mailing list.
Your data will be passed on to an email marketing service provider as part of order processing. It will not be passed on to any other third parties. Use of the email address for sending direct advertising We use your email address, which we received as part of the sale of a product or service, to electronically send advertising for our own products or services that are similar to those you have already purchased from us, provided that you have not objected to this use. The provision of the email address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it means that no contract can be concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in direct advertising.
You can object to this use of your email address at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising your objection can be found in the imprint. You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the advertising email. There are no costs for this other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.
Merchandise management Use of an external inventory management system
We use a merchandise management system to process the contract as part of order processing. For this purpose, your personal data collected as part of the order will be sent to Billbee GmbH, Paulinenstrasse 54, 32756 Detmold easybill GmbH, Düsselstr. 21, 41654 Kaarst transmitted.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on a user's computer system. When a user visits a website, a cookie can be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is visited again.
Cookies are stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your Internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide individually whether to accept them, as well as prevent the cookies from being stored and the data they contain from being transmitted. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all of the functions of this website to their full extent.
The links below will tell you how to manage (including deactivate) cookies in the most important browsers:
Technically necessary cookies
Unless otherwise stated in the privacy policy below, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our service more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies also enable our systems to recognize your browser even after you change pages and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after you change pages.
The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on Section 25 Paragraph 2 TTDSG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offering.
You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
Advertising tracking
Use of the remarketing or “similar audiences” function of Google Inc. We use the remarketing or “similar audiences” function of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) on our website.
The application serves the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and interests. Google uses cookies to analyze website usage, which forms the basis for creating interest-based advertisements. The cookies record visits to the website and anonymized data about website usage. No personal data of website visitors is stored. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will be shown advertisements that are highly likely to take into account previously viewed product and information areas.
Your data may be transferred to Google LLC servers in the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks .
Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting site visitors with interest-based advertising.
You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. You can permanently deactivate the use of cookies by Google by following the link below and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there:
https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=de Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative deactivation page at
https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the additional opt-out information provided there.
Further information on Google Remarketing and the associated privacy policy can be found at:
https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/
Using the Pinterest Tag
We use the Pinterest Tag of Pinterest Europe Limited (Palmerston House, 2nd, Fenian Street, Floor, Dublin 2, Ireland "Pinterest") on our website.
The application serves the purpose of targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising on the Pinterest social network. For this purpose, the Pinterest conversion tag has been implemented on the website. This tag establishes a direct connection to the Pinterest servers when you visit the website. This transmits to the Pinterest server which of our pages you have visited. Pinterest assigns this information to your personal Pinterest user account if you are logged into the social network. When you visit Pinterest, you will then be shown personalized, interest-based Pinterest ads. If you access our website via a pin on the Pinterest social network, a cookie for conversion tracking will be stored on your computer. These cookies are valid for a limited time, do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Pinterest and we can recognize that you clicked on the pin and were redirected to this page. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics and thus optimize our website. The following information may be processed, among others: total number of users who clicked on one of our pins and were redirected to our website, subpages visited on our website (e.g. category or product pages), search queries on our website, your shopping cart contents, completed transactions.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de .
Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting site visitors with interest-based advertising.
You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. You can deactivate personalized advertising in the personalization settings on Pinterest or via the AdChoices website optout.aboutads.info. You can prevent cookies from being saved by selecting the appropriate technical settings in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.
For more information about how Pinterest collects and uses data, as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy, please see Pinterest's privacy policy at
https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy .
Plug-ins and Others
Using Google Tag Manager
We use the Google Tag Manager of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.
This application manages JavaScript tags and HTML tags that are used to implement tracking and analysis tools in particular. The data processing serves the purpose of needs-based design and optimization of our website. The Google Tag Manager itself does not store cookies, nor does it process personal data. However, it does enable the triggering of additional tags that can collect and process personal data.
Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found
here .
Using Facebook’s single sign-on feature
We use the single sign-on function (formerly Facebook Connect) of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; “Facebook”) on our website. Meta Platforms Ireland and we are jointly responsible for the collection of your data when the service is integrated and the transmission of this data to Facebook. This is based on an agreement between us and Meta Platforms Ireland on the joint processing of personal data, in which the respective responsibilities are defined. The agreement can be accessed at
https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum . According to this, we are particularly responsible for fulfilling the information obligations according to Art. 13, 14 GDPR, for compliance with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the service and for compliance with the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data affects our obligations under the agreement on joint processing. Meta Platforms Ireland is responsible for enabling the rights of data subjects in accordance with Art. 15 - 20 GDPR, for complying with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the security of the service and for complying with the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data affects the obligations of Meta Platforms Ireland under the joint processing agreement.
This function allows website visitors to log in to the website using their existing Facebook account. The data processing serves the purpose of verification during registration, personalization and interest-based advertising.
In order to offer the function on the website, a connection is established to the Facebook server. Cookies are used for this purpose. The following information, among others, may be collected and transmitted to Facebook: IP address, browser information, referrer URL (website via which you accessed our website), location data. This applies regardless of whether you are registered with the social network or logged in. Data is also transmitted to unregistered or unlogged users. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the information collected can also be assigned to your corresponding profiles. You can prevent this assignment by logging out of your social media accounts before visiting our website and before activating the buttons. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. Data is transmitted, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum .
When using the single sign-on function, the website visitor's Facebook profile is linked to a customer account for this website. We receive personal data about the user from Facebook, as specified in the login process. This may include the following information: name, address, public profile information (e.g. name, profile picture, age, gender), email address, friends lists, "likes".
The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.
For more information about the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard, and options for protecting your privacy, please see Facebook's privacy policy at
https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ .
Use of Google reCAPTCHA
We use the reCAPTCHA service from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website. The query serves the purpose of distinguishing between input by a human and automated, machine processing. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and used there. In addition, the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service are transmitted to Google. This data is processed by Google within the European Union and may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC in the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data is transmitted on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks .
Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in protecting our website from automated spying, misuse and SPAM. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
Use of Google invisible reCAPTCHA
We use the invisible reCAPTCHA service of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.
This serves the purpose of distinguishing between input by a human and automated, machine processing. In the background, Google collects and analyzes usage data that is used by Invisible reCaptcha to distinguish regular users from bots. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and used there. In addition, the IP address and any other data required by Google for the Invisible reCAPTCHA service are transmitted to Google. This data is processed by Google within the European Union and, where applicable, also in the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks .
Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in protecting our website from automated spying, misuse and SPAM. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
Further information about Google reCAPTCHA and the associated privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html and https://www.google.com/privacy
Use of Google Fonts We use Google Fonts from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website.
The data processing serves the purpose of uniform display of fonts on our website. In order to load the fonts, a connection is established to Google servers when the page is accessed. Cookies may be used for this purpose. Your IP address and information about the browser you use are processed and sent to Google. This data is not linked to your Google account.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks .
Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in a user-friendly and aesthetic design of our website. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR at any time by notifying us, for reasons arising from your particular situation. Further information on data processing and data protection can be found at
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and at
https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq .
Rights of data subjects and storage period Duration of storage
After the contract has been fully processed, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then taking into account statutory retention periods, in particular those under tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the deadline has expired, unless you have consented to further processing and use. Rights of the data subject If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, to rectification, to erasure, to restriction of processing, to data portability.
Furthermore, according to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 Para. 1 f GDPR and to processing for direct marketing purposes.
Right to complain to the supervisory authority
According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful. Right to object If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with effect for the future for reasons arising from your particular situation.
Once you have objected, the processing of the data concerned will be stopped unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
If the personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After the objection has been made, we will stop processing the data concerned for direct marketing purposes. last update: 10.01.2022
