Data protection

Unless otherwise specified below, the provision of your personal data is neither required by law or contract, nor is it necessary for a contract to be concluded. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide has no consequences. This only applies if no other information is given in the subsequent processing operations.
"Personal data" is all information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server log files
You can visit our website 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 log data (so-called server log files). These stored data include e.g. the name of the page accessed, date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. Processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website and in improving our offer.
 
Contact

Responsible
Contact us on request. The contact details of the person responsible for data processing can be found in our imprint.

Unsolicited contact of the customer by email
If you initiate business contact with us via e-mail, we will only collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) to the extent that you have provided. The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request.
If the establishment of contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice on purchase interests, preparation of offers) or relates to 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 takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right, for reasons that arise from your particular situation, at any time to refer to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. to object to processing based on the GDPR relating to your personal data.
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 using the contact form, we only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent that you provide. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact. By submitting your message, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. Processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent.
You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on your consent until you revoke it. We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Customer account orders

Customer account
When opening a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. Data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. Processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on your consent until you revoke it. Your customer account will then be deleted.

Collection, processing and transfer of personal data when placing orders
When placing an order, we only collect and process your personal data insofar as this is necessary to fulfill and process your order and to process your inquiries. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to make this available means that no contract can be concluded. Processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR and is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.
Your data will be passed on, for example, to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers, payment service providers, service providers for order processing and IT service providers you have selected. In all cases, we strictly observe the legal requirements. The amount of data transmission is limited to a minimum.
 

reviews

Data collection when a comment is written
When commenting on an article or a contribution, we only collect your personal data (name, email address, comment text) to the extent that you provide. The processing serves the purpose of enabling comments and displaying comments. By submitting the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. Processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent up to the revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.

When your comment is published, only the name you provided will be published.

Shop information customer rating
For our website we use the rating tool “shopauskunft.de” from the dealers' association Management AG (Torgauer Straße 233 B, 04347 Leipzig; "Shopauskunft").
After placing your order, we would like to ask you to rate and comment on your purchase from us. For this purpose, we will write to you by e-mail, whereby we use the technical system "Legal Safe Assessment Request (RBA)". We process the data for your order (order number / invoice number, purchase value and shipping costs) as well as your email address.
Processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent, provided that you have expressly consented to the transfer of your data and the receipt of the evaluation request.
You can revoke your consent at any time using the corresponding link in the e-mail or by sending us a message, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out based on your consent until revocation.
Further information on data protection when using shop information can be found at:
https://www.shopauskunft.de/datenschutz.
 
Shop information widget
The shop information widget is integrated on our website. This serves the purpose of displaying the number and result of our ratings previously received via shop information and thus advertising.
To display the widget, it is technically necessary to transmit usage data to the Shopauskunft server through your Internet browser and to save it in log data (so-called server log files) for 7 days. These stored data include the name and URL of the file accessed, date and time of access, the IP address of the requesting computer, website from which access is made (referrer URL), the browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of yours Computer and the name of your access provider.
Processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in advertising our offers by displaying the customer reviews already received. This data is not stored together with other personal data.
 

Payment service provider

Using PayPal
All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal privacy policy. You can find this at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

Using PayPal Express
On our website we use the PayPal Express payment service from PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal"). The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the PayPal Express payment service. To integrate this payment service, it is necessary for PayPal to collect, save and analyze data (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when you visit the website. Cookies can also be used for this. The cookies enable your browser to be recognized.
Cookies or comparable technologies are used on the basis of Section 15 (3) sentence 1 TMG. Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our predominantly legitimate interest in a customer-oriented offer of various payment methods. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation.
With the selection and use of PayPal Express, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to PayPal in order to be able to fulfill the contract with you with the chosen payment method. This processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. You can find more information on data processing when using the PayPal Express payment service in the associated data protection declaration at www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE#Updated_PS.

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. If a user calls up a website, a cookie can be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string that enables the browser to be clearly identified when the website is called up 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 and prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data contained therein. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.
 
Under the following links you can find out how you can manage cookies in the most important browsers (including deactivating them):
Chrome browser: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen
Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

 
Technically necessary cookies
Unless otherwise stated in the data protection declaration below, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our offer more user-friendly, more effective and more secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after changing pages and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For this it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change.
 
Cookies or comparable technologies are used on the basis of Section 15 (3) sentence 1 TMG. Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offer.
You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation.

analysis

Use of Google Analytics
We use the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google LLC on our website. (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the person responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google, which is responsible for the processing of your data and compliance with the applicable data protection laws.
The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. For this purpose, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. Among other things, The following information is collected: IP address, date and time of the page visit, click path, information about the browser and device you are using, pages visited, referrer URL (website through which you accessed our website) ), Location data, purchase activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser and tracking pixels, which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated in this way about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. IP anonymization is activated on this website. As a result, Google will shorten your IP address beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The full IP address will only be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and abbreviated there in exceptional cases.
Cookies or comparable technologies are used on the basis of Section 15 (3) sentence 1 TMG. Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our predominant legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation.
You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by Google Analytics and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
To prevent data collection and storage by Google Analytics across devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website. You must perform the opt-out on all systems and devices used for this to have a comprehensive effect. If you delete the opt-out cookie, inquiries will be sent to Google again. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Deactivate Google Analytics.
For more information on terms of use and data protection, see https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and https: / /policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de.

Plug-ins and other

Use of Google reCAPTCHA
We use the reCAPTCHA service from Google LLC on our website (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google").
If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the person responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google, which is responsible for the processing of your data and compliance with the applicable data protection laws. The purpose of the query is to differentiate between the input by a person or by automated, machine processing. Your entry will be 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, if necessary, also transmitted to the USA.
Processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR for the legitimate interest of protecting our website against automated spying, misuse and SPAM. You have the right for reasons that arise from your particular situation, at any time according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. to object to processing based on the GDPR relating to your personal data.
Further information on Google reCAPTCHA and the associated data protection declaration can be found at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html and https://www.google.com/privacy.
 

Use of YouTube
We use the function for embedding YouTube videos from Google Ireland Limited on our website (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "YouTube"). YouTube is one with Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA) 94043, USA; “Google”) affiliate.
The function shows videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The option "Extended data protection mode" is activated. As a result, YouTube does not store any information about visitors to the website. Only when you watch a video, information about it is transmitted to YouTube and stored there. Your data may be transferred to the United States.
Cookies or comparable technologies are used on the basis of Section 15 (3) sentence 1 TMG. Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our predominant legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation.
You can find more information on the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy in YouTube's data protection information at https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy.

Use of user centrics
We use the Consent Management Tool Usercentrics from Usercentrics GmbH on our website (Rosenthal 4, 80331, Munich; “Usercentrics”).
The tool enables you to give consent to data processing via the website, in particular the setting of cookies, and to exercise your right of withdrawal for consent that has already been given. Data processing serves the purpose of obtaining and documenting the necessary consent to data processing and thus complying with legal obligations. Cookies may be used. Here u. a. the following information is collected and transmitted to Usercentrics: date and time of the page visit, information about the browser you are using and the device you are using, anonymized IP address, opt-in and opt-out data. This data is not passed on to other third parties.
Data processing takes place to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
The proof of cancellation of a previously given consent is kept for a period of three years.
You can find more information on data protection at Usercentrics at: https://usercentrics.com/privacy-policy/
 

Affected rights and storage period

Duration of storage
After completion of the contract, the data will be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then taking legal, in particular tax and commercial, retention periods into account and then deleted after the deadline, 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, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability.
In addition, according to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR you have a right to object to processing based on Art. 6 Para. 1 f GDPR and processing for the purpose of direct advertising.

Right to lodge a complaint with 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
The personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with future effect for reasons that arise from your particular situation.
After the objection has been made, the processing of the data concerned will be terminated unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If personal data processing takes place for the purposes of direct advertising, 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 the purpose of direct advertising.

last update: 07/20/2020