Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is not required by law or contract, 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.


Server log files
You can visit our websites without providing any personal information about yourself.
Every time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host / IT service provider by your Internet browser and stored in log 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 out of our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website and to improve our offer.  
Your data will be transferred to Canada, among other countries. There is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission for data transfers to Canada.

Contact

Responsible
Contact us if you wish. The controller in charge of data processing is: Pascuali GmbH, Donatusstr. 102, M09, 50259 Pulheim-Brauweiler Germany, 02234-5328828, customer-service@pascuali.de

Initiating contact with the customer by e-mail
If you contact us by e-mail on your own initiative, we will only collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves to process and respond to your contact enquiry.
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 responding to your enquiry. In this case, you have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR.
We will only use your email address to process your enquiry. 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 provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of making contact.

If the purpose of the contact is to take steps prior to entering into a contract (e.g. to provide advice if you are interested in making a purchase, to prepare an offer) or if it relates to a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (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 responding to your enquiry. In this case, you have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
We will only use your email address to process your enquiry. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.
Use of the address validation of Google Maps API
We use the address validation of the provider Google (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland "Google") on our website.
The purpose of data processing is to check your entries in our address forms in real time for input and spelling errors and to complete any missing data. If data is entered incorrectly, alternative suggestions for correcting the data are displayed. For this purpose, the address data you enter is transmitted to the provider, where it is stored and analysed.
Among other things, the following information may be transmitted to Google and processed there: postal addresses (country, city, postcode, street, house number), email address, telephone number.
Your data may also be transferred to the USA. The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in a correct data basis for the fulfilment of our contractual obligations. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
The data is processed separately by the provider and is not merged with other data. It will be deleted by the provider as soon as the status of the data entered has been determined, but at the latest after 30 days.
For more information on terms of use and data protection at Google, please visit: https://cloud.google. com/maps-platform/terms or at https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.
 
Customer account       Orders      

Customer account
When you open a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. The purpose of data processing is to improve your shopping experience and simplify order processing. The processing is carried out 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 legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.


Collection, processing and disclosure of personal data for orders
When you place an order, we collect and process your personal data only to the extent 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 selected, payment service providers, service providers for order processing and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly observe the legal requirements. The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum.
Your data will be transferred to Canada, among other countries. There is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission for data transfers to Canada.

Ratings       Advertising       

Data collection when writing a comment or rating 
When you comment/rate an article or a post, we only collect your personal data (name, email address, comment text) to the extent that you provide it. The processing serves the purpose of enabling commenting/rating and displaying comments/ratings. For the purpose of verifying your rating/comment, we also collect the following data: Order number .
By submitting the comment/review, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out 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 legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.

When your comment/review is published the name you provide and the email address you provide will be published.

Use of your personal data for the sending of postal advertising
We use your personal data (name, address), which we have received as part of the sale of a product or service, to send you postal advertising, provided you have not 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 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from 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 legal notice.


Use of the email address for sending newsletters
We use your e-mail address independently of the contract processing exclusively for our own advertising purposes for sending newsletters, provided you have expressly consented to this. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. 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.
Use of the email address for sending direct advertising
We use your e-mail address, which we have received in the context of the sale of a product or service, for the electronic transmission of advertising for our own goods or services that are similar to those that you have already purchased from us, unless you have objected to this use. The provision of the e-mail address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it means that no contract can be concluded. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your email address at any time by notifying us. You can find the contact details for exercising your objection in the legal notice. You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the advertising email. This will not incur any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs.


Use of Brevo (formerly Sendinblue)
We use the service of Sendinblue GmbH (Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin; "Brevo") for sending newsletters as part of order processing. We pass on the information you provide during the newsletter registration process (email address, first name and surname if applicable) to Brevo. The data processing serves the purpose of sending the newsletter and its statistical evaluation.

You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. You can find more information and Brevo's privacy policy at: 
https://www.brevo.com/de/legal/privacypolicy/

Shipping service provider       Merchandise management      

Forwarding the e-mail address to shipping companies for information on the shipping status
We will pass on your e-mail address to the shipping company as part of the contract processing, provided you have expressly consented to this during the ordering process. The purpose of the transfer is to inform you by e-mail about the dispatch status. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by notifying us or the transport company without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.


Use of an external merchandise management system
We use a merchandise management system for contract processing as part of order processing. For this purpose, your personal data collected as part of the order will be

plentysystems AG, Bürgermeister-Brunner-Straße 15, 34117 Kassel
transmitted.

Payment service provider      

Use of PayPal Express
We use the PayPal Express payment service of PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. The purpose of data processing is to be able to offer you payment via the PayPal Express payment service. To integrate this payment service, it is necessary for PayPal to collect, store and analyse data (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when you access the website. Cookies can also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable your browser to be recognised.
Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in a customer-oriented offer of various payment methods.
You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. By selecting and using PayPal Express, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to PayPal in order to fulfil the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Further information on data processing when using the PayPal Express payment service can be found in the associated privacy policy at www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE#Updated_PS.


Use of PayPal Check-Out
We use the PayPal Check-Out payment service of PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. The purpose of data processing is to be able to offer you payment via the payment service. By selecting and using payment via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or "Pay later" via PayPal, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to PayPal in order to fulfil the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal & "Pay later" via PayPal 
For individual payment methods such as credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or "Pay later" via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to obtain credit information on the basis of mathematical-statistical procedures using credit agencies. For this purpose, PayPal transmits the personal data required for a credit check to a credit agency and uses the information received on the statistical probability of a payment default for a balanced decision on the establishment, execution or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit report may contain probability values (score values) that are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognised mathematical-statistical procedures and whose calculation includes address data, among other things. Your legitimate interests are taken into account in accordance with the statutory provisions. The data processing serves the purpose of credit assessment for the initiation of a contract. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in protection against non-payment if PayPal makes advance payments. You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR by notifying PayPal. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract with the payment method you have requested. Failure to provide the data means that the contract cannot be concluded with the payment method you have selected.
Third-party providers
When paying via the payment method of a third-party provider, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to PayPal. This processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. PayPal may then forward the data to the respective provider to process this payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Local third-party providers may be, for example:
  • Sofort (SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany)
  • giropay (Paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstr. 14-16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Invoice purchase via PayPal 
When paying via the payment method purchase on account, the data required for payment processing is first transmitted to PayPal. For the execution of this payment method, the data will then be transmitted by PayPal to Ratepay GmbH (Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin; "Ratepay") in order to fulfil the contract with you with the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Ratepay may carry out a credit check on the basis of mathematical-statistical procedures (probability or score values) using credit agencies in accordance with the procedure described above. The data processing serves the purpose of credit assessment for the initiation of a contract. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment default if Ratepay  makes advance payments. Further information on data protection and which credit agencies Ratpay uses can be found at https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-dataprivacy/ and https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/

For more information on data processing when using PayPal, please refer to the associated privacy policy at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

Use of Amazon Payments
We use the Amazon Payments payment service of Amazon Payments Europe s.c.a. (38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg; "Amazon Payments") on our website. The purpose of data processing is to be able to offer you payment via the Amazon Payments payment service.
To integrate this payment service, it is necessary for Amazon Payments to collect, store and analyse data (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when you access the website. Cookies may also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable your browser to be recognised.
The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in a customer-oriented offer of various payment methods.
You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. By selecting and using "Amazon Payments", the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to Amazon Payments in order to fulfil the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
Further information on data processing when using the Amazon Payments payment service can be found in the associated privacy policy at https://pay.amazon.com/de/help/201212490


Use of SOFORT
We use the payment service provider SOFORT GmbH, (Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany; "SOFORT") for payment processing on our website. Sofort GmbH is a company of the Klarna Group (Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 11134 Stockholm, Sweden). The purpose of data processing is to be able to offer you various payment methods by processing payments via the payment service provider SOFORT. If you have decided in favour of the payment option, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to SOFORT. This data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. You can find more information on data processing when using the payment service provider SOFORT at https://www.sofort.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/de-DE/SOFORT/ and https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.
 
Cookies
 
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the user's computer system. When a user accesses a website, a cookie may 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 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 whether to accept them individually and prevent the storage of cookies and transmission of the data they contain. 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.
 
You can find out how to manage (including deactivating) cookies in the most important browsers by clicking on the following links:
 
Technically necessary cookies
Unless otherwise stated below in the privacy policy, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognise your browser even after a page change 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 recognised even after a page change.
 
The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on § 25 para. 2 TTDSG. The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of our offer.
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you
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Use of GDPR Legal Cookie
We use the consent management tool GDPR Legal Cookie from beeclever GmbH (Universitätsstraße 3, 56070 Koblenz a. Rh.; "beeclever") on our website. The tool enables you to give your consent to data processing via the website, in particular the setting of cookies, and to exercise your right to withdraw consent you have already given.
The purpose of data processing is to obtain and document the necessary consent for data processing and thus to comply with legal obligations. Cookies can be used for this purpose. The following information may be collected and transmitted to beeclever among other things: anonymised IP address, date and time of consent, URL from which the consent was sent, anonymous, random, encrypted key, consent status. This data is not passed on to other third parties.
You can find more information on terms of use and data protection at beeclever at https://gdpr-legal-cookie.com/pages/terms-conditions and at https://gdpr-legal-cookie.com/pages/datenschutzerklarung.



Analysis      Advertising tracking        Communication       

Use of Google Analytics 4
We use the web analytics service Google Analytics from Google Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.
The data processing serves the purpose of analysing 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 analyse your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The following information may be collected: IP address, date and time of the page view, click path, information about the browser you are using and the device you are using, pages visited, referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website), location data, purchase activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.
Google has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and has thus undertaken to comply with European data protection principles. Both Google and US state authorities have access to your data. Your data may be linked by Google with other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices and all other data that Google has about you.
When using Google Analytics 4, the IP address transmitted by your website is automatically collected and processed in anonymised form. The IP address is shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TTDSG i.V.m. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can find more information on terms of use and data protection at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites  and  at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=en.


We also use the Google Signals service in this context. Google Signals enables cross-device tracking. Your data can therefore be analysed across devices if you have activated "personalised advertising" in your account settings and your end devices are linked to your Google account. This makes it possible to recognise on which device you search for products and later return to complete purchases on another device, such as a tablet.
 
The cross-device reports created in this context only contain aggregated data. We therefore only receive statistics generated on the basis of Google Signals. To prevent Google Signals from collecting and storing data across devices, you can deactivate the "personalised ads" function in the settings of your Google account. You can find more information on this at https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de
For more information on data processing and data protection regarding Google Signals, please visit https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=de
 
Use of Shopify statistics
We use the statistics and analysis functions of Shopify International Limited (2nd Floor Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland; "Shopify") on our website within the framework of order processing. Shopify is a company affiliated with Shopify Inc (151 O'Connor Street, Ground Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 2L8, Canada). The purpose of data processing is to analyse this website and its visitors. For this purpose, data is stored for marketing and optimisation purposes and provided in reports, analyses and statistics. The following device information is collected and processed: Web browser information, IP address, time zone and some of the cookies installed on your device. When you navigate the website, information is also collected about the web pages or products accessed, the referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website) and information about how you interact with the website. Technologies such as cookies, web beacons, tags and pixels (electronic files that collect information about how you navigate the website) are used for this purpose. The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TTDSG i.V.m. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
https://www.shopify.com/de/legal/datenschutz, information on the order processing contract at https://www.shopify.com/de/legal/dpa and information on the cookies used at https://www.shopify.com/de/legal/cookies.

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Use of the meta pixel
We use the Meta Pixel of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; "Meta") on our website.
Meta and we are jointly responsible for the collection of your data when the service is integrated and the transmission of this data to Meta. The basis for this is an agreement between us and Meta on the joint processing of personal data, in which the respective responsibilities are defined. The agreement can be accessed at https://de-de.facebook.com/legal/terms/businesstools. Accordingly, we are responsible in particular for the fulfilment of the information obligations pursuant 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 pursuant to Art. 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data affects our obligations under the joint processing agreement. Meta is responsible for enabling the rights of data subjects under Articles 15 - 20 GDPR, complying with the security requirements of Article 32 GDPR with regard to the security of the Service and the obligations under Articles 33, 34 GDPR to the extent that a personal data breach affects Meta's obligations under the Joint Processing Agreement.
The purpose of the application is to target visitors to the website with interest-based advertising on the social networks Facebook and Instagram. Meta's remarketing tag has been implemented on the website for this purpose. This tag is used to establish a direct connection to the Meta servers when the website is visited. This tells the Meta server which of our pages you have visited. Meta assigns this information to your personal Facebook and/or Instagram user account. When you visit the Facebook or Instagram social networks, you will then be shown personalised, interest-based ads.
The application also serves the purpose of creating conversion statistics. This tells us the total number of users who clicked on one of our adverts and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag and what actions are taken after being redirected to this website. However, we do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Meta has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and is thus committed to complying with European data protection principles.
The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can deactivate the remarketing function "Custom Audiences" here. For more information on the collection and use of data by Meta, your rights in this regard and ways to protect your privacy, please refer to Meta's privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

 
Use of Google Ads Conversion Tracking
We use the online advertising programme "Google Ads" on our website and in this context conversion tracking (visit action evaluation). Google Conversion Tracking is an analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Google).
When you click on an advert placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognise that you have clicked on the ad and have been redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. This means that there is no way that cookies can be tracked via the websites of Ads customers. The information collected with the help of the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics. This tells us the total number of users who clicked on one of our adverts and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified. Your data may be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC in the USA. An adequacy decision of the EU Commission is in place for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google 
has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) lit. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Your personal data is processed with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can find more information and Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

 
Use of the remarketing or "similar target groups" function of Google Inc.
We use the remarketing or "similar target groups" function of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.
The application serves the purpose of analysing visitor behaviour and visitor interests. Google uses cookies to analyse website usage, which forms the basis for the creation of interest-based advertisements. Cookies are used to record visits to the website and anonymised data on the use of the website. No personal data of visitors to the website is stored. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will be shown adverts that are highly likely to take into account previously accessed product and information areas. Your data may be transmitted to servers of Google LLC in the USA. An adequacy decision of the EU Commission is in place for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google 
has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) lit. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can find more information about Google Remarketing and the associated privacy policy at https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/

 
Use of Microsoft Advertising
We use Microsoft Advertising from Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA; "Microsoft") on our website.
The data processing serves marketing and advertising purposes and the purpose of measuring the success of advertising measures (conversion tracking). We find out the total number of users who clicked on one of our adverts and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, it is not possible to personally identify these users. Microsoft Advertising uses technologies such as cookies and tracking pixels that enable your use of the website to be analysed. When you click on an advert placed by Microsoft Advertising, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. This cookie has a limited validity and is not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Microsoft and we can recognise that you have clicked on the ad and have been redirected to this page. The following information may be collected: IP address, identifiers assigned by Microsoft (identifiers), information about the browser you are using and the device you are using, referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website), URL of our website.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. An adequacy decision of the EU Commission is in place for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Microsoft 
has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) lit. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can find more information on data protection and the cookies used by Microsoft here.


Use of 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 purpose of the application is to target visitors to the website with interest-based advertising on the Pinterest social network. The Pinterest conversion tag has been implemented on the website for this purpose. This tag is used to establish a direct connection to the Pinterest servers when the website is visited. This tells 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 personalised, interest-based Pinterest ads. If you access our website via a pin on the Pinterest social network, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Pinterest and we can recognise that you have clicked on the pin and have been redirected to this page. The information collected with the help of the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics and thus to optimise our website. The following information, among others, can be processed: 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 basket contents, completed transactions.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. An adequacy decision by the EU Commission is in place for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Pinterest is not certified under the TADPF. The data transfer takes place, 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://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TTDSG i.V.m. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can find more information on the collection and use of data by Pinterest, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy in Pinterest's privacy policy at https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

 
Use of TikTok Pixel
We use the TikTok Pixel of TikTok Technology Limited (10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland; "TikTok Ireland") and TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited (6th Floor, One London Wall, London, EC2Y 5EB,  United Kingdom; "TikTok UK") on our website. Both companies are the joint controllers of the data processing (hereinafter "TikTok"). The data processing serves the purpose of identifying and analysing the website access of our customers as well as to better address customers by placing targeted advertisements and to evaluate the effectiveness of advertisements on TikTok. For this purpose, TikTok uses technologies such as cookies and pixels that enable your browser to be recognised. The following information may be collected and transmitted to TikTok: Date and time of the visit, information about the browser and device type you are using, screen resolution, IP address. TikTok can assign this information to your personal TikTok user account. The data collected in this way can be used to create user profiles using pseudonyms. However, this does not allow users to be personally identified.
https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de.   
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 Para. 1 S. 1 TTDSG i.V.m. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can find more information on data protection at https://www.tiktok.com/legal/new-privacy-policy?lang=de-DE and https://ads.tiktok.com/i18n/official/policy/controller-to-controller.


Use of Shopify Inbox
We use the live chat system Shopify Inbox from Shopify International Limited (2nd Floor Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland; "Shopify") on our website within the framework of order processing.
The data processing serves the purpose of direct and efficient communication between you and us as the provider. Data is stored and processed for the operation of the system and for the purpose of optimising the service.
In order to operate the live chat system, cookies can be used to recognise the browser. The following information may be collected and processed IP address and personal data provided by you when using the chat system.
Your data may be transferred to third countries outside the EU, in particular to Canada and the USA, and processed there. The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for Canada. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Shopify is not certified according to the TADPF. This data transfer is based on contractual obligations that are comparable to those of the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) lit. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
For more information on data protection at Shopify, please visit https://www.shopify. com/en/legal/privacy and https://www.shopify.com/de/legal/dpa.
 
Plug-ins and other

Use of Google reCAPTCHA 
We use the reCAPTCHA service of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google"). The query serves the purpose of distinguishing the input by a human being or by 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 will be transmitted to Google. This data is processed by Google within the European Union and may also be transmitted to servers of Google LLC in the USA. An adequacy decision of the EU Commission is in place for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) lit. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
For more information about Google reCAPTCHA and the associated privacy policy, please visit: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html and https://www.google.com/privacy.
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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 differentiating between human input and automated, machine processing. In the background, Google collects and analyses 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 may also be transmitted to servers of Google LLC in the USA. An adequacy decision of the EU Commission is in place for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TTDSG i.V.m. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Your personal data is processed with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can find more information about Google reC
APTCHA and the associated privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html and https://www.google.com/privacy

Use of Cloudflare
We use the Cloudflare CDN content delivery network from Cloudflare Inc (101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA; "Cloudflare") on our website. This is a supra-regional network of servers in various data centres to which our web server connects and via which certain content on our website is delivered.
The data processing serves the purpose of optimising the loading times of our website and thus making our offer more user-friendly.
The following information, among others, may be collected: IP address, system configuration information, information about traffic from and to customer websites (so-called server log files).
Your data may be transferred to the USA. An adequacy decision by the EU Commission is in place for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Cloudflare has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR
. For more information on data protection when using Cloudflare, please visit https://www.cloudflare.com/de-de/privacypolicy/.
 

Use of GoogleMaps
We use the function for embedding GoogleMaps maps from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, "Google") on our website.
This function enables the visual display of geographical information and interactive maps. Google also collects, processes and uses data from visitors to the websites when they access the pages in which GoogleMaps maps are integrated.
Your data may also be transferred to the USA. An adequacy decision by the EU Commission is in place for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google 
has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) lit. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can find more information on the collection and use of data by Google in Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. There you also have the option of changing your settings in the data protection centre so that you can manage and protect your data processed by Google.


Use of YouTube
We use the function for embedding YouTube videos from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "YouTube") on our website.
YouTube is a company affiliated with Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). The function displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The option "Extended data protection mode" is activated. This means that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to the website. Only when you watch a video will information about it be transmitted to YouTube and stored there. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. An adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF), is in place for the USA. YouTube 
has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) lit. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
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 privacy policy at https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy.


Use of Vimeo
We use plug-ins from Vimeo Inc. (555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA; "Vimeo") on our website to integrate videos from the "Vimeo" portal. When you access pages of our website that have such a plug-in, a connection is established to the Vimeo servers and the plug-in is displayed on the page by notifying your browser. As a result, both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited are transmitted to the Vimeo servers. If you are logged in to Vimeo, Vimeo assigns this information to your personal user account. When using the plug-in functions (e.g. by starting a video by pressing the corresponding button), this information is also assigned to your Vimeo account.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Vimeo is not certified according to the TADPF. The data transfer takes place, 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://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
For more information on the purpose and scope of the collection and further use and processing of the data by Vimeo, as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Vimeo's privacy policy: https://vimeo.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 the uniform presentation of fonts on our website. To load the fonts, a connection to Google servers is established when the page is accessed. Cookies may be used for this purpose. Among other things, your IP address and information about the browser you are using are processed and transmitted to Google. This data is not linked to your Google account.

Your data may be transferred to the USA. An adequacy decision of the EU Commission is in place for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself in accordance with the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) lit. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
For more information on data processing and data protection, please visit https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq.

Use of FontAwesome 
We use Font Awesome from Fonticons Inc (307 S Main St., Suite 202, Bentonville, AR, 72712-9214 USA "Font Awesome") on our website. The purpose of data processing is to ensure the uniform display of fonts and icons on our website. To load the fonts, a connection to FontAwesome servers is established when the page is accessed.
Cookies may be used for this purpose. Among other things, your IP address and information about the browser you are using will be processed and transmitted to Font Awesome. Your data may be transferred to third countries, such as the USA. An adequacy decision of the EU Commission is in place for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Font Awesome is not certified under the TADPF.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
For more information on data processing and data protection, please visit https://fontawesome.com/privacy and https://fontawesome.com/support.
 
Data subject rights and storage duration

Duration of storage
After the contract has been fully processed, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then in accordance with statutory retention periods, in particular under tax and commercial law, and then deleted after expiry of the period, 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 of access, right to rectification, right to erasure, right to restriction of processing, right to data portability. You also have the right to object to processing based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR and to processing for the purposes of direct marketing in accordance with Article 21(1) GDPR.


Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority
In accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you believe that your personal data is being processed unlawfully

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You can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for us, which you can reach using the following contact details:

Land Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia
P.O. Box 20 04 44
40102 Düsseldorf
Phone: +49 211 384240
Fax: +49 211 38424999
E-mail: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de


Right to object
If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. 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 cease unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.


If personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. Once you have objected, we will stop processing the data concerned for the purpose of direct marketing.
last update: 13/07/2023