Privacy Policy
We're pleased you're visiting our website and thank you for your interest! Protecting your privacy when using our website is important to us. Please therefore read the following information about how we handle your data:
1) Basic information on the handling of personal data
You can visit our website without providing any personal information. Each time you access our website, usage data is transmitted through your internet browser and stored in server log files, such as the date and time of access, the name of the accessed page, the amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person and is used solely to ensure the smooth operation of our website and to improve our services.
Personal data is collected when you voluntarily provide it to us to perform a contract or when opening a customer account. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. You can delete your customer account at any time and can do so by sending a message to the contact option described below. We store and use the data you provide to process the contract. After the contract has been fully processed or your customer account has been deleted, your data will be blocked with regard to retention periods under tax and commercial law and deleted after these periods have expired, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we have reserved the right to further use of the data as permitted by law, about which we will inform you accordingly below.
When you contact us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is collected. The data collected when you use a contact form is stated in the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively to answer your inquiry or to contact you and for the associated technical administration. Your data will be deleted after your inquiry has been processed, provided you so request and there are no legal retention periods that prevent deletion.
As part of the comment function on this website, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created and the commentator name you chose will be saved and published on the website.
2) Transfer of personal data for order processing
2.1 If you choose one of the payment methods offered by the payment service provider Presta Shop Check-out, payment processing will be carried out by the payment service provider Presta Shop Check-out, Presta Shop SA, 4 Rue Joules Lefebvre, 75009 Paris, France. We will forward the information you provided during the ordering process, along with information about your order (name, address, IBAN (if applicable), BIC (if applicable), invoice amount, currency, and transaction number (if applicable). Your data will be forwarded exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the payment service provider Presta Shop Check-out.
2.2 To fulfill our contractual obligations to our customers, we work with external shipping partners. We will only share your name and delivery address with a shipping partner selected by us for the purpose of delivering the goods.
2.3 The personal data we collect will be passed on to the transport company commissioned with the delivery as part of the contract processing, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. We will pass on your payment details to the commissioned credit institution as part of the payment processing.
2.4 When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or – if offered – "purchase on account" via PayPal, we will pass your payment data on to PayPal (Europe) S.à rl et Cie, SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal") as part of the payment processing. PayPal reserves the right to conduct a credit check for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or – if offered – "purchase on account" via PayPal. PayPal uses the result of the credit check regarding the statistical probability of default to decide whether to provide the respective payment method. The credit check may contain probability values (so-called score values). To the extent that score values are included in the result of the credit check, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. Address data, among other things, is included in the calculation of the score values. For further information on data protection, including information on the credit agencies used, please refer to PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
3) Transfer of personal data for credit or identity checks and scoring in the case of purchase on account
3.1 Should we provide advance payment (e.g., delivery on account), we reserve the right to conduct a credit check based on mathematical-statistical procedures in order to protect our legitimate interests. The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). To the extent that score values are included in the credit report, these are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure; address data, among other things, is included in the calculation of the score values. We use the result of the credit check with regard to the statistical probability of default for the purpose of deciding on the establishment, implementation, or termination of a contractual relationship.
4) Transfer of personal data for credit or identity checks and scoring for direct debit
Should we make advance payments (e.g., payment by direct debit), we reserve the right to conduct a credit check based on mathematical-statistical procedures in order to protect our legitimate interests.
The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). To the extent that score values are included in the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure; address data, among other things, is included in the calculation of the score values. We use the result of the credit check with regard to the statistical probability of default for the purpose of deciding whether to establish, implement, or terminate a contractual relationship.
5) Cookies
To make visiting our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us or our partner companies to recognize your browser the next time you visit (persistent cookies). You can set your browser so that you are informed when cookies are set and can decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude cookies in certain cases or in general. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
6) Use of videos (e.g. YouTube, Vimeo)
This website uses the YouTube embedding function to display and play videos from the provider "YouTube". This uses the extended data protection mode, which, according to the provider, only starts saving user information when the video(s) are played. When embedded YouTube videos are started, the provider "YouTube" uses cookies to collect information about user behavior. According to information from "YouTube", these serve, among other things, to record video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent abusive practices. Regardless of whether the embedded videos are played, a connection to the Google network "DoubleClick" is established each time this website is accessed, which can trigger further data processing operations beyond our control.
Further information on data protection at “YouTube” can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
7) Google Certified Merchant Program
We work with Google Inc. ("Google") as part of the Google Certified Retailer Program. This program offers you buyer protection. Furthermore, you can learn more about our quality of customer service and our punctuality with regard to shipping. For this purpose, data relating to your order, such as order value, currency, delivery country, delivery costs, taxes, and any discounts, will be transmitted to and stored by Google. Your email address will only be transmitted to Google if you take advantage of the free buyer protection offered by the Google Certified Retailer Program by clicking on an opt-in module during the ordering process. By voluntarily participating in this service, which is offered exclusively by and through Google, you agree to the terms of use established by Google, which you can access at the following link: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
8) Web analysis service
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies," which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website is typically transferred to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data held by Google. You can prevent cookies from being saved by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
As an alternative to the browser plug-in or within browsers on mobile devices, please click on the following link to set an opt-out cookie that will prevent Google Analytics from collecting data on this website in the future (this opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only for this domain; if you delete your cookies in this browser, you must click this link again):
Deactivate Google Analytics
Please note that this website uses Google Analytics with the extension "_anonymizeIp()" and therefore IP addresses are only processed in abbreviated form to prevent direct personal reference.
9) Retargeting/ Remarketing/ Recommendation Advertising
This website uses retargeting technology from Google Inc. ("Google"). This enables us to target visitors to our website with personalized, interest-based advertising who have already shown an interest in our shop and our products. The advertising is displayed based on a cookie-based analysis of previous usage behavior, but no personal data is stored. When retargeting technology is used, a cookie is stored on your computer or mobile device to collect anonymized data about your interests and thus tailor the advertising to the stored information. These cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device. This means you will see advertising that is highly likely to match your product and information interests. You can permanently object to the setting of cookies for ad preferences by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/
Further information and the privacy policy regarding advertising and Google can be found here:
http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/
10) Your rights and contact
You have the right to free information about your stored data, as well as the right to have this data corrected, blocked, or deleted. If you have any further questions about the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, please contact us. The same applies to requests for information, blocking, deletion, or correction of your personal data, as well as to revocations of consents granted. You can find the contact details in our legal notice.