data protection

privacy statement

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal information is not required by law, contract or contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. A non-delivery has no consequences. This shall only apply insofar as no other information is given in the subsequent processing operations.

"Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server Logfiles

You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Each time you access our website, usage data is transmitted through your Internet browser and stored in log data (server log files). These stored data include, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. These data serve exclusively to guarantee the trouble-free operation of our website and to improve our services. It is not possible to assign this data to a specific person.

Collection and processing when using the contact form

When using the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact. By sending your message, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO with your consent.
You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until revocation. We will only use your e-mail address to process your enquiry. Your data will then be deleted if you have not agreed to further processing and use.

Use of Google reCAPTCHA

On our website we use the service reCAPTCHA of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). The purpose of the query is to distinguish whether the input is made by a human being or by automated, mechanical processing. The query includes sending the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. For this purpose your input will be transmitted to Google and used there. However, your IP address will be shortened by Google in advance within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of this service. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of reCaptcha is not merged with other data from Google. Your data may also be transferred to the USA. For data transfers to the USA, the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision, the "Privacy Shield". Google participates in the "Privacy Shield" and has submitted to the guidelines. By activating the query, you consent to the processing of your data. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until revocation.

For more information about Google reCAPTCHA and the related privacy statement, please visit our privacy policy:

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client 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 is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until revocation. Your customer account will be deleted afterwards.

Data collection when writing a commentary

When commenting on an article or a contribution, we collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, comment text) only to the extent provided by you. The purpose of processing is to allow comments to be made and to display comments. By sending the comment you agree to the processing of the transmitted data. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.

When your comment is published, the name you provide and the e-mail address you provide will be published.

In addition, your IP address is stored when you submit a comment for the purpose of preventing misuse of the comment function and ensuring the security of our information technology systems. By sending the comment you agree to the processing of the transmitted data. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until revocation. Your IP address will then be deleted.

Collection, processing and use of personal data for orders

When ordering, we collect and use your personal data only to the extent necessary to fulfill and process your order and process your inquiries. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to make the goods available shall mean that no contract can be concluded. Processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO and is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract with you. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. Excluded from this are only our service partners, which we need to process the contractual relationship or service providers we use in the context of order processing. In addition to the recipients named in the respective clauses of this data protection declaration, these are, for example, recipients of the following categories: Shipping service providers, payment service providers, merchandise management service providers, service providers for order processing, web hosts, IT service providers and drop shipping dealers. In all cases we strictly observe the legal requirements. The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum.

Buyer seal evaluation system

On our website we use the buyer's seal evaluation system of the Händlerbund Management AG (Torgauer Straße 233 B, 04347 Leipzig). After your order we would like to ask you to evaluate and comment your purchase with us. For this purpose, you will be contacted by us within the framework of contract processing, whereby we make use of the technical system of the provider of the buyer's seal evaluation tool within the framework of order processing. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO for the legitimate interest in truthful, verified evaluations of our services. For reasons arising from your particular situation, you have the right at any time to object to this processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO by notifying us. Your e-mail address will only be used for this purpose and in particular not for further advertising and will not be passed on to other third parties. The personal data stored in this context in the technical system of the buyer's seal evaluation tool will be deleted 3 months after the delivery of the goods recorded for evaluation.

Use of the e-mail address for sending newsletters

We use your e-mail address independently of the contract processing exclusively for our own advertising purposes for newsletter dispatch, provided that you have expressly agreed to this. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your e-mail address will then be removed from the mailing list.

Use of the e-mail address for sending direct mail

We use your e-mail address, which we have received in the course of the sale of goods or services, for the electronic transmission of advertisements for our own goods or services which are similar to those which 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 make the goods available shall mean that no contract can be concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO out of a legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your e-mail address at any time by notifying us. You will find the contact details for exercising the objection in the imprint. You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the advertising e-mail. For this no other costs than the transmission costs arise according to the basic tariffs.

Forwarding of the e-mail address to shipping companies for information on the shipping status

We will pass on your e-mail address to the transport company within the framework of contract processing, provided that you have expressly agreed to this during the ordering process. The forwarding serves the purpose of informing you of the dispatch status by e-mail. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us or the transport company without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until revocation.

Use of an external merchandise management system

We use a merchandise management system for contract processing within the framework of order processing. For this purpose, your personal data collected in connection with your order will be

transmitted

to
VIISON GmbH, Goebelstr. 21, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany.

Using PayPal

All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal Privacy Policy. You can find them under

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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 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. We use cookies for the purpose of making our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize 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 recognized also after a page change.

We also use cookies on our website for the purpose of enabling an analysis of the surfing behaviour of our site visitors.

In addition, we use cookies for the purpose of subsequently addressing page visitors on other websites with targeted, interest-related advertising.

Processing is carried out on the basis of § 15 (3) TMG and Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO for the legitimate interest in the above-mentioned purposes.
The data collected from you in this way will be pseudonymised by technical precautions. An allocation of the data to your person is therefore no longer possible. The data will not be stored together with any other personal data of yours.

For reasons arising from your particular situation, you have the right at any time to object to this processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO.
Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your Internet browser, you can prevent the storage of cookies and the 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 in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.

Under the following links you can find out how to manage cookies in the most important browsers (including how to deactivate them):
Chrome Browser:
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Internet Explorer: Sync by honeybunny 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: Sync by honeybunny https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

Use of Google Analytics

On our website we use the web analysis service Google Analytics of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre

Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). Data processing serves the purpose of analysing this website and its visitors. Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity and provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google.
Google Analytics uses cookies to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. IP anonymization is enabled on this website. As a result, your IP address will be previously shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Your data may be transferred to the USA. A European Commission adequacy decision exists for data transfers to the USA. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO out of a legitimate interest in the need-based and targeted design of the website.
For reasons arising from your particular situation, you have the right at any time to object to this processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection by Google of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link [ https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de]. You can set an opt-out cookie to prevent Google Analytics from capturing data across all devices. 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 be fully effective. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Disable Google Analytics.
Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at
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Use of the remarketing or "Similar Target Groups" feature of Google Inc.

We use the Remarketing or "Similar Target Groups" feature of Google Inc. on our website. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). This function serves the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and interests.
Google uses cookies to perform the analysis of website usage, which forms the basis for the creation of interest-related advertisements. Cookies are used to record visits to the website and anonymous data on the use of the website. There is no storage of personal data of the visitors of the website. If you visit another website on the Google Display Network below, you will see advertisements that are highly likely to include previously accessed product and information areas.

Your data may also be transferred to the USA. A European Commission adequacy decision exists for data transfers to the USA.
The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO for the legitimate interest of visitors to the site to

The Google Display Network is designed to target visitors to the Site with targeted advertising by delivering personalized, interest-based ads to visitors to the Provider's site when they visit other sites on the Google Display Network.
For reasons arising from your particular situation, you have the right at any time to object to this processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO.

You can permanently deactivate the use of cookies by Google by following the following link and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: Sync by honeybunny https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=de
Alternatively, you can disable the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at -=https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/=- sync:ßÇÈâÈâ and implement the further information on the opt-out mentioned there.

For more information about Google Remarketing and its privacy policy, please visit our privacy policy page:

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Using Google Adwords Conversion Tracking

On our website we use the online advertising program "Google AdWords" and in this context conversion tracking. The Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). When you click on an ad placed by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is placed on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data and therefore do not serve for personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not expired, Google and we may recognize that you clicked on the ad and were directed to that page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Therefore, there is no possibility that cookies can be tracked via the websites of AdWords 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 ads and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive information that personally identifies users. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO out of the legitimate interest in targeted advertising and the analysis of the effect and efficiency of this advertising.
For reasons arising from your particular situation, you have the right at any time to object to this processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO.
To do this, you can prevent the storage of cookies 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 the functions of this website to their full extent. They will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
You can also disable personalized advertising for you in Google's advertising preferences. You can find instructions on how to do this under
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Further information and Google's privacy policy can be found at:

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Using Google AdSense

On our website we use the AdSense function of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google").
This function serves the purpose of renting advertising space on the website and targeting the visitors of the website with interest-related advertising.

By means of this function, personalized, interest-related advertising ads from the Google Display Network are placed on visitors to the provider's website. Google uses cookies to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website will generally be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google may transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO for the legitimate interest in the aforementioned purpose.
For reasons arising from your particular situation, you have the right at any time to object to this processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO.

You can permanently deactivate the use of cookies by Google by following the following link and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=de.
You may also opt out of the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at
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You can also prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.
For more information and Google's privacy policy, please visit our privacy page:
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Using the Live Chat System LiveZilla

On our website we use the chat system of LiveZilla GmbH (Byk-Gulden-Straße 18, 78224 Singen).
The system serves the purpose of communication between you and us as the provider. Data is also collected and stored for marketing and optimisation purposes. This data can be used to create user profiles under a pseudonym.

Cookies can be used for this purpose. The cookies enable the recognition of the Internet browser. The data collected with the LiveZilla technologies will not be used to personally identify the visitor to this website and will not be merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym without the separate consent of the person concerned.
The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) f) DSGVO out of the legitimate interest in direct customer communication and in the need-based design of the website.
You have the right to

reasons resulting from your particular situation to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO.
You can exercise the objection by preventing the storage of cookies by making the appropriate setting in your browser software. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.

Use of social plug-ins using the "2-click solution

We use social networking plug-ins on our website using the "2-click solution". Without your express consent, no connections will be established to the servers of the social networks and consequently no data will be transmitted.
When plug-ins are included by default, when you visit the pages of our website that contain such plug-ins, a link is established between your computer and the servers of the social network providers and the plug-in is displayed on the page by notifying your browser. Here both your IP address and the information which of our pages you have visited are transmitted to the provider servers. This applies regardless of whether you are registered or logged in to the social network. Also with not registered and/or not logged in users a transmission takes place. If you are also logged into the social network Facebook, this information is assigned to your personal user account. When using the plug-in functions (e.g. by pressing the button), this information is also assigned to your user account, which you can only prevent by logging out before using the plug-in. In order for you to retain control over your data, we have decided to deactivate the corresponding button first. You can recognize this by the grayed out button. Without your express consent - in the form of activating the button - no link will be established to the social network server and therefore no data will be transmitted.

Only if you activate the button, the button becomes active (colored) and a direct connection to the servers of the social network is established.
By the activation you give your consent to the transfer of your data to the respective provider of the social network. In doing so, your IP address as well as the information which of our pages you have visited will be transmitted. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the information collected will also be associated with your corresponding profiles. The only way to prevent this assignment is to log out of your social networking accounts before you visit our site and activate the buttons.

The social networks listed below are integrated using the "2-click function". You will find more detailed information on the scope and purpose of the collection and use of the data as well as on your rights in this regard and possibilities to protect your privacy in the linked data protection information of the providers.

Google+ of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, 94043 USA)

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Facebook of Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA)

Sync by honeybunny https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Twitter of Twitter Inc. (795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA) -=https://twitter.com/privacy=- proudly presents

Pinterest the Pinterest Inc. (635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA)

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Instagram of Instagram LLC. (1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA)

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Xing of XING SE (Dammtorstrasse 30, 20354 Hamburg) Sync by honeybunny https://www.xing.com/privacy

Using YouTube

We use the YouTube LLC YouTube video embedding feature on our website. (901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA; "YouTube").
YouTube is a service offered by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google").

This function displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The Advanced Privacy Mode option is enabled. As a result, 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.
You can find more information about the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, about your rights in this regard and ways to protect your privacy in the YouTube data protection information (
https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy).

Use of GoogleMaps

On our website we use the function for embedding GoogleMaps maps of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google").
The function enables the visual display of geographical information and interactive maps. Google also collects, processes and uses data of the visitors of the pages when calling up the pages into which GoogleMaps maps are integrated. For more information on the collection and use of data by Google, please refer to Google's privacy policy at
https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. There you can also change your settings in the Privacy Center so that you can manage and protect your data processed by Google. Your data may also be transferred to the USA. A European Commission adequacy decision exists for data transfers to the USA.

For reasons arising from your particular situation, you have the right at any time to object to this processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO.
To do this, you must deactivate the JavaScript application in your browser. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website, such as the interactive map display, to their full extent.

Duration of storage

After complete processing of the contract, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then under consideration of statutory, in particular tax and commercial retention periods and then deleted after expiry of the period if you have not agreed to further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject

If the legal requirements are met, you are entitled to the following rights pursuant to Art. 15 to 20 DSGVO: right to information, to correction, to deletion, to restriction of processing, to data transferability.
In addition, Art. 21 (1) DSGVO gives you the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO and to processing for the purpose of direct marketing.

Right of appeal to the supervisory authority

Pursuant to Art. 77 DSGVO, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you are of the opinion that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.

last update: 25.04.2018