Privacy policy

1) Introduction and Contact Details of the Controller

1.1We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.

1.2The controller for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is iBizz GmbH, Töpferstraße 23, 49170 Hagen am Teutoburger Wald, Germany, Tel.: 054058044460, E-mail: service@uhren4you.de. The controller for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website

2.1In the case of merely informative use of our website, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us, we only collect such data as your browser transmits to the page server (so-called "server log files"). When you call up our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

  • Our visited website
  • Date and time at the moment of access
  • Amount of data sent in bytes
  • Source/reference from which you reached the page
  • Browser used
  • Operating system used
  • IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)

Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of unlawful use.

2.2For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser line.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

3.1Shopify

For the hosting of our website and the display of page content, we use the system of the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland ("Shopify")

Data is also transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada

All data collected on our website is processed on the provider's servers. We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

In the event of data transfer to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

3.2Cloudflare

We use a Content Delivery Network from the following provider: Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

This service enables us to deliver large media files such as graphics, page content, or scripts faster via a network of regionally distributed servers. Processing is carried out to safeguard our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

3.3Shopify

We use a Content Delivery Network from the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland ("Shopify")

Data may also be transferred to:

  • Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada
  • Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

This service enables us to deliver large media files such as graphics, page content, or scripts faster via a network of regionally distributed servers. Processing is carried out to safeguard our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

In the event of data transfer to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

For data transfers to the USA, the data recipient has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

4) Cookies

In order to make the visit to our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, which are small text files that are stored on your end device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after the browser is closed (so-called "session cookies"), while others remain on your end device for longer and enable page settings to be saved (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can find the storage duration in the overview of the cookie settings of your web browser.

Insofar as personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR either for the execution of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR in the case of consent given, or in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the site visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually about their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general.

Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

5) Contacting Us

5.1Own review reminder

Exclusively on the basis of your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, we use your e-mail address for a one-time reminder to submit a review of your order. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the data controller.

5.2Trusted Shops

For review reminders, we use the services of the following provider: Trusted Shops AG, Subbelrather Str. 15c, 50823 Cologne, Germany

Exclusively on the basis of your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, we transmit your e-mail address and, if applicable, other customer data to the provider so that they can contact you with a review reminder by e-mail.

You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future towards us or the provider.

We are jointly responsible with the provider for the processing described above in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. The joint controller agreement can be viewed here: https://help.etrusted.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4402587369105-Joint-Controller-Agreement-under-GDPR

5.3WhatsApp Business

You have the option of contacting us via the WhatsApp messaging service of WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. For this purpose, we use the so-called "Business Version" of WhatsApp.

If you contact us via WhatsApp on the occasion of a specific transaction (for example, an order placed), we store and use the mobile phone number you use on WhatsApp as well as – if provided – your first and last name in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b. GDPR to process and answer your request. On the basis of the same legal basis, we may ask you via WhatsApp to provide further data (order number, customer number, address, or e-mail address) in order to be able to assign your request to a specific process.

If you use our WhatsApp contact for general inquiries (e.g., about the range of services, availability, or our website), we store and use the mobile phone number you use on WhatsApp as well as – if provided – your first and last name in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the efficient and timely provision of the requested information.

Your data will only ever be used to answer your request via WhatsApp. It will not be passed on to third parties.

Please note that WhatsApp Business receives access to the address book of the mobile device we use for this purpose and automatically transmits telephone numbers stored in the address book to a server of the parent company Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA. To operate our WhatsApp Business account, we use a mobile device in whose address book only the WhatsApp contact data of those users who have also contacted us via WhatsApp is stored.

This ensures that every person whose WhatsApp contact data is stored in our address book has already consented to the transmission of their WhatsApp telephone number from the address books of their chat contacts in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR by accepting the WhatsApp terms of use when first using the app on their device. A transmission of data of such users who do not use WhatsApp and/or have not contacted us via WhatsApp is thus excluded.

The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by WhatsApp, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, can be found in WhatsApp's privacy policy: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/?eea=1#privacy-policy

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits disclosure to third parties.

Within the framework of the above-mentioned processing, data may be transferred to servers of Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

5.4- Price Suggestion Function

On our website, we offer customers the opportunity to submit a price suggestion for selected items via an electronic form, at which they would purchase the item.

In accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, we collect and store certain personal data of the inquirer (such as name and email address) in the course of the electronic transmission of the form for processing the price suggestion and use this to subsequently inform the inquirer about a rejection or acceptance of the suggestion or to make a counter-proposal. The data provided via the form is used strictly for the purpose of collecting and assigning the price suggestion as well as for a decision on its acceptance for the possible preparation of a contract conclusion. After final processing of a price suggestion request, the personal data will be deleted, provided that no statutory retention periods prevent this.

5.5When contacting us (e.g., via contact form or e-mail), personal data is processed – exclusively for the purpose of processing and answering your request and only to the extent necessary for this.

The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If your contact aims at a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and provided that no statutory retention obligations prevent this.

6) Comment Function

As part of the comment function on this website, in addition to your comment, information on the time the comment was created and the commentator name you have chosen will be stored and published on this website. Furthermore, your IP address is logged and stored. This storage of the IP address takes place for security reasons and in the event that the person concerned violates the rights of third parties or posts illegal content by submitting a comment. We require your e-mail address in order to contact you if a third party should object to your published content as being unlawful.

The legal bases for storing your data are Art. 6 (1) lit. b and f GDPR. We reserve the right to delete comments if they are objected to as unlawful by third parties.

Subsequent comments can be subscribed to by you as a user. You will receive a confirmation e-mail for this purpose to ensure that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided (double opt-in procedure). The legal basis for data processing in the case of subscribing to comments is Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can unsubscribe from ongoing comment subscriptions at any time with effect for the future; further information on the unsubscription option can be found in the confirmation e-mail.

7) Data Processing When Opening a Customer Account

In accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed to the extent required in each case if you provide it to us when opening a customer account. Which data is required for opening an account can be seen from the input mask of the corresponding form on our website.

Deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above-mentioned address of the controller. After deletion of your customer account, your data will be deleted, provided that all contracts concluded via it have been fully processed, no statutory retention periods prevent this, and there is no legitimate interest on our part in further storage.

8) Use of Customer Data for Direct Marketing

8.1Subscription to our e-mail newsletter

If you subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address. The provision of further data is voluntary and is used to be able to address you personally. For sending the newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you only receive newsletters if you have expressly confirmed your consent to receiving the newsletter by clicking on a verification link sent to the e-mail address provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent for the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. In doing so, we store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later date. The data collected by us when registering for the newsletter will be used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided for this purpose in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the controller named at the beginning. After unsubscription, your e-mail address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

8.2Sending the e-mail newsletter to existing customers

If you have provided us with your e-mail address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar goods or services, such as those already purchased, from our range by e-mail. For this purpose, we do not have to obtain separate consent from you in accordance with Section 7 (3) UWG. In this respect, data processing is carried out solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If you initially objected to the use of your e-mail address for this purpose, we will not send any e-mails.

You are entitled to object to the use of your e-mail address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time with effect for the future by notifying the controller named at the beginning. For this, you only incur transmission costs according to the basic rates. Upon receipt of your objection, the use of your e-mail address for advertising purposes will be discontinued immediately.

8.3Klaviyo

Our e-mail newsletters and other promotional e-mail communication are sent via this provider: Klaviyo, Inc., 125 Summer St., Ste 600, Boston, MA 02110, USA

On the basis of our legitimate interest in effective and user-friendly e-mail marketing, we pass on the data you provided during registration to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR so that they can handle the e-mail dispatch on our behalf.

Subject to your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, the provider also carries out a statistical success evaluation of e-mail campaigns using web beacons or tracking pixels in the e-mails sent, which can measure opening rates and specific interactions with the content of the newsletter. In the process, end device information (e.g., time of access, IP address, browser type, and operating system) is also collected and evaluated, but not merged with other data sets.

You can revoke your consent to e-mail tracking at any time with effect for the future.

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

8.4SMS Marketing

On our website, you have the option to sign up for SMS notifications about current offers, promotions, and information about orders placed.

The mandatory information for sending SMS notifications is your mobile phone number. The provision of further data is voluntary and is used to be able to address you personally.

For sending SMS messages, the so-called double opt-in procedure is used, which ensures that promotional SMS messages are only sent to you if you have expressly confirmed your consent to receiving SMS by clicking on a verification link sent to the mobile phone number provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent for the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. When registering for SMS dispatch, the date and time of registration are also stored in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your mobile phone number at a later date. The data collected during registration will be used exclusively for the purpose of promotional contact via SMS messages.

You can unsubscribe from SMS dispatch at any time by sending a corresponding message to the controller named at the beginning and thus revoke your consent with effect for the future. After unsubscription, your mobile phone number will be immediately deleted from the distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

8.5WhatsApp Newsletter

If you subscribe to our WhatsApp newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers via WhatsApp. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your mobile phone number.

To receive the newsletter, add our provided mobile phone number to the address contacts of your mobile device and send us the message "Start" via WhatsApp. By sending this WhatsApp message, you give us your consent for the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR for the purpose of sending the newsletter. We will then include you in our newsletter distribution list.

The data collected by us when registering for the newsletter will be processed exclusively for the purpose of promotional contact via the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by sending us the message "Stop" via WhatsApp. After unsubscription, your mobile phone number will be immediately deleted from our newsletter distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

Please note that WhatsApp Business receives access to the address book of the mobile device we use for this purpose and automatically transmits telephone numbers stored in the address book to a server of the parent company Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA.

For sending our WhatsApp newsletter, we therefore use a mobile device in whose address book only the WhatsApp contact data of our newsletter recipients is stored. This ensures that every person whose WhatsApp contact data is stored in our address book has already consented to the transmission of their WhatsApp telephone number from the address books of their chat contacts in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR by accepting the WhatsApp terms of use when first using the app on their device. A transmission of data of such users who do not use WhatsApp and/or have not contacted us via WhatsApp is thus excluded.

The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by WhatsApp, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, can be found in WhatsApp's privacy policy: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/?eea=1#privacy-policy

We have concluded an order processing contract with WhatsApp, which protects the data of our newsletter recipients and prohibits disclosure to third parties.

Within the framework of the above-mentioned processing, data may be transferred to servers of Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

8.6- Klaviyo

Our WhatsApp newsletters are sent via this provider: Klaviyo, Inc., 125 Summer St., Ste 600, Boston, MA 02110, USA

On the basis of our legitimate interest in effective and user-friendly newsletter marketing, we pass on your telephone number linked to your WhatsApp account and, if applicable, your first and last name to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR so that they can handle the newsletter dispatch on our behalf.

Subject to your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, the provider also carries out a statistical success evaluation of newsletter campaigns using web beacons or tracking pixels in the WhatsApp messages sent, which can measure opening rates and specific interactions with the content of the newsletter. In the process, end device information (e.g., time of access, IP address, browser type, and operating system) is also collected and evaluated, but not merged with other data sets.

You can revoke your consent to newsletter tracking at any time with effect for the future.

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

8.7Stock availability notification by e-mail

For temporarily unavailable items, you can sign up to receive e-mail stock availability notifications. In this case, we will send you a one-time message by e-mail about the availability of the item you have selected. The only mandatory information for sending this notification is your e-mail address. The provision of further data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. For sending the e-mail, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you only receive a notification if you have expressly confirmed your consent by clicking on a verification link sent to the e-mail address provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent for the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. In doing so, we store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later date. The data collected by us when registering for our e-mail notification service for stock availability will be used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the availability notifications at any time by sending a corresponding message to the controller named at the beginning. After unsubscription, your e-mail address will be immediately deleted from our distribution list set up for this purpose, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

8.8Abandoned cart reminders by e-mail

In the event that you abandon your purchase with us before completing the order, you have the option of being reminded once by e-mail of the contents of your virtual shopping cart.

The only mandatory information for sending this reminder is your e-mail address. The provision of further data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. For sending the e-mail, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you only receive a notification if you have expressly confirmed your consent by clicking on a verification link sent to the e-mail address provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent for the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR for sending a shopping cart reminder. In doing so, we store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later date. The data collected by us when registering for our e-mail notification service will be used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the shopping cart reminders at any time by sending a corresponding message to the controller named at the beginning. After unsubscription, your e-mail address will be immediately deleted from our distribution list set up for this purpose, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

8.9Advertising by postal mail
On the basis of our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising, we reserve the right to store your first and last name, your postal address and – insofar as we have received these additional details from you within the framework of the contractual relationship – your title, academic degree, your year of birth and your professional, industry or business name in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR and to use them for sending interesting offers and information about our products by postal mail.
You can object to the storage and use of your data for this purpose at any time by notifying us.

9) Data Processing for Order Fulfillment

9.1Transmission of image files for order processing via e-mail

On our website, we offer customers the opportunity to commission the personalization of products by transmitting image files via e-mail. The submitted image motif is used as a template for the personalization of the selected product.

Via the e-mail address provided on the website, the customer can transmit one or more image files from the storage of the end device used to us. We then collect, store, and use the files transmitted in this way exclusively for the production of the personalized product within the meaning of the respective service description on our website. Insofar as the transmitted image files are passed on to special service providers for the production and processing of the order, you will be explicitly informed about this in the following paragraphs. No further disclosure takes place. Insofar as the transmitted files or the digital motifs contain personal data (in particular images of identifiable persons), all processing operations just named take place exclusively for the purpose of processing your online order in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

After final processing of the order, the transmitted image files are automatically and completely deleted.

9.2Transmission of image files for order processing via message function

If the customer has the option to commission the personalization of products by transmitting image files via the message function, the submitted image motif is used as a template for the personalization of the selected product.

Via the existing message function, the customer can transmit one or more image files from the storage of the end device used to us. We then collect, store, and use the files transmitted in this way exclusively for the production of the personalized product within the meaning of the respective description of our services.

Insofar as the transmitted image files are passed on to special service providers for the production and processing of the order, you will be explicitly informed about this in the following paragraphs. No further disclosure takes place. Insofar as the transmitted files or the digital motifs contain personal data (in particular images of identifiable persons), all processing operations just named take place exclusively for the purpose of processing your online order in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

After final processing of the order, the transmitted image files are automatically and completely deleted.

9.3Transmission of image files for order processing via upload function

On our website, we offer customers the opportunity to commission the personalization of products by transmitting image files via an upload function. The submitted image motif is used as a template for the personalization of the selected product.

Via the upload form on the website, the customer can transmit one or more image files from the storage of the end device used directly to us via automated, encrypted data transmission. We then collect, store, and use the transmitted files exclusively for the production of the personalized product within the meaning of the respective service description on our website. Insofar as the transmitted image files are passed on to special service providers for the production and processing of the order, you will be explicitly informed about this in the following paragraphs. No further disclosure takes place. Insofar as the transmitted files or the digital motifs contain personal data (in particular images of identifiable persons), all processing operations just named take place exclusively for the purpose of processing your online order in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

After final processing of the order, the transmitted image files are automatically and completely deleted.

9.4Insofar as necessary for the execution of the contract for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data collected by us will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

Insofar as we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products on the basis of a corresponding contract, we process the contact data transmitted by you when ordering in order to inform you personally within the framework of our statutory information obligations in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR. Your contact data will be used strictly for the purpose of notifications about updates owed by us and will only be processed by us for this purpose to the extent necessary for the respective information.

To process your order, we also work with the following service provider(s), who support us in whole or in part in the execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

9.5To fulfill our contractual obligations to our customers, we work with external shipping partners. We pass on your name as well as your delivery address and, insofar as necessary for the delivery, your telephone number, exclusively for the purposes of goods delivery in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR to a shipping partner selected by us.

9.6FFN Connect

For order processing, we use the following provider: FFN Connect GmbH, Oberauer Straße 28, 01689 Niederau, Germany

Name, address and, if applicable, other personal data will be passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR exclusively for the purpose of processing the online order. Your data will only be passed on insofar as this is actually necessary for the processing of the order.

9.7Post & DHL Shipping (official)

For the preparation of the shipment, we use the services of the following provider: Deutsche Post DHL Research And Innovation GmbH, Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 1, 53113 Bonn, Germany
In accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, we transmit digital shipping labels with your delivery information exclusively for the purpose of processing your online order from our order processing system to the provider, who then sends these to our local printers to enable printing. Data is only passed on insofar as this is actually necessary for processing.

9.8Disclosure of personal data to shipping service providers

- DHL

As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: DHL Paket GmbH, Sträßchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany

We pass on your e-mail address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent for this in the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, we only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the provider. Disclosure only takes place insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future towards the controller named above or towards the provider.
- Hellmann Worldwide Logistics

As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: Hellmann Worldwide Logistics SE & Co. KG, Elbestraße 1, 49090 Osnabrück, Germany

We pass on your e-mail address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent for this in the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, we only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the provider. Disclosure only takes place insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future towards the controller named above or towards the provider.

9.9Use of Payment Service Providers (Payment Services)

- Apple Pay

If you decide on the payment method "Apple Pay" of Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland, the payment processing takes place via the "Apple Pay" function of your end device operated with iOS, watchOS or macOS by charging a payment card stored with "Apple Pay". Apple Pay uses security features integrated into the hardware and software of your device to protect your transactions. To authorize a payment, it is therefore necessary to enter a code previously defined by you and to verify it using the "Face ID" or "Touch ID" function of your end device.

For the purpose of payment processing, your information provided during the ordering process, together with information about your order, is passed on to Apple in encrypted form. Apple then re-encrypts this data with a developer-specific key before the data is transmitted to the payment service provider of the payment card stored in Apple Pay to carry out the payment. The encryption ensures that only the website through which the purchase was made can access the payment data. After the payment has been made, Apple sends your device account number and a transaction-specific, dynamic security code to the original website to confirm the success of the payment.

Insofar as personal data is processed in the described transmissions, the processing takes place exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

Apple retains anonymized transaction data, including the approximate purchase amount, the approximate date and time, and whether the transaction was successfully completed. Anonymization completely excludes any personal reference. Apple uses the anonymized data to improve "Apple Pay" and other Apple products and services.

When you use Apple Pay on the iPhone or Apple Watch to complete a purchase you made via Safari on the Mac, the Mac and the authorization device communicate via an encrypted channel on Apple's servers. Apple does not process or store any of this information in a format that can identify you. You can disable the ability to use Apple Pay on your Mac in the settings of your iPhone. Go to "Wallet & Apple Pay" and disable "Allow payments on Mac".

Further information on data protection at Apple Pay can be found at the following internet address: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203027
- EPS Transfer

One or more online payment methods of the following provider are available on this website: PSA Payment Services Austria GmbH, Handelskai 92, Gate 2, 1200 Vienna, Austria

When selecting a payment method of the provider where you make an advance payment (such as credit card payment), your payment data provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be passed on to them in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. In this case, your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this.
- giropay

One or more online payment methods of the following provider are available on this website: paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstr. 14-16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

When selecting a payment method of the provider where you make an advance payment (such as credit card payment), your payment data provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be passed on to them in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. In this case, your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this.
- Google Pay

If you decide on the payment method "Google Pay" of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), the payment processing takes place via the "Google Pay" application of your mobile device operated with at least Android 4.4 ("KitKat") and having an NFC function by charging a payment card stored with Google Pay or a payment system verified there (e.g., PayPal). To authorize a payment via Google Pay in an amount of more than €25.00, prior unlocking of your mobile device by the respective verification measure set up (such as facial recognition, password, fingerprint or pattern) is required.

For the purpose of payment processing, your information provided during the ordering process, together with information about your order, is passed on to Google. Google then transmits your payment information stored in Google Pay in the form of a one-time transaction number to the original website, with which a payment made is verified. This transaction number does not contain any information about the real payment data of your payment methods stored with Google Pay, but is created and transmitted as a one-time valid numerical token. For all transactions via Google Pay, Google acts merely as an intermediary for processing the payment process. The transaction is carried out exclusively in the relationship between the user and the original website by charging the payment method stored with Google Pay.

Insofar as personal data is processed in the described transmissions, the processing takes place exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

Google reserves the right to collect, store, and evaluate certain transaction-specific information for every transaction made via Google Pay. This includes the date, time and amount of the transaction, merchant location and description, a description of the purchased goods or services provided by the merchant, photos you have attached to the transaction, the name and e-mail address of the seller and buyer or the sender and recipient, the payment method used, your description of the reason for the transaction and, if applicable, the offer associated with the transaction.

According to Google, this processing is carried out exclusively in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of the legitimate interest in proper accounting, the verification of transaction data and the optimization and maintenance of the functionality of the Google Pay service.

Google also reserves the right to merge the processed transaction data with further information collected and stored by Google when using other Google services.

The terms of use of Google Pay can be found here:

https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/u/0/get_legal_document?ldo=0&ldt=googlepaytos&ldl=en
Further information on data protection at Google Pay can be found at the following internet address:
https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/get_legal_document?ldo=0&ldt=privacynotice&ldl=en
- iDeal

One or more online payment methods of the following provider are available on this website: Currence Holding BV, Beethovenstraat 300 Amsterdam, Netherlands

When selecting a payment method of the provider where you make an advance payment (such as credit card payment), your payment data provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be passed on to them in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. In this case, your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this.
- Paypal

One or more online payment methods of the following provider are available on this website: PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg

When selecting a payment method of the provider where you make an advance payment, your payment data provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be passed on to them in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. In this case, your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this.

When selecting a payment method where we make an advance payment, you will also be asked in the ordering process to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, zip code, city, date of birth, e-mail address, telephone number, if applicable data on an alternative payment method).

In order to safeguard our legitimate interest in determining your solvency in such cases, this data is forwarded by us to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR for the purpose of a credit check. The provider checks on the basis of the personal data provided by you as well as other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experience) whether the payment option selected by you can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

The credit report can contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values flow into the result of the credit report, they have their basis in a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. Address data, among other things but not exclusively, is included in the calculation of the score values.

You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to us or to the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.
- Paypal Checkout

This website uses PayPal Checkout, an online payment system from PayPal, which consists of PayPal's own payment methods and local third-party payment methods.

When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – "Pay Later" via PayPal, we pass on your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal") as part of the payment processing. The disclosure takes place in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR and only insofar as this is necessary for payment processing.

PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit check for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – "Pay Later" via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be passed on to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your solvency. PayPal uses the result of the credit check with regard to the statistical probability of payment default for the purpose of deciding on the provision of the respective payment method. The credit report can contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values flow into the result of the credit report, they have their basis in a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. Address data, among other things but not exclusively, is included in the calculation of the score values. You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.

If the PayPal payment method "Purchase on Account" is available and selected, your payment data is first transmitted to PayPal to prepare the payment, whereupon PayPal forwards it to Ratepay GmbH, Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin ("Ratepay") to carry out the payment. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR in each case. In this case, RatePay carries out an identity and credit check in its own name to determine solvency in accordance with the principle already mentioned above and passes on your payment data to credit agencies due to the legitimate interest in determining solvency in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. A list of the credit agencies that Ratepay can use can be found here: https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/

When using the payment method of a local third-party provider, your payment data is first passed on to PayPal in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR to prepare the payment. Depending on your selection of an available local payment method, PayPal then transmits your payment data to the corresponding provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR to carry out the payment:

- Apple Pay (Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland)
- Google Pay (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland)
- iDeal (Currence Holding BV, Beethovenstraat 300 Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- bancontact (Bancontact Payconiq Company, Rue d'Arlon 82, 1040 Brussels, Belgium)
- blik (Polski Standard Płatności sp. z o.o., ul. Czerniakowska 87A, 00-718 Warsaw, Poland)
- eps (PSA Payment Services Austria GmbH, Handelskai 92, Gate 2
1200 Vienna, Austria)
- MyBank (PRETA S.A.S, 40 Rue de Courcelles, F-75008 Paris, France)
- Przelewy24 (PayPro SA, Kanclerska 15A, 60-326 Poznań, Poland)

Further data protection information can be found in PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/legalhub/paypal/privacy-full
- Shopify Payments

One or more online payment methods of the following provider are available on this website: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland

When selecting a payment method of the provider where you make an advance payment (such as credit card payment), your payment data provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be passed on to them in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. In this case, your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this.
- Sofortüberweisung

One or more online payment methods of the following provider are available on this website: Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 11134 Stockholm, Sweden

When selecting a payment method of the provider where you make an advance payment (such as credit card payment), your payment data provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be passed on to them in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. In this case, your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this.

9.10Credit Check

Should we make an advance payment (e.g., delivery on account), we reserve the right to carry out a credit check on the basis of mathematical-statistical procedures in order to safeguard our legitimate interest in determining the solvency of our customers. We transmit the personal data required for a credit check to the following service provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR:

SCHUFA Holding AG, Kormoranweg 5, 65201 Wiesbaden, Germany

The credit report can contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values flow into the result of the credit report, they have their basis in a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. Address data, among other things but not exclusively, is included in the calculation of the score values. We use the result of the credit check with regard to the statistical probability of payment default for the purpose of deciding on the establishment, implementation or termination of a contractual relationship.
You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to the data controller or to the aforementioned credit agency. However, we may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.

10) Online Marketing

AWIN Performance Advertising Network Affiliate

We participate in the affiliate program of the following provider: AWIN AG, Eichhornstraße 3, 10785 Berlin, Germany

In this context, we have placed links on our website that lead to offers on websites of the provider or third parties ("partner sites").

To measure the success of an affiliate link, evaluate orders generated via such a link and the corresponding billing of commission payments, the provider uses cookies and/or comparable technologies, which are generally set on the partner sites and for which we are not responsible in terms of data protection law. In this context, the provider also regularly processes the IP address and, if applicable, other end device information.

All processing described above, in particular the reading or storage of information on the end device you use, only takes place if you have given your express consent for this in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by using the cookie consent management options on the partner sites.

11) Web Analysis Services

11.1Google Analytics 4

This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analysis service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), which enables an analysis of your use of our website.

By default, when visiting the website, Google Analytics 4 sets cookies that are stored as small text blocks on your end device and collect certain information. The scope of this information also includes your IP address, which is, however, shortened by Google by the last digits in order to exclude direct personal reference.

The information is transmitted to Google servers and processed further there. Transfers to Google LLC based in the USA are also possible.

Google uses the collected information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities for us and to provide further services associated with website use and internet use. The shortened IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google. The data collected within the framework of the use of Google Analytics 4 is stored for a period of two months and then deleted.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies on the end device used, only takes place if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.
Without your consent, Google Analytics 4 will not be used during your site visit. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of revocation, please deactivate this service via the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded an order processing contract with Google, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further legal information on Google Analytics 4 can be found at https://business.safety.google/intl/en/privacy/, https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=en and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Demographic characteristics
Google Analytics 4 uses the special function "demographic characteristics" and can use it to create statistics that make statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This is done by analyzing advertising and information from third-party providers. This allows target groups for marketing activities to be identified. However, the collected data cannot be assigned to a specific person and is deleted after storage for a period of two months.

Google Signals
As an extension to Google Analytics 4, Google Signals can be used on this website to have cross-device reports created. If you have activated personalized ads and linked your devices to your Google account, Google can, subject to your consent to the use of Google Analytics in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, analyze your usage behavior across devices and create database models, including cross-device conversions. We do not receive any personal data from Google, only statistics. If you want to stop the cross-device analysis, you can deactivate the "Personalized advertising" function in the settings of your Google account. To do this, follow the instructions on this page: https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155764?hl=en
Further information on Google Signals can be found at the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=en

UserIDs
As an extension to Google Analytics 4, the "UserIDs" function can be used on this website. If you have consented to the use of Google Analytics 4 in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, set up an account on this website and log in to this account on different devices, your activities, including conversions, can be analyzed across devices.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

11.2Google Tag Manager

This website uses the "Google Tag Manager", a service of the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: "Google").

The Google Tag Manager provides a technical basis for bundling various web applications, including tracking and analysis services, and being able to calibrate, control and link them to conditions via a uniform user interface. The Google Tag Manager itself does not store any information on user end devices or read it. The service also does not perform any independent data analysis. However, your IP address is transmitted to Google when the page is called up by the Google Tag Manager and may be stored there. A transmission to servers of Google LLC. in the USA is also possible.

This processing is only carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Without this consent, the use of Google Tag Manager will not take place during your site visit. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

Further legal information on Google Tag Manager can be found at https://business.safety.google/intl/en/privacy/ and https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=en

11.3Shopify Analytics

This website uses the web analysis service of the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland

Data is also transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada

With the help of cookies and/or comparable technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, algorithms for reading end device and browser information), the service collects and stores pseudonymized visitor data, including information of the end device used such as the IP address and browser information, in order to evaluate them for statistical analysis of usage behavior on our website and to create pseudonymized usage profiles. Among other things, this enables the evaluation of movement patterns (so-called heatmaps), which show the duration of page visits as well as interactions with page content (e.g., text entries, scrolling, clicks and mouse-overs). Pseudonymization generally excludes direct personal reference. Merging with clear data collected about your person in other ways does not take place.

All processing described above, in particular the reading or storage of information on the end device used, is only carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits disclosure to third parties.

In the event of data transfer to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

12) Retargeting/ Remarketing and Conversion Tracking

12.1Meta Pixel with advanced matching

Within our online offer, we use the "Meta Pixel" service of the following provider in advanced matching mode: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta")

If a user clicks on an advertisement placed by us on Facebook or Instagram, a parameter is added to the URL of our linked page using "Meta Pixel". This URL parameter is then entered into the user's browser after redirection by a cookie that our linked page sets itself. In addition, this cookie records specific customer data such as the e-mail address that we collect on our website linked to the Facebook or Instagram ad during processes such as purchase completions, account logins or registrations (advanced matching). The cookie is then read and enables the transmission of the data including the specific customer data to Meta.

We use "Meta Pixel" with advanced matching to make our advertisements (so-called "Ads") on Facebook and/or Instagram more effective and to ensure that they correspond to the interests of the users or have certain characteristics (e.g., interests in certain topics or products determined on the basis of the websites visited) that we transmit to Meta (so-called "Custom Audiences").

In addition, we analyze the effectiveness of our advertisements by tracking whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on an advertisement (conversion). Compared to the standard version of "Meta Pixel", the advanced matching function helps us to better measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns by recording more assigned conversions.

All transmitted data is stored and processed by Meta so that an assignment to the respective user profile is possible and Meta can use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with Meta's data use policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). The data may enable Meta and its partners to place ads on and off Facebook.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the end device used, is only carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

The information generated by Meta is usually transmitted to a Meta server and stored there; in this context, a transmission to servers of Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA may also occur.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

12.2Google Ads Remarketing

This website uses retargeting technology of the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

For this purpose, Google sets a cookie in the browser of your end device, which automatically enables interest-based advertising by means of a pseudonymous cookie ID and on the basis of the pages you have visited. Further data processing only takes place if you have agreed with Google that your internet and app browser history will be linked by Google to your Google account and information from your Google account will be used to personalize ads that you view on the web. If you are logged in to Google during your visit to our website in this case, Google uses your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define target group lists for cross-device remarketing. To do this, your personal data is temporarily linked by Google with Google Analytics data to form target groups. Within the framework of the use of Google Ads Remarketing, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the end device used, is only carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Without this consent, the use of retargeting technology will not take place during your site visit.

You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

Details on the processing initiated by Google and Google's handling of data from websites can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Further information on Google's data protection regulations can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/en/privacy/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

12.3Microsoft Advertising

This website uses retargeting technology of the following provider: Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA

This makes it possible to target visitors to our website with personalized, interest-based advertising who have already shown interest in our shop and our products. The display of the advertising material is based on a cookie-based analysis of previous and current usage behavior.

In cases of retargeting technology, a cookie is stored on your computer or mobile device to collect pseudonymized data about your interests and thus adapt the advertising individually to the stored information. These cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device. You will thus be shown advertising that is highly likely to correspond to your product and information interests.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the end device used, is only carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Without this consent, the use of retargeting technology will not take place during your site visit.

You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

12.4Google Ads Conversion Tracking

This website uses the online advertising program "Google Ads" and, as part of Google Ads, the conversion tracking of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google").

We use the offer of Google Ads to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites with the help of advertising material (so-called Google Adwords). We can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are in relation to the data of the advertising campaigns. We are thus pursuing the goal of showing you advertising that is of interest to you, making our website more interesting for you and achieving a fair calculation of the advertising costs incurred.

The cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user clicks on an Ads advertisement placed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device. These cookies usually lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be tracked via the websites of Google Ads customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page provided with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified.

Within the framework of the use of Google Ads, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

Details on the processing initiated by Google Ads Conversion Tracking and Google's handling of data from websites can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the end device used, is only carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

You can also permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads Conversion Tracking by downloading and installing the Google browser plug-in available at the following link:
https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155656?hl=en

In order to address users whose data we have received within the framework of business or business-like relationships in an even more interest-oriented advertising manner, we use a function for customer matching within the framework of Google Ads. For this purpose, we transmit one or more files with aggregated customer data (primarily e-mail addresses and telephone numbers) electronically to Google. Google does not receive access to clear data, but automatically encrypts the information in the customer files during the transmission process using a special algorithm. The encrypted information can then only be used by Google to assign it to existing Google accounts that the persons concerned have set up. This enables the display of personalized advertising via all Google services linked to the respective Google account.

The transmission of customer data to Google only takes place if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. Further information on Google's data protection measures with regard to the customer matching function can be found here: https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/6334160?hl=en&ref_topic=10550182
Google's privacy policy can be viewed here: https://business.safety.google/intl/en/privacy/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

12.5Google Ads Conversion Tracking without Cookies

This website uses the online advertising program "Google Ads" and, as part of Google Ads, the conversion tracking of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google").

We use the offer of Google Ads to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites with the help of advertising material (so-called Google Adwords). We can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are in relation to the data of the advertising campaigns. We are thus pursuing the goal of showing you advertising that is of interest to you, making our website more interesting for you and achieving a fair calculation of the advertising costs incurred.

This website uses Google Ads Conversion Tracking exclusively without the use of cookies, which means that the service never sets cookies on your end device.

Instead, the local storage of your browser is used to store an individual ID assigned by Google, which enables an analysis of your use of the website. For this purpose, certain user information is processed via the ID.

The ID is set when a user clicks on an Ads advertisement placed by Google. If the user visits certain pages of this website, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be tracked via the websites of Google Ads customers. The information obtained in this way is used to create conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page provided with a conversion tracking tag.

However, they do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified. Within the framework of the use of Google Ads, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA. Details on the processing initiated by Google Ads Conversion Tracking and Google's handling of data from websites can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Insofar as the collected information has a personal reference, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the statistical evaluation of the success of our advertising campaigns.
Google's privacy policy can be viewed here: https://business.safety.google/intl/en/privacy/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

12.6Google Ads Conversion Tracking

This website uses the online advertising program "Google Ads" and, as part of Google Ads, the conversion tracking of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"). We use the offer of Google Ads to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites with the help of advertising material (so-called Google Adwords). We can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are in relation to the data of the advertising campaigns. We are thus pursuing the goal of showing you advertising that is of interest to you, making our website more interesting for you and achieving a fair calculation of the advertising costs incurred.

The cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user clicks on an Ads advertisement placed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device. These cookies usually lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be tracked via the websites of Google Ads customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page provided with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified. Within the framework of the use of Google Ads, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

Details on the processing initiated by Google Ads Conversion Tracking and Google's handling of data from websites can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the end device used, is only carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

You can also permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads Conversion Tracking by downloading and installing the Google browser plug-in available at the following link:
https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155656?hl=en

Please note that certain functions of this website may not be usable or only usable to a limited extent if you have deactivated the use of cookies.
Google's privacy policy can be viewed here: https://business.safety.google/intl/en/privacy/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

12.7Pinterest Tag Conversion Tracking

This website uses the conversion tracking technology of the following provider: Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland

If you have reached our website from an advertisement on the provider's domain, the success of the advertisement can be traced with the help of cookies and/or comparable technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, pings or HTTP requests).

For this purpose, certain end device and browser information, including your IP address if applicable, is read via the tracking technology in order to record and evaluate user actions predefined by us (e.g., completed transactions, leads, search queries on the website, calls to product pages). This enables the creation of statistics on usage behavior on our website after redirection from an advertisement, which serve us to optimize our offer.
All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the end device used, is only carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

13) Page Functionalities

13.1YouTube

This website uses plugins for displaying and playing videos from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

Data may also be transmitted to: Google LLC., USA

When you call up a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers at the latest at the time of video playback in order to load the content. In the process, certain information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

If the playback of embedded videos is started via the plugin, the provider also uses cookies to collect information about user behavior, create playback statistics and prevent abusive behavior.

If you are logged into a user account with the provider during your site visit, your data will be directly assigned to your account when you click on a video. If you do not want the assignment to your account, you must log out before clicking the play button.

All aforementioned processing, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the end device used, only takes place if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke the consent given at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service via the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

13.2Trusted Shops Trustbadge

Graphic elements of the following provider are integrated on our website to display external customer reviews and/or an externally awarded seal of quality: Trusted Shops AG, Subbelrather Str. 15C, 50823 Cologne, Germany

When you call up a page of our website that contains such graphic elements, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers in order to load the elements properly. In the process, certain browser information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

Insofar as personal data is also processed in the process, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our offer and the appealing design of our website.

In the case of an online order with us, further processing may take place.

Thus, depending on your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, your order information (order total, order number, if applicable purchased product) as well as your e-mail address will be transmitted in encrypted form to the provider via the Trustbadge after completion of an order in order to check an existing registration for the provider's services (in particular the "Buyer Protection") and, if necessary, to enable a new registration.

In the event of a determined existing registration or in the case of a new registration with the provider for its services (in particular Buyer Protection), your order information (order total, order number, purchased product) as well as your e-mail address will be transmitted to the provider on the basis of the contractual agreement with the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR and processed further by the provider in order to grant the services (in particular Buyer Protection).

We are jointly responsible with the provider for the processing described above in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. The joint controller agreement can be viewed here: https://help.etrusted.com/hc/en-gb/articles/23970817960082

13.3Google Web Fonts

This page uses so-called web fonts of the following provider for the uniform display of fonts: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

When a page is called up, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly and establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers. In the process, certain browser information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

Data may also be transmitted to: Google LLC, USA

The processing of personal data in the course of establishing a connection with the provider of the fonts is only carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service via the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

Further information on Google's data protection regulations can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/en/privacy/

13.4Applications for job advertisements by e-mail

On our website, we advertise currently vacant positions in a separate section, for which interested parties can apply by e-mail to the contact address provided.

Applicants must provide all personal data required for a well-founded assessment, including general information such as name, address and contact options, as well as performance-related evidence and, if applicable, health-related information. Details on the application can be found in the job advertisement.

After receipt of the application by e-mail, the data will be stored and evaluated exclusively for the purpose of processing the application. For queries, we use either the applicant's e-mail address or telephone number. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (or Section 26 (1) BDSG), in whose sense going through the application process is considered as initiating an employment contract.

Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 (1) GDPR (e.g., health data such as information about severe disability) are requested from applicants within the framework of the application process, processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 9 (2) lit. b. GDPR so that we can exercise the rights arising from labor law and the law of social security and social protection and fulfill our obligations in this regard.

Cumulatively or alternatively, the processing of special categories of data can also be based on Art. 9 (1) lit. h GDPR if it is carried out for purposes of health care or occupational medicine, for the assessment of the applicant's ability to work, for medical diagnostics, care or treatment in the health or social sector or for the management of systems and services in the health or social sector.

If the applicant is not selected or if an applicant withdraws their application prematurely, their transmitted data as well as all electronic correspondence including the application e-mail will be deleted after a corresponding notification at the latest after 6 months. This period is based on our legitimate interest in answering any follow-up questions about the application and, if necessary, being able to fulfill our burden of proof from the regulations on equal treatment of applicants.

In the event of a successful application, the data provided will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (for processing in Germany in conjunction with Section 26 (1) BDSG) for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship.

13.5Online applications via a form

On our website, we advertise currently vacant positions in a separate section, for which interested parties can apply via a corresponding form.

Applicants must provide all personal data required for a well-founded assessment, including general information such as name, address and contact options, as well as performance-related evidence and, if applicable, health-related information. Details on the application can be found in the job advertisement.

In the course of submitting the form, the applicant data is transmitted to us in encrypted form according to the state of the art, stored by us and evaluated exclusively for the purpose of processing the application. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (or Section 26 (1) BDSG), in whose sense going through the application process is considered as initiating an employment contract.

Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 (1) GDPR (e.g., health data such as information about severe disability) are requested from applicants within the framework of the application process, processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 9 (2) lit. b. GDPR so that we can exercise the rights arising from labor law and the law of social security and social protection and fulfill our obligations in this regard.

Cumulatively or alternatively, the processing of special categories of data can also be based on Art. 9 (1) lit. h GDPR if it is carried out for purposes of health care or occupational medicine, for the assessment of the applicant's ability to work, for medical diagnostics, care or treatment in the health or social sector or for the management of systems and services in the health or social sector.

If the applicant is not selected or if an applicant withdraws their application prematurely, their data transmitted via form as well as all electronic correspondence including the application e-mail will be deleted after a corresponding notification at the latest after 6 months. This period is based on our legitimate interest in answering any follow-up questions about the application and, if necessary, being able to fulfill our burden of proof from the regulations on equal treatment of applicants.

In the event of a successful application, the data provided will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (for processing in Germany in conjunction with Section 26 (1) BDSG) for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship.

14) Tools and Miscellaneous

14.1- CountX

For handling accounting, we use the service of the cloud-based accounting software of the following provider: countX GmbH, Friedrichstr. 171, 10117 Berlin, Germany

The provider processes incoming and outgoing invoices as well as, if applicable, the bank movements of our company in order to automatically record invoices, match them to transactions and create the financial accounting from this in a semi-automated process.

Insofar as personal data is also processed in the process, the processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in an efficient organization and documentation of our business transactions in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
- DATEV

For handling accounting, we use the service of the cloud-based accounting software of the following provider: DATEV eG, Paumgartnerstr. 6-14, 90429 Nuremberg, Germany

The provider processes incoming and outgoing invoices as well as, if applicable, the bank movements of our company in order to automatically record invoices, match them to transactions and create the financial accounting from this in a semi-automated process.

Insofar as personal data is also processed in the process, the processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in an efficient organization and documentation of our business transactions in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

14.2Cookie Consent Tool

This website uses a so-called "Cookie Consent Tool" to obtain effective user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The "Cookie Consent Tool" is displayed to users when the page is called up in the form of an interactive user interface on which consent for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications can be given by ticking a box. By using the tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user gives corresponding consent by ticking a box. This ensures that such cookies are only set on the respective end device of the user if consent has been given.

The tool sets technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. Personal user data is generally not processed in this context.

If, in individual cases, personal data (such as the IP address) is processed for the purpose of storing, assigning or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in legally compliant, user-specific and user-friendly consent management for cookies and thus in a legally compliant design of our website.

A further legal basis for processing is also Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR. As the controller, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of technically unnecessary cookies dependent on the respective user consent.

Insofar as necessary, we have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further information on the operator and the setting options of the Cookie Consent Tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

15) Rights of the Data Subject

15.1The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (information and intervention rights) against the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, whereby reference is made to the cited legal basis for the respective exercise requirements:

  • Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
  • Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;
  • Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR;
  • Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;
  • Right to be informed pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;
  • Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;
  • Right to withdraw consent given pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR;
  • Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.

15.2RIGHT TO OBJECT

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, FURTHER PROCESSING REMAINS RESERVED IF WE CAN PROVE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING. YOU CAN EXERCISE THE OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

16) Duration of Storage of Personal Data

The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and – if relevant – additionally by the respective statutory retention period (e.g., commercial and tax law retention periods).

When processing personal data on the basis of express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, the data concerned is stored until you revoke your consent.

If statutory retention periods exist for data processed within the framework of legal or quasi-legal obligations on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after the retention periods have expired, provided it is no longer required for contract fulfillment or contract initiation and/or there is no legitimate interest on our part in further storage.

When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, this data is stored until you exercise your right to object in accordance with Art. 21 (1) GDPR, unless we can prove compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

When processing personal data for the purpose of direct marketing on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, this data is stored until you exercise your right to object in accordance with Art. 21 (2) GDPR.

Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this declaration about specific processing situations, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.