Privacy Policy

1) INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA AND CONTACT DETAILS OF THE DATA CONTROLLER

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we inform you about how we handle your personal data when using our website. Personal data includes all data with which you can be personally identified.

1.2 The data controller for data processing on this website in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is [Shop Name]. The data controller is the natural or legal person who decides alone or jointly with others on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

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

2) DATA COLLECTION WHEN VISITING OUR WEBSITE

When using our website purely for informational purposes, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called "server log files"). When you access our website, we collect the following data that is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

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

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. Data is not shared or used otherwise. However, we reserve the right to review server log files retrospectively should specific indications suggest illegal use.

3) COOKIES

To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain features, we use so-called cookies on various pages. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e., after closing your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). When cookies are set, they collect and process user information in a specific scope, such as browser and location data as well as IP address values. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified duration, which can vary depending on the cookie.

Some cookies serve to simplify the ordering process by storing settings (e.g., remembering the contents of a virtual shopping cart for a later visit to the website). If personal data is also processed by individual cookies implemented by us, the processing is in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR either for the performance of the contract or according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website as well as a customer-friendly and effective design of the website visit.

We may work with advertising partners who help us make our online offering more interesting for you. For this purpose, cookies from partner companies may also be stored on your hard drive (third-party cookies) when you visit our website. If we cooperate with such advertising partners, you will be individually and separately informed about the use of such cookies and the scope of the data collected in the following paragraphs.

Please note that you can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set and to decide individually on their acceptance or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally. Each browser differs in how it manages cookie settings. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how you can change your cookie settings. You can find this information for the respective browsers at the following links:

Please note that if cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

4) CONTACTING US

When contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is collected. The data collected in the case of a contact form is evident from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your inquiry or for contacting and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If your contact aims at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted after your request has been fully processed, provided that the circumstances indicate that the matter has been conclusively resolved and no legal retention obligations are in place.

5) DATA PROCESSING FOR OPENING A CUSTOMER ACCOUNT AND CONTRACT EXECUTION

In accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, personal data will also be collected and processed when you provide it to us for the execution of a contract or when opening a customer account. The data collected is evident from the respective input forms. Deleting your customer account is possible at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above-mentioned address of the data controller. We store and use the data you provide for contract execution. After the complete execution of the contract or deletion of your customer account, your data will be restricted with regard to tax and commercial retention periods and deleted after these periods have expired, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we have reserved a legally permissible further use of data, of which we will inform you accordingly below.

6) USE OF YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING

6.1 Subscription to Our Email Newsletter

If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will send you regular information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your email address. Providing additional data is voluntary and is used to address you personally. For sending the newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that we will only send you an email newsletter after you have explicitly confirmed that you agree to receive newsletters. We will then send you a confirmation email asking you to confirm by clicking a corresponding link that you wish to receive newsletters in the future.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. When subscribing to the newsletter, we store the IP address registered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration to trace any misuse of your email address at a later date. The data collected during the newsletter subscription is used exclusively for the purposes of advertising through the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the initially mentioned data controller. After unsubscribing, your email address will be promptly removed from our newsletter distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we have reserved any further use of data that is legally permitted and of which we will inform you in this statement.

6.2 Sending the Email Newsletter to Existing Customers

If you have provided us with your email address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar goods or services from our range via email. We do not need to obtain separate consent from you for this. Data processing is based solely on 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 email address for this purpose, no email will be sent from us. You have the right to object to the use of your email address for the above-mentioned advertising purpose at any time with future effect by notifying the initially mentioned data controller. Only transmission costs at basic rates will apply. After receiving your objection, the use of your email address for advertising purposes will be promptly discontinued.

7) DATA PROCESSING FOR ORDER EXECUTION

7.1 The personal data we collect will be passed on to the transport company commissioned with the delivery as far as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. Your payment data will be passed on to the commissioned credit institution for the payment processing, as far as this is necessary for the payment processing. If payment service providers are used, we will explicitly inform you below. The legal basis for the transfer of data is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

7.2 Use of Payment Service Providers (Payment Processors)

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**PayPal**

When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or—if offered—"purchase on account" or "installment payment" via PayPal, we will share your payment data with 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. This sharing is done in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.

For payment methods such as credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or—if offered—"purchase on account" or "installment payment" via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to conduct a credit check. For this purpose, your payment data may be forwarded to credit agencies according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your creditworthiness. The result of the credit check regarding the statistical probability of payment default is used by PayPal to decide on providing the respective payment method. The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). To the extent that score values are included in the result of the credit check, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of score values includes, among other things, but is not limited to, address data. Further information on data protection, including information on the credit agencies used, can be found in PayPal's privacy policy: [PayPal Privacy Policy](https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full). 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 contractually compliant payment processing.

**SOFORT**

When selecting the payment method "SOFORT", payment processing is carried out via the payment service provider SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany (hereinafter "SOFORT"), to whom we pass on the information provided during the ordering process along with information about your order according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. SOFORT GmbH is part of the Klarna Group (Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 11134 Stockholm, Sweden). The transmission of your data is exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the payment service provider SOFORT and only to the extent necessary for this purpose. Further information about SOFORT's privacy policy can be found at: [SOFORT Privacy Policy](https://www.klarna.com/sofort/datenschutz).

**Contact for Review Reminders**

**Own Review Reminder (Not Sent by a Customer Review System)**

We use your email address to remind you once to leave a review of your order for the review system we use, if you have given us your explicit consent to do so during or after your order according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time by sending a message to the data controller.

**Use of Social Media: Social Plugins**

**Facebook Plugins with Shariff Solution**

Additional customs clearance costs and/or import duties are not included in the price and are the responsibility of the customer.

Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") from the social network Facebook, operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Facebook").

To increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are not used as plugins in the unrestricted sense but are integrated into the page using an HTML link. This integration ensures that no connection is made with Facebook servers when a page of our website containing such buttons is accessed. If you click the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the Facebook page, where you can (possibly after entering your login data) interact with the plugins there.

Facebook Inc. based in the USA is certified under the US-EU Privacy Shield Framework, which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

For information about the purpose and scope of data collection and further processing and use of data by Facebook, as well as your rights and privacy settings, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy: [Facebook Privacy Policy](https://www.facebook.com/policy.php).

**Google+ Plugins as Shariff Solution**

Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") from the social network Google+, operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google").

To increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are not used as plugins in the unrestricted sense but are integrated into the page using an HTML link. This integration ensures that no connection is made with Google+ servers when a page of our website containing such buttons is accessed. If you click the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the Google+ page, where you can (possibly after entering your login data) interact with the plugins there.

Google LLC based in the USA is certified under the US-EU Privacy Shield Framework, which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

For information about the purpose and scope of data collection and further processing and use of data by Google, as well as your rights and privacy settings, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: [Google Privacy Policy](https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/).

**Instagram Plugin as Shariff Solution**

Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") from the online service Instagram, operated by Instagram LLC., 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Instagram").

To increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are not used as plugins in the unrestricted sense but are integrated into the page using an HTML link. This integration ensures that no connection is made with Instagram servers when a page of our website containing such buttons is accessed. If you click the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the Instagram page, where you can (possibly after entering your login data) interact with the plugins there.

Instagram LLC based in the USA is certified under the US-EU Privacy Shield Framework, which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

For information about the purpose and scope of data collection and further processing and use of data by Instagram, as well as your rights and privacy settings, please refer to Instagram’s privacy policy: [Instagram Privacy Policy](https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/).

**Online Marketing**

**DoubleClick by Google**

This website uses the online marketing tool DoubleClick by Google, operated by Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("DoubleClick").

DoubleClick uses cookies to serve relevant ads to users, improve campaign performance reports, or prevent users from seeing the same ads multiple times. Through a cookie ID, Google tracks which ads are displayed in which browser and can prevent the same ads from being shown repeatedly. Processing is based on our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our website according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

In addition, DoubleClick may use cookie IDs to track so-called conversions related to ad requests. For example, if a user sees a DoubleClick ad and later visits the advertiser's website using the same browser and makes a purchase, DoubleClick can track this. According to Google, DoubleClick cookies do not contain personal information.

Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with Google's server. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by Google through the use of this tool and inform you according to our current knowledge: By integrating DoubleClick, Google receives the information that you have accessed the relevant part of our website or clicked on an ad from us. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or logged in, there is a possibility that the provider will learn and store your IP address.

If you do not wish to participate in this tracking procedure, you can disable cookies for conversion tracking by adjusting your browser settings to block cookies from the domain www.googleadservices.com, [Google Ads Settings](https://www.google.de/settings/ads), noting that this setting will be deleted if you delete your cookies. Alternatively, you can learn about cookies and manage settings at the Digital Advertising Alliance website: [Digital Advertising Alliance](https://www.aboutads.info). You can also configure your browser to be informed about cookies and decide individually on their acceptance or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general. Not accepting cookies may limit the functionality of our website.

Google LLC based in the USA is certified under the US-EU Privacy Shield Framework, which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.

Further information about the privacy policies of DoubleClick by Google can be found here: [DoubleClick Privacy Policy](https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/).

**Google AdWords Conversion Tracking**

This website uses the online advertising program "Google AdWords" and within Google AdWords, Google LLC's conversion tracking, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). We use Google AdWords to attract attention to our attractive offers on external websites using advertising materials (so-called Google AdWords). We can determine how successful individual advertising measures are in relation to the data of the advertising campaigns. Our aim is to show you ads that are of interest to you, make our website more interesting for you, and achieve fair calculation of advertising costs.

The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an ad served by Google AdWords. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer system. These cookies usually expire after 30