data protection
Data protection
We appreciate your interest in our website. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. Below we will inform you in detail about how your data is handled.
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Storage of access data in server log files
You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. We only store access data in so-called server log files, such as the name of the requested file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. This data is evaluated exclusively to ensure trouble-free operation of the site and to improve our offering and does not allow us to draw any conclusions about you personally.
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Data collection and use for contract processing and when opening a customer account
We collect personal data if you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your order, when contacting us (e.g. via contact form or email) or when opening a customer account. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. We use the data you provide to process the contract and process your inquiries. After the contract has been fully processed or your customer account has been deleted, your data will be blocked for further use and deleted after the tax and commercial law retention periods have expired, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use the data beyond this is permitted by law and about which we will inform you below. Deleting your customer account is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described below or using a function provided for this purpose in the customer account.
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Data transfer for contract fulfillment
In order to fulfill the contract, we pass on your data to the shipping company commissioned with the delivery, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of ordered goods. To process payments, we pass on the necessary payment data to the credit institution responsible for the payment and, if applicable, the payment service provider commissioned by us or to the payment service you selected in the ordering process.
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Use of data when registering for the email newsletter
If you register for our newsletter, we will use the data required for this or provided separately by you to regularly send you our email newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time and can do so either by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a link provided in the newsletter.
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Use of cookies
In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit (persistent cookies). You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be restricted.
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Use of Google Analytics for web analysis
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (www.google.de). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and that enable your use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. IP anonymization is active on this website. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data. You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.
You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
As an alternative to the browser plug-in, you can click this link to prevent Google Analytics from recording data on this website in the future. An opt-out cookie is stored on your device. If you delete your cookies, you must click the link again.
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Use of Facebook plugins
Our website uses so-called social plugins (“plugins”) from the social network Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”). The plugins are marked with a Facebook logo or the addition “Social Plug-in from Facebook” or “Facebook Social Plugin”. You can find an overview of the Facebook plugins and their appearance here: http://developers.facebook.com/plugins
If you access a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly to your browser by Facebook and integrated into the page. Through this integration, Facebook receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page on our website, even if you do not have a Facebook profile or are not currently logged in to Facebook. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted from your browser directly to a Facebook server in the USA and stored there.
If you are logged in to Facebook, Facebook can directly assign your visit to our website to your Facebook profile. If you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking the “Like” button or making a comment, this information will also be transmitted directly to a Facebook server and stored there. The information will also be published on your Facebook profile and displayed to your Facebook friends.
The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook as well as your related rights and setting options to protect your privacy can be found in Facebook's data protection information: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php
If you do not want Facebook to directly assign the data collected via our website to your Facebook profile, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the Facebook plugins from loading with add-ons for your browser, e.g. with the “Facebook Blocker” (http://webgraph.com/resources/facebookblocker/) or the script blocker “NoScript” (http://noscript.net/).
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Use of Twitter plugins (e.g. “Tweet” button)
Our website uses so-called social plugins (“plugins”) from the microblogging service Twitter, which is operated by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (“Twitter”). The plugins are marked with a Twitter logo, for example in the form of a blue “Twitter bird”. You can find an overview of the Twitter plugins and their appearance here: https://twitter.com/about/resources/buttons
If you access a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Twitter's servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly to your browser by Twitter and integrated into the page. Through the integration, Twitter receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page on our website, even if you do not have a Twitter profile or are not currently logged in to Twitter. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted from your browser directly to a Twitter server in the USA and stored there.
If you are logged in to Twitter, Twitter can directly assign your visit to our website to your Twitter account. If you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking the “Tweet” button, the corresponding information is also transmitted directly to a Twitter server and stored there. The information will also be published on your Twitter account and shown to your contacts there.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Twitter as well as your related rights and setting options to protect your privacy can be found in Twitter's data protection information: https://twitter.com/privacy If you do not want Twitter to directly assign the data collected via our website to your Twitter account, you must log out of Twitter before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the Twitter plugins from loading using add-ons for your browser, e.g. B. with the script blocker “NoScript” (http://noscript.net/).
Use of Google+ plugins (e.g. “+1” button)
Our website uses so-called social plugins (“plugins”) from the social network Google+, which is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). The plugins are e.g. B. recognizable by buttons with the sign “+1” on a white or colored background. You can find an overview of the Google plugins and their appearance here: https://developers.google.com/+/plugins
If you access a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Google's servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly to your browser by Google and integrated into the page. Through the integration, Google receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page on our website, even if you do not have a Google+ profile or are not currently logged in to Google+. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted from your browser directly to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
If you are logged in to Google+, Google can directly assign your visit to our website to your Google+ profile. If you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking the “+1” button, the corresponding information is also transmitted directly to a Google server and stored there. The information is also published on Google+ and displayed there to your contacts.
The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google as well as your related rights and setting options to protect your privacy can be found in Google's data protection information: http://www.google.com/intl/de/+/policy/+1button.html
If you do not want Google to directly assign the data collected via our website to your profile on Google+, you must log out of Google+ before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the Google plugins from loading using add-ons for your browser, e.g. B. with the script blocker “NoScript” (http://noscript.net/).
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Use of AddThis plugins (e.g. “Share” button)
Our website uses so-called social plugins (“plugins”) from the bookmarking service AddThis, which is operated by AddThis LLC, Inc. 8000 Westpark Drive, Suite 625, McLean, VA 2210, USA (“AddThis”). The plugins are usually marked with an AddThis logo, for example in the form of a white plus sign on an orange background. You can find an overview of the AddThis plugins and their appearance here: https://www.addthis.com/get/sharing
If you access a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the AddThis servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly to your browser by AddThis and integrated into the page. Through the integration, AddThis receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page on our website and stores a cookie on your device to identify your browser. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted from your browser directly to an AddThis server in the USA and stored there. AddThis uses the data to create anonymized user profiles, which serve as the basis for personalized and interest-based advertising targeting of visitors to websites with AddThis plugins.
The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by AddThis can be found in AddThis's data protection information: http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy
If you would like to object to data collection by AddThis in the future, you can set a so-called opt-out cookie, which you can download under the following link: http://www.addthis.com/privacy/opt-out You can also completely prevent the AddThis plugins from loading with add-ons for your browser, e.g. B. with the script blocker “NoScript” (http://noscript.net/).
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Review reminder via email
If you have given us your express consent to this during or after your order by activating a corresponding checkbox or clicking a button provided for this purpose, we will use your email address as a reminder to submit a review of your order about us evaluation system used. This consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described below.
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Right to information and contact option
You have the right to free information about the personal data we have stored about you and, if necessary, the right to correct, block or delete this data. If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, information, correction, blocking or deletion of data as well as revocation of consent given or objection to a specific use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our legal notice.
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