Privacy Policy - Mighty Kingdom Couture

1) Introduction and contact details of the controller

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

1.2 The controller in charge of data processing on this website, within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is Martina Weber, Mighty Kingdom Couture, Weberstraße 28, 52064 Aachen, Deutschland, Tel.: +49 (0) 1575 2027918, E-Mail: info@mighty-couture.de. The controller of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

2) Data collection when visiting our website

2.1 When you use our website for information purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the data that your browser transmits to the site server (so-called ‘server log files’). When you visit 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 time 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 anonymised form)

Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 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 subsequently check the server log files if there are concrete indications of unlawful use.

2.2 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 enquiries to the controller). You can recognise an encrypted connection by the character string ‘https://’ and the lock symbol in your browser line.

3) Cookies

We use cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored on your end device, to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after you close your browser (so-called ‘session cookies’), while others remain on your device for longer and allow you to save page settings (so-called ‘persistent cookies’). In the latter case, you can find the storage period in the cookie settings overview of your web browser.

If personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR either for the execution of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR in the case of consent given or in accordance with Art. 6 para. 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 page visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or to 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 restricted.

4) Making contact

4.1 Brevo

For review reminders, we use the services of the following provider: Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Str. 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany

We transmit your email address and any other customer data to the provider exclusively on the basis of your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR so that the provider can contact you by email with a review reminder.

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

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider that ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

4.2 Own evaluation reminder

We use your email address as a one-off reminder to submit a review of your order solely on the basis of your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the data controller.

4.3 ShopVote

We use the services of the following provider for review reminders: Blickreif GmbH, Schulstraße 46, 80634 Munich, Germany

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

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider that ensures the protection of the data of our website visitors and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

4.4 WhatsApp Business

You have the option of contacting us via the WhatsApp messaging service provided by WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. We use the so-called ‘business version’ of WhatsApp for this purpose.

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

If you use our WhatsApp contact for general enquiries (e.g. about the range of services, availability or our website), we will store and use the mobile phone number you use on WhatsApp and – if provided – your first and last name in accordance with Art. 6 para. 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 respond to your request via WhatsApp. Your data 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 transfers 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 whose address book only stores the WhatsApp contact data of those users who have contacted us via WhatsApp.

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 para. 1 lit. a GDPR when using the app on their device for the first time by accepting the WhatsApp terms of use. The transmission of data of such users who do not use WhatsApp and/or have not contacted us via WhatsApp is excluded in this respect.

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 to protect your privacy can be found in WhatsApp’s data protection information: 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.

Data may be transferred to Meta Platforms Inc. servers in the USA as part of the above-mentioned processing.

4.5 When you contact us (e.g. via contact form or email), personal data is processed exclusively for the purpose of processing and responding to your enquiry and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

The legal basis for the processing of this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 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 there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.

5) Comment function

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

The legal basis for the storage of your data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b and f GDPR. We reserve the right to delete comments if they are objected to as unlawful by third parties.

6) Data processing when opening a customer account

In accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed to the extent necessary if you provide it to us when opening a customer account. The data required to open an account can be found in the input mask of the corresponding form on our website.

Your customer account can be cancelled at any time by sending a message to the above address of the controller. After deletion of your customer account, your data will be deleted, provided that all contracts concluded through it have been fully processed, there are no legal retention periods to the contrary and we have no legitimate interest in further storage.

7) Use of customer data for direct advertising

7.1 Registration for our email newsletter

If you register for our e-mail newsletter, we will send you regular 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 address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for sending newsletters, which ensures that you only receive newsletters if you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive the newsletter by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. 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 we collect when you register for the newsletter is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the controller named at the beginning. Once you have cancelled your subscription, your email address will be deleted from our newsletter mailing list immediately, 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.

7.2 Sending 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 to those already purchased from our range by e-mail. In accordance with Section 7 (3) UWG, we do not need to obtain separate consent from you for this. In this respect, data processing is carried out solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in personalised direct advertising in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If you have initially objected to the use of your email address for this purpose, we will not send you any emails.

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

7.3 Notification of product availability by email

For items that are temporarily unavailable, you can register to receive e-mail notifications of product availability. We will send you a one-off e-mail notification about the availability of the item you have selected. Only your e-mail address is required to receive this notification. The provision of further data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for sending emails, which ensures that you only receive a notification if you have expressly confirmed your consent to this by activating a verification link sent to the email address provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. 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 you register for our e-mail notification service for the availability of goods is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the availability notifications at any time by sending a corresponding message to the person responsible named at the beginning. After cancellation, your e-mail address will be deleted immediately from our mailing 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.

7.4 Shopping basket reminders by email

If you cancel your purchase with us before completing your order, you have the option of receiving a one-off email reminder of the contents of your virtual shopping basket.

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. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for sending emails, which ensures that you only receive a notification if you have expressly confirmed your consent to this by activating a verification link sent to the email address provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR for sending a shopping basket reminder. 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 we collect when you register for our e-mail notification service is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the shopping basket reminders at any time by sending a message to the person responsible named above. After cancellation, your e-mail address will be deleted immediately from our mailing 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.

7.5 Advertising by post
On the basis of our legitimate interest in personalised direct advertising, we reserve the right to store your first and last name, your postal address and – if we have received this additional information from you as part of the contractual relationship – your title, academic degree, year of birth and your professional, industry or business name in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR and to use them to send you interesting offers and information about our products by post.
You can object to the storage and use of your data for this purpose at any time.

8) Data processing for order processing

8.1 Insofar as necessary for the processing 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 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

If 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 (name, address, email address) provided by you when ordering in order to inform you personally by suitable means of communication (e.g. by post or email) about upcoming updates within the legally prescribed period as part of our statutory information obligations in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Your contact details will be used strictly for the purpose of notifying you of 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 together with the following service provider(s), who support us in whole or in part in the fulfilment of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

8.2 Transfer of personal data to shipping service providers

German Post

We use the following provider as a transport service provider: Deutsche Post AG, Charles-de-Gaulle-Straße 20, 53113 Bonn, Germany

We will pass on your e-mail address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided that you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The information will only be passed on if this is necessary for the delivery of goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or notification of delivery is not possible.

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

We use the following provider as our transport service provider: DPD Deutschland GmbH, Wailandtstraße 1, 63741 Aschaffenburg, Germany

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

8.3 Use of payment service providers (payment services)

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

If you select a payment method of the provider for which you make advance payment, the payment data you provide 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 the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. In this case, your data will only be passed on for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent that it is necessary for this purpose.

If you select a payment method for which we make advance payments, you will also be asked to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postcode, city, date of birth, e-mail address, telephone number, data on an alternative means of payment, if applicable) during the order process.

In order to safeguard our legitimate interest in determining your solvency in such cases, we will forward this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. On the basis of the personal data provided by you and other data (such as shopping basket, invoice amount, order history, payment experience), the provider checks whether the payment option you have selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or bad debt risks.

The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). If score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognised mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, but is not limited to, address data.

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 authorised 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 is made up of PayPal’s own payment methods and local payment methods from third-party providers.

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 data is passed on in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and only to the extent that 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 para. 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 non-payment for the purpose of deciding on the provision of the respective payment method. The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). If score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognised mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, but is not limited to, address data. You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may still be authorised 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 will first be transmitted to PayPal to prepare the payment, whereupon PayPal will forward it to Ratepay GmbH, Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin (‘Ratepay’) to process the payment. The legal basis in each case is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. 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 on the basis of the legitimate interest in determining solvency in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. A list of the credit agencies that Ratepay may use can be found here: https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/

If you use the payment method of a local third-party provider, your payment data will first be forwarded to PayPal to prepare the payment in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Depending on your selection of an available local payment method, PayPal will then transmit your payment data to the corresponding provider in order to process the payment in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR:

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)

For further data protection information, please refer to PayPal’s privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

9) Online marketing

9.1 HubSpot

This website uses the software-based marketing service of the following provider for the provision and synchronisation of various customer management services: HubSpot Ireland Ltd, 2nd Floor 30 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland

The service enables the automated processing of feed activities, the control of advertising in marketing channels used and the success analysis of marketing measures as well as centralised email marketing and contact management.

To fulfil the various functions, cookies are used, i.e. small text files that are stored locally in the cache of your web browser on your end device and enable us to analyse your use of the website. The cookies collect certain information, such as the IP address, the location and the time the page was accessed.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the terminal device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 para. 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.

Other legal bases for data processing that are used in the context of specific service functions (such as the need for express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR when sending newsletters) remain unaffected by this.

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

9.2 YITH Woocommerce Affiliate

We participate in the affiliate programme of the following provider: Your Inspiration Solutions S.L.U., Calle Valentin Sanz 37,38002, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

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, the evaluation of orders generated via such a link and the corresponding settlement 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 this respect under data protection law. The provider also regularly processes the IP address and, if applicable, other end device information.

All processing described above, in particular the reading or saving of information on the end device you are using, will only take place if you have given your express consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 para. 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.

10) Web analysis services

10.1 Google 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’).
Google Tag Manager provides a technical basis for bundling various web applications, including tracking and analysis services, and for calibrating, controlling and linking them to conditions via a standardised user interface. Google Tag Manager itself does not store or read any information on user devices. The service also does not carry out any independent data analyses. However, Google Tag Manager transmits your IP address to Google when you access a page and may store it there. It may also be transmitted to servers of Google LLC. in the USA is possible.

This processing will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Without this consent, Google Tag Manager will not be used during your visit to our website. 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 the data of our website visitors and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third parties.
For data transfers to the USA, the provider has signed up to 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/de/privacy/ and https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de
10.2 PayPal Marketing Solutions
This website uses the web analytics service of the following provider: PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg

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 pseudonymised visitor data, including information about the end device used, such as the IP address and browser information, in order to evaluate it for statistical analyses of usage behaviour on our website and to create pseudonymised usage profiles. All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the terminal device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 para. 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. Other legal bases for data processing that are used in the context of specific service functions (such as the need for express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR when sending newsletters) remain unaffected by this.
We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of the data of our website visitors and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third parties. 9.2 YITH Woocommerce Affiliate
We participate in the affiliate programme of the following provider: Your Inspiration Solutions S.L.U., Calle Valentin Sanz 37,38002, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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, the evaluation of orders generated via such a link and the corresponding settlement 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 this respect under data protection law.

The provider also regularly processes the IP address and, if applicable, other end device information.
All processing described above, in particular the reading or saving of information on the end device you are using, will only take place if you have given your express consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 para. 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) Retargeting/remarketing and conversion tracking

Meta Pixel

Within our online offering, we use the ‘Meta Pixel’ service of the following provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Quare, Dublin 2, Ireland (‘Meta’)

If a user clicks on an advert placed by us on Facebook and/or Instagram, ‘Meta Pixel’ is used to add a parameter to the URL of our linked page. This URL parameter is then entered into the user’s browser after redirection by a cookie that our linked page sets itself.

This makes it possible for Meta to determine the visitors to our online offering as a target group for the display of adverts. Accordingly, we use the service to display the Facebook and/or Instagram ads placed by us only to those users who have also shown an interest in our online offering or who have certain characteristics (e.g. interests in certain topics or products determined on the basis of the websites visited), which we transmit to Meta (so-called ‘custom audiences’).

On the other hand, the ‘Meta Pixel’ can be used to track whether users have been redirected to our website after clicking on an advert and what actions they take there (so-called ‘conversion tracking’).

The data collected is anonymous to us, so it does not allow us to draw any conclusions about the identity of the user. However, the data is stored and processed by Meta so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Meta can use the data for its own advertising purposes.
All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the terminal device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 para. 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 the data of our website visitors and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

The information generated by Meta is usually transferred to a Meta server and stored there; in this context, it may also 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.

12) Site functionalities

12.1 YouTube

This website uses plugins to display and play 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 access a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider’s servers in order to load the plugin. Certain information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.
If playback of embedded videos is started via the plugin, the provider also uses cookies to collect information about user behaviour, compile playback statistics and prevent abusive behaviour.
If you are logged into a user account with the provider during your visit to the site, your data will be assigned directly to your account when you click on a video. If you do not wish your data to be associated with your account, you must log out before clicking the play button.

All of the aforementioned processing, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the end device used, will only take place if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 para. 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.

12.2 ShopVote graphics
All processing described above, in particular the reading or storage of information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 para. 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.
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. During this process, certain browser information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.
If personal data is also processed, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 para. 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.
12.3 Google Web Fonts
This site uses so-called web fonts from the following provider for the standardised display of fonts: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly and establishes a direct connection to the provider’s servers. 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 font provider is only carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 para. 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 will be used by your computer.

Further information on Google’s data protection provisions can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/

12.4 Google reCAPTCHA

On this website, we use the CAPTCHA service of the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

Data may also be transmitted to: Google LLC, USA. The provider uses ‘Google Fonts’, i.e. fonts downloaded from the Internet by Google, for the visual design of the Captcha window. No information other than that already transmitted to Google via the ReCaptcha functionality is processed.

The service checks whether an entry is made by a natural person or abusively by machine and automated processing, and blocks spam, DDoS attacks and similar automated malicious access. To ensure that an action is carried out by a person and not by an automated bot, the provider collects the IP address of the end device used, identification data of the browser and operating system type used as well as the date and duration of the visit and transmits these to the provider’s servers for evaluation. This may involve the use of cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored in the browser of the end device.
If the processing described above is carried out on the basis of cookies, these will only be set if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 para. 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.

If the processing described above is carried out without the use of cookies, the legal basis is our legitimate interest in determining individual responsibility on the Internet and avoiding misuse and spam in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

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

Further information on Google’s data protection provisions can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/

12.5 Google Translate
This site uses the translation service ‘Google Translate’ from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (‘Google’) via an API integration.
In order for the translation to be displayed automatically after you select a language, the browser you are using connects to Google’s servers. Google uses so-called ‘cookies’, which are text files that are stored on your computer and enable your use of the website to be analysed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including the shortened IP address) is usually transmitted to a Google server and stored there; it may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.
If personal data is processed, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in barrier-free and universal accessibility of our website.
Where legally required, we have obtained your consent to the processing of your data as described above in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, deactivate this service in the ‘Cookie Consent Tool’ provided on the website.

Further information on Google’s data protection provisions can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/

12.6 Google Customer Reviews (formerly Google Certified Merchant Programme)

We work with Google as part of the ‘Google Customer Reviews’ programme. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (‘Google’). This programme gives us the opportunity to obtain customer reviews from users of our website. After making a purchase on our website, you will be asked whether you would like to take part in an e-mail survey from Google.

If you give your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, we will transmit your e-mail address to Google. You will receive an email from Google Customer Reviews asking you to rate the shopping experience on our website. Your review will then be aggregated with our other reviews and displayed in our Google Customer Reviews logo and in our Merchant Centre dashboard. Your review will also be used for Google seller reviews. As part of the use of Google Customer Reviews, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the data controller or to Google.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has signed up to 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 provisions can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/
13) Tools and miscellaneous

13.1 – sevDesk

We use the cloud-based accounting software service of the following provider to handle our accounting: sevDesk GmbH, Hauptstraße 115, 77652 Offenburg, Germany

The provider processes incoming and outgoing invoices and, where applicable, our company’s bank transactions in order to automatically record invoices, match them to the transactions and create the financial accounts from this in a semi-automated process.

If personal data is also processed in this process, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the efficient organisation and documentation of our business transactions.

13.2 Cookie 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 they access the website 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 their consent by ticking the appropriate box. This ensures that such cookies are only set on the user’s end device if consent has been granted.
The tool sets technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. Personal user data is not processed in this process.

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 para. 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.

Another legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 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.

Where necessary, we have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of the data of our website visitors and prohibits unauthorised disclosure to third parties.

Further information about the operator and the setting options of the cookie consent tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

14) Rights of the data subject

14.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, whereby reference is made to the legal basis cited 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 information pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;
Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;
Right to withdraw consent granted pursuant to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR;
Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.

14.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA AS PART OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE PROCESSING IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE 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 YOUR OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.
15) 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 applicable – additionally by the respective statutory retention period (e.g. retention periods under commercial and tax law).

When processing personal data on the basis of express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, the data concerned will be stored until you withdraw your consent.

If there are statutory retention periods for data that is processed within the scope of legal or similar obligations on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after the retention periods have expired, provided that it is no longer required for contract fulfilment or contract initiation and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in further storage.

When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, this data is stored until you exercise your right to object in accordance with Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
When processing personal data for the purpose of direct marketing on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object in accordance with Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR.

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

1) Introduction and contact details of the controller

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