Privacy Policy

1) Introduction and contact details of the person responsible

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data are all data that can be used to identify you personally.

1.2 The data controller for processing personal data on this website in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Patrick Slaby, Piemont Express, Spichernstr. 33, 40476 Düsseldorf, Germany, Tel.: +49211444080, Email: info@piemont-express.de. The entity responsible for processing personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

2) Data collection when visiting our website

2.1 When using our website for purely informational purposes, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to the page server (so-called "server log files"). When you access 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/referral from which you accessed the site
Used browser
Used operating system
Used IP address (if applicable: in anonymized form)

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. No transfer or other use of the data takes place. However, we reserve the right to subsequently review the server log files if there are concrete indications of unlawful use.

2.2 For 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 bar.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

3.1 Shopify

For hosting our website and displaying the 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 transmitted 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 a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

When data is transmitted to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

3.2 Cloudflare

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

This service allows us to deliver large media files such as graphics, page content, or scripts faster via a network of regionally distributed servers. The processing is carried out to safeguard our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have concluded a data processing agreement 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 data protection level based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

3.3 Shopify

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

When data is transmitted to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

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

4) Cookies

To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, i.e., small text files stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after closing the browser (so-called "session cookies"), while others remain longer on your device and allow saving page settings (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can find the storage duration in the overview of your web browser's cookie settings.

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

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually on 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) Contact

5.1 Own function for online appointment scheduling
We process your personal data within the scope of the provided online appointment scheduling. You can see which data we collect for online appointment scheduling from the respective input form or the appointment query for scheduling. If certain data is necessary to carry out an online appointment scheduling, we indicate this accordingly in the input form or during the appointment query. If we provide you with a free text field in the input form, you can describe your concern in more detail there. You can also control which additional data you want to enter yourself. Your submitted data will be stored and used exclusively for the purpose of appointment scheduling. When processing personal data necessary to fulfill a contract with you (this also applies to processing operations required to carry out pre-contractual measures), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. If you have given us consent to process your data, the processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. A given consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the controller named at the beginning of this declaration.

5.2 As part of contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is processed exclusively for the purpose of handling and responding to your request and only to the extent necessary.

The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted if the circumstances indicate that the matter concerned has been conclusively clarified and provided no legal retention obligations oppose this.

6) Data processing when opening a customer account

According to 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. Which data is required for account opening can be found in 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 responsible party. After deletion of your customer account, your data will be deleted provided that all contracts concluded have been fully processed, no legal retention periods prevent this, and we have no legitimate interest in further storage.

7) Use of customer data for direct advertising

7.1 Sign up for our email newsletter

When you sign up for our email newsletter, we regularly send you 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, which ensures that you only receive newsletters after you have explicitly confirmed your consent to receive the newsletter by clicking a verification link sent to the specified email address.

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. In doing so, we store the IP address registered by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later time. The data collected by us during newsletter registration is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the designated link in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the responsible party named at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your email address will be deleted from our newsletter distribution list immediately, unless you have explicitly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use the data beyond this, which is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this declaration.

7.2 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 by email, similar to those already purchased. For this purpose, we do not need to obtain separate consent from you in accordance with § 7 para. 3 UWG. The data processing is therefore based solely on our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If you initially objected to the use of your email address for this purpose, no emails will be sent by us.

You have the right to object to the use of your e-mail address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time with effect for the future by sending a message to the responsible party named at the beginning. Only transmission costs according to the basic rates will be charged to you. After receipt of your objection, the use of your e-mail address for advertising purposes will be discontinued immediately.

7.3 Brevo

The dispatch of our email newsletters is carried out by this provider: Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Str. 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany

Based on our legitimate interest in effective and user-friendly newsletter marketing, we pass on the data you provide when registering for the newsletter in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO to this provider so that they can carry out the newsletter dispatch on our behalf.

Subject to your explicit consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, the provider also conducts a statistical success evaluation of newsletter campaigns using web beacons or tracking pixels in the sent emails, which can measure open rates and specific interactions with the newsletter content. Device information (e.g., time of access, IP address, browser type, and operating system) is also collected and evaluated but is 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 a data processing agreement with the provider that protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits passing it on to third parties.

7.4 Shopify Email

The dispatch of our email newsletters is carried out by this provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland

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

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits passing it on to third parties.

When data is transmitted to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

7.5 Product availability notification via email

For temporarily unavailable items, you can sign up to receive email product availability notifications. We will send you a one-time email notification about the availability of the item you selected. The only mandatory information for sending this notification is your email address. Providing additional data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. For sending the email, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you only receive a notification after you have explicitly confirmed your consent by clicking a verification link sent to the specified email address.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. We store your IP address registered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later time. The data collected by us when registering for our email notification service for product availability is used strictly for this purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the availability notifications at any time by sending a corresponding message to the responsible party mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your email 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 a further data use that is legally permitted and of which we inform you in this declaration.

7.6 Shopping cart reminders by e-mail

In case you abandon your purchase with us before completing the order, you have the option to be 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. Providing additional data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. For sending the mail, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you only receive a notification after you have explicitly confirmed your consent by clicking a verification link sent to the specified e-mail address.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR for sending a shopping cart reminder. We store your IP address registered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later time. The data collected by us when registering for our email notification service is used strictly for this purpose.

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

8) Data processing for order processing

8.1 To the extent necessary for contract processing for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data collected by us are forwarded in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution.

If we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products based on a corresponding contract, we process the contact data you provided during the order to personally inform you within the scope of our legal information obligations according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Your contact data is used strictly for the purpose of notifications about updates we owe and is processed by us only to the extent necessary for the respective information.

For the processing of your order, we also cooperate with the following service provider(s) who support us wholly or partly in the execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data are transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

8.2 Order Printer Pro

For order processing, we use the following provider: FORSBERG+TWO, Tranegårdsvej 74, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark

Name, address, and possibly other personal data are passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the purpose of processing the online order. The disclosure of your data only takes place to the extent that it is actually necessary for processing the order. The provider is also used for accounting. Thus, the provider processes incoming and outgoing invoices as well as, if applicable, the bank transactions of our company to automatically record invoices, match them to transactions, and create the financial accounting in a semi-automated process.

If personal data is also processed in this context, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in an efficient organization and documentation of our business processes.

8.3 Packlink Pro

For order processing, we use the following provider: Packlink Shipping S.L., Calle Amaltea 9, 28045 Madrid, Spain

8.4 Post & DHL Shipping (official)

For the preparation of shipping, we use the services of the following provider: Deutsche Post DHL Research And Innovation GmbH, Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 1, 53113 Bonn
In accordance with Art. 6 para. 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 them to our local printers to enable printing. Data will only be shared to the extent that it is actually necessary for processing.

8.5 Shopify Order Printer

For order processing, we use the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland

8.6 Transfer of personal data to shipping service providers

- Deutsche Post

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

We pass on your email address and/or phone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR before the delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided you have given your explicit consent for this during the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, we only pass on the recipient's name and delivery address to the provider. The disclosure is only made to the extent necessary for the delivery of the 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 responsible party named above or towards the provider.
- DHL

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

Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future towards the responsible party named above or towards the provider.
- DHL Express

As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: DHL Express Germany GmbH, Heinrich-Brüning-Str. 5, 53113 Bonn, Germany

Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future towards the responsible party named above or towards the provider.
- DPD

As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: DPD Deutschland GmbH, Wailandtstraße 1, 63741 Aschaffenburg, Germany

Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future towards the responsible party named above or towards the provider.
- DPD Austria

As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: DPD Direct Parcel Distribution Austria GmbH, Arbeitergasse 46, Leopoldsdorf 2333, Austria

Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future towards the responsible party named above or towards the provider.
- UPS

As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: United Parcel Service Deutschland Inc. & Co. OHG, Görlitzer Straße 1, 41460 Neuss, Germany

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

8.7 Use of payment service providers (payment services)

- Apple Pay

If you choose the payment method "Apple Pay" from Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland, the payment processing is carried out via the "Apple Pay" function of your device running iOS, watchOS, or macOS by charging a payment card stored in "Apple Pay." Apple Pay uses security features integrated into the hardware and software of your device to protect your transactions. To authorize a payment, you must enter a code previously set by you and verify it using the "Face ID" or "Touch ID" function of your device.

For the purpose of payment processing, the information you provide during the ordering process, along with the information about your order, is transmitted to Apple in encrypted form. Apple then encrypts this data again with a developer-specific key before the data is sent 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 originating website to confirm the payment success.

If personal data is processed in the described transmissions, the processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Apple retains anonymized transaction data, including the approximate purchase amount, 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 made via Safari on the Mac, the Mac and the authorization device communicate over an encrypted channel on Apple's servers. Apple does not process or store any of this information in a format that can identify you personally. You can disable the ability to use Apple Pay on your Mac in your iPhone settings. Go to "Wallet & Apple Pay" and disable "Allow Payments on Mac."

Weitere Hinweise zum Datenschutz bei Apple Pay finden Sie unter der nachstehenden Internetadresse: https://support.apple.com/de-de/HT203027
- bancontact

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Bancontact Payconiq Company, Rue d'Arlon 82, 1040 Brussels, Belgium

If you select a payment method from the provider where you pay in advance (such as credit card payment), your payment data provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and card information, currency, and transaction number) as well as information about the contents of your order are forwarded to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The transfer of your data in this case is exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.
- EPS transfer

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

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

If you choose the payment method "Google Pay" from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), the payment processing is carried out via the "Google Pay" application on your mobile device running at least Android 4.4 ("KitKat") and equipped with an NFC function by charging a payment card stored in Google Pay or a verified payment system there (e.g., PayPal). To authorize a payment over Google Pay exceeding €25, you must first unlock your mobile device using the configured verification method (such as facial recognition, password, fingerprint, or pattern).

For the purpose of payment processing, the information you provide during the ordering process along with the details of your order will be forwarded to Google. Google then transmits your payment information stored in Google Pay in the form of a one-time transaction number to the originating website, which verifies the completed payment. This transaction number contains no information about the actual payment data of your payment methods stored in Google Pay but is created and transmitted as a uniquely valid numeric token. In all transactions via Google Pay, Google acts solely as an intermediary to process the payment. The transaction is conducted exclusively between the user and the originating website by charging the payment method stored in Google Pay.

If personal data is processed in the described transmissions, the processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Google reserves the right to collect, store, and analyze 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 attached to the transaction, the name and email address of the seller and buyer or 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 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO based on the legitimate interest in proper invoicing, verification of transaction data, and optimization and maintenance of the Google Pay service.

Google also reserves the right to combine the processed transaction data with additional 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=de
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=de
- iDeal

This website offers one or more online payment methods from the following provider: Currence Holding BV, Beethovenstraat 300 Amsterdam, Netherlands

This website offers one or more online payment methods from the following provider: 1&1 Internet AG, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Klarna Bank AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden

When selecting a payment method where the provider advances payment (such as invoice or installment purchase or direct debit), you will also be asked during the ordering process to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, if applicable data on an alternative payment method).

To protect our legitimate interest in determining the creditworthiness of our customers, this data is forwarded by us to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The provider checks, based on the personal data you have provided as well as other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experiences), whether the payment method you selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

In addition to internal provider criteria, identity and credit information from the following credit agencies may also be included in the decision within the scope of the application review in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO:

https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_de/credit_rating_agencies

The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). As far as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, among other things but not exclusively, address data.

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

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

One or more online payment methods from 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 from the provider where you pay in advance, your payment data provided during the order process (including name, address, bank and card information, currency, and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order are passed on to them in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The transfer of your data in this case is solely for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

When selecting a payment method for which we advance payment, you will also be asked during the ordering process to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, if applicable data for an alternative payment method).

To protect our legitimate interest in determining your creditworthiness in such cases, this data will be forwarded by us to the provider for the purpose of a credit check pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The provider checks, based on the personal data you provide as well as other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experiences), whether the payment method you selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

This website uses PayPal Checkout, an online payment system from PayPal, which consists 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 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. The transfer is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.

PayPal reserves the right to conduct 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 forwarded to credit agencies based on PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your creditworthiness pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. PayPal uses the result of the credit check regarding the statistical probability of default to decide whether to provide the respective payment method. The credit report may include probability values (so-called score values). Where score values are included in the credit report result, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of score values includes, among other things but not exclusively, 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 entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contract-compliant payment processing.

If the PayPal payment method "Invoice Purchase" is available and selected, your payment data will initially be transmitted to PayPal to prepare the payment, after which PayPal forwards it to Ratepay GmbH, Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin ("Ratepay") for processing the payment. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. In this case, RatePay conducts an identity and credit check in its own name to determine creditworthiness according to the principle mentioned above and forwards your payment data to credit agencies based on the legitimate interest in determining creditworthiness pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. A list of the credit agencies Ratepay may use can be found here: https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/

When using the payment method of a local third party, your payment data will first be passed on to PayPal for payment preparation 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 respective provider for the execution of 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)

Weitere datenschutzrechtliche Informationen entnehmen Sie bitte der Datenschutzerklärung von PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
- Saferpay

This website offers one or more online payment methods from the following provider: equensWorldline SE, Eendrachtlaan 315
3526 LB Utrecht, Netherlands

When selecting an online payment method, your payment data - as far as necessary - will initially be forwarded to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

When paying via credit card or with crypto payment methods, the provider processes the payment itself.

When using the payment method of a local third party, your payment data will then be transmitted to the respective provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the execution of 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)
eps (PSA Payment Services Austria GmbH, Handelskai 92, Gate 2, 1200 Vienna, Austria)
Giropay (paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstr. 14-16 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Przelewy24 (PayPro SA, Kanclerska 15A, 60-326 Poznań, Poland)
Shopify Payments

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

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

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Stripe Payments Europe Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: Payolution GmbH, Columbusplatz 7-8, Stiege 1 / 5. Stock, 1100 Vienna, Austria

SCHUFA Holding AG, Kormoranweg 5, 65201 Wiesbaden, Germany
CRIF GmbH, Diefenbachgasse 35, 11 50 Vienna, Austria
CRIF AG, Hagenholzstrasse 81, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
CRIF GmbH, Leopoldstraße 244, 80807 Munich, Germany
SCHUFA Holding AG, Kormoranweg 5, 65201 Wiesbaden, Germany
KSV1870 Information GmbH, Wagenseilgasse 7, 1100 Vienna, Austria
Creditreform Boniversum GmbH, Hellersbergstr. 11, 41460 Neuss, Germany
infoscore Consumer Data GmbH, Rheinstrasse 99, 76532 Baden-Baden, Germany
ProfileAddress Direktmarketing GmbH, Altmannsdorfer Strasse 311, 1230 Vienna, Austria
Emailage LTD, 1 Fore Street Ave, London, EC2Y 5EJ, United Kingdom
ThreatMetrix, The Base 3/F, Tower C, Evert van de Beekstraat 1, 1118 CL Schiphol, Netherlands
payolution GmbH, Columbuscenter, Columbusplatz 7-8, 1100 Vienna, Austria
Universum Business GmbH, Hanauer Landstr. 164, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

9) Web analytics services

9.1 Google Analytics 4

This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics 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, which are small text files stored on your device and collect certain information. This information also includes your IP address, which is shortened by Google by the last digits to exclude direct personal identification.

The information is transmitted to Google servers and further processed 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, compile reports on website activities for us, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage. The truncated IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. The data collected during the use of Google Analytics 4 is stored for a period of two months and then deleted.

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

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google that ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Weitere rechtliche Hinweise zu Google Analytics 4 finden Sie unter https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/, https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de und unter https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Demographic Characteristics
Google Analytics 4 uses the special feature "demographic characteristics" and can create statistics that provide information about the age, gender, and interests of website visitors. This is done through the analysis of advertising and information from third parties. This allows target groups for marketing activities to be identified. However, the collected data cannot be assigned to any specific person and is deleted after being stored for a period of two months.

Google Signals
Als Erweiterung zu Google Analytics 4 kann auf dieser Website Google Signals verwendet werden, um geräteübergreifende Berichte erstellen zu lassen. Wenn Sie personalisierte Anzeigen aktiviert haben und Ihre Geräte mit Ihrem Google-Konto verknüpft haben, kann Google vorbehaltlich Ihrer Einwilligung zur Nutzung von Google Analytics gem. Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO Ihr Nutzungsverhalten geräteübergreifend analysieren und Datenbankmodelle, unter anderem zu geräteübergreifenden Conversions, erstellen. Wir erhalten keine personenbezogenen Daten von Google, sondern nur Statistiken. Wenn Sie die geräteübergreifende Analyse stoppen möchten, können Sie die Funktion "Personalisierte Werbung" in den Einstellungen Ihres Google-Kontos deaktivieren. Folgen Sie dazu den Anweisungen auf dieser Seite: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de Weitere Informationen zu Google Signals finden Sie unter folgendem Link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=de

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 according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, have set up an account on this website, and log in with this account on different devices, your activities, including conversions, can be analyzed across devices.

9.2 Google Tag Manager

This website uses "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 calibrating, controlling, and linking them to conditions via a unified user interface. The Google Tag Manager itself does not store information on user devices or read such information. The service also does not perform independent data analyses. However, when a page is accessed, your IP address is transmitted to Google via the Google Tag Manager and may be stored there. Transmission to servers of Google LLC in the USA is also possible.

This processing is only carried out if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Without this consent, the use of Google Tag Manager during your visit to the site will not take place. You can revoke your given 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 a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

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

9.3 Shopify Analytics

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

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

Using cookies and/or similar technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, algorithms for reading device and browser information), the service collects and stores pseudonymized visitor data, including information about the device used such as the IP address and browser information, to evaluate it for statistical analyses of usage behavior on our website and to create pseudonymized usage profiles. Among other things, this allows 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). The pseudonymization generally excludes a direct personal reference. No merging with personal data collected in other ways about you takes place.

All the processing described above, especially reading or storing information on the device used, is only carried out if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by disabling this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits passing it on to third parties.

When data is transmitted to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

9.4 Shopify Network Intelligence

This website uses the “Shopify Network Intelligence” function from the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland (“Shopify”)

Using the function, certain customer data (order and search histories, location information, and transaction details) is automatically transmitted to Shopify in pseudonymized form, processed by Shopify, and then used for statistical and analytical purposes.

The analysis results may also include pseudonymized data from customers of other Shopify merchants, without any merchant having individual access to these foreign data sets outside of their own customer base.

Shopify does not gain access to clear data during processing, but automatically encrypts the information during the transmission process using a special algorithm.

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in the statistical evaluation of our shop reach and the acceptance of our offering for optimization purposes.

As part of the aforementioned processing, data may also be transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

When data is transmitted to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

10) Retargeting/Remarketing and Conversion Tracking

10.1 Meta Pixel

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

When a user clicks on an advertisement we have placed on Facebook and/or Instagram, the URL of our linked page is extended by a parameter using the "Meta Pixel". This URL parameter is then entered into the user's browser after the redirection by a cookie set by our linked page.

This enables Meta, on the one hand, to determine the visitors of our online offer as a target group for displaying ads (so-called "Ads"). Accordingly, we use the service to show the Facebook and/or Instagram ads we place only to users who have shown an interest in our online offer or who exhibit certain characteristics (e.g., interests in specific topics or products determined by the websites visited) that we transmit to Meta (so-called "Custom Audiences").

On the other hand, the “Meta Pixel” can track whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on an advertisement and what actions they take there (so-called “conversion tracking”).

The collected data is anonymous to us, providing no conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Meta, allowing a connection to the respective user profile and enabling Meta to use the data for its own advertising purposes.

All processing described above, especially setting cookies to read information on the device used, is only carried out if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your given consent at any time with effect for the future by disabling this service in the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

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

10.2 Google Ads Remarketing

This website uses retargeting technology from 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 device, which automatically enables interest-based advertising using a pseudonymous cookie ID and based on the pages you visited. Further data processing only takes place if you have consented to Google linking your internet and app browsing history with your Google account and using information from your Google account to personalize ads you view on the web. In this case, if you are logged into Google during your visit to our website, Google uses your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define audience lists for cross-device remarketing. For this, your personal data is temporarily linked by Google with Google Analytics data to form audiences. When using Google Ads remarketing, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC in the USA.

All the processing described above, especially the setting of cookies to read information on the device used, is only carried out if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Without this consent, the use of retargeting technology during your visit to the site will not take place.

You can revoke your given 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.

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

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

10.3 Google Ads Conversion Tracking

We use the Google Ads service to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites using advertising materials (so-called Google Adwords). We can determine the success of individual advertising measures in relation to the data of the advertising campaigns. Our goal is to show you advertisements that are of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you, and to achieve a fair calculation of the advertising costs incurred.

The cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google Ads. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. These cookies usually expire 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. Therefore, cookies cannot be tracked across the websites of Google Ads customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. The customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with conversion tracking. However, they do not receive any information that would allow them to personally identify users.

In the context of using Google Ads, there may also be a transmission of personal data to the servers of Google LLC in the USA.

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

You can also permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads Conversion Tracking by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de

To address users whose data we have received in the context of business or business-like relationships in a more interest-oriented advertising manner, we use a customer matching function within Google Ads. For this purpose, we transmit one or more files with aggregated customer data (mainly email addresses and phone numbers) electronically to Google. Google does not gain 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 data subjects have set up. This enables the delivery of personalized advertising across all Google services linked to the respective Google account.

Die Übermittlung von Kundendaten an Google erfolgt ausschließlich, wenn Sie uns hierzu eine ausdrückliche Einwilligung gemäß Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO erteilt haben. Diese Einwilligung können Sie uns gegenüber jederzeit mit Wirkung für die Zukunft widerrufen. Weitere Informationen zu den Datenschutzmaßnahmen von Google in Bezug auf die Kundenabgleichs-Funktion finden sich hier: https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/6334160?hl=de&ref_topic=10550182
Googles Datenschutzbestimmungen sind hier einsehbar: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/ und https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

10.4 Google Ads conversion tracking without cookies

This website uses Google Ads conversion tracking exclusively without the use of cookies, which means that the service does not set cookies on your device at any time.

Instead, the local storage of your browser is used to store an individual ID assigned by Google, which allows for 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 ad placed by Google Ads. 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 cannot be tracked across the websites of Google Ads customers. The information collected in this way is used to create conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. The customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with conversion tracking.

However, you will not receive any information that would allow for personal identification of users. In the context of using Google Ads, there may also be a transmission of personal data 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

If the collected information has a personal reference, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in the statistical evaluation of the success of our advertising campaigns.
Googles Datenschutzbestimmungen sind hier einsehbar: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/ und https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

10.5 Google Ads Conversion Tracking

This website uses the online advertising program "Google Ads" and, within the framework of Google Ads, the conversion tracking of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"). We use the Google Ads service to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites with the help of advertising media (so-called Google Adwords). We can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are in relation to the data of the advertising campaigns. Our aim is to show you advertisements that are of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you, and to achieve a fair calculation of the advertising costs incurred.

The cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user clicks on an ad served by Google Ads. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. These cookies usually expire 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 therefore cannot be tracked across the websites of Google Ads customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. The customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with conversion tracking. However, they do not receive any information that would allow users to be personally identified. In the context of using Google Ads, there may also be a transmission of personal data to the servers of Google LLC in the USA.

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

Please note that certain functions of this website may not be available or may only be available to a limited extent if you have disabled the use of cookies.
Googles Datenschutzbestimmungen sind hier einsehbar: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/ und https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

10.6 Google Marketing Platform

This website uses the online marketing tool Google Marketing Platform from the operator Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("GMP").

GMP uses cookies to display relevant ads to users, improve reports on campaign performance, or to prevent a user from seeing the same ads multiple times. Through a cookie ID, Google records which ads are shown in which browser and can thus prevent them from being displayed multiple times. In addition, GMP can use cookie IDs to record so-called conversions related to ad requests. This is the case, for example, when a user sees a GMP ad and later, using the same browser, visits the advertiser's website and makes a purchase through that website. According to Google, GMP 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 therefore inform you according to our knowledge as follows: By integrating GMP, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding 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 have not logged in, it is possible that the provider obtains and stores your IP address. In the context of using GMP, there may also be a transmission of personal data to the servers of Google LLC in the USA.

You can find the privacy policy of GMP by Google here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

11) Page functionalities

11.1 Embedding the Instagram feed via Flockler

On our website, we use the services of Flockler Oy, Rautatienkatu 21 B, 33100, Tampere, Finland, to display preview images of our Instagram profile. Cookies are used, which are small text files stored locally in the cache of your internet browser.

The widget establishes a connection to the servers of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland ('Instagram') when visitors visit our website. This allows Instagram to receive certain browser information, including your IP address. In individual cases, transmission to servers of Meta Platforms Inc. based in the USA is also possible.

Data may also be transmitted to: Flockler Commerce, Inc., 1201 W Peachtree St NW Ste 2625 #36051, Atlanta, GA 30309, USA

For the transmission of data to the USA, the provider relies on standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection.

11.2 Integration of the Instagram feed via Lightwidget

On our website, we use the services of Lightwidget, a widget from the provider Black Sail Division, Krystian Żwak, Molczyn 17, Leszna Gorna, 43-445 Dziegielow, Poland (www.lightwidget.com), to display preview images of our Instagram profile. Cookies are used in this process, which are small text files stored locally in the cache of your internet browser.

11.3 Facebook plugins

Our website uses plugins from the social network of the following provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland

These plugins enable direct interactions with content on the social network.

To enhance the protection of your data when visiting our website, the plugins are initially deactivated and integrated into the page using a so-called '2-click' or 'Shariff' solution.

This integration ensures that when you access a page of our website that contains such plugins, no connection to the provider's servers is established yet.

If you are logged into an existing user profile on the provider's social network, information about interactions performed via the plugins will also be published there and displayed to your contacts.
You can revoke your consent at any time by deactivating the activated plugin by clicking it again. However, the revocation does not affect the data that has already been transmitted to the provider.

Data may also be transmitted to: Meta Platforms Inc., USA

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

11.4 Instagram plugins

Our website uses plugins from the social network of the following provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland

These plugins enable direct interactions with content on the social network.

To enhance the protection of your data when visiting our website, the plugins are initially deactivated and integrated into the page using a so-called '2-click' or 'Shariff' solution.

This integration ensures that when you access a page of our website that contains such plugins, no connection to the provider's servers is established yet.

Only when you activate the plugins and thereby give your consent to the data transmission in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR does your browser establish a direct connection to the provider's servers. In this process, regardless of a login to an existing user profile, information about your device used (including your IP address), your browser, and your page history will be transmitted to the provider and may be further processed there.

If you are logged into an existing user profile on the provider's social network, information about interactions performed via the plugins will also be published there and displayed to your contacts.
You can revoke your consent at any time by deactivating the activated plugin by clicking it again. However, the revocation does not affect the data that has already been transmitted to the provider.

Data may also be transmitted: Meta Platforms Inc., USA

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

11.5 Trusted Shops Trustbadge

Our website includes graphic elements from the following provider to display external customer reviews and/or an externally awarded quality seal: Trusted Shops AG, Subbelrather Str. 15C, 50823 Köln, Germany

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

If personal data is also processed in the process, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on 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 occur.

Depending on your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, your order information (order amount, order number, possibly purchased product) as well as your email address will be encrypted and transmitted to the provider via the Trustbadge after completing an order to verify an existing registration for the provider's services (especially the 'buyer protection') and, if necessary, to enable a new registration.

In the event of an existing registration or in the case of a new registration with the provider for its services (especially buyer protection), your order information (order amount, order number, purchased product) as well as your email address will be transmitted to them based on the contractual agreement with the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and will be further processed by them to provide the services (especially buyer protection).

We are jointly responsible with the provider for the processing described above in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. The contract on joint responsibility can be viewed here: https://help.etrusted.com/hc/de/articles/4402587369105-Vertrag-%C3%BCber-die-gemeinsame-Verantwortlichkeit-nach-DSGVO

11.6 Google Maps

This website uses an online map service from the following provider: Google Maps (API) from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”).

Google Maps is a web service for displaying interactive (land) maps to visually represent geographical information. Through the use of this service, our location is shown to you and any potential access is facilitated.

Already when calling up those subpages in which the Google Maps map is embedded, information about your use of our website (such as your IP address) is transmitted to Google servers and stored there; this may also involve transmission to the servers of Google LLC in the USA. This happens regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether a user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data is directly assigned to your account. If you do not want the assignment to your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data (even for users not logged in) as usage profiles and evaluates them.

The collection, storage, and evaluation are carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on Google's legitimate interest in displaying personalized advertising, market research, and/or the needs-based design of Google websites. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, but you must contact Google to exercise this right. If you do not agree to the future transmission of your data to Google in connection with the use of Google Maps, you also have the option to completely deactivate the Google Maps web service by disabling JavaScript in your browser. Google Maps and thus the map display on this website can then no longer be used.

As far as legally required, we have obtained your consent for 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, please follow the option described above for making an objection.

Further information on Google's privacy policy can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/

11.7 OpenStreetMap

This website uses an online map service from the following provider: OpenStreetMap Foundation, St John’s Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WS, UK

The online map service is a tool for displaying interactive (land) maps to visually represent geographical information. Through the use of this service, our location is displayed to you and any geolocation is facilitated.

Already when accessing those subpages where the provider's map is embedded, information about your use of our website (e.g., your IP address) is transmitted to the provider's servers and stored there.

The processing of your personal data is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in the needs-based design of our website. If you do not agree to the future transmission of your data to the provider, you have the option to completely deactivate the provider's online map service by disabling JavaScript in your browser. The online map service on this website can then no longer be used.

When data is transferred to the provider's location, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

11.8 Google Web Fonts

This page uses web fonts from the following provider for a consistent display of fonts: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

When you access a page, your browser loads the necessary web fonts into its browser cache to display text and fonts correctly and establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers. In this 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 font provider is only carried out if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your given 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.

Further information on Google's privacy policy can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/

11.9 hCaptcha

On this website, we use the CAPTCHA service of the following provider: Intuition Machines, Inc., 350 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA

The service checks whether an input is made by a natural person or abusively by machine and automated processing, and blocks spam, DDoS attacks, and similar automated malicious accesses. To ensure that an action is performed by a human and not by an automated bot, the provider collects the IP address of the 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 for evaluation to servers of the provider.

The legal basis is our legitimate interest in determining individual accountability on the internet and preventing abuse and spam in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

11.10 Google Customer Reviews (formerly Google Certified Shops Program)

We work with Google as part of the 'Google Customer Reviews' program. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ('Google'). This program gives us the opportunity to collect customer reviews from users of our website. After a purchase on our website, you will be asked if you would like to participate in an email survey from Google.

If you give your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, we transmit your email address to Google. You will receive an email from Google Customer Reviews asking you to rate your purchase experience on our website. The rating you provide will then be combined with our other ratings and displayed in our Google Customer Reviews logo as well as in our Merchant Center dashboard. Additionally, your rating will be used for Google Seller Ratings. In the course of using 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 processing responsible party or to Google.

Further information on Google's privacy policy can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/

12) Tools and Miscellaneous

12.1 - DATEV

For bookkeeping, 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 transactions of our company to automatically capture invoices, match them to transactions, and create the financial accounting in a semi-automated process.

If personal data is also processed in this context, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in efficient organization and documentation of our business processes in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
- pathway solutions

For bookkeeping, we use the service of the cloud-based accounting software of the following provider: pathway solutions gmbh, c/o ba tax gmbh, Alstertwiete 3, 20099 Hamburg

12.2 Cookie Consent Tool

This website uses a so-called “Cookie Consent Tool” to obtain effective user consents for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The “Cookie Consent Tool” is displayed to users as an interactive user interface when the page is accessed, where consents for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications can be granted by ticking checkboxes. By using the tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user has given the corresponding consent by ticking the checkbox. This ensures that such cookies are only set on the user's device 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, the processing of personal data (such as the IP address) occurs for the purpose of storing, assigning, or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in a legally compliant, user-specific, and user-friendly consent management for cookies and thus in a legally compliant design of our internet presence.

Another legal basis for the processing is also Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. As controllers, we are legally obliged to make the use of technically unnecessary cookies dependent on the respective user consent.

Where necessary, we have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

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

12.3 Cloudflare

For security purposes, this website uses the service of the following provider: Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

The provider protects the website and the associated IT infrastructure from unauthorized third-party access, cyberattacks, as well as from viruses and malware. The provider collects the IP addresses of users and, if applicable, further data about your behavior on our website (in particular accessed URLs and header information) to detect and prevent illegitimate site accesses and threats. The collected IP address is compared with a list of known attackers. If the collected IP address is identified as a security risk, the provider can automatically block it from accessing the site. The information collected in this way is transmitted to a server of the provider and stored there.

The described data processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interests in protecting the website from harmful cyber attacks and in maintaining the structure and data integrity and security.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

13) Rights of the data subject

13.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights to information and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller regarding the processing of your personal data, whereby the respective legal basis for exercising these rights is referred to:

Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;
Right to deletion 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 given consents pursuant to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR;
Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.

13.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

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

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, FURTHER PROCESSING IS RESERVED IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT 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 DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING PURPOSES. YOU CAN EXERCISE THE OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

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

14) Duration of storage of personal data

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

When processing personal data based on an explicit consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, the affected data will be stored as long as you revoke your consent.

If there are statutory retention periods for data processed within the framework of contractual or contract-like obligations based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, these data will be routinely deleted after the expiration of the retention periods, provided they are no longer required for contract fulfillment or contract initiation and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in further storage.

When processing personal data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, these data will be stored as long as you exercise your right to object under Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that 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 advertising based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, these data will be stored as long as you exercise your right to object under Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR.

Unless otherwise specified by the other information in this declaration regarding specific processing situations, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when they are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.

Status: 01.09.2025, 13:40:20

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1) Introduction and contact details of the person responsible

2) Data collection when visiting our website

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

4) Cookies

5) Contact

6) Data processing when opening a customer account

7) Use of customer data for direct advertising

8) Data processing for order processing

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11) Page functionalities

12) Tools and Miscellaneous

13) Rights of the data subject

14) Duration of storage of personal data

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