Data protection

Data protection

Unless otherwise specified below, the provision of your personal data is not required by law or contract, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide has no consequences. This only applies if no other information is given in the subsequent processing operations.
"Personal data" is all information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person.


Server log files
You can visit our website without giving any personal information. 
Every time our website is accessed, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host / IT service provider via your internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server log files). These stored data include e.g. the name of the page called up, the date and time of the call, the IP address, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR out of our predominant legitimate interest in ensuring trouble-free operation of our website and improving our offer. 
 

Customer account orders

Customer account
When you open a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. The data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the time of revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.


Collection, processing and transfer of personal data for orders
When you place an order, we only collect and process your personal data insofar as this is necessary to fulfill and process your order and to process your inquiries. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it has the consequence that no contract can be concluded. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR and is necessary for the performance of a contract with you. 
Your data will be passed on, for example, to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers, payment service providers, service providers for order processing and IT service providers selected by you. In all cases, we strictly observe the legal requirements. The amount of data transmission is limited to a minimum.
 

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Collection and processing when using the contact form
When you use the contact form, we only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent that you have made available. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact. By sending your message, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Abs 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent.
You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the time of revocation. We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted unless you have consented to further processing and use.


Data collection when writing a comment
When you comment on an article or a contribution, we only collect your personal data (name, email address, comment text) to the extent that you have made available. The processing serves the purpose of enabling comments and displaying comments. By sending the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the time of revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.


When your comment is published, the name you have given and the e-mail address you have given released.

Use of the email address for sending newsletters
We use your email address, regardless of the contract processing, exclusively for our own advertising purposes for sending the newsletter, provided you have expressly consented to this. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your e-mail address will then be removed from the mailing list. 


Your data will be passed on to a service provider for email marketing as part of order processing. It will not be passed on to other third parties.

Your data will be transmitted to a third country for which the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision.

WhatsApp newsletter
We only use your mobile phone number to send our own advertising via WhatsApp, provided you have expressly consented to this. By registering for our WhatsApp newsletter, you consent to your telephone number being stored and receiving advertising via WhatsApp. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by notifying us or by unsubscribing from the WhatsApp list. We do not pass on your mobile phone number to third parties and use it exclusively for sending our own advertising. The other subscribers to our newsletter do not see their mobile phone number and cannot send you WhatsApp messages either, since this is not a group, but a broadcast list.



Shipping service provider merchandise management     

Passing on the e-mail address to shipping companies for information about the shipping status
We pass on your e-mail address to the transport company as part of the contract processing, provided you have expressly consented to this in the ordering process. The purpose of the transfer is to inform you about the dispatch status by email. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us or the transport company without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.


Use of an external inventory control system
We use a merchandise management system for contract processing as part of order processing. For this purpose, your personal data collected during the order will be sent to

Clickfunnels, USA, 3443, W BAVARIA ST, EAGLE, ID 83616 
transmitted.


Payment service provider      

Use of PayPal
All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal privacy policy. You can find this under https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full


Use of the Klarna checkout
The checkout solution is provided by Klarna AB (Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden) and uses cookies to provide you with an ideal, customized online experience when using the checkout. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the time of revocation. You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate technical settings in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. 
A detailed list of cookies and an explanation of their purpose can be found here https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/de_at/checkout.pdf.

 

Cookies
 
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on a user's computer system. When a user calls up a website, a cookie can be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be clearly identified when the website is accessed again. 
We use these cookies for the purpose of making our offer more user-friendly, more effective and safer. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after changing pages and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For this it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after changing pages.
The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR out of our predominant legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of our offer.
Cookies are saved on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and individually decide whether to accept them and prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.
Under the following links you can find out how you can manage cookies in the most important browsers (including deactivating them):

Analysis advertising affiliate      

The data processing described below in this section, in particular the setting of cookies, is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest: 

- on the needs-based and targeted design of the website, e.g. for analysis and statistics tools 

- Addressing the site visitors in a targeted manner with interest-based advertising, e.g. with conversion tracking

- on the measurement of the success of partner advertising and the associated correct billing of commissions within the framework of the partner program

For reasons that arise from your particular situation, you have the right to refer to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR-based processing of your personal data.


Use of Google Analytics
We use the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google LLC on our website. (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google").
The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors. For this purpose, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Google Analytics uses cookies, which enable your use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. IP anonymization is activated on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The full IP address is only transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there in exceptional cases.
Google has certified itself under the US-EU data protection agreement “Privacy Shield” and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection guidelines.
You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install [https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de].
You can set an opt-out cookie to prevent data collection and storage by Google Analytics across all devices. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website. You must perform the opt-out on all systems and devices used for this to have a comprehensive effect. If you delete the opt-out cookie, requests will be sent to Google again. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Deactivate Google Analytics.
For more information on terms of use and data protection, see https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/.


Use of the remarketing or "similar target groups" function from Google
We use the remarketing or "similar target groups" function of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website.
The application serves the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and visitor interests.
Google uses cookies to carry out the analysis of website usage, which forms the basis for creating interest-based advertisements. The cookies are used to record visits to the website and anonymised data on the use of the website. There is no storage of personal data of the visitors to the website. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will be shown advertisements that are very likely to take into account previously accessed product and information areas.
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. Google has certified itself under the US-EU data protection agreement “Privacy Shield” and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection guidelines.
You can permanently deactivate the use of cookies by Google by following the link below and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=de
Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third-party providers by visiting the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implement the additional information on opt-out mentioned there.
You can find more information on Google Remarketing and the associated data protection declaration at: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/


Use of Google Ads conversion tracking
We use the online advertising program “Google Ads” on our website and, in this context, conversion tracking (evaluation of visits). Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”).
If you click on an ad placed by Google, a conversion tracking cookie will be placed on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can tell that you clicked on the ad and were forwarded to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. This means that there is no way that cookies can be tracked via the websites of Ads customers.
The information that is obtained using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics. Here we find out the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified.
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. Google has certified itself according to the US-EU data protection agreement “Privacy Shield” and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection guidelines.
You can deactivate personalized advertising for you in the advertising settings on Google. Instructions can be found at https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de.
Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/and implement the additional information on opt-out mentioned there.
You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
You can find more information and Google's privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/


Use of Facebook remarketing
We use the remarketing function "Custom Audiences" from Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA; "Facebook") on our website.
The purpose of the application is to address visitors to the website in a targeted manner with interest-based advertising on the Facebook social network.
For this purpose, the Facebook remarketing tag was implemented on the website. A direct connection to the Facebook servers is established via this tag when you visit the website. This will tell the Facebook server which of our pages you have visited. Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. If you visit the social network Facebook, you will then be shown personalized, interest-based Facebook ads.
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. Facebook has certified itself according to the US-EU data protection agreement "Privacy Shield" and is therefore obliged to comply with European data protection guidelines.
You can use the remarketing function "Custom Audiences" here deactivate.
For more information on the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, see the Facebook data protection information at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.


Use of Google AdSense
We use the AdSense function of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”) on our website.
The data processing serves the purpose of renting out advertising space on the website and using it to address visitors to the website with targeted advertising.
This function enables visitors to the provider's website to receive personalized, interest-based advertising from the Google Display Network. Google uses cookies to help analyze how users use the website.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google may transfer this information to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. Under no circumstances will Google associate your IP address with other Google data. Google has certified itself under the US-EU data protection agreement “Privacy Shield” and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection guidelines.
You can permanently deactivate the use of cookies by Google by following the link below and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=de.
Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third-party providers by visiting the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implement the additional information on opt-out mentioned there.
You can find more information and Google's privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/, https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/


Use of the Amazon partner program
We use the partner program "AmazonPartnerNet" of Amazon EU S.a.r.l. (5 Rue Plaetis, L-2338 Luxembourg; "Amazon").
We have set up advertisements on our website as links to offers on various Amazon websites. Amazon uses cookies. The cookies serve the purpose of correct billing within the framework of the partner program. Through the cookies, Amazon can determine that you have clicked on an advertisement link and can trace the origin of the order generated via the advertisement link.
You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate technical settings in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
The data protection declaration with detailed information on the use of the data by Amazon can be found at https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=3312401



Plug-ins

Use of YouTube
We use the YouTube LLC function for embedding YouTube videos on our website. (901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA; "YouTube").
YouTube is a company affiliated with Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”).
The function shows videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The “Extended data protection mode” option is activated. As a result, YouTube does not store any information about visitors to the website. Only when you watch a video is information about it transmitted to YouTube and stored there. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. Google has certified itself under the US-EU data protection agreement “Privacy Shield” and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection guidelines.
For more information on the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, see the YouTube data protection information (https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy).

 
 
Use of Vimeo
We use plug-ins from Vimeo Inc. (555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA; “Vimeo”) on our website to integrate videos from the “Vimeo” portal.
If you call up pages on our website with such a plug-in, a connection to the Vimeo servers is established and the plug-in is displayed on the page by a message to your browser. As a result, both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited are transmitted to the Vimeo servers.
If you are logged into Vimeo, Vimeo will assign this information to your personal user account. When using the plug-in functions (e.g. by starting a video by pressing the corresponding button), this information is also assigned to your Vimeo account.
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. Vimeo has certified itself according to the US-EU data protection agreement “Privacy Shield” and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection guidelines.
The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on Vimeo's legitimate interest in market analysis and in improving its services in a needs-based and targeted manner.
For reasons that arise from your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit f GDPR.
If you do not want Vimeo to assign the information collected directly to your Vimeo account, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting our website.
You can find more information on the purpose and scope of the collection and on the further use and processing of the data by Vimeo as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy in Vimeo's data protection information: https://vimeo.com/privacy


Use of Google reCAPTCHA 
We use the reCAPTCHA service from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”) on our website. The query serves the purpose of differentiating the input by a human or by automated, machine processing. For this purpose, your input will be sent to Google and used there. In addition, the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service will be transmitted to Google. These data are processed by Google within the European Union and, if necessary, also transmitted to the USA. Google has certified itself under the US-EU data protection agreement “Privacy Shield” and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection guidelines.  
The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR for the legitimate interest of protecting our website from automated spying, abuse and SPAM.
You can find more information about Google reCAPTCHA and the associated data protection declaration at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html as https://www.google.com/privacy
 


Affected rights and storage duration

Duration of storage
After the contract has been fully processed, the data is initially stored for the duration of the warranty period, then taking into account legal, in particular tax and commercial retention periods, and then deleted after the deadline, unless you have consented to further processing and use.


Rights of the data subject
If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights according to Art. 15 to 20 GDPR on: Right to information, to correction, to deletion, to restriction of processing, to data portability.
In addition, according to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 Para. 1 f GDPR, as well as against processing for the purpose of direct mail.


Contact us on request. The contact details can be found in our imprint.

Right of appeal to the supervisory authority
According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you are of the opinion that your personal data is not being processed lawfully.


Right to object
If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with future effect for reasons that arise from your particular situation.
After the objection has been made, the processing of the data concerned will be terminated unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate reasons for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If the personal data processing takes place for the purpose of direct advertising, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After you have objected, we will stop processing the data concerned for the purpose of direct advertising.
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