Data Protection Declaration
Unless otherwise noted below, the supply of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually necessary, nor is it essential for the completion of a transaction. You are under no obligation to give your information. There will be no repercussions if you do not provide it. This only applies if the processing methods listed below do not specify otherwise. Any information belonging to a recognised or identifiable natural person is referred to as “personal data.” You can utilise our websites without entering personal information if you use server log files. When you visit our website, your internet browser sends us or our web hosts/IT service providers user data, which is saved in server log files. This data contains the name of the requested site, the date and time of the request, the IP address, the quantity of data transmitted, and the provider initiating the request. Because of our legitimate interests in maintaining the smooth running of our website and enhancing our services, the processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1) f) GDPR.
Customer Account Orders
Customer Account: We will gather your personal data in the scope specified when you establish a customer account. The data processing is done to improve your shopping experience and to make order processing easier. With your approval, the processing will be carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You have the right to withdraw your permission at any time by contacting us, which will not impact the legality of the processing carried out with your consent prior to the withdrawal. After that, your customer account will be deleted.
Personal data collection, processing, and transmission in orders: When you place a purchase, we only collect and use your personal information to the extent that it is required for the fulfilment and management of your order, as well as the processing of your inquiries. The provision of data is required for the contract to be signed. Failure to furnish it will result in the termination of any contract. The processing will take place in accordance with Article 6(1) b) GDPR and is essential for the performance of a contract with you. Your data is sent here, for example, to the shipping companies and drop shipment providers, payment service providers, order handling service providers, and IT service providers you have chosen. In any circumstance, we will completely adhere to the legal obligations.
Contact Newsletter
Collection and processing when using the contact form: When you use the contact form, we will only gather the personal data you give (name, email address, message content) in the scope you specify. The processing of data is done for the goal of creating contact. By submitting your message, you consent to the processing of the data you sent. With your consent, processing will be carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You have the right to withdraw your permission at any time by contacting us, which will not impact the legality of the processing carried out with your consent prior to the withdrawal. Your email address will only be used to complete your request. Finally, unless you have agreed to continued processing and usage, your data will be erased.
Use of your email address for mailing of newsletters: Outside of contractual processing, we use your email address solely to send you a newsletter for our own marketing reasons, provided you have explicitly consented to this. With your approval, the processing will be carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You have the right to withdraw your permission at any time without impacting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the time of withdrawal. You may unsubscribe from the email at any time by following the instructions in the newsletter or by contacting us. Your email address will be deleted from the distributor’s database. During the order processing process, your information will be transferred to a service partner for email marketing. It will not be passed on to third parties.
Shipping Companies Merchandise Management
Forwarding of your email address to shipping companies for information on shipping status: If you specifically consented to this in the order process, we will pass your email address to the shipping firm during contractual processing. The forwarding is done so that you may be notified through email about the status of your order’s delivery. With your approval, the processing will be carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You have the right to withdraw your permission at any time by contacting us or the transport company, which will not impact the legality of the processing carried out with your consent prior to the withdrawal.
Use of an external merchandise management system: For the sake of contractual processing, we employ a merchandise management system during order processing. Your personal data acquired during the order will be forwarded to JTL-Software-GmbH, Rheinstr. 7, 41836 Hückelhoven, Germany, for this reason.
Payment Service Providers
Use of PayPal All PayPal transaction are covered by the PayPal Data Privacy Statement. You can find this at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=en
Cookies
Cookies are used on this website. Cookies are little text files that are saved on a user’s computer system by their internet browser or by the user’s internet browser. When a user visits a website, a cookie may be kept on the user’s computer. This cookie contains a unique character string that allows the browser to be identified when the website is accessed again. Cookies will be downloaded to your computer. As a result, you have complete control over the usage of cookies. You can be alerted before the setting of cookies in your internet browser and decide whether to allow this setting in each individual situation, as well as block the storage of cookies and the transfer of the data they contain, by selecting suitable technical options. Cookies that have already been stored can be removed at any time. However, we would like to inform out that this may hinder you from fully utilising all of the capabilities of our website. You may learn how to manage cookies (or deactivate them, among other things) in popular browsers by following the links below.
Chrome Browser: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Technically Neccessary Cookies: In the absence of further information in the data protection declaration below, we utilise just these technically required cookies cookies to make our service more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies also enable our systems to recognise your browser after a page change and to provide services to you. Some of our website’s functionalities cannot be provided without the usage of cookies. After a page change, some services require the browser to be recognised again. Due to our fully justifiable interest in maintaining the optimal performance of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of our range of services, processing is carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for grounds related to your specific circumstances under Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
Rights of Persons Affected and Storage Duration
Duration of storage: After contractual processing is completed, the data is initially stored for the duration of the warranty period, then for the duration of the retention periods prescribed by law, particularly tax and commercial law, and finally deleted after the period has elapsed, unless you have agreed to further processing and use.
Rights of the Affected Person: If the legal conditions are met, you have the following rights under Articles 15 to 20 of the GDPR: Right to information, right to be corrected, right to be deleted, right to limit processing, and right to data portability You also have the right to object to processing based on art. 6 (1) GDPR and to processing for direct marketing purposes based on art. 21 (1) GDPR. Please contact us at any time. Our contact information is available in our imprint. Right to file a complaint with a regulatory authority If you suspect that your data is being processed illegally, you have the right to file a complaint with the regulatory body under Article 77 of the GDPR. Right to object If the data processing described below is based on our legitimate interests as defined in Article 6(1)f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your data with future effect at any time for grounds originating from your specific circumstances. If your objection is successful, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can establish compelling legitimate reasons for the processing that outweigh your interests or rights and freedoms, or the processing is for the assertion, exercise, or defence of legal claims. If your personal data is being processed for the purpose of direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time by contacting us. If the objection is successful, we shall no longer handle personal data for direct advertising purposes.