Privacy policy

1. Data Protection Declaration

Unless otherwise specified below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obligated to provide your data. Failure to provide data will have no consequences. This applies only to the extent that no other information is provided in the subsequent processing operations.

"Personal data" refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

2. Server Log Files

You can visit our website without providing any personal information.

Each time you access our website, usage data is transmitted by your internet browser to us or our web host/IT service provider and stored in log data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the accessed page, date and time of the access, IP address, the amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider. The processing is carried out based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR due to our predominant legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website and improving our services.

3. Contact

Controller

Please contact us upon request. The contact details of the data controller can be found in our imprint.

Customer-Initiated Contact via Email

If you initiate business contact with us via email, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of handling and responding to your contact request.

If the contact is for the purpose of carrying out pre-contractual measures (e.g., consultation on purchase interest, offer preparation) or concerns an existing contract between you and us, this data processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR due to our predominant legitimate interest in handling and responding to your request. In this case, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.

We use your email address only to process your request. Your data will then be deleted, provided you have not consented to further processing and use.

Collection and Processing When Using the Contact Form

When using the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of contacting you. By submitting your message, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out based on Article 6(1)(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 based on the consent until the revocation. We use your email address only to process your request. Your data will then be deleted, provided you have not consented to further processing and use.

4. Customer Account and Orders

Customer Account

When opening a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified therein. The data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. The processing is carried out based on Article 6(1)(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 based on the consent until the revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.

Collection, Processing, and Disclosure of Personal Data for Orders

When placing an order, we collect and process your personal data only to the extent necessary to fulfill and process your order and to handle your inquiries. The provision of data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide data will result in no contract being concluded. The processing is carried out based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR and is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.

Your data may be disclosed, for example, to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers you have selected, payment service providers, service providers for order processing, and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly adhere to legal requirements. The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum.

5. Advertising

Use of Email Address for Newsletter Distribution

We use your email address, independent of contract processing, exclusively for our own advertising purposes for newsletter distribution, provided you have expressly consented to this. The processing is carried out based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out based on 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 email address will then be removed from the distribution list.

Your data will be passed on to a service provider for email marketing as part of order processing. A transfer to other third parties does not take place.

Use of Email Address for Direct Advertising

We use your email address, obtained in the context of the sale of goods or services, for the electronic transmission of advertising for our own goods or services that are similar to those you have already purchased from us, unless you have objected to this use. The provision of the email address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it will result in no contract being concluded. The processing is carried out based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR due to our predominant legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your email address at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising the objection can be found in the imprint. You can also use the link provided in the advertising email. There are no other costs than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.

6. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on the user's computer system. When a user accesses a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string that allows the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is accessed again.

Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting appropriate technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide individually on their acceptance and prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the contained data. Already stored cookies can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

You can find out how to manage (including disabling) cookies in the most important browsers by following the links below:

Technically Necessary Cookies

Unless otherwise stated in the privacy policy below, we only use these technically necessary cookies to make our offering more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies also enable our systems to recognize your browser even after a page change and offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on § 15 (3) sentence 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR due to our predominant legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offering.

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.

7. Analysis and Advertising Tracking

Use of Google Analytics

We use the web analytics service Google Analytics provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website. If you have your habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the affiliated company of Google responsible for processing your data and ensuring compliance with applicable data protection laws.

The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The following information may be collected, among other things: IP address, date and time of page access, click path, information about the browser you use and the device you use (device), pages visited, referrer URL (website through which you accessed our website), location data, purchase activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google.

Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser, and tracking pixels that allow an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated 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 truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on § 15 (3) sentence 1 TMG. The processing of your personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR due to our predominant legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.

You can prevent the collection of data generated by Google Analytics and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

To prevent data collection and storage by Google Analytics across devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when visiting this website. You must perform the opt-out on all systems and devices used to make it effective. 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: Google Analytics deactivate.