Privacy Policy

1. ACCESS DATA AND HOSTING

You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Each time a webpage is accessed, the web server automatically stores a so-called server log file, which includes, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider (access data), documenting the retrieval. These access data are evaluated solely for the purpose of ensuring the smooth operation of the site and improving our offerings. Pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), this serves to safeguard our legitimate interests in presenting our offerings in a correct manner within the scope of a balancing of interests. All access data is deleted no later than seven days after the end of your visit to the site. As part of processing on our behalf, a third party provides hosting and website display services for us. This is done to safeguard our legitimate interests, which predominantly outweigh our interests, in presenting our offerings correctly. All data collected during the use of this website or in forms provided in the online shop, as described below, is processed on their servers. Processing on other servers only takes place within the scope explained here. This service provider is located within a country of the European Union or the European Economic Area.

2. DATA COLLECTION

Collection and use of data for contract processing and when opening a customer account: We collect personal data when you voluntarily provide it to us during your order, when contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email), or when opening a customer account. Mandatory fields are marked as such, as in these cases, we require the data for contract processing or handling your contact request or opening the customer account, and you cannot complete the order and/or account opening or send the contact request without providing this information. The data collected is evident from the respective input forms. We use the data you provide in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for contract processing and handling your inquiries. After complete contract processing or deletion of your customer account, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after the expiration of tax and commercial retention periods unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use the data beyond that, which is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this statement. Deleting your customer account is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described below or through a designated function in the customer account.

3. DATA DISCLOSURE

For the fulfillment of the contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we disclose your data to the shipping company responsible for delivery, as far as this is necessary for the delivery of ordered goods. Depending on the payment service provider you choose in the order process, we disclose the payment data collected for processing payments to the credit institution responsible for the payment and, if necessary, to payment service providers commissioned by us or to the selected payment service. In part, the selected payment service providers also collect this data themselves, provided that you create an account with them. In this case, you must log in to the payment service provider with your access data during the order process. The privacy policy of the respective payment service provider applies in this regard. We use a payment service provider based in a country outside the European Union. The transfer of personal data to this company is only carried out to the extent necessary for the fulfillment of the contract. If you have expressly consented to this during or after your order, we will, based on this consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, forward your email address and phone number to the selected shipping service provider so that they can contact you for the purpose of delivery notification or coordination before delivery. The consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described below or directly to the shipping service provider at the contact address listed below. Upon revocation, we will delete the data provided for this purpose, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use the data beyond that, which is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this statement. Rieck Fulfillment Solutions GmbH, Alexander-Meißner-Straße 84-88, 12526 Berlin.

4. EMAIL NEWSLETTER AND POSTAL ADVERTISING

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we use the data required for this purpose or separately provided by you to regularly send you our email newsletter based on your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Unsubscribing from the newsletter is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described below or through a designated link in the newsletter. After unsubscribing, we will delete your email address, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use the data beyond that, which is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this statement. If we receive your email address in connection with the sale of a product or service and you have not objected, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar products, such as those already purchased, from our range by email, based on § 7(3) of the German Unfair Competition Act (UWG). This serves our predominant legitimate interests in addressing our customers for advertising purposes within the scope of a balance of interests. You can object to the use of your email address for this purpose at any time by sending a message to the contact option described below or through a designated link in the promotional email, without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs. The newsletter is sent on our behalf by a service provider to whom we provide your email address for this purpose. This service provider is located in the United States and is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield. An up-to-date certificate can be viewed here. Due to this agreement between the United States and the European Commission, the latter has established an adequate level of data protection for companies certified under the Privacy Shield. Furthermore, we reserve the right to use your first and last name as well as your postal address for our own advertising purposes, e.g., to send you interesting offers and information about our products by postal mail. This serves our predominant legitimate interests in addressing our customers for advertising purposes in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The advertising mailings are provided on our behalf by a service provider to whom we provide your data for this purpose. You can object to the storage and use of your data for these purposes at any time by sending a message to the contact option described below.

5. DATA USAGE IN PAYMENT PROCESSING

Installment Purchase: When selecting the payment method "installment purchase" and providing the required data protection consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), personal data (first name, last name, address, email, telephone number, date of birth, IP address, gender) is transmitted to our partner Klarna GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, Munich, 80339 Munich, along with data required for transaction processing (item, invoice amount, due dates, total amount, invoice number, taxes, currency, order date, and order time) for the purpose of processing this payment method. To verify the customer's identity or creditworthiness, our partner conducts queries and obtains information from publicly accessible databases and credit reporting agencies. The providers from which information and, if applicable, credit information is obtained based on mathematical-statistical procedures, as well as further details regarding the processing of your data after transmission to our partner Klarna GmbH, can be found in their privacy policy, which you can access here. Our partner Klarna GmbH uses the information received about the statistical probability of a payment default for a balanced decision regarding the establishment, execution, or termination of the contractual relationship. You have the option to express your standpoint and challenge the decision by contacting our partner Klarna GmbH. The consent to data transfer given during the order process can be revoked at any time, even without stating reasons, with effect for the future. Payment Provider Klarna: Payment by Invoice and Financing: In collaboration with Klarna AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden, we offer you the option of purchasing on account and in installments as payment methods. Please note that the purchase on account and installment purchase options are only available to consumers and that payment is to be made to Klarna. Invoice: When purchasing on account with Klarna, you always receive the goods first and have a payment period of 14 days. The complete terms and conditions for purchasing on account can be found here. Installment Purchase: With Klarna's financing service, you can pay for your purchase flexibly in monthly installments of at least 1/24 of the total amount (but at least €6.95) or under the conditions indicated in the shopping cart. Further information on installment purchase, including the general terms and conditions and European standard information for consumer loans, can be found here. Data Privacy Notice: Klarna checks and evaluates your data and, in the case of legitimate interest and occasion, exchanges data with other companies and credit reporting agencies. Your personal data is treated in accordance with applicable data protection regulations and in accordance with the information provided in Klarna's privacy policy. Amazon Pay: With Amazon Pay, you can use the address and payment data stored at Amazon without registering with us. Simply enter your Amazon email address and password after clicking the Amazon Pay purchase button in the shopping cart to complete the ordering process easily and securely. After a successful order, you also have access to Amazon Buyer Protection.

6. INTEGRATION OF THE TRUSTED SHOPS TRUSTBADGE

To display our Trusted Shops quality seal, showcase collected reviews, and offer Trusted Shops products to buyers after an order, the Trusted Shops Trustbadge is integrated into this website. This serves our predominant legitimate interests in optimal marketing of our offerings within the scope of a balance of interests, as per Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Trustbadge and the services advertised with it are provided by Trusted Shops GmbH, Subbelrather Str. 15C, 50823 Cologne. When the Trustbadge is accessed, the web server automatically stores a so-called server log file, which includes your IP address, date and time of access, transferred data volume, and the requesting provider (access data), documenting the retrieval. These access data are not evaluated and are automatically overwritten no later than seven days after the end of your site visit. Further personal data is only transferred to Trusted Shops if you have given your consent, decided to use Trusted Shops products after completing an order, or have already registered for use. In this case, the contractual agreement made between you and Trusted Shops applies.

7. COOKIES AND WEB ANALYSIS

To make your visit to our website attractive, enable the use of certain functions, display relevant products, and conduct market research, we use so-called cookies on various pages. This serves our predominant legitimate interests in optimizing the presentation of our offerings within the scope of a balance of interests, as per Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e., when you close your browser (session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). You can find the duration of storage in the overview in your web browser's cookie settings. You can configure your browser to notify you about the placement of cookies and decide on their acceptance on a case-by-case basis or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general. Each browser manages cookie settings in a different way. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how to change your cookie settings. You can find this information for the respective browsers at the following links: Internet Explorer™, Safari™, Chrome™, Firefox™, Opera™. If cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be restricted. Google Universal Analytics: This website uses features of the Google Analytics web analytics service. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies." These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. IP anonymization: We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. As a result, your IP address is truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information 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 IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. Browser plugin: You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at this link. Opposition to data collection: You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie is set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this website: Disable Google Analytics. For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please refer to Google's privacy policy. Contract data processing: We have concluded a contract for data processing with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics. Google Tag Manager: Google Tag Manager is a solution that allows us to manage so-called website tags via an interface (and thus, for example, integrate Google Analytics and other Google marketing services into our online offering). The Tag Manager itself (which implements the tags) does not process any personal data of the users. With regard to the processing of users' personal data, reference is made to the following information on Google services (usage guidelines).

8. ADVERTISING THROUGH MARKETING NETWORKS

Google AdSense: Our website markets space for third-party ads and advertising networks through Google AdSense. These ads are displayed at various locations on this website. As part of the integration of Google AdSense, the so-called DoubleClick cookie from Google is set for all page visitors. This allows the display of interest-based advertising by automatically assigning a pseudonymous UserID, which helps determine interests based on visits to this and other websites. This serves our predominant legitimate interests in optimal marketing of our website within the scope of a balance of interests, as per Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). After the purpose has been achieved and the use of Google AdSense by us has ended, the data collected in this context will be deleted. Google AdSense is an offering from Google LLC (www.google.com). Google LLC is based in the USA. For this country, an adequacy decision by the European Commission exists. This decision is based on the EU-US Privacy Shield, under which Google LLC is certified. You can deactivate the DoubleClick cookie via this link. Additionally, you can obtain information and make settings regarding the setting of cookies from the Digital Advertising Alliance. Google AdWords Remarketing: We advertise this website on Google search results and on third-party websites through Google AdWords. For this purpose, the so-called Remarketing cookie from Google is set when you visit our website, enabling interest-based advertising through automatic assignment of a pseudonymous cookie ID and based on the pages you visit. This serves our predominant legitimate interests in optimal marketing of our website within the scope of a balance of interests, as per Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). After the purpose has been achieved and the use of Google AdWords Remarketing by us has ended, the data collected in this context will be deleted. Further data processing only occurs if you have given your consent to Google that your web and app browser history is linked to your Google account and information from your Google account is used to personalize ads that you see on the web. If you are logged into your Google account during your visit to our website, Google uses your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define target audience lists for cross-device remarketing. In this case, your personal data is temporarily linked with Google Analytics data to create target audiences. Google AdWords Remarketing is an offering from Google LLC. Google LLC is based in the USA and is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield. You can deactivate the Remarketing cookie via this link. Additionally, you can obtain information and make settings regarding the setting of cookies from the Digital Advertising Alliance. Webtrekk GmbH Tracking: This website uses the services of Webtrekk GmbH. Webtrekk GmbH is a company based in Germany, Robert-Koch-Platz 4, 10115 Berlin, that collects, stores, and analyzes usage data. It has been certified for data protection in the field of web controlling in Germany after its data processing has been checked for compliance with data protection and data security. When you use the websites of Bf Worldwide GmbH, Webtrekk GmbH sets a cookie that enables the collection, storage, and evaluation of usage data by Webtrekk GmbH. The collected usage data is anonymized by shortening the IP address. Inferences about you as a visitor to the websites of Bf Worldwide GmbH are therefore not possible, even with Webtrekk. The shortened IP address is only required for session identification and geolocation (up to city level). Further information on data protection at Webtrekk can be found at this link. To deactivate Webtrekk and exclude the collection of usage data, a cookie ("webTrekkOptOut") must be set. If the cookie is set, usage data is not collected. I want to be excluded from tracking via Webtrekk! Facebook Custom Audience via Pixel Method: This website uses the "Facebook Pixel" from Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Facebook"). With the express consent, user behavior can be tracked after they have seen or clicked on a Facebook ad. This procedure is used to evaluate the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes and can help optimize future advertising campaigns. The data collected is anonymous to us, so it does not provide any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, Facebook stores and processes the data, allowing a connection to the respective user profile and enabling Facebook to use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with Facebook's data usage policy. You can enable Facebook and its partners to display ads on and off Facebook. Additionally, a cookie may be stored on your computer for these purposes. These processing operations only occur with the express consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. Consent to the use of the Facebook Pixel may only be given by users who are older than 13 years. If you are younger, we ask you to obtain permission from your legal guardians. Facebook Inc., based in the USA, is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield, which ensures compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. To deactivate the use of cookies on your computer, you can set your internet browser so that no more cookies can be stored on your computer or that already stored cookies are deleted. However, deactivating all cookies may lead to some functions on our websites not being executed. You can also deactivate the use of cookies by third-party providers such as Facebook on the Digital Advertising Alliance website. Outbrain. Marketing Services: This website uses technology from Outbrain Inc. ("Outbrain", 39 W 13th Street, New York, NY 10011, USA). This allows specific internet users who have already shown interest in our offers to be addressed with advertising on websites of our partners or to collect data. The technology depends on a cookie-based analysis of user behavior. This advertising appears only on Outbrain advertising spaces, either on Outbrain Engage or the Outbrain Extended Network. If you do not want to see interest-based advertising, you can deactivate this function here. This website uses technology from Taboola. Taboola is a website that allows internet users to be addressed with advertising. To make product or article recommendations, Taboola conducts a cookie-based analysis, during which your devices and your user behavior on this website are tracked. Learn more about Taboola's privacy policy or disable any tracking of Taboola services here.

9. SHIPPING REVIEW REMINDERS VIA EMAIL

Review Reminder by Trusted Shops: If you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR during or after your order, we will transmit your email address to Trusted Shops GmbH, Subbelrather Str. 15c, 50823 Köln (www.trustedshops.de), so that they can send you a review reminder via email. This consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described below or directly to Trusted Shops.

10. CONTACT OPTIONS AND YOUR RIGHTS

Concerning data usage, we process your information in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for order fulfillment, sharing necessary data with shipping companies and payment service providers. If you subscribe to our newsletter (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), we use your data to send it, and you can unsubscribe anytime. For email advertising without newsletter subscription, we may send offers related to purchased items (§ 7(3) UWG), and you can opt out. We may use your name and address for postal advertising (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), with an opt-out option. For payment processing, we transmit data to Klarna (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) and use Amazon Pay. We integrate the Trusted Shops Trustbadge (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), and data is sent to Trusted Shops if you consent. Cookies optimize site functionality (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). We use Google Analytics with IP anonymization, Google Tag Manager, and participate in Google AdSense and AdWords Remarketing (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). We advertise through marketing networks like Google AdSense and AdWords (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Tracking is done via Webtrekk, Facebook Pixel, Outbrain, and Taboola, and you can opt out. We may send review reminders via Trusted Shops if you consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You have rights under GDPR, and for any inquiries, contact us as provided in the imprint.

RIGHT TO OBJECT

If we process personal data to safeguard our predominant legitimate interests within the scope of a balancing of interests, as explained above, you have the right to object to such processing for the future. If the processing serves direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If the processing serves other purposes, you only have the right to object if there are reasons arising from your particular situation. After exercising your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims. However, this does not apply if the processing is for direct marketing purposes. In that case, we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

Privacy Policy created with the Trusted Shops legal text generator in cooperation with Wilde Beuger Solmecke Lawyers.