Privacy policy
PRIVACY POLICY
1) INFORMATION ON THE COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA AND CONTACT DETAILS OF THE DATA CONTROLLER
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we will inform you about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally.
1.2 The controller of the data processing on this website, according to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is DolceSydney, The controller of the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
1.3 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g. orders or queries to the controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser bar.
2) DATA COLLECTION WHEN YOU VISIT OUR WEBSITE
If you use our website for information purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the data that your browser transmits to our 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/reference from which you came to the page Browser used Operating system used
IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)
The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to subsequently check the server log files if there are concrete signs of illegal use.
3) COOKIES
In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your end device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after use. browser session, i.e. after you have closed your browser (so-called
session cookies). Other cookies remain on your end device and enable us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). If cookies are set, they collect and process certain user information such as browser and location data and IP address values to an individual extent. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a certain period of time, which may vary depending on the cookie.
In some cases, cookies are used to simplify the ordering process by saving settings (e.g. remembering the contents of a virtual shopping cart for a later visit to the website). If personal data is also processed by individual cookies implemented by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR either to fulfill the contract or
in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and efficient design of the site visit.
We may cooperate with advertising partners who help us to make our website more interesting for you. For this purpose, cookies from partner companies are also stored on your hard disk when you visit our website (third-party cookies). If we cooperate with the aforementioned advertising partners, you will be informed individually and separately about the use of such cookies and the scope of the information collected in each case in the following sections.
Please note that you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or generally. Each browser is different in the way it manages cookie settings. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how you can change your cookie settings. These can be found for the respective browsers under the following links:
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manag e-cookies
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=de&hlrm=en Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=de_DE
Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
4) CONTACT US
Personal data is collected when you contact us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail). Which data is collected in the case of a contact form can be seen in the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively to answer your inquiry or to contact you and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for data processing is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after the final processing of your inquiry; this is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been finally resolved and provided that there are no statutory retention obligations that contradict this.
5) DATA PROCESSING WHEN OPENING A CUSTOMER ACCOUNT AND FOR CONTRACT PROCESSING
In accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed if you provide it to us for the performance of a contract or when opening a customer account. Which data is collected can be found in the respective input forms. Your customer account can be deleted at any time by sending a message to the above address of the controller. We store and use the data you have provided to us to fulfill the contract. After termination of the contract or deletion of your customer account, your data will be blocked with regard to tax and commercial law retention periods and deleted once these periods have expired, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or a legally permissible further use of data has been reserved by us, which we will inform you about below.
6) USE OF YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING 6.1 Subscribe to our email newsletter
If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your email address. All other information is voluntary and is used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to send the newsletter. This means that we will only send you an email newsletter if you have explicitly confirmed to us that you agree to the newsletter being sent. We will then send you a confirmation email asking you to confirm that you wish to receive future newsletters by clicking on a corresponding link.
By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. When you subscribe to the newsletter, we store your IP address provided by your internet service provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of subscription in order to be able to track any misuse of your e-mail address at a later date. The data we collect when you subscribe to the newsletter will only be used to advertise via the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the controller mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your email address will be deleted from our newsletter list immediately, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and which we inform you about in this statement.
6.2 Sending email newsletters to existing customers
If you have provided us with your e-mail address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar goods or services to those you have already purchased from our range via e-mail. For this we do not need separate consent from you.
obtain your consent. In this context, data processing is carried out solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If you have initially objected to the use of your e-mail address for this purpose, we will not send you any e-mails. You have the right to object to the use of your e-mail address for the aforementioned advertising purposes at any time with effect for the future by sending a message to the controller named at the beginning. You will only incur transmission costs in accordance with the basic rates. After receipt of your objection, the use of your e-mail address for
e-mail address for advertising purposes will be stopped immediately.
7) DATA PROCESSING FOR ORDER PROCESSING
7.1 The personal data collected by us will be passed on to the transport company commissioned with the delivery as part of the contract processing, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. We pass on your payment data to the commissioned credit institution within the framework of payment processing, insofar as this is necessary for payment processing. If payment service providers are used, we provide explicit information about this below. The legal basis for the transfer of data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
7.2 Use of payment service providers (payment service providers)
- PayPal
When you pay via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or - if offered - “purchase on account” or “payment in installments” via PayPal, we transfer your payment data to 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 takes place in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.
PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit assessment for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or - if offered - “purchase on account” or “installment payment” via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be passed on to credit agencies in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR on the basis of PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your solvency. PayPal uses the result of the credit assessment with regard to the statistical probability of non-payment for the purpose of deciding whether the respective payment method should be made available. The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). If score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of score values includes, but is not limited to, address data. Further information on data protection, including information on the credit bureaus used, can be found in PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may still be authorized to process your personal data if this is necessary to process payments in accordance with the contract.
- IMMEDIATELY
If you select the payment method “SOFORT”, the payment is processed via the payment service provider SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany (hereinafter “SOFORT”), to whom we pass on the information you have provided during the ordering process together with the information about your order in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Sofort GmbH is part of the Klarna Group (Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 11134 Stockholm, Sweden). Your data will only be passed on for the purpose of payment processing by the payment service provider SOFORT and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.
You can find more information about SOFORT's data protection regulations at the following internet address: https://www.klarna.com/sofort/datenschutz
8) CONTACT FOR EVALUATION REMINDER
Self-assessment reminder (not sent by a customer rating system)
We use your email address as a one-time reminder to submit an evaluation of your order to the evaluation system we use, provided that you have given us your explicit consent to do so during or after your order in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the controller.
9) USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: SOCIAL PLUGINS 9.1 Facebook plugins with Shariff solution
Special additional customs clearance costs and/or import duties are not included in the price and must be borne by the customer.
Our website uses so-called social plugins (“plugins”) from the social network Facebook, operated by Facebook Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Facebook”).
To increase the protection of your data when you visit our website, these buttons are not fully integrated into the page as plugins, but only by means of an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that no connection to Facebook's servers is established when a page on our website containing such buttons is opened. When you click on the button, a new browser window opens in which the Facebook page opens and you can interact with the plugins there (if necessary after entering your login data).
Facebook Inc. based in the USA is certified to the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights in this regard and settings options to protect your privacy can be found in Facebook's data protection information: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
9.2 Google+ plugins as a Shariff solution
Our website uses so-called social plugins (“plugins”) from the Google+ social network operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).
To increase the protection of your data when you visit our website, these buttons are not fully integrated into the site as plugins, but only by means of an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that no connection to the Google+ servers is established when a page on our website containing such buttons is opened. When you click on the button, a new browser window opens in which you can access the Google+ page and interact with the plugins there (if necessary after entering your login data).
Google LLC, based in the USA, is responsible for the American-European data protection convention.
“Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google as well as your rights in this regard and settings options to protect your privacy can be found in Google's data protection information: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/
9.3 Instagram plugin as Shariff solution
Our website uses so-called social plugins (“plugins”) from the online service Instagram, operated by Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Instagram”).
To increase the protection of your data when you visit our website, these buttons are not fully integrated into the page as plugins, but only by means of an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that no connection is made to Instagram's servers when a page on our website containing such buttons is opened. When you click on the button, a new browser window opens in which the Instagram page opens and you can interact with the plugins there (if necessary after entering your login data).
Instagram LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Instagram as well as your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy can be found in the Instagram data protection information: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/
10) ONLINE MARKETING 10.1 DoubleClick from Google
This website uses the online marketing tool DoubleClick by Google from the operator Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“DoubleClick”).
DoubleClick uses cookies to display ads that are relevant to users, to improve campaign reports or to prevent a user from being
see the same advertisements more than once. Google uses a cookie ID to record which ads are shown in which browser and can thus prevent them from being shown more than once. The processing is based on our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our website in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
In addition, DoubleClick may use cookie IDs to record so-called conversions that are related to ad requests. This is the case, for example, when a user sees a DoubleClick ad and later visits the advertiser's website with the same browser and makes a purchase there. According to Google, DoubleClick cookies do not contain any personal information.
Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection to the Google server. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data that Google collects using this tool and therefore inform you according to our level of knowledge: Through the integration of DoubleClick, Google receives 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, there is a possibility that the provider may find out your IP address and store it.
If you wish to object to participation in this tracking process, you can disable cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain www.googleadservices.com, https://www.google.de/settings/ads, whereby this setting is deleted when you delete your cookies. Alternatively, you can obtain information about the setting of cookies from the Digital Advertising Alliance at www.aboutads.info and make settings for this. Finally, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether you want to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or generally. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
Google LLC, based in the USA, is responsible for the American-European data protection convention.
“Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
Further information on the data protection regulations of DoubleClick by Google can be found at the following internet address: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
10.2 Use of Google AdWords conversion tracking
This website uses the online advertising program “Google AdWords” and, as part of Google AdWords, conversion tracking from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). We use Google AdWords to advertise our attractive offers on external websites by means of advertising material (so-called Google AdWords). In relation to the advertising campaign data, we can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are. Our goal is to show you advertisements that are interesting for you, to make our website more interesting for you and to achieve a fair calculation of advertising costs.
The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an AdWords ad placed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer system. These cookies generally lose their validity 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 has clicked on the ad and has been redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be tracked via AdWords customers' websites. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers find out the total number of
Users who clicked on your ad and were redirected to a page with a
page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can block this use by disabling the Google conversion tracking cookie via your internet browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. We use Google Adwords on the basis of our legitimate interest in targeted advertising pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Google LLC, based in the USA, is responsible for the US-European data protection convention.
“Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
You can find more information about Google's privacy policy at the following internet address: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
You can permanently disable ad preference cookies by preventing them by setting your browser software accordingly or by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de
Please note that certain features of this website may not be available or may only be available to a limited extent if you have disabled the use of cookies.
11) WEB ANALYTICS SERVICES Google (Universal) Analytics
- Google Universal Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including the shortened IP address) is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
This website exclusively uses Google Analytics with the extension “_anonymizeIp()”, which ensures anonymization of the IP address by shortening it and excludes direct personal reference. This extension means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states that have signed the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server. Google in the USA and abbreviated there. In these exceptional cases, this processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes.
Google will use this information on our behalf to analyze your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services related 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.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
As an alternative to the browser plug-in or in browsers on mobile devices, you can click on the following link to set an opt-out cookie that prevents Google Analytics from collecting data on this website in the future (this
Opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only for this domain, delete
If you delete your cookies in this browser, click this link again): Disable Google Analytics
Google LLC, based in the USA, is responsible for the American-European data protection convention.
“Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
This website also uses Google Analytics for an analysis of visitor flows across devices, which is carried out via a user ID. When a page is accessed for the first time, the user is assigned a unique, permanent and anonymized ID that is set across all devices. This makes it possible to assign interaction data from different devices and from different sessions to a single user. The user ID does not contain any personal data and does not transmit such data to Google.
You can object to the collection and storage of data via the user ID at any time with effect for the future. To do this, you must deactivate Google Analytics on all systems that you use, e.g. in another browser or on your mobile device.
You can deactivate this using a browser plugin from Google (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de). As an alternative to the
browser plugin or in browsers on mobile devices, click on the following link to set an opt-out cookie that will prevent Google Analytics from collecting data on this website in the future (this opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only for this domain, if you delete your cookies in this browser, click on this link again): Disable Google Analytics
You can find further information about Universal Analytics here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2838718?hl=de&ref_topic=6010376
12) RETARGETING/ REMARKETING/ REFERRAL ADVERTISING Facebook Custom Audience via the pixel method
This website uses the “Facebook pixel” of Facebook Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Facebook”). If explicit consent has been given, this makes it possible to track the behavior of users after
they have seen or clicked on a Facebook ad. This process is used to evaluate the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes and can help optimize future advertising measures.
The data collected is anonymous to us, so it does not allow us to draw any conclusions about the identity of the user. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with the Facebook Data Usage Policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). You can allow Facebook and its partners to place advertisements on and outside of Facebook. For these purposes, a cookie may also be stored on your computer. These processing operations are only carried out with your explicit consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Consent to the use of the Facebook pixel can only be given by users over the age of 13. If you are younger, we ask you to ask your guardian for permission.
Facebook Inc. based in the USA is certified to the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
To disable the use of cookies on your computer, you can set your internet browser so that no more cookies can be stored on your computer in the future or so that already stored cookies are deleted. However, turning off all cookies may mean that some functions on our website can no longer be performed. You can also deactivate the use of cookies from third-party providers such as Facebook on the following Digital Advertising Alliance website: https://www.aboutads.info/choices/
Google AdWords Remarketing
Our website uses the functions of Google AdWords Remarketing, which we use to advertise this website in Google search results and on third-party websites.
The provider is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). For this purpose, Google sets a cookie in the browser of your end device,
which automatically enables interest-based advertising using a pseudonymous cookie ID and on the basis of the pages you visit. The processing is based on our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our website in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Further data processing will only take place if you have given your consent for Google to link your internet and app browsing history to your Google Account and to use information from your Google Account to personalize ads that you see online. In this case, if you are logged into Google while visiting our website, Google will use your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define audience lists for cross-device remarketing. For this purpose, Google temporarily associates your personal data with Google Analytics data to create audiences.
You can permanently disable the setting of cookies for advertising preferences by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/
Alternatively, you can visit the Digital Advertising Alliance at www.aboutads.info to find out more about the use of cookies and make the appropriate settings. Finally, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether you want to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or generally. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
Google LLC, based in the USA, is responsible for the US-European data protection convention.
“Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
Further information and the data protection regulations regarding advertising and Google can be found here:
https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/
13) RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECT
13.1 The applicable data protection legislation grants you extensive rights vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data.
Data subject rights (information and intervention rights), which we inform you about below:
Right to information pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR: In particular, you have the right to information about your personal data processed by us, the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data processed, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period or criteria for determining the storage period, the existence of the right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection to processing, complaint to the supervisory authority, the origin of your data if not collected from us. The criteria for determining the retention period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection to processing, complaint to a supervisory authority, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us from you, the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, where applicable, meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing on you, and your right to be informed of the guarantees pursuant to Article 46 GDPR if your data is transferred to third countries;
Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR: You have the right to immediate rectification of incorrect data concerning you and/or completion of your incomplete data stored by us;
Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR: You have the right to request the erasure of your personal data if the requirements of Art. 17 (1) GDPR are met. However, this right does not apply in particular if the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims;
Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR: You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data as long as the accuracy of your data that you contest is checked, if you refuse to delete your data due to unauthorized data processing and instead request the restriction of the processing of your data if you need your data to assert, exercise or defend legal claims after we no longer need this data after the purpose has been achieved or if you have objected due to your particular situation as long as it is not yet clear whether our legitimate grounds prevail;
Right to information pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR: If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed about these recipients.
Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR: You have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible;
Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR: You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of data at any time with effect for the future. In the event of revocation, we will immediately delete the data concerned, unless further processing can be based on a legal basis for processing without consent. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal;
Right to lodge a complaint under Article 77 GDPR: If you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.
13.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT
IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA AS PART OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS BASED ON OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE PROCESSING IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ESTABLISH, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS.
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING. YOU CAN EXERCISE YOUR OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP 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 by the respective statutory retention period (e.g. retention periods under commercial and tax law). After expiry of the period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided that it is no longer necessary for contract fulfillment or contract initiation and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in further storage.
1) INFORMATION ON THE COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA AND CONTACT DETAILS OF THE DATA CONTROLLER
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we will inform you about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally.
1.2 The controller of the data processing on this website, according to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is DolceSydney, The controller of the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
1.3 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g. orders or queries to the controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser bar.
2) DATA COLLECTION WHEN YOU VISIT OUR WEBSITE
If you use our website for information purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the data that your browser transmits to our 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/reference from which you came to the page Browser used Operating system used
IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)
The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to subsequently check the server log files if there are concrete signs of illegal use.
3) COOKIES
In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your end device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after use. browser session, i.e. after you have closed your browser (so-called
session cookies). Other cookies remain on your end device and enable us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). If cookies are set, they collect and process certain user information such as browser and location data and IP address values to an individual extent. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a certain period of time, which may vary depending on the cookie.
In some cases, cookies are used to simplify the ordering process by saving settings (e.g. remembering the contents of a virtual shopping cart for a later visit to the website). If personal data is also processed by individual cookies implemented by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR either to fulfill the contract or
in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and efficient design of the site visit.
We may cooperate with advertising partners who help us to make our website more interesting for you. For this purpose, cookies from partner companies are also stored on your hard disk when you visit our website (third-party cookies). If we cooperate with the aforementioned advertising partners, you will be informed individually and separately about the use of such cookies and the scope of the information collected in each case in the following sections.
Please note that you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or generally. Each browser is different in the way it manages cookie settings. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how you can change your cookie settings. These can be found for the respective browsers under the following links:
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manag e-cookies
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=de&hlrm=en Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=de_DE
Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
4) CONTACT US
Personal data is collected when you contact us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail). Which data is collected in the case of a contact form can be seen in the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively to answer your inquiry or to contact you and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for data processing is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after the final processing of your inquiry; this is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been finally resolved and provided that there are no statutory retention obligations that contradict this.
5) DATA PROCESSING WHEN OPENING A CUSTOMER ACCOUNT AND FOR CONTRACT PROCESSING
In accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed if you provide it to us for the performance of a contract or when opening a customer account. Which data is collected can be found in the respective input forms. Your customer account can be deleted at any time by sending a message to the above address of the controller. We store and use the data you have provided to us to fulfill the contract. After termination of the contract or deletion of your customer account, your data will be blocked with regard to tax and commercial law retention periods and deleted once these periods have expired, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or a legally permissible further use of data has been reserved by us, which we will inform you about below.
6) USE OF YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING 6.1 Subscribe to our email newsletter
If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your email address. All other information is voluntary and is used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to send the newsletter. This means that we will only send you an email newsletter if you have explicitly confirmed to us that you agree to the newsletter being sent. We will then send you a confirmation email asking you to confirm that you wish to receive future newsletters by clicking on a corresponding link.
By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. When you subscribe to the newsletter, we store your IP address provided by your internet service provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of subscription in order to be able to track any misuse of your e-mail address at a later date. The data we collect when you subscribe to the newsletter will only be used to advertise via the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the controller mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your email address will be deleted from our newsletter list immediately, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and which we inform you about in this statement.
6.2 Sending email newsletters to existing customers
If you have provided us with your e-mail address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar goods or services to those you have already purchased from our range via e-mail. For this we do not need separate consent from you.
obtain your consent. In this context, data processing is carried out solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If you have initially objected to the use of your e-mail address for this purpose, we will not send you any e-mails. You have the right to object to the use of your e-mail address for the aforementioned advertising purposes at any time with effect for the future by sending a message to the controller named at the beginning. You will only incur transmission costs in accordance with the basic rates. After receipt of your objection, the use of your e-mail address for
e-mail address for advertising purposes will be stopped immediately.
7) DATA PROCESSING FOR ORDER PROCESSING
7.1 The personal data collected by us will be passed on to the transport company commissioned with the delivery as part of the contract processing, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. We pass on your payment data to the commissioned credit institution within the framework of payment processing, insofar as this is necessary for payment processing. If payment service providers are used, we provide explicit information about this below. The legal basis for the transfer of data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
7.2 Use of payment service providers (payment service providers)
- PayPal
When you pay via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or - if offered - “purchase on account” or “payment in installments” via PayPal, we transfer your payment data to 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 takes place in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.
PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit assessment for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or - if offered - “purchase on account” or “installment payment” via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be passed on to credit agencies in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR on the basis of PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your solvency. PayPal uses the result of the credit assessment with regard to the statistical probability of non-payment for the purpose of deciding whether the respective payment method should be made available. The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). If score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of score values includes, but is not limited to, address data. Further information on data protection, including information on the credit bureaus used, can be found in PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may still be authorized to process your personal data if this is necessary to process payments in accordance with the contract.
- IMMEDIATELY
If you select the payment method “SOFORT”, the payment is processed via the payment service provider SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany (hereinafter “SOFORT”), to whom we pass on the information you have provided during the ordering process together with the information about your order in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Sofort GmbH is part of the Klarna Group (Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 11134 Stockholm, Sweden). Your data will only be passed on for the purpose of payment processing by the payment service provider SOFORT and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.
You can find more information about SOFORT's data protection regulations at the following internet address: https://www.klarna.com/sofort/datenschutz
8) CONTACT FOR EVALUATION REMINDER
Self-assessment reminder (not sent by a customer rating system)
We use your email address as a one-time reminder to submit an evaluation of your order to the evaluation system we use, provided that you have given us your explicit consent to do so during or after your order in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the controller.
9) USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: SOCIAL PLUGINS 9.1 Facebook plugins with Shariff solution
Special additional customs clearance costs and/or import duties are not included in the price and must be borne by the customer.
Our website uses so-called social plugins (“plugins”) from the social network Facebook, operated by Facebook Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Facebook”).
To increase the protection of your data when you visit our website, these buttons are not fully integrated into the page as plugins, but only by means of an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that no connection to Facebook's servers is established when a page on our website containing such buttons is opened. When you click on the button, a new browser window opens in which the Facebook page opens and you can interact with the plugins there (if necessary after entering your login data).
Facebook Inc. based in the USA is certified to the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights in this regard and settings options to protect your privacy can be found in Facebook's data protection information: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
9.2 Google+ plugins as a Shariff solution
Our website uses so-called social plugins (“plugins”) from the Google+ social network operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).
To increase the protection of your data when you visit our website, these buttons are not fully integrated into the site as plugins, but only by means of an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that no connection to the Google+ servers is established when a page on our website containing such buttons is opened. When you click on the button, a new browser window opens in which you can access the Google+ page and interact with the plugins there (if necessary after entering your login data).
Google LLC, based in the USA, is responsible for the American-European data protection convention.
“Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google as well as your rights in this regard and settings options to protect your privacy can be found in Google's data protection information: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/
9.3 Instagram plugin as Shariff solution
Our website uses so-called social plugins (“plugins”) from the online service Instagram, operated by Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Instagram”).
To increase the protection of your data when you visit our website, these buttons are not fully integrated into the page as plugins, but only by means of an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that no connection is made to Instagram's servers when a page on our website containing such buttons is opened. When you click on the button, a new browser window opens in which the Instagram page opens and you can interact with the plugins there (if necessary after entering your login data).
Instagram LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Instagram as well as your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy can be found in the Instagram data protection information: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/
10) ONLINE MARKETING 10.1 DoubleClick from Google
This website uses the online marketing tool DoubleClick by Google from the operator Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“DoubleClick”).
DoubleClick uses cookies to display ads that are relevant to users, to improve campaign reports or to prevent a user from being
see the same advertisements more than once. Google uses a cookie ID to record which ads are shown in which browser and can thus prevent them from being shown more than once. The processing is based on our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our website in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
In addition, DoubleClick may use cookie IDs to record so-called conversions that are related to ad requests. This is the case, for example, when a user sees a DoubleClick ad and later visits the advertiser's website with the same browser and makes a purchase there. According to Google, DoubleClick cookies do not contain any personal information.
Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection to the Google server. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data that Google collects using this tool and therefore inform you according to our level of knowledge: Through the integration of DoubleClick, Google receives 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, there is a possibility that the provider may find out your IP address and store it.
If you wish to object to participation in this tracking process, you can disable cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain www.googleadservices.com, https://www.google.de/settings/ads, whereby this setting is deleted when you delete your cookies. Alternatively, you can obtain information about the setting of cookies from the Digital Advertising Alliance at www.aboutads.info and make settings for this. Finally, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether you want to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or generally. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
Google LLC, based in the USA, is responsible for the American-European data protection convention.
“Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
Further information on the data protection regulations of DoubleClick by Google can be found at the following internet address: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
10.2 Use of Google AdWords conversion tracking
This website uses the online advertising program “Google AdWords” and, as part of Google AdWords, conversion tracking from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). We use Google AdWords to advertise our attractive offers on external websites by means of advertising material (so-called Google AdWords). In relation to the advertising campaign data, we can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are. Our goal is to show you advertisements that are interesting for you, to make our website more interesting for you and to achieve a fair calculation of advertising costs.
The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an AdWords ad placed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer system. These cookies generally lose their validity 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 has clicked on the ad and has been redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be tracked via AdWords customers' websites. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers find out the total number of
Users who clicked on your ad and were redirected to a page with a
page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can block this use by disabling the Google conversion tracking cookie via your internet browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. We use Google Adwords on the basis of our legitimate interest in targeted advertising pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Google LLC, based in the USA, is responsible for the US-European data protection convention.
“Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
You can find more information about Google's privacy policy at the following internet address: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
You can permanently disable ad preference cookies by preventing them by setting your browser software accordingly or by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de
Please note that certain features of this website may not be available or may only be available to a limited extent if you have disabled the use of cookies.
11) WEB ANALYTICS SERVICES Google (Universal) Analytics
- Google Universal Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including the shortened IP address) is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
This website exclusively uses Google Analytics with the extension “_anonymizeIp()”, which ensures anonymization of the IP address by shortening it and excludes direct personal reference. This extension means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states that have signed the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server. Google in the USA and abbreviated there. In these exceptional cases, this processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes.
Google will use this information on our behalf to analyze your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services related 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.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
As an alternative to the browser plug-in or in browsers on mobile devices, you can click on the following link to set an opt-out cookie that prevents Google Analytics from collecting data on this website in the future (this
Opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only for this domain, delete
If you delete your cookies in this browser, click this link again): Disable Google Analytics
Google LLC, based in the USA, is responsible for the American-European data protection convention.
“Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
This website also uses Google Analytics for an analysis of visitor flows across devices, which is carried out via a user ID. When a page is accessed for the first time, the user is assigned a unique, permanent and anonymized ID that is set across all devices. This makes it possible to assign interaction data from different devices and from different sessions to a single user. The user ID does not contain any personal data and does not transmit such data to Google.
You can object to the collection and storage of data via the user ID at any time with effect for the future. To do this, you must deactivate Google Analytics on all systems that you use, e.g. in another browser or on your mobile device.
You can deactivate this using a browser plugin from Google (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de). As an alternative to the
browser plugin or in browsers on mobile devices, click on the following link to set an opt-out cookie that will prevent Google Analytics from collecting data on this website in the future (this opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only for this domain, if you delete your cookies in this browser, click on this link again): Disable Google Analytics
You can find further information about Universal Analytics here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2838718?hl=de&ref_topic=6010376
12) RETARGETING/ REMARKETING/ REFERRAL ADVERTISING Facebook Custom Audience via the pixel method
This website uses the “Facebook pixel” of Facebook Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Facebook”). If explicit consent has been given, this makes it possible to track the behavior of users after
they have seen or clicked on a Facebook ad. This process is used to evaluate the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes and can help optimize future advertising measures.
The data collected is anonymous to us, so it does not allow us to draw any conclusions about the identity of the user. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with the Facebook Data Usage Policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). You can allow Facebook and its partners to place advertisements on and outside of Facebook. For these purposes, a cookie may also be stored on your computer. These processing operations are only carried out with your explicit consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Consent to the use of the Facebook pixel can only be given by users over the age of 13. If you are younger, we ask you to ask your guardian for permission.
Facebook Inc. based in the USA is certified to the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
To disable the use of cookies on your computer, you can set your internet browser so that no more cookies can be stored on your computer in the future or so that already stored cookies are deleted. However, turning off all cookies may mean that some functions on our website can no longer be performed. You can also deactivate the use of cookies from third-party providers such as Facebook on the following Digital Advertising Alliance website: https://www.aboutads.info/choices/
Google AdWords Remarketing
Our website uses the functions of Google AdWords Remarketing, which we use to advertise this website in Google search results and on third-party websites.
The provider is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). For this purpose, Google sets a cookie in the browser of your end device,
which automatically enables interest-based advertising using a pseudonymous cookie ID and on the basis of the pages you visit. The processing is based on our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our website in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Further data processing will only take place if you have given your consent for Google to link your internet and app browsing history to your Google Account and to use information from your Google Account to personalize ads that you see online. In this case, if you are logged into Google while visiting our website, Google will use your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define audience lists for cross-device remarketing. For this purpose, Google temporarily associates your personal data with Google Analytics data to create audiences.
You can permanently disable the setting of cookies for advertising preferences by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/
Alternatively, you can visit the Digital Advertising Alliance at www.aboutads.info to find out more about the use of cookies and make the appropriate settings. Finally, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether you want to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or generally. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
Google LLC, based in the USA, is responsible for the US-European data protection convention.
“Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
Further information and the data protection regulations regarding advertising and Google can be found here:
https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/
13) RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECT
13.1 The applicable data protection legislation grants you extensive rights vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data.
Data subject rights (information and intervention rights), which we inform you about below:
Right to information pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR: In particular, you have the right to information about your personal data processed by us, the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data processed, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period or criteria for determining the storage period, the existence of the right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection to processing, complaint to the supervisory authority, the origin of your data if not collected from us. The criteria for determining the retention period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection to processing, complaint to a supervisory authority, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us from you, the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, where applicable, meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing on you, and your right to be informed of the guarantees pursuant to Article 46 GDPR if your data is transferred to third countries;
Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR: You have the right to immediate rectification of incorrect data concerning you and/or completion of your incomplete data stored by us;
Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR: You have the right to request the erasure of your personal data if the requirements of Art. 17 (1) GDPR are met. However, this right does not apply in particular if the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims;
Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR: You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data as long as the accuracy of your data that you contest is checked, if you refuse to delete your data due to unauthorized data processing and instead request the restriction of the processing of your data if you need your data to assert, exercise or defend legal claims after we no longer need this data after the purpose has been achieved or if you have objected due to your particular situation as long as it is not yet clear whether our legitimate grounds prevail;
Right to information pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR: If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed about these recipients.
Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR: You have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible;
Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR: You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of data at any time with effect for the future. In the event of revocation, we will immediately delete the data concerned, unless further processing can be based on a legal basis for processing without consent. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal;
Right to lodge a complaint under Article 77 GDPR: If you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.
13.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT
IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA AS PART OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS BASED ON OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE PROCESSING IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ESTABLISH, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS.
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING. YOU CAN EXERCISE YOUR OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP 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 by the respective statutory retention period (e.g. retention periods under commercial and tax law). After expiry of the period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided that it is no longer necessary for contract fulfillment or contract initiation and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in further storage.