Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy
We appreciate your interest in our website. The protection of your privacy is very important to us. Below we inform you in detail about the handling of your data.

Storage of access data in server log files
You can visit our web pages without providing any personal information. We only store access data in so-called server log files, such as the name of the requested file, date and time of the request, amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. These data are evaluated exclusively to ensure trouble-free operation of the site and to improve our offering, and do not allow us to draw any conclusions about your person.

Data collection and use for contract processing and opening a customer account
We collect personal data when you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your order, when contacting us (e.g. via contact form or email) or when opening a customer account. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. We use the data you provide for contract processing and handling your enquiries. After complete processing of the contract or deletion of your customer account, your data will be blocked for further use and deleted after the expiry of tax and commercial law retention periods, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we have reserved the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you below. Deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a function provided for this purpose in the customer account.

Data transfer for contract fulfilment
For contract fulfilment, we pass on your data to the shipping company commissioned with the delivery, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of ordered goods. Depending on which payment service provider you select in the ordering process, we pass on the payment data collected for this purpose to the credit institution commissioned with the payment and, if applicable, to payment service providers commissioned by us or to the selected payment service. In some cases, the selected payment service providers also collect this data themselves, insofar as you create an account there. In this case, you must log in to the payment service provider with your access data during the ordering process. The privacy policy of the respective payment service provider applies in this regard.

Data use when registering for the email newsletter
If you register for our newsletter, we use the data required for this purpose or separately communicated by you to regularly send you our email newsletter in accordance with your consent. 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 via a link provided for this purpose in the newsletter.

Data use for postal advertising and your right of objection
Furthermore, we reserve the right to store your first and last name, your postal address and — insofar as we have received these additional details from you within the contractual relationship — your title, academic degree, year of birth and professional, industry or business designation in consolidated lists and to use them for our own advertising purposes, e.g. for sending interesting offers and information about our products by post. 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.

Credit check and scoring
If we provide advance services, e.g. when purchasing on invoice, we reserve the right, to safeguard our legitimate interests, to obtain an identity and credit report from specialised service companies (credit agencies). For this purpose, we transmit your personal data required for a credit check to the following company:

Creditreform Boniversum GmbH
Hellersbergstraße 11
41460 Neuss

The credit report may contain probability values (score values) that are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognised mathematical-statistical procedures and in the calculation of which address data, among other things, are included. The information obtained about the statistical probability of a payment default is used for a balanced decision on the establishment, execution or termination of the contractual relationship. Your interests worthy of protection are taken into account in accordance with the statutory provisions.

Use of cookies
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 device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted at the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser (session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us to recognise your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. If cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be limited.

Use of Google (Universal) Analytics for web analysis
This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. (www.google.de). Google (Universal) Analytics uses methods that enable an analysis of your use of the website, such as "cookies", text files stored on your computer. The information generated about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. By activating IP anonymisation on this website, the IP address is shortened before transmission within the member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The anonymised IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.

You can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
As an alternative to the browser plugin, you can click this link to prevent future collection by Google Analytics on this website. An opt-out cookie will be placed on your device. If you delete your cookies, you will need to click the link again.

Right of access and contact option
You have a right to free information about the data stored about you and, if applicable, a right to rectification, blocking or deletion of this data. For questions regarding the collection, processing or use of your personal data, for information, rectification, blocking or deletion of data as well as revocation of granted consents or objection to a particular data use, please contact us directly via the contact details in our legal notice.