data protection
Data protection
We appreciate your interest in our website. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. Below we will inform you in detail about how your data is handled.
Storage of access data in server log files
You can visit our websites 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 access, amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. This data is evaluated exclusively to ensure trouble-free operation of the site and to improve our offering and does not allow us to draw any conclusions about you personally.
Data collection and use for contract processing and when opening a customer account
We collect personal data if 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 to process the contract and process your inquiries. After the contract has been fully processed or your customer account has been deleted, your data will be blocked for further use and deleted after the tax and commercial law retention periods have expired, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use the data beyond this is permitted by law and about which we will inform you below. Your customer account can be deleted at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described below or using a function provided for this purpose in the customer account.
Data transfer for contract fulfillment
In order to fulfill the contract, 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 responsible for the payment and, if applicable, the payment service provider commissioned by us, or to the selected payment service, in order to process payments. In some cases, the selected payment service providers also collect this data themselves if 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 data protection declaration of the respective payment service provider applies.
Use of data when registering for the email newsletter
If you register for our newsletter, we will use the data required for this or provided separately by you to regularly send you our email newsletter in accordance with your consent. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time and can do so either by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a link provided in the newsletter.
Use of data for postal advertising and your right to object
In addition, we reserve the right to summarize your first and last name, your postal address and - if we have received this additional information from you as part of the contractual relationship - your title, academic degree, year of birth and your professional, industry or business title To save lists and use them for your own advertising purposes, e.g. to send 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 make advance payments, e.g. when purchasing on account, we reserve the right to obtain identity and creditworthiness information from specialized service companies (credit agencies) in order to protect our legitimate interests. For this purpose, we transmit your personal data required for a credit check to the following company(s):
Creditreform Boniversum GmbH
Hellersbergstrasse 11
41460 Neuss
The credit report can contain probability values (score values) that are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical methods and whose calculation includes, among other things, address data. We use the information received about the statistical probability of non-payment to make a balanced decision about the establishment, implementation or termination of the contractual relationship. Your legitimate interests will be taken into account in accordance with legal regulations.
Use of 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 device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us to recognize your browser the next time you 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 you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be restricted.
Use of Google (Universal) Analytics for web analysis
This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analysis service from Google Inc. (www.google.de). Google (Universal) Analytics uses methods that enable analysis of your use of the website, such as so-called “cookies”, text files that are 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 anonymization on this website, the IP address is shortened before transmission within the member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The anonymized IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data.
You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to 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 under the following link : http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
As an alternative to the browser plug-in, you can click this link to prevent Google Analytics from recording data on this website in the future. An opt-out cookie is stored on your device. If you delete your cookies, you must click the link again.
Right to information and contact option
You have the right to free information about the personal data we have stored about you and, if necessary, the right to correct, block or delete this data. If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, information, correction, blocking or deletion of data as well as revocation of consent given or objection to a specific use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our legal notice.
