Data protection

1) Introduction and contact details of the person responsible

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 your personal data is handled when you use our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.

1.2 The person responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is David Drilling, WATCHDAVID - David Drilling, Im Fliegerhorst 12, 38642 Goslar, Germany, Tel.: +4930403657330, E-Mail: info@watchdavid.shop. The person responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

2) Data collection when visiting our website

2.1 If you only use our website for information purposes, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to the website server (so-called “server log files“). When you visit our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

  • The website we visited
  • Date and time of access
  • Amount of data sent in bytes
  • Source/reference from which you accessed the site
  • Browser used
  • Operating system used
  • IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)

The processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. 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 indications of illegal use.

2.2 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g. orders or inquiries to the person responsible), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser line.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

Shopify

We use the system of the following provider to host our website and display the page content: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland („Shopify“)

Data is also transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada

All data collected on our website is processed on the provider's servers. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

When data is transferred to Canada, an appropriate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

4) Cookies

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after you close your browser (so-called "session cookies"), while others remain on your device for longer and allow you to save page settings (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can find out how long they are stored for in the overview of your web browser's cookie settings.

If personal data is also processed by individual cookies we use, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR either to execute the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR in the event of consent being given, or in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the site visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually about their acceptance or the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general.can exclude.

Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

5) Contacting us

5.1 Shopify Inbox

This website uses the live chat system of the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland

The processing of personal data transmitted via chat takes place either in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, because it is necessary for the initiation or execution of a contract, or in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our legitimate interest in the effective support of our website visitors.
Your data transmitted in this way will be deleted, subject to any conflicting statutory retention periods, once the matter in question has been finally clarified.

In addition, further information can be collected and evaluated using cookies for the purpose of creating pseudonymized user profiles; however, this information does not serve to identify you personally and is not merged with other data sets. If this information is personally identifiable, it is processed in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior for optimization purposes.

The setting of cookies can be prevented by appropriate browser settings. In this case, however, the functionality of our website may be restricted.
You can object to the collection and storage of data for the purpose of creating a pseudonymized user profile at any time with effect for the future.

Data is also transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of the data of our website visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

When data is transferred to Canada, an appropriate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission guaranteed.

5.2 Trustpilot

For review reminders we use the services of the following provider: Trustpilot A/S, Pilestræde 58, 1112 Copenhagen, Denmark

Only on the basis of your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR  we will send your email address and, if applicable, other customer data to the provider so that they can contact you by email with a review reminder.

You can revoke your consent to us or the provider at any time with effect for the future.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

5.3- Function for price suggestions

On our website, we offer customers the opportunity to use an electronic form to submit a price suggestion for selected items at which they would purchase the item.

According to; Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of GDPR, when the form is submitted electronically, we collect and store certain personal data from the person making the request (such as name and email address) to process the price proposal and use this to subsequently inform the person making the request about the rejection or acceptance of the proposal or to make a counter-proposal. The data provided via the form is used strictly for the purpose of collecting and assigning the price proposal and for a decision on its acceptance in order to prepare for the conclusion of a contract. After a price proposal request has been processed, the personal data is deleted unless there are statutory retention periods to the contrary.
- Make an offer

On this website you have the option of using the "Make an Offer" service. Buraleo Limited, Suite 2, Ground Floor Orchard Brae House, Edinburgh, Eh4 2hs, United Kingdom ("Make an Offer"), to send price suggestions for items for sale.

The user's name, email address, telephone number if applicable and delivery address are requested and, in the event of the price suggestion being sent, are first sent to Make an Offer and then to the person responsible mentioned at the beginning so that he can respond to the priceisvorschlag, i.e. accept it, reject it or contrast it with a counter offer.

The data processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR and only to the extent that it is actually necessary for the purpose of initiating and processing the contract. After a price proposal request has been finally processed, your data will be deleted unless there are statutory retention periods to the contrary.

In the event that data is transmitted to Buraleo Limited in the United Kingdom, the appropriate level of data protection is guaranteed by the European Commission's adequacy decision.

5.4 When you contact us (e.g. via the contact form or email), - exclusively for the purpose of processing and answering your request and only to the extent necessary for this purpose - personal data is processed.

The legal basis for the processing of this data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted if the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and provided that there are no statutory retention periods to the contrary.

6) Data processing when opening a customer account

In accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed to the extent required if you provide it to us when opening a customer account. You can find out which data is required to open an account from the input mask of the corresponding form on our website.

Your customer account can be deleted at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above-mentioned address of the person responsible. After your customer account has been deleted, your data will be deleted provided that all contracts concluded through it have been fully processed, there are no statutory retention periods that conflict with this and we have no legitimate interest in continuing to store the data.

7) Use of customer data for direct advertising

7.1 Registration for our email newsletter

If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information required to receive the newsletter is your email address. Providing additional data is voluntary and will be used to be able to contact you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to send newsletters, which ensures that you only receive newsletters once you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive the newsletter by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. We store your IP address entered by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data we collect when you register for the newsletter is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a message to the person responsible named above. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter mailing list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

7.2 Sending the email newsletter to existing customers

If you have provided us with your email address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar goods or services from our range, as those you have already purchased. To do this, we must, in accordance with § 7 Paragraph 3 of the German Act Against Unfair Competition (UWG) does not require your separate consent. The data processing is carried out solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR. If you have consented to the use of your email address for this purpose,If you initially object to this purpose, we will not send you any emails.

You are entitled to object to the use of your email address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time with effect for the future by notifying the person responsible named at the beginning. You will only be charged transmission costs in accordance with the basic rates. After receipt of your objection, the use of your email address for advertising purposes will be stopped immediately.

7.3 Klaviyo

Our email newsletters are sent via this provider: Klaviyo, Inc., 125 Summer St., Ste 600, Boston, MA 02110, USA

Based on our legitimate interest in effective and user-friendly newsletter marketing, we pass on the data you provided when registering for the newsletter to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR so that they can send the newsletter on our behalf.

Subject to your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR, the provider also carries out a statistical success evaluation of We carry out newsletter campaigns using web beacons or tracking pixels in the emails sent, which can measure opening rates and specific interactions with the content of the newsletter. End device information (e.g. time of access, IP address, browser type and operating system) is also collected and evaluated, but not merged with other data sets.

You can revoke your consent to newsletter tracking at any time with effect for the future.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that protects the data of our website visitors and prohibits the transfer to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European data protection levels.

7.4 Product availability notification by email

For items that are temporarily unavailable, you can register to receive email product availability notifications. We will send you a one-time email message about the availability of the item you have selected. The only mandatory information required to send this notification is your email address. Providing additional information is voluntary and may be used to contact you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to send emails, which ensures that you only receive a notification once you have expressly confirmed your consent to this by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. We store your IP address entered by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data we collect when you register for our email notification service for product availability is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the availability notifications at any time by sending a corresponding message to the person responsible named above. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted from our mailing list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

7.5 Shopping cart reminders by email

If you cancel your purchase with us before completing the order, you have the option of being reminded of the contents of your virtual shopping cart by email.

The only mandatory information for sending this reminder is your email address. Providing additional data is voluntary and may be used to contact you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to send emails, which ensures that you only receive a notification if you give us your consent by clicking on a verification link sent to the email address you provided.have happily confirmed your consent in this regard.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR to send a shopping cart reminder. We store your IP address entered by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data we collect when you register for our email notification service is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the shopping cart reminders at any time by sending a corresponding message to the person responsible named above. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted from our mailing list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.

8) Data processing for order processing

8.1 If necessary for contract processing for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data we collect will be processed in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution.

If we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products on the basis of a corresponding contract, we will process the contact details you provided when ordering (name, address, email address) in order to inform you personally about upcoming updates within the legally stipulated period by suitable communication channels (e.g. by post or email) within the scope of our statutory information obligations in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Your contact details will be used strictly for the purpose of informing you of updates owed by us and will only be processed by us for this purpose to the extent that this is necessary for the respective information.

To process your order, we also work with the following service provider(s), who support us in whole or in part in the implementation of concluded contracts. Certain personal data will be transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

8.2 To fulfil our contractual obligations to our customers, we work with external shipping partners. We pass on your name and delivery address and, if necessary for delivery, your telephone number, exclusively for the purposes of delivering the goods in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR to a shipping partner selected by us.

8.3 Packlink Pro

We use the following provider to process orders: Packlink Shipping S.L., Calle Amaltea 9, 28045 Madrid, Spain

Name, address and any other personal data will be passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the purpose of processing the online order. Your data will only be passed on if this is actually necessary for processing the order. The provider is also used for accounting purposes. The provider processes incoming and outgoing invoices and, if applicable, our company's bank transactions in order to automatically record invoices, match them to transactions and use this to create financial accounting in a partially automated process.

If personal data is also processed here, the processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the efficient organization and documentation of our business transactions.

8.4 Transfer of personal data to shipping service providers

- Deutsche Post

We use the following provider as a transport service provider: Deutsche Post AG, Charles-de-Gaulle-Strasse 20, 53113 Bonn, Germany

We pass on your e-mail address and/or telephone number in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification to the provider, provided that you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPRThe data will only be passed on if this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, it is not possible to agree on the delivery date with the provider in advance or to notify the provider of the delivery.

You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect to the person responsible named above or to the provider.
- DHL

We use the following provider as a transport service provider: DHL Paket GmbH, Sträßchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany

We will pass on your email address and/or telephone number in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or to announce the delivery, provided that you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The data will only be passed on if this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future to the person responsible named above or to the provider.
- DHL Express

We use the following provider as a transport service provider: DHL Express Germany GmbH, Heinrich-Brüning-Str. 5, 53113 Bonn, Germany

We will pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or delivery notification, provided that you have given your express consent to this in the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of GDPR. The information will only be passed on if this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future to the person responsible named above or to the provider.
- DPD

We use the following provider as a transport service provider: DPD Deutschland GmbH, Wailandtstrasse 1, 63741 Aschaffenburg, Germany

We pass on your e-mail address and/or telephone number in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or to announce the delivery, provided that you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The data will only be passed on if this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future to the person responsible named above or to the provider.
- FedEx

We use the following provider as a transport service provider: FedEx Express Germany GmbH, Langer Kornweg 34 k,65451 Kelsterbach, Germany

We will pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or delivery notification, provided that you have given your express consent to this in the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of GDPR. The information will only be passed on if this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future to the person responsible named above or to the provider.
- GLS

We use the following provider as a transport service provider: General Logistics Systems Germany GmbH & Co. OHG, GLS Germany-Strasse 1 - 7, 36286 Neuenstein, Germany

We will pass on your email address and/or telephone number in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR before delivery of the goods.for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or to announce the delivery, provided that you have given your express consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, we will only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of GDPR. The data will only be passed on if this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, it is not possible to agree on the delivery date with the provider in advance or to announce the delivery.

You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect to the person responsible named above or to the provider.

8.5 Use of payment service providers (payment services)

- Apple Pay

If you choose the payment method "Apple Pay" Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland, the payment will be processed using the "Apple Pay" function on your iOS, watchOS or macOS device by charging a payment card stored with "Apple Pay". Apple Pay uses security features that are integrated into the hardware and software of your device to protect your transactions. To authorize a payment, you must enter a code previously specified by you and verify it using "Face ID" or "Touch ID" - Function of your device required.

For the purpose of payment processing, the information you provide during the ordering process, along with information about your order, is passed on to Apple in encrypted form. Apple then encrypts this data again with a developer-specific key before the data is transmitted to the payment service provider of the payment card stored in Apple Pay to carry out the payment. The encryption ensures that only the website through which the purchase was made can access the payment data. After the payment has been made, Apple sends your device account number and a transaction-specific, dynamic security code to the source website to confirm the success of the payment.

If personal data is processed during the transmissions described, the processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Apple stores anonymized transaction data, including the approximate purchase amount, the approximate date and time, and information about whether the transaction was completed successfully. Anonymization completely excludes any personal reference. Apple uses the anonymized data to improve "Apple Pay" and other Apple products and services.

When you use Apple Pay on iPhone or Apple Watch to complete a purchase made through Safari on Mac, the Mac and the authorization device communicate over an encrypted channel on Apple servers. Apple does not process or store any of this information in a format that can identify you. You can turn off the ability to use Apple Pay on your Mac in your iPhone's settings. Go to Wallet & Apple Pay" and deactivate "Allow payments on Mac".

You can find further information on data protection with Apple Pay at the following internet address: https://support.apple.com/de-de/HT203027
- Google Pay

If you choose the payment method “Google Pay“ Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), the payment will be processed via the "Google Pay" application on your mobile device running at least Android 4.4 ("KitKat") and having an NFC function by charging a payment card stored with Google Pay or a payment system verified there (e.g. PayPal). To authorize a payment via Google Pay in the amount of more than €25, It is necessary to unlock your mobile device beforehand using the verification measure set up (e.g. facial recognition, password, fingerprint or pattern).

For the purpose of payment processing, the information you provided during the order process, together with the informationabout your order to Google. Google then transmits your payment information stored in Google Pay to the source website in the form of a unique transaction number, which is used to verify that a payment has been made. This transaction number does not contain any information about the actual payment data of your payment method stored in Google Pay, but is created and transmitted as a one-time numerical token. For all transactions via Google Pay, Google acts merely as an intermediary to process the payment process. The transaction is carried out exclusively in the relationship between the user and the source website by charging the payment method stored with Google Pay.

If personal data is processed during the transmissions described, the processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Google reserves the right to collect, store and evaluate certain process-specific information for each transaction carried out via Google Pay. This includes the date, time and amount of the transaction, merchant location and description, a description of the goods or services purchased provided by the merchant, photos you attached to the transaction, the name and email address of the seller and buyer or the sender and recipient, the payment method used, your description of the reason for the transaction and, if applicable, the offer associated with the transaction.

According to Google, this processing is carried out exclusively in accordance with; Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on the legitimate interest in proper accounting, the verification of transaction data and the optimization and maintenance of the functionality of the Google Pay service.

Google also reserves the right to combine the processed transaction data with other information that is collected and stored by Google when using other Google services.

The terms of use of Google Pay can be found here:

https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/u/0/get_legal_document?ldo=0&ldt=googlepaytos&ldl=de
Further information on data protection with Google Pay can be found at the following internet address:
https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/get_legal_document?ldo=0&ldt=privacynotice&ldl=de
- Paypal

One or more online payment methods from the following provider are available on this website: PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg

If you select a payment method from the provider that requires you to pay in advance, your payment details provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be passed on to them in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. In this case, your data will only be passed on for the purpose of processing the payment with the provider and only to the extent that it is necessary for this purpose.

If you select a payment method for which we make advance payments, you will also be asked to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postcode, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and if necessary, data on an alternative payment method) during the ordering process.

In order to protect our legitimate interest in determining your ability to pay in such cases, we will forward this data to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The provider checks on the basis of the personal data you provide and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experience) whether the payment option you have selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

The credit report may contain probability values ​​(so-called score values). Insofar as score values ​​are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values ​​is based oninclude, among other things, but not exclusively, address data.

You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to us or to the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for the contractual payment processing.

9) Web analysis services

Google Tag Manager

This website uses the "Google Tag Manager", a service from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: "Google").

The Google Tag Manager provides a technical basis for bundling various web applications, including tracking and analysis services, and calibrating, controlling and linking them to conditions via a uniform user interface. The Google Tag Manager itself does not store any information on user devices or read it. The service also does not carry out any independent data analyses. However, when you visit a page, Google Tag Manager transmits your IP address to Google and may store it there. It may also transmit data to servers of Google LLC in the USA.

This processing will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. Without this consent, Google Tag Manager will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of withdrawal, please deactivate this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European data protection level based on an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

You can find further legal information about Google Tag Manager at https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/ and https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de

10) Retargeting/ Remarketing and Conversion Tracking

10.1 Google Ads Remarketing

This website uses retargeting technology from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

For this purpose, Google places a cookie in the browser of your device, which is automatically saved using a pseudonymous Cookie ID and interest-based advertising based on the pages you visit. Any further data processing will only take place if you have agreed to Google linking your internet and app browsing history to your Google account and using information from your Google account to personalize ads you view on the web. 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 target group lists for cross-device remarketing. To do this, Google will temporarily link your personal data to Google Analytics data to create target groups. When using Google Ads Remarketing, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. Without this consent, retargeting technology will not be used during your visit to the site.

You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of withdrawal, please deactivate this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which is based onan adequacy decision by the European Commission ensures compliance with the European level of data protection.

Details on the processing initiated by Google and how Google handles data from websites can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Further information on Google's data protection regulations can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

10.2 Google Ads Conversion Tracking

This website uses the online advertising program "Google Ads" and, as part of Google Ads, the conversion tracking of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"). We use the Google Ads service to draw attention to our attractive offers on external websites using advertising materials (so-called Google Adwords). We can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are in relation to the data from the advertising campaigns. Our aim is to show you advertising that is of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you and to achieve a fair calculation of the advertising costs incurred.

The cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user clicks on an Ads ad placed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device. These cookies usually expire 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 clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked via the websites of Google Ads customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. Using Google Ads may also result in personal data being transferred to Google LLC servers. in the USA.

Details on the processing initiated by Google Ads Conversion Tracking and how Google handles data from websites can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the end device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website. deactivate.

You can also permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads Conversion Tracking by downloading and installing the browser plug-in from Google available at the following link:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de

Please note that certain functions of this website may not be available or may only be available to a limited extent if you have deactivated the use of cookies.
Google's privacy policy can be viewed here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/ and https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European data protection level on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

10.3 TikTok Pixel

This website uses the conversion tracking technology of the following provider: TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland

If you have accessed our website from an advertisement on the provider's domain, the success of the advertisement can be tracked using cookies and/or comparable technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, pings or HTTP requests).

For this purpose, certain end device and browser information, including possibly your IP address, is read out via the tracking technology in order to record and evaluate user actions predefined by us (e.g. completed transactions, leads, search queries on the website, visits to product pages). This enables us to create statistics on user behavior on our website after being redirected from an advertisement, which we use to optimize our offering.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the device used, will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website. deactivate.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

11) Page functionalities

11.1 Youtube

This website uses plugins to display and play videos from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

Data can also be transmitted to: Google LLC., USA

When you access a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers to load the plugin. Certain information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

If the playback of embedded videos is started via the plugin, the provider also uses cookies to collect information about user behavior, create playback statistics and prevent abusive behavior.

If you are logged into a user account with the provider during your visit to the site, your data will be assigned directly to your account when you click on a video. If you do not want to be assigned to your account, you must log out before pressing the play button.

All of the aforementioned processing, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the device used, only takes place if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. You can revoke the consent given at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service using the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website. deactivate.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European data protection level on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

11.2 ShopVote graphics

Our website includes graphic elements from the following provider to display external customer reviews and/or an externally awarded quality mark: Blickreif GmbH, Schulstrasse 46, 80634 Munich, Germany

If you access a page on our website that contains such graphic elements, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers. to load the elements properly. Certain browser information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

If personal data is also processed in the process, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our offer and the attractive design of our website.

11.3 TrustedSite badge

Our website includes graphic elements from the following provider to display external customer reviews and/or an externally awarded quality mark: TrustedSite, LLC, 16 Maiden Lane, 4th floor, San Francisco, California, 94108, USA

When you access a page on our website,which contains such graphic elements, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers in order to load the elements correctly. Certain browser information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

If personal data is also processed in the process, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our offer and the attractive design of our website.

For the transmission of data to the USA, the provider relies on standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European data protection level.

11.4 Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts from the following provider for the uniform display of fonts: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly and establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers. Certain browser information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

Data can also be transmitted to: Google LLC, USA

The processing of personal data when establishing a connection with the font provider will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service using the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European data protection level on the basis of an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

Further information on Google's data protection regulations can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/

11.5 Google Customer Reviews (formerly Google Certified Retailer Program)

We work with Google as part of the "Google Customer Reviews" program. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"). This program gives us the opportunity to collect customer reviews from users of our website. After making a purchase on our website, you will be asked whether you would like to take part in an email survey from Google.

If you give your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR, we will transmit your email address to Google. You will receive an email from Google Customer Reviews asking you to rate the purchasing experience on our website. The rating you provide will then be summarized with our other ratings and displayed in our Google Customer Reviews logo and in our Merchant Center dashboard. Your rating will also be used for Google Seller Ratings. Using Google Customer Reviews may also result in personal data being transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the person responsible for data processing or to Google.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European data protection level on the basis of an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

Further information on Google's data protection regulations can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/

12) Tools and Other

12.1 - sevDesk

To handle accounting, we use the cloud-based accounting software service of the following provider: sevDesk GmbH, Hauptstrasse 115, 77652 Offenburg, Germany

The provider processes incoming and outgoing invoices and, if applicable, our company's bank transactions in order to automatically record invoices,to match the transactions and use this to create financial accounting in a partially automated process.

If personal data is also processed here, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the efficient organization and documentation of our business transactions.

12.2Cookie Consent Tool

This website uses a so-called "Cookie Consent Tool" to obtain effective user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The "Cookie Consent Tool" is displayed to users when they visit the page in the form of an interactive user interface, on which consent for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications can be given by checking boxes. By using the tool, all cookies/services that require consent are only loaded if the respective user gives their consent by checking the box. This ensures that such cookies are only placed on the user's respective device if consent has been given.

The tool sets technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. Personal user data is generally not processed.

If, in individual cases, personal data (such as the IP address) is processed for the purpose of storing, assigning or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in legally compliant, user-specific and user-friendly consent management for cookies and thus in a legally compliant design of our website.

Another legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR. As the responsible party, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of technically unnecessary cookies dependent on the respective user consent.

Where necessary, we have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of the data of our website visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

You can find further information about the operator and the setting options of the cookie consent tool directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

13) Rights of the data subject

13.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights to information and intervention) vis-à-vis the responsible party with regard to the processing of your personal data, whereby the respective conditions for exercising these rights are referred to in the cited legal basis is referred to:

  • Right to information in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR;
  • Right to rectification in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR;
  • Right to erasure in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR;
  • Right to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
  • Right to information in accordance with Art. 19 GDPR;
  • Right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR;
  • Right to withdraw consent in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR;
  • Right to lodge a complaint in accordance with; Art. 77 GDPR.

13.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST AS PART OF A BALANCE OF INTERESTS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA IN QUESTION. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO FURTHER PROCESSING IF WE CAN PROVE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING 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 storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and - if applicableperpetually - in addition to the respective statutory retention period (e.g. retention periods under commercial and tax law).

When processing personal data on the basis of an express consent in accordance with; Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR, the data concerned will be stored until you revoke your consent.

If there are statutory retention periods for data that are processed within the framework of legal or similar obligations on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, these data will be routinely deleted after the retention periods have expired, provided that they are no longer required to fulfill or initiate a contract and/or we have no legitimate interest in continuing to store them.

When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, these data will be stored until you exercise your right of objection in accordance with Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling reasons for doing so. demonstrate legitimate grounds for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

When personal data is processed for the purpose of direct advertising on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right of objection in accordance with Art. 21 Para. 2 GDPR.

Unless the other information in this declaration on specific processing situations indicates otherwise, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.