Privacy Policy

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and keep strictly adhere to the rules of the data protection laws.

Controller

The person responsible for data processing on this website is:
Hartmut Schaufert - Simonshansenhofweg 1 - 77709 Wolfach - Germany
A data protection officer is not required by law.

Collection and processing of personal data

Personal data is only collected if: if you send it to us on your own initiative, for example to carry out a contract. Your personal data will only be used to process your enquiry or order, and stored in machine-readable form and processed by machine. According to the definition of §3 para. 1 BDSG, personal data is "Individual information about the personal or factual circumstances of a identified or identifiable natural person (data subject)". This includes, for example, your name, address, telephone number and your e-mail address. The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 GDPR:

• Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b – for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures
• Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f – legitimate interest in the secure and technically error-free provision of the website
• Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a – Consent (only if you actively send us data)

It will not be passed on to third parties unless required by law.

Anonymous data collection

In principle, you can visit these websites without telling us who you are. In the server log files of our Internet Service Provider information that your browser transmits is stored. This are: browser type/version, the operating system used, the referrers URL (the previously visited page), the hostname of the accessing computer (IP address) and the time of the server request. This data can be are not assigned to specific persons by us. A Merge of this data with other data sources is not carried out. They remain anonymous as an individual user. This data is technically necessary to deliver the website correctly. Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in stable provision).

Cookies and Google Analytics

The tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. With the tracking measures used, we want to ensure a needs-based design and the continuous optimization of our website. On the other hand, we use the tracking measures to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimising our offer for you. These interests are to be regarded as legitimate within the meaning of the aforementioned provision. The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be found in the corresponding tracking tools. Use of Google Analytics (anonymization) On our site, we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service of the company Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google". Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and thus enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by these cookies, such as the time, location and frequency of your website visit, including your IP address, is transmitted to and stored by Google in the United States. We use Google Analytics with an IP anonymization function on our website. In this case, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area and thus anonymized. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of our site, to compile reports on website activity for us and to provide other services related to website and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties if required to do so by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. Google will, according to its own statements, under no circumstances associate your IP address with other data held by Google. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of our website to their full extent. Furthermore, Google offers a deactivation option for the most common browsers, which gives you more control over what data is collected and processed by Google. If you activate this option, no website visit information will be transmitted to Google Analytics. However, activation does not prevent information from being transmitted to us or to other web analysis services that we may use. You can find more information about the deactivation option provided by Google and how to activate this option via the following link: An opt-out cookie is set that prevents the future collection of your data when you visit this website: Deactivate Google Analytics You can find more information on terms of use and data protection under http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/en.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/en/policies/. We would like to point out that on this website Google Analytics has been extended by the code "anonymizeIp" to create a anonymized collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking) . There is a contract with Google for order processing in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

Google Re/Marketing Services

We use the marketing and remarketing services (abbreviated to "Google Marketing Services") of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, ("Google"). The Google Marketing Services allow us to advertise for and on our website in a more targeted manner in order to provide users with only Present ads that potentially affect their interests . For example, if users see ads for products that he has been interested in on other websites, this is called "remarketing". For these purposes, when accessing our and other websites on which Google Marketing Services, directly through Google a code from Google is executed and so-called "S&B" is inserted into the website. (re)marketing tags (invisible graphics or code, also known as "Web Beacons"). With their Help a unique cookie is placed on the user's device, i.e. a small file is stored (instead of cookies, you can also comparable technologies are used). The cookies can be of different domains, including google.com, doubleclick.net, invitemedia.com, admeld.com, googlesyndication.com or googleadservices.com. In this file notes which websites the user visits, for which what content he is interested in and what offers he , as well as technical information about the browser and Operating system, referring websites, time of visit and other Information on the use of the online offer. It will also be the IP address of the users, whereby we use the Google Analytics that the IP address within Member States of the European Union or in other Member States States Parties to the Agreement on the European economic area and only in exceptional cases entirely to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address will not be linked to the user's data within other offers from Google. These This information may also be linked to such information. from other sources. If the user then visits other websites, can be used accordingly of his interests, the ads tailored to him. Users' data will be processed as part of the Google marketing services are processed pseudonymously. I.e. Google does not store and process e.g. the name or e-mail address of the users, but processes the relevant Data Cookie-related within pseudonymous user profiles. I.e. from Google's point of view, the ads are not used for a specifically identified person, but also for the cookie holder, regardless of who they cookie owner. This does not apply if a user uses Google has expressly allowed the data to be stored without this pseudonymization process. The information provided by "DoubleClick" about the users collected information will be transmitted to Google and will be Google's servers in the USA. The Google marketing services we use include: including the online advertising program "Google AdWords". In the case of Google AdWords, each AdWords customer receives a different "Conversion Cookie". Cookies can therefore not be accessed via the AdWords customer sites. The information collected by the cookie is used to: Generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers who are have opted for conversion tracking. The AdWords customers learn the total number of users who responded to your ad clicked and led to a conversion tracking tag page. However, you will receive no information with which users can personally can be identified. We bind on the basis of the Google Marketing Service "DoubleClick" third-party advertisements. DoubleClick uses cookies, with which Google and its partner websites Serving ads based on users' visits to this website or other websites on the Internet . We also bind on the basis of the Google Marketing Service "AdSense" ads from third parties. AdSense uses cookies, with Google and its partner websites, the placement of Ads based on users' visits to this site or other websites on the Internet. Another Google marketing service we use is the "Google Tag Manager", with the help of which Google Analytics and marketing services integrated into our website (e.g. "AdWords", "DoubleClick" or "Google Analytics"). Further information on the use of data for marketing purposes by Google, you can find out on the overview page: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads, the Google's privacy policy is available at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy.

If you opt out of being collected by Google Marketing Services you can use the information provided by Google Use setting and opt-out options: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences.

 

External links

For your optimal information, you will find on our pages Links that refer to third-party sites. If such links are not are obviously recognizable, we would like to point out that there is is an external link. We have no influence whatsoever on the current and future design and on the contents of this Sites of other providers – these websites are subject to liability of the respective operators. The guarantees of this Privacy Policy therefore, of course, do not apply there. At the first linking the external links checks the third-party content to ensure that whether there are any violations of the law. At that time, there were no Violations of the law are apparent. Setting external links means that we are aware of the content behind the reference or link. make it their own. Constant monitoring of these external links is would not be reasonable for us without concrete indications of violations of the law. However, if legal violations become known, such external Links deleted immediately.

Deletion of data

We would like to point out that the data processed by us will be deleted or restricted in its processing in accordance with Art. 17 and 18 GDPR ( more details under Rights of data subjects). Unless expressly stated by us in the context of this data protection declaration, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations. If the data is not deleted because it is necessary for other and legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons. According to legal requirements, the storage is carried out in particular for 6 years in accordance with § 257 para. 1 HGB (trading books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, commercial letters, accounting documents, etc.) and for 10 years in accordance with § 147 para. 1 AO (books, records, management reports, accounting documents, commercial and business letters, documents relevant to taxation, etc.).

Right to information

You have the right to information about the information stored about you at any time Data, their origin and recipients as well as the purpose of the data processing. You can object to the use of your data at any time or request deletion. In summary, you have the following rights in accordance with Art. 15–21 GDPR:

• Information about stored data
• Correction of inaccurate data
• Deletion ("right to be forgotten")
• Restriction of processing
• Data portability
• Objection to processing
• Revocation of consent given
• Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Competent supervisory authority in Baden-Württemberg: The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (LfDI BW).

Contact by e-mail

If you contact us by e-mail, the data transmitted will be used exclusively to process your request. Legal basis:

• Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract/request)
• Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in communication)

The data will be deleted as soon as the request is completed.

Deletion of data

We would like to point out that the data processed by us will be deleted or restricted in its processing in accordance with Art. 17 and 18 GDPR ( more details under Rights of data subjects). Unless expressly stated by us in the context of this data protection declaration, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations. If the data is not deleted because it is necessary for other and legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons. According to legal requirements, the storage is carried out in particular for 6 years in accordance with § 257 para. 1 HGB (trading books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, commercial letters, accounting documents, etc.) and for 10 years in accordance with § 147 para. 1 AO (books, records, management reports, accounting documents, commercial and business letters, documents relevant to taxation, etc.).

When using our contact form

If you have any questions, we offer you the opportunity to contact us via a form provided on the website. You will need to provide a valid email address and your name so that we know who sent the request and to be able to answer it. The provision of further personal data is optional. Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily given consent. The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after you have completed the request you have made, unless you have given us express consent for further processing.

When using our webshops

If you want to order from our shop, it is necessary for you to provide your personal data, which we need to process your order. Mandatory information required for the execution of the contracts is marked separately, further information is voluntary. We process the data you provide to process your order. For this purpose, we may pass on your payment data to our house bank. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR. We may also process the data you provide to inform you about other interesting products from our portfolio or to send you emails with technical information. Due to commercial and tax law requirements, we are obliged to store your address, payment and order data for a period of ten years. However, after two years, we will apply a restriction of processing, i.e. Your data will only be used to comply with legal obligations. In order to prevent unauthorized access by third parties to your personal data, in particular financial data, the order process is encrypted using TLS/SSL technology.

Privacy Policy for the Payment Methods Offered

PayPal: We have integrated components of PayPal on this website. PayPal is an online payment service provider. PayPal makes it possible to initiate online payments to third parties or to receive payments. PayPal also performs fiduciary functions and offers buyer protection services. The European operating company of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg. If you select "PayPal" as the payment option during the ordering process in our online shop, your data will be automatically transmitted to PayPal. By selecting this payment option, you consent to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing. The personal data transmitted to PayPal is usually first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number or other data necessary for payment processing. For the processing of the purchase contract, such personal data in connection with the respective order is also necessary. The transmission of the data is intended for payment processing and fraud prevention. We will transmit personal data to PayPal in particular if there is a legitimate interest in the transfer. The personal data exchanged between PayPal and us may be transmitted by PayPal to credit reference agencies. The purpose of this transfer is to check identity and creditworthiness. PayPal may pass on the personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors insofar as this is necessary for the fulfilment of contractual obligations or the data is to be processed on behalf of the customer. The data subject has the option of revoking the consent to the handling of personal data at any time vis-à-vis PayPal. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used or transmitted for the purpose of (contractually compliant) payment processing. The applicable data protection regulations of PayPal can be accessed at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

Data security

We use technical and organizational measures (TOMs) to protect your information from loss, misuse, or unauthorized access. The transmission is encrypted via HTTPS.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy as necessary to adapt it to current legal requirements.