Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

  1. Introduction and Contact Details of the Responsible Party

    1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.

    1.2 The responsible party for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Lynice Berger, Lynice Divine Magic, Segelfliegerdamm 32, 12487 Berlin, Germany, Tel.: 01716490839, Email: lynicedivinemagic@gmail.com. The responsible party for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

  2. Data Collection When Visiting Our Website When using our website purely for informational purposes, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our 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: • 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 • Used browser • Used operating system • Used IP address (if applicable: in anonymized form) The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on 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 check the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

  3. Hosting & Content Delivery Network Shopify For hosting our website and displaying the page content, we use the system of the following provider: 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 an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties. In the case of data transfer to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

  4. Cookies 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 closing the browser (so-called “session cookies”), some of these cookies remain longer on your device and enable the storage of page settings (so-called “persistent cookies”). In the latter case, you can find the storage duration in the overview of the cookie settings of your web browser. If personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR either for the execution of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR in the case of given consent, or in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website as well as a customer-friendly and effective design of the page visit. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually about their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

  5. Contacting Us

    5.1 Judge.me For review reminders, we use the services of the following provider: Judge.me Ltd., c/o Buckworths, 2nd Floor, 1-3 Worship Street, London, England, EC2A 2AB, United Kingdom Based solely on your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, we transmit your email address and, if applicable, other customer data to the provider so that they can contact you with a review reminder by email. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future to us or the provider. We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties. In the case of data transfer to the provider’s location, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

    5.2 When contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is processed exclusively for the purpose of processing and answering your request and only to the extent necessary for this purpose. The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact aims at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and provided that there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.

  6. Data Processing When Opening a Customer Account In accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed to the extent necessary if you provide us with this data when opening a customer account. The data required for the account opening can be found in the input mask of the corresponding form on our website. You can delete your customer account at any time and can do so by sending a message to the above-mentioned address of the responsible party. After deleting your customer account, your data will be deleted, provided that all contracts concluded through it have been fully processed, no statutory retention periods oppose this, and there is no legitimate interest on our part in further storage.

  7. Use of Customer Data for Direct Advertising

    7.1 Registration for our Email Newsletter If you register for our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your email address. The provision of further data is voluntary and is used to address you personally. For sending the newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you only receive newsletters if you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive the newsletter by clicking on a verification link sent to the provided email address. By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. When registering for the newsletter, we store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data collected by us when registering for the newsletter is used exclusively for the intended purpose. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the responsible party mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter distribution list, 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 about which we inform you in this declaration.

    7.2 Cart Reminders by Email If you cancel your purchase with us before completing the order, you have the option to be reminded of the contents of your virtual shopping cart by email once. The only mandatory information for sending this reminder is your email address. The provision of further data is voluntary and is used to address you personally. For sending the email, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you only receive a notification if you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive such a reminder by clicking on a verification link sent to the provided email address. By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR for sending a cart reminder. When registering for our email notification service, we store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data collected by us when registering for our email notification service is used exclusively for the intended purpose. You can unsubscribe from the cart reminders at any time by sending a corresponding message to the responsible party mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted from our distribution list, 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 about which we inform you in this declaration.

  8. Data Processing for Order Handling

    8.1 To the extent necessary for the fulfillment of the contract for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data collected by us will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. If we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products based on a corresponding contract, we process the contact data you provided when ordering (name, address, email address) to inform you personally about upcoming updates within the legally stipulated period via a suitable communication channel (e.g., by mail or email). Your contact data will be used strictly for the intended purpose of notifications about updates owed by us and will only be processed to the extent necessary for the respective information. For the processing of your order, we also work with the following service provider(s) who support us in whole or in part in the execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data will be transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

    8.2 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 email address and/or telephone number to the provider before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent for this during the ordering process in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Otherwise, we 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 transfer only takes place to the extent 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. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future to the responsible person 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 pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent for this during the ordering process in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Otherwise, we 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 transfer only takes place to the extent 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. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future to the responsible person 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 pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent for this during the ordering process in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Otherwise, we 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 transfer only takes place to the extent 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. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future to the responsible person 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 email address and/or telephone number to the provider before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent for this during the ordering process in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Otherwise, we 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 transfer only takes place to the extent 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. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future to the responsible person 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 pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent for this during the ordering process in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Otherwise, we 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 transfer only takes place to the extent 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. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future to the responsible person 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 pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent for this during the ordering process in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Otherwise, we 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 transfer only takes place to the extent 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. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future to the responsible person named above or to the provider.

Hermes: We use the following provider as a transport service provider: Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland GmbH, Essener Straße 89, 22419 Hamburg, Germany. We pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent for this during the ordering process in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Otherwise, we 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 transfer only takes place to the extent 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. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future to the responsible person named above or to the provider.

  • UPS: We use the following provider as a transport service provider: United Parcel Service Deutschland Inc. & Co. OHG, Görlitzer Straße 1, 41460 Neuss, Germany. We pass on your email address and/or telephone number to the provider before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent for this during the ordering process in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Otherwise, we 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 transfer only takes place to the extent 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. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future to the responsible person named above or to the provider.

8.3 Use of Payment Service Providers (Payment Services)

  • Google Pay: If you choose the payment method “Google Pay” from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”), the payment processing will be carried out via the “Google Pay” application of your mobile device operated with at least Android 4.4 (“KitKat”) and equipped with an NFC function by debiting a payment card stored with Google Pay or a verified payment system (e.g., PayPal). To release a payment of more than €25 via Google Pay, it is necessary to unlock your mobile device 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 ordering process, along with information about your order, will be forwarded to Google. Google will then transmit your payment information stored in Google Pay in the form of a one-time transaction number to the originating website, which verifies the payment. This transaction number contains no information about the actual payment data of your payment methods stored in Google Pay but is created and transmitted as a one-time valid numeric token. In all transactions via Google Pay, Google acts solely as an intermediary for processing the payment. The transaction is carried out exclusively between the user and the originating website by debiting the payment method stored in Google Pay.

If personal data is processed during the described transmissions, 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 transaction-specific information for each transaction made 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 have attached to the transaction, the name and email address of the seller and buyer or sender and recipient, the payment method used, your description of the reason for the transaction, and any 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, verification of transaction data, and optimization and maintenance of the Google Pay service.

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

The terms of use for 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 at 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

Klarna

This website offers one or more online payment methods from the following provider: Klarna Bank AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden.

When selecting a payment method from the provider where you make an advance payment (e.g., credit card payment), your payment data provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and card information, currency, and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be forwarded to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The transfer of your data is carried out exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

When selecting a payment method where the provider makes an advance payment (e.g., invoice or installment purchase or direct debit), you will also be asked to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and, if applicable, data on an alternative payment method) during the ordering process.

To safeguard our legitimate interest in determining the payment ability of our customers, this data will be forwarded to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The provider checks, based on the personal data you provided and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experiences), whether the payment option you selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

For decision-making within the scope of the application review, identity and credit information from the following credit agencies may also be included in addition to internal provider criteria in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR: https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_de/credit_rating_agencies

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. Address data, among other things, is included in the calculation of the score values.

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.

PayPal

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

When selecting a payment method from the provider where you make an advance payment, your payment data provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and card information, currency, and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be forwarded to the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The transfer of your data is carried out exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

When selecting a payment method where we make an advance payment, you will also be asked to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and, if applicable, data on an alternative payment method) during the ordering process.

To safeguard our legitimate interest in determining your payment ability, this data will be forwarded to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The provider checks, based on the personal data you provided and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experiences), whether the payment option you selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

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. Address data, among other things, is included in the calculation of the score values.

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.

PayPal Checkout

This website uses PayPal Checkout, an online payment system from PayPal, which consists of PayPal’s own payment methods and local payment methods from third-party providers.

When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or – if offered – “Pay Later” via PayPal, we will forward your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”) for payment processing. The transfer is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.

PayPal reserves the right to conduct a credit check for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or – if offered – “Pay Later” via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be forwarded to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on PayPal’s legitimate interest in determining your payment ability. The result of the credit check regarding the statistical probability of default is used by PayPal for the purpose of deciding on the provision of the respective payment method. 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. Address data, among other things, is included in the calculation of the score values. You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for the contractual payment processing.

When the PayPal payment method “invoice purchase” is available and selected, your payment data will first be transmitted to PayPal for payment preparation, after which PayPal will forward it to Ratepay GmbH, Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin (“Ratepay”) for payment processing. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. In this case, RatePay conducts an identity and credit check in its own name to determine payment ability according to the principle already mentioned above and forwards your payment data to credit agencies based on the legitimate interest in determining payment ability in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. A list of credit agencies that Ratepay may use can be found here: https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/

When using the payment method of a local third-party provider, your payment data will first be forwarded to PayPal for payment preparation in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Depending on your selection of an available local payment method, PayPal will then forward your payment data to the respective provider for payment processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR:

  • Apple Pay (Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland)

  • Google Pay (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland)

  • iDeal (Currence Holding BV, Beethovenstraat 300 Amsterdam, Netherlands)

  • bancontact (Bancontact Payconiq Company, Rue d’Arlon 82, 1040 Brussels, Belgium)

  • - blik (Polski Standard Płatności sp. z o.o., ul. Czerniakowska 87A, 00-718 Warschau, Polen)
    - eps (PSA Payment Services Austria GmbH, Handelskai 92, Gate 2
    1200 Wien, Österreich)
    - MyBank (PRETA S.A.S, 40 Rue de Courcelles, F-75008 Paris, Frankreich)
    - Przelewy24 (PayPro SA, Kanclerska 15A, 60-326 Poznań, Polen)

For further data protection information, please refer to PayPal’s privacy policy: PayPal Privacy Policy.

  • Shopify Payments On this website, one or more online payment methods from the following provider are available: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland. When selecting a payment method from the provider where you make an advance payment (e.g., credit card payment), your payment data provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and card information, currency, and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be forwarded to the provider in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The transfer of your data in this case is solely for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

    8.4 Electronic Termination Option for Long-Term Contracts with Consumers Consumers who have entered into fee-based long-term contracts (e.g., subscription contracts) on this website have the option to terminate these via an electronic button in accordance with the applicable notice periods. Activating the button leads to a confirmation page where the consumer can provide further details about the termination, clearly identify themselves, and subsequently declare their termination electronically. The collection of personal data and its transmission to us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and only to the extent necessary for the proper processing of the termination. Additionally, based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, the provided personal data will be used to confirm the receipt of the termination declaration and the termination date electronically in text form. Another legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)© GDPR. We are legally obliged to provide an electronic termination option for consumer contracts concluded via electronic commerce involving fee-based long-term obligations.

    9) Page Functionalities

    9.1 Instagram Plugins On our website, plugins from the social network of the following provider are used: Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. These plugins enable direct interactions with content on the social network. To enhance the protection of your data when visiting our website, the plugins are initially deactivated and integrated into the page using a “2-click” or “Shariff” solution. This integration ensures that no connection to the provider’s servers is established when you access a page of our website that contains such plugins. Only when you activate the plugins and thereby give your consent to data transmission in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, does your browser establish a direct connection to the provider’s servers. In this process, information about your device (including your IP address), your browser, and your page history is transmitted to the provider and possibly further processed, regardless of whether you are logged into an existing user profile. If you are logged into an existing user profile on the provider’s social network, information about interactions performed via the plugins will also be published there and displayed to your contacts. You can revoke your consent at any time by deactivating the activated plugin by clicking on it again. The revocation does not affect the data already transmitted to the provider. Data may also be transferred to: Meta Platforms Inc., USA. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider to ensure the protection of our site visitors’ data and to prevent 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 European data protection standards based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

    9.2 Pinterest Plugins On our website, plugins from the social network of the following provider are used: Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. These plugins enable direct interactions with content on the social network. To enhance the protection of your data when visiting our website, the plugins are initially deactivated and integrated into the page using a “2-click” or “Shariff” solution. This integration ensures that no connection to the provider’s servers is established when you access a page of our website that contains such plugins. Only when you activate the plugins and thereby give your consent to data transmission in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, does your browser establish a direct connection to the provider’s servers. In this process, information about your device (including your IP address), your browser, and your page history is transmitted to the provider and possibly further processed, regardless of whether you are logged into an existing user profile. If you are logged into an existing user profile on the provider’s social network, information about interactions performed via the plugins will also be published there and displayed to your contacts. You can revoke your consent at any time by deactivating the activated plugin by clicking on it again. The revocation does not affect the data already transmitted to the provider. Data may also be transferred to: Pinterest Inc., USA. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider to ensure the protection of our site visitors’ data and to prevent unauthorized disclosure to third parties. For data transfers to the USA, the provider relies on the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses, which are intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards.

    9.3 Judge.me On our website, graphic elements from the following provider are integrated to display external customer reviews and/or an externally awarded quality seal: Judge.me Ltd., c/o Buckworths, 2nd Floor, 1-3 Worship Street, London, England, EC2A 2AB, United Kingdom. When you access a page of our website that contains such graphic elements, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider’s servers to properly load the elements. In this process, certain browser information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider. If personal data is processed in this context, it is done in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our offer and the appealing design of our website. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider to ensure the protection of our site visitors’ data and to prevent unauthorized disclosure to third parties. For data transfers to the provider’s location, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

    10) Tools and Miscellaneous

    Cookie-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 in the form of an interactive user interface when the page is accessed, where consent for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications can be given by ticking a box. This ensures that such cookies are only loaded on the user’s device if the respective user gives their consent by ticking the box. The tool sets technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. Personal user data is generally not processed in this context. If personal data is processed for the purpose of storing, assigning, or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in a 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 processing is Art. 6(1)© GDPR. As the responsible party, we are legally obliged to make the use of technically unnecessary cookies dependent on the respective user’s consent. If necessary, we have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider to ensure the protection of our site visitors’ data and to prevent unauthorized disclosure to third parties. Further information about the operator and the settings options of the cookie-consent tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

    11) Rights of the Data Subject

    11.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following rights regarding the processing of your personal data, with reference to the respective legal basis for the exercise conditions:

  • Right to information according to Art. 15 GDPR;

  • Right to rectification according to Art. 16 GDPR;

  • Right to erasure according to Art. 17 GDPR;

  • Right to restriction of processing according to Art. 18 GDPR;

  • Right to notification according to Art. 19 GDPR;

  • Right to data portability according to Art. 20 GDPR;

  • Right to withdraw consent according to Art. 7(3) GDPR;

  • Right to lodge a complaint according to Art. 77 GDPR.

    11.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST IN THE CONTEXT OF A BALANCING 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 AFFECTED DATA. FURTHER PROCESSING REMAINS RESERVED IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT 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 FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING PURPOSES. YOU CAN EXERCISE THE OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE AFFECTED DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

    12) Duration of Storage of Personal Data The duration of the storage of personal data is determined based on the respective legal basis, the processing purpose, and—if applicable—additionally based on the respective statutory retention period (e.g., commercial and tax retention periods). When processing personal data based on explicit consent according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, the data concerned will be stored until you revoke your consent. If there are statutory retention periods for data processed within the scope of legal or similar obligations based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after the retention periods expire, provided it is no longer required for contract fulfillment or contract initiation and/or there is no legitimate interest on our part in further storage. When processing personal data based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object according to Art. 21(1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims. When processing personal data for direct marketing purposes based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object according to Art. 21(2) GDPR. Unless otherwise stated in the specific information of this declaration regarding specific processing situations, stored personal data will be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.