Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

  1. INFORMATION ON THE COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE DATA CONTROLLER

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website, and we thank you for your interest. Below, we inform you about the management of your personal data during the use of our website. Personal data refers to all data that allows you to be personally identified.

1.2 The data controller for this website under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Antonio Amari. The data controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides the purposes and means of processing personal data.

1.3 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the "https://" string and the padlock symbol in the browser bar.

  1. COLLECTION OF DATA DURING VISIT TO OUR WEBSITE

When you visit our website for purely informational purposes, that is, if you do not register or provide us with other information, we collect only the data that your browser sends to our server (the so-called "server log files"). When you visit our website, we collect the following data, which are technically necessary to show you the website:

  • The website visited
  • Date and time of access
  • Amount of data sent in bytes
  • Source/reference from which you came to the page
  • Browser used
  • Operating system used
  • IP address used (possibly in anonymous form)

The processing is carried out under Art. 6 par. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be transmitted or used otherwise. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files later if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

  1. COOKIES

To make the visit to our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted at the end of the browser session, that is, when the browser is closed (the so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). When cookies are set, they collect and process certain user information, such as browser and location data and IP address values individually. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie.

Some cookies are used to simplify the order process by storing settings (e.g., the content of a virtual shopping cart for a subsequent visit to the website). If personal data is also processed through the individual cookies we implement, the processing is carried out under Art. 6 par. 1 lit. b GDPR for the performance of the contract or under Art. 6 par. 1 lit. f GDPR to protect our legitimate interests in the best functionality of the website and an easy and effective page visit for the customer.

We may cooperate with advertising partners who help us make our internet offerings more interesting for you. To this end, during your visit to our website, cookies from partner companies may also be stored on your hard drive (third-party cookies). If we collaborate with the above advertising partners, you will be informed individually and separately about the use of such cookies and the scope of the information collected in the following paragraphs.

Please note that you can set your browser to be informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually on their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general. Each browser differs in how it handles cookie settings. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how to modify cookie settings. You will find these settings for the respective browsers at the following links:

  1. CONTACT

In the context of contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is collected. The data collected in the case of a contact form is visible in the respective form. This data is stored and used exclusively to respond to your request or to contact you and for related technical administration. The legal basis for the data processing is our legitimate interest in responding to your request according to Art. 6 par. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at the conclusion of a contract, the further legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 par. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted once your request has been fully processed unless there are legal retention obligations.

  1. PROCESSING OF DATA DURING THE OPENING OF A CUSTOMER ACCOUNT AND FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT

According to Art. 6 par. 1 lit. b GDPR, personal data is collected and processed when you provide this data for the execution of a contract or during the opening of a customer account. The data collected is visible in the respective input forms. The deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above-mentioned address of the controller. We store and use the data you provide for the execution of the contract. After the complete execution of the contract or the deletion of your customer account, your data will be blocked considering the fiscal and commercial retention periods and deleted upon expiration of these periods, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or unless further use of the data is permitted by law, of which we will inform you below.

  1. USE OF YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING

6.1 Subscription to Our Email Newsletter

If you subscribe to 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 inclusion of additional data is optional and is used to address you personally. For sending the newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in method. This means that we will only send you a newsletter via email if you explicitly confirm that you agree to receive the newsletters. We will then send you a confirmation email asking you to confirm that you wish to receive newsletters in the future.

By activating the confirmation link, you give your consent to the use of your personal data according to Art. 6 par. 1 lit. a GDPR. When you subscribe to the newsletter, we store the IP address provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of the subscription to be able to trace any misuse of your email address later. The data collected during the newsletter subscription is used exclusively to send you our newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the appropriate link in the newsletter itself or by sending a communication to the controller mentioned above. 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 unless we reserve further use of your data as permitted by law, as we inform you in this statement.

6.2 Sending the Newsletter via Email to Existing Customers

If you have provided your email address during the purchase of goods or services, we reserve the right to send you regular offers via email about products or services similar to those already purchased from our range. For this, no separate consent from you is required. The processing of data is carried out solely based on our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising according to Art. 6 par. 1 lit. f GDPR. If you initially objected to the use of your email address for this purpose, we will not send any emails. You have the right to object at any time to the use of your email address for the aforementioned advertising purpose, with effect for the future, by sending a communication to the controller indicated at the beginning. In this case, only the transmission costs according to basic rates will be charged. After receiving your objection, the use of your email address for advertising purposes will be immediately stopped.

  1. PROCESSING OF DATA FOR ORDER MANAGEMENT

7.1 The personal data we collect is transmitted to the transport company responsible for delivery, to the extent necessary for the delivery of goods. Your payment data will be transmitted to the bank responsible for the payment, to the extent necessary for payment management. If we use payment service providers, we will inform you explicitly below. The legal basis for the transmission of data is Art. 6 par. 1 lit. b GDPR.

7.2 Use of Payment Service Providers

PayPal
In the case of payment via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or - if offered - "purchase on account" or "installment payment" via PayPal, we transmit your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal"). The transmission is carried out according to Art. 6 par. 1 lit. b GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.
PayPal reserves the right to conduct a creditworthiness check for credit card payment via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or - if offered - "purchase on account" or "installment payment" via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be transmitted to credit agencies, according to Art. 6 par. 1 lit. f GDPR, based on PayPal's legitimate interest in verifying your creditworthiness. The result of the creditworthiness check regarding the statistical probability of insolvency is used by PayPal to decide on the provision of the respective payment method. The creditworthiness check may include probability values (the so-called score values). If score values are included in the result of the creditworthiness check, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical method. Among the data used for calculating the score values are, but not exclusively, address data. Further information on data protection, including the credit agencies used, is available in PayPal’s data protection statement: PayPal Privacy Policy. You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a communication to PayPal. However, PayPal may still be authorized to process your personal data if it is necessary for payment management according to the contract.

8) CONTACT FOR EVALUATION REMINDER

Own evaluation reminder (no submission via a customer rating system). We use your email address to remind you only once to leave a review of your order for the rating system we use, provided you gave us your explicit consent during or after the order, in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 letter a of the GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time by sending a communication to the data controller.

9) USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: SOCIAL PLUGINS

9.1 Facebook Plugin with Shariff Solution To ensure the protection of your data while visiting our website, these buttons are not integrated as plugins without restrictions but only using an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that, when accessing a page on our website that contains such buttons, no connection is established with Facebook’s servers. By clicking the button, a new browser window will open, calling up Facebook's page, where you can interact with the plugins (possibly after entering your login credentials). Facebook Inc., based in the USA, is certified for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, ensuring the level of data protection applicable in the EU is respected. The purpose and scope of data collection, further processing, and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights and available settings to protect your privacy, are outlined in Facebook’s privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

9.2 Google+ Plugin with Shariff Solution Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") from the social network Google+, operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). To ensure the protection of your data while visiting our website, these buttons are not integrated as plugins but using an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that when you access a page of our website containing such buttons, no connection is established with Google+ servers. When you click the button, a new browser window opens, which calls up the Google+ page, where you can interact with the plugins (possibly after entering your login credentials). Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, ensuring the level of data protection applicable in the EU is respected. The purpose and scope of data collection, further processing, and use of the data by Google, as well as your rights and available settings to protect your privacy, are outlined in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

9.3 Instagram Plugin with Shariff Solution Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") from the online service Instagram, operated by Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Instagram"). To ensure the protection of your data while visiting our website, these buttons are not integrated as plugins but using an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that, when you access a page of our website containing such buttons, no connection is established with Instagram’s servers. When you click the button, a new browser window opens, calling up Instagram’s page, where you can interact with the plugins (possibly after entering your login credentials). Instagram LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, ensuring the level of data protection applicable in the EU is respected. The purpose and scope of data collection, further processing, and use of the data by Instagram, as well as your rights and available settings to protect your privacy, are outlined in Instagram’s privacy policy: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/.

10) ONLINE MARKETING

10.1 DoubleClick by Google This website uses the online marketing tool DoubleClick by Google, operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("DoubleClick"). DoubleClick uses cookies to display relevant ads to users, improve campaign performance reports, or prevent users from seeing the same ads multiple times. Google uses a cookie ID to detect which ads are displayed in which browser and to avoid showing the same ads repeatedly. Data processing occurs based on our legitimate interest in optimizing the marketing of our website under Art. 6 para. 1 letter f of the GDPR.

Additionally, DoubleClick may use cookie IDs to track so-called conversions, which are related to ad requests. This happens, for example, when a user sees a DoubleClick ad and then visits the advertiser's website using the same browser and makes a purchase. According to Google, DoubleClick cookies do not contain personal information.

Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with Google’s server. We have no control over the extent and further use of the data collected by Google using this tool and, therefore, inform you according to our knowledge level: by integrating DoubleClick, Google receives the information that you have visited the corresponding page of our website or clicked on one of our ads. If you are registered with a Google service, Google may associate the visit with your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, it is possible that the provider obtains and stores your IP address.

If you wish to object to this tracking process, you can deactivate cookies for conversion tracking by configuring your browser to block cookies from the domain www.googleadservices.com, https://www.google.de/settings/ads, keeping in mind that this setting will be deleted if you delete your cookies. Alternatively, you can obtain information about cookie settings and configure the settings via the Digital Advertising Alliance at www.aboutads.info. Finally, you can configure your browser to inform you about cookie settings and decide individually whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies in specific cases or generally. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, ensuring the level of data protection applicable in the EU is respected.

Further information on DoubleClick by Google’s data protection can be found at the following link: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.

10.2 Use of Google AdWords Conversion Tracking This website uses the online advertising program "Google AdWords" and, within Google AdWords, the conversion tracking service from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). We use the Google AdWords service to draw attention to our interesting offers on external websites through advertising means (the so-called Google AdWords). In connection with campaign data, we can determine the success of individual advertising measures. Our goal is to show you advertisements that are of interest to you, make our website more interesting for you, and provide a fair evaluation of advertising costs.

The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on a Google AdWords ad. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer system. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages on this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can detect that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to that page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Therefore, cookies cannot be tracked across Google AdWords customer websites. The information collected through the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have enabled conversion tracking. The customers receive 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 information that personally identifies users. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can block the use of the Google conversion tracking cookie by deactivating it through your browser settings. In this case, you will not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. We use Google AdWords based on our legitimate interest in targeted advertising under Art. 6 para. 1 letter f of the GDPR.

Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, ensuring the level of data protection applicable in the EU is respected.

Further information on Google’s data protection policies can be found at the following link: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.

You can permanently deactivate the cookies for ad settings by preventing them from being stored through your browser settings or by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de.

Please note that some features of this website may not be usable or may be usable only to a limited extent if you disable cookies.

  1. WEB ANALYSIS SERVICES

Google (Universal) Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google LLC, headquartered at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies," which are text files stored on your computer to enable analysis of website usage. The information generated by the cookies about the use of the website (including the abbreviated IP address) is typically transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there. This website uses Google Analytics exclusively with the "_anonymizeIp()" extension, which ensures the anonymization of the IP address by abbreviation, preventing direct identification of individuals. With this extension, your IP address is shortened by Google within the European Union member states or other countries party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. In such exceptional cases, the processing is carried out according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR, based on our legitimate interest in statistical analysis of user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate the use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser in connection with Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can prevent the storage of cookies by configuring your browser software accordingly; however, please note that in this case, some functions of the website may not be available. In addition, you can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to website usage (including the IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. Alternatively, you can click the following link to set an opt-out cookie that will prevent the future collection of data by Google Analytics within this website (this opt-out cookie works only in this browser and for this domain; if you delete the cookies in this browser, you will need to click this link again): Disable Google Analytics. Google LLC, headquartered in the USA, is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield, ensuring compliance with the applicable data protection level in the EU. This website also uses Google Analytics for cross-device analysis of visitor flows, performed through a user ID. When a user visits the website for the first time, they are assigned a unique, permanent, and anonymous ID, which is set across different devices. This allows interaction data from various devices and sessions to be associated with a single user. The user ID does not contain personal data and does not transmit such data to Google. The collection and storage of data through the user ID can be deactivated at any time. To do this, you need to deactivate Google Analytics on all devices used, such as another browser or mobile device. Deactivation can be done using a Google browser plug-in: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. Alternatively, click the following link to set an opt-out cookie: Disable Google Analytics. More information on Universal Analytics is available here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2838718?hl=en&ref_topic=6010376.

  1. RETARGETING / REMARKETING / RECOMMENDED ADVERTISING

Facebook Custom Audience via Pixel Procedure

This website uses the "Facebook Pixel" from Facebook Inc., headquartered at 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Facebook"). With the explicit consent of the user, the behavior of users can be tracked after they have viewed or clicked on a Facebook advertisement. This method is used to evaluate the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes and can help optimize future advertising campaigns. The data collected is anonymous to us and does not provide any information about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook, so it can be associated with the respective user profile and used for advertising purposes, in accordance with Facebook's data usage policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). You can allow Facebook and its partners to display ads on Facebook and other websites. To do this, a cookie may be stored on your computer. Data processing takes place exclusively with explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a of the GDPR. Consent to the use of the Facebook Pixel can only be given by users over 13 years old. If you are younger, please ask your legal guardians for permission. Facebook Inc., headquartered in the USA, is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield, ensuring compliance with the applicable data protection level in the EU. You can disable the use of cookies on your computer by configuring the browser to prevent cookies from being stored. However, disabling all cookies may lead to the inability to use some features of our website. You can also disable the use of cookies by third parties, such as Facebook, on the Digital Advertising Alliance website: https://www.aboutads.info/choices/.

Google AdWords Remarketing

Our website uses Google AdWords Remarketing features, which allow us to advertise on Google and third-party websites. The provider is Google LLC, headquartered at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). For this purpose, Google places a cookie in your browser, allowing ads to be displayed based on your interests through a pseudonymous cookie ID, based on the pages you have visited. Processing takes place based on our legitimate interest in optimizing the marketing of our website under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR. Further data processing only takes place if you have consented to Google linking your web and app browsing history with your Google account and using your Google account information to personalize the ads you see on the web. If you are logged into Google during your visit to our site, Google will use your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define audience lists for cross-device remarketing. For this purpose, your personal data is temporarily linked by Google with Google Analytics data to form audience groups.

You can permanently disable the setting of cookies for advertising preferences by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/. Alternatively, you can find information on cookie settings at the Digital Advertising Alliance website: www.aboutads.info and configure the related settings. You can also set your browser to be notified about cookie settings and decide individually whether to accept them or exclude cookies for specific cases or in general. If you do not accept cookies, some features of our website may be limited.

Google LLC, headquartered in the USA, is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield, ensuring compliance with data protection standards in the EU. Further information on Google's privacy policies related to advertising is available at the following link: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/.

  1. DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS

13.1 The current data protection law grants you the following complete rights (access rights and intervention rights) with regard to the data controller of your personal data:

Right of access (Art. 15 of the GDPR): You have the right to obtain information about your personal data processed by us, the purposes of the processing, the categories of data processed, the recipients to whom your data has been disclosed, the retention period or the criteria used to determine that period, the existence of a right to rectification, deletion, limitation of processing, objection to processing, complaints to a supervisory authority, the origin of your data if not collected by you, the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, if applicable, significant information about the logic used and the expected consequences of such processing, as well as the right to be informed of the safeguards under Art. 46 of the GDPR in case of data transfer to third countries.

Right to rectification (Art. 16 of the GDPR): You have the right to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you and/or the completion of incomplete data.

Right to deletion (Art. 17 of the GDPR): You have the right to obtain the deletion of your personal data in cases provided for by Art. 17 of the GDPR, except for legal exceptions.

Right to restrict processing (Art. 18 of the GDPR): You have the right to obtain the restriction of processing in case of data contestation or other specific reasons.

Right to be informed (Art. 19 of the GDPR): You have the right to be informed about the recipients to whom your data has been disclosed, if rectified or deleted.

Right to data portability (Art. 20 of the GDPR): You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit them to another data controller.

Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 para. 3 of the GDPR): You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, with effect for the future.

Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 of the GDPR): If you believe that the processing of your data violates the GDPR, you can lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority.

13.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

WHEN WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON OUR LEGITIMATE INTERESTS WITHIN AN INTEREST BALANCE ASSESSMENT, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS RELATED TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE. IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE RELEVANT DATA. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE PROCESSING IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE LEGITIMATE AND COMPELLING REASONS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF A LEGAL CLAIM.

WHEN 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 ADVERTISING ACTIVITIES. YOU CAN EXERCISE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE RELEVANT DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

  1. STORAGE DURATION OF PERSONAL DATA

The duration of the storage of personal data is determined based on the respective legal basis, the purpose of the processing, and, if applicable, the corresponding statutory retention period (e.g., commercial and fiscal retention periods). After the expiration of the period, the corresponding data is regularly deleted if it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment or initiation of a contract and/or if we no longer have a legitimate interest in further storage.