Privacy policy

7.2 Use of Payment Service Providers (Payment Services)

Amazon Pay

This website offers one or more online payment methods provided by:
Amazon Payments Europe s.c.a., 38 avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg

When selecting a payment method from this provider that requires prepayment (e.g., credit card payment), the payment details you provide during the order process (including name, address, bank and card information, currency, and transaction number) and information about your order are shared with the provider in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The transfer of your data is solely for the purpose of payment processing and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

Apple Pay

If you choose the "Apple Pay" payment method provided by Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland, the payment is processed via the "Apple Pay" function of your iOS, watchOS, or macOS device by debiting a payment card stored in "Apple Pay." Apple Pay uses security features integrated into your device's hardware and software to protect your transactions. To authorize a payment, you need to enter a code you have previously set or verify the payment using the "Face ID" or "Touch ID" function of your device.

For the purpose of payment processing, the information you provide during the order process and details about your order are transmitted to Apple in encrypted form. Apple then re-encrypts this data with a developer-specific key before transmitting it to the payment service provider associated with the payment card stored in Apple Pay. This encryption ensures that only the website where the purchase was made can access the payment data. After the payment is completed, Apple sends your device account number and a transaction-specific dynamic security code to the originating website to confirm the payment.

If personal data is processed during these transmissions, the processing is solely for the purpose of payment processing in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

Apple retains anonymized transaction data, including approximate purchase amounts, dates, and times, as well as whether the transaction was successfully completed. Anonymization ensures that the data cannot be linked to an individual. Apple uses anonymized data to improve "Apple Pay" and other Apple products and services.

If you use Apple Pay on an iPhone or Apple Watch to complete a purchase made via Safari on a Mac, the Mac and the authorizing device communicate via an encrypted channel on Apple servers. Apple does not process or store any of this information in a form that can identify you. You can disable the ability to use Apple Pay on your Mac in your iPhone settings by navigating to "Wallet & Apple Pay" and deactivating "Allow Payments on Mac."

For more information on Apple Pay's privacy policy, visit: https://support.apple.com/de-de/HT203027.

Klarna

This website offers one or more online payment methods provided by:
Klarna Bank AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden

When selecting a payment method from this provider that requires prepayment (e.g., credit card payment), the payment details you provide during the order process (including name, address, bank and card information, currency, and transaction number) and information about your order are shared with the provider in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The transfer of your data is solely for the purpose of payment processing and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

When selecting a payment method where the provider offers prepayment (e.g., invoice or installment purchase, direct debit), you will also be required to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, phone number, and potentially data for an alternative payment method).

To protect our legitimate interest in assessing the payment ability of our customers, this data is forwarded to the provider for a credit check in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Based on the personal data you provide, as well as other data (e.g., shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experiences), the provider evaluates whether the payment option you selected can be offered with regard to payment and/or default risks.

For the credit check, identity and credit information from the following agencies may also be considered in addition to provider-internal criteria:
https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_de/credit_rating_agencies

The credit check may include probability values (so-called score values). These scores are based on scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedures. The calculation of score values may include, but is not limited to, address data.

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

PayPal

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

When selecting a payment method from this provider that requires prepayment, the payment details you provide during the order process (including name, address, bank and card information, currency, and transaction number) and information about your order are shared with the provider in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The transfer of your data is solely for the purpose of payment processing and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

When selecting a payment method where we offer prepayment, you may also be required to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, phone number, and potentially data for an alternative payment method).

To protect our legitimate interest in assessing your payment ability, this data is forwarded to the provider for a credit check in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Based on the personal data you provide, as well as other data (e.g., shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experiences), the provider evaluates whether the payment option you selected can be offered with regard to payment and/or default risks.

The credit check may include probability values (so-called score values). These scores are based on scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedures. The calculation of score values may include, but is not limited to, address data.

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

Shopify Payments

This website offers one or more online payment methods provided by:
Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland

When selecting a payment method from this provider that requires prepayment (e.g., credit card payment), the payment details you provide during the order process (including name, address, bank and card information, currency, and transaction number) and information about your order are shared with the provider in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The transfer of your data is solely for the purpose of payment processing and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

SOFORT

This website offers one or more online payment options from the following provider:
SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany

If you select a payment method provided by this provider that requires advance payment (e.g., credit card payment), the payment data you provide 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 shared with the provider pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. This data transfer is solely for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

Stripe

This website offers one or more online payment options from the following provider:
Stripe Payments Europe Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland

If you select a payment method provided by this provider that requires advance payment (e.g., credit card payment), the payment data you provide 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 shared with the provider pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. This data transfer is solely for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

If you select a payment method where the provider assumes advance payment (e.g., purchase on account, installment purchase, or direct debit), you will also be required to provide certain personal data during the ordering process (e.g., first and last name, street address, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, email address, phone number, and, if applicable, information on an alternative payment method).

To protect our legitimate interest in assessing the creditworthiness of our customers, this data will be forwarded to the provider pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for the purpose of a credit check. Based on the personal data provided by you and other data (e.g., shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experiences), the provider will assess whether the payment option you selected can be granted in light of potential payment and/or default risks.

The credit check may include probability values (so-called score values). These score values are calculated based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical process. The calculation of score values includes, but is not limited to, address data.

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

8) Web Analytics Services

Google Analytics 4

This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”), which enables the analysis of your use of our website.

By default, Google Analytics 4 sets cookies during your website visit, which are small text files stored on your device and collect certain information. This information includes your IP address, which is truncated by Google to exclude direct personal identification.

The collected information is transmitted to Google servers and processed there. Transfers to Google LLC based in the USA may also occur.

Google uses this information on our behalf to evaluate your website usage, compile reports on website activities, and provide other services related to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. The data collected through Google Analytics 4 is stored for two months and then deleted.

All described processing activities, especially the setting of cookies on your device, are carried out only with your express consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. Without your consent, Google Analytics 4 will not be used during your visit. You can withdraw your consent at any time with future effect. To exercise your withdrawal right, deactivate this service using the “cookie consent tool” provided on the website.

We have entered into a data processing agreement with Google to ensure the protection of our visitors' data and prevent unauthorized sharing with third parties.

Further legal information about Google Analytics 4 is available at:

• https://policies.google.com/privacy

• https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Demographic Features

Google Analytics 4 includes the "demographic features" function, allowing for statistics on the age, gender, and interests of website visitors. This is based on advertising and information from third parties. These statistics help identify target groups for marketing activities. The collected data cannot be attributed to specific individuals and is deleted after two months.

Google Signals

As an extension of Google Analytics 4, this website may use Google Signals to create cross-device reports. If you have activated personalized ads and linked your devices to your Google account, Google may analyze your usage behavior across devices and generate database models for cross-device conversions, provided you consent to the use of Google Analytics under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. We only receive statistics from Google, not personal data.

To stop cross-device analysis, disable the “Personalized Ads” function in your Google account settings by following these instructions:
https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en

Further information about Google Signals is available at:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=en

User IDs

As an extension of Google Analytics 4, this website may use the “User IDs” function. If you have agreed to the use of Google Analytics 4 under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and created an account on this website, your activities (including conversions) can be analyzed across devices when you log in with this account.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider adheres to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

9) Retargeting/Remarketing and Conversion Tracking

Meta Pixel

Our online offering uses the "Meta Pixel" service provided by the following vendor:
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta").

When a user clicks on an advertisement we have placed on Facebook and/or Instagram, the URL of our linked page is extended with a parameter using "Meta Pixel." This URL parameter is then entered into the user's browser via a cookie set by our linked page after the redirection.

This enables Meta to identify visitors to our online offering as a target audience for displaying ads (so-called "Ads"). Accordingly, we use the service to show our Facebook and/or Instagram ads only to users who have shown interest in our online offering or who exhibit specific characteristics (e.g., interest in certain topics or products, determined by visited websites) that we transmit to Meta ("Custom Audiences").

Furthermore, "Meta Pixel" can track whether users have been redirected to our website after clicking on an ad and what actions they perform there ("Conversion Tracking").

The collected data is anonymous to us and does not allow us to deduce the identity of the users. However, Meta stores and processes the data, enabling a connection to the respective user profile, and Meta may use the data for its own advertising purposes.

All the processing described above, particularly the setting of cookies to read information from the device used, only occurs if you have explicitly consented to it under Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by deactivating this service via the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have entered into a data processing agreement with the vendor to ensure the protection of our website visitors' data and to prohibit unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

The information generated by Meta is typically transferred to a Meta server and stored there. In this context, data may also be transferred to servers of Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA.

For data transfers to the USA, the vendor has adhered to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

10) Website Functionalities

10.1 Facebook Plugins

Our website uses plugins from the social network provided by:
Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

These plugins enable direct interaction with content on the social network.

To enhance the protection of your data during your visit to 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 vendor's servers is established when you access a page on our website that contains such plugins.

Only when you activate the plugins and thereby consent to data transmission under Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR does your browser establish a direct connection to the vendor's servers. During this process, regardless of whether you are logged into an existing user profile, certain information about your device (including your IP address), browser, and browsing history is transmitted to the vendor and possibly further processed there.

If you are logged into an existing user profile on the vendor's social network, information about interactions performed via the plugins will also be published and shown to your contacts.
You can revoke your consent at any time by deactivating the activated plugin again. However, the revocation does not affect data already transmitted to the vendor.

Data may also be transferred to: Meta Platforms Inc., USA.

We have entered into a data processing agreement with the vendor to ensure the protection of our website visitors' data and to prohibit unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the vendor has adhered to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

10.2 Instagram Plugins

Our website uses plugins from the social network provided by:
Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

These plugins enable direct interaction with content on the social network.

To enhance the protection of your data during your visit to 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 vendor's servers is established when you access a page on our website that contains such plugins.

Only when you activate the plugins and thereby consent to data transmission under Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR does your browser establish a direct connection to the vendor's servers. During this process, regardless of whether you are logged into an existing user profile, certain information about your device (including your IP address), browser, and browsing history is transmitted to the vendor and possibly further processed there.

If you are logged into an existing user profile on the vendor's social network, information about interactions performed via the plugins will also be published and shown to your contacts.
You can revoke your consent at any time by deactivating the activated plugin again. However, the revocation does not affect data already transmitted to the vendor.

Data may also be transferred to: Meta Platforms Inc., USA.

We have entered into a data processing agreement with the vendor to ensure the protection of our website visitors' data and to prohibit unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the vendor has adhered to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

10.3 Pinterest Plugins

Our website uses plugins from the social network provided by:
Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

These plugins enable direct interaction with content on the social network.

To enhance the protection of your data during your visit to 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 vendor's servers is established when you access a page on our website that contains such plugins.

Only when you activate the plugins and thereby consent to data transmission under Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR does your browser establish a direct connection to the vendor's servers. During this process, regardless of whether you are logged into an existing user profile, certain information about your device (including your IP address), browser, and browsing history is transmitted to the vendor and possibly further processed there.

If you are logged into an existing user profile on the vendor's social network, information about interactions performed via the plugins will also be published and shown to your contacts.
You can revoke your consent at any time by deactivating the activated plugin again. However, the revocation does not affect data already transmitted to the vendor.

Data may also be transferred to: Pinterest Inc., USA.

We have entered into a data processing agreement with the vendor to ensure the protection of our website visitors' data and to prohibit unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the vendor relies on Standard Contractual Clauses issued by the European Commission, ensuring compliance with European data protection standards.