Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

The person responsible for data processing is:
Christian Blau
Kreuzdeich 6
25489 Haseau
Germany Germany
info@christian-blau.de

Telephone: 0049174566266

Thank you for your interest in our online shop. The protection of your privacy is very important to us. In the following we will inform you in detail about the handling of your data.

1. Access data and hosting

You can visit our website without providing any information about yourself. Each time a website is called up, the web server automatically only saves a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, the date and time of the call, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the call. This access data is evaluated exclusively for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the site and improving our offer. This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a weighing of interests, in a correct presentation of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit.f GDPR. All access data will be deleted no later than seven days after the end of your site visit.

Hosting

The services for hosting and displaying the website are partially provided by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise stated in the present data protection declaration, all access data and all data that are collected in the forms provided on this website are processed on their servers. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

2. Data processing for contract processing, establishing contact and opening a customer account

We collect personal data if you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your order or when you contact us (e.g. using the contact form or email). Mandatory fields are marked as such, because in these cases we need the data to process the contract or to process your contact and you cannot send the order or contact without them. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. We use the data you have provided to process the contract and to process your inquiries in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b GDPR.
Insofar as you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Par GDPR by deciding to open a customer account, we will use your data for the purpose of opening a customer account. Further information on the processing of your data, in particular on the transfer to our service providers for the purpose of order, payment and shipping processing, can be found in the following sections of this privacy policy. After the contract has been fully processed or your customer account has been deleted, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after expiry of the retention periods under tax and commercial law in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 lit. c GDPR, unless you expressly request further use You have consented to your data in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration. The deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy or using a function provided for this in the customer account.

Data transfer for the purpose of age verification

If your order includes goods whose sale is subject to age restrictions, we use a reliable process that includes a personal identity and age check to ensure that the customer has reached the required minimum age. For this purpose, the SCHUFA Identity Check is used on our website. This service is operated by SCHUFA Holding AG, Kormoranweg 5, 65201 Wiesbaden, Germany (hereinafter: SCHUFA).
In order to ensure the required minimum age, individual personal data (e.g. name, address and date of birth) are transmitted to SCHUFA Holding AG. A so-called identity check with Q-Bit is then carried out, which was positively assessed by the Commission for Youth Media Protection (KJM) for age verification. According to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit.f DSGVO, the data transfer to SCHUFA serves to safeguard our legitimate interests, which are predominant in the context of a weighing up of interests, in ensuring an offer that complies with youth protection law and compliance with the legal provisions on youth protection. A credit check does not take place in this respect.

3. Data processing for the purpose of dispatch processing

In order to fulfill the contract in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b GDPR, we pass on your data to the shipping service provider commissioned with the delivery, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of the ordered goods

Data transfer to shipping service providers for the purpose of shipping notification

If you have given us your express consent to this during or after your order, we will forward your e-mail address to the selected shipping service provider in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. can contact you prior to delivery for the purpose of delivery notification or coordination.
The consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or directly to the shipping service provider at the contact address listed below. After revocation, we will delete the data you have provided for this purpose, 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 will inform you in this declaration.

United Parcel Service Deutschland S.à r.l. & amp; Co. OHG
Görlitzer Strasse 1
41460 Neuss
Germany

4. Data processing for payment processing

When processing payments in our online shop, we work together with these partners: technical service providers, credit institutions, payment service providers.

4.1 Data processing for transaction processing

Depending on the selected payment method, we pass on the data necessary for processing the payment transaction to our technical service providers who work for us in the context of order processing, or to the commissioned credit institutions or to the selected payment service provider, insofar as this is necessary to process the payment is required. This serves to fulfill the contract in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b GDPR. In some cases, the payment service providers collect the data required to process the payment themselves, e.g. B. on your own website or via a technical integration in the ordering process. The data protection declaration of the respective payment service provider applies in this respect.
If you have any questions about our partners for payment processing and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

4.2 Data processing for the purpose of fraud prevention and the optimization of our payment processes

If necessary, we give our service providers further data, which they use together with the data necessary for the processing of the payment as our contract processors for the purpose of fraud prevention and the optimization of our payment processes (e.g. invoicing, processing of contested payments, support of accounting). In accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit.f GDPR, this serves to safeguard our legitimate interests, which are predominant in the context of a weighing of interests, in our protection against fraud and in efficient payment management.

4.3 Identity and credit checks when choosing Klarna payment services

Klarna Pay now (direct debit)
If you opt for the payment services of Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter Klarna), we ask for your consent in accordance with Art 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR that we are allowed to transmit the data necessary for the processing of the payment and an identity and credit check to Klarna. In Germany, for the identity and credit check, the Privacy Policy from credit agencies named by Klarna. Klarna uses the information received about the statistical probability of a payment default for a balanced decision on the establishment, implementation or termination of the contractual relationship. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option mentioned in this data protection declaration. As a result, we may no longer be able to offer you certain payment options. You can revoke your consent to this use of personal data at any time to Klarna.

5. Advertising by email

E-mail newsletter with registration

If you register for our newsletter, we use the data required for this or separately provided by you in order to regularly send you our e-mail newsletter based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR .
You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time and you can either send a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or use a link provided in the newsletter.

After unsubscribing, we will delete your e-mail address from the recipient 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 which we inform you about in this declaration inform.

6. Cookies and other technologies

6.1 General information

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies including so-called cookies on various pages. Cookies are small text files that are automatically saved on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit us (persistent cookies).
We use technologies that are absolutely necessary for the use of certain functions of our website (e.g. shopping cart function). These technologies collect and process the IP address, time of the visit, device and browser information and information about your use of our website (e.g. information about the content of the shopping cart). In the context of a weighing of interests, this serves predominantly legitimate interests in an optimized presentation of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit.f GDPR.

We also use technologies to fulfill the legal obligations to which we are subject (e.g. to be able to prove consent to the processing of your personal data) as well as for web analysis and online marketing. Further information on this, including the respective legal basis for data processing, can be found in the following sections of this data protection declaration.

You can find the cookie settings for your browser under the following links: Microsoft Edge ™ / Safari ™ / Chrome ™ / Firefox ™ / Opera ™

Insofar as you have consented to the use of the technologies in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a GDPR, you can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in the data protection declaration. Alternatively, you can also access the following link: Germany. If cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

6.2 Cookiebot Consent Management Platform

We use Cookiebot on our website to inform you about the cookies and the other technologies that we use on our website, as well as to obtain, manage and obtain your consent, if necessary, to the processing of your personal data by these technologies document. This is necessary in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 lit. c GDPR in order to fulfill our legal obligation in accordance with Art. 7 Paragraph 1 GDPR to be able to prove your consent to the processing of your personal data, to which we are subject. Cookiebot is an offer from Cybot A / S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark, which processes your data on our behalf.
After submitting your cookie declaration on our website, the Cookiebot web server stores your anonymized IP address, the date and time of your declaration, browser information, the URL from which the declaration was sent, information about your consent behavior and an anonymous random key. In addition, a cookie is used that contains the information on your consent behavior and the key. Your data will be deleted after twelve months, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond that which is permitted by law and beyond which we will inform you in this declaration.

7. Use of cookies and other technologies for web analysis and advertising purposes

Insofar as you have given your consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 lit. a GDPR, we use the following cookies and other third-party technologies on our website. After the purpose and end of the use of the respective technology by us, the data collected in this context will be deleted. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. You can find more information about your cancellation options in the section "Cookies and other technologies". For more information, including the basis of how we work with each vendor, see each technology. If you have any questions about the providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

7.1 Use of Google services

We use the following technologies from Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). The information automatically collected by Google technologies about your use of our website is usually transferred to a server of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. If your IP address is collected using Google technologies, it will be shortened by activating IP anonymization before it is saved on Google's servers. The full IP address is only transmitted to a Google server and shortened there in exceptional cases. Unless otherwise stated for the individual technologies, the data processing takes place on the basis of an agreement concluded for the respective technology between jointly responsible persons in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. You can find more information about data processing by Google in the Google's privacy policy .

Google Analytics

For the purpose of website analysis, Google Analytics data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information and information about your use of our website) are automatically collected and stored, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. Cookies may be used. Your IP address is generally not merged with other Google data. The data processing takes place on the basis of an agreement on order processing by Google.

For the purpose of optimized marketing of our website, we have activated the data release settings for "Google products and services" . In this way, Google can access the data collected and processed by Google Analytics and then use it to improve Google services. The data release to Google within the scope of these data release settings takes place on the basis of an additional agreement between those responsible. We have no influence on the subsequent data processing by Google.

Google Maps

For the visual representation of geographical information, Google Maps collects data about your use of the maps functions, in particular the IP address and location data, transmits it to Google and then processes it by Google. We have no influence on this subsequent data processing.

7.2 Use of Facebook services

Use of Facebook Pixel

We use the Facebook pixel within the scope of the following technologies of Facebook Ireland Ltd ., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook"). With the Facebook Pixel, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information about your use of our website based on events specified by us such as visiting a website or newsletter registration) are automatically collected and stored, from which you are using usage profiles are created by pseudonyms. As part of the so-called extended data comparison, hashed information is also collected and stored for comparison purposes, with which individuals can be identified (e.g. names, Email addresses and phone numbers). For this purpose, a cookie is automatically set by the Facebook pixel when you visit our website, which automatically enables your browser to be recognized when you visit other websites using a pseudonymous CookieID. Facebook will combine this information with other data from your Facebook account and use it to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website usage, in particular personalized and group-based advertising.
The ones automatically collected by Facebook technologies Information about your use of our website is usually transferred to a server operated by Facebook, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. If the data transfer to the USA is our responsibility, our cooperation is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. You can find more information about data processing by Facebook in the data protection information from Facebook .

Facebook Analytics

As part of Facebook Analytics, statistics about visitor activities on our website are created from the data collected with the Facebook Pixel about your use of our website. The data processing takes place on the basis of an agreement on order processing by Facebook. Your analysis serves the optimal presentation and marketing of our website.

Facebook Ads

We use Facebook Ads to advertise this website on Facebook and other platforms. We determine the parameters of the respective advertising campaign. Facebook is responsible for the exact implementation, in particular the decision about the placement of the advertisements with individual users. Unless otherwise stated for the individual technologies, data processing takes place on the basis of an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. The joint responsibility is limited to the collection of the data and its transmission to Facebook Ireland. The subsequent data processing by Facebook Ireland is not covered by this.

8. Integration of the Trusted Shops Trustbadge

The Trusted Shops Trustbadge is integrated on this website to display our Trusted Shops seal of approval and any reviews we may have collected, as well as to offer Trusted Shops products to buyers after an order

This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a weighing up of interests, in optimal marketing by enabling safe shopping in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit.f GDPR. The Trustbadge and the services advertised with it are an offer from Trusted Shops GmbH, Subbelrather Str.15C, 50823 Cologne. The Trustbadge is provided by a CDN provider (Content Delivery Network) as part of order processing. Trusted Shops GmbH also uses service providers from the USA. An adequate level of data protection is ensured. Further information on data protection at Trusted Shops GmbH can be found here .

When you call up the Trustbadge, the web server automatically saves a so-called server log file, which also contains your IP address, the date and time of the call, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the call. Individual access data are stored in a security database for the analysis of security issues. The log files are automatically deleted no later than 90 days after creation.

Further personal data is transferred to Trusted Shops GmbH if you decide to use Trusted Shops products after completing an order or if you have already registered for use. The contractual agreement made between you and Trusted Shops applies. For this purpose, personal data is automatically collected from the order data. Whether you are already registered as a buyer for a product use is automatically checked using a neutral parameter, the email address hashed by a cryptological one-way function. The e-mail address is converted into this hash value, which cannot be decrypted for Trusted Shops, before transmission. After checking for a match, the parameter is automatically deleted.

Further personal data is transferred to Trusted Shops GmbH if you decide to use Trusted Shops products after completing an order or if you have already registered for use. The contractual agreement made between you and Trusted Shops applies. For this purpose, personal data is automatically collected from the order data. Whether you are already registered as a buyer for a product use is automatically checked using a neutral parameter, the email address hashed by a cryptological one-way function. The e-mail address is converted into this hash value, which cannot be decrypted for Trusted Shops, before transmission. After checking for a match, the parameter is automatically deleted.

This is necessary for the fulfillment of our and Trusted Shops ‘predominant legitimate interests in the provision of the buyer protection linked to the specific order and the transactional evaluation services in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit.f GDPR. Further details, including how to object, can be found in the Trusted Shops data protection declaration linked above and in the Trustbadge.

9. Social Media

9.1 Social plugins from Facebook, Instagram

Social buttons from social networks are used on our website. These are only integrated into the page as HTML links so that no connection is established with the servers of the respective provider when you visit our website. If you click on one of the buttons, the website of the respective social network opens in a new window in your browser. There you can, for example, press the Like or Share button.

9.2 Our online presence on Facebook, Instagram

Insofar as you have given your consent to the respective social media operator in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 lit. Advertising purposes are automatically collected and stored, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to place advertisements inside and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to your interests. Cookies are usually used for this. The detailed information on the processing and use of the data by the respective social media operator as well as a contact option and your related rights and setting options to protect your privacy can be found in the data protection information of the providers linked below. If you still need help in this regard, you can contact us.

Facebook is an offer from Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland (" Facebook Ireland ") which is automatically provided by Facebook Ireland The information collected about your use of our online presence on Facebook is usually transmitted to a server operated by Facebook, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. Data processing when visiting a Facebook fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here .

Instagram is an offer from Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland (" Facebook Ireland ") The information automatically collected by Facebook Ireland about your use of our Online presence on Instagram is usually transferred to a server of Facebook, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and saved there. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. Data processing when visiting an Instagram fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here .

10. Contact options and your rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

  • According to Art. 15 GDPR the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified there;
  • According to Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
  • According to Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing
    • to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
    • to fulfill a legal obligation;
    • for reasons of public interest or
    • is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims;
  • According to Art. 18 GDPR the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as
    • the accuracy of the data is contested by you;
    • the processing is unlawful, but you refuse to delete it;
    • we no longer need the data, but you need them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or
    • You have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
  • In accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another person responsible;
  • According to Art. 77 GDPR the right to complain to a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or work or our company headquarters.

If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, information, correction, restriction or deletion of data as well as revocation of granted consent or objection to a specific use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our imprint.

Right of objection
Insofar as we process personal data as explained above to safeguard our legitimate interests, which are predominant in the context of a weighing of interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is carried out for the purposes of direct marketing, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If the processing is carried out for other purposes, you only have a right of objection if there are reasons that arise from your particular situation.

After exercising your right of objection, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes, unless we can prove compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

This does not apply if the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes. Then we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

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