Privacy Policy

The controller responsible for data processing is:

S•K•S GmbH; Hans Günter Weber; Christian Weber; Sebastian Weber

Ulmenstraße 4

85445 Schwaig/Oberding

Email: info@sks-gmbh.com

Phone: 0049 8122 6898-0

We are delighted that you are interested in our website. The protection of your privacy is very important to us. Below we provide you with detailed information about how we handle your data.

1. Access Data and Hosting

You can visit our website without providing any personal information. Each time a web page is accessed, the web server automatically stores 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 request, the amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider (access data), and documents the access. This access data is evaluated exclusively for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the site and improving our services. This serves to protect our predominantly legitimate interests in the correct presentation of our services within the scope of a balancing of interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR. All access data is deleted no later than seven days after the end of your visit to the site. All access data is only processed for as long as is necessary to achieve the above-mentioned processing purposes.

2. Data Processing for Contract Fulfilment and Contact

2.1 Data Processing for Contract Fulfilment

For the purpose of contract fulfilment (including enquiries about and handling of any existing claims under warranty, performance disruption and right of withdrawal, as well as any statutory update obligations) pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(b) GDPR, we collect personal data when you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your order. Mandatory fields are marked as such, as we require this data to process your order and cannot dispatch the order without it. The data collected is apparent from the respective input forms.

Further information on the processing of your data, in particular on its 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, your data will be restricted from further processing and deleted after expiry of the tax and commercial law retention periods pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(c) GDPR, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR or we reserve the right to further data use that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

2.2 Customer Account

Provided you have given your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR by choosing to open a customer account, we use your data for the purpose of opening a customer account and storing your data for future orders on our website. You can delete your customer account at any time, either by sending a message to the contact option described in this Privacy Policy or via a function provided for this purpose in the customer account. After your customer account has been deleted, your data will be erased, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR or we reserve the right to further data use that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

 Contact

As part of customer communication, we collect personal data to process your enquiries pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(b) GDPR when you voluntarily provide it to us when contacting us (e.g. via contact form, live chat tool or e-mail). Mandatory fields are marked as such, as we require this data to process your enquiry. The data collected is apparent from the respective input forms. After your enquiry has been fully processed, your data will be deleted, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR or we reserve the right to further data use that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

3. Data Processing for Shipping Purposes

For the purpose of contract fulfilment pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(b) GDPR, we pass on your data to the shipping service provider commissioned for delivery, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of ordered goods. If you have questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact the contact option described in this Privacy Policy.

 Transfer of Data to Shipping Service Providers for Delivery Notifications

If you have given us your express consent during or after your order, we will pass on your e-mail address to the selected shipping service provider on this basis pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR, so that the service provider can contact you prior to delivery for the purpose of delivery notification or scheduling.
Consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this Privacy Policy. 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 further data use that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement. If you have questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact the contact option described in this Privacy Policy.

4. Data Processing for Payment Purposes

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

4.1 Data Processing for Transaction Handling

Depending on the selected payment method, we pass on the data required for processing the payment transaction to our technical service providers, the commissioned credit institutions or the selected payment service provider, insofar as this is necessary for processing the payment. This serves the fulfilment of the contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(b) GDPR. In some cases, the payment service providers collect the data required for processing the payment themselves, e.g. on their own website or via a technical integration in the ordering process. In this respect, the privacy policy of the respective payment service provider applies.

Depending on the selected payment method, data transfers to third countries outside the EU/EEA may occur, for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision. Insofar as data transfers to third countries outside the EU/EEA take place for which the European Commission has not issued a decision on an adequate level of data protection, the cooperation is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

If you have questions about our payment processing partners or the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact the contact option mentioned in this Privacy Policy.

4.2 Data Processing for Fraud Prevention and Optimisation of Our Payment Processes

Where applicable, we provide the aforementioned service providers with further data which they use, together with the data required for processing the payment, for the purpose of fraud prevention and optimisation of our payment processes (e.g. invoicing, processing of disputed payments, support of accounting). This serves pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR to protect our predominantly legitimate interests within the scope of a balancing of interests in protecting ourselves against fraud and in efficient payment management.

4.3 Use of Debt Collection Agencies

We pass on your data to a commissioned debt collection agency, Zyklop Inkasso Deutschland GmbH – Part of Lowell Group, Am EUROPA-CENTER 1b, 45145 Essen, Germany, insofar as our payment claim has not been settled despite prior reminder. In this case, the claim is collected directly by the debt collection agency. This serves the fulfilment of the contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(b) GDPR as well as the protection of our predominantly legitimate interests within the scope of a balancing of interests in the effective assertion and enforcement of our payment claim pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR.

5. Advertising by E-Mail

5.1 E-Mail Newsletter with Registration

If you sign up for our newsletter, we will use the data required for this purpose or separately provided by you to send you our e-mail newsletter on a regular basis based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time, either by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a link provided for this purpose in the newsletter. After unsubscribing, we will delete your e-mail address from the mailing list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR or we reserve the right to further data use that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

5.2 Sending Review Requests by E-Mail

Provided you have given us your express consent during or after your order pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR, we will use your e-mail address to request a review of your order via the rating system we use. This consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this Privacy Policy or via a link provided for this purpose in the review request. After revocation of your consent, we will delete your e-mail address from the mailing list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR or we reserve the right to further data use that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

The review requests may also be sent by our service provider Trusted Shops SE, Subbelrather Str. 15C, 50823 Cologne ("Trusted Shops").

In the context of sending review requests, we receive information about the respective status from Trusted Shops (e.g. whether the review request was sent and whether it was received). This is done pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR to fulfil our legitimate interest in receiving information about review invitations in order to make optimisations if necessary, as well as to fulfil the legitimate interest of Trusted Shops in being able to offer this service.

We are jointly responsible with Trusted Shops for the sending of review requests and for the collection and display of review and status information.

Within the framework of the joint responsibility existing between us and Trusted Shops, please preferably contact Trusted Shops for data protection questions and to assert your rights, whose contact options you can find here. Further information on data protection can be found at the following link here. Independently of this, you can always contact us using the contact option described in this Privacy Policy. Your enquiry will then, if necessary, be forwarded to the other controller for a response.

6. Cookies and Further 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 stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us to recognise your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). The storage duration can be found in the overview in the cookie settings of your web browser.

Privacy Protection on End Devices

When using our online services, we use strictly necessary technologies in order to be able to provide the explicitly requested digital service. The storage of information on your device or access to information already stored on your device does not require consent in this respect.

For functions that are not strictly necessary, the storage of information on your device or access to information already stored on your device requires your consent. We would like to point out that if consent is not given, parts of the website may not be available without restriction. Any consents you have given will remain in effect until you adjust or reset the respective settings on your device.

Any Subsequent Data Processing by Cookies and Further Technologies

We use such technologies that are strictly necessary for the use of certain functions of our website. These technologies collect and process the IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website. This serves to protect our predominantly legitimate interests in an optimised presentation of our services within the scope of a balancing of interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR.

We also use technologies to fulfil the legal obligations to which we are subject (e.g. to be able to demonstrate 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 Privacy Policy.

Cookie Settings

The cookie settings for your browser can be found at the following links: Microsoft Edge™ / Safari™ / Chrome™ / Firefox™ / Opera™

Insofar as you have consented to the use of the technologies pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR, you can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact options described in the Privacy Policy. Alternatively, you can click on the privacy button. 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 other technologies we use on our website, and to obtain, manage and document your consent, where required, to the processing of your personal data by these technologies. This is required pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(c) GDPR to fulfil our legal obligation pursuant to Art. 7(1) GDPR to be able to demonstrate your consent to the processing of your personal data, to which we are subject. Cookiebot is a service of Usercentrics A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark, which processes your data on our behalf.
After you submit your cookie declaration on our website, Cookiebot's web server stores your anonymised IP address, the date and time of your declaration, browser information, the URL from which the declaration was sent, information about your consent behaviour, and an anonymous random key. A cookie is also set that contains information about your consent behaviour and the key. Your data will be deleted after twelve months, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR or we reserve the right to further data use that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: USA.

The adequacy decision for the USA serves as the basis for third-country transfers insofar as the respective service provider is certified. Until certification by our service providers, the data transfer continues to be based on the following: Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

6.3 Information on Third-Country Transfers (Data Transmission to Third Countries)

We use technologies from service providers on our website whose registered offices and/or server locations may be in third countries outside the EU or EEA. If there is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the relevant country, an adequate level of data protection must be ensured by means of other suitable guarantees.

Suitable guarantees in the form of contractually agreed standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission or binding internal data protection rules (Binding Corporate Rules) are generally possible, but require prior verification by the contracting parties as to whether an adequate level of protection can be ensured. According to the case law of the ECJ, it may be necessary to take additional protective measures for this purpose.

We have generally agreed with the technology providers we use who process personal data in a third country on the standard data protection clauses issued by the EU Commission. Where possible, we also agree additional guarantees intended to ensure that adequate data protection is guaranteed in third countries without an adequacy decision.

Notwithstanding this, it may occur that despite all contractual and technical measures, the level of data protection in the third country does not correspond to that of the EU. In such cases, we ask you, where necessary, within the framework of the cookie consent, for your consent pursuant to Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR for the transfer of your personal data to a third country.
In particular, there is a risk that local authorities in the third country may, from a European data protection perspective, receive access rights to your personal data that are not sufficiently restricted, that we as the data exporter or you as the data subject do not become aware of this and/or that you may not have sufficient legal remedies available to prevent this and/or to take action against such access.

In particular, the following countries are currently among the third countries without an adequacy decision by the EU Commission (examples):

• China
• Russia
• Taiwan

You can find out which third countries we transfer data to in the data protection notices for each tool used and/or the consent management / Consent Manager Platform (CMP) service we use.

7. Use of Cookies and Other Technologies

We use the following cookies and other third-party technologies on our website. Unless otherwise specified for the individual technologies, this is done on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR. After the purpose has ceased and the respective technology has been discontinued by us, the data collected in this context will be deleted. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. Further information on your revocation options can be found in the section "Cookies and Further Technologies". Further information, including the basis of our cooperation with the individual providers, can be found under the individual technologies. If you have questions about the providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact the contact option described in this Privacy Policy.

7.1 Use of Google Services

We use the technologies of Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”) described below. The information automatically collected by Google technologies about your use of our website is generally transmitted to and stored on a server of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Unless otherwise specified for the individual technologies, data processing is based on an agreement between joint controllers pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR concluded for the respective technology. Further information on data processing by Google can be found in Google's Privacy Policy.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and EEA. No adequacy decision by the European Commission exists for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. 

 Google Analytics

For the purpose of website analysis, Google Analytics automatically collects and stores data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website), from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. Cookies may be used for this purpose. If you visit our website from the EU, your IP address is stored on a server located in the EU to derive location data and is then immediately deleted before the traffic is forwarded to further Google servers for processing. Data processing is based on an order processing agreement with Google.

For the purpose of optimised marketing of our website, we have activated the data sharing settings for “Google products and services”. This allows Google to access the data collected and processed by Google Analytics and subsequently use it to improve Google services. The sharing of data with Google within the framework of these data sharing settings is based on an additional agreement between controllers. We have no influence on the subsequent data processing by Google.

For the purpose of optimised marketing of our website, we use the so-called User ID function. This function allows us to assign a unique, permanent ID to your interaction data across one or more sessions on our online presence, thus enabling us to analyse your user behaviour across devices and sessions.

For web analysis, the extension function of Google Analytics Google Signals enables so-called “cross-device tracking”. Insofar as your internet-capable devices are linked to your Google account and you have activated the “personalised advertising” setting in your Google account, Google can create reports on your usage behaviour (in particular cross-device user numbers), even if you change your device. Processing of personal data by us does not take place in this respect; we only receive statistics created on the basis of Google Signals.

For web analysis and advertising purposes, the extension function of Google Analytics enables the so-called DoubleClick cookie to recognise your browser when visiting other websites. Google will use this information to compile reports on website activities and to provide further services related to website use.

If you do not give us consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR to the use of Google Analytics, no cookies will be stored on or read from your device. The data processing described in the preceding paragraphs will not take place. To close gaps in web analysis through behavioural and conversion modelling, pings with data (user agent, information on your consent behaviour, screen resolution, IP address) are sent to Google.

 Google AdSense

Our website markets space for third-party advertisements via Google AdSense. These advertisements are displayed to you at various places on this website. The so-called DoubleClick cookie enables the display of interest-based advertising through the collection and processing of data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website) as well as the automatic assignment of a pseudonymous UserID, which is used to determine interests based on visits to this and other websites.

 Google Ads

For advertising purposes in Google search results and on third-party websites, the so-called Google Remarketing cookie is set when you visit our website. This cookie automatically enables interest-based advertising through the collection and processing of data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website) and by means of a pseudonymous cookie ID and on the basis of the pages you have visited. Further data processing only takes place if you have activated the “personalised advertising” setting in your Google account. If in this case you are logged into Google while visiting our website, Google uses your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define target group lists for cross-device remarketing.

For website analysis and event tracking, we measure your subsequent usage behaviour via Google Ads Conversion Tracking when you have reached our website via a Google Ads advertisement. Cookies may be used for this purpose and data may be collected (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website based on events specified by us, such as visiting a website or signing up for a newsletter), from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms.

If you do not give us consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR to the use of Google Ads, no cookies will be stored on or read from your device. The data processing described in the preceding paragraphs will not take place. To close gaps in web analysis through behavioural and conversion modelling, pings with data (user agent, information on your consent behaviour, screen resolution, IP address, page URL, information on ad clicks in URL parameters) are sent to Google. Your IP address is used to derive the IP country.

 Google Maps

For the visual display 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 it is then processed by Google. We have no influence on this subsequent data processing.

 Google reCAPTCHA

For the purpose of protecting our web forms from misuse and from spam by automated software (so-called bots), Google reCAPTCHA collects data (IP address, time of visit, browser information, and information about your use of our website) and analyses your use of our website by means of a so-called JavaScript and cookies. In addition, other cookies stored in your browser by Google services are evaluated. Data processing is based on an order processing agreement with Google. Users of a customer who access websites protected by reCAPTCHA are no longer subject to Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

 Google Tag Manager

The Google Tag Manager allows us to manage various codes and services on our website. When implementing the individual tags, Google may also process personal data (e.g. IP address, online identifiers (including cookies)). Data processing is based on an order processing agreement with Google.

The use of the Google Tag Manager allows the integration of various services/technologies to be achieved.
If you do not wish to use individual tracking services and have therefore deactivated them, the deactivation remains in effect for all affected tracking tags that are integrated via the Google Tag Manager.

 YouTube Video Plugin

For the integration of third-party content, the YouTube Video Plugin in the extended privacy mode we use collects data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information), transmits it to Google, and it is then processed by Google, but only if you play a video.

7.2 Use of Meta Services

 Use of Meta Pixel

We use Meta Pixel within the framework of the technologies of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Facebook (by Meta)” or “Meta Platforms Ireland”) described below. The Meta Pixel automatically collects and stores data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website based on events specified by us, such as visiting a website or signing up for a newsletter), from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. In the context of so-called advanced data matching, information is also collected and stored in hashed form for matching purposes that can be used to identify individuals (e.g. names, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers). For this purpose, Meta Pixel automatically sets a cookie when you visit our website, which automatically enables recognition of your browser when visiting other websites by means of a pseudonymous cookie ID. Meta Platforms Ireland will combine this information with further data from your Facebook account and use it to compile reports on website activities and to provide further services related to website use, in particular personalised and group-based advertising.
The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland technologies about your use of our website is generally transmitted to and stored on a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. Further information on data processing by Meta Platforms Ireland can be found in the Privacy Policy of Meta Platforms Ireland.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: Brazil, USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Argentina.

The adequacy decision for the USA serves as the basis for third-country transfers insofar as the respective service provider is certified. Certification is in place.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Mexico. No adequacy decision by the European Commission exists for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on the following guarantees:  Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

 Meta Ads Manager

We use Meta Ads Manager to advertise this website on Facebook (by Meta) and on other platforms. We determine the parameters of the respective advertising campaign. Meta Platforms Ireland is responsible for the precise implementation, in particular the decision on the placement of advertisements to individual users. Unless otherwise specified for the individual technologies, data processing is based on an agreement between joint controllers pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR. The joint responsibility is limited to the collection of data and its transmission to Meta Platforms Ireland. The subsequent data processing by Meta Platforms Ireland is not covered by this.

On the basis of the statistics on visitor activities on our website created via Meta Pixel, we conduct group-based advertising on Facebook (by Meta) via Custom Audiences by determining the characteristics of the respective target group. In the context of the advanced data matching (see above) taking place to determine the respective target group, Meta Platforms Ireland acts as our processor.

On the basis of the pseudonymous cookie ID set by Meta Pixel and the data collected about your usage behaviour on our website, we conduct personalised advertising via Custom Audiences.

Via Conversions (via Meta Pixel or Conversations API), we measure your subsequent usage behaviour for web analysis and event tracking when you have reached our website via a Meta Ads Manager advertisement. Data processing is based on an order processing agreement with Meta Platforms Ireland.

7.3 Other Providers of Web Analytics and Online Marketing Services

 Use of Vimeo Video Plugin for Integration of Third-Party Content

For the integration of third-party content, the video plugin of Vimeo Inc., 330 West 34th Street, 5th Floor, New York 10011, USA (“Vimeo”) collects data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information), transmits it to Vimeo, and it is then processed by Vimeo. Data processing is based on an agreement between joint controllers pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR. Google Analytics is automatically integrated in the Vimeo Video Plugin. For the purpose of website analysis, Google Analytics automatically collects and stores data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website), from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. Cookies may be used for this purpose. Google Analytics is a service of Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). The information automatically collected by Google about your use of our website is generally transmitted to and stored on a server of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. If you visit our website from the EU, your IP address is stored on a server located in the EU to derive location data and is then immediately deleted before the traffic is forwarded to further Google servers for processing. We have no influence on or access to the data processing by Vimeo, including the settings and results of Google Analytics.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and EEA. No adequacy decision by the European Commission exists for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. 

8. Integration of the Trusted Shops Trustbadge / Other Widgets

Trusted Shops widgets are integrated on this website to display Trusted Shops services (e.g. quality seal, collected reviews) and to offer Trusted Shops products to buyers after an order.

This serves to protect our predominantly legitimate interests in optimal marketing by enabling secure shopping pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR. The Trustbadge and the services advertised with it are a service of Trusted Shops SE, Subbelrather Str. 15C, 50823 Cologne ("Trusted Shops"), with whom we are jointly responsible under data protection law pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR. We inform you below within the framework of these data protection notices about the essential contract contents pursuant to Art. 26(2) GDPR.

Within the framework of the joint responsibility existing between us and Trusted Shops SE, please preferably contact Trusted Shops for data protection questions and to assert your rights, using the contact options provided in the Privacy Information. Independently of this, you can always contact the controller of your choice. Your enquiry will then, if necessary, be forwarded to the other controller for a response.

 Data Processing When Integrating the Trustbadge / Other Widgets

The Trustbadge is provided by a US-American CDN provider (Content Delivery Network). An adequate level of data protection is ensured in each case by an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, which for the USA is accessible here. Service providers used from the USA are generally certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further information is available here. If service providers used are not certified under the DPF, standard contractual clauses have been agreed as appropriate guarantees.

When the Trustbadge is accessed, the web server automatically stores a so-called server log file, which also contains your IP address, date and time of the access, data volume transferred, and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the access. The IP address is anonymised immediately after collection, so that the stored data cannot be attributed to you personally. The anonymised data is used in particular for statistical purposes and for error analysis.

 Data Processing After Order Completion

After order completion, the Trustbadge accesses order information stored on your device (order total, order number, product purchased if applicable) as well as your e-mail address. This is necessary in order to be able to offer you the Trusted Shops services and to have your order automatically protected if applicable. For this purpose, your e-mail address hashed using a cryptological one-way function is transmitted to Trusted Shops. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR.

This serves to check whether you are already registered for services at Trusted Shops and is therefore necessary for the fulfilment of our and Trusted Shops' predominant legitimate interests in providing the buyer protection and transactional review services linked to the specific order pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR. If this is the case, further processing takes place in accordance with the contractual agreement between you and Trusted Shops. If you are not yet registered for the services, you will subsequently be given the opportunity to do so for the first time. Further processing after registration is also governed by the contractual agreement with Trusted Shops. If you do not register, all transmitted data will be automatically deleted by Trusted Shops and a personal reference will no longer be possible.

Trusted Shops uses service providers in the areas of hosting, monitoring and logging. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation. Processing may take place in third countries (USA, Great Britain and Israel). An adequate level of data protection is ensured in each case by an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, which for the USA is accessible here, for Great Britain here and for Israel here. Service providers used from the USA are generally certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further information is available here. If service providers used are not certified under the DPF, standard contractual clauses have been agreed as appropriate guarantees.

9. Social Media

 Our Online Presence on Facebook (by Meta), Instagram (by Meta), YouTube, Xing

Insofar as you have given your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR to the respective social media operator, when visiting our online presences on the above-mentioned social media platforms, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. These can be used to, for example, display advertisements inside and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to your interests. Cookies are generally used for this purpose. Please refer to the privacy notices of the providers linked below for detailed information on the processing and use of data by the respective social media operator, as well as a contact option and your related rights and setting options to protect your privacy. If you still need assistance in this regard, you can contact us.

Facebook (by Meta) is a service of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Meta Platforms Ireland”). The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Facebook (by Meta) is generally transmitted to and stored on a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. Data processing in the context of visiting a Facebook (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between joint controllers pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: Brazil, USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Argentina.

The adequacy decision for the USA serves as the basis for third-country transfers insofar as the respective service provider is certified. Certification is in place.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Mexico.
No adequacy decision by the European Commission exists for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on the following guarantees:  Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

Instagram (by Meta) is a service of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Meta Platforms Ireland”). The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Instagram is generally transmitted to and stored on a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. Data processing in the context of visiting an Instagram (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between joint controllers pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: Brazil, USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Argentina.

The adequacy decision for the USA serves as the basis for third-country transfers insofar as the respective service provider is certified. Certification is in place.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Mexico.
No adequacy decision by the European Commission exists for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on the following guarantees: Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

YouTube is a service of Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). The information automatically collected by Google about your use of our online presence on YouTube is generally transmitted to and stored on a server of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and EEA. No adequacy decision by the European Commission exists for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. 

Xing is a service of New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and EEA. No adequacy decision by the European Commission exists for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. 

10. Contact Options and Your Rights

10.1 Your Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

• pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein;
• pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, the right to immediately request the correction of incorrect or completion of your personal data stored by us;
• pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, insofar as further processing is not required
  • for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
  • for the fulfilment of a legal obligation;
  • for reasons of public interest or
  • for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;
• pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data, insofar as
  • the accuracy of the data is disputed by you;
  • the processing is unlawful but you refuse its deletion;
  • we no longer need the data but you require it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, or
  • you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
• pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request its transmission to another controller;
• pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company's registered office for this purpose.

Right to Object Insofar as we process personal data as explained above to protect our predominantly legitimate interests within the scope of a balancing of interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future. If processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. Insofar as processing is carried out for other purposes, you only have a right to object if there are reasons arising from your particular situation. After exercising your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. This does not apply if processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes. In that case, we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

10.2 Contact Options

Data Protection Officer:
Martina Demmel
Seeseitener Str. 2
82402 Seeshaupt
Germany

M.Demmel@speer-it.com