Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

1) INFORMATION ON THE COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA AND CONTACT DETAILS OF THE CONTROLLER

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We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is any data that can personally identify you.

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The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Byron&Bondi . The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

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For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser bar.

2) DATA COLLECTION WHEN VISITING OUR WEBSITE

If you use our website purely for informational purposes, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called “server log files”). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary to display the website:

  • Our visited website

  • Date and time at the time of access

  • Amount of data sent in bytes

  • Source/reference from which you came to the page

  • Browser used

  • Operating system used

  • IP address used (possibly in anonymized form)

The processing is carried out pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of unlawful use.

3) COOKIES

To make your visit to our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies on various pages. These are small text files stored on your end device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the browser session ends (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your end device and allow us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies).

If cookies are set, they collect and process specific user information such as browser and location data and IP address values. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a predefined duration, which may vary depending on the cookie.

In part, cookies help simplify the ordering process (e.g., remembering the contents of a virtual shopping cart for a later visit). If personal data is also processed by individual cookies implemented by us, the processing takes place either in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR to fulfill the contract or in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interest in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the site visit.

We may work with advertising partners who help us make our internet offering more interesting for you. For this purpose, cookies from partner companies (third-party cookies) may also be stored on your hard drive when you visit our website. If we cooperate with the aforementioned advertising partners, you will be informed individually and separately about the use of such cookies and the extent of the information collected in the paragraphs below.

Please note that you can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and individually decide on their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general. Each browser differs in how it manages cookie settings. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how you can change your cookie settings. You can find this information for each browser at the links provided below:

Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

4) CONTACTING US

As part of contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is collected. The specific data collected in the case of a contact form can be seen from the respective form itself. These data are stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your inquiry and for the associated technical administration.

The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Your data will be deleted once your request has been completely processed, provided that it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively resolved and there are no statutory retention obligations.

5) DATA PROCESSING WHEN OPENING A CUSTOMER ACCOUNT AND FOR CONTRACT PROCESSING

Pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed if you provide them to us for the purpose of executing a contract or opening a customer account. The data collected can be seen from the respective input forms.

You can delete your customer account at any time by sending a message to the controller mentioned above. We store and use the data you provide for contract processing. After the contract has been completely fulfilled or your customer account has been deleted, your data will be blocked with regard to retention periods under tax and commercial law and deleted after these periods expire, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we are legally permitted to continue using the data, which we inform you about below if applicable.

6) USE OF YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING

6.1 Subscription to our Email Newsletter
If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your email address. Providing additional data is voluntary and is used to address you personally.

We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to send the newsletter. This means we will only send you a newsletter by email once you have explicitly confirmed that you consent to receiving it. We will then send you a confirmation email asking you to confirm by clicking a link that you want to receive newsletters in the future.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. When registering for the newsletter, we store your IP address as provided by your Internet service provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration to trace any potential misuse of your email address at a later time.

The data collected when registering for the newsletter is used exclusively for promotional communication via the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a message to the controller named above. Once unsubscribed, your email address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter distribution list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data beyond that which is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this policy.

6.2 Newsletter Delivery to Existing Customers
If you have provided us with your email address in connection with the purchase of goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar goods or services by email. We do not need separate consent from you to do this.

Data processing in this context takes place solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If you initially objected to the use of your email address for this purpose, we will not send such emails. You can object to the use of your email address for advertising purposes at any time with effect for the future by notifying the controller mentioned above. The only cost to you is the transmission cost according to the base rates.

After receipt of your objection, the use of your email address for advertising purposes will be discontinued immediately.

7) DATA PROCESSING FOR ORDER HANDLING

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We pass on personal data collected by us during the execution of the contract to the shipping company responsible for delivery, to the extent necessary to deliver the goods. We also pass on your payment data to the commissioned credit institution as part of payment processing, provided this is necessary. If payment service providers are used, we will inform you explicitly below. The legal basis for data transfer is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

7.2 Use of Payment Service Providers (Payment Services)

  • PayPal
    When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – "purchase on account" or "installment payment" via PayPal, we forward your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg. The transfer is made pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and only insofar as it is necessary for payment processing.

PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit check for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – "purchase on account" or "installment payment" via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be transferred to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on PayPal’s legitimate interest in determining your solvency. The result of the credit check with regard to the statistical probability of default is used by PayPal for the decision on the provision of the respective payment method.

The credit check may include score values (so-called probability values), which are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical methods and may include address data, among others.

Further information on PayPal's data protection practices, including the credit agencies used, can be found in PayPal's privacy policy:
https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

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

8) CONTACTING FOR REVIEW REMINDERS

Own review reminder (not via a customer review system)
We use your email address to send a one-time reminder to submit a review of your order, provided you have expressly consented to this during or after placing your order, pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the data controller.

9) USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: SOCIAL PLUGINS

9.1 Facebook Plugins with Shariff Solution
Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") from the social network Facebook, operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Facebook").

To increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are not fully integrated as plugins but only as HTML links. This ensures that when a page containing such buttons is accessed, no direct connection is made with Facebook servers. Only when you click on the button does a new browser window open and direct you to the Facebook page, where you can interact with the plugins (possibly after logging in).

Facebook Inc., based in the USA, is certified under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield agreement, which ensures compliance with the data protection standards applicable in the EU.

For more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and further processing and use of data by Facebook, as well as your rights and settings options to protect your privacy, please see Facebook's privacy policy:
https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

9.2 Google+ Plugins with Shariff Solution
Our website uses social plugins ("plugins") from the social network Google+, operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google").

To better protect your data, these buttons are also embedded only as HTML links. When you click on such a link, a new browser window opens and takes you to the Google+ page where you can interact with the plugins.

Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield agreement, which ensures compliance with the data protection standards applicable in the EU.

For more information on how Google collects and processes your data and how to manage your privacy, see Google’s privacy policy:
https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/

9.3 Instagram Plugin with Shariff Solution
Our website uses social plugins ("plugins") from the online service Instagram, operated by Instagram LLC., 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Instagram").

To protect your data during your visit to our website, these plugins are also implemented as HTML links. Clicking on one of these links will open a new browser window and take you to Instagram, where you can interact with its plugins (after logging in if necessary).

Instagram LLC, based in the USA, is certified under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield agreement, which ensures compliance with the data protection standards applicable in the EU.

For more information on the purpose and scope of Instagram’s data collection and processing, your rights, and your privacy options, please refer to Instagram’s privacy notice:
https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/

10) ONLINE MARKETING

10.1 DoubleClick by Google
This website uses the DoubleClick online marketing tool by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“DoubleClick”).

DoubleClick uses cookies to display ads that are relevant to users, improve campaign performance reports, or prevent a user from seeing the same ads multiple times. Google uses a cookie ID to determine which ads are shown in which browser and can prevent them from being displayed multiple times.

Processing is based on our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our website in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

In addition, DoubleClick can use cookie IDs to track so-called conversions, which are related to ad requests. For example, this occurs when a user sees a DoubleClick ad and later uses the same browser to visit the advertiser's website and make a purchase. According to Google, DoubleClick cookies do not contain any personal information.

Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with Google's servers. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by Google through the use of this tool and therefore inform you according to our knowledge:
By integrating DoubleClick, Google receives the information that you have accessed the relevant part of our website or clicked on an ad from us. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can associate the visit with your account. Even if you are not registered or logged in with Google, there is a chance that Google will identify and store your IP address.

If you want to opt out of this tracking, you can disable cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain www.googleadservices.com:
https://www.google.de/settings/ads
(Note: this setting may be deleted when you clear your cookies.)

Alternatively, you can visit the Digital Advertising Alliance website at
www.aboutads.info to learn more about setting cookies and make your preferences known.

Google LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, which ensures compliance with EU data protection standards.

For more information on DoubleClick's data protection practices, visit:
https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

10.2 Use of Google AdWords Conversion Tracking
This website uses the online advertising program "Google AdWords" and, in this context, conversion tracking by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).

We use Google AdWords to display ads on external websites and to evaluate the success of our campaigns. We pursue the interest of showing you ads that match your interests and of making our website more interesting.

The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on a Google ad. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. These cookies generally expire after 30 days and are not used to personally identify users. If a user visits certain pages on this site while the cookie is still valid, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected.

Each Google AdWords client receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot be tracked across different AdWords customer websites. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to compile conversion statistics for AdWords clients. These clients learn how many users clicked on their ad and were redirected to a conversion-tagged page. However, they do not receive any information that could identify users personally.

If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can block this use by disabling the Google Conversion Tracking cookie in your browser settings.

We use Google AdWords based on our legitimate interest in targeted advertising under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Google LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield agreement, ensuring compliance with EU data protection standards.

You can find more information about Google’s privacy policies here:
https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

You can also permanently disable Google ads cookies by using the browser plugin at:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de

Please note that disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

11) WEB ANALYTICS SERVICES

Google (Universal) Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google").

Google Analytics uses “cookies,” which are text files stored on your device that enable an analysis of your website use. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including the abbreviated IP address) is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

This website uses Google Analytics exclusively with the "_anonymizeIp()" extension, which ensures anonymization of the IP address by shortening it and prevents direct personal identification. In exceptional cases, the full IP address may be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. In such cases, processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, reflecting our legitimate interest in statistical analysis of user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes.

Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website and internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser via Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser accordingly. However, please note that you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your website use (including your IP address) and its processing by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Alternatively, you can click this link to set an opt-out cookie that will prevent data collection by Google Analytics within this website in the future:
Deactivate Google Analytics
(Note: This opt-out cookie only works in this browser and for this domain. If you delete your cookies, you must click the link again.)

Google LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield agreement.

Google Analytics is also used for cross-device visitor analysis using a User ID. When you access the site for the first time, you are assigned a unique, permanent, anonymized ID, which is used across devices. This allows interaction data from multiple sessions and devices to be associated with a single user.

You can object to this data collection and storage at any time with effect for the future. To do so, you must disable Google Analytics on all devices you use, such as by installing the browser plugin:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

More information on Universal Analytics can be found at:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2838718?hl=en

12) RETARGETING / REMARKETING / REFERRAL ADVERTISING

Facebook Custom Audiences via Pixel Method
This website uses the “Facebook Pixel” from Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Facebook").

If you have given your explicit consent, this enables the tracking of user behavior after they have seen or clicked on a Facebook advertisement. This process is used to evaluate the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes and may help optimize future advertising efforts.

The data collected is anonymous to us and does not allow us to draw any conclusions about your identity. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook, allowing a connection to your user profile. Facebook may use this data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with its data usage policy:
https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

This may enable Facebook and its partners to display ads on and outside of Facebook. A cookie may be stored on your computer for this purpose. These processing operations are only carried out with your explicit consent under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Consent to the use of the Facebook Pixel may only be given by users who are older than 13 years. If you are younger, please ask your parent or guardian for permission.

Facebook Inc., based in the USA, is certified under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield agreement, which ensures compliance with EU data protection standards.

To deactivate the use of cookies on your device, you can configure your browser to block cookies or delete those already stored. However, disabling all cookies may limit the functionality of our website.

You can also opt out of third-party cookies such as those from Facebook on the Digital Advertising Alliance website:
https://www.aboutads.info/choices/

Google AdWords Remarketing
Our website uses the features of Google AdWords Remarketing to advertise this site in Google search results and on third-party websites. The provider is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).

To enable this, Google sets a cookie in your browser that allows interest-based advertising based on the pages you visit. Processing is based on our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our website in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Further data processing only occurs if you have consented to Google linking your web and app browsing history with your Google account and using this information to personalize ads. If you are logged in to Google while visiting our website, Google may combine your browsing history with Google Analytics data to create and define target audiences for cross-device remarketing.

You can permanently opt out of personalized advertising by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/

Alternatively, you can visit the Digital Advertising Alliance website:
https://www.aboutads.info/
to configure ad preferences and learn more about cookie usage.

Google LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield agreement.

For more information on advertising and Google’s privacy practices, visit:
https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/

13) RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECT

13.1
The applicable data protection law grants you comprehensive rights concerning the processing of your personal data by the controller. These include:

  • Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR): You have the right to obtain information about your stored personal data, its processing purposes, data categories, recipients, storage duration, and other aspects such as your rights to rectification, deletion, restriction, objection, and lodging complaints.

  • Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): You have the right to correct inaccurate data or complete incomplete data.

  • Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): You may request deletion of your data under certain conditions. This does not apply where data is required for legal obligations, public interest, or legal claims.

  • Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR): You may request the restriction of data processing under certain conditions (e.g., if you contest accuracy or object to processing).

  • Right to notification (Art. 19 GDPR): If you assert your right to rectification, erasure, or restriction, we are obliged to inform all recipients to whom the data was disclosed, unless impossible or involves disproportionate effort.

  • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR): You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format and to transmit it to another controller, where technically feasible.

  • Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR): You may revoke consent at any time with future effect. Processing up to the point of withdrawal remains lawful.

  • Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR): If you believe your data is being processed in violation of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, especially in your country of residence or work.

13.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT
IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON OUR LEGITIMATE INTEREST PURSUANT TO ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION AT ANY TIME WITH FUTURE EFFECT.

IF YOU MAKE USE OF YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS OR IF PROCESSING IS REQUIRED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING.

IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL IMMEDIATELY STOP PROCESSING YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

14) DURATION OF STORAGE OF PERSONAL DATA

The duration of the storage of personal data is determined based on the respective statutory retention period (e.g., commercial and tax law retention periods).

After the expiration of the respective period, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, provided it is no longer required for the fulfillment or initiation of a contract and/or there is no legitimate interest on our part to continue storing it.

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