Privacy Policy

This English privacy policy is a translation provided for your convenience. Only the German original („Datenschutzerklärung“) is authoritative and legally binding.

Privacy Policy

The controller responsible for data processing is:

Martin Schmid

Lise-Meitner-Str. 9

72202 Nagold

Email: info@blechblaeser-noten.de

Phone: 07452-818454

Thank you for your interest in our website. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. Below, we explain in detail how we handle your data.

1. Access data and hosting

You can visit our website without telling us who you are. Each time a page is requested, the web server merely stores a so-called server log file automatically, 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 which documents the request. This access data is evaluated exclusively to ensure the trouble-free operation of the site and to improve our offering. This serves to protect our legitimate interests in the correct presentation of our offering, which prevail in the balancing of interests, pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. All access data is processed only for as long as is necessary to achieve the purposes stated above.

 Hosting

The services for hosting and displaying the website are provided in part by our service providers, who process data on our behalf. Unless otherwise explained in this privacy policy, all access data and all data collected in the forms provided for this purpose 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 privacy policy.

2. Data processing to perform the contract and to handle enquiries

2.1 Data processing to perform the contract

To perform the contract (including enquiries about and the handling of any claims under warranty law, the law on breach of contract and the right of withdrawal, as well as any statutory obligations to provide updates) pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, we collect personal data when you provide it to us voluntarily as part of your order. Mandatory fields are marked as such, because in these cases we need the data to perform the contract and cannot ship your order without it. The forms show which data is collected.

Further information on the processing of your data, in particular on its disclosure to our service providers for order processing, payment and shipping, can be found in the following sections of this privacy policy. Once the contract has been fully performed, the processing of your data is restricted, and the data is deleted once the retention periods under tax and commercial law have expired, pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this in a way that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this policy.

2.2 Customer account

Where you have given your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR by choosing to open a customer account, we use your data to open the customer account and to store 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 through a function provided for this purpose in the customer account. Once your customer account has been deleted, your data is deleted, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this in a way that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this policy.

 Contacting us

As part of our communication with customers, we collect personal data pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR in order to handle your enquiries, when you provide it to us voluntarily when contacting us (e.g. via the contact form, a live chat tool or e-mail). Mandatory fields are marked as such, because in these cases we need the data to handle your enquiry. The forms show which data is collected. Once your enquiry has been fully handled, your data is deleted, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this in a way that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this policy.

3. Data processing for shipping

To perform the contract pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, we pass your data on to the shipping provider commissioned with the delivery, insofar as this is necessary to deliver the goods ordered. 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 privacy policy.

 Disclosure to shipping providers for delivery notifications

Where you have given us your express consent during or after your order, we pass your e-mail address and telephone number on to the selected shipping provider on the basis of that consent pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, so that the provider can contact you before delivery to announce or arrange it.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy. After you withdraw it, we delete the data you provided for this purpose, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this in a way that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this policy. 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 privacy policy.

4. Data processing for payment

We work with the following partners to process payments in our online shop: technical service providers, credit institutions, payment service providers.

4.1 Data processing to execute transactions

Depending on the payment method you select, we pass the data necessary to process the payment transaction on to our technical service providers, to the credit institutions we have commissioned or to the selected payment service provider, insofar as this is necessary to process the payment. This serves to perform the contract pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR. Some payment service providers collect the data required to process the payment themselves, e.g. on their own website or through a technical integration in the ordering process. In that case, the privacy policy of the respective payment service provider applies.

Depending on the payment method you select, data may be transferred to third countries outside the EU/EEA for which the European Commission has decided that they ensure an adequate level of data protection. Where data is transferred to third countries outside the EU/EEA for which the European Commission has not adopted an adequacy decision, our cooperation is based on the standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

If you have any questions about our payment partners or the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option given in this privacy policy.

4.2 Data processing for fraud prevention and to optimise our payment processes

Where applicable, we give the service providers named above further data, which they use together with the data necessary to process the payment for fraud prevention and to optimise our payment processes (e.g. invoicing, handling disputed payments, supporting our accounting). Pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, this serves to protect our legitimate interests, which prevail in the balancing of interests, in protecting ourselves against fraud and in efficient payment management.

5. Advertising by e-mail

5.1 E-mail newsletter with subscription

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we use the data required for this, or data you provide separately, to send you our e-mail newsletter regularly on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time, either by sending a message to the contact option described below or through a link provided for this purpose in the newsletter. Once you have unsubscribed, we delete your e-mail address from the list of recipients, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this in a way that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this policy.

5.2 Sending the newsletter

The newsletter may also be sent by our service providers, who process data on our behalf. 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 privacy policy.

Our service providers are based in and/or use servers in the following countries, for which the European Commission has decided that they ensure an adequate level of data protection: USA

The adequacy decision for the USA serves as the basis for the transfer to a third country insofar as the respective service provider is certified.  A certification under the European Commission's decision is in place.

6. Cookies and other technologies

 General information

To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies on various pages, including so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored automatically on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted again at the end of the browser session, i.e. when you close 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). You can see how long they are stored in the overview in your web browser's cookie settings.

Protection of privacy on end devices

When you use our online offering, we use strictly necessary technologies in order to provide the digital service you have expressly requested. Storing information on your device, or accessing information already stored on your device, does not require consent to that extent.

For functions that are not strictly necessary, storing information on your device, or accessing information already stored on your device, requires your consent. Please note that if you do not give your consent, parts of the website may not be fully usable. Any consent you have given remains in effect until you adjust or reset the relevant settings on your device.

Possible downstream data processing through cookies and other technologies

We use technologies that are strictly necessary for the use of certain functions of our website. These technologies collect and process your IP address, the time of your visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website. This serves our legitimate interests, which prevail in the balancing of interests, in an optimised presentation of our offering pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

Cookie settings

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

Where you have consented to the use of these technologies pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, you can withdraw your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy.

7. Social media

 Our presence on Facebook (by Meta) and Instagram (by Meta)

Where you have given your consent to the respective social media operator pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, your data is automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes when you visit our presences on the social media named above, and usage profiles are created from it using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to place advertisements inside and outside the platforms that presumably match your interests. Cookies are generally used for this. For detailed information on how the respective social media operator processes and uses the data, as well as a contact option and your rights and settings in this regard to protect your privacy, please refer to the providers' privacy notices linked below. Should you nevertheless need help 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 that Meta Platforms Ireland automatically collects about your use of our presence on Facebook (by Meta) is generally transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, and stored there. Data processing when you visit 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 based in and/or use servers in the following countries, for which the European Commission has decided that they ensure an adequate level of data protection: Brazil, USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Argentina.

The adequacy decision for the USA serves as the basis for the transfer to a third country insofar as the respective service provider is certified. A certification is in place.

Our service providers are based in and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Mexico.
There is no adequacy decision of the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on these safeguards:  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 that Meta Platforms Ireland automatically collects about your use of our presence on Instagram is generally transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, and stored there. Data processing when you visit 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 based in and/or use servers in the following countries, for which the European Commission has decided that they ensure an adequate level of data protection: Brazil, USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Argentina.

The adequacy decision for the USA serves as the basis for the transfer to a third country insofar as the respective service provider is certified. A certification is in place.

Our service providers are based in and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Mexico.
There is no adequacy decision of the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on these safeguards: standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

8. How to contact us, and your rights

8.1 Your rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

• under Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information, to the extent specified there, about your personal data that we process;
• under Art. 16 GDPR, the right to request without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data stored by us, or the completion of that data;
• under Art. 17 GDPR, the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is necessary
  • for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information;
  • for compliance with a legal obligation;
  • for reasons of public interest; or
  • for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;
• under Art. 18 GDPR, the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as
  • you contest the accuracy of the data;
  • the processing is unlawful but you oppose its erasure;
  • we no longer need the data, but you need it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; or
  • you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
• under Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, or to request its transmission to another controller;
• under Art. 77 GDPR, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your habitual residence or place of work, or of our registered office.

8.2 How to contact us

If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, about information, rectification, restriction or erasure of data, or about withdrawing consent you have given or objecting to a particular use of your data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our legal notice.

Data protection officer:
Martin Schmid
Lise-Meitner-Str. 9
72202 Nagold
Germany
07452-818454
info@blechblaeser-noten.de