Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data means any data that can identify you personally. Detailed information about data protection can be found in our privacy policy below.

Data Collection on Our Website

Who is responsible for collecting data on this website?

Data on this website is processed by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in this website’s legal notice.

How do we collect your data?

Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data you enter in a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data, such as your web browser, operating system or the time you access a page. This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Some data is collected to ensure that the website functions correctly. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice about this or any other data protection questions. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Analytics and Third-Party Tools

When you visit our website, your browsing behaviour may be statistically analysed. This is mainly done using cookies and analytics programs. Your browsing behaviour is generally analysed anonymously and cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Details can be found in our privacy policy under “Third-party modules and analytics tools”.

You can object to this analysis. This privacy policy explains how you can do so.

2. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection requirements and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data means data that can identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purposes this happens.

Please note that data transmission over the internet, for example when communicating by email, may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information about the Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Axel Henschke & Ute Berger GbR
Hauffstrasse 53
15517 Fürstenwalde

Telephone: +49 151 26086491
Email: kontakt@mitsegeln-saarow.de

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data, such as names, email addresses or similar information.

Withdrawing Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are possible only with your express consent. You may withdraw consent you have already given at any time by sending us an informal email. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of data processing carried out before it was withdrawn.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of a breach of data protection law, the person concerned has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent authority for data protection matters is the data protection commissioner of the German federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection commissioners and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract, or to have it provided to a third party, in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only where technically feasible.

Objection to Promotional Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact details published as part of the mandatory legal notice to send unsolicited advertising or information materials. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited promotional information being sent, such as spam emails.

3. Data Collection on Our Website

Cookies

Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. They help make our services more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are session cookies. They are deleted automatically at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognise your browser on your next visit.

You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set, allow cookies only in individual cases, reject cookies in certain cases or altogether, and delete cookies automatically when you close the browser. Disabling cookies may restrict the functionality of this website.

Cookies required for electronic communications or for providing specific functions you request, such as a shopping basket, are stored on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to provide technically reliable and optimised services. Where other cookies, such as those analysing your browsing behaviour, are stored, they are addressed separately in this privacy policy.

Server Log Files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. This includes:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not combined with other data sources.

The legal basis for processing this data is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits processing for the performance of a contract or steps taken before entering into a contract.

Comments on This Website

When you use the comments function on this website, we store your comment, the time it was posted, your email address and, if you do not post anonymously, your chosen username.

Storage of IP Addresses

Our comments function stores the IP addresses of users who post comments. As we do not review comments on our website before publication, we need this data to take action against the author in the event of legal infringements, such as insults or propaganda.

How Long Comments Are Stored

Comments and associated data, such as IP addresses, are stored and remain on our website until the content commented on is completely deleted or the comments must be deleted for legal reasons, for example if they are offensive.

Legal Basis

Comments are stored on the basis of your consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time by sending us an informal email. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing already carried out.

4. Analytics Tools and Advertising

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses cookies: text files stored on your computer that allow your use of the website to be analysed. Information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google Analytics cookies are stored on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour to optimise both its website and its advertising.

IP Anonymisation

We have enabled IP anonymisation on this website. Google therefore truncates your IP address within member states of the European Union or other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmitting it to the USA. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of this website’s operator, Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity and provide the website operator with other services related to website and internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data.

Browser Plugin

You can prevent cookies from being stored by changing your browser settings. Please note, however, that you may then be unable to use all the functions of this website in full. You can also prevent Google from collecting and processing the data generated by the cookie relating to your use of the website, including your IP address, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at this link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Objecting to Data Collection

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected during future visits to this website: Disable Google Analytics.

For more information about how Google Analytics handles user data, see Google’s privacy information: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Data Processing on Our Behalf

We have entered into a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

5. Newsletter

Newsletter Data

If you wish to receive the newsletter offered on this website, we require your email address and information allowing us to verify that you own the email address provided and consent to receiving the newsletter. No other data is collected, or it is collected only voluntarily. We use this data solely to send the information requested and do not disclose it to third parties.

Data entered in the newsletter registration form is processed solely on the basis of your consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent to the storage of your data and email address and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example through the unsubscribe link in the newsletter. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing already carried out.

Data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter is stored until you unsubscribe and is deleted after you cancel your subscription. Data stored by us for other purposes, such as email addresses for the members’ area, is not affected.

MailChimp

This website uses MailChimp to send newsletters. The provider is The Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.

MailChimp is a service that can organise and analyse the sending of newsletters, among other things. If you enter data to receive the newsletter, such as your email address, it is stored on MailChimp’s servers in the USA.

MailChimp is certified under the EU–US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA.

We can use MailChimp to analyse our newsletter campaigns. When you open an email sent through MailChimp, a file in the email, known as a web beacon, connects to MailChimp’s servers in the USA. This allows us to determine whether a newsletter was opened and which links were clicked. Technical information is also collected, such as access time, IP address, browser type and operating system. This information cannot be associated with an individual newsletter recipient. It is used solely for statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results can help us better tailor future newsletters to recipients’ interests.

If you do not want MailChimp to analyse your use of the newsletter, you must unsubscribe. Each newsletter contains an unsubscribe link. You can also unsubscribe directly on the website.

Data is processed on the basis of your consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can withdraw this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing already carried out.

Data you provide for receiving the newsletter is stored until you unsubscribe and is then deleted from both our servers and MailChimp’s servers. Data stored by us for other purposes, such as email addresses for the members’ area, is not affected.

For further details, see MailChimp’s terms and privacy provisions at: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/.

Conclusion of a Data Processing Agreement

We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement with MailChimp, requiring it to protect our customers’ data and not disclose it to third parties. The agreement can be viewed at: https://mailchimp.com/legal/forms/data-processing-agreement/sample-agreement/.

6. Plugins and Tools

Google Web Fonts

This website uses web fonts provided by Google to display fonts consistently. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its cache to display text and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, your browser must connect to Google’s servers. This informs Google that our website has been accessed through your IP address. We use Google Web Fonts in the interest of presenting our online services consistently and attractively. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer is used.

Further information about Google Web Fonts is available at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Google Maps

This website uses the Google Maps mapping service through an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

To use Google Maps functions, your IP address must be stored. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this website has no influence over this data transmission.

We use Google Maps in the interest of presenting our online services attractively and making the locations listed on our website easy to find. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

For more information about how user data is handled, see Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

7. Online Marketing and Affiliate Programmes

Amazon Affiliate Programme

The operators of these pages participate in the Amazon EU affiliate programme. Our pages contain Amazon advertisements and links to Amazon.de through which we may earn advertising commissions. Amazon uses cookies to identify the source of orders. This allows Amazon to recognise that you clicked the affiliate link on our website.

Amazon cookies are stored on the basis of Article 6(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in this, as cookies are the only means of determining the amount of affiliate remuneration.

For more information about Amazon’s use of data, see Amazon’s privacy policy: https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=3312401.

Shop

We collect information about you during the checkout process in our shop.

What We Collect and Store

While you visit our website, we record:

• Products viewed: we show you products you have recently viewed.
• Location, IP address and browser type: we use these for purposes such as estimating taxes and shipping costs.
• Shipping address: we ask you to provide this so we can, for example, calculate shipping costs before you place an order and send your order to you.

We also use cookies to track the contents of your basket while you visit our website.

When you buy from us, we ask you to provide information such as your name, billing and shipping addresses, email address and telephone number, credit card or payment details, and optional account information such as a username and password. We use this information for the following purposes:

• Sending you information about your account and order
• Responding to your enquiries, including refunds and complaints
• Processing payments and preventing fraud
• Setting up your account for our shop
• Complying with legal obligations, such as calculating taxes
• Improving our shop offerings
• Sending marketing messages if you wish to receive them

If you create an account with us, we store your name, address, email address and telephone number. This information is used to populate payment details for future orders.

We generally store information about you for as long as we need it for the purposes for which it was collected and used, and for as long as we are required to retain it. For example, we keep order information for 10 years for tax and accounting purposes. This includes your name, email address, and billing and shipping addresses.

We also store comments or reviews if you choose to leave them.

Who on Our Team Has Access

Members of our team have access to the information you provide. For example, administrators and shop managers can access:

• Order information, such as purchased products, the time of purchase and the shipping address; and
• Customer information, such as your name, email address, and billing and shipping information.

Our team members access this information to process orders, issue refunds and provide support.

What We Share with Others

We share information with third parties who help us provide our orders and services to you. For example —

Payments

We accept payments through PayPal. When processing payments, some of your data is shared with PayPal. Only information necessary to process or complete the payment is shared, such as the total purchase price and payment information.

You can view the PayPal privacy policy here.