data protection
Data protection
We only process personal data (hereinafter referred to as “data”) only to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its content and the services offered there.
According to Article 4, Paragraph 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as “GDPR”), “processing” is considered to be any process carried out with or without the help of automated processes or any series of processes carried out in this context with personal data, such as collecting, recording, organizing, arranging, storing, adapting or changing, reading, querying, using, disclosing by transmission, dissemination or any other form of provision, comparison or linking, restricting, deleting or destroying.
With the following data protection declaration we inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration and legal basis of the processing of personal data, insofar as we decide on the purposes and means of processing either alone or jointly with others. We will also inform you below about the third-party components we use for optimization purposes and to increase the quality of use, insofar as third parties process data under their own responsibility.
Our data protection declaration is structured as follows:
I. Information about us as controllers
II. Rights of Users and Affected Parties
III. Information on data processing
I. Information about us as controllers
The responsible provider of this website in terms of data protection law is:
PM Euro-Trading GmbHPeter, Marx
Mayor Ebert Street 26
36124 Eichenzell
Phone: 0661-67100
E-Mail: service@pmeurotrading.de
The data protection officer at the provider is:
Kendy, Meinecke
Phone: 0661-6791020
E-Mail: service@pmeurotrading.de
II. Rights of Users and Affected Parties
With regard to the data processing described in more detail below, users and those affected have the right
- for confirmation as to whether data concerning you is being processed, for information about the data processed, for further information about data processing and for copies of the data (see also Article 15 GDPR);
- to correct or complete incorrect or incomplete data (see also Art. 16 GDPR);
- to the immediate deletion of the data concerning you (see also Art. 17 GDPR), or, alternatively, to the extent that further processing is necessary in accordance with Art. 17 Para. 3 GDPR, to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
- to receive the data concerning you and provided by you and to transmit this data to other providers/responsible parties (see also Art. 20 GDPR);
- to complain to the supervisory authority if you are of the opinion that the data concerning you is being processed by the provider in violation of data protection regulations (see also Art. 77 GDPR).
In addition, the provider is obliged to inform all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the provider of any correction or deletion of data or the restriction of processing that takes place on the basis of Articles 16, 17 Paragraph 1, 18 GDPR teach. However, this obligation does not apply if this notification is impossible or involves disproportionate effort. Without prejudice to this, the user has the right to information about these recipients.
According to Article 21 of the GDPR, users and those affected also have the right to object to the future processing of data concerning them, provided that the data is processed by the provider in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permitted.
III. Information on data processing
Your data processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies, the deletion of the data does not conflict with any legal retention obligations and no different information is subsequently provided about individual processing procedures.
Cookie Manager
To obtain consent for the use of technically unnecessary cookies on the website, the provider uses a cookie manager.
When the website is accessed, a cookie with the settings information is stored on the user's device, so that the query regarding consent does not have to be made on another visit.
The cookie is required to obtain legally compliant consent from the user.
The user can prevent or stop the installation of cookies through the settings of their browser.
Cookies
a) Session cookies
We use so-called cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are stored and stored on your device by the Internet browser you use. These cookies process certain information about you on an individual basis, such as your browser or location data or your IP address.
This processing makes our website more user-friendly, effective and secure, as the processing enables, for example, the reproduction of our website in different languages or the offering of a shopping cart function.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit b.) GDPR, provided that these cookies data are processed for the purpose of initiating or executing a contract.
If the processing does not serve to initiate or process a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. The legal basis is then Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR.
When you close your internet browser, these session cookies are deleted.
b) Third-party cookies
Our website may also use cookies from partner companies with whom we work for the purposes of advertising, analysis or the functionality of our website.
Please see the information below for details, in particular the purposes and legal basis for processing such third-party cookies.
c) Possibility of removal
You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by setting your Internet browser. You can also delete cookies that have already been saved at any time. However, the steps and measures required for this depend on the specific Internet browser you use. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Internet browser or contact the manufacturer or support. However, with so-called Flash cookies, the processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings. Instead, you have to change the settings of your Flash player. The steps and measures required for this also depend on the specific Flash player you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Flash player or contact the manufacturer or user support.
However, if you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, this may result in not all functions of our website being fully usable.
Contact inquiries / Contact options
If you contact us via contact form or email, the data you provide will be used to process your request. Providing the data is necessary to process and answer your request - without it, we cannot answer your request or at best respond to a limited extent.
The legal basis for this processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) GDPR.
Your data will be deleted if your request has been answered conclusively and deletion does not conflict with any legal retention obligations, such as in the event of any subsequent contract processing.
Customer account / Registration function
If you create a customer account with us via our website, we will use the data you entered during registration (e.g. your name, address or email address) exclusively for pre-contractual services, for contract fulfillment or for the purpose of Customer care (e.g. to provide you with an overview of your previous orders with us or to be able to offer you the so-called wish list function) collect and save. At the same time, we then save the IP address and the date of your registration and time. Of course, this data will not be passed on to third parties.
As part of the further registration process, your consent to this processing will be obtained and reference will be made to this data protection declaration. The data we collect is used exclusively to provide the customer account.
If you consent to this processing, Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a) GDPR is the legal basis for the processing.
If the opening of the customer account also serves pre-contractual measures or the fulfillment of the contract, the legal basis for this processing is also Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.
You can revoke your consent to open and maintain your customer account at any time with future effect in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR. To do this, you simply need to inform us of your revocation.
The data collected will be deleted as soon as processing is no longer necessary. However, we must observe retention periods under tax and commercial law.
Server data
For technical reasons, in particular to ensure a secure and stable Internet presence, data is transmitted to us or our web space provider through your Internet browser. These so-called server log files contain, among other things, the type and version of your internet browser, the operating system, the website from which you switched to our website (referrer URL), the website(s) of our website that you visit, the date and time of the respective access as well as the IP address of the Internet connection from which our website is used.
The data collected in this way will be stored temporarily, but not together with other data about you.
This storage takes place on the legal basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality and security of our website.
The data will be deleted after seven days at the latest, unless further storage is required for evidentiary purposes. Otherwise, the data will be completely or partially excluded from deletion until an incident has been finally clarified.
Contract processing
The data you provide to use our range of goods and/or services will be processed by us for the purpose of contract processing and is necessary to this extent. Contract conclusion and contract processing are not possible without providing your data.
The legal basis for processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) GDPR.
We delete the data once the contract has been fully processed, but we must observe the tax and commercial law retention periods.
As part of the contract processing, we pass on your data to the transport company commissioned to deliver the goods or to the financial service provider, if the transfer is necessary for the delivery of goods or for payment purposes.
The legal basis for passing on the data is then Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) GDPR.
Youtube
We maintain an online presence on YouTube to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/interested parties. YouTube is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA.
In this respect, we would like to point out that it is possible that user data may be processed outside the European Union, particularly in the USA. This can result in increased risks for users in that, for example, subsequent access to user data can be made more difficult. We also have no access to this user data. Access is exclusively via YouTube.
YouTube's data protection information can be found at
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Youtube
Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA
Data protection: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics on our website. This is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.
The Google Analytics service is used to analyze the usage behavior of our website. The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.
Usage and user-related information, such as IP address, location, time or frequency of visits to our website, is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, we use Google Analytics with the so-called anonymization function. With this function, Google shortens the IP address within the EU or EEA.
The data collected in this way is in turn used by Google to provide us with an analysis of visits to our website and usage activities there. This data can also be used to provide other services related to the use of our website and the use of the Internet.
Google states that it does not associate your IP address with other data. In addition, Google is keeping under
https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners
Further data protection information is available for you, including, for example, the options for preventing data use.
In addition, Google offers under
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
a so-called deactivation add-on along with further information about this. This add-on can be installed with standard Internet browsers and offers you further control over the data that Google collects when you visit our website. The add-on tells Google Analytics' JavaScript (ga.js) that information about visits to our website should not be transmitted to Google Analytics. However, this does not prevent information from being transmitted to us or to other web analysis services. You can of course also find out whether and which other web analysis services we use in this data protection declaration.
CloudFlare
To secure our website and optimize loading times, we use the CloudFlare service as a so-called CDN (content delivery network). This is a service provided by Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, USA, hereinafter referred to as “CloudFlare”.
The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure operation of our website and its optimization.
If you access our website, your requests will be routed via CloudFlare's server. Statistical access data about your visit to our website is collected and CloudFlare stores a cookie on your device via your Internet browser. The access data includes
– Your IP address,
– the website(s) of our website that you accessed,
– Type and version of the Internet browser you use,
– the operating system you use,
– the website from which you switched to our website (referrer URL),
– How long you spend on our website and
– the frequency of access to our website.
The data is used by CloudFlare for the purpose of statistical analysis of access as well as for security and optimization of the offer.
If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by using the appropriate settings in your internet browser. You can find details on this under “Cookies” above.
CloudFlare offers under
https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/
further information on the collection and use of data as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy.
FontAwesome
In order to be able to display fonts and visual elements on our website, we use external fonts from FontAwesome. FontAwesome is a service provided by
Fonticons Inc., 6 Porter Road, Apartment 3R, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA, nachfolgend nur „FontAwesome“ genannt.
When you access our website, a connection is established to the FontAwesome server in the USA in order to enable and update the display of fonts and visual elements.
The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.
By connecting to the FontAwesome server when you access our website, FontAwesome can determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the display of the font should be sent.
FontAwesome offers under
https://fontawesome.com/privacy
further information, particularly on the options for preventing data use.
Google Fonts
On our website we use Google Fonts to display external fonts. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.
In order to enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection is established to the Google server in the USA when our website is accessed.
The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.
By connecting to Google when you access our website, Google can determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the display of the font should be sent.
Google offers under
https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated
https://policies.google.com/privacy
further information, particularly on the options for preventing data use.
Google reCAPTCHA
On our website we use Google reCAPTCHA to check and prevent interactions on our website through automated access, for example by so-called bots. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.
Through this service, Google can determine from which website a request is sent and from which IP address you use the so-called reCAPTCHA input box. In addition to your IP address, Google may also collect other information that is necessary to offer and guarantee this service.
The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the security of our website and in preventing unwanted, automated access in the form of spam or similar.
Google offers under
https://policies.google.com/privacy
further information on the general handling of your user data.
Youtube
We use YouTube on our website. This is a video portal of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “YouTube”.
We use YouTube in connection with the “Extended data protection mode” function to be able to show you videos. If you have given your consent for this processing, the legal basis is Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The legal basis can also be Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website. According to YouTube, the “Extended Data Protection Mode” function means that the data described in more detail below is only transmitted to the YouTube server when you actually start a video.
Without this “extended data protection” a connection to the YouTube server in the USA will be established as soon as you access one of our websites on which a YouTube video is embedded.
This connection is required in order to be able to display the respective video on our website via your Internet browser. In the course of this, YouTube will at least collect and process your IP address, the date and time and the website you visited. A connection is also established to Google’s “DoubleClick” advertising network.
If you are logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube will assign the connection information to your YouTube account. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of YouTube before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your YouTube user account.
For the purpose of functionality and to analyze usage behavior, YouTube permanently stores cookies on your device via your Internet browser. If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the storage of cookies by setting your Internet browser. You can find more information about this under “Cookies” above.
Google provides further information about the collection and use of data as well as your related rights and protection options in the following
https://policies.google.com/privacy
available data protection notices.
Shopify (Shop Software + Web Analysis)
a) Shopify shop software
We use “Shopify” to host our shop system and to display our offers and contract processing.
The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) GDPR (contract initiation/contract processing).
“Shopify” is the service of a group of companies consisting of Shopify Data Processing (USA) Inc., Shopify Payments (USA) Inc., Shopify (USA) Inc., Shopify Commerce Singapore Pte. Ltd., and Shopify International Limited exist.
If we are based in the European Economic Area (EEA), processing is carried out by Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Shopify”.
However, due to the group of companies, it cannot be ruled out that processing will also take place in Canada and the USA, i.e. outside the EEA. However, when data is transferred to the Canadian Shopify Inc., an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by the European Commission's adequacy decision.
Shopify processes the following data on our behalf:
Name, billing and, if applicable, shipping address, email address, payment information, company name, if applicable, telephone number, if applicable, IP address, information about orders, information about the Shopify-supported merchant stores that you visit, and information about Your device and your internet browser.
In addition, Shopify offers under
https://www.shopify.de/legal/datenschutz
further data protection information.
b) Shopify Web Analytics
If we also use Shopify's web analysis service on our website, Shopify stores cookies on your device via your Internet browser. These cookies provide further information, such as: B. The location, time or frequency of your visit to our website is transmitted to a Shopify server and evaluated.
If you have given your consent for this processing, the legal basis is Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The legal basis can also be Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis and optimization of our website.
If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the storage of the cookie by setting your Internet browser. You can find more information about this under “Cookies” above.