Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

1) Introduction and Contact Details of the Controller 1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is defined as all data with which you can be personally identified. 1.2 The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Fatih Kutun, Soul Essential, M3, 7, 68161 Mannheim, Germany, Tel.: 015630101340, Email: fatihkutun@yahoo.de. The controller responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website 2.1 In the case of merely informational use of our website, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to the site server (so-called "server log files"). When you call up our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

  • Our visited website

  • Date and time at the moment of access

  • Amount of data sent in bytes

  • Source/reference from which you reached the page

  • Browser used

  • Operating system used

  • IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of 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. 2.2 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 line.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network Shopify For hosting our website and displaying the page content, we use the system of the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland ("Shopify"). Data is also transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada. All data collected on our website is processed on the servers of the provider. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties. In the event of data transfers to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

4) Cookies In order to make the visit to our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies—small text files that are stored on your end device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after closing the browser (so-called "session cookies"), while others remain on your end device longer and allow page settings to be saved (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can check the storage duration in the overview of cookie settings in your web browser. If personal data is also processed by individual cookies implemented by us, the processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR either for the execution of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR in the case of consent given, or in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly, effective design of the page visit. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually on their acceptance, or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. Please note that if cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

5) Contacting Us 5.1 WhatsApp Business You have the option to contact us via the messaging service WhatsApp provided by WhatsApp Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. For this purpose, we use the "Business version" of WhatsApp. If you contact us via WhatsApp regarding a specific transaction (e.g., an order placed), we store and use the mobile phone number you use on WhatsApp and—if provided—your first and last name pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR to process and answer your request. On the same legal basis, we may ask you via WhatsApp to provide further data (order number, customer number, address, or email address) to assign your inquiry to a specific process. If you use our WhatsApp contact for general inquiries (e.g., regarding the range of services, availability, or our website), we store and use the mobile phone number you use on WhatsApp as well as—if provided—your first and last name pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in the efficient and prompt provision of the requested information. Your data will always only be used to respond to your request via WhatsApp. Data will not be passed on to third parties. Please note that WhatsApp Business gains access to the address book of the mobile device used by us for this purpose and automatically transfers phone numbers stored in the address book to a server of the parent company Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA. For the operation of our WhatsApp Business account, we use a mobile device whose address book exclusively stores the WhatsApp contact details of users who have contacted us via WhatsApp. This ensures that every person whose WhatsApp contact details are stored in our address book has already consented to the transmission of their WhatsApp phone number from the address books of their chat contacts in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR when using the app for the first time on their device by accepting the WhatsApp terms of use. A transmission of data of users who do not use WhatsApp and/or have not contacted us via WhatsApp is thus excluded. For the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of data by WhatsApp, as well as your rights and setting options to protect your privacy, please refer to WhatsApp's privacy policy: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/?eea=1#privacy-policy We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits disclosure to third parties. In the context of the above processing, data transfers to servers of Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA may occur. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

5.2 When contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is processed exclusively for the purpose of processing and answering your request and only to the extent required for this. The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If your contact aims at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified, provided that no statutory retention obligations conflict with this.

6) Data Processing When Opening a Customer Account In accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed to the extent required if you provide it to us when opening a customer account. The data required for opening an account can be found in the input mask of the corresponding form on our website. Deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above-mentioned address of the controller. After deletion of your customer account, your data will be deleted provided that all contracts concluded through it have been fully processed, no statutory retention periods conflict, and no legitimate interest in further storage persists on our part.

7) Use of Customer Data for Direct Advertising Subscription to Our Email Newsletter If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will send you regular information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your email address. Providing further data is voluntary and is used to address you personally. For sending the newsletter, we use the double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you only receive newsletters once you have explicitly confirmed your consent to receive the newsletter by clicking on a verification link sent to the specified email address. By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. In doing so, we store your IP address entered by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace a possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data collected by us when registering for the newsletter will be used strictly for the intended purpose. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the controller mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your email address will be deleted immediately from our newsletter distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your email address for advertising purposes beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration. After unsubscribing from the newsletter, your email address may be stored in a blocklist and matched against recipient lists of future newsletters to technically prevent renewed sending of newsletters requiring consent. This processing is based on our legitimate interest in avoiding unwanted advertising mailings pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

8) Data Processing for Order Processing 8.1 Insofar as necessary for contract processing for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data collected by us will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. If we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products on the basis of a corresponding contract, we process the contact data transmitted by you during the order to inform you personally within the scope of our statutory information duties pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR. Your contact details will be used strictly for notifications regarding updates owed by us and will only be processed by us to the extent necessary for the respective information.

8.2 Electronic Cancellation Function for Distance Contracts Consumers who conclude contracts on this website where a statutory right of withdrawal exists have the option to declare the cancellation via an electronic withdrawal function in accordance with applicable withdrawal provisions. To provide the electronic withdrawal function, we use a solution from the following provider: 401layers UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Dorothea-Erx.-Str. 1a, Hilden, 40721, DE. When using the withdrawal function, in addition to information identifying the contract to be canceled, further personal information such as the first and last name as well as the email address of the consumer must be provided or confirmed. This information is initially collected by the provider based on our legitimate interest in a user-friendly, stable, and process-optimized solution pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, then used to confirm receipt of the declaration of withdrawal on our behalf by email, and finally transmitted to us. We subsequently process the transmitted information for the proper processing of the withdrawal pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR and Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR on the basis of our statutory obligation to provide an electronic cancellation function for paid consumer distance contracts. The information collected by the provider is routinely deleted after the final processing of a withdrawal, provided that no statutory retention obligations conflict. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that protects data processed within the scope of the withdrawal function and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

9) Site Functionalities 9.1 Facebook Plugins Plugins of the social network of the following provider are used on our website: Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. These plugins enable direct interactions with content on the social network. In order to increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, the plugins are initially integrated into the page disabled using a so-called "2-click" or "Shariff" solution. This integration ensures that when a page of our website containing such plugins is accessed, no connection to the provider's servers is established yet. Only when you activate the plugins and thus grant your consent to data transmission pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR does your browser establish a direct connection to the provider's servers. In this context, regardless of a login to an existing user profile, certain information about your device used (including your IP address), your browser, and your browsing history is transmitted to the provider and processed there if necessary. If you are logged into an existing user profile on the provider's social network, information about interactions carried out via the plugins will also be published there and displayed to your contacts. You can revoke your consent at any time by clicking the activated plugin again to disable it. However, the revocation has no effect on data already transferred to the provider. Data may also be transferred to: Meta Platforms Inc., USA. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

9.2 Instagram Plugins Plugins of the social network of the following provider are used on our website: Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. These plugins enable direct interactions with content on the social network. In order to increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, the plugins are initially integrated into the page disabled using a so-called "2-click" or "Shariff" solution. This integration ensures that when a page of our website containing such plugins is accessed, no connection to the provider's servers is established yet. Only when you activate the plugins and thus grant your consent to data transmission pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR does your browser establish a direct connection to the provider's servers. In this context, regardless of a login to an existing user profile, certain information about your device used (including your IP address), your browser, and your browsing history is transmitted to the provider and processed there if necessary. If you are logged into an existing user profile on the provider's social network, information about interactions carried out via the plugins will also be published there and displayed to your contacts. You can revoke your consent at any time by clicking the activated plugin again to disable it. However, the revocation has no effect on data already transferred to the provider. Data may also be transferred to: Meta Platforms Inc., USA. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

9.3 LinkedIn Plugins Plugins of the social network of the following provider are used on our website: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. These plugins enable direct interactions with content on the social network. In order to increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, the plugins are initially integrated into the page disabled using a so-called "2-click" or "Shariff" solution. This integration ensures that when a page of our website containing such plugins is accessed, no connection to the provider's servers is established yet. Only when you activate the plugins and thus grant your consent to data transmission pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR does your browser establish a direct connection to the provider's servers. In this context, regardless of a login to an existing user profile, certain information about your device used (including your IP address), your browser, and your browsing history is transmitted to the provider and processed there if necessary. If you are logged into an existing user profile on the provider's social network, information about interactions carried out via the plugins will also be published there and displayed to your contacts. You can revoke your consent at any time by clicking the activated plugin again to disable it. However, the revocation has no effect on data already transferred to the provider. Data may also be transferred to: LinkedIn Corp., USA. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

9.4 Google Translate This website uses the translation service "Google Translate" provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google") via API integration. In order for the translation to be automatically displayed according to your choice of a national language, the browser you use establishes a connection to Google's servers. In doing so, certain browser information, including your IP address, is transmitted to Google. Google may use so-called "cookies"—small text files stored on your device—to store language settings. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including the shortened IP address) is usually transmitted to a Google server and stored there. In the case of the processing described above, transmission to the servers of Google LLC in the USA may also occur. If cookies are also set when using Google Translate, the processing described above will only take place if you have given us your explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by disabling this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website. If no cookies are set, processing takes place pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our offer and the high-reach design of our website. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission. Further information on Google's privacy policies can be found here: https://business.safety.google/intl/en/privacy/

10) Rights of the Data Subject 10.1 Applicable data protection law grants you comprehensive rights (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller regarding the processing of your personal data, about which we inform you below with reference to the respective legal basis:


 

  • Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;


     

  • Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;


     

  • Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR;


     

  • Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;


     

  • Right to notification pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;


     

  • Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;

  • Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR;

  • Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.

10.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION. IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL TERMINATE THE PROCESSING OF THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, FURTHER PROCESSING REMAINS RESERVED IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE, OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS. IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING. YOU MAY EXERCISE THE OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL TERMINATE THE PROCESSING OF THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

11) Duration of Storage of Personal Data The duration of the storage of personal data is determined on the basis of the respective legal basis, the processing purpose, and—if relevant—additionally on the basis of the respective statutory retention period (e.g., commercial and tax law retention periods). When processing personal data on the basis of explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, the data concerned will be stored until you revoke your consent. If statutory retention periods exist for data that is processed within the scope of legal or quasi-legal obligations on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after expiration of the retention periods, provided it is no longer required for contract fulfillment or contract initiation and/or no legitimate interest in further storage persists on our part. When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims. When processing personal data for direct marketing purposes on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR. Unless otherwise stated in the other information of this declaration regarding specific processing situations, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.