Purpose of Processing
Your personal data, which you provide to us via email, contact forms, etc., will be processed for the purpose of responding to and handling your inquiries. You are not obliged to provide us with your personal data. However, without providing your email address, we cannot respond to you by email.
Legal Grounds
a) If you have explicitly consented to the processing of your data, Article 6 (1a) GDPR serves as the legal basis for this processing.
b) If we process your data to carry out pre-contractual measures, Article 6 (1b) GDPR serves as the legal basis.
c) In all other cases (especially when using a contact form), Article 6 (1f) GDPR serves as the legal basis.
RIGHT TO OBJECT: You have the right to object to the data processing based on Article 6 (1f) GDPR that does not serve direct marketing purposes, for reasons arising from your specific situation, at any time.
In the case of direct marketing, you can object to the processing at any time without providing any reasons.
Legitimate Interest
Our legitimate interest in processing is to communicate with you quickly and to answer your inquiries cost-effectively. If you provide us with your address, we reserve the right to use it for postal direct marketing. You can protect your interest in data privacy by sharing minimal data (e.g., using a pseudonym).
Categories of Recipients
Hosting providers, shipping service providers for direct marketing
Retention Period
Your data will be deleted when it becomes apparent that your inquiry or the relevant matter has been conclusively resolved.
However, if a contract is concluded, we will retain the data required by commercial and tax law for the legally specified periods, usually ten years (see § 257 HGB, § 147 AO).
Right of Withdrawal
In the case of processing based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.