Data protection
Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide this information will have no consequences. This only applies if no other information is provided in the subsequent processing operations.
“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Your data may be transferred to third countries outside the European Union for which an adequacy decision has been made by the EU Commission. Unless there is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission, such as For transfers to the USA, the data transfers are based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de
Contact
Responsible
Please contact us if you wish. The person responsible for data processing is: Blumental Bayern GmbH, Melanchtonplatz 4-6, 90443 Nürnberg, Deutschland , +49-911-47711390, info@blumental-bayern.de
Customer’s initiative contact via email
If you initiate business contact with us by email, we will only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request.
If the contact is for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in case of purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right to object to processing at any time, for reasons related to your particular situation, based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR to object to the processing of personal data concerning you.
We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.
Collection and processing when using the contact form
When you use the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent that you provide it. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact.
If the contact is for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in case of purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right to object to processing at any time, for reasons related to your particular situation, based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR to object to the processing of personal data concerning you.
We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.
WhatsApp Business
If you contact us for business purposes via WhatsApp, we use the WhatsApp Business version of WhatsApp Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; “WhatsApp”). If you are located outside the European Economic Area, this service is provided by WhatsApp Inc. (1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA).
The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request. For this purpose, we collect and process your mobile phone number stored with WhatsApp, your name if provided, and other data to the extent provided by you. For the service, we use a mobile device whose address book only stores data from users who have contacted us via WhatsApp. This means that personal data will not be passed on to WhatsApp without you having already given your consent to this.
Your data will be transferred by WhatsApp to servers of Meta Platforms Inc. transmitted in the USA.
There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de.
If the contact is for the purpose of carrying out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of a purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in providing quick and easy contact and in answering your inquiry. In this case, you have the right to object to processing at any time, for reasons related to your particular situation, based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR to object to the processing of personal data concerning you.
We only use your personal data to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.
Further information on terms of use and data protection when using WhatsApp can be found at https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#terms-of-service and https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy.
Customer Account Orders
Customer account
When you open a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified therein. The purpose of data processing is to improve your shopping experience and simplify order processing. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.
Your data may be transferred to third countries outside the European Union for which an adequacy decision has been made by the EU Commission. For example, if there is no sufficient decision from the EU Commission For transfers to the USA, the data transfers are based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de
Reviews Advertising
Data collection when writing a comment
When you comment on an article or post, we only collect your personal data (name, email address, comment text) to the extent you provide it. The processing serves the purpose of enabling commenting and displaying comments. By submitting the comment you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.
When your comment is published, the name and email address you provided will be published.
In addition, when you submit a comment, your IP address will be stored for the purpose of preventing misuse of the comment function and ensuring the security of our information technology systems. By submitting the comment you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. Your IP address will then be deleted.
Use of the email address for sending newsletters
We use your email address, regardless of the contract processing, exclusively for our own advertising purposes to send newsletters, provided that you have expressly consented to this. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your email address will then be removed from the distribution list.
Your data will be passed on to an email marketing service provider as part of order processing. No data will be passed on to other third parties.
Use of the email address for sending direct advertising
We use your email address, which we received in the context of the sale of a product or service, to electronically send you advertising for our own products or services that are similar to those you have already purchased from us, unless you have objected to this use. The provision of the e-mail address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide this information will result in no contract being concluded. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in direct marketing. You can object to this use of your email address at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising your right of objection can be found in the imprint. You can also use the link provided in the promotional email. There are no costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.
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Use of Complianz GDPR Cookie Consent
We use the Complianz GDPR Cookie Consent plugin from Complianz B.V. (Atoomweg 6B 9743 AK Groningen, Netherlands; “Complianz”) on our website.
The plug-in enables you to give your consent to data processing via the website, in particular the setting of cookies, as well as to exercise your right to withdraw consent already given. The purpose of data processing is to obtain and document the necessary consents to data processing and thus to comply with legal obligations. Cookies can be used. The following information may be collected and transmitted to Complianz: uniquely identifiable ID, consent status. This data will not be passed on to any other third parties.
The data processing is carried out to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
Further information on data protection at Complianz can be found at: https://complianz.io/legal/privacy-statement/?cmplz_region_redirect=true®ion=eu
Analyse
Use of Google Analytics
We use the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website.
The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. For this purpose, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The following information may be collected, among others: IP address, date and time of the page visit, click path, information about the browser and device you use, pages visited, referrer URL (website through which you accessed our website), location data, purchasing activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data held by Google.
Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser and tracking pixels, which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated in this way about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/. Both Google and US government agencies have access to your Daten. Google may link your information with other information, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices, and any other information Google has about you.
IP anonymization is activated on this website. As a result, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by Google Analytics and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
To prevent Google Analytics from collecting and storing data across devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent future collection of your data when you visit this website. You must opt out on all systems and devices you use for this to be effective. If you delete the opt-out cookie, requests will be sent to Google again. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Deactivate Google Analytics.
For more information on terms of use and privacy, please visit https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or below https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and under https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de.
Plug-ins and other
Use of social plug-ins
We use social network plug-ins on our website. The integration of social plug-ins and the data processing that takes place during this process serves the purpose of optimizing the advertising for our products.
When social plug-ins are integrated, a link is established between your computer and the servers of the provider of the social network and the plug-in is displayed on the page by sending a message to your browser, provided that you have expressly consented to this. Both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited are transmitted to the provider’s servers. This applies regardless of whether you are registered or logged in to the social network. Transmission also takes place for users who are not registered or logged in. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the information collected can also be assigned to your corresponding profiles. When you use the plug-in functions (e.g. by pressing the button), this information is also assigned to your user account. You can prevent this assignment by logging out of your social media accounts before visiting our website and before activating the buttons.
The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 Para. 1 S. 1 TTDSG i.V.m. Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation.
The social networks listed below are integrated into our website via social plug-ins. Further information on the scope and purpose of the collection and use of data as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy can be found in the linked data protection notices of the providers.
Facebook of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland)
Meta Platforms Ireland and we are jointly responsible for the collection of your data when integrating the service and the transmission of this data to Facebook. The basis for this is an agreement between us and Meta Platforms Ireland on the joint processing of personal data, which defines the respective responsibilities. The agreement is under https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum callable. We are then particularly responsible for fulfilling the information obligations pursuant to Art. 13 and 14 GDPR, for complying with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the service, and for complying with the obligations under Art. 33 and 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data affects our obligations under the joint processing agreement. Meta Platforms Ireland is responsible for enabling the rights of data subjects in accordance with Art. 15 – 20 GDPR, for complying with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the security of the service and for complying with the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data affects the obligations of Meta Platforms Ireland under the joint processing agreement.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequate decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum.
For more information about the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, please see Facebook’s privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequate decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de.
https://twitter.com/privacy
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequate decision from the EU Commission for the USA.
Use of Google invisible reCAPTCHA
We use the invisible reCAPTCHA service of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website.
This serves the purpose of distinguishing between input by a human and input by automated, machine processing. In the background, Google collects and analyzes usage data that Invisible reCaptcha uses to distinguish regular users from bots. For this purpose, your input will be transmitted to Google and used there. In addition, the IP address and, if applicable, other data required by Google for the Invisible reCAPTCHA service will be transmitted to Google.
This data is processed by Google within the European Union and possibly also in the USA. There is no adequate decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks.
The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 Para. 1 S. 1 TTDSG i.V.m. Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation.
Further information about Google reCAPTCHA and the associated privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html as well ashttps://www.google.com/privacy
Using All In One WP Security & Firewall
We use the security plug-in “All In One WP Security & Firewall” from Tips and Tricks HQ on our website.
The data processing serves the purpose of increasing the security and protection of our website and of identifying security gaps. Cookies may be used to collect user data such as your IP address. The data is only stored on our servers. A transfer of data to third parties does not take place.
The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 Para. 1 S. 1 TTDSG i.V.m. Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation.
Further information on data processing when using the plug-in can be found at https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall/ and under https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/wordpress-security-and-firewall-plugin.
Use of Google Maps
We use the function for embedding Google Maps from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website.
The function enables the visual representation of geographical information and interactive maps. When you visit pages that contain Google Maps, Google also collects, processes and uses data from visitors to the website.
Your data may also be transferred to the USA. There is no adequate decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks.
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
For more information about the collection and use of data by Google, please see Google’s privacy policy at https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. There you also have the option to change your settings in the privacy center so that you can manage and protect the data processed by Google.
Use of YouTube
We use the function for embedding YouTube videos from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “YouTube”) on our website. YouTube is an affiliated company of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”).
The function displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The “Enhanced privacy mode” option is activated. This means that YouTube does not store any information about the visitors to the website. Only when you watch a video will information about it be transmitted to YouTube and stored there. Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequate decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks.
The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 Para. 1 S. 1 TTDSG i.V.m. Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation.
For more information about the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, please see YouTube’s privacy policy at https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy.
Use of Vimeo
We use plug-ins from Vimeo Inc. on our website. (555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA; “Vimeo”) for the integration of videos from the portal “Vimeo”.
When you visit pages of our website that contain such a plug-in, a connection is established to the Vimeo servers and the plug-in is displayed on the page by sending a message to your browser. This means that both your IP address and information about which of our pages you have visited will be transmitted to Vimeo’s servers.
If you are logged in to Vimeo, Vimeo will assign this information to your personal user account. When you use the plug-in functions (e.g. by starting a video by pressing the corresponding button), this information is also assigned to your Vimeo account.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequate decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de.
The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 Para. 1 S. 1 TTDSG i.V.m. Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation.
Further information on the purpose and scope of the collection and the further use and processing of the data by Vimeo as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy can be found in Vimeo’s privacy policy:https://vimeo.com/privacy
Use of Google Fonts
We use Google Fonts from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website.
The data processing serves the purpose of uniform display of fonts on our website. In order to load the fonts, a connection is established to Google servers when the page is accessed. Cookies may be used for this purpose. Your IP address and information about the browser you use will be processed and transmitted to Google. This data is not linked to your Google Account.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequate decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks.
The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 Para. 1 S. 1 TTDSG i.V.m. Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation.
Further information on data processing and data protection can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and under https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq.
Rights of data subjects and storage period
Duration of storage
After the contract has been fully processed, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then taking into account statutory retention periods, in particular those under tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the deadline has expired, unless you have consented to further processing and use.
Rights of the data subject
If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, to rectification, to erasure, to restriction of processing, to data portability.
In addition, according to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 Para. 1 f GDPR, as well as against processing for the purposes of direct marketing.
Right to complain to the supervisory authority
According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.
You can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for us, which you can reach using the following contact details:
Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA)
Promenade 18
91522 Ansbach
Tel.: +49 981 1800930
Fax: +49 981 180093800
E-Mail: poststelle@lda.bayern.de
Right to object
The personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with future effect for reasons arising from your particular situation.
Once you have objected, the processing of the data concerned will be stopped unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
If personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. Once your objection has been made, we will stop processing the data concerned for direct marketing purposes.
last update: 10.01.2022