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 the data has 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.
Server log files
You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Every time you access our website, usage data is transmitted through your Internet browser and stored in protocol data (server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. This data is used exclusively to ensure that our website operates smoothly and to improve our offering. It is not possible to assign this data to a specific person.
Collection and processing when using the contact form
When you use the contact form, we only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent you provide it. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact. By sending your message, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (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. We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted unless you have consented to further processing and use.
Use of Google reCAPTCHA
We use the reCAPTCHA service from Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website. The query serves the purpose of distinguishing whether the input was made by a human or by automated, machine processing. The query includes sending the IP address and possibly other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and used there. However, your IP address is 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. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of this service. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of reCaptcha will not be merged with other Google data. Your data may also be transmitted to the USA. For data transfers to the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the European Commission, the "Privacy Shield". Google participates in the "Privacy Shield" and has submitted to the requirements. By clicking on the query, you consent to the processing of your data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (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 the consent until the revocation.
Further information about Google reCAPTCHA and the associated privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/
Customer account
When you open a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. The data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (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.
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 have made it available. 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 (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.
Collection, processing and use of personal data when placing orders
When you place an order, we only collect and use your personal data to the extent that this is necessary to fulfil and process your order and to process your enquiries. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide the data means that no contract can be concluded. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR and is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract with you. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. The only exceptions to this are our service partners, whom we need to process the contractual relationship, or service providers whom we use as part of order processing. In addition to the recipients named in the respective clauses of this data protection declaration, these are, for example, recipients in the following categories: shipping service providers, payment service providers, merchandise management service providers, service providers for order processing, web hosts, IT service providers and dropshipping dealers. In all cases, we strictly observe the legal requirements. The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum.
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 (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 the 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 mailing list.
Your data will be passed on to an email marketing service provider as part of order processing. It will not be passed on to any other third parties.
Use of the email address for sending direct advertising
We use your email address, which we received as part of the sale of a product or service, to electronically send advertising for our own products or services that are similar to those you have already purchased from us, provided that you have not objected to this use. The provision of the email address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it means that no contract can be concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to the legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your email address at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising your objection can be found in the imprint. You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the advertising email. There are no costs for this other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.
Passing on the email address to shipping companies to inform them about the shipping status
We will pass on your email address to the transport company as part of the contract processing, provided that you have expressly agreed to this during the ordering process. The purpose of the transfer is to inform you about the shipping status by email. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us or the transport company, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.
Use of an external inventory management system
We use a merchandise management system to process the contract as part of order processing. For this purpose, your personal data collected as part of the order will be sent to
Office supplies delivered.
Data collection and processing during credit checks
If we make advance payments, e.g. when paying by invoice or direct debit, we reserve the right to obtain a credit report based on mathematical-statistical procedures using the. To do this, we transmit the personal data required for a credit check to them and use the information received on the statistical probability of a payment default to make a balanced decision about the establishment, implementation or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit report may contain probability values (score values) that are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedures and whose calculation includes, among other things, address data. Your legitimate interests will be taken into account in accordance with the statutory provisions. The data processing serves the purpose of the credit check for the initiation of a contract. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR out of the legitimate interest in protection against payment default when we make advance payments. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR at any time by notifying us for reasons arising from your particular situation. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract with the payment method you have requested. Failure to provide the data means that the contract cannot be concluded with the payment method you have selected.
Use of personal data when selecting Klarna as payment method
If you have chosen Klarna's payment services Klarna invoice and/or Klarna installment purchase as a payment option, you have consented to us collecting and transmitting to Klarna the following personal data necessary for processing the purchase on account and an identity and credit check, such as first and last name, address, date of birth, gender, email address, IP address, telephone number, as well as the data necessary for processing the purchase on account that are related to the order, such as the number of items, item number, invoice amount and taxes in percent. The data processing serves the purpose of offering the payment methods purchase on account and installment purchase and the credit check required for this. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (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.
This data is transmitted so that Klarna can create an invoice and carry out an identity and credit check to process your purchase using the invoice processing method you have requested. Klarna needs the buyer's personal data in order to obtain information from credit agencies for the purpose of identity and credit checks. In Germany, these can be the following credit agencies:
- Schufa Holding AG, Kormoranweg 5, 65203 Wiesbaden
- Bürgel Wirtschaftsinformationen GmbH & Co. KG, PO Box 5001 66, 22701 Hamburg
- Creditreform Bremen Seddig KG, Contrescarpe 17, 28203 Bremen
- infoscore Consumer Data GmbH, Rheinstrasse 99, 76532 Baden-Baden.
As part of the decision on the establishment, implementation or termination of the contractual relationship, Klarna collects and uses information on the buyer's previous payment behavior and probability values for this behavior in the future, in addition to an address check. Klarna calculates these score values based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. Klarna will use your address data, among other things, for this purpose. If this calculation shows that you do not have sufficient creditworthiness, Klarna will inform you of this immediately.
Revocation of the use of personal data by Klarna
1. You can withdraw your consent to Klarna using your personal data at any time. However, Klarna may still be entitled to process, use and transmit your personal data if this is necessary for the contractual payment processing through Klarna's services, is required by law, or is required by a court or authority.
2. Of course, you can obtain information about the personal data stored by Klarna at any time. This right is guaranteed by the Federal Data Protection Act. If you as a buyer wish this or would like to inform Klarna of changes to the stored data, you can contact datenschutz@klarna.de.
Using PayPal
All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal privacy policy, which can be found at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-prev?locale.x=de_DE
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on a user's computer system. When a user visits a website, a cookie can be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic character string that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is visited again. We use cookies to make our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies also enable our systems to recognize your browser even after you change pages and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after you change pages.
We also use cookies on our website to enable us to analyse the surfing behaviour of our visitors.
We also use cookies to subsequently address site visitors on other websites with targeted, interest-based advertising.
The processing is carried out on the basis of Section 15 (3) TMG and Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to the legitimate interest in the purposes stated above.
The data collected from you in this way is pseudonymized using technical precautions. It is therefore no longer possible to assign the data to you personally. The data is not stored together with your other personal data.
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR, for reasons related to your particular situation.
Cookies are stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your Internet browser, you can prevent cookies from being stored and the data they contain from being transmitted. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all of the functions of this website to their full extent.
The links below will tell you how to manage (including deactivate) cookies in the most important browsers:
Chrome Browser: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen
Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
Use of Google Analytics
We use the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors. 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 related to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information on your use of this website generated through the cookies is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. IP anonymization is activated on this website. This means that 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. Your data may be transferred to the USA. An adequacy decision by the European Commission exists for data transfers to the USA. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR out of the 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 based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
You can prevent cookies from being saved by selecting the appropriate technical settings in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie 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 data across all devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent your data from being collected in the future when you visit this website. You must deactivate Google Analytics">Opt-Out< on all systems and devices used for this to have a comprehensive effect. If you click here , the opt-out cookie will be set: Deactivate Google Analytics.
Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ .
Use of the remarketing or “similar audiences” function of Google Inc.
We use the remarketing or "similar target groups" function of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website. This function serves the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and visitor interests.
Google uses cookies to analyze website usage, which forms the basis for creating interest-based ads. The cookies record visits to the website and anonymized data about website usage. No personal data of website visitors is stored. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will be shown advertisements that are highly likely to take into account previously viewed product and information areas.
Your data may also be transferred to the USA. The European Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to the USA.
The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to the legitimate interest in targeting website visitors with advertising by displaying personalized, interest-based advertising for visitors to the provider’s website when they visit other websites in the Google Display Network.
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR, for reasons related to your particular situation.
You can permanently deactivate the use of cookies by Google by following the link below and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=de
Alternatively, you can disable the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative deactivation page at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the additional opt-out information provided there.
Further information on Google Remarketing and the associated privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/
Use of Google Adwords Conversion Tracking
We use the online advertising program “Google AdWords” on our website and, as part of this, conversion tracking (visit action evaluation). Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”). When you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. This means that there is no way for cookies to be tracked across the websites of AdWords customers.
The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics. This tells us the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to the legitimate interest in targeted advertising and the analysis of the impact and efficiency of this advertising.
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR, for reasons related to your particular situation.
You can prevent cookies from being saved by selecting the appropriate technical settings in your browser software. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
You can also deactivate advertising that is personalized for you in the Google advertising settings. Instructions on how to do this can be found at https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de . You can also deactivate the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative deactivation page at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the additional information on opting out provided there.
Further information and Google’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
Use of Facebook Remarketing
We use the remarketing function “Custom Audiences” of Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA; “Facebook”) on our website.
This function serves the purpose of targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising on the social network Facebook.
For this purpose, the Facebook remarketing tag has been implemented on the website. This tag establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers when you visit the website. This sends the Facebook server information about which of our pages you have visited. Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. When you visit the social network Facebook, you will then be shown personalized, interest-based Facebook ads. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to the legitimate interest in the above-mentioned purpose.
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR, for reasons related to your particular situation.
You can deactivate the “Custom Audiences” remarketing function here .
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/ .
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.
Furthermore, according to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR and to processing for direct marketing purposes.
Please contact us if you wish. You can find the contact details in our legal notice.
You can contact our data protection officer directly at: Manuel Simon
+49 2041 70956 0
m.simon@assindia.de
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.
last update: 27.05.2024
