Data protection

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor is it necessary for entering into a contract. You are not obligated to provide the data. Failure to provide it will have no consequences. This applies only insofar as no other information is provided in the following processing operations.
"Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server log files
You can visit our website without providing any personal information. Each time you access our website, your internet browser transmits usage data, which is stored in log files (server log files). This stored data includes: z.B. The name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider are recorded. This data is used solely to ensure the smooth operation of our website and to improve our services. It is not possible to link this data to a specific individual.

Data collection and processing when using the contact form/callback form
When you use the contact form or the callback form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, telephone number, company, message text) only to the extent that you provide it. This data processing serves the purpose of contacting you or fulfilling your callback request. By submitting your message, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. This processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR with your consent.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on the consent before its withdrawal. We will only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Customer account
When you open a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. This data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. The processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on the consent before its withdrawal. Your customer account will then be deleted.

Collection, processing and use of personal data for orders 
When you place an order, we collect and use your personal data only to the extent necessary to fulfill and process your order and to handle your inquiries. Providing this data is necessary for entering into a contract. Failure to provide this data will result in the contract not being concluded. Processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR and is necessary for the performance of a contract with you. Your data will not be shared with third parties without your explicit consent. The only exceptions are our service partners, whom we require for the execution of the contractual relationship, and service providers whom we engage for order processing.In addition to the recipients named in the respective clauses of this privacy policy, these include, for example, recipients in the following categories: shipping providers, payment service providers, inventory management service providers, order processing service providers, web hosts, IT service providers, and dropshipping merchants. In all cases, we strictly adhere to legal requirements. The scope of data transfer is limited to the minimum necessary.
 

Use of the email address for sending newsletters
We use your email address exclusively for purposes independent of contract processing. For newsletter distribution, provided you have expressly consented to this. Processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. 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 shared with an email marketing service provider as part of order processing. It will not be shared with any other third parties.

Your data will be transferred to a third country for which the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision.

Use of the email address for sending direct marketing.
We use your email address, which we obtained in connection with the sale of goods or services, to send you electronic advertising for our own goods or services that are similar to those you have already purchased from us, unless you have objected to this use.

Providing your email address is required to conclude the contract. Failure to provide it will prevent the contract from being concluded.
The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to the legitimate interest in direct marketing.

You can object to this use of your email address at any time by notifying us. Our contact details for submitting your objection can be found in the legal notice. You can also use the unsubscribe link provided in the promotional email. No costs other than standard transmission fees will be incurred.

Sharing of the email address with shipping companies to inform about the shipping status
We will share your email address with the shipping company as part of the order processing, provided you have expressly consented to this during the ordering process. This sharing is for the purpose of informing you about the shipping status via email. The processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by notifying us or the shipping company, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on the consent before its withdrawal.


Cookies 
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in or by the web 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 unique string of characters that allows the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is visited again. We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure.Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after you navigate to a different page and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these functions, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change.

We also use cookies on our website to enable an analysis of the browsing behavior of our website visitors.

Furthermore, we use cookies to subsequently target website visitors with relevant, interest-based advertising on other websites.

The processing is carried out on the basis of Section 15 (3) TMG and Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to the legitimate interest in the above-mentioned purposes.
The data collected from you in this way is pseudonymized through technical measures. Therefore, it is no longer possible to link the data to you personally. The data is not stored together with any other personal data of yours.
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR.
Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over their use. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your internet browser, you can prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. However, please note that you may then not be able to fully utilize all the functions of this website.
The links below provide information on how to manage cookies in the most common browsers (u.a. (also deactivate) can:
Chrome Browser: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de
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 Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by 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. To this end, Google, on behalf of the operator of this website, will use the information obtained to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze how you use this website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. IP anonymization is activated on this website. This means that your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted. 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. The European Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to the USA. Processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.f GDPR based on the legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR.
You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate technical settings in your browser software; however, please note that in this case you may not be able to fully utilize all the functions of this website. Furthermore, you can prevent Google from collecting and processing data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: [https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de]. To prevent tracking by Google Analytics across all devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website. You must perform the opt-out on all systems and devices you use for it to be fully effective. Clicking here will set the opt-out cookie: Disable Google Analytics. 
Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/.

Using Google Ads conversion tracking
We use the online advertising program "Google Ads" on our website and, within this framework, conversion tracking (visit action evaluation). Google Conversion Tracking is an analytics service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). If you are habitually resident in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the data controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the Google-affiliated company responsible for processing your data and complying with applicable data protection laws.

When you click on an ad served by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is placed on your computer. These cookies have a limited lifespan, do not contain any personally identifiable information, and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages of 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 Ads customer receives a different cookie. This means that cookies cannot be tracked across the websites of different Ads customers.

The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate 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 personally identify users.

Your data may be transferred to the USA. Google has certified itself under the EU-US Privacy Shield framework and has therefore committed to complying with European data protection regulations.

Data processing, in particular the setting of cookies, is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising.You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR.

You can disable personalized advertising in your Google ad settings. Instructions can be found here. https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de 

Alternatively, you can prevent the use of third-party cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative's opt-out page at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ Access the page and follow the instructions provided there to opt out. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.

Further information and Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

  

Using Facebook Remarketing
We use the "Custom Audiences" remarketing function 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 Facebook's servers when you visit the website. This transmits information to Facebook's servers about which of our pages you have visited. Facebook then associates this information with your personal Facebook user account. When you visit the Facebook social network, you will then be shown personalized, interest-based Facebook ads. This processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, due to our legitimate interest in the aforementioned purpose.
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR.
You can use the "Custom Audiences" remarketing feature for this. here deactivate.
For more information about how Facebook collects and uses data, your related rights and options for protecting your privacy, please see Facebook's privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Using Google Maps
We use the Google Maps embedding function from Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”) on our website.

The function enables the visual display of geographical information and interactive maps.
When you visit pages that include embedded Google Maps, Google also collects, processes, and uses data from visitors to those pages. For more information about how Google collects and uses this data, please see Google's Privacy Policy at [link to Google's Privacy Policy]. https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. There, in the Privacy Center, you also have the option to change your settings so that you can manage and protect your data processed by Google.
Your data may also be transferred to the USA. The European Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to the USA.
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR.
To do this, you need to disable JavaScript in your browser. However, please note that in this case you may not be able to fully use all the functions of this website, such as the interactive map display.
 
Using the remarketing or "similar audiences" function of TABOOLA
We use the Taboola service on our website, which enables us to display personalized recommendations for content and advertisements based on browsing behavior and customer interests, thereby improving the user-friendliness of our website. Usage profiles are created using pseudonyms; they are not merged with data about the holder of the pseudonym and do not allow any conclusions to be drawn about personal data. Taboola collects the following user information via cookies:

• User's operating system
• Websites/content accessed on our websites
• Referrer/Link through which the user came to our website
• Time and number of website visits
• Error page views
• Location information (city and state)
• IP addresses in abbreviated form
  
  

Your rights/objection:
You can find more information about Taboola at https://www.taboola.com/privacy-policy .

There, in the "User Choices" section, you can deactivate tracking at any time.
After successful opt-in-You will no longer be shown personalized content/advertising.

Using Bing Ads Universal Event Tracking (UET)
Our website uses Bing Ads technologies to collect and store data, from which user profiles are created using pseudonyms. This is a service provided by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA. This service allows us to track user activity on our website when users arrive via Bing Ads. If you access our website via such an ad, a cookie will be placed on your computer. A Bing UET tag is integrated into our website. This is a code that, in conjunction with the cookie, stores certain non-personal data about website usage. Information about your identity is not collected. The collected information is transferred to Microsoft's servers in the USA and stored there for a maximum of 180 days. You can prevent the collection and processing of data generated by the cookie and related to your website usage by disabling cookies. This may limit the functionality of the website. Furthermore, Microsoft may use cross-device tracking to monitor your usage across multiple electronic devices and thereby display personalized advertising on or within Microsoft websites and apps.You can disable this behavior via the following link: http://choice.microsoft.com/de-DE/opt-out

For more information about Bing's analytics services, please visit the Bing Ads website: https://help.bingads.microsoft.com/#apex/3/de/53056/2

For more information about data protection at Microsoft and Bing, please see Microsoft's privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement

Storage duration
After complete contract fulfillment, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then taking into account legal, in particular tax and commercial law retention periods, and then deleted after the expiry of the period, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject
Provided the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights under Articles 15 to 20 GDPR: right of access, right to rectification, right to erasure, right to restriction of processing, right to data portability.
Furthermore, pursuant to Article 21 (1) GDPR you have the right to object to processing based on Article 6 (1) f GDPR, as well as to processing for direct marketing purposes.

Please contact us if you wish. You can find our contact details in our legal notice.

You can reach our data protection officer directly at: datenschutz@qidosha.com

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority
According to Article 77 of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is unlawful.

Last updated: January 25, 2021