Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

Responsible for data processing is: 

Jan Kath Design GmbH 

Friederikastr. 148 44789 Bochum

Email: info@jan-kath.de 

Phone: +49 234 9412344 


We appreciate your interest in our online shop. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. Below we inform you in detail about the handling of your data.


1. Access Data and Hosting 



You can visit our web pages without providing any personal information. Each time a web page is called up, the web server automatically stores only a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, date and time of retrieval, transferred data volume, and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the retrieval. This access data is used exclusively for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the site and improving our services. This serves to protect our predominantly legitimate interests in the correct presentation of our offer according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR. 


Hosting 


The services for hosting and displaying the website are partly provided by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise explained in this privacy policy, all access data and all data collected in forms provided for this purpose on this website are processed on their servers. For questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please refer to the contact option described in this privacy policy. 


Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries, for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: Canada, USA 


There is a decision by the European Commission on an adequate level of data protection for the USA as the basis for a third-country transfer, provided the respective service provider is certified. Until certification by our service providers, data transfer continues to be based on this basis: Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

2. Data Processing for Contract Execution and Contacting 

2.1 Data processing for contract execution 


For the purpose of contract execution (including inquiries about and processing of any existing warranty and performance disruption claims, as well as any statutory updating obligations) according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b GDPR, we collect personal data if you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your order. Fields marked as mandatory are required for contract processing, and we cannot ship the order without their information. The data collected can be seen from the respective input forms. Further information on the processing of your data, in particular the transfer to our service providers for the purpose of order, payment, and shipping processing, can be found in the following sections of this privacy policy. After complete processing of the contract, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after the expiry of the tax and commercial retention periods according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. c GDPR, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to further data use, which is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this statement. 


2.2 Customer Account 


Provided you have given your consent according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR by deciding to open a customer account, we will use your data for the purpose of opening the customer account and store your data for further future orders on our website. You can delete your customer account at any time either by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy or via a function provided in the customer account. After deletion of your customer account, your data will be deleted, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to further data use, which is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this statement. 


2.3 Contact 


As part of customer communication, we collect personal data for processing your inquiries according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b GDPR if you voluntarily provide us with this information when contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email). Fields marked as mandatory are required for processing your contact request. The data collected can be seen from the respective input forms. After complete processing of your request, your data will be deleted, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to further data use, which is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this statement.

 

3. Data Processing for Shipping Handling

To fulfill the contract according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b GDPR, we pass on your data to the shipping service provider commissioned with the delivery, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of ordered goods.

Data Transfer to Shipping Service Providers for Shipping Announcement Purposes

If you have given us your explicit consent during or after your order, we will pass on your e-mail address and telephone number to the selected shipping service provider based on this consent according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR so that they can contact you before delivery for the purpose of announcing or coordinating the delivery. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or directly to the shipping service provider at the contact address listed below. After revocation, we will delete your data provided for this purpose, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to further use your data that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

General Logistics Systems Germany GmbH & Co. OHG

GLS Germany-Straße 1 - 7

DE-36286 Neuenstein

Germany

 

United Parcel Service Deutschland S.à r.l. & Co. OHG

Görlitzer Straße 1

41460 Neuss

Germany

 

DHL Paket GmbH

Sträßchensweg 10

53113 Bonn

Germany


DPD Deutschland GmbH

Wailandtstraße 1

63741 Aschaffenburg

Germany

 

4. Data Processing for Payment Handling

For processing payments in our online shop, we work with these partners: technical service providers, credit institutions, payment service providers.

4.1 Data Processing for Transaction Handling

Depending on the selected payment method, we pass on the data necessary for processing the payment transaction to our technical service providers who work for us within the framework of order processing, or to the commissioned credit institutions or to the selected payment service provider, insofar as this is necessary for the payment process. This serves to fulfill the contract according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b GDPR. In some cases, payment service providers collect the data required for processing the payment themselves, e.g., on their own website or via a technical integration in the ordering process. The respective payment service provider's data protection declaration applies in this respect.

4.2 Data Processing for Fraud Prevention and the Optimization of Our Payment Processes

We may provide our service providers with additional data, which they use together with the data necessary for processing the payment as our data processors for the purpose of fraud prevention and the optimization of our payment processes (e.g., invoicing, processing of contested payments, accounting support). This serves the protection of our legitimate interests in the protection against fraud or in efficient payment management according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR.

5. Advertising via Email, Mail, Phone

5.1 E-Mail Newsletter with Registration

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we use the data required for this or separately provided by you to regularly send you our e-mail newsletter based on your consent according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time and can either be done by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a link provided in the newsletter. After unsubscribing, we will delete your e-mail address from the recipient list unless you have expressly consented to the further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data for other legal purposes.

5.2 Newsletter Dispatch

The newsletter may also be sent by our service providers as part of order processing on our behalf. For questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact the contact option described in this privacy policy. Our service providers are based in and/or use servers in the following countries that have been recognized by the European Commission as having an adequate level of data protection: USA. The European Commission has determined that there is an adequate level of data protection for data transfers to the USA as long as the respective service provider is certified. Until our service providers are certified, data transfer continues to be based on these bases: standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

5.3 Mail Advertising and Your Right to Object 

Furthermore, we reserve the right to use your first and last name and your postal address for our advertising purposes, e.g., to send interesting offers and information about our products by mail. This serves the protection of our legitimate interests in promoting and advertising our products to our customers according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR. You can object to the storage and use of your data for these purposes at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy.

5.4 Telephone Advertising

Provided you have given your consent according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR, we use the necessary data or data separately provided by you for our advertising purposes, e.g., to inform about interesting offers and our products. You can revoke your consent at any time either by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or by orally communicating during any call. After revocation, we will delete your phone number unless you have expressly consented to the further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data in other ways that are legally permitted and about which we inform you in this declaration.

 

6. Cookies and Other Technologies 

General Information 

To make the visit to our website attractive and enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies including so-called cookies on various pages. Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your end device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e., when you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your end device and allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). 

 

Protection of Privacy on End Devices 

When using our online offer, we deploy essential technologies to provide the explicitly requested telemedia service. Storing information on your end device or accessing information already stored on your end device does not require consent in this respect. 

For functions that are not absolutely necessary, storing information on your end device or accessing information already stored on your end device requires your consent. We point out that parts of the website may not be fully usable without granting consent. Any consents granted remain in effect until you adjust or reset the respective settings on your end device. 


Subsequent Data Processing through Cookies and Other Technologies 

We use technologies necessary for using certain functions of our website (e.g., shopping cart function). Through these technologies, IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website (e.g., contents of the shopping cart) are collected and processed. This serves predominantly legitimate interests in an optimized presentation of our offer according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR.


We also use technologies to fulfill legal obligations we are subject to (e.g., to demonstrate consent to the processing of your personal data) and for web analytics and online marketing. Further information, including the legal basis for data processing, can be found in the subsequent sections of this privacy statement. 

You can find the cookie settings for your browser at the following links: Microsoft Edge™ / Safari™ / Chrome™ / Firefox™ / Opera™ 

As far as you have consented to the use of technologies according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR, you can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in the privacy statement.

 

7. Use of Cookies and Other Technologies

As far as you have given your consent according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR, we use the following cookies and other technologies from third-party providers on our website. After the purpose is served and the use of the respective technology by us ends, the data collected in this context will be deleted. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. Further information on your revocation options can be found in the section "Cookies and Other Technologies." More information, including the basis of our collaboration with individual providers, can be found with each technology. If you have questions about the providers and the basis of our collaboration with them, please contact the option described in this privacy statement. 

7.1 Use of Google Services 

We use the technologies of Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google") as described below. The information about your use of our website automatically collected by the Google technologies is usually transferred to a server of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, and stored there. Unless specified differently for the individual technologies, data processing is based on an agreement between joint controllers according to Art. 26 GDPR. You can find more information about data processing by Google in Google's privacy notices.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and EEA, for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision. 

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and EEA. For these countries, there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. 

Google Analytics

For website analytics, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website) are automatically collected and stored by Google Analytics, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. Cookies may be used for this purpose. When visiting our website from the EU, your IP address is stored on a server located in the EU for deriving location data and then immediately deleted, before the traffic is routed for further processing on other servers by Google. Data processing is based on an agreement on order processing by Google. 

Google Maps 

For the visual representation of geographic information, Google Maps collects data about your use of the Maps functions, especially IP address and location data, transmits them to Google, and then processes them. We have no influence on this subsequent data processing. 


7.2 Use of Facebook Services 

Facebook Ads (Ad Manager) 

Through Facebook Ads, we promote this website on Facebook (by Meta) as well as on other platforms. We determine the parameters of each advertising campaign. For the precise implementation, especially the decision on the placement of ads with individual users, Facebook (by Meta) is responsible. Unless otherwise specified for individual technologies, data processing is based on an agreement between joint controllers according to Art. 26 GDPR. The joint responsibility is limited to the collection of data and their transmission to Meta Platforms Ireland. The subsequent data processing by Meta Platforms Ireland is not covered by this.

 

8. Social Media 

Our Online Presence on Facebook (by Meta), Instagram (by Meta), Pinterest, LinkedIn

Provided that you have given your consent according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR to the respective social media operator, when visiting our online presences on the social media mentioned above, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to place advertisements inside and outside the platforms that presumably match your interests. Typically, cookies are used for this purpose. For detailed information on the processing and use of data by the respective social media operator, as well as a contact option and your rights and settings options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the privacy notices linked below from the providers. If you still need help in this regard, you can contact us. 

Facebook (by Meta) is a service of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Meta Platforms Ireland"). The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Facebook (by Meta) is usually transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, and stored there. Data processing in the context of visiting a Facebook (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between joint controllers according to Art. 26 GDPR. More information (information on Insights data) can be found here.

 Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries, for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Argentina. 

There is a decision by the European Commission on an adequate level of data protection for the USA as a basis for a transfer to third countries, provided the respective service provider is certified. Certification is in place. Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico. For these countries, there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission. Our cooperation with them is based on these guarantees: Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.


Instagram (by Meta) is a service of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Meta Platforms Ireland"). The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Instagram is usually transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, and stored there. Data processing in the context of visiting an Instagram (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between joint controllers according to Art. 26 GDPR. More information (information on Insights data) can be found here. 

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries, for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Argentina. 

There is a decision by the European Commission on an adequate level of data protection for the USA as a basis for a transfer to third countries, provided the respective service provider is certified. Certification is in place. Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico. 

For these countries, there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission. Our cooperation with them is based on these guarantees: Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

Pinterest is a service of Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Pinterest"). The information automatically collected by Pinterest about your use of our online presence on Pinterest is usually transferred to a server of Pinterest, Inc., 505 Brannan St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, and stored there. 

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and EEA, for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and EEA. For these countries, there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission. Our cooperation with them is based on Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

LinkedIn is a service provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland ("LinkedIn"). The information automatically collected by LinkedIn regarding your use of our online presence on LinkedIn is generally transmitted to a server of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA, and stored there.

Our service providers are located in and/or use servers in the following countries, for which the European Commission has decided there is an adequate level of data protection: USA.

There is a decision by the European Commission on the adequacy of data protection for the USA as a basis for data transfer to third countries, as long as the respective service provider is certified. Until certification by our service providers, data transmission will continue to rely on this basis: Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission.

9. Contact Options and Your Rights

9.1 Your Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

  • in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, the right to obtain information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein;
  • in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, the right to demand immediate correction of incorrect or completion of your personal data stored by us;
  • in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is necessary
    • for exercising the right to freedom of expression and information;
    • for compliance with a legal obligation;
    • for reasons of public interest; or
    • for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims;
  • in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, the right to demand restriction of processing of your personal data as long as
    • the accuracy of the data is contested by you;
    • the processing is unlawful, but you reject its deletion;
    • we no longer need the data, but you require it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims; or
    • you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
  • in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive your personal data, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to request its transmission to another controller;
  • in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. Typically, you can turn to the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence, workplace, or of our company headquarters.

Right to Object

To the extent that we process personal data as explained above to protect our legitimate interests in the context of balancing of interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is for the purposes of direct marketing, you may exercise this right at any time as described above. If the processing is for other purposes, you have a right to object only on grounds relating to your particular situation.

After you exercise your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the processing is for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

This does not apply if the processing is for the purposes of direct marketing. In that case, we will no longer process your personal data for that purpose.

9.2 Contact Options

For questions regarding the collection, processing or use of your personal data, for requests for information, correction, restriction or deletion of data, as well as for revocation of given consents or objection to a particular use of data, please directly contact us via the contact details in our imprint.