Data protection

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.

Your data may be transferred to third countries outside the EU, in particular to Canada and the USA, and processed there. For Canada, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Shopify is not certified according to the TADPF. This data transfer is based on contractual obligations that are comparable to those of the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses.

Hosting
Hosted by Shopify
We use the shop system of the service provider Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland ("Shopify"), for the purpose of hosting and displaying the online shop on the basis of processing on our behalf. All data collected on our website is processed on Shopify's servers. As part of the aforementioned services from Shopify, data may also be transmitted to Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada, Shopify Data Processing (USA) Inc., Shopify Payments (USA) Inc. or Shopify (USA) Inc. as part of further processing on behalf of the company. In the event that data is transmitted to Shopify Inc. in Canada, the appropriate level of data protection is guaranteed by the European Commission's adequacy decision. Shopify Data Processing (USA) Inc., Shopify Payments (USA) Inc. and Shopify (USA) Inc. in the USA are certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
Further information on Shopify’s data protection can be found on the following website: https://www.shopify.de/legal/datenschutz
Further processing on Shopify servers other than those mentioned above will only take place within the scope communicated below.

Contact

Responsible
Please contact us if you wish. The person responsible for data processing is: Nele-Marie Tiede, Flachskamp 7, 29525 Uelzen Germany, +491634289603, hello@solemara.com

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 you provide it. The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request.
If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of interest in purchasing, 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 processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
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 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.
If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of interest in purchasing, 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 processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
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. We use a mobile device for the service, in whose address book only data from users who have contacted us via WhatsApp is stored. Personal data will therefore not be passed on to WhatsApp without you having already consented to this.
Your data is transmitted by WhatsApp to Meta Platforms Inc. servers in the USA. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Meta Platforms Inc. has certified itself according to the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles. If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of interest in purchasing, 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 a quick and easy way to contact us and in answering your query. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
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 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 Paragraph 1 Letter a of 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 EU, in particular to Canada and the USA, and processed there. For Canada, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Shopify is not certified according to the TADPF. This data transfer is based on contractual obligations that are comparable to those of the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses.

Reviews Advertising


Data collection when writing a comment or review
When you comment on/rate 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 a comment/rate and displaying comments/rates.

For the purpose of verifying your rating/comment, we also collect the following data: order number, , , .

By submitting the comment/review, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of 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/review is published, only the name you provide will be published.

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 Paragraph 1 Letter a of 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.

Payment service providers

Using PayPal
We use the PayPal payment service from PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl et Cie, SCA (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the payment service. By selecting and using payment via PayPal, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to PayPal in order to be able to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal privacy policy, which can be found at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

Using Shopify Payments

Shopify Payments
We use the payment service provider "Shopify Payments", 3rd Floor, Europa House, Harcourt Building, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2. If you choose a payment method offered by the payment service provider Shopify Payments, we will pass on the information you provided during the ordering process along with the information about your order (name, address, account number, bank code, possibly credit card number, invoice amount, currency and transaction number) in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. Your data will be passed on exclusively for the purpose of processing payments and only to the extent that it is necessary for this purpose. Further information on Shopify Payments' data protection can be found at the following internet address: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy .

Use of the Cookie Consent Manager CCM19
We use the Cookie Consent Manager CCM19 of HB legal tech GmbH (Kohlgartenstraße 11 - 13,04315 Leipzig; "CCM19") on our website as part of order processing.
The plug-in is hosted on consenttool.haendlerbund.de and enables you to give consent to data processing via the website, in particular the setting of cookies, as well as to exercise your right to withdraw consent for consents already given. The data processing serves the purpose of obtaining and documenting the necessary consents to data processing and thus complying with legal obligations.
Cookies are used for this purpose. The following information may be collected, saved and possibly transferred to HB legal tech GmbH: randomly assigned ID, consent status, date and time of consent/rejection. The data is saved for 1 year and 1 month and then deleted. This data is not passed on to other third parties.
The data processing is carried out to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR.
Further information on data protection can be found at: https://www.haendlerbund.de/de/datenschutzerklaerung .


Analysis advertising tracking

Use of Google Analytics 4
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: IP address, date and time of the page visit, click path, information about the browser you use and the device you use, pages visited, referrer URL (website you used to access our website), location data, purchasing activities. Google may link your data with other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices and any other data Google has about you.

In the event of transmission to the Internet, Google will shorten the IP address within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (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 information generated in this way about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself according to the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles. Both Google and US government authorities have access to your data.

Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de .

Using Shopify Statistics
We use the statistics and analysis functions of Shopify International Ltd. (Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland; "Shopify") on our website as part of order processing. Shopify is an affiliated company of Shopify Inc. (151 O'Connor Street, Ground Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 2L8, Canada).
The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors. For this purpose, data is stored for marketing and optimization purposes and made available in reports, analyses and statistics. The following device information is collected and processed, among others: information about the web browser, IP address, time zone and some of the cookies installed on your device. When you navigate the website, information about the websites or products accessed, the referrer URL (website through which you accessed our website) and information about how you interact with the website is also collected. Technologies such as cookies as well as web beacons, tags and pixels (electronic files for collecting information about how you navigate the website) are used for this.
Your data may be transferred to third countries outside the EU, in particular to Canada and the USA, and processed there. For Canada, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Shopify is not certified according to the TADPF. This data transfer is based on contractual obligations that are comparable to those of the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses.
The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. 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 find more information about data protection at Shopify at https://www.shopify.com/de/legal/datenschutz , information about the order processing agreement at https://www.shopify.com/de/legal/dpa and information about the cookies used at https://www.shopify.com/de/legal/cookies .

Plug-ins and Others

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 in this way 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 a message to your browser, provided 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 with the social network or logged in. Transmission also takes place for unregistered or unlogged users. 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 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. 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.
The social networks listed below are integrated into our website using social plug-ins. You can find more information about the scope and purpose of the collection and use of data as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy 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 the service is integrated and the transmission of this data to Facebook. This is based on an agreement between us and Meta Platforms Ireland on the joint processing of personal data, in which the respective responsibilities are defined. The agreement can be accessed at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum . According to this, we are particularly responsible for fulfilling the information obligations according to Art. 13, 14 GDPR, for compliance with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the service and for compliance with the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data affects our obligations under the agreement on joint processing. 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. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision from the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Meta has certified itself according to the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.
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/ .

Pinterest from Pinterest Inc. (635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA)
https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy
Your data may be transferred to the USA. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Pinterest is not certified according to the TADPF.

Use of social plug-ins using the “2-click solution”
We use social network plug-ins on our website using the "2-click solution". No connections are established to the social network servers without your express consent and consequently no data is transmitted.
With the standard integration of plug-ins, when you access the pages of our website that contain such a plug-in, 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 a message to your browser. 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 unregistered or unlogged users. If you are also logged in to the Facebook social network, this information is assigned to your personal user account. When you use the plug-in functions (e.g. by pressing the button), this information is also assigned to your user account, which you can only prevent by logging out before using the plug-in. So that you retain control over your data, we have decided to deactivate the corresponding button initially. You can recognize this by the grayed out button. Without your express consent - in the form of activating the button - no link will be established to the social network server and consequently no data will be transmitted.
Only when you activate the button, the button becomes active (highlighted in color) and a direct connection to the servers of the social network is established.
By activating, you give your consent to the transfer of your data to the respective provider of the social network. This will include, among other things, your IP address and information about which of our pages you have visited. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the information collected will also be assigned to your corresponding profiles. You can only prevent this assignment by logging out of your user accounts on the social networks before visiting our website and before activating the buttons.
The social networks named below are integrated using the "2-click function". 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, Dublin 2, Ireland):
https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Your data may be transferred to the USA. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision from the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Meta has certified itself according to the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.

Pinterest from Pinterest Inc. (635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA):
https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy
https://help.pinterest.com/de/articles/personalization-and-data
Your data may be transferred to the USA. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Pinterest is not certified according to the TADPF.

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 the pages in which Google Maps are integrated are accessed, Google also collects, processes and uses data from visitors to the website.
Your data may also be transferred to the USA. For the USA, the EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself according to the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. 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.
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 of changing your settings in the data protection center so that you can manage and protect the data processed by Google.

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.
Furthermore, according to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 Para. 1 f GDPR and to processing for direct marketing purposes.

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:

State Commissioner for Data Protection Lower Saxony
Prinzenstrasse 5
30159 Hanover
Phone: +49 511 1204500
Fax: +49 511 1204599
Email: poststelle@lfd.niedersachsen.de

Right to object
If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with effect for the future 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.

last update: 29.11.2023