Privacy Policy
1. Privacy at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the topic of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on this Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section “Notice of the Responsible Party” in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected partly by you providing it to us. This may include data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website, or after your consent. This mainly includes technical data (e.g., web browser, operating system, or the time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts are concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other service requests.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to obtain free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time for this purpose or for further questions regarding data protection.
Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools
When visiting this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This mainly happens through so-called analysis programs.
Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. Hosting
We host the contents of our website with the following provider:
DomainFactory
The provider is DomainFactory GmbH, c/o WeWork, Neuturmstraße 5, 80331 Munich (hereinafter referred to as DomainFactory). When you visit our website, DomainFactory records various log files, including your IP addresses.
Details can be found in DomainFactory's privacy policy: https://www.df.eu/de/datenschutz/.
The use of DomainFactory is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable possible presentation of our website. If consent has been obtained, processing takes place solely on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g., for device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Order Processing
We have concluded a contract for order processing (AVV) for the use of the service mentioned above. This is a legally required data protection contract that ensures that this service processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General Information and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of this site take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this occurs.
We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Notice of the Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
WS Wieländer+Schill Professionelle Karosserie-Spezialwerkzeuge GmbH & Co. KG
Neue Wiesen 8
78609 Tuningen
Commercial register: HRA 602296
Registration court: Local Court Freiburg
Represented by:
WS Verwaltungs-GmbH
Neue Wiesen 8
78609 Tuningen
Represented by:
Manfred Bäurer, Stephan Paschke
Commercial register: HRB 601913
Registration court: Local Court Freiburg
Contact
Phone: +49 7464 9898 0
Fax: +49 7464 9898 289
Email: info@wielanderschill.com
VAT ID
VAT identification number according to § 27 a Value Added Tax Act:
DE811693078
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Storage Duration
Unless a more specific storage period is mentioned in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose of the data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent for data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons cease to exist.
General Notes on the Legal Basis of Data Processing on this Website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data according to Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the case of an explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing also takes place on the basis of Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), processing additionally takes place on the basis of § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing can also take place on the basis of our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The respective legal bases applicable in each individual case are specified in the following sections of this privacy policy.
Recipients of Personal Data
In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this requires transferring personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if it is necessary for contract fulfillment, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., sharing data with tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in the transfer, or if another legal basis allows the data transfer. When using processors, we only share our customers' personal data based on a valid order processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
4. Data Collection on this Website
Cookies
Our websites use so-called "cookies." Cookies are small data packages and do not harm your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.
Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third parties (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party providers within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies serve various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or video display). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process, providing certain functions requested by you (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web traffic) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies to provide its services technically error-free and optimized. If consent has been obtained for the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies, processing takes place solely on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG); consent can be revoked at any time.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Deactivating cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.
Shopware Analytics
Purpose of processing: Together with our store software service provider, we evaluate certain information from our customer base under joint responsibility (e.g. customer group, pages visited, click paths, date and time of the visit, information about the end device used (resolution, resolution density, operating system), referrer URL, information about the browser used, locale, search queries and time zone). This information is processed by an external service provider and forwarded to us in approximate real time so that we can monitor the use of our website and improve our offerings.
Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 letter f GDPR
Data categories: Derived from core and contact data (the customer group, no individual customer data), usage data, connection data
Recipients of the data: shopware AG, Ebbinghoff 10, 48624 Schöppingen, Germany (as joint controller), IT service provider
The essence of joint responsibility: The joint responsibility exists between us and shopware AG; the data is collected in our store and then transferred to servers of shopware or its service providers; with the exception of obtaining your consent for the use of cookies or comparable technologies and the fulfillment of these information obligations, all obligations, in particular the implementation of the rights of data subjects, are the responsibility of shopware AG, which you can reach at legal@shopware.com. You can also assert your data subject rights with us; we will then forward your request to shopware AG accordingly. shopware AG can derive behavior patterns on our store from the data collected, but cannot assign this data to you as a person.
Intended third country transfer: None
Do we store or read personal data on your end device based on your consent? Yes, see Consent Management for details.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact information you provided there, will be stored with us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
Processing of this data takes place on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or required for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if requested; consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you enter in the contact form remains with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
Inquiry via Email, Phone, or Fax
If you contact us via email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data arising from it (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed with us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
Processing of this data takes place on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or required for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if requested; consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you send us via contact requests remains with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
5. Newsletter
Newsletter Data
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require your email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and agree to receive the newsletter. No further data will be collected or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not share it with third parties.
The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form takes place solely based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke the consent granted for storing the data, the email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, e.g., via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data you provide to us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after cancellation or purpose expiration. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our discretion within the framework of our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Data stored for other purposes remains unaffected.
After your unsubscription from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist if necessary to prevent future mailings. Data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
Newsletter Dispatch to Existing Customers
If you order goods or services from us and provide your email address in the process, this email address may subsequently be used by us to send newsletters, provided we inform you about this in advance. In such a case, the newsletter will only include direct advertising for our own similar goods or services. You can unsubscribe from this newsletter at any time. A corresponding link is included in each newsletter. The legal basis for sending the newsletter in this case is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in conjunction with § 7(3) UWG.
After your unsubscription from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. Data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
6. Plugins and Tools
YouTube with Extended Privacy
This website embeds videos from the website YouTube. The operator of the website is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
When you visit one of these websites where YouTube is embedded, a connection is established to the YouTube servers. The YouTube server is informed about which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
We use YouTube in extended privacy mode. Videos played in extended privacy mode are, according to YouTube, not used for personalizing browsing on YouTube. Ads displayed in extended privacy mode are also not personalized. In extended privacy mode, no cookies are set. However, so-called Local Storage elements are stored in the user’s browser, which can contain personal data similar to cookies and can be used for recognition. Details on extended privacy mode can be found here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.
After activating a YouTube video, further data processing operations may be triggered over which we have no control.
The use of YouTube is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If consent has been obtained, processing takes place solely on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Further information on data protection at YouTube can be found in their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
The company has a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that ensures compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. More information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Source: https://www.e-recht24.de
