Data protection

Table of contents

1. Access data and hosting
Hosting
2. Data processing for contract fulfillment and contact purposes
2.1 Data processing for contract fulfillment
2.2 Customer account
2.3 Making contact
3. Data processing for the purpose of order fulfillment
Data transfer to shipping service providers for the purpose of shipping notification
4. Data processing for payment processing
4.1 Data processing for transaction processing
4.2 Data processing for the purpose of fraud prevention and optimization of our payment processes
5. Advertising via email
Email newsletter with registration
6. Cookies and other technologies
6.1 General Information
6.2 Consent Manager Platform (CMP)
7. Use of cookies and other technologies
7.1 Use of Google services
7.2 Use of Facebook services
8. Social Media
8.1 Social Buttons from Instagram (by Meta)
8.2 Our online presence on Instagram (by Meta)
9. Contact options and your rights
9.1 Your rights
9.2 Contact options

The data controller is: Sebastian Faulbaum, Zabelweg 5D, 22359 Hamburg, Email: basti@brandstifter.shop
We appreciate your interest in our online shop. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. Below, we provide detailed information about how we handle your data.

1. Access data and hosting
You can visit our website without providing any personal information. Each time you access a page, the web server automatically saves a server log file containing information such as the name of the requested file, your IP address, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider (access data), thus documenting the access. This access data is evaluated solely for the purpose of ensuring the smooth operation of the website and improving our services. This serves our legitimate interest in the correct presentation of our services, which outweighs any conflicting interests, pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.
  Hosting
The services for hosting and displaying this website are partly provided by our service providers as part of data processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise stated in this privacy policy, all access data and all data collected via forms provided on this website are processed on their servers. For questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us using the contact details provided 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: United Kingdom, Canada, USA.

The European Commission has issued a decision on the USA's adequacy of data protection, which serves as the basis for data transfers to third countries, provided the respective service provider is certified. Until our service providers are certified, data transfers will continue to be based on the following: Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia.
These countries do not have an adequacy decision from the European Commission. Our cooperation with them is based on these safeguards: Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission.

2. Data processing for contract fulfillment and contact purposes
2.1 Data processing for contract fulfillment
For the purpose of contract processing (including inquiries regarding and processing of any existing warranty and performance claims, as well as any statutory update obligations) pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, we collect personal data when you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your order. Required fields are marked as such, as we absolutely need this data for contract processing and cannot ship the order without it. The specific data collected is evident from the respective input forms. Further information on the processing of your data, in particular its transfer to our service providers for order, payment, and shipping processing, can be found in the following sections of this privacy policy. After complete fulfillment of the contract, your data will be restricted from further processing and deleted after the expiry of the tax and commercial law retention periods in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to further data use that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this declaration.

2.2 Customer account
If you have given your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR by choosing to open a customer account, we will use your data for the purpose of opening the customer account and for storing your data for future orders on our website. You can delete your customer account at any time, either by sending a message to the contact address described in this privacy policy or by using the corresponding function in your customer account. After your customer account is deleted, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use your data for other purposes permitted by law, about which we inform you in this policy.

2.3 Making contact
As part of our customer communication, we collect personal data to process your inquiries in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter b of the GDPR, if you voluntarily provide this data to us when contacting us (e.g., via contact form, live chat tool, or email). Required fields are marked as such, as we absolutely need this data to process your inquiry. The specific data collected is evident from the respective input forms. After your inquiry has been fully processed, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a of the GDPR, or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this scope, which is legally permissible and about which we inform you in this statement.

3. Data processing for the purpose of order fulfillment
For the purpose of fulfilling the contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, we will forward your data to the shipping service provider commissioned with the delivery, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of ordered goods. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us using the contact details provided in this privacy policy.
The same applies to the transfer of data to our manufacturers or wholesalers in cases where they handle shipping for us (drop shipping). These are considered shipping service providers within the meaning of 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: United Kingdom
Data transfer to shipping service providers for the purpose of shipping notification
If you have given us your express consent during or after your order, we will, based on this consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, forward your email address to the selected shipping provider so that they can contact you before delivery for the purpose of delivery notification or coordination. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact details provided in this privacy policy or directly to the shipping provider at the contact address listed below. After revocation, we will delete the data you provided for this purpose, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this scope, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this policy. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us using the contact details provided in this privacy policy.
DHL Paket GmbH, Sträßchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany
DPD Deutschland GmbH, Wailandtstraße 16, 63741 Aschaffenburg, Germany

4. Data processing for payment processing
When processing payments in our online shop, we work together with the following partners: technical service providers, credit institutions, payment service providers.
4.1 Data processing for transaction processing
Depending on the payment method selected, we will forward the data necessary for processing the payment transaction to our technical service providers, who act as data processors on our behalf, or to the commissioned credit institutions or the selected payment service provider, insofar as this is necessary for processing the payment. This serves the purpose of fulfilling the contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR. In some cases, the payment service providers collect the data required for processing the payment themselves, e.g., on their own website or via technical integration in the ordering process. In this respect, the data protection policy of the respective payment service provider applies. If you have any questions about our payment processing partners and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us using the contact details provided in this data protection policy.
4.2 Data processing for the purpose of fraud prevention and optimization of our payment processes
Where necessary, we provide our service providers with additional data, which they, as our data processors, use together with the data required for processing the payment for the purposes of fraud prevention and optimizing our payment processes (e.g., invoicing, processing disputed payments, supporting accounting). This serves our legitimate interests, which, in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, override any conflicting interests, in protecting ourselves against fraud and in efficient payment management.

5. Advertising via email
Email newsletter with registration
When you subscribe to our newsletter, we use the data required for this purpose or data you have separately provided to send you our email newsletter regularly based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.
You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time, either by sending a message to the contact details provided below or by using the unsubscribe link in the newsletter.
After you unsubscribe, we will delete your email address from the mailing list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to further data use that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this declaration.

6. Cookies and other technologies
6.1 General Information
To make your visit to our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use various technologies, including so-called cookies, on different pages. Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of your browser session, i.e., after you close your browser (session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). You can find information about the storage duration in the overview in your web browser's cookie settings. Regarding the protection of your device's privacy: When you use our online services, we employ technologies that are strictly necessary to provide the explicitly requested telemedia service. The storage of information on your device or access to information already stored on your device does not require your consent.
For functions that are not strictly necessary, storing information on your device or accessing information already stored on your device requires your consent. Please note that if you do not grant your consent, some parts of the website may not be fully functional. Any consent you have given will remain valid until you adjust or reset the relevant settings on your device.
Potential subsequent data processing through cookies and other technologies: We use technologies that are essential for the use of certain functions of our website (e.g., the shopping cart function). These technologies collect and process IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website (e.g., information about the contents of the shopping cart). This serves our overriding legitimate interests in an optimized presentation of our offerings, in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.
Furthermore, we use technologies to fulfill our legal obligations (e.g., to be able to demonstrate consent to the processing of your personal data) as well as for web analytics and online marketing. You can find further information on this, including the respective legal basis for data processing, in the following sections of this privacy policy.
Cookie settings: You can find the cookie settings for your browser at the following links: Microsoft Edge™ / Safari™ / Chrome™ / Firefox™ / Opera™
If you have consented to the use of the technologies in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, you can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact details described in the privacy policy.
Alternatively, you can also visit the following link: brandstifter.shop. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
6.2 Consent Manager Platform (CMP)
On our website, we use a consent management service (“Consent Manager Platform (CMP)”) to inform you about the cookies and other technologies we use on our website, and to obtain, manage, and document your consent, where required, to the processing of your personal data by these technologies. This is necessary, in accordance with Article 6(1)(c) GDPR, to fulfill our legal obligation under Article 7(1) GDPR to be able to demonstrate your consent to the processing of your personal data. The Consent Manager Platform (CMP) we use is a service provided by Pandectes GDPR, Pudisoo küla, Männimäe/1, 74626, Kuusalu vald, Estonia, which processes your data on our behalf. After you submit your cookie declaration on our website, the web server stores the following data: IP address, device information, browser information, language settings, the website accessed or its URL, the date and time of your consent declaration, and information about your consent behavior. In addition, the following technologies are used, which contain information about your consent behavior: Cookies
Your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to further data use that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this declaration.

7. Use of cookies and other technologies
We use the following cookies and other third-party technologies on our website. Unless otherwise stated for each technology, this is done on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. The data collected in this context will be deleted once the purpose for which it was collected has ceased and we have discontinued using the respective technology. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. Further information on your right to withdraw consent can be found in the section "Cookies and other technologies". Further information, including the basis of our cooperation with the individual providers, can be found under the respective technologies. If you have any questions about the providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us using the contact details provided in this privacy policy.
7.1 Use of Google services
We use the following technologies from Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). The information about your use of our website that is automatically collected by Google technologies is generally transmitted to and stored on a server of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Unless otherwise stated for a specific technology, data processing is based on a joint controllership agreement pursuant to Article 26 GDPR. Further information about data processing by Google can be found in Google's privacy policy. Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection. Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection. For these countries, there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission. Our cooperation with them is based on standard contractual clauses for data protection issued by the European Commission.
7.2 Use of Facebook services
Facebook Ads (Advertising Manager)
We advertise this website on Facebook (by Meta) and other platforms using Facebook Ads. We determine the parameters of each advertising campaign. Facebook (by Meta) is responsible for the precise implementation, in particular the decision regarding the placement of ads for individual users. Unless otherwise stated for the specific technologies, data processing is based on a joint controllership agreement pursuant to Article 26 of the GDPR. This joint controllership is limited to the collection of data and its transfer to Meta Platforms Ireland. Subsequent data processing by Meta Platforms Ireland is not covered by this agreement.

8. Social Media
8.1 Social Buttons from Instagram (by Meta)
Our website uses social media buttons from social networks. These are simply embedded as HTML links, so no connection is established with the servers of the respective provider when you visit our website. Clicking on one of the buttons opens the website of the respective social network in a new browser window. There you can, for example, click the Like or Share button.
8.2 Our online presence on Instagram (by Meta)
If you have given your consent to the respective social media operator in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, your data will be automatically collected and stored when you visit our online presence on the aforementioned social media platforms for market research and advertising purposes. Pseudonymous user profiles will be created from this data. These profiles can be used, for example, to display advertisements both on and off the platforms that are likely to correspond to your interests. Cookies are generally used for this purpose. Detailed information on the processing and use of data by the respective social media operator, as well as contact options and your related rights and settings for protecting your privacy, can be found in the providers' privacy policies linked below. Should you require further assistance, please feel free to contact us.
Instagram (by Meta) is a service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Meta Platforms Ireland”). Information about your use of our online presence on Instagram, automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland, is generally transferred to and stored on a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. Data processing in connection with visits to an Instagram (by Meta) fan page is based on a joint controllership agreement pursuant to Article 26 GDPR. Further 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: USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and Argentina. The adequacy decision for the USA serves as the basis for data transfers to third countries, provided the respective service provider is certified. Such certification exists. Our service providers are located in and/or use servers in the following countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, and Mexico. The European Commission has not issued an adequacy decision for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on the following safeguards: 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: pursuant to Article 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein; pursuant to Article 16 GDPR, the right to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data or the completion of incomplete personal data stored by us; pursuant to Article 17 GDPR, the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information; for compliance with a legal obligation; for reasons of public interest; or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims; pursuant to Article 18 GDPR, the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data where the accuracy of the data is contested by you; the processing is unlawful, but you oppose its erasure; we no longer need the data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims; or you have objected to processing pursuant to Article 21 GDPR. In accordance with Article 20 of the GDPR, you have the right to receive the personal data 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 Article 77 of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. Generally, you can contact the supervisory authority of your habitual residence, your place of work, or the location of our company headquarters.

Right to object: Where we process personal data as explained above to protect our overriding legitimate interests within the framework of a balancing of interests, you may object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is for direct marketing purposes, you may exercise this right at any time as described above. If the processing is for other purposes, you only have a right to object if there are grounds relating to your particular situation. After you have exercised 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 the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims. This does not apply if the processing is for direct marketing purposes. In that case, we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

9.2 Contact options
If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, for information, correction, restriction or deletion of data, as well as for the revocation of granted consent or objection to a specific use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our legal notice.