PRIVACY POLICY

Data Protection Declaration

Dear Walter Gropius customers, dear guests, we appreciate your trust! We attach great importance to the protection of your data and your privacy. In the following we therefore inform you about the collection and use of personal data when using our website.

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is not required by law or contract, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Non-provision has no consequences. This only applies insofar as no other information is provided in the subsequent processing operations. "Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server-Logfiles

You can visit our websites without giving any personal information. Every time you access our website, usage data is transmitted by your Internet browser and stored in log files (server log files). These stored data include, for example, the name of the page called up, the date and time of the call, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. This data is used exclusively to ensure the trouble-free operation of our website and to improve our offer. It is not possible to assign this data to a specific person.

Collection and processing when using the contact form

When using the contact form, we only collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) to the extent that you have provided it. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact. By sending your message you agree to the processing of the transmitted data. With your consent, the data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) DSGVO. You can withdraw 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 time of withdrawal. We will only use your e-mail address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted unless you have agreed to further processing and use.

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 the order processing. With your consent, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) DSGVO. You can withdraw your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the time of withdrawal. Your customer account will then be deleted.

Data collection when a comment is made

When commenting on an article or a contribution we collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, comment text) only to the extent provided by you. The processing serves the purpose of enabling comments and displaying comments. By sending the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. With your consent, the data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) DSGVO. You may withdraw your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the point of withdrawal. Your personal data will then be deleted. If your comment is published, only the name you have given will be published. In addition, your IP address will be saved when you submit your comment for the purpose of preventing misuse of the comment function and ensuring the security of our information technology systems. By sending the comment you agree to the processing of the transmitted data. With your consent, the data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) DSGVO. You can withdraw 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 time of withdrawal. Your IP address will then be deleted.

Collection, processing and use of personal data for orders

When you place an order, we only collect and use your personal data to the extent necessary to fulfil and process your order and to process your enquiries. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. A non-supply has the consequence that no contract can be concluded. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) DSGVO and is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract with you. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. The only exceptions to this are our service partners, who we need to process the contractual relationship, or service providers that we use for processing orders. In addition to the recipients named in the respective clauses of this data protection declaration, these include recipients of the following categories: Shipping service providers, payment service providers, merchandise management service providers, service providers for order processing, web hosters, IT service providers and dropshipping merchants. In all cases we strictly observe the legal requirements. The extent of data transmission is limited to a minimum.

Use of the e-mail address for newsletter sending

We use your e-mail address, regardless of the contract, exclusively for our own advertising purposes for sending newsletters, provided that you have expressly agreed to this. With your consent, the data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) DSGVO. You may withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing that has taken place on the basis of the consent until the time of withdrawal. To do so, you can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your e-mail address will then be removed from the mailing list.

Your data will be passed on to a service provider for e-mail marketing within the context of order processing. Your data will not be passed on to other third parties.

Use of the e-mail address for the sending of advertising

We use your e-mail address, which we have received in the context of the sale of a good or service, for the electronic transmission of advertising for our own goods or services similar to those you have already purchased from us, unless you have objected to this use. The provision of the e-mail address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it will result in no contract being concluded. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) DSGVO from the legitimate interest in advertising. You can object to this use of your e-mail address at any time by notifying us. You will find the contact details for exercising your objection in the imprint. You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the advertising e-mail. This will not incur any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs.

Use of PayPal

All PayPal transactions are covered by the PayPal Privacy Policy. You can find it here

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are saved in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the computer system of a user. If a user calls up a website, a cookie can be saved on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again. We use cookies for the purpose of making our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after a new page is opened and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a new page is opened.

We also use cookies on our website for the purpose of analysing the browsing behaviour of our website visitors. Furthermore, we use cookies for the purpose of subsequently addressing page visitors on other websites with targeted, interest-related advertising. The processing is based on § 15 (3) TMG and Art. 6 (1) DSGVO from the legitimate interest in the above-mentioned purposes. The data collected from you in this way is pseudonymised by technical precautions. It is therefore no longer possible to assign the data to your person. The data will not be stored together with other personal data of yours. You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) DSGVO.

Cookies are saved on your computer

Therefore you have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings on your Internet browser, you can prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data they contain. Cookies already saved can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. Under the following links, you can find out how to manage the cookies in the most important browsers (including deactivating them): Chrome Browser, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Safari.

Use of Google Analytics

On our website we use the web analysis service Google Analytics of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). The data processing serves the purpose of analysing this website and its visitors. To this end, 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 further services to the website operator in connection with website and internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics is not linked to other Google data. Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. IP anonymisation is activated on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Your data may be transferred to the USA. For data transfers to the USA, an adequacy finding of the European Commission is in place. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) DSGVO from the legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website.

You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) of the DPA at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate technical settings in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link. To prevent the collection by Google Analytics across devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when visiting this website. You must opt-out on all systems and devices in order for this to be fully effective. Click here to set the opt-out cookie: Disable Google Analytics.

You can find more information on terms of use and data protection here or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/.

We use on our website the remarketing or "similar target groups" function of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; ""Google""). This function serves the purpose of analysing visitor behaviour and visitor interests.

Google uses cookies to carry out the analysis of website usage, which forms the basis for the creation of interest-related advertisements. Cookies are used to record visits to the website and anonymous data on the use of the website. There is no storage of personal data of the visitors of the website. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will see ads that most likely include previously viewed product and information areas. Your data may also be transferred to the USA. Data transfers to the United States are subject to an adequacy finding by the European Commission. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) DSGVO out of a legitimate interest in targeting website visitors with targeted advertising by displaying personalised, interest-based advertisements for visitors to the provider's website when they visit other websites in the Google Display Network.

You have the right to refuse at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to have your personal data processed in accordance with Art. 6 (1) of the DPA.

You can permanently deactivate the use of cookies by Google by following the link below and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: Download.

Alternatively, you can deactivate the use of cookies by third parties by going to the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative at this link and implementing the further information on opting out mentioned there. For more information about Google Remarketing and its privacy policy, please visit: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/

Use of Google Adwords Conversion Tracking

Advertising program "Google AdWords" and, in this context, conversion tracking (analysis of visits). Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). When you click on an ad placed by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is placed on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages on our site and the cookie has not expired, Google and we may recognize that you clicked on the ad and were directed to that page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. This means that there is no way that cookies can be tracked across the websites of AdWords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to compile conversion statistics. This tells us the total number of users who have clicked on one of our ads and been redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive information that personally identifies users. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO from the legitimate interest in targeted advertising and the analysis of the impact and efficiency of this advertising.

In addition, you can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate technical settings in your browser software. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. Furthermore, you can deactivate personalised advertising for you in the settings for advertising on Google. You can find instructions for this here.

In addition, you can disable the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative's opt-out page at www.networkadvertising.org and following the opt-out information provided there.

For more information and Google's privacy policy, please click here.

Use of Facebook Remarketing

On our website we use the remarketing function "Custom Audiences" of Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA; "Facebook"). This function serves the purpose of targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising on the social network Facebook. For this purpose, the Facebook Remarketing tag was implemented on the website. This tag is used to establish a direct connection to the Facebook servers when visiting the website. This tells the Facebook server which of our pages you have visited. Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. When you visit the social network Facebook, you will then see personalized, interest-based Facebook ads. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO from the legitimate interest in the above-mentioned purpose. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO for reasons arising from your particular situation. For this purpose you can deactivate the remarketing function "Custom Audiences" here.

For more information about the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard and ways to protect your privacy, please see the Facebook privacy policy.

Use of social plug-ins using "Shariff"

We use social networking plug-ins on our website. To keep you in control of your information, we use the privacy protected "Shariff" buttons. No links to the social network servers are created without your explicit consent and consequently no data is transmitted. "Shariff" is a development of the specialists of the computer magazine c't. It allows more privacy on the net and replaces the usual "Share" buttons of social networks. More information about the Shariff project can be found here.

If you click on the buttons, a popup window will appear where you can log in with your data at the respective provider. It is only after your active login that a direct connection to the social networks is established.

By login you give your permission to transfer your data to the respective social media provider. Among other things, both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited will be transmitted. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the information collected is also assigned to your corresponding profiles. You can only prevent this assignment by logout of your social media accounts before visiting our website and before activating the buttons. The social networks listed below are connected using the "Shariff" feature.

You can find more information on the purpose and extent of the collection and use of the data as well as on your rights and options for protecting your privacy in this regard in the linked data protection notices of the providers.

Facebook der Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA) https://www.facebook.com/policy.php Twitter der Twitter Inc. (795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA) https://twitter.com/privacy Pinterest der Pinterest Inc. (635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA) https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy Instagram der Instagram LLC. (1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA) https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388

Use of GoogleMaps

On our website we use the function for embedding maps of GoogleMaps of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; ""Google""). This feature allows the visual display of geographic information and interactive maps. Google also collects, processes and uses data of the visitors of the pages when they call up the pages in which GoogleMaps maps are integrated. You can find more information on the collection and use of data by Google in the Google data protection information. There you also have the possibility to change your settings in the data protection center, so that you can manage and protect your data processed by Google. Your data may also be transferred to the USA. Data transfers to the USA are subject to an adequacy finding by the European Commission.

You have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you, based on Art. 6 (1) f of the DPA. To do so, you must switch off the JavaScript application in your browser. We would like to point out, however, that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website, such as the interactive map display, to their full extent

Duration of storage

After the contract has been completely fulfilled, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, thereafter taking into account legal, in particular tax and commercial retention periods, and then deleted after the period has expired, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the concerned person

If the legal requirements are met, you are entitled to the following rights in accordance with Art. 15 to 20 DSGVO: right to information, to correction, to deletion, to restriction of processing, to data transferability. In addition, according to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO and to processing for the purpose of direct advertising. Please contact us on request. You will find the contact details in our imprint.

Right of appeal to the supervisory authority

According to Art. 77 DSGVO, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you believe that your personal data are being processed unlawfully.

Last update: 15.10.2023