Unless otherwise stated below, providing your personal data is neither required by law nor contractually necessary, nor required for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obligated to provide the data. Non-provision has no consequences. This applies only if 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 website without providing any personal information. Every time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host/IT service provider by your internet browser and stored in log files (so-called server logfiles). These stored data may include, for example, the name of the requested page, the date and time of the request, the IP address, the amount of data transmitted, and the requesting provider.

The processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, due to our legitimate interest in ensuring the smooth operation of our website and improving our service.

Contact

Responsible Party Feel free to contact us. The responsible party for data processing is: Spielberg Verlag GmbH, Am Schlosserhügel 4a1, 92318 Neumarkt, Germany, +49 (9181) 4637611, info@spielberg-verlag.de

Initiative Contact by Email When you contact us by email, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message content) only to the extent you provide. The data processing serves the purpose of handling and responding to your inquiry.

If the contact serves to take pre-contractual steps (e.g., consulting in case of purchase interest, creating offers) or concerns an already concluded contract with us, the data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

If the contact occurs for other reasons, the data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, due to our legitimate interest in processing and responding to your inquiry. In this case, you have the right to object to such processing at any time, based on reasons arising from your particular situation.

We use your email address solely for processing your inquiry. Your data will be deleted after processing, subject to legal retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Collection and Processing Using the Contact Form When using the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message content) only to the extent you provide. The data processing serves the purpose of contact initiation.

If the contact serves to take pre-contractual steps (e.g., consulting in case of purchase interest, creating offers) or concerns an already concluded contract, the data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

If the contact occurs for other reasons, the data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, due to our legitimate interest in processing and responding to your inquiry. In this case, you have the right to object to such processing at any time, based on reasons arising from your particular situation.

We use your email address solely for processing your inquiry. Your data will be deleted after processing, subject to legal retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Customer Account Orders

Customer Account When you open a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent provided. The data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying the order processing. The processing is based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing up to the withdrawal. Your customer account will then be deleted.

Collection, Processing, and Transfer of Personal Data When Ordering When placing an order, we collect and process your personal data only as necessary to fulfill and process your order and to handle your inquiries. Providing the data is necessary for contract conclusion. Failure to provide it will result in no contract being concluded. The processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and is required to fulfill a contract with you.

Your data may be shared with the shipping companies, dropshipping providers, payment service providers, order processing services, and IT service providers you choose. In all cases, we strictly adhere to legal requirements. The scope of data transfer is minimized.

Payment Service Providers

Use of PayPal We use PayPal payment services (PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg). The data processing serves the purpose of enabling payment via PayPal. By selecting and using PayPal as a payment option, the necessary data for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal to fulfill the contract with the selected payment method. This processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

All PayPal transactions are subject to PayPal’s privacy policy, available at: PayPal Privacy Policy

Use of PayPal Plus We use PayPal Plus payment services. The data processing serves the purpose of enabling payment via PayPal, PayPal credit card, or PayPal direct debit. By selecting and using these options, necessary data for processing is transmitted to PayPal to fulfill the contract with the chosen payment method. This processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

For certain payment methods, such as credit card via PayPal or direct debit via PayPal, PayPal may obtain a credit check using statistical procedures based on credit bureaus. PayPal transmits personal data to a credit agency and uses the information to assess the risk of payment failure, assisting in decisions regarding the contract’s initiation, execution, or termination.

Use of Amazon Payments We use Amazon Payments (Amazon Payments Europe s.c.a., 38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg). The data processing serves the purpose of enabling payment via Amazon Payments. When using Amazon Payments, data is collected (such as IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of the device) and analyzed, including through the use of cookies. The cookies allow the recognition of your browser.

By using Amazon Payments, the necessary data for payment processing is transmitted to Amazon Payments to fulfill the contract with the selected payment method. This processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

Further details on data processing using Amazon Payments can be found in the privacy policy at: Amazon PaymentsPrivacy Policy

Cookies Our website uses cookies, which are small text files stored in your internet browser or on the user’s computer system. When a user accesses a website, a cookie may be stored on their operating system. This cookie contains a unique string that allows the identification of the browser when returning to the website.

Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over the use of cookies. Through settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide whether to accept them, as well as prevent the storage and transmission of data contained in the cookies. Previously stored cookies can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that doing so may prevent you from fully using all functions of this website.

Technically Necessary Cookies Unless otherwise stated below in the privacy policy, we only use technically necessary cookies to make our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Furthermore, cookies allow our systems to recognize your browser after switching pages and offer services. Some functions of our website cannot be provided without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized after switching pages.

The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on § 25(2) TDDG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, due to our legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offer.

Storage Duration After the contract is fully processed, the data is stored for the warranty period, followed by statutory retention periods, particularly for tax and commercial purposes, and is then deleted after the period expires, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the Data Subject You have the right to request information, rectification, deletion, restriction of processing, or data portability as per Art. 15 to 20 GDPR if the legal requirements are met. You also have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, and against processing for direct marketing purposes.

Complaint Right to Supervisory Authority You have the right to file a complaint with the supervisory authority according to Art. 77 GDPR if you believe that your personal data is not processed lawfully.

Right to Object If the personal data processing is based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to such processing at any time based on reasons arising from your particular situation.

Last updated: 29.11.2023