Data Protection Declaration

Dear customer,

We, the Amate GmbH (hereinafter "Amate"), take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. 

The use of our website is in general possible without providing personal information. If we need to collect personal data (for example name, address or E-Mail addresses) then this takes place, as far as possible, on a voluntary basis. This data will not be disclosed to third parties without your explicit consent. 

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (for example, when communicating via e-mail) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete data protection from access by third parties is not possible. 

We are pleased that you visit our website and thank you for your interest. Below we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data includes all data with which you can be personally identified. 

Responsible for the data processing on this website within the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Amate GmbH, Kauffahrtei 25 A, 09120 Chemnitz, Germany, Tel .: +49 151 217 333 31, E-Mail: info@amate.de. The person responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who, alone or in concert with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

SSL encryption

This site uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of sensitive content, such as the requests you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by changing the address line of the browser from "HTTP://" and the lock symbol in your browser line.  

If SSL encryption is enabled, the data you submit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Data collection 

In the case of merely informative use of our website, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called "server log files"). When you visit our website, we collect the following information that is technically necessary for us to display the website: 

  • Our visited website 
  • Date and time at the time of access 
  • Amount of data sent in bytes 
  • Source/reference from which you came to the page 
  • Browser used 
  • Operating system used 
  • IP address used (if possible in anonymized form) 

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 § 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. A transfer or other use of the data does not take place. However, we reserve the right to retrospectively check the server log files should concrete evidence point to unlawful use.

Cookies

In order to make the visit to our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us or our affiliate (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). If cookies are set, they collect and process individual user information such as browser and location data as well as IP address values on an individual basis. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may differ depending on the cookie. 

In some cases, cookies are used to simplify the ordering process by storing settings (for example, remembering the contents of a virtual shopping cart for a later visit to the website). Insofar as personal cookies are also processed by individual cookies implemented by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 § 1 lit. b GDPR either for the execution of the contract or in accordance with Art. 6 § 1 lit. f GDPR for safeguarding our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website as well as a customer-friendly and effective design of the page visit. 

We may work with advertising partners to help us make our website more interesting to you. For this purpose, in this case, when you visit our website, cookies from partner companies are stored on your hard disk (third-party cookies). If we cooperate with aforementioned advertising partners, you will be informed individually and separately about the use of such cookies and the scope of the information collected in the following paragraphs. 

Please note that you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and individually decide on their acceptance or can exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general. Each browser differs in the way it manages the cookie settings. This is described in the Help menu of each browser, which explains how to change your cookie settings. These can be found for the respective browser under the following links:

  • Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
  • Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen
  • Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=de&hlrm=en
  • Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=de_DE
  • Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/de/cookies.html

Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

Contact

When contacting us (for example via contact form or e-mail), personal data is collected. The data, which is collected in the case of a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used solely for the purpose of answering your request or for establishing contact and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Art. 6 §. 1 lit. f GDPR  If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, then the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 §. 1 lit. b GDPR  Your data will be deleted after final processing of your request, this is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question is finally clarified and provided that no statutory storage requirements are in conflict. 

Data processing when opening a customer account and for execution of the contract

According to Art. 6 §. 1 lit. b GDPR  personal data will continue to be collected and processed when you provide it to us for the purpose of concluding a contract or opening a customer account. Which data is collected, can be seen from the respective input forms. A deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and you can do so by writing a message to the o.g. Address of the person responsible. We save and use the data you have provided for the execution of the contract. After completion of the contract or deletion of your customer account, your data will be blocked with regard to tax and commercial retention periods and deleted after expiration of these periods, unless you have expressly consented to a further use of your data or a legally permitted further data use by our side has been reserved which we will inform you accordingly below.

Use of your data for direct advertising 

Registration for our e-mail newsletter 

If you subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, we will send you regular information about our offers. Mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address alone. The indication of further possible data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. For sending the newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that we will only send you an e-mail newsletter if you have explicitly confirmed to us that you agree to the sending of the newsletter. We will then send you a confirmation e-mail asking you to confirm by clicking on a link that you wish to receive newsletters in the future. 

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 §. 1 lit. a GDPR  When registering for the newsletter, we will save your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace a possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later date. The data collected by us when registering for the newsletter will be used exclusively for promotional purposes by means of the newsletter. You can cancel the newsletter at any time via the provided link in the newsletter or by sending a message to the person named above. After cancellation, your e-mail address will be deleted immediately in our newsletter distribution, as far as you have not expressly consented to a further use of your data or we reserve the right to further data usage, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement

Sending the e-mail newsletter to existing customers 

If you have provided us with your e-mail address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to send you regular offers for similar goods or services, such as those already purchased, from our range. For this, we do not have to obtain separate consent from you in accordance with § 7 section 3 UWG. In this respect, data processing takes place solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in the personalized direct mail in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR  If you have initially objected to the use of your e-mail address for this purpose, we will not send you a mail. You are entitled to object to the use of your e-mail address for the purpose described above at any time with effect for the future by a message to the person named in the beginning. For this purpose, you only have to pay delivery costs according to the basic rates. Upon receipt of your objection, the use of your e-mail address for advertising purposes will cease immediately.

Newsletter dispatch via MailChimp 

The shipping of our e-mail newsletters is via the technical service provider The Rocket Science Group, LLC d / b / a MailChimp, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA (http: //www.mailchimp .com /), to which we pass on your data provided during the newsletter registration. This transfer is made in accordance with Art. 6 §. 1 lit. f GDPR and serves our legitimate interest in the use of a promotional, secure and user-friendly newsletter system. Please note that your data is usually transmitted to and stored by a MailChimp server in the USA. 

MailChimp uses this information for sending and statistical evaluation of the newsletter on our behalf. For the evaluation, the sent emails include so-called web beacons or tracking pixels, which represent one-pixel image files stored on our website. This way you can determine, if a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked on. In addition, technical information is collected (e.g., time of retrieval, IP address, browser type and operating system). The data will be collected exclusively pseudonymized and will not be linked to your other personal data, a direct personal reference is excluded. This data is for statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns only. The results of these analyzes can be used to better tailor future newsletters to the interests of the recipient. 

If you want to object to the data analysis for statistical evaluation purposes, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. 

Furthermore, MailChimp may use this data in accordance with Art. 6 §. 1 lit. f GDPR for its own legitimate interest in the needs-based design and optimization of the service as well as for market research purposes, for example, to determine from which countries the recipients come. However, MailChimp does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to write them down or to pass them on to third parties. To protect your information in the United States, we have entered into a data processing agreement with MailChimp based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission to allow the transfer of your personal information to MailChimp. If you are interested, this data processing contract can be viewed at the following Internet address: http://mailchimp.com/legal/forms/data-processing-agreement/. 

In addition, MailChimp is certified under the US-European privacy protection agreement "Privacy Shield" and is committed to complying with EU data protection requirements. 

You can view the privacy policy of MailChimp here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/

Transfer of personal data to shipping service providers 

  • DHL

If the goods are delivered by the transport service provider DHL (Deutsche Post AG, Charles-de-Gaulle-Strasse 20, 53113 Bonn), we will provide your e-mail address in accordance with Art. 6 §. 1 lit. a GDPR before delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or delivery notification to DHL, if you have given your explicit consent in the ordering process. Otherwise, we will provide for the purpose of service in accordance with Art. 6 §. 1 lit. b GDPR only the name of the recipient and the delivery address to DHL. Passing on is only to the extent necessary for the delivery of goods. In this case, a prior agreement of the delivery date with DHL or the delivery announcement is not possible. The consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future against the person named above or against the transport service provider DHL.

Use of payment service providers

  • ADYEN 

If you choose a payment method from the payment service provider Adyen, payment will be processed via the payment service provider Adyen, Simon Carmiggeltstraat 6 - 50, 1011 DJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands, to whom we will provide your information communicated during the ordering process and the information about your order (name, Address, IBAN, BIC, invoice amount, currency and transaction number) in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b Pass on GDPR  The transfer of your data takes place exclusively for the purpose of the payment processing with the payment service Adyen and only insofar as it is necessary for this.

  • PAYPAL 

For payment via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or - if offered - "purchase on account" or "installment payment" via PayPal, we will transfer your payment data to Paypal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter referred to as "PayPal"). The disclosure is made in accordance with Art. 6 §. 1 lit. b GDPR and only insofar as this is necessary for the payment process. PayPal reserves itself for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or - if offered - "purchase on account" or "installment" via PayPal the execution of a credit check. If necessary, your payment data will be processed in accordance with Art. 6 § 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of the legitimate interest of PayPal in the determination of their solvency to credit bureaus passed. The result of the credit check on the statistical probability of default is used by PayPal for the purpose of deciding on the provision of the respective payment method. The credit information can contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the results of the credit rating, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of score values includes, but is not limited to, address data. For further data protection information, among other things to the used credit reference agencies, please refer to the privacy policy of PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may continue to be entitled to process your personal data, if this is necessary for the contractual payment. 

  • SOFORT 

If the payment method "SOFORT" is selected, the payment is processed via the payment service provider SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany (hereinafter referred to as "SOFORT"), to which we will disclose your information communicated during the ordering process in addition to the information about your order in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b Pass on GDPR  Sofort GmbH is part of the Klarna Group (Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 11134 Stockholm, Sweden). The transfer of your data is exclusively for the purpose of processing payments with the payment service provider SOFORT and only insofar as it is necessary for this. Further information about the privacy policy of SOFORT can be found at the following Internet address: https://www.klarna.com/sofort/datenschutz

Use of Social Media: Social Plugins 

Facebook plugins with Shariff solution 

Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") of the social network Facebook operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Facebook"). In order to increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are not fully integrated as plugins, but only by using an HTML link in the page. This type of engagement will ensure that when you visit a page on our site that contains such buttons, we will not connect to the Facebook servers. If you click on the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the Facebook page, where you can interact with the plugins there (if necessary after entering your login data). Based in the US, Facebook Inc. is certified to the US Privacy Shield, which ensures compliance with the level of data protection in the EU. The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for the protection of your privacy, can be found in the Facebook privacy policy: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php

Instagram plugin as a Shariff solution 

Our website uses social plugins ("plugins") from the Instagram online service operated by Instagram LLC., 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Instagram"). In order to increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are not fully integrated as plugins, but only by using an HTML link in the page. This type of engagement ensures that when you visit a page on our site that contains such buttons, we will not connect to Instagram's servers. If you click on the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the page of Instagram, where you can interact with the plugins there (if necessary after entering your login data). Instagram LLC. Based in the US, the US European Data Protection Convention "Privacy Shield" is certified, which ensures compliance with the applicable data protection level in the EU. The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Instagram as well as your rights in this respect and setting options for the protection of your privacy, please refer to the privacy policy of Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/ 

Pinterest plugin as Shariff solution 

The seller's website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") from the Pinterest social network operated by Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, USA ("Pinterest"). In order to increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are not fully integrated as plugins, but only by using an HTML link in the page. This type of integration ensures that when you visit a page on our site that contains such buttons, we will not connect to the Pinterest servers. If you click on the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the page of Pinterest, where you can interact with the plugins there (if necessary after entering your login data). For information about the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Pinterest, as well as your rights and settings options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the privacy policy of Pinterest: https://about.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy

Twitter plugin as a Shariff solution 

Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") from the Twitter microblogging service operated by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA ("Twitter"). In order to increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are not fully integrated as plugins, but only by using an HTML link in the page. This type of engagement ensures that when you visit a page on our site that contains such buttons, it does not connect to Twitter's servers. If you click on the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the page from Twitter, where you can interact with the plugins there (if necessary after entering your login data). Based in the US, Twitter Inc. is certified to the US Privacy Shield, which ensures compliance with the level of data protection in the EU. The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Twitter as well as your related rights and settings options for the protection of your privacy, please refer to the privacy policy of Twitter: https://twitter.com/privacy 

Google+ plugins as a Shariff solution 

Our website uses social plugins ("plugins") from the Google+ social network operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). In order to increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are not fully integrated as plugins, but only by using an HTML link in the page. This type of engagement ensures that when you visit a page on our site that contains such buttons, we are not yet connecting to the Google+ servers. If you click on the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the Google+ page, where you can interact with the plugins there (if necessary after entering your login data). US-based Google LLC is certified under the US Privacy Shield, which ensures compliance with the level of data protection in the EU. For information on the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google as well as your rights and 


Whatsapp plugins 

On our pages, functions of the messenger WhatsApp are integrated. These functions are offered by WhatsApp Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. Using WhatsApp transfers data to WhatsApp. We point out that we as the provider of the pages are not aware of the content of the transmitted data and their use by WhatsApp. For more information, see the WhatsApp privacy policy at https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/.


Use of Social Media: Videos 

Using Youtube videos 

This site uses Youtube Embedding feature to display and play videos from "Youtube", which is owned by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). Here, the extended privacy mode is used, which according to the provider information storage of user information only when playing the / the video in motion. When the playback of embedded Youtube videos starts, the provider "Youtube" uses cookies to collect information about user behavior. According to "Youtube" hints, these are used, among other things, to capture video statistics, improve user-friendliness and prevent abusive practices. If you're logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account when you click a video. If you do not wish to associate with your profile on YouTube, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data (even for non-logged-in users) as usage profiles and evaluates them. According to Art. 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR  such an evaluation is based on the legitimate interests of Google in the display of personalized advertising, market research and / or tailor-made design of its website. You have a right to object to the creation of these User Profiles, and you must be directed to YouTube to use them. Regardless of any playback of the embedded video, every time you visit this website, it will connect to the Google Network "DoubleClick", which may trigger further data processing without our having any influence. US-based Google LLC is certified under the US Privacy Shield, which ensures compliance with the level of data protection in the EU. For more information on data protection at "YouTube", please see the provider's privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy

Tools and others 

Bunny Fonts

Our website uses web fonts from Bunny Fonts. The provider is BunnyWay d.o.o., Cesta komandanta Staneta 4A, 1215 Medvode, Slovenia.

By using these web fonts, it is possible for us to present you with the desired presentation of our website, regardless of which fonts are available to you locally. This is done by retrieving the web fonts from a BunnyWay server in Slovenia (EU) and the associated transfer of your data to BunnyWay. This involves your IP address and which of our pages you have visited. The use of web fonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in the optimal presentation and transmission of our website.

Details about the web fonts "Bunny Fonts" can be found at: https://fonts.bunny.net/faq and further information in BunnyWay's privacy policy: https://bunny.net/privacy/

Rights of the person concerned 

The applicable data protection law grants you comprehensive data protection rights (information and intervention rights) to the person responsible with regard to the processing of your personal data, which we inform you about below: 

- Right of access according to Art. 15 GDPR:  In particular, you have a right to information about the personal data processed by us, the processing purposes, the categories of processed personal data, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your data has been disclosed or will be planned storage period or the criteria for determining the storage period, the right of rectification, deletion, limitation of processing, objection to the processing, complaint to a supervisory authority, the origin of your data, if they were not collected by us, the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and possibly meaningful information on the logic involved and the scope and effect of such processing, as well as your right to be informed, which guarantees under Art. 46 GDPR when forwarded Your data to third countries; 

- Right to correction according to Art. 16 GDPR:  You have the right to immediate correction of incorrect data concerning you and / or completion of your incomplete data stored by us; 

- Right to cancellation pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR:  You have the right to demand the deletion of your personal data if the requirements of Art. 17 (1) GDPR are met. However, that right does not apply, in particular, where the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the pursuit, exercise or defense of rights; 

- Right to restriction of the processing according to Art. 18 GDPR:  You have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data, as long as the correctness of your data, which you contested, is checked, if you refuse a deletion of your data due to inadmissible data processing and instead require the restriction of the processing of your data, if you need your data for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal rights, after we no longer need this data after purpose or if you objected for reasons of your special situation, as yet as it is not certain, whether our legitimate reasons prevail;

- Right to information in accordance with Art. 19 GDPR:  If you have the right to rectify, delete or limit the processing to the person responsible, he / she is obliged to rectify or delete the data to all recipients to whom the personal data relating to you have been disclosed or limitation of processing, unless proving to be impossible or disproportionate. You have the right to be informed about these recipients. 

- Right to data portability according to Art. 20 GDPR:  You have the right to receive your personal data provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another person responsible, as far as this is technically feasible; 

- Right of revocation of granted consent pursuant to Art. 7 §. 3 GDPR:  You have the right to revoke consent once given in the processing of data at any time with effect for the future. In the case of withdrawal, we will delete the data concerned immediately, as far as further processing cannot be based on a legal basis for consentless processing. The revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation; 

- Right to appeal under Art. 77 GDPR:  If you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you is contrary to the GDPR,  you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority, in particular in any other administrative or judicial remedy the Member State of your whereabouts, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.

RIGHT OF OBJECTION 

IF, IN THE CONTEXT OF INTEREST ACCOUNTABILITY, WE PROCESS OUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON OUR MAJOR LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE ANY PRESENT RIGHT TO SUBMIT AGAINST THIS PROCESSING FOR CONSEQUENCES WITH EFFECT ON THE FUTURE FOR REASONS OBTAINED FROM YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION. MAKE USE OF YOUR OPPOSITION RIGHT, WE FINISH THE PROCESSING OF THE AFFECTED DATA. FURTHER PROCESSING REMAINS SUBJECT TO EXERCISE WHEN WE MAY PROVIDE IMPERATIVE REASONABLE REASONS FOR PROCESSING WHICH EXCEED ITS INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE PRESENTATION, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CHARGES. IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US TO OPERATE DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO INTRODUCE ANY CONTESTING AGAINST THE PROCESSING OF YOU OF PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING. YOU MAY EXERCISE THE OPPOSITE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. MAKE USE OF YOUR CONTINGENCY RIGHT, WE FINISH THE PROCESSING OF THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT ACCEPTANCE.

Duration of storage of personal data 

The duration of the storage of personal data is based on the respective legal retention period (eg commercial and tax retention periods). After the deadline, the corresponding data are routinely deleted, if they are no longer required to fulfill the contract or to initiate a contract and / or on our part no legitimate interest in the re-storage persists. 

Contradiction advertising emails 

The use of published in the context of the imprint obligation contact information for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby rejected. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example through spam e-mails. 


As of May 2018 

End of the data protection declaration