Data protection

Data Protection

The controller for data processing is:

Christin Schwarzrock

Eichenhof 1

15831 Blankenfelde-Mahlow, Germany

kontakt@Car-Bee.de

Thank you for your interest in our online shop. The protection of your privacy is very important to us. Below, we inform you in detail about the handling of your data.

1. Access data and hosting

You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. With each visit to a website, the web server automatically stores a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, date and time of retrieval, the amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the retrieval. This access data is evaluated exclusively for the purpose of ensuring the trouble-free operation of the site and improving our offer. This serves to protect our legitimate interests in a correct presentation of our offer, which are predominant within the framework of a balancing of interests, in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. All access data will be deleted no later than seven days after the end of your visit to the site.

The hosting and website display services are partly provided by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise explained in this data protection declaration, all access data and all data collected in designated forms 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 option described in this data protection declaration.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision for an adequate level of data protection: Canada. Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the USA and other countries outside the EU and the EEA. For these countries, there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission. Our cooperation with them is based on the European Commission's standard contractual clauses.

2. Data processing for contract execution and contact

2.1 Data processing for contract execution

We collect personal data when you voluntarily provide it to us in the course of your order or when contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email). Mandatory fields are marked as such because in these cases we absolutely need the data for contract execution or for processing your contact request, and you cannot complete the order or send the contact request without providing them. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. We use the data provided by you for contract execution and processing your inquiries (including inquiries about and handling of any existing warranty and performance disruption claims as well as any legal update obligations) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR. Further information on the processing of your data, in particular on the transfer to our service providers for the purpose of order, payment, and shipping processing, can be found in the following sections of this data protection declaration. After complete execution of the contract, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after the expiration of any 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 Contact

In the context of customer communication, we collect personal data for processing your inquiries in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, if you voluntarily provide it to us when contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email). Mandatory fields are marked as such because in these cases we absolutely need the data to process your contact request. Which data is collected can be seen 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 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.

3. Data processing for shipping purposes

For the fulfillment of the contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, we pass on your data to the shipping service provider commissioned with the delivery, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of ordered goods.

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 data protection declaration.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: China. For these countries, there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission. Our cooperation with them is based on these guarantees: Standard contractual clauses of the European Commission.

Data transfer to shipping service providers for the purpose of shipping notifications

If you have given us your express consent to this during or after your order, we will pass on your email address to the selected shipping service provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, so that they can contact you before delivery for the purpose of delivery notification or coordination. Consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or directly to the shipping service provider at the contact address listed below. After revocation, we will delete the data provided for this purpose, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to further data use that is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this declaration.

Hermes Germany GmbH, Essener Straße 89, D-22419 Hamburg

DHL Paket GmbH, Sträßchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany

4. Data processing for payment processing

We work with the following partners for payment processing in our online shop: technical service providers, credit institutions, payment service providers.

4.1 Data processing for transaction processing

Depending on the selected payment method, we transmit the data necessary for the processing of the payment transaction to our technical service providers, who work for us as part of order processing, or to the commissioned credit institutions or to the selected payment service provider, insofar as this is necessary for processing the payment. This serves to fulfill the contract in accordance with 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 through a technical integration in the ordering process. In this respect, the data protection declaration of the respective payment service provider applies. For questions about our partners for payment processing and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us using the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

4.2 Data processing for fraud prevention and optimization of our payment processes

If necessary, we provide our service providers with additional data that they use, together with the data necessary for payment processing, as our processors for the purpose of fraud prevention and optimizing our payment processes (e.g., invoicing, processing of disputed payments, accounting support). This serves to protect our legitimate interests in safeguarding ourselves against fraud or in efficient payment management, which are predominant within the framework of a balancing of interests, in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

4.3 Identity and credit check when selecting Klarna payment services

Invoice purchase via Klarna If you choose the payment services of Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter Klarna), we ask for your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, that we may transmit the data necessary for processing the payment and an identity and credit check to Klarna. In Germany, the credit agencies mentioned in Klarna's data protection declaration may be used for identity and credit checks. Klarna uses the information received about the statistical probability of a payment default for a balanced decision on the establishment, execution or termination of the contractual relationship. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option mentioned in this data protection declaration. This may result in us no longer being able to offer you certain payment options. You can also revoke your consent to this use of personal data at any time directly with Klarna.

5. Advertising by email

5.1 Email newsletter with registration, newsletter tracking with separate consent

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we use the data required for this or separately provided by you to regularly send you our email newsletter based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. Unsubscribing from the newsletter is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a dedicated link in the newsletter. After unsubscribing, we will delete your email address from the recipient 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.

If you have also given us your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR for the analysis of our newsletters, we also analyze your interaction with our newsletter by measuring, storing and evaluating opening rates and click rates for the purpose of designing future newsletter campaigns ("Newsletter tracking").

For this evaluation, the emails sent contain one-pixel technologies (e.g., so-called web beacons, tracking pixels) that are stored on our website. For the evaluations, we link the following "newsletter data" in particular:

-the page from which the page was requested (so-called referrer URL),

-the date and time of the request,

-the description of the type of web browser used,

-the IP address of the requesting computer,

-the email address,

-the date and time of registration and confirmation

and the one-pixel technologies with your email address or your IP address and, if applicable, an individual ID. Links contained in the newsletter may also contain this ID.

Unsubscribing from newsletter tracking is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the described contact option or via a dedicated link in the newsletter.

The information will be stored as long as you are subscribed to the newsletter.

5.2 Newsletter dispatch

The newsletter and the newsletter tracking described above may also be sent by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. For questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us using the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision for an adequate level of data protection: United Kingdom. Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: USA, Australia. For this/these country/countries, there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission. Our cooperation with them is based on these guarantees: Standard contractual clauses of the European Commission.

6. Cookies and other technologies

General information

To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies, including so-called cookies, on various pages. Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your end 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 end device and enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies).

Privacy protection for end devices When using our online offer, we use strictly necessary technologies to provide the expressly requested telemedia service. The storage of information in your end device or access to information already stored in your end device does not require consent in this respect.

For non-strictly necessary functions, the storage of information in your end device or access to information already stored in your end device requires your consent. We point out that if consent is not given, parts of the website may not be fully usable. Any consent you have given will remain valid until you adjust or reset the respective settings on your end device.

Any subsequent data processing by cookies and other technologies We use technologies that are absolutely necessary for the use of certain functions of our website (e.g., shopping cart function). Through these technologies, 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) are collected and processed. This serves to protect our legitimate interests in an optimized presentation of our offer, which are predominant within the framework of a balancing of interests, in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. You can find the cookie settings for your browser under the following links: Microsoft Edge™ / Safari™ / Chrome™ / Firefox™ / Opera™ Insofar as you have consented to the use of 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 option described in the data protection declaration.

7. Social Media

7.1 Social Plugins from Facebook (by Meta), Instagram (by Meta)

Social buttons from social networks are used on our website. These are only integrated into the page as HTML links, so that when our website is accessed, no connection is yet established with the servers of the respective provider. If you click on one of the buttons, the website of the respective social network opens in a new window of your browser. There you can, for example, press the Like or Share button.

7.2 Our online presence on Facebook (by Meta), Instagram (by Meta), Youtube

Insofar as you have given your consent to the respective social media operator in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, when you visit our online presences on the social media mentioned above, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes, from which usage profiles will be created using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the platforms that presumably 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 a contact option and your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, can be found in the providers' data protection notices linked below. Should you still need help with this, you can contact us. Facebook (by Meta) is an offer from Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta Platforms Ireland"). The information about your use of our online presence on Facebook (by Meta) automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland is usually transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, and stored there.

There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on the European Commission's standard contractual clauses. Data processing when visiting a Facebook (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here. Instagram (by Meta) is an offer from Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta Platforms Ireland"). The information about your use of our online presence on Instagram automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland is usually transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, and stored there.

No adequacy decision has been issued by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. Data processing within the scope of visiting an Instagram (by Meta) fan page takes place on the basis of an agreement between joint controllers according to Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on insights data) can be found here. YouTube is an offer of Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). The information automatically collected by Google about your use of our online presence on YouTube is usually transferred to a server of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and stored there. No adequacy decision has been issued by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

7.2 USE OF FACEBOOK SERVICES FOR WEB ANALYSIS AND ADVERTISING PURPOSES

USE OF FACEBOOK PIXEL

We use the Facebook Pixel as part of the technologies of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. [http://de-de.facebook.com/facebookdublin/], 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook (by Meta)" or "Meta Platforms Ireland") as described below. With the Facebook Pixel, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information about your use of our website based on events specified by us, such as visiting a website or newsletter registration) are automatically collected and stored, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. As part of the so-called extended data matching, information for matching purposes is also hashed, collected and stored, with which individuals can be identified (e.g. names, email addresses and telephone numbers). For this purpose, when you visit our website, the Facebook Pixel automatically sets a cookie that automatically enables your browser to be recognized by means of a pseudonymous CookieID when visiting other websites. Facebook (by Meta) will combine this information with other data from your Facebook account and use it to compile reports on website activities and to provide other services related to website usage, in particular personalized and group-based advertising.
The information automatically collected by Facebook (by Meta) technologies about your use of our website is usually transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. No adequacy decision has been issued by the European Commission for the USA. If the data transfer to the USA falls within our responsibility, our cooperation is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. Further information on data processing by Facebook can be found in Facebook (by Meta)'s data protection notices [http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php].

FACEBOOK ANALYTICS

As part of Facebook Analytics, statistics on visitor activities on our website are created from the data collected with the Facebook Pixel about your use of our website. The data processing takes place on the basis of an agreement on commissioned processing by Facebook (by Meta). Its analysis serves the optimal presentation and marketing of our website.

FACEBOOK ADS

Through Facebook Ads, we advertise this website on Facebook (by Meta) and on other platforms. We determine the parameters of the respective advertising campaign. Facebook (by Meta) is responsible for the exact implementation, in particular the decision on the placement of ads for individual users. Unless otherwise specified for the individual technologies, data processing takes place on the basis of an agreement between joint controllers in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. The joint responsibility is limited to the collection of data and its transmission to Meta Platforms Ireland. The subsequent data processing by Meta Platforms Ireland is not covered by this.

8. Contact options and your rights

8.1 Your rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights: in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein; in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, the right to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data stored by us; in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is

- for the exercise of the right to 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 is necessary;

- in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you;

- the processing is unlawful, but you object to 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 the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;

- in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive your personal data, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another controller;

- in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters for this purpose.

9. Right to object

Insofar as we process personal data as explained above to protect our legitimate interests prevailing in the context of a balancing of interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If the processing is carried out for other purposes, you have a right to object only if there are reasons arising from your particular situation.

After exercising 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 if the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

This does not apply if the processing is for direct marketing purposes. Then we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

10. Contact options

For questions regarding the collection, processing or use of your personal data, for information, rectification, restriction or erasure of data as well as revocation of granted consents or objection to a specific data use, please contact us directly using the contact details in our imprint.