Data protection

Privacy Policy

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. Failure to provide it will have 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 Log Files
You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. 
Each time our website is accessed, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host / IT service provider by your Internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider.
Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website and improving our offer. 
 

Your data may be transferred to third countries outside the EU, in particular to Canada and the USA, and processed there. For Canada, an adequacy decision by the EU Commission exists. For the USA, an adequacy decision by the EU Commission exists, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Shopify is not certified under TADPF. This data transfer is based on contractual obligations comparable to those of the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses.

Contact

Controller
Contact us if you wish. The controller for data processing is: Artem Ajsin, Hockenheimerstraße 44, 68799 Reilingen Deutschland, 017621727250, irongenwear@gmail.com

Customer's Proactive Contact via Email
If you proactively contact us by email, we will only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent you provide it. Data processing serves to process and respond to your contact request.
If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g., consultation for purchase interest, offer creation) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your request. In this case, you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
We will only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Collection and Processing when using the Contact Form
When using the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent you provide it. The data processing serves the purpose of contacting us.
If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g., consultation for purchase interest, offer creation) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your request. In this case, you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
We will only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory 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 specified there. Data processing serves to improve your shopping experience and simplify order processing. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out based on the consent until revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.

Collection, Processing, and Transfer of Personal Data for Orders
When placing an order, we collect and process your personal data only to the extent necessary to fulfill and process your order and to process your inquiries. The provision of data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide data means that no contract can be concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR and is necessary for the performance of a contract with you. 
Your data may be passed on to shipping companies, dropshipping or fulfillment providers, payment service providers, service providers for order processing, and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly adhere to legal requirements. The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum.
 

Your data may be transferred to third countries outside the EU, in particular to Canada and the USA, and processed there. For Canada, an adequacy decision by the EU Commission exists. For the USA, an adequacy decision by the EU Commission exists, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Shopify is not certified under TADPF. This data transfer is based on contractual obligations comparable to those of the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses.

Reviews      


Shopauskunft Customer Review
For our website, we use the review tool "shopauskunft.de" from Händlerbund Management AG (Kohlgartenstraße 11 - 13, 04315 Leipzig; "Shopauskunft").
After your order, we would like to ask you to review and comment on your purchase with us. For this purpose, we will contact you by email, using the technical system "Rechtssichere Bewertungsanfrage (RBA)" (Legally Compliant Review Request). We process your order data (order number/invoice number, purchase value, and shipping costs) as well as your email address. If necessary, we may also use this data for the purpose of verifying your review.
Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent, provided you have expressly agreed to the transfer of your data and the receipt of the review request.
You can revoke your consent at any time by using the corresponding link in the email or by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out based on the consent until revocation.
Further information on data protection when using Shopauskunft can be found at: 
https://www.shopauskunft.de/datenschutz.
 
Shopauskunft Widget
The Shopauskunft widget is integrated into our website. This serves the purpose of displaying and advertising the number and result of the reviews we have received via Shopauskunft so far.
To display the widget, it is technically necessary for your internet browser to transmit usage data to the Shopauskunft server and to store it in log data (so-called server log files) for 7 days. This stored data includes the name and URL of the file accessed, the date and time of access, the IP address of the requesting computer, the website from which access is made (referrer URL), the browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer, and the name of your access provider.
Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in promoting our offers by displaying the customer reviews already received. This data is not stored together with other personal data. 
 

Payment Service Providers      

Use of PayPal
We use the payment service PayPal from PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. Data processing serves the purpose of offering you payment via the payment service. By selecting and using payment via PayPal, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal in order to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal Privacy Policy. You can find this at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

Use of PayPal Plus
We use the payment service PayPal Plus from PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. Data processing serves the purpose of offering you payment via the payment service. By selecting and using payment via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, or direct debit via PayPal, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal in order to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
 
For individual payment methods such as credit card via PayPal or direct debit via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to obtain a credit report based on mathematical-statistical procedures using credit agencies. For this purpose, PayPal transmits the personal data required for a credit check to a credit agency and 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. The credit report may contain probability values (score values) that are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedures and whose calculation includes, among other things, address data. Your legitimate interests are taken into account in accordance with legal provisions. Data processing serves the purpose of credit assessment for the initiation of a contract. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment default when PayPal advances payment. 
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR by notifying PayPal. The provision of data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract with the payment method you desire. Failure to provide data means that the contract cannot be concluded with the payment method you have chosen.
 

Use of PayPal Express
We use the payment service PayPal Express from PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. Data processing serves the purpose of offering you payment via the payment service PayPal Express. To integrate this payment service, it is necessary for PayPal to collect, store, and analyze data (e.g., IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when the website is accessed. Cookies may also be used for this purpose. Cookies enable the recognition of your browser.
The processing of your personal data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in a customer-oriented offer of various payment methods. You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to this processing of personal data concerning you.
By selecting and using PayPal Express, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal in order to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Further information on data processing when using the PayPal Express payment service can be found in the associated privacy policy at www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE#Updated_PS.

Use of PayPal Check-Out
We use the payment service PayPal Check-Out from PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. Data processing serves the purpose of offering you payment via the payment service. By selecting and using payment via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or "Pay Later" via PayPal, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal in order to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Cookies may be stored here, which enable the recognition of your browser. The data processing thus taking place is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in a customer-oriented offer of various payment methods. You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to this processing of personal data concerning you.

Credit card via PayPal, Direct debit via PayPal & "Pay Later" via PayPal 
For individual payment methods such as credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or "Pay Later" via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to obtain a credit report based on mathematical-statistical procedures using credit agencies. For this purpose, PayPal transmits the personal data required for a credit check to a credit agency and 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. The credit report may contain probability values (score values) that are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedures and whose calculation includes, among other things, address data. Your legitimate interests are taken into account in accordance with legal provisions. Data processing serves the purpose of credit assessment for the initiation of a contract. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment default when PayPal advances payment. 
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR by notifying PayPal. The provision of data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract with the payment method you desire. Failure to provide data means that the contract cannot be concluded with the payment method you have chosen.

Third-party providers
When paying via a third-party payment method, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. To carry out this payment method, the data may then be passed on by PayPal to the respective provider. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Local third-party providers may include, for example:

  • Apple Pay (Apple Distribution International Ltd., Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland)
  • Google Pay (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland)


Invoice purchase via PayPal
When paying via invoice purchase, the data required for payment processing is first transmitted to PayPal. To carry out this payment method, the data is then transmitted by PayPal to Ratepay GmbH (Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin; "Ratepay") in order to be able to fulfill the contract with you using the chosen payment method. This processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Ratepay may carry out a credit check based on mathematical-statistical procedures (probability or score values) using credit agencies, following the process described above. The data processing serves the purpose of a credit check for initiating a contract. The processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in protecting against payment defaults when Ratepay makes advance payments. Further information on data protection and which credit agencies Ratepay uses can be found at https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-dataprivacy/ and https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/.

Further information on data processing when using PayPal can be found in the corresponding data protection declaration at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.


Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in or by the internet browser on a user's computer system. If a user accesses a website, a cookie can be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables unique identification of the browser when the website is accessed again.
Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting appropriate technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide individually whether to accept them, as well as prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to fully use all functions of this website.
You can find out how to manage (including deactivate) cookies in the most important browsers using the links below:
Technically necessary cookies
Unless otherwise stated below in the privacy policy, we only use these technically necessary cookies to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after a page change 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 again even after a page change.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on § 25 para. 2 TDDDG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offer.
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you, on grounds relating to your particular situation.
Use of Complianz GDPR Cookie Consent
We use the Complianz GDPR Cookie Consent plugin from iubenda s.r.l (Via San Raffaele 1, 20121 Milan, Italy; "iubenda") on our website.
The plugin allows you to give consent to data processing via the website, in particular the setting of cookies, and to exercise your right of withdrawal for consents already given. The data processing serves the purpose of obtaining and documenting necessary consents to data processing and thus complying with legal obligations. Cookies may be used for this purpose. The following information, among others, may be collected and transmitted to iubenda: uniquely assignable ID, consent status. This data is not passed on to other third parties.
The data processing takes place to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
Further information on data protection can be found at: https://complianz.io/de/legal-deutsch/datenschutzerklaerung-von-complianz-shopify/

Rights of the data subject and storage period

Duration of storage
After complete contract execution, the data will first be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then taking into account legal, in particular tax and commercial law retention periods, and then deleted after the expiry of the period, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject
Subject to the legal requirements, you have the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability.
In addition, you have a right to object to processing based on Art. 6 para. 1 f GDPR, as well as to processing for the purpose of direct marketing, in accordance with Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR.

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority
In accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.

You can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for us, whose contact details are as follows:

State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Württemberg
Königstrasse 10 a
70173 Stuttgart
Tel.: +49 711 6155410
Fax: +49 711 61554115
Email: poststelle@lfdi.bwl.de

Right to object
If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to these processes at any time with effect for the future, for reasons arising from your particular situation.
After an objection has been made, the processing of the data concerned will be terminated, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.