Privacy
Information on the Collection of Personal Data and Contact Details of the Controller 1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data refers to all data that can be used to personally identify you.
1.2 The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is ECHT Schmuck und Design OHG, Heilsbachstr. 17-19, 53123 Bonn, Germany, Tel.: +49 228-2422099, Email: mg@echt-design.de. The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.
1.3 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser's address bar.
Data Collection When Visiting Our Website If you use our website for informational purposes only, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us, 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 data, which is technically necessary to display the website to you:
The website visited
Date and time of access
Amount of data sent in bytes
Source/reference from which you accessed the page
Browser used
Operating system used
IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)
Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be disclosed or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files subsequently if there are concrete indications of illegal use.
Cookies To make visiting our website more attractive and to enable 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 you close your browser (session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). If cookies are set, they collect and process specific user information such as browser and location data as well as IP address values. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a predetermined period, which may vary depending on the cookie.
Some cookies serve to simplify the ordering process by storing settings (e.g., remembering the contents of a virtual shopping cart for a later visit). If personal data is also processed through individual cookies implemented by us, the processing is carried out either for the performance of the contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR or for the protection of our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website as well as a customer-friendly and effective website visit in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
We may work with advertising partners who help us make our website more interesting for you. For this purpose, cookies from partner companies may also be stored on your hard drive when you visit our website (third-party cookies). If we cooperate with such advertising partners, you will be informed individually and separately about the use of such cookies and the scope of the collected information within the following paragraphs.
Please note that you can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and decide individually about their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general. Each browser manages cookie settings differently. The help menu of your browser describes how you can change your cookie settings.
Please note that if cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be restricted.
Contacting Us When you contact us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is collected. The data collected in the case of a contact form is evident from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request or for establishing contact and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact aims at concluding a contract, an additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted after your request has been fully processed, provided that there are no legal retention obligations preventing deletion.
Data Processing When Opening a Customer Account and for Contract Execution In accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, personal data is further collected and processed when you provide it to us for contract execution or when opening a customer account. The specific data collected is evident from the respective input forms. Deleting your customer account is possible at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above-mentioned controller. We store and use the data you provide for contract processing. After the contract has been fully processed or your customer account has been deleted, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after expiry of tax and commercial retention periods, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we have reserved the right to further use of data permitted by law, about which we inform you below.
Use of Your Data for Direct Advertising 6.1 Subscription to Our Email Newsletter If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your email address. Providing additional data is voluntary and serves 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 email newsletter if you have explicitly confirmed that you consent to receiving newsletters. We will then send you a confirmation email asking you to confirm by clicking a link that you wish to receive newsletters in the future.
By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent for the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. When subscribing to the newsletter, we store your IP address entered by the internet service provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date.
You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the controller mentioned above. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately removed from our newsletter distribution list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to further use of data permitted by law, about which we inform you in this declaration.