§ 1 Introduction
We will collect, process and use your personal data (e.g. salutation, name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, bank account details, credit card number) only in compliance with the provisions of German data protection law. In the following paragraphs we inform you about the nature, scope, and purpose of our collection, processing and use of your personal data. This Data Protection Statement applies exclusively to our own website. If your data is forwarded to other websites through links on our websites, you are advised to obtain information from these websites about how they process and use your data.
§ 2 Collection, Processing and Use of Personal Data
We will collect, process, and use personal data only if you have given your consent to this or if the corresponding legal provisions about the protection of your data permit any collection, processing, and use of your data.
§ 3 Use for specific purpose
- All personal data provided to us with your consent will be collected, processed, and used solely for the purposes disclosed to you. For specific details Section 4 and the following sections may be consulted.
- We may collect, process, and use your personal data without your explicit consent, if the collection, processing, or use of your personal data
- is necessary for the preparation, negotiation, and fulfilment of a contract with you;
- occurs for other purposes directly related to the purpose to which you have granted your consent to collecting, processing, and using of your personal data;
- is required due to legal obligations or orders by public authorities or courts;
- is necessary to substantiate or protect legal claims or to defend against lawsuits; or
- serves to prevent abuse or other illegal activities.
- Your personal data will be kept confidential and will neither be sold nor otherwise be marketed to any third parties without your consent.
§ 4 Your Inquiries, Orders or Access to our Website
The personal data provided by you will be used exclusively by us to reply to your inquiries or for processing your order(s), or, if you should request, provide you with access to certain information on our website.
§ 5 Communication- or usage-related information
Every time you access our website, there may be circumstances where certain information (e.g. Internet protocol addresses) or usage-related information (e.g. information about the commencement of use) are automatically recorded due to technical reasons. This information may include your personal data.
The recording, processing, and use of your communication- or usage-related data occurs only if this is necessary and/or where legally required.
§ 6 Automatically recorded non-personal data
Every time you access our website, anonymised data is recorded automatically, i.e. data that is not attributed to a specific person (e.g. Internet browser and operating system used; or the domain name of your website; the number of visits; average staying time; and the number of pages retrieved). We use this information exclusively to determine the attractiveness of our website, its performance and content, and any such anonymous data is stored separately from any other personal data you may have provided. This data is automatically deleted once it has been analysed.
§ 7 Use of "Cookies", Google Analytics and other analytic tools
1. Use of Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer. Cookies enable your computer being automatically recognized during subsequent visits. Cookies are categorized in ‘first party cookies’ and ‘third-party cookies.’ First-party cookies are served directly by the website operator to your computer. These cookies are used only by the website operator to recognize your computer at each revisiting time. Third-party cookies are served by a service provider on behalf of the website operator. The service provider uses these third party cookies to recognize your computer when it visits other websites. Third-party cookies are most commonly used for website analytics. We use both categories.
First-party cookies on our website help us to recognize your browser from previous visits. They also save and remember any preferences that your browser may have set while visiting our website.
Our independent third-party partners often use third party cookies.
The storage of such cookies can be prevented through a corresponding setting in your browser software. Alternatively, you are free to set your Internet browser so that it deletes already stored cookies from your computer hard drive, or blocks all cookies, or warns you before storing any cookie. However, if you choose any of the options given above, we would like to point out that you may not be able to fully use all functions of the website any longer.
Google Analytics
Your IP address, time of visit, device- and browser information as well as information regarding your usage of our website are automatically registered and stored on servers in the United States by Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses third-party cookies. Google Analytics makes it possible to analyze your use of our website. If the IP anonymization is activated, Google will truncate the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The full IP address is sent to, and shortened by, Google servers in the United States only in exceptional cases. Google will use this information on our behalf only to (i) analyze your use of our website, (ii) compile reports about your website activities and provide additional services to us, like the website operator, in connection with the website use and Internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser in connection with Google Analytics will not be consolidated with other Google data.
You have the option (opt-out) to cancel the recording of the data related to your use of the website (including your IP address) that is generated by the cookie in connection with Google Analytics, as well as the processing of that data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link:
http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
However, if you choose this option, we would like to point out that you may no longer be able to fully use all functions of the website.
bon the link below. In this case, an opt-out cookie will be set on your device, which prevents any further collection of your data when visiting this website:
The use of Google Analytics as set out in this Data Protection Statement is carried out under the requirements agreed upon by German data protection authorities and Google.
For further information on Google Analytics, please consult the links below:
http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html;http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html?hl=de; http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
Google Doubleclick
Doubleclick by Google uses cookies to present advertisements relevant to you. A pseudonym identification number (ID) will be assigned to this end on your browser. The cookies do not contain personalised information. The usage of these DoubleClick-Cookies enables Google and its partner websites to only hook up advertisements of former visits to our or other websites on the internet. All generated information by these cookies are transmitted by Google for analysis to a server in the USA and stored there.
Google Ads
In the Google search results and on the websites of third parties, a Google Remarketing Cookie is installed for advertising purposes when visiting our website. This Google Remarketing Cookie, which is automatically generated through the registration and processing of data (e.g. IP address, time of visit, appliance- and browser information as well as information about the usage of our website), allows an interest-based
advertisement and based on websites previously visited by you through a pseudonym cookie ID. Any further data processing will take place only if you have activated "personalised advertisement" on your Google account. If you are logged in at Google while visiting our website, Google will use your data in conjunction with Google Analytics-Data to generate and define a list of targetted groups for remarketing.
Google Shopping Reviews
We use "Google Shopping Reviews". Google Shopping Reviews stores and processes information about your user profile in our internet presentation. Google Shopping Reviews use, besides other cookies, text data that are stored locally on the message buffer of your web browser and which enables an analysis of your visit to our website.
We use Google Shopping Reviews for marketing- and optimisation purposes, in particular, to analyse our internet presentation being used and to enable us to continuously improve particular functions and offers, as well as our user experience. Through a statistical evaluation of the user pattern, we can improve our offers and, thus, present it more interestingly to you, the user. That is why our interest is also based on the processing by the third party of the above-mentioned data. The legal basis is Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. a) DSGVO. Information regarding the third party: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Additional information of the third party regarding data protection can be had from the following website: https://support.google.com/merchants/topic/7095697
Google Remarketing
This function serves to present from the Google advertising networks relevant advertisements for the website visitor. This technology makes it possible for us to automatically connect you to advertisements that are specifically aimed at a relevant target group after you visit our website. Advertisements are based on products and services that you have clicked on during your last visit to our website. For this purpose, a "cookie", belonging to the advertising network of Google, is installed in the browser of
the website visitor that makes it possible to recognise the said visitor should he/she visit the website again. Cookies are minute text files that are stored on your browser during a visit to our website. Generally, Google may also store information like your web enquiry, IP address, type of browser, browser language, date and time of your enquiry. This information serves to map the web browser to a particular computer. In that way, promotional advertisements can be presented to the visitor on the pages of the Google advertising network that are relevant to any enquiry a visitor has sought before on the website that uses the Google Remarketing function.
2. E-Mail-Newsletter and Postal Advertising
We use SaaS-E-Commerce, an online platform and email marketing tool of BigCommerce. BigCommerce enables us to create, send, and manage emails for marketing purposes. If you subscribe to our newsletter, BigCommerce receives certain information about you, such as, amongst others, name, email address, or other information you provided us with.
BigCommerce may also, using cookies and web beacons, automatically collect and store certain types of information, such as your IP address, type of email client or Internet browser or information about who opened the emails and who clicked the links in such emails, to create reports about how our email campaigns perform. The information is transmitted to and stored by BigCommerce on servers within and outside of the European Union/European Economic Area. BigCommerce will only use your personal information per our instructions and not for their own purposes.
The use of BigCommerce-cookies can be controlled at the individual browser level. However, you may still receive our newsletter after rejecting these cookies, and your ability to use some features may be limited. You have the right to unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by
following the unsubscribe instructions included in every email. In such case, BigCommerce will not receive any of the above information.
For further information, please see the following link below: https://www.bigcommerce.com/privacy/
3. Data usage for Payment Processing
Credit Assessment
It is a requirement for a conclusion of a contract that, if we enter into advance payment, e.g. purchase on account, an identity and credit rating is provided by a specialised service provider (credit information) according to Art. 22 Abs. 2 lit. a DSGVO. In such a case, we forward for credit information your personal data to one of the following agents:
SCHUFA Holding AG
Kormoranweg 5
65201 Wiesbaden
Creditreform Boniversum GmbH
Hellersbergstraße 11
41460 Neuss
CRIF Bürgel GmbH
Radlkoferstraße 2
81373 München
Creditsafe Deutschland GmbH
Schreiberhauerstr. 30
10317 Berlin
4. Identity- and Credit Assessment when choosing Klarna‘s Payment services
If you use Klarna‘s payment services, we kindly ask you to submit in writing your consent according to Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. a DSGVO, allowing us to transmit to Klarna all necessary data for payment processing, identity and credit assessment. In Germany, it is permissible to enter the identity and credit assessment of all service providers (credit information) listed in Klarna‘s data protection declaration. Klarna will use all information received in respect of statistical probability of a payment default for a balanced decision regarding reason, processing or termination of a contractual relationship.
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, giving notice to one of the contacts listed below. This, however, may result in a situation where you are no longer able to avail of special offers of your particular payment options. You are also free to withdraw your consent for such usage of your personal data to Klarna directly.
5. Google-Services
We use Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a website builder to create free websites, stores or blogs.
Google uses technologies like cookies, beacons, tags or scripts that generate information such as, amongst others, your IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, operating system or date/time stamp for analyzing trends or user movements and for site administration when you visit our website. Google will not sell or otherwise market any of your personal data. The information collected by Google is stored in data centers located in the US.
You may object to the collection or processing of your personal data any time by rejecting Google cookies at your individual browser level. If you opt-out of such cookies, please note that you may still use our website. However, in such circumstances your ability to use certain features or areas of our website may be limited.
For further information, please see the following links: GOOGLE TAG MANAGER; Google Analytics; Google Doubleclick; Google Ads; GOOGLE SHOPPING REVIEWS and Google Remarketing.
6. Microsoft-Services
We use Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd., 1 Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, D 18 P 521, Ireland ("Microsoft"), a website builder to create free websites, stores or blogs.
Microsoft uses technologies like cookies, beacons, tags or scripts that generate information such as, amongst others, your IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, operating system or date/time stamp for analyzing trends or user movements and for site administration when you visit our website.
For further information, please see the following links: https://about.ads.microsoft.com/de-de.
§ 8 Use of social network “plug-ins”
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Our website currently uses and embeds the following social network plug-ins, better known as “share buttons”:
2. Share buttons have been implemented in such a way that they are deactivated by default. They do not collect data unless you activate them by clicking on them. If you activate the share button, certain information, namely the information that you have accessed our website, your IP address, date and time of your visit and other browser-related information is transferred to the social network operator, irrespective of whether or not you have a personal user account with the social network.
If you are logged in as a member of the respective social network at the time you click on the button, this information will be allocated to your personal user account. You may prevent the latter only by logging out before using the share button.
3. The social network operator uses such data for the creation of user profiles for advertising, market research and/or tailored design of their websites. The evaluation of data is carried out to display needs-based advertisement and inform other users of the network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of such user profiles. However, you have to contact the respective operator to exercise such right.
4. We do not influence the extent of data collection or data processing operations of social network operators. We are also not aware of the scope or purpose of data collection or about the retention periods for data collection. As data is collected in particular through cookies, we recommend deleting all cookies in the security settings of your browser before you activate the social network button. For detailed information about the purpose and scope of data collection and use, please refer to the data protection statements of the respective operators listed below:
5. Please find below the addresses and website links for the social network operators where information on data protection may be obtained:
a. Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
http://www.facebook.com/policy.php; http://www.facebook.com/help/186325668085084;
http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info-on-other#applications;
http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info#everyoneinfo;andhttps://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendumtakes
b. Instagram, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/?hl=de;
https://www.instagram.com/legal/cookies/; and
Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.
c. Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, California 94103, USA
https://www.twitter.com/privacy?lang=en and https://twitter.com/de/privacy.
d. Google/ YouTube: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
e. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
6. Objection (Opt-Out):
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads;
Google/ YouTube: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated;
Twitter: https://twitter.com/personalization;
Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875;
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out
§ 9 Data secrecy
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against loss, unauthorized collection, processing, use and unauthorized disclosure.
§ 10 Information
We will provide you with information to all reasonable enquiries about inspecting, correcting, supplementing or deleting your personal data upon request. You may also receive the information electronically upon request. Please contact:
Groschopp – Drives & More - Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH Contact: Nabila Dewolfs
Greefsallee 49
41747 Viersen, Germany
Tel: +49 (0) 2162 374 222 (Mo. - Fr. 8:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Email: info@groschopp-drives.com