1) Introduction and Contact Details of the Controller
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting 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 refers to all data that can 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 Dominique Lerminiaux, Poststraße 11a, 55624 Rhaunen, Germany, Tel.: 0 65 44 / 99 05 36, Email: info@lerminiaux.eu. The controller for processing personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.
2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website
2.1 If you use our website for informational purposes only, meaning you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called „server log files“). When you visit our website, we collect the following data, which are technically necessary to display the website:
- Our visited website
- Date and time of access
- Amount of data sent in bytes
- Source/referring website
- Browser used
- Operating system used
- IP address used (if applicable, in anonymized form)
Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be shared or used otherwise. However, we reserve the right to review server log files subsequently if there are specific indications of unlawful use.
2.2 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 sent to the controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the „https://“ in your browser’s address bar and the lock symbol.
3) Cookies
To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies—small text files stored on your device. Some cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser (so-called „session cookies“), while others remain on your device longer and allow us to save site settings (so-called „persistent cookies“). You can find the storage duration of these cookies in your browser’s cookie settings.
If personal data is processed through cookies, this processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for contract performance, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR with your consent, or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in ensuring optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly experience.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and decide individually on their acceptance or exclude cookies for specific cases or in general.
Please note that disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website.
4) Contacting Us
When you contact us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is processed solely for the purpose of handling and responding to your request and only to the necessary extent.
The legal basis for processing these data is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry per Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If your inquiry is related to a contract, the additional legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted when it is no longer necessary, provided there are no legal retention obligations.
5) Data Processing for Order Handling
To fulfill contracts, we transfer personal data collected for delivery and payment purposes to the commissioned transport company and credit institution per Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
If we are obliged to provide updates for digital goods based on a contract, we process the contact data you provided during the order (name, address, email) to inform you of necessary updates within the legally required period per Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.
For processing your order, we also cooperate with external service providers who support us in executing contracts. Certain personal data is transferred to these service providers as necessary.
6) Rights of the Data Subject
6.1 Under applicable data protection laws, you have the following rights regarding the processing of your personal data:
- Right to access (Art. 15 GDPR);
- Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR);
- Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR);
- Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR);
- Right to notification (Art. 19 GDPR);
- Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR);
- Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR);
- Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR).
6.2 Right to Object
IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON OUR LEGITIMATE INTEREST FOLLOWING A BALANCING OF INTERESTS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING YOUR DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE REASONS THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR IF PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE, OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS.
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING AT ANY TIME. IN THIS CASE, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.
7) Data Retention Period
The duration of personal data storage depends on the respective legal basis, processing purpose, and, if applicable, statutory retention periods (e.g., commercial and tax retention periods).
If processing is based on your explicit consent per Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, your data will be stored until you withdraw your consent.
If legal retention periods exist for data processed based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (e.g., for contract fulfillment), these data will be routinely deleted after the retention period unless they are still required for contract performance or if we have a legitimate interest in continued storage.
If processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, data will be stored until you exercise your right to object per Art. 21(1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate overriding legitimate grounds or processing is necessary for legal claims.
For data processed for direct marketing under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, storage continues until you object per Art. 21(2) GDPR.
Unless otherwise stated, stored personal data will be deleted when no longer needed for the original purpose.e, für die sie erhoben oder auf sonstige Weise verarbeitet wurden, nicht mehr notwendig sind.
