Privacy Policy - Holz Art Galerie

Privacy Policy
1. Data protection at a glance
General information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data
happens when you visit this website. Personal data is all data that you
can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found
You can find our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data collection on this website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. His contact details
can be found in the section “Note on the responsible body” in this data protection declaration.
How do we collect your data?
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Your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be
Data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g., Internet browser, operating system, or time
of the page visit). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other
Data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts are concluded via the website
concluded or initiated, the transmitted data will also be used for contract offers,
Orders or other order requests are processed.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipient and purpose of your
You also have the right to request the rectification or
to request deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing,
You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right to
to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time with any questions about this or other issues relating to data protection.
Analysis tools and third-party tools
When you visit this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This happens
especially with so-called analysis programs.
Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following
Privacy Policy.
2. Hosting
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
Shopify
The provider is Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32,
Ireland (hereinafter “Shopify”).
Shopify is a website building and hosting tool. When you visit our website,
Shopify collects your IP address as well as information about the device you are using and your
Browser. Shopify also tracks visitor numbers, visitor sources, and customer behavior
and compiles user statistics. When you make a purchase on our website, Shopify collects
also your name, email address, delivery and billing addresses, payment details and other
Data related to the purchase (e.g. telephone number, amount of sales made, etc.).
For analytics purposes, Shopify stores cookies in your browser.
For details, see Shopify’s privacy policy:
https://www.shopify.de/legal/datenschutz.
The use of Shopify is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have a
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legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. If a
If the corresponding consent has been requested, the processing will be carried out exclusively on the basis of Art.
6 (1) (a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent allows the storage of cookies or the
Access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG
Consent can be revoked at any time.
Order processing
We have a contract for order processing (AVV) for the use of the above-mentioned service
This is a contract required by data protection law, which
ensures that the personal data of our website visitors is only processed in accordance with our
Instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General information and mandatory information
Data protection
The operators of these sites take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your
personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and
this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected.
Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This
Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how
and for what purpose this is done.
We would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail)
may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not
possible.
Note on the responsible body
The responsible body for data processing on this website is:
Viktoriia Pastukhova, An der Sonnenhalde 1 78250, Tengen, Germany
Phone: 01717466647
Email: info@holzartgalerie.com
The responsible body is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others,
the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.)
decides.
Storage period
Unless a more specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy,
Your personal data will be stored with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies.
assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent to data processing,
Your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your
personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law);
In the latter case, deletion will occur once these reasons no longer apply.
General information on the legal basis for data processing on this
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Website
If you have consented to data processing, we will process your personal data on
Basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR, provided that special data categories
according to Art. 9 (1) GDPR. In case of express consent to the transfer
Personal data in third countries are also processed on the basis of Art.
49 (1) (a) GDPR. If you consent to the storage of cookies or access to information in
your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the data processing will also take place
on the basis of Section 25 Paragraph 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is
To fulfil the contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your
Data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this
are necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR.
Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f)
GDPR. The relevant legal bases in each individual case are explained in the following
paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Recipients of personal data
As part of our business activities, we work with various external parties.
In some cases, it is also necessary to transmit personal data to these external bodies.
We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary within the framework of a
Contract fulfilment is necessary if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. transfer of data
to tax authorities) if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure of data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR
or if another legal basis allows the data transfer. When using
We only provide our customers’ personal data to processors on the basis of a valid
In the case of joint processing, a contract for order processing will be
joint processing concluded.
Revocation of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can
You can revoke your consent at any time. The legality of the processing carried out up to the point of revocation
Data processing remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to object to data collection in special cases and to
Direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 (1) LIT. E OR F GDPR
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO REFUSE YOUR DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR
SITUATION, AGAINST THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
TO OBJECT; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY DECISION BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS
PROFILING. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED
PLEASE REFER TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT,
WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA, IT
UNLESS WE CAN PROVIDE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING
PROVE THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THAT
PROCESSING IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSERTING, EXERCISING OR DEFENDING
LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED TO CARRY OUT DIRECT MARKETING,
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA AT ANY TIME
CONCERNING PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING
THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING, IN SO FAR AS IT IS CONNECTED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING
CONNECTION. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL
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SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION
ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, those affected have the right to lodge a complaint with a
supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work
or the place of the alleged infringement. The right of appeal shall be without prejudice to other
administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to data portability
You have the right to access data that we process on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract
process automatically, to itself or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format
If you wish to have the data transferred directly to another responsible party
request, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.
Information, correction and deletion
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free
Information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the
Purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as
If you have any further questions about personal data, you can contact us at any time.
Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
You can contact us at any time to do so. The right to restriction of processing exists in
following cases:
If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we require
usually have time to check this. For the duration of the check, you have the right to
to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can
instead of deletion, request the restriction of data processing.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it to exercise your right to object,
defense or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request, instead of
Deletion and restriction of processing of your personal data.
If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between
your and our interests. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests
outweigh, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data
to demand.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may – from
apart from their storage – only with your consent or to assert, exercise or
Defence of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or
legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or
of a Member State.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as
For example, orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator use SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser is
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“http://” changes to “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you send to us cannot
be read by third parties.
4. Data collection on this website
Cookies
Our website uses so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packets and are
They will not cause any damage to your device. They will either be temporarily deleted for the duration of a session
(session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) stored on your device. Session cookies
are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain on your device.
stored until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.
Cookies can be from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from
Third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain
Website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display
of videos). Other cookies may be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes
be used.
Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide
certain functions you require (e.g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimise the
Website (e.g. cookies for measuring web audience) are required (necessary cookies) are stored on
Basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified.
The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for
technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the
Storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies was requested, the
Processing exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and Section 25 (1)
TDDDG); consent can be revoked at any time.
You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and
Allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally
and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser.
Deactivating cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this
See privacy policy.
Contact form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the
Inquiry form including the contact details you provide there for the purpose of processing the inquiry
and stored in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your
consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, provided that your request is
the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures
is necessary. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the
effective processing of the enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or on your
Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) if requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time
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revocable.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it.
request to revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies
(e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions –
in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
Inquiry by email, telephone or fax
If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your request, including all
resulting personal data (name, request) for the purpose of processing your request
stored and processed by us. We will not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, provided that your request is
the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures
is necessary. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the
effective processing of the enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or on your
Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) if requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time
revocable.
The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you ask us to delete them.
request to revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies
(e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions –
in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
5. Social media
Instagram
This website includes features of the Instagram service. These features are
offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the
Instagram server. Instagram receives information about the visit to this website
through you.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can click the Instagram button
link the contents of this website with your Instagram profile. This allows Instagram to recognize your visit to this
website to your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no
Be aware of the content of the transmitted data and its use by Instagram.
The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and §
25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
To the extent that personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and transferred to
Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand
Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland jointly for this data processing
(Art. 26 GDPR). The joint controllership is limited exclusively
to the collection of data and its forwarding to Facebook or Instagram. The data collected after forwarding
Processing by Facebook or Instagram is not part of the joint controllership.
The obligations incumbent upon us jointly were laid down in an agreement on joint
Processing is recorded. The wording of the agreement can be found at:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for granting
the data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for the
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responsible for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website.
Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook and Instagram products. Data subject rights
(e.g. requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook or Instagram, you can
directly with Facebook. If you assert your data subject rights with us, we are
obliged to forward this to Facebook.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses.
Details can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum,
https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/ and
https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
For more information, please see Instagram’s privacy policy:
https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.
The company is certified according to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that ensures compliance
European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Each
DPF-certified companies are committed to complying with these data protection standards.
You can obtain information about this from the provider at the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.
6. Newsletter
Newsletter data
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the
provided e-mail address and agree to receive the newsletter. Further
Data is not collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for
the sending of the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form is carried out exclusively on
Based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). The consent given to the storage of the
You can revoke your consent to the processing of your data, your e-mail address and the use of the newsletter at any time.
revoked, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the already
Data processing operations remain unaffected by the revocation.
The data you provide us with for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you
If you unsubscribe from the newsletter, your details will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider and
Cancellation of the newsletter or deletion from the newsletter distribution list after the purpose no longer applies. We
reserve the right to delete email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of
our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR to delete or block.
Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected.
After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address will be stored by us or the
Newsletter service providers may be stored in a blacklist if this is necessary to prevent future
Mailings are required. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be used with
other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in the
Compliance with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of
Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You can
You can object to storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interests.