Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obligated to provide the data. Failure to provide it will have no consequences. This only applies unless otherwise stated during the subsequent processing operations.
“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Your data will be transferred to Canada, among other countries. The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to Canada.

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Person responsible / data protection officer
Please contact us if you wish. The contact details of the data controller can be found in our legal notice.

You can reach our data protection officer directly at: p.huesch@landkost.net

Customer's proactive contact via email
If you initiate business contact with us via email, we will only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent you provide it. This data processing serves to process and respond to your contact request.
If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, which is based on our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your inquiry. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
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 you use the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent you provide it. Data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact.
If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, which is based on our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your inquiry. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
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 therein. The data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (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 on the basis of the consent until the revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.

Your data will be transferred to Canada, among other countries. The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to Canada.


Reviews Advertising

Data collection when writing a comment
When you comment on an article or post, we only collect your personal data (name, email address, comment text) to the extent you provide it. The processing serves the purpose of enabling commenting and displaying comments. By submitting the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (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 on the basis of the consent until the revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.

When your comment is published, only the name you provide will be published.

In addition, your IP address will be saved when you submit a comment to prevent misuse of the comment function and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. By submitting your comment, you consent to the processing of the submitted data. This processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (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 on the basis of your consent until the revocation. Your IP address will then be deleted.

Use of the email address for sending newsletters
We use your email address, regardless of contract processing, exclusively for our own advertising purposes to send newsletters, provided you have expressly consented to this. Data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your email address will then be removed from the mailing list.

Your data will be forwarded to an email marketing service provider as part of the contract processing. It will not be passed on to any other third parties.


Shipping service provider

Passing on the email address to shipping companies to inform them about the shipping status
We will pass on your email address to the shipping company as part of the contract processing, provided you have expressly consented to this during the ordering process. The purpose of this transfer is to inform you about the shipping status by email. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us or the shipping company, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation.


Payment service provider credit report

Using PayPal
All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal Privacy Policy, which can be found at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

Using PayPal Express
We use the PayPal Express payment service provided by PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl et Cie, SCA (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. The purpose of data processing is to offer you payment via the PayPal Express payment service.
To integrate this payment service, PayPal is required to collect, store, and analyze data (e.g., IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, and device location) when you visit the website. Cookies may also be used for this purpose. These cookies enable your browser to be recognized.
The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on your consent in accordance with Section 25 (1) (1) TTDSG In conjunction with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation.
By selecting and using PayPal Express, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to PayPal in order to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
Further information on data processing when using the PayPal Express payment service can be found in the associated privacy policy at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE#Updated_PS

Use of personal data when selecting Klarna payment options
In order to offer you Klarna's payment options, we will transmit personal data, such as contact details and order data, to Klarna. This allows Klarna to assess whether you are eligible for the payment options offered through Klarna and to adapt the payment options to your needs. General information about Klarna can be found at: https://www.klarna.com/de/ . Your personal data will be treated by Klarna in accordance with applicable data protection regulations and in accordance with the information in Klarna's privacy policy at https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_de/privacy .

Use of GDPR Legal Cookie
We use the GDPR Legal Cookie consent management tool from beeclever GmbH (Universitätsstraße 3, 56070 Koblenz a. Rh.; "beeclever") on our website. This tool allows you to grant consent to data processing via the website, in particular the use of cookies, as well as to exercise your right to withdraw consent you have already granted.
The purpose of data processing is to obtain and document the necessary consents for data processing and thus comply with legal obligations. Cookies may be used for this purpose. The following information, among others, may be collected and transmitted to beeclever: anonymized IP address, date and time of consent, URL from which the consent was sent, anonymous, random, encrypted key, and consent status. This data will not be shared with other third parties.
The data processing is carried out to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR.
Further information on terms of use and data protection at beeclever can be found at: https://gdpr-legal-cookie.com/pages/terms-conditions and at https://gdpr-legal-cookie.com/pages/datenschutzerklarung.


Analysis advertising tracking

Use of Google Analytics
We use the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website.
The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. For this purpose, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services related to website activity and internet usage. The following information may be collected, among others: IP address, date and time of the page visit, click path, information about the browser you use and the device you use, pages visited, referrer URL (website through which you accessed our website), location data, purchasing activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser and tracking pixels, which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated in this way about your use of the website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data is transferred on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/ . Both Google and US government authorities have access to your data. Google may link your data with other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices and any other data that Google has about you.
IP anonymization is activated on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on your consent in accordance with Section 25 (1) (1) TTDSG in conjunction with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Your personal data is processed with your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation.
Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de .

Use of the Facebook Pixel
We use the “Custom Audiences” remarketing function of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland “Facebook”) on our website.
Meta Platforms Ireland and we are jointly responsible for the collection of your data when the service is integrated and the transmission of this data to Facebook. This is based on an agreement between us and Meta Platforms Ireland on the joint processing of personal data, which defines the respective responsibilities. The agreement can be accessed at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum . According to this agreement, we are particularly responsible for fulfilling the information obligations pursuant to Art. 13 and 14 GDPR, for adhering to the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the service, and for complying with the obligations under Art. 33 and 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data affects our obligations under the agreement on joint processing. Meta Platforms Ireland is responsible for enabling the rights of data subjects in accordance with Articles 15 - 20 GDPR, for complying with the security requirements of Article 32 GDPR with regard to the security of the service and for complying with the obligations under Articles 33 and 34 GDPR insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data affects Meta Platforms Ireland's obligations under the joint processing agreement.
The purpose of the application is to target website visitors with interest-based advertising on the Facebook social network. For this purpose, the Facebook remarketing tag has been implemented on the website. This tag establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers when you visit the website. This transmits to the Facebook server which of our pages you have visited. Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. When you visit the Facebook social network, you will then see personalized, interest-based Facebook ads. Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum .
The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on your consent in accordance with Section 25 (1) (1) TTDSG in conjunction with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Your personal data is processed with your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation.
For more information about the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, please see Facebook's privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ .

Plug-ins and other

Use of Cloudflare
We use the Cloudflare CDN content delivery network from Cloudflare Inc. (101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA; "Cloudflare") on our website. This is a nationwide network of servers in various data centers to which our web server connects and through which certain content from our website is delivered.
The purpose of data processing is to optimize the loading times of our website and thus make our offering more user-friendly.
The following information may be collected, among others: IP address, system configuration information, information about traffic to and from customer websites (so-called server log files).
Your data may be transferred to the USA . There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. Data transfers are based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de .
Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in tailoring the website to meet your needs and target your interests. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR at any time for reasons related to your particular situation.
Further information on data protection when using Cloudflare can be found athttps://www.cloudflare.com/de-de/privacypolicy/ .

Use of Google Maps
We use the function for embedding Google Maps from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, "Google") on our website.
This feature enables the visual display of geographical information and interactive maps. Google also collects, processes, and uses data from visitors to the website when they access pages that incorporate Google Maps.
Your data may also be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. Data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks .
The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on your consent in accordance with Section 25 (1) (1) TTDSG in conjunction with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Your personal data is processed with your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation.
For more information about how Google collects and uses data, please see Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html . There, you can also change your settings in the Privacy Center so that you can manage and protect the data processed by Google.

Rights of data subjects and storage period

Duration of storage
After the contract has been fully processed, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then in accordance with statutory retention periods, in particular those under tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the expiry of the period unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject
If the legal requirements are met, you are entitled to the following rights under Articles 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, to rectification, to erasure, to restriction of processing, to data portability.
Furthermore, according to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and to processing for the purposes of direct marketing.

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority
According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is unlawful.

You can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for us, which you can reach using the following contact details:

State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Rhineland-Palatinate
PO Box 30 40
55020 Mainz
Phone: +49 6131 89200
Fax: +49 6131 8920299
Email: poststelle@datenschutz.rlp.de

Right of objection
If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with future effect for reasons arising from your particular situation.
Once you have objected, the processing of the data in question will be stopped unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

last updated: 01.12.2021