Privacy Policy

for

FOREFORM – Benjamin Wurster Designshop

Responsible for data processing is:

Benjamin Wurster
Hindenburgstr. 39
75378 Bad Liebenzell
Germany

Thank you for your interest in our online store. The protection of your privacy is very important to us. Below we inform you in detail about the handling of your data.

1. Access Data and Hosting

You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Each time you call up a website, the web server only automatically saves a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, the date and time of the call, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the call. This access data is evaluated solely for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the site and improving our services. This serves to protect our legitimate interests in the correct presentation of our offer, which outweigh our interests in the context of a balancing of interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR.

All access data is deleted no later than seven days after the end of your visit to the site.

Hosting

The services for hosting and displaying the website are partly provided by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise explained in this privacy policy, all access data as well as all data collected in forms provided for this purpose on this website are processed on their servers. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this Privacy Policy.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: USA There is no European Commission adequacy decision for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission

2. Data Processing for Contract Handling and for Contacting us

2.1 Data Processing for Contract Execution

We collect personal data if you voluntarily provide it to us in the context of your order or when contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail). Mandatory fields are marked as such, because in these cases we need the data to process the contract, or to process your contact and you can not complete the order or send the contact without their information. Which data is collected, can be seen from the respective input forms. We use the data you provide to process the contract and process your inquiries (including inquiries about and processing of any existing warranty and performance claims and any statutory update obligations) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b GDPR. Further information on the processing of your data, in particular on the transfer to our service providers for the purpose of order, payment and shipping processing, can be found in the following sections of this privacy policy. After complete processing of the contract, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after expiry of any retention periods under tax and commercial law in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

2.2 Customer account

Insofar as you have given your consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR by deciding to open a customer account, we will use your data for the purpose of opening a customer account as well as for storing your data for further future orders on our website. Deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy or by using a function provided for this purpose in the customer account. After deletion of your customer account, your data will be deleted, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

2.3 Contacting

In the context of customer communication, we collect personal data to process your inquiries in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b GDPR if you voluntarily provide us with this data when contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail). Mandatory fields are marked as such, since in these cases we absolutely need the data to process your contact. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. After complete processing of your request, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

3. Data Processing for the Purpose of Shipment Processing.

For the fulfillment of the contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b GDPR, we pass on your data to the shipping service provider commissioned with the delivery, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of ordered goods.

The same applies to the transfer of data to our manufacturers or wholesalers in cases where they take over the shipping for us (drop shipment). These are considered shipping service providers for the purposes of this privacy policy.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: USA There is no adequacy decision of the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

4. Data Processing for Payment Processing

When processing payments in our online store, we work with these partners: technical service providers, credit institutions, payment service providers.

4.1 Data Processing for Transaction Processing

Depending on the selected payment method, we pass on the data necessary for processing the payment transaction to our technical service providers, who work for us within the framework of order processing, or to the commissioned credit institutions or to the selected payment service provider, insofar as this is necessary for processing the payment. This serves the fulfillment of the contract according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b GDPR. In some cases, the payment service providers collect the data required for processing the payment themselves, e.g. on their own website or via a technical integration in the ordering process. In this respect, the privacy policy of the respective payment service provider applies. If you have any questions about our payment processing partners and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.

4.2 Data Processing for the Purpose of Fraud Prevention and Optimization of our Payment Processes.

Where applicable, we provide our service providers with further data, which they use together with the data necessary for the processing of the payment as our processors for the purpose of fraud prevention and optimization of our payment processes (e.g. invoicing, processing of contested payments, accounting support). Pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f GDPR, this serves to protect our legitimate interests in our protection against fraud or in efficient payment management, which outweigh our interests in the context of a balancing of interests.

5. Advertising by E-Mail

5.1 E-Mail Newsletter with Registration

If you register for our newsletter, we will use the data required for this purpose or separately provided by you to send you our e-mail newsletter on a regular basis based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Unsubscribing from the newsletter is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a link provided for this purpose in the newsletter.

After unsubscribing, we will delete your email address from the list of recipients, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

5.2 Newsletter Dispatch

The newsletter may also be sent by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy statement.

5.3 Sending Evaluation Requests by E-Mail

Provided that you have given us your express consent for this during or after your order in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR, we will use your e-mail address for the request to submit a rating of your order via the rating system used by us. This consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy or via a link provided for this purpose in the rating request.

The evaluation requests may also be sent by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us at the contact option described in this Privacy Policy.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: USA
There is no European Commission adequacy decision for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission

6. Cookies and Other Technologies

General Information

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies including so-called cookies on various pages. Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your terminal device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your terminal device and enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies).

Endpoint Privacy Protection

When you use our online services, we use absolutely necessary technologies in order to be able to provide the explicitly requested telemedia service. The storage of information in your terminal device or access to information that is already stored in your terminal device does not require consent in this respect.

For functions that are not absolutely necessary, the storage of information in your terminal device or access to information that is already stored in your terminal device requires your consent. We would like to point out that if you do not give your consent, parts of the website may not be available for unrestricted use. Any consent you may have given will remain valid until you adjust or reset the respective settings in your end device.

Any Downstream Data Processing Through Cookies and Other Technologies

We use such technologies that are absolutely necessary for the use of certain functions of our website (e.g. shopping cart function). Through these technologies, IP address, time of visit, device and browser information, as well as information about your use of our website (e.g. information about the contents of the shopping cart) are collected and processed. In the context of a balancing of interests, this serves overriding legitimate interests in an optimized presentation of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR.

In addition, we use technologies to fulfill the legal obligations to which we are subject (e.g. to be able to prove consent to the processing of your personal data) as well as for web analysis and online marketing. For more information on this, including the respective legal basis for data processing, please refer to the following sections of this Privacy Policy.

Insofar as you have consented to the use of the technologies pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR, you may revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in the privacy policy.

7 Use of Cookies and Other Technologies

Insofar as you have given your consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. a GDPR, we use the following cookies and other technologies from third-party providers on our website. After the end of the purpose and the end of the use of the respective technology by us, the data collected in this context will be deleted. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. Further information on your revocation options can be found in the section “Cookies and other technologies”. For more information including the basis of our cooperation with the individual providers, please refer to the individual technologies. If you have any questions about the providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this Privacy Policy.

7.1 Use of Adobe Services

We use the technologies described below provided by Adobe Systems, Software Ireland Limited, Ireland, 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Ireland (“Adobe”). The information automatically collected by Adobe technologies about your use of our website is generally transmitted to and stored on a server operated by Adobe, Inc, 345 Park Avenue San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA. For the USA, there is no adequacy decision of the European Commission. Our cooperation is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. If your IP address is collected via Adobe technologies, it is shortened or completely replaced with a generic IP address by enabling appropriate settings before being stored on Adobe servers.

Adobe Fonts

For the uniform presentation of content on our website, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information) is collected by the script code “Adobe Fonts”, transmitted to Adobe and subsequently processed by Adobe. We have no influence on this subsequent data processing. The data processing takes place on the basis of an agreement between jointly responsible parties pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR.

7.2 Use of Google Services

We use the technologies of Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”), which are described below. The information automatically collected by Google technologies about your use of our website is usually transmitted to a server of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and stored there. For the USA, there is no adequacy decision of the European Commission. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. If your IP address is collected via Google technologies, it is shortened by activating IP anonymization before being stored on Google’s servers. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server and shortened there. Unless otherwise specified for the individual technologies, the data processing is based on an agreement concluded for the respective technology between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information on data processing by Google can be found in Google’s privacy policy.

Google Fonts

For the uniform presentation of content on our website, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information) is collected by the script code “Google Fonts”, transmitted to Google and subsequently processed by Google. We have no influence on this subsequent data processing.

8. Social Media

Our Online Presence on Instagram (by Meta), Pinterest.

Insofar as you have given your consent to the respective social media operator in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes when you visit our online presences on the social media mentioned above, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to your interests. Cookies are generally used for this purpose. For detailed information on the processing and use of data by the respective social media operator, as well as a contact option and your rights and setting options in this regard to protect your privacy, please refer to the privacy notices of the providers linked below. If you still need help in this regard, you can contact us.

Instagram (by Meta) is a service of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Meta Platforms Ireland”) The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Instagram is generally transmitted to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. For the USA, there is no adequacy decision of the European Commission. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. Data processing in the context of a visit to an Instagram (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here.

Pinterest is a service of Pinterest Europe Ltd, Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Pinterest”). The information automatically collected by Pinterest about your use of our online presence on Pinterest is generally transmitted to a server of Pinterest, Inc., 505 Brannan St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA and stored there. For the USA, there is no adequacy decision of the European Commission. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

9. Contact Options and Your Rights

9.1 Your Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein;
pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, the right to request without undue delay the correction of inaccurate or completion of your personal data stored by us;
pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is necessary
- for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
- for compliance with a legal obligation;
- for reasons of public interest or
- for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims;
pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar
- as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you;
- the processing is unlawful, but you object to its erasure;
- we no longer need the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims; or
- you object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR to object to the processing;
pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another controller;
pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters for this purpose.

Right to object

Insofar as we process personal data as explained above in order to protect our legitimate interests, which prevail in the context of a balancing of interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If the processing is carried out for other purposes, you will only have the right to object if there are grounds arising from your particular situation.

After exercising your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

This does not apply if the processing is for direct marketing purposes. Then we will not further process your personal data for this purpose.

9.2 Contact Options

If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, for information, correction, restriction or deletion of data, as well as revocation of consent given or objection to a particular use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our imprint.