Privacy Policy of Berberlin

 

In adherence to German law we make it a high priority to ensure the security and confidentiality of the personal data you provide to us. Please read this policy to learn about our privacy practices. We collect, process and use your personal data to provide our services on www.berberlin.com (hereinafter "Berberlin") and to prevent their unlawful and improper use and to take action against it.

The legal basis of data protection can be found in the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the Telemedia Act (TMG).

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy in the future. We will notify you about changes on our website or by sending a notice to the email address you provided to us.

We also may share, process and use your information in case of cooperate transactions such as merger and acquisition in which these privacy policy will remain valid. 

Data collection

Our webserver collects and stores the following information you enter on our website and your browser transmits to us:

  • Browser type and browser version, 
  • Operating system 
  • Referring website (website visited prior to Berberlin) 
  • IP-address of the accessing computer 
  • Time of page view 

From this data we, or third parties, may not draw any conclusions about the identity of the user. The data are thus not related to your person. Please note that we do not consolitdate the information we collect about you with other data sources.

Personal data collected by us will be used for statistical evaluations for the purpose of operation, security and the optimization of the offer. We reserve the right to investigate information if there is reasonable suspicion of illegal activities due to concrete indications.

Processing of personal data

We shall collect and process the data input by you in the course of your purchase for the purpose of processing the contract and performing in accordance with same. The collected data consists of your name, address, e-mail-address and your telephone and your company information that you specify. We shall process this data for the performance of the contract, shipping of the merchandise, invoicing and recording payments.

This data remains stored by us until all claims arising from the order are fully fulfilled and until the applicable commercial and tax law retention periods have expired.

To the extent you use the services of PayPal or Wirecard in order to pay for your purchase, the data protection provisions established by each payment service shall apply to the payment process.

Further informations about the data collected and processed in the course of your purchased can be found in § 7 of your General Terms and Conditions.

User account

If you create an user account we store the information you enter as part of the sign-up process. This includes in particular your name, your address, your E-mail address and your telephone and / or fax number and the company data you provide. We use this information solely to facilitate the use of our websites and for future proper contract management, in particular to post your content, communication with users, for billing and for booking of your payment. 

You will be given the opportunity to cancel your consent to store and use your data at any time without stating any reasons effective for the future.

Newsletter

If you would like to receive our newsletter we need your E-mail address to which the newsletter should be sent. By ordering the newsletter you are accepting the storage of your E-mail address on our computers. You can revoke your consent for the storage of the data, the E-mail address as well as their use for the delivery of the newsletter at any time without stating any reasons effective for future newsletters.

Communication

When we are contacted by you (for example via contact form or E-mail) we may store your information for the purpose of processing your request and to respond to you in case of follow-up questions.

Integration of services and third party content

It can happen that content from other websites is embedded within this online offer, such as Vimeo videos or graphics. This always assumes that the provider of such content (hereinafter referred to as "third-party") perceive the IP address of the user. Without the IP address, they could not send the content to the browser of the respective user. The IP address is necessary for the presentation of that content. We strive to only use content of such providers that are using the IP address for the purpose of the delivery of content. However, please note that we as the provider are not notified if third-party stores the IP address for example for statistical purposes. Forasmuch as we are aware of it we will inform the user about it.

Cookies

Cookies are small data text files and can be stored on your computer's hard drive (computer, smartphone, etc.). They serve on the one hand to enhance user experience from websites and thus also you. On the other hand they are used to detect the statistical data of the website usage.

You can decide on the use of cookies yourself. Please note that most browsers allow you to change your cookie settings and give you the option to limit your browser from accepting new cookies or to disable cookies altogether. You can manage many online ad cookies from companies via the website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/. Please note that if you refuse to accept cookies from this site, you may not be able to access parts of our site.

You also have the option to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie. You can always delete once set cookies. The same applies to the use of our websites via mobile devices.

Facebook Social Plugins

Berberlin uses social plugins ("plugins") provided by the social network facebook.com, operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA ("Facebook"). The plugins can be identified by a Facebook logo or the notice "Facebook Social Plugin".  Here is a list of the Facebook Social Plugins: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

When you visit a page of our website that contains a social plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Facebook servers. Facebook directly transfers the plugin content to your browser which embeds the latter into the website. Please note that Berberlin is not notified of the content of the data transmitted or of the use thereof by Facebook. We inform you according to our state of knowledge: The embedded plugins provide Facebook with the information that you have accessed the corresponding page of our website. If you are logged into Facebook, your visit can be assigned to your Facebook account. If you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking "Like", or entering a comment, the corresponding information is transmitted from your browser directly to Facebook and stored by it. Please note, if the user is not a member of Facebook information may be still transmitted from your browser to Facebook and stored by it. According to Facebook IP anonymization to store data is active for Germany.

For the information on the purpose and scope of data collection and procession by Facebook, as well as your rights in this respect and settings options for protecting your privacy please visit Facebook's privacy policy https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/. If you do not want Facebook to collect the data concerning your visit to our website, you must log off Facebook before accessing our website.

It is also possible to block Facebook social Plugins by using add-ons for your browser .

Pinterest

Berberlin uses the “Pin It” button of the social media network “Pinterest”, which is operated by the Pinterest, Inc., 808 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (hereinafter “Pinterest”). By including the “Pin it” button Pinterest receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding page of our website. If you are logged on Pinterest, Pinterest can additionally assign your visit to your Pinterest account.

The data sent by clicking the “Pin it” buttons will be saved by Pinterest. If you want to prevent this you have to log out from your Pinterest account before clicking on the “Pin it” button. Information upon the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of that data through Pinterest as well as your options and rights in this respect and settings options for protecting your privacy can be retrieved from Pinterests privacy policy at http://pinterest.com/about/privacy/.

Instagram

Berberlin uses plugins and API-interfaces of the social network Instagram, which is offered by and transmits data to Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. The Instagram plugin can be identified by the “Instagram button” on Berberlin.com. If you are logged into Instagram and you interact by clicking the “Instagram button” Berberlin content will be shared on your Instagram account and your visit can be assigned to your Instagram account. Berberlin is not notified of the content of the data transmitted or of the use thereof by Instagram. For more information concerning this topic, please see the Instagram privacy statement at https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

Security

We have take technical and organizational security measures in order to protect our website and your personal data from unauthorized access.

Right to information and contact person

At any time, you have the right to request information about the data stored about your person to verify their accuracy or to ask for them to be corrected. If you have questions about the purpose of storage please send your requests to:

Berberlin, Julia Schauenburg-Kacem u. Wald Kacem GbR, Dieffenbachstraße 74, 10967 Berlin, Deutschland, Phone: 0049-(0)30-85763863, E-Mail: contact@berberlin.com

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