Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

The person responsible for data processing is:
ALI YUSUF
Weezer Str 73
Goch

Email: info@sacosmetics.de

We appreciate your interest in our online shop. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. Below, we provide detailed information about how we handle your data.

1. Access data and hosting

You can visit our website without providing any personal information. Each time you access a website, the web server 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 access, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data), and documents the access. This access data is evaluated solely for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the website and improving our offering. This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests in a correct presentation of our offering in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, which prevail within the framework of a balancing of interests. All access data is deleted no later than one month after the end of your visit to the website.

2. Data processing for contract processing and contact

2.1 Data processing for contract execution

For the purpose of contract processing (including inquiries regarding and processing of any existing warranty and performance claims, as well as any statutory update obligations) in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, we collect personal data when you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your order. Mandatory fields are marked as such, as in these cases we absolutely need the data to process the contract, and without it we cannot ship the order. The data collected is evident from the respective input forms.

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 the contract has been fully processed, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after expiry of the retention periods under tax and commercial law in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this policy.

2.2 Customer account

If you have given your consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR by deciding to open a customer account, we will use your data for the purpose of opening a customer account and to store your data for future orders on our website. You can delete your customer account at any time and this can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy or via a function provided for this purpose in your customer account. After your customer account has been deleted, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this policy.

2.3 Contact

As part of customer communication, we collect personal data in order to process your inquiries in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if you voluntarily provide it to us when contacting us (e.g. via contact form or email). Mandatory fields are marked as such, as in these cases we absolutely need the data to process your contact. The data collected can be seen from the respective input forms. Once your inquiry has been fully processed, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

3. Data processing for the purpose of shipping

In order to fulfil the contract in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, we will pass on your data to the shipping service provider commissioned with the delivery, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of ordered goods.

4. Data processing for payment processing

When processing payments in our online shop, 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 will pass on the data necessary for processing the payment transaction to our technical service providers, who work for us as part of a contract processing agreement, or to the commissioned credit institutions or to the selected payment service provider, insofar as this is necessary to process the payment. This serves the purpose of fulfilling the contract in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (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. The privacy policy of the respective payment service provider applies in this respect.
If you have any questions about our payment processing partners and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact options described in this privacy policy.

4.2 Data processing for the purpose of fraud prevention and optimizing our payment processes

If necessary, we will provide our service providers with additional data, which they will use together with the data necessary for processing the payment as our processors for the purpose of fraud prevention and optimizing our payment processes (e.g., invoicing, processing disputed payments, accounting support). Pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, this serves to safeguard our legitimate interests in protecting ourselves against fraud and in efficient payment management, which prevail within the framework of a balancing of interests.

4.3 Identity and credit check when selecting Klarna payment services

Klarna direct debit, purchase on account via Klarna, Klarna installment purchase
If you choose to use the payment services of Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter Klarna), we ask for your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR that we may transmit the data necessary for processing the payment and for an identity and credit check to Klarna. In Germany, the data specified in the Privacy Policy Klarna uses the credit agencies named by Klarna to make a balanced decision about the establishment, implementation, or termination of the contractual relationship. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option specified in this privacy policy. This may result in us no longer being able to offer you certain payment options. You can also revoke your consent to this use of personal data at any time, even by contacting Klarna.

4.4 Identity and credit check when selecting Billpay payment services (operated by Klarna Bank AB)

If you choose to use the payment services of Klarna Bank AB AB (publ.), Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter BillPay), we ask for your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR that we may transmit the data necessary for processing the payment and for an identity and credit check to BillPay. In Germany, the data specified in the Billpay Privacy Policy Billpay uses the information received on the statistical probability of a payment default to make a balanced decision about the establishment, implementation, or termination of the contractual relationship. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option specified in this privacy policy. This may result in us no longer being able to offer you certain payment options. You can also revoke your consent to this use of personal data at any time by contacting BillPay.

4.5 Identity and credit check when selecting purchase on account via PayOne

If you choose the payment method purchase on account (offered by PayOne GmbH, Lyoner Str. 9, 60528 Frankfurt a. M., Germany (hereinafter PayOne)), we ask for your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR that we may transmit the data necessary for processing the payment and for an identity and credit check to PayOne. In Germany, the data specified in the PayOne Privacy Policy PayOne uses the information obtained regarding the statistical probability of a payment default to make a balanced decision regarding the establishment, implementation, or termination of the contractual relationship. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option specified in this privacy policy. This may result in us no longer being able to offer you certain payment options.

5. Advertising by email, post

5.1 Email newsletter with registration and newsletter tracking

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will use the data required for this purpose or separately provided by you to regularly send you our email newsletter based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time and can do so 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 recipient list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.

Please note that we evaluate your user behavior when sending the newsletter. To do so, we also analyze your use of our newsletter by measuring, storing, and evaluating open rates and click rates for the purpose of designing future newsletter campaigns ("newsletter tracking").

For this evaluation, the emails sent contain single-pixel technologies (e.g., so-called web beacons, tracking pixels) stored on our website. For the evaluation, we link, in particular, the following "newsletter data"

  • the page from which the page was requested (so-called referrer URL),
  • the date and time of the call,
  • the description of the type of web browser used,
  • the IP address of the requesting computer,
  • the email address,
  • the date and time of registration and confirmation

and single-pixel technologies with your email address or IP address and, if applicable, a unique ID. Links contained in the newsletter may also contain this ID.

If you do not wish to be tracked by the newsletter, you can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time as described above.

The information will be stored as long as you are subscribed to the newsletter.

5.2 E-mail newsletter without registration and your right of objection

If we receive your email address in connection with the sale of a product or service and you have not objected, we reserve the right, pursuant to Section 7 (3) of the German Unfair Competition Act (UWG), to regularly send you offers for products from our range similar to those you have already purchased. This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests in advertising to our customers, which prevail in the context of a balancing of interests.
You can object to this use of your e-mail address 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 advertising e-mail, without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.
After unsubscribing, we will delete your email address from the recipient list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.

5.3 Sending evaluation requests by email

If you have given us your express consent during or after your order in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, we will use your email address to request a review of your order using the rating system we use. 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 review request.

5.4 Postal advertising and your right of objection

Furthermore, we reserve the right to use your first and last name as well as your postal address for our own advertising purposes, e.g., to send you interesting offers and information about our products by post. This serves to protect our legitimate interests in addressing our customers with advertising, which prevail within the framework of a balancing of interests, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. You can object to the storage and use of your data for these purposes at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy.

The advertising mailings are carried out on our behalf by a service provider to whom we pass on your data for this purpose.

6. Cookies and other technologies

6.1 General information

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

Protection of privacy on end devices
When you use our online services, we use technologies that are strictly necessary to provide the telemedia service you have expressly requested. Storing information on your device or accessing information already stored on your device does not require your consent.

For functions that are not absolutely necessary, the storage of information on your device or access to information already stored on your device requires your consent. Please note that if you do not grant your consent, parts of the website may not be fully usable. Your consent, if granted, will remain in effect until you adjust or reset the relevant settings on your device.

Any downstream data processing through cookies and other technologies
We use technologies that are absolutely necessary for the use of certain functions of our website (e.g., the shopping cart function). These technologies collect and process IP addresses, the time of visits, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website (e.g., information about the contents of your shopping cart). This serves the overriding legitimate interest in an optimized presentation of our offering in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, based on a balancing of interests.

We also 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. Further information on this, including the respective legal basis for data processing, can be found in the following sections of this privacy policy. We may also use technologies that are not individually listed in this privacy policy. Further information on these technologies, including the respective legal basis for data processing, can be found on the Usercentrics platform. You can access this by clicking on the fingerprint button in the bottom right or left corner of the page.

You can find the cookie settings for your browser at the following links: Microsoft Edge™ / Safari™ / Chrome™ / Firefox™ / Opera™

If you have consented to the use of these technologies in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, you can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact details described in the privacy policy. Alternatively, you can click the fingerprint button in the lower right or left corner of the page. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

6.2 Use of Usercentrics Consent Management Platform to manage consents

On our website we use the Usercentric's consent management platform ("Usercentrics") to inform you about the cookies and other technologies we use on our website, as well as to obtain, manage and document your legally required consent to the processing of your personal data by these technologies. This is necessary according to Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR to fulfill our legal obligation according to Art. 7 (1) GDPR to be able to prove your consent to the processing of your personal data, to which we are subject. Usercentrics is an offer from Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße 7, 80331 Munich, Germany, which processes your data on our behalf. When you visit our website, the Usersentrics web server saves a so-called server log file, which also contains your anonymized IP address, the date and time of the visit, device and browser information and information about your consent behavior. Your data will be deleted after three years unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or we reserve the right to use your data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.

7. Integration of the Trusted Shops trust badge/other widgets

If you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, Trusted Shops widgets are integrated into this website to display Trusted Shops services (e.g. quality seals, collected reviews) after an order.

The Trustbadge and the services advertised with it are offered by Trusted Shops AG, Subbelrather Str. 15C, 50823 Cologne ("Trusted Shops"), with whom we are jointly responsible for data protection pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR. Within the scope of this privacy policy, we inform you below about the essential contractual content pursuant to Art. 26 (2) GDPR.

Within the framework of the joint responsibility existing between us and Trusted Shops AG, if you have any data protection questions or to assert your rights, please contact Trusted Shops using the contact details provided in the Data protection information However, you can always contact the responsible party of your choice using the contact details provided. Your request will then be forwarded to the next responsible party for response, if necessary.

7.1 Data processing when integrating the Trustbadge/other widgets

The Trustbadge is provided by a US CDN (content delivery network) provider. An appropriate level of data protection is ensured through standard data protection clauses and other contractual measures.

When you access the Trustbadge, the web server automatically saves a so-called server log file, which also contains your IP address, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider (access data), and documents the access. The IP address is anonymized immediately after collection so that the stored data cannot be assigned to you personally. The anonymized data is used primarily for statistical purposes and error analysis.

7.2 Data processing after order completion

If you have given your consent, after the order has been completed, the Trustbadge accesses the order information stored on your device (order total, order number, and any purchased product) and your email address, and your email address is hashed using a one-way cryptographic function. The hash value is then transmitted to Trusted Shops along with the order information in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
This is to check whether you are already registered for Trusted Shops services. If this is the case, further processing will take place in accordance with the agreement between you and Trusted Shops. contractual agreement . If you are not yet registered for the Services or do not consent to automatic recognition via the Trustbadge, you will then have the opportunity to manually register for the use of the Services or to conclude the insurance within the framework of your existing user agreement.

For this purpose, after you have completed your order, the Trustbadge accesses the following information stored on the device you are using: order total, order number, and email address. This is necessary so that we can offer you buyer protection. The data will only be transmitted to Trusted Shops once you have actively opted in to buyer protection by clicking on the corresponding button on the so-called Trustcard. If you decide to use the services, further processing will be governed by the contractual agreement with Trusted Shops in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR in order to complete your registration for buyer protection and secure the order, as well as to subsequently send you review invitations by email if necessary.

Trusted Shops uses service providers in the areas of hosting, monitoring, and logging. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR for the purpose of ensuring uninterrupted operation. Processing may take place in third countries (USA and Israel). An appropriate level of data protection is ensured in the case of the USA through standard data protection clauses and other contractual measures, and in the case of Israel through an adequacy decision. Further information is available at here .

8. Social Media

8.1 Social plugins from Facebook (by Meta), Instagram (by Meta), Whatsapp

Our website uses social buttons from social networks. These are simply embedded in the page as HTML links, so no connection is established with the servers of the respective provider when you visit our website. Clicking on one of the buttons opens the website of the respective social network in a new window of your browser. There you can, for example, click the Like or Share button.

8.2 Our online presence on Facebook (by Meta), Instagram (by Meta)

If you have given your consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR to the respective social media operator, when you visit our online presence on the social media mentioned above, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes, from which user profiles will be 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. Detailed information on the processing and use of data by the respective social media operator, as well as a contact option and your related rights and setting options to protect your privacy, can be found in the data protection information of the providers linked below. If you still need help in this regard, you can contact us.

Facebook (by Meta) is an offer from 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 Facebook (by Meta) is generally transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. Data processing when visiting a Facebook (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between joint controllers in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here .

Instagram (by Meta) is an offer from 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 usually transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. Data processing when visiting an Instagram (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between joint controllers in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here .

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, you have the right to immediately request the rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data stored by us;
  • According to Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing
    • to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
    • to fulfill a legal obligation;
    • for reasons of public interest or
    • is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
  • According to Art. 18 GDPR, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as
    • you dispute the accuracy of the data;
    • the processing is unlawful but you oppose its erasure;
    • we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or
    • You have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
  • 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 that it be transmitted to another controller;
  • Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have 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 work or of our company headquarters.

Right of objection

If we process personal data as described above to protect our legitimate interests, which override ours 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 only have the right to object if there are reasons arising from your particular situation.

After exercising your right of objection, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which outweigh 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 carried out for direct marketing purposes. In this case, we will no longer 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, information, correction, restriction or deletion of data, as well as revocation of consent given or objection to a specific use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our legal notice.

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