Data protection statement
The protection of personal data is one of Webshop Gütesiegel's key priorities. We always collect, store and process personal data in line with the applicable data protection regulations.
Data collection and storage
You may visit our website without providing personal details. We solely store access data in server log files, such as the name of the requested file, the date and time data is retrieved, the volume of data transferred and the provider making the request, for example. These data shall be evaluated solely for the purposes of ensuring the failure-free operation of the website and improving our offering and do not enable us to infer your identity.
Data collection and use when you contact us or apply for membership
Application for membership is only offered to such persons acting in the context of exercising their commercial or freelance professional activity. Personal data are collected if you provide them to us voluntarily when you contact us or request our services. We use your data solely for the purposes of enabling us to provide you with the requested information or services, i.e. only the information and data are stored and processed which are absolutely necessary for responding to your enquiry or setting up the contractual relationship.
When you contact us or apply for membership you will be asked to provide us with specific personal data, such as your e-mail address, your name, address and the address of your online shop, for example. On each page you will be able to identify which details are required and which are voluntary. We need the data to respond to your enquiry or check your membership application. If a relationship based on membership has been established your data may be blocked for further processing after the handling of this contractual relationship has been completed and once the retention periods under tax and business law have lapsed the data may be deleted. If no membership agreement is concluded after you contact us your data shall be deleted from our customer database if this is what you wish to happen.
Use of data when you subscribe to the e-mail newsletter
If you subscribe to our newsletter we shall use the data needed for this purpose or the data you have provided separately to send you our e-mail newsletter on a regular basis. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time either by sending a message to the contact options described below or via the link provided for this purpose in the newsletter.
Feedback reminder by e-mail
For the purposes of quality management, after the agreement has been concluded customers may provide anonymous feedback on our services. With this in mind, after the agreement has been concluded we would like to send you an e-mail asking you to give us feedback. You are entitled to object to use via e-mail (through the contact options described below) or not to complete the customer feedback process.
Using Google Analytics for web analysis
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (www.google.de). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer and which help to analyze how you use the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website will as a rule be transmitted to a server in the USA by Google and stored there. If IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will, however, be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states of the Treaty on the European Economic Area. The full IP address will be transmitted to a Google Server in the USA and shortened there only on an exceptional basis. IP anonymization is activated on this website. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities, and to perform further services for the website operator related to website and internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics shall not be combined with any other data by Google. You may block the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser software; however, you should note that in this case, you might not be able to use all functions of this website to the full extent.
Moreover, you may prevent Google from recording the data generated by the cookie, which pertain to your use of the website (including your IP address), as well as processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available through the following link:http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
As an alternative to the browser plugin, you can click on this link to block recording by Google Analytics on this website in future. With this in mind, an opt-out cookie has been placed on your terminal. If you delete your cookies you will have to click on the link again.
Use of Facebook plugins
Our website uses social plugins ("plugins") provided by the social network Facebook, operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA ("Facebook"). The plugins are identifiable by a Facebook logo or the wording "Facebook social plugin". You can find an overview of Facebook plugins and what they look like here: http://developers.facebook.com/plugins
When you visit a page of our website that contains a plugin of this type, your browser establishes a direct link with Facebook servers. Facebook transfers the plugin content directly to your browser and embeds it into the website. Through this embedding Facebook receives information that your browser has called up the respective page of our website, even if you do not have a Facebook profile or are not logged into Facebook at a given point in time. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted by your browser directly to a Facebook server in the USA.
If you are logged into Facebook, Facebook can establish a direct link between your visit to our website with your Facebook profile. If you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking on the “Like” button or posting a comment, this information is likewise transmitted directly to a Facebook server and stored there. The information is also published on your Facebook profile and displayed to your Facebook friends.
You can find out about the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of data by Facebook as well as your rights in this respect and your privacy protection settings options in Facebook's data protection policy: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php
If you do not want Facebook to establish a direct link between the data collected via our website with your Facebook profile you need to log out of Facebook before visiting our website. You can also completely block the loading of Facebook plugins using add-ons for your browser, e.g. via "Facebook Blocker" (http://webgraph.com/resources/facebookblocker/) or the script blocker "NoScript" (http://noscript.net/).
Use of Twitter plugins (e.g. the "Twitter" button)
This website uses social plugins ("plugins") provided by the microblogging service Twitter, operated by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA ("Twitter"). The plugins are identifiable by a Twitter logo, for example in the form of a blue "Twitter bird". You can find an overview of Twitter plugins and what they look like here: https://twitter.com/about/resources/buttons
When you visit a page of our website that contains a plugin of this type, your browser establishes a direct connection to Twitter's servers. Twitter transfers the plugin content directly to your browser and embeds it into the website. Through this embedding Twitter receives information that your browser has called up the respective page of our website, even if you do not have a Twitter profile or are not logged into Twitter at a given point in time. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted by your browser directly to a Twitter server and stored there. The information is published on your Twitter account and displayed to your contacts there.
If you are logged into Twitter, Twitter can establish a direct link between your visit to our website with your Twitter account. If you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking on the “Twitter” button, the relevant information is likewise transmitted directly to a Twitter server in the USA and stored there. The information is also published on Twitter and displayed to your contacts there.
You can find out about the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of data by Twitter as well as your rights in this respect and your privacy protection settings options in Twitter's data protection policy: https://twitter.com/privacy. If you do not want Twitter to establish a direct link between the data collected via our website with your Twitter account you need to log out of Twitter before visiting our website. You can also completely block the loading of Twitter plugins using add-ons for your browser, e.g. via the script blocker "NoScript" (http://noscript.net/).
Use of Google+ plugins (e.g. the "1" button)
Our website uses social plugins ("plugins") provided by the social network Google+, operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). The plugins are identifiable by buttons with the symbol "+1" against a white or coloured background, for example. You can find an overview of Google plugins and what they look like here: https://developers.google.com/+/plugins
When you visit a page of our website that contains a plugin of this type, your browser establishes a direct connection to Google's servers. Google transfers the plugin content directly to your browser and embeds it into the website. Through this embedding Google receives information that your browser has called up the respective page of our website, even if you do not have a Google+ profile or are not logged into Google+ at a given point in time. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted by your browser directly to a Google+ server in the USA and stored there.
If you are logged into Google+, Google can establish a direct link between your visit to our website with your Google+ profile. If you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking on the “+1” button, the relevant information is likewise transmitted directly to a Google server and stored there. The information is also published on Google+ and displayed to your contacts there.
You can find out about the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of data by Google as well as your rights in this respect and your privacy protection settings options in Google's data protection policy:
http://www.google.com/intl/de/+/policy/+1button.html
If you do not want Google to establish a direct link between the data collected via our website directly with your Google+ profile you need to log out of Google+ before visiting our website. You can also completely block the loading of Google+ plugins using add-ons for your browser, e.g. via the script blocker "NoScript" (http://noscript.net/).
Right to information and contact options
You are entitled to free access to information on your personal data stored with us and have the right (as applicable) to amend, block or delete these data. With respect queries relating to the collection, processing or use of your personal data, in the event of disclosures, the amendment, blocking or deletion of data as well as the withdrawal of consents previously granted or an objection to a specific use of the data please contact us directly via the contact details in Contact details and legal notice.