Privacy policy
Data protection declaration www.seltmannpublishers.com
Information about the collection of personal data
(1) Below we provide information about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data that can be personally related to you, e.g. b. Name, address, email addresses, user behavior, IP address.
(2) Responsible person according to. Art. 4 para. 7 EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:
Seltmann Publishers GmbH
Zillestraße 105a
D-10585 Berlin
Tel. +49 (0)30 / 370 257-90
Fax +49 (0)30 / 370 257-91
info@seltmannpublishers.com
www.seltmannpublishers.com
Registration court: AG Charlottenburg
HRB 221547 B
Managing director: Oliver Seltmann
(3) If we use commissioned service providers for individual functions of our offer or would like to use your data for advertising purposes, we will inform you below inform you in detail about the respective processes. We also mention the defined storage period criteria.
General information about data processing
(1) We generally only collect and use personal data from our website visitors to the extent that this is necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services. The collection and use of our users’ personal data also takes place with the user’s consent. An exception applies in cases where obtaining prior consent is not possible for actual reasons and/or the processing of the data is permitted by legal regulations.
(2) If we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR as the legal basis. When processing personal data that is necessary to fulfill a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. To the extent that processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR as the legal basis. In the event that the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR as the legal basis. If the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the person concerned do not outweigh the first-mentioned interest, then Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR as the legal basis for processing.
(3) The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. Storage can also take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other regulations to which the person responsible is subject. The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the standards mentioned expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data to conclude or fulfill a contract.
Data collection when you visit our website
(1) If you use our website for informational purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you would like to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR):
a. IP address,
b. Date and time of the request,
c. Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT),
d. Content of the request (specific page),
e. Access status/HTTP status code,
f. amount of data transferred in each case,
g. Website from which the request comes,
h. previously visited page
i. Browser,
j. Operating system and its interface,
k. Language and version of the browser software.
(2) The data is also stored in the log files of our system. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user. The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR The data is stored in log files to ensure the functionality of the website. We also use the data to optimize the website and ensure the security of our information technology systems. The data will not be evaluated for marketing purposes in this context. The anonymous data in the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.
(3) The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. If the data is collected to provide the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended. The collection of data to provide the website and the storage of the data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. There is therefore no possibility for the user to object.
Other functions and offers on our website
(1) In addition to the purely informational use of our website, we offer various services that you can use if you are interested and use other common functions to analyze or market our offers, which are presented in more detail below. To do this, you will usually have to provide additional personal data or We process such additional data that we use to carry out the respective services. The aforementioned data processing principles apply to all data processing purposes described here.
(2) We sometimes use external service providers to process your data. These are carefully selected by us, are bound to our instructions and are checked regularly.
(3) We may also pass on your personal data to third parties if we offer participation in campaigns, competitions, contracts or similar services together with partners. Depending on the service, your data may also be collected by the partners under their own responsibility. You will receive further information when you provide your details or in the description of the respective offers below.
(4) If our service providers or partners are based in a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will inform you about the consequences of this circumstance in the description of the offer.
Objection or revocation against the processing of your data
(1) If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, you can do so at any time in accordance with. Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR revoked. Such a revocation affects the lawfulness of the processing of your personal data after you have expressed it to us.
(2) If we base the processing of your personal data on the balance of interests, you can object to the processing. This is the case if the processing is not necessary to fulfill a contract with you, which is explained by us in the following description of the functions. If you exercise such an objection, we will ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we do. In the event of your justified objection, we will examine the situation and will either stop data processing or or show you our compelling legitimate reasons on the basis of which we continue processing.
(3) Of course, you can object to the processing of your personal data for advertising and data analysis purposes at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs. You can inform us about your objection to advertising using the following contact details: Seltmann Publishers GmbH, Zillestraße 105a, D-10585 Berlin, Tel. +49 (0) 30 / 370 257-90, Fax +49 (0) 30 / 370 257-91, info@seltmannpublishers.com, www.seltmannpublishers.com.
Deletion of data
The data we process is processed in accordance with Art. 17 and 18 GDPR deleted or its processing restricted. Unless expressly stated in this data protection declaration, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any legal retention obligations. Unless the data is deleted because it is required for other legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. DH the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies e.g.b. for data that must be retained for commercial or tax reasons. According to legal requirements in Germany, storage takes place for a period of 6 years in accordance with Section 257 Paragraph. 1 HGB (commercial books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, commercial letters, accounting documents, etc.) and for 10 years in accordance with Section 147 Para. 1 AO (books, records, management reports, accounting documents, commercial and business letters, documents relevant to taxation, etc.)
Transfer of data to third countries
If we store data in a third country (i.e.H outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or in the context of using third-party services or disclosure, or If data is transferred to third parties, this will only occur if it is to fulfill our (pre-)contractual obligations, based on your consent, based on a legal obligation or based on our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we only process or leave the data in a third country if the special requirements of Art. 44 ff. Process GDPR. DH the processing takes place e.g.b. on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination of a data protection level that corresponds to the EU or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called “Standard contractual clauses”).
Your rights
(1) You have the following rights towards us with regard to personal data concerning you:
a. Right to information
You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to receive information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR.
b. You have the right to rectification. Art. 16 GDPR you have the right to request that the data concerning you be completed or that incorrect data concerning you be corrected.
c. Right to deletion or right to restriction of processing
You have the right to delete in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR the right to demand that the relevant data be deleted immediately, or alternatively in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR to demand a restriction on the processing of the data.
d. Right to data portability
You have the right to request that the data concerning you that you have provided to us be transferred in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR and to request that it be transmitted to other responsible persons.
(2) You also have the right to complain to the responsible data protection supervisory authority about our processing of your personal data. For us this is the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Alt-Moabit 59-61, 10555 Berlin, Tel.: +49 30 13889-0, Fax: +49 30 2155050, Email: mailbox@datenschutz-berlin.de.
SSL encryption
To protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us (e.g.E.g. Orders, inquiries) this website uses a so-called SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize this by the lock symbol in your browser line. At the same time, the address line changes from “http://” to https://. This means that third parties cannot read this data.
Use of cookies
(1) In addition to the data mentioned above, technical aids such as cookies are stored on your device when you use our website. Cookies are text files that are stored in the internet browser or stored on the user's computer system by the Internet browser. Cookies cannot run programs or transmit viruses to your computer. They serve to make the Internet offering more user-friendly and effective overall. Cookies enable us to recognize the users of our website. Using a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized for the user. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter their access data each time they visit the website because this is done by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system.
(2) As temporary cookies or “Session cookies” or “transient cookies” are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online offering and closes their browser. In such a cookie, for example:b. the contents of a shopping cart in an online shop or a login status are saved.
(3) “Permanent” or “persistent” cookies are those that remain stored even after the browser is closed. So can e.g.b. the login status is saved when users visit it after several days.
(4) In addition to so-called “first-party cookies”, which are set by us as the data controller, “third-party cookies” are also used, which are offered by third-party providers. If “third-party cookies” are set, we will inform you about this in the respective data protection information of the online offerings and about the collaboration with external service providers.
(5) Mandatory functions that are technically necessary to display the website: The technical structure of the website requires that we use technologies, in particular cookies. Without these techniques, our website may not be displayed (completely correctly) or support functions may not be possible. These are generally transient cookies that are deleted at the end of your website visit, at the latest when you close your browser. You cannot opt out of these cookies if you want to use our website. The individual cookies can be seen in the Consent Manager. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR
(6) We only set various cookies with your consent. The functions are only activated with your consent and can be used in particular to enable us to analyze and improve visits to our website, to make it easier for you to use it across different browsers or devices, to recognize you during a visit or to display advertising (if applicable). also to orient advertising to interests, measure the effectiveness of advertisements or show interest-oriented advertising). The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the permissibility of processing up to the point of revocation.
(7) As part of consent management (“cookie banner”), we offer you the opportunity to decide whether to set cookies in the area of our online offerings according to your specifications. You have the option at any time to change the decision you made there and to subsequently grant or revoke your consent. You can access the setting options for this here. You can also make changes in your browser settings.
Use of our webshop / registration / customer account
(1) If you would like to order in our webshop, in order to conclude the contract it is necessary that you provide your personal data, which we need to process your order.
Based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR personal data is collected and processed if you provide it to us to execute a contract or when opening a customer account. Your customer account can be deleted at any time by sending a message to the above.G address of the person responsible. We store and use the data you provide to process the contract. After the contract has been fully processed or your customer account has been deleted, your data will be blocked in consideration of tax and commercial law retention periods and deleted after these periods have expired, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or reserve the right to further use of data on our part as permitted by law which we will inform you about below.
(2) Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. Mandatory information required to process the contracts is marked separately; further information is voluntary. We process the data you provide to process your order. The legal basis for processing the data, if the user has given his consent, is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR To do this, we can pass on your payment details to our house bank. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b GDPR If the registration serves to fulfill a contract to which the user is a party or to carry out pre-contractual measures, the additional legal basis for processing the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR We can also process the data you provide to inform you about other interesting products from our portfolio or to send you emails with technical information.
(3) The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. This is the case during the registration process to fulfill a contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures if the data is no longer required to carry out the contract. Even after the contract has been concluded, it may be necessary to store the contractual partner's personal data in order to comply with contractual or legal obligations. Due to commercial and tax law requirements, we are obliged to store your address, payment and order data for a period of ten years.
Use of Google Analytics
(1) This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). Web analysis is the collection, collection and evaluation of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. Google Analytics uses so-called “Cookies” that are stored on your computer and enable analysis of your use of the website. We have already explained above what cookies are. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. For these cases, Google says it has set itself a standard that corresponds to the former EU-US Privacy Shield and has promised to comply with applicable data protection laws when transferring international data. We also have so-called Standard contractual clauses have been agreed with Google, the purpose of which is to maintain an appropriate level of data protection in the third country.
(2) This website uses Google Analytics with the anonymization function. This means that IP addresses are further processed in abbreviated form, which means that any personal connection can be ruled out. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on these websites, 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. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. We use Google Analytics to analyze and improve the use of our website. We can use the statistics we obtain to regularly improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user.
(3) The following types of data are processed by Google:
a. Online identifiers (including cookie identifiers)
b. IP address
c. Data about the device/browser
d. Website or app activities
(4) The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.
(5) You can find further information about the scope of services of Google Analytics at marketing platform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/de/. Google provides information on data processing when using Google Analytics at the following link: support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de/. General information on data processing, which according to Google should also apply to Google Analytics, can be found in Google's data protection declaration at www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
(6) By integrating Google Analytics, we pursue the purpose of analyzing user behavior on our website and being able to react to it. This allows us to continually improve our offering. The legal basis for the processing of personal data described here is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the permissibility of processing up to the point of revocation. In apps, you can reset the advertising ID in the Android or iOS settings. The easiest way to revoke your consent is to use our Consent Manager or install the Google browser add-on, which can be accessed via the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de/.
(7) We have entered into an order processing agreement with Google using Google Analytics in accordance with. Art. 28 GDPR completed. Google processes the data on our behalf for the above purposes.G purposes. As part of order processing, Google is entitled to commission subcontractors. A list of these subcontractors can be found at https://privacy.google.com/businesses/subprocessors/.
Data protection regulations for reCAPTCHA
(1) We have integrated the reCAPTCHA service on our website. reCAPTCHA is provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. This is a service that protects our website from spam and misuse. reCAPTCHA is intended to prevent automated software (so-called Bots) carry out abusive activities on the website. This involves checking whether the entries made (e.g. in online forms) actually come from a human. In order to determine this, the following data in particular is collected and processed:
- Referrer (address of the page on which the captcha is used),
- IP address of the user, Google account (if the user is logged in to Google , this is recognized and assigned).
- The user's input behavior (e.g.b. Answering the reCAPTCHA question, speed of input into the form fields, order of selection of the input fields by the user) is used to improve pattern recognition on Google. Browser, browser size and resolution, browser plug-ins, date, language setting
- Display instructions (CSS) and scripts (Javascript) of the website
- Mouse or Touch events within the page
- Screenshot of the browser window
(2) Google also reads the cookies from other Google services such as Gmail, Search and Analytics. All data mentioned is sent to Google in encrypted form. Google's subsequent evaluation decides in what form the captcha is displayed on the page - e.g.b. in the form of a checkbox or by text input. Personal data is not read or saved from the input fields of the respective form.
(3) Users can find further information about Google's data protection regulations and opt-outs at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/. Further information on Google's use of data for marketing purposes can be found on the overview page: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads, Google's data protection declaration is available at https://policies.google.com/privacy/.
(4) If you would like to object to interest-based advertising through Google marketing services, you can use the settings and opt-out options provided by Google: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.
Data protection regulations for PayPal as a payment method
(1) We have integrated components from the online payment service provider PayPal on our website. Payments are processed via so-called PayPal accounts, which represent virtual private or business accounts. PayPal also offers the option of processing virtual payments via credit cards if a user does not have a PayPal account. A PayPal account is managed via an email address, which is why there is no traditional account number. PayPal makes it possible to initiate online payments to third parties or to receive payments. PayPal also assumes trustee functions and offers buyer protection services. The European operating company of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.a.rl & Cie. SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
(2) If you select “PayPal” as your payment option during the ordering process in our online shop, your data will be automatically transmitted to PayPal. By selecting this payment option, you consent to the transfer of personal data to PayPal required for payment processing. This transmitted personal data is usually first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number or other data that is necessary for payment processing. Furthermore, in order to process the purchase contract, personal data that is related to the respective order is also necessary. The purpose of transmitting the data is to process payments and prevent fraud. We will transmit personal data to PayPal in particular if there is a legitimate interest in the transmission. The personal data exchanged between PayPal and us may be transmitted by PayPal to credit reporting agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check identity and creditworthiness. PayPal may pass on personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors to the extent that this is necessary to fulfill contractual obligations or the data is to be processed on behalf of the customer. The transfer takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and only to the extent that this is necessary for payment processing.
(3) You have the option to revoke your consent to the handling of personal data to PayPal at any time. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing. PayPal's applicable data protection regulations can be found at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.
Data protection regulations for instant transfer as a payment method
(1) On our website we offer, among other things:a payment via “immediate transfer”. This is a payment service that enables cashless payment of products and services on the Internet. Sofortüberweisung is a technical process through which the online retailer immediately receives a payment confirmation. This enables a retailer to deliver goods, services or downloads to the customer immediately after the order is placed. The operating company for Sofortüberweisung is SOFORT GmbH, Fußbergstraße 1, 82131 Gauting, Germany.
(2) If you select “Sofortüberweisung” as a payment option during the ordering process, the data of the person concerned will be automatically transmitted to Sofortüberweisung. By selecting this payment option, you consent to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing. When purchasing via Sofortüberweisung, the buyer sends the PIN and TAN to Sofort GmbH. Sofortüberweisung then carries out a transfer to the online retailer after a technical check of the account balance and retrieval of further data to check the account funds. The online retailer is then informed automatically that the financial transaction has been carried out.
(3) The personal data exchanged with Sofortüberweisung is first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number or other data that is necessary for payment processing. The purpose of transmitting the data is to process payments and prevent fraud. We will also transmit other personal data to Sofortüberweisung if there is a legitimate interest in the transmission. The personal data exchanged between Sofortüberweisung and us may be transmitted by Sofortüberweisung to credit reporting agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check identity and creditworthiness. Sofortüberweisung may pass on the personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors to the extent that this is necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations or the data is to be processed on behalf of the company.
(4) Your data will be transmitted to Sofort GmbH on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (processing to fulfill a contract). You have the option to revoke your consent to the handling of personal data at any time with Sofortüberweisung. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing. The applicable data protection provisions of Sofortüberweisung can be found at https://www.sofort.com/ger-DE/datenschutzerklaerung-sofort-gmbh/.
Data protection regulations for Stripe as a payment method
(1) On our website we offer, among other things:a payment via “Stripe”. This is a payment service that enables cashless payment of products and services on the Internet. When paying by credit card or direct debit, payment is processed via Stripe by the payment service provider Stripe Payments Europe Ltd, Block 4, Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Road, Dublin 2, Ireland.
(2) We pass on the personal data we collect, in particular your payment data, to Stripe as part of payment processing, provided this is necessary for contract processing. If payment service providers are used, we will provide explicit information about this below. The legal basis for passing on the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (processing to fulfill a contract).
(3) You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to Stripe. However, Stripe may remain You are still entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing. A revocation does not affect the effectiveness of past data processing operations. Further information about Stripe's data protection can be found at https://stripe.com/de/privacy#translation.
Agreement with Facebook according to Art. 26 GDPR
1. Responsible persons
Responsible persons within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR are Facebook Ireland LTD. and Seltmann Publishers GmbH. Details on the delimitation of responsibility can be found in the following agreement: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum
1.1 Facebook Ireland Ltd.
Grand Canal Square
Grand Canal Harbour
D2 Dublin
Ireland
1.2 Seltmann Publishers GmbH
Zillestraße 105 A
10585 Berlin
Germany
2. Data processing by Facebook
Facebook collects tracking data about interaction on the Facebook page. The collection and provision of the “Insights data” (https://www.facebook.com/business/a/page/page-insights) is the responsibility of Facebook. Facebook is responsible for fulfilling the rights under the GDPR. As a fan page operator, Seltmann Publishers GmbH has no influence on the collection and provision of this data. The associated personal data processing takes place exclusively on Facebook.
The nature and scope of the information you provide to Facebook, the associated purposes of data processing, its legality and information on how to exercise your rights can be found in the data policy and further information provided by Facebook on the processing of “Insights data”.
The data policy is available at https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
Your rights to information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing and data portability of your stored data must be asserted against Facebook. You can contact Facebook's data protection officer at https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970.
3. Data processing by Seltmann Publishers GmbH
Seltmann Publishers GmbH uses the Facebook corporate presence to provide content and communicate with Facebook users.
We receive statistical data about visitors to our Facebook from Facebook via the “Insights” function (https://www.facebook.com/business/a/page/page-insights). -Pages and use the anonymized data provided on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit f GDPR. This function allows us to better analyze our pages and adapt them to the needs and interests of our visitors.
