WE ATTACH GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PROTECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA. IN ORDER TO FULLY INFORM YOU ABOUT THE COLLECTION, PROCESSING, AND USE OF PERSONAL DATA ON OUR WEBSITE, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY.
COLLECTION AND USE OF PERSONAL DATA
PERSONAL DATA THAT YOU TRANSMIT TO US ELECTRONICALLY ON THIS WEBSITE – SUCH AS NAME, E-MAIL ADDRESS, POSTAL ADDRESS, OR OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS – WILL ONLY BE USED FOR THE STATED PURPOSES, STORED SECURELY, AND NOT SHARED WITH THIRD PARTIES, UNLESS REQUIRED BY LAW OR NECESSARY TO FULFILL A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION.
THE WEBSITE PROVIDER AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTS AND STORES INFORMATION VIA THE WEB SERVER, INCLUDING BROWSER TYPE, OPERATING SYSTEM, REFERRING PAGE, IP ADDRESS, TIME OF ACCESS, AND OTHER TECHNICAL DETAILS. THIS DATA CANNOT BE DIRECTLY ASSIGNED TO A SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL WITHOUT ACCESSING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND IS ONLY REVIEWED IF THERE IS SUSPECTED ILLEGAL USE OF THE WEBSITE.
FORM DATA AND COMMENTS
WHEN VISITORS LEAVE COMMENTS OR SUBMIT FORM ENTRIES ON OUR WEBSITE, WE STORE THE ENTERED DATA AS WELL AS THE CORRESPONDING IP ADDRESS. THIS IS DONE FOR SECURITY PURPOSES TO IDENTIFY USERS WHO POST ILLEGAL OR OFFENSIVE CONTENT, SUCH AS HATE SPEECH OR EXTREMIST PROPAGANDA.
COOKIES
COOKIES ARE SMALL FILES THAT ENABLE THIS WEBSITE TO STORE SPECIFIC USER-RELATED INFORMATION ON THE VISITOR’S COMPUTER WHILE OUR WEBSITE IS BEING VISITED. COOKIES HELP US TO DETERMINE THE FREQUENCY OF USE AND THE NUMBER OF USERS OF OUR WEBSITE, AS WELL AS TO MAKE OUR SERVICES CONVENIENT AND EFFICIENT FOR YOU. WE USE SESSION COOKIES ON THE ONE HAND, WHICH ARE STORED TEMPORARILY FOR THE DURATION OF YOUR USE OF OUR WEBSITE ONLY, AND PERSISTENT COOKIES ON THE OTHER HAND, TO RETAIN INFORMATION ABOUT VISITORS WHO RETURN TO OUR WEBSITE. THE PURPOSE OF USING THESE COOKIES IS TO PROVIDE OPTIMAL USER GUIDANCE, TO RECOGNIZE VISITORS AND TO PRESENT THE MOST ATTRACTIVE WEBSITE AND INTERESTING CONTENT FOR REPEAT USERS. THE CONTENT OF A PERMANENT COOKIE IS LIMITED TO AN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. NAME, IP ADDRESS ETC. ARE NOT STORED. NO INDIVIDUAL PROFILE IS CREATED ABOUT YOUR USAGE BEHAVIOR. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO USE OUR SERVICES WITHOUT COOKIES. YOU CAN DEACTIVATE THE STORAGE OF COOKIES IN YOUR BROWSER, RESTRICT IT TO CERTAIN WEBSITES OR SET YOUR WEB BROWSER (CHROME, IE, FIREFOX,…) SO THAT IT NOTIFIES YOU AS SOON AS A COOKIE IS SENT. YOU CAN ALSO DELETE COOKIES FROM YOUR PC’S HARD DISK AT ANY TIME. PLEASE NOTE, HOWEVER, THAT IN THIS CASE YOU WILL HAVE TO RECKON WITH A RESTRICTED DISPLAY OF THE SITE AND LIMITED USER GUIDANCE.
ID VERIFICATION / AGE CONFIRMATION
IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND ENSURE THAT OUR SERVICES ARE ONLY USED BY PERSONS OF LEGAL AGE, CUSTOMERS ARE REQUIRED TO UPLOAD A VALID GOVERNMENT-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT DURING THE PURCHASE PROCESS.
THE ID DOCUMENT IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR AGE AND IDENTITY VERIFICATION PURPOSES. THIS DATA IS STORED SECURELY AND ACCESSED ONLY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL YOUR ID BE SHARED WITH THIRD PARTIES UNLESS REQUIRED BY LAW.
THE DATA IS RETAINED ONLY FOR AS LONG AS NECESSARY TO FULFILL LEGAL OR BUSINESS OBLIGATIONS. USERS MAY REQUEST THE DELETION OF THEIR ID INFORMATION AT ANY TIME, PROVIDED THAT NO LEGAL OBLIGATION REQUIRES ITS RETENTION.
DATA SECURITY
WE IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATE TECHNICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL SECURITY MEASURES TO PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, LOSS, MANIPULATION, OR DISCLOSURE.
RIGHT OF ACCESS
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE PERSONAL DATA STORED ABOUT YOU, ITS ORIGIN AND RECIPIENTS AS WELL AS THE PURPOSE OF STORAGE AT ANY TIME.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MODIFY THIS PRIVACY POLICY AT ANY TIME IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OR TO REFLECT CHANGES TO OUR SERVICES. THE UPDATED VERSION WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THIS WEBSITE WITH A REVISED DATE.