1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. On the following pages, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.
1.2 The controller in charge of data processing on this website, within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is Samuel Schmidt, Seugast 85, 92271 Freihung, Germany, Phone: +4915170120017, e-mail: info@softkind.de. The controller in charge of the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
2.1 When using our website for information only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called "server log files"). When you visit our website, we collect the following data that is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:
Data processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files subsequently, if there are any concrete indications of illegal use.
2.2 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string https:// and the lock symbol in your browser line.
3.1 Shopify
For the hosting of our website and the display of the page content, we use the system of the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland. Data is also transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada. We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, ensuring the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibiting unauthorised disclosure to third parties. In case of data transfer to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.
3.2 Cloudflare
We use a content delivery network offered by the following provider: Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. This service enables us to deliver large media files faster via a network of regionally distributed servers. The processing is carried out to protect our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website pursuant to Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR. For data transfers to the USA, the provider participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
In order to make your visit to our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored on your end device. In some cases, these cookies are automatically deleted again after the browser is closed (so-called "session cookies"), in other cases, these cookies remain on your end device for longer and allow page settings to be saved (so-called "persistent cookies").
If personal data is also processed by individual cookies set by us, the processing is carried out either in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR for the performance of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR in the case of consent given, or in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests.
You can set your browser in such a way that you are informed about the setting of cookies and you can decide individually about their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. Please note that the functionality of our website may be limited if cookies are not accepted.
5.1 Judge.me
For rating reminders, we use the services offered by the following provider: Judge.me Ltd., c/o Buckworths, 2nd Floor, 1-3 Worship Street, London, England, EC2A 2AB, UK. We transmit your e-mail address and, if applicable, other customer data to the provider exclusively on the basis of your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time. We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider.
5.2 When you contact us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), personal data is collected. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request. The legal basis for processing data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR.
6.1 E-mail Newsletter
If you register for our e-mail newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory data for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address. We use the double opt-in procedure for sending the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a message to the person responsible named above.
6.2 Klaviyo
Our e-mail newsletters are sent via this provider: Klaviyo Inc., 125 Summer Street, Floor 6, Boston, MA, 02110, USA. On the basis of our legitimate interest in effective newsletter marketing, we pass on the data you provided when registering for the newsletter to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR. For data transfers to the USA, the provider participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
6.3 If our online shop provides the possibility of informing you by e-mail about the time of availability for selected, temporarily unavailable items, you can subscribe to our e-mail notification service for product availability. The only mandatory information needed to send this notification is your e-mail address.
6.4 Shopping cart reminders by e-mail
If you cancel your purchase before completing the order, you have the option of being reminded of the contents of your virtual shopping cart by e-mail. The only mandatory information required to send this reminder is your e-mail address. We use the double opt-in procedure. You can unsubscribe at any time.
7.1 Insofar as necessary for the processing of the contract for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data collected by us will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
7.2 Payment Service Providers
Online payment methods available on this website include Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Klarna, PayPal Checkout, Shopify Payments, giropay, and Stripe. Payment data is only transmitted to the respective provider to the extent necessary for payment processing, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR. For providers located in the USA, data transfers are covered by the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Shopify Analytics
This website uses the web analytics service provided by Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland. Using cookies and comparable technologies, the service collects and stores pseudonymised visitor data. All processing is only carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR.
Meta Pixel with extended data synchronisation
Within our online offering, we use the "Meta Pixel" service of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. We use Meta Pixel to make our adverts on Facebook and Instagram more effective and to analyse the effectiveness of our advertisements. All processing is only carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
10.1 Google Maps
Our website uses Google Maps (API) of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland. When you access sub-pages containing the Google Maps map, information about your use of our website (such as your IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google. For data transfers to the USA, the provider participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
10.2 Google Web Fonts
This site uses web fonts from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland to display fonts in a uniform manner. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts and establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers. The processing is only carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR.
This website uses a cookie consent tool to obtain effective user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The cookie consent tool sets technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. The legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR and Art. 6 (1) point c GDPR.
12.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following rights of data subjects vis-à-vis the data controller with regard to the processing of your personal data:
12.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT
IF, WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A CONSIDERATION OF INTERESTS, WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR PREDOMINANT LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE ON THE GROUNDS THAT ARISE FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION. IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED.
The duration of the storage of personal data is based on the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and — if relevant — on the respective legal retention period (e.g. commercial and tax retention periods). Stored personal data will be deleted if it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.