Privacy Policy (English)
1. Overview of Data Protection
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the section “Notice Regarding the Responsible Party” in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected, firstly, when you provide it to us. This could be data that you enter into a contact form, for example.
Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This mainly includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other service requests.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Additionally, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
For this purpose and for further questions on the topic of data protection, you can contact us at any time.
2. Hosting
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
Strato
The provider is Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Strasse 7, 10249 Berlin (hereinafter referred to as “Strato”). When you visit our website, Strato collects various log files, including your IP addresses.
For more information, please refer to Strato’s privacy policy: https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/.
The use of Strato is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website possible. If corresponding consent was requested, the processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, as far as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
3. General Information and Mandatory Notices
Data Protection
The operators of this site take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is data by which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
We would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) can have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.
Notice Regarding the Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Heike & Michael Schmolke GbR
Wellerweg 1
61200 Wölfersheim
Germany
Phone: (+49) 175 63 41 32 5
Email: hemi-airsoft@t-online.de
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Storage Duration
Unless a more specific storage period is stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, the data will be deleted after these reasons no longer apply.
General Information on the Legal Bases for Data Processing on This Website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9 (1) GDPR. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 (1) (a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to the access to information on your end device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of § 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
If your data is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is required to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases for data processing in each individual case are explained in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Recipients of Personal Data
In the course of our business activities, we cooperate with various external parties. In some cases, the transmission of personal data to these external parties is required. We only share personal data with external parties if this is necessary for contract fulfillment, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., sharing data with tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR in sharing the data, or if another legal basis permits the data transfer.
When using data processors, we only transfer personal data of our customers based on a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke an already given consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 (1) (E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 (1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH ADVERTISING PURPOSES; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 (2) GDPR).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format, either to yourself or to a third party. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.
Information, Correction, and Deletion
Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To do this, you can contact us at any time. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:
- If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
- If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
- If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
- If you have lodged an objection under Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balance must be made between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data – apart from being stored – may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a member state.
SSL or TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address line changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Server Log Files
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Hostname of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
These data will not be combined with other data sources.
The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of his website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of these data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, provided that your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.
Inquiry by Email, Phone, or Fax
If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of these data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, provided that your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
5. Social Media
Instagram
This website integrates features of the Instagram service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server, thereby enabling Instagram to receive information about your visit to this website.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. As a result, Instagram can associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.
The use of this service is based on your consent under Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDG. You can revoke your consent at any time.
If personal data is collected on our website with the help of this tool and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). Joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of the data and its transmission to Facebook or Instagram. Any processing by Facebook or Instagram that occurs after the transfer is not part of the joint responsibility.
The obligations incumbent upon us jointly have been outlined in an agreement on joint processing. You can find the wording of this agreement here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the security of Facebook and Instagram products. You can exercise your rights (e.g., information requests) regarding the data processed by Facebook or Instagram directly with Facebook. If you exercise your rights with us, we are obligated to forward your request to Facebook.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here:
Further information can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF), which ensures compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. More information is available here: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.
6. Plugins and Tools
Google Fonts (Local Hosting)
This site uses Google Fonts for consistent font representation, which are provided by Google. The Google Fonts are locally installed, and no connection to Google’s servers is established.
More information about Google Fonts can be found here:
Google Maps
This site uses the Google Maps mapping service provided by Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, to integrate map material into our website.
To use Google Maps, your IP address needs to be stored. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. If Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts to ensure consistent font representation. When you call up Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers and easy location of the places indicated on our website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If consent is requested, processing is based solely on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDG, provided that the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of TDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here:
More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
Google is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF), ensuring compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. More information is available here: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
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