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Privacy Policy

Responsible for data processing:
ECO INNER LIVING GmbH
164 Gierather Strasse
51465 Bergisch Gladbach
Germany
Email: service@ecoinnerliving.de

Thank you for your interest in our online shop. The protection of your privacy is very important to us. Below we will inform you in detail about the handling of your data.

1. Access data and hosting

You can visit our website without giving any personal information. Each time a website is called up, the web server automatically only saves a so-called server log file, e.g. contains the name of the requested file, your IP address, the date and time of the call, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the call. This access data is evaluated exclusively for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the site and improving our offer. This serves to safeguard our predominantly legitimate interests in a correct presentation of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR. All access data will be deleted no later than seven days after the end of your visit to the website.

 Hosting

The services for hosting and displaying the website are partially provided by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise stated in the present data protection declaration, all access data and all data that are collected in the forms provided on this website are processed on their servers. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

2. Data processing for contract processing, establishing contact and opening a customer account

We collect personal data if you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your order or when you contact us (e.g. using the contact form or email). Mandatory fields are marked as such, because in these cases we need the data to process the contract or to process your contact and you cannot send the order or contact without them. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. We use the data you have provided to process contracts and to process your inquiries in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Insofar as you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR by deciding to open a customer account, we will use your data for the purpose of opening a customer account. Further information on the processing of your data, in particular on the transfer to our service providers for the purpose of order, payment and shipping processing, can be found in the following sections of this data protection declaration. After the contract has been fully processed or your customer account has been deleted, your data will be restricted for further processing and after expiry of the retention periods under tax and commercial law in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. c GDPR, unless you expressly consent to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration. The deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or using a function provided in the customer account.

3. Data processing for the purpose of dispatch processing

To fulfill the contract according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b GDPR, we pass on your data to the shipping service provider commissioned with the delivery, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of ordered goods.

4. Data processing for payment processing

When processing payments in our online shop, we work together with these partners: technical service providers, credit institutions, payment service providers.

4.1 Data processing for transaction processing

Depending on the selected payment method, we pass on the data necessary for processing the payment transaction to our technical service providers who work for us in the context of order processing, or to the commissioned credit institutions or to the selected payment service provider, insofar as this is necessary to process the payment. This serves the fulfillment of the contract according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b GDPR. In some cases, the payment service providers collect the data required to process the payment themselves, e.g. B. on your own website or via a technical integration in the ordering process. The data protection declaration of the respective payment service provider applies in this respect.

If you have any questions about our partners for payment processing and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

4.2 Data processing for the purpose of fraud prevention and optimisation of our payment processes

If necessary, we give our service providers further data, which they use together with the data necessary for processing the payment as our contract processors for the purpose of fraud prevention and the optimization of our payment processes (e.g. invoicing, processing of contested payments, support for accounting). According to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a weighing of interests, in our protection against fraud and in efficient payment management.

5. Advertising by e-mail

5.1 E-mail newsletter with registration

If you register for our newsletter, we use the data required for this or separately provided by you in order to regularly send you our e-mail newsletter based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Unsubscribing from the newsletter is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or via a link provided in the newsletter.

After unsubscribing, we will delete your e-mail address from the recipient list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.

5.2 E-mail newsletter without registration and your right to object

If we receive your e-mail address in connection with the sale of a product or service and you have not objected, we reserve the right to offer you regular offers on products similar to those already purchased on the basis of Section 7 (3) UWG , from our range by email. This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests, which are predominant in the context of a weighing of interests, in addressing our customers for advertising purposes.

You can object to this use of your e-mail address at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or via a link provided in the advertising e-mail without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs.

5.3 Sending the newsletter

The newsletter may also be sent by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

5.4 Sending evaluation requests by e-mail

If you have given us your express consent to this during or after your order in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR, we will use your email address to request you to submit an evaluation of your order via the evaluation system we use. This consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or via a link provided in the review request.

The evaluation requests may also be sent by our service provider Trusted Shops as part of processing on our behalf. Trusted Shops also uses service providers from the USA. An adequate level of data protection is ensured. You can find more information on data protection at Trusted Shops here. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

6. Cookies and other technologies

 General information

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies including so-called cookies on various pages. Cookies are small text files that are automatically saved on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies).
We use technologies that are absolutely necessary for the use of certain functions of our website (e.g. shopping cart function). These technologies collect and process the IP address, time of the visit, device and browser information and information about your use of our website (e.g. information about the content of the shopping cart). In the context of a weighing of interests, this serves predominantly legitimate interests in an optimized presentation of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR.

We also use technologies to fulfill the legal obligations to which we are subject (e.g. to be able to prove consent to the processing of your personal data) as well as for web analysis and online marketing. Further information on this, including the respective legal basis for data processing, can be found in the following sections of this data protection declaration.

The cookie settings for your browser can be found under the following links: Microsoft Edge™ / Safari™ / Chrome™ / Firefox™ / Opera™

Insofar as you have consented to the use of the technologies in accordance with Art. 6 Para. a GDPR, you can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in the data protection declaration.

7. Use of cookies and other technologies for web analysis and advertising purposes

Insofar as you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR, we use the following cookies and other third-party technologies on our website. After the purpose and end of the use of the respective technology by us, the data collected in this context will be deleted. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. You can find more information about your cancellation options in the section "Cookies and other technologies". For more information, including the basis of how we work with each vendor, see each technology. If you have any questions about the providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

Use of Google services

We use the following technologies from Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). The information automatically collected by Google technologies about your use of our website is usually transferred to a server operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. Unless otherwise stated for the individual technologies, the data processing takes place on the basis of an agreement concluded for the respective technology between jointly responsible persons in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. You can find more information about data processing by Google in Google's data protection information.

Google Analytics

For the purpose of website analysis, Google Analytics data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information and information about your use of our website) are automatically collected and stored, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. Cookies may be used. When you visit our website from the EU, your IP address is stored on a server located in the EU to derive location data and then immediately deleted before the traffic is routed to further Google servers for processing. Data processing takes place on the basis of an agreement on order processing by Google.

For the purpose of optimized marketing of our website, we have activated the data release settings for "Google products and services". In this way, Google can access the data collected and processed by Google Analytics and then use it to improve Google services. The data release to Google within the scope of these data release settings takes place on the basis of an additional agreement between those responsible. We have no influence on the subsequent data processing by Google.

For web analysis, the Google Analytics Google Signals extension function enables so-called "cross-device tracking". Insofar as your internet-enabled devices are linked to your Google account and you have activated the "personalised advertising" setting in your Google account, Google can create reports about your usage behaviour (in particular the cross-device user figures), even if you change your terminal device. We do not process personal data in this respect; we only receive statistics generated on the basis of Google Signals.

 Google reCAPTCHA

For the purpose of protection against misuse of our web forms and against spam from automated software (so-called bots), Google collects reCAPTCHA data (IP address, time of visit, browser information and information on your use of our website) and uses a so-called JavaScript and cookies analyze your use of our website. In addition, other cookies stored by Google services in your browser are evaluated. A reading or saving of personal data from the input fields of the respective form does not take place.

 Google Tag Manager

The Google Tag Manager enables us to manage various codes and services on our website. When implementing the individual tags, Google may also process personal data (e.g. IP address, online identifiers (including cookies)). The data processing is carried out on the basis of an order processing agreement by Google.

By using the Google Tag Manager, it is possible to integrate various services/technologies.
If you do not wish the use of individual tracking services and have therefore deactivated them, the deactivation remains in place for all affected tracking tags that are integrated by the Google Tag Manager.

8. Integration of the Trusted Shops Trustbadge

The Trusted Shops Trustbadge is integrated on this website to display our Trusted Shops seal of approval and any reviews collected, as well as to offer Trusted Shops products to buyers after an order has been placed.

This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a weighing up of interests, in optimal marketing by enabling safe shopping in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR. The Trustbadge and the services advertised with it are offered by Trusted Shops GmbH, Subbelrather Str.15C, 50823 Cologne. The Trustbadge is provided by a CDN provider (Content Delivery Network) as part of order processing. Trusted Shops GmbH also uses service providers from the USA. An adequate level of data protection is ensured. Further information on data protection at Trusted Shops GmbH can be found here.

When the Trustbadge is called up, the web server automatically saves a so-called server log file, which also contains your IP address, the date and time of the call, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the call. Individual access data are stored in a security database for the analysis of security issues. The log files are automatically deleted no later than 90 days after creation.

Further personal data will be transferred to Trusted Shops GmbH if you decide to use Trusted Shops products after completing an order or if you have already registered to use them. The contractual agreement made between you and Trusted Shops applies. For this purpose, personal data is automatically collected from the order data. Whether you, as a buyer, is already registered for a product use is automatically checked using a neutral parameter, the email address hashed by a cryptological one-way function. The e-mail address is converted into this hash value, which cannot be decrypted for Trusted Shops, before transmission. After checking for a match, the parameter is automatically deleted.

This is necessary for the fulfillment of our and Trusted Shops ‘overriding legitimate interests in the provision of the buyer protection linked to the specific order and the transactional evaluation services according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR required. Further details, including the objection, can be found in the Trusted Shops data protection declaration linked above and in the Trustbadge.

9. Social Media

 Our online presence on Facebook (by Meta), Instagram (by Meta)

Insofar as you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR to the respective social media operator, when you visit our online presence on the social media mentioned above, your data is automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. These can be used e.g. to place advertisements inside and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to your interests. Cookies are usually used for this. The detailed information on the processing and use of the data by the respective social media operator as well as a contact option and your related rights and setting options to protect your privacy can be found in the data protection information of the providers linked below. If you still need help in this regard, you can contact us.

Facebook (by Meta) is an offer of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland (‘Meta Platforms Ireland’). The information automatically collected by Facebook Ireland about your use of our online presence on Facebook is usually sent to a Facebook server , Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. Data processing when visiting a Facebook fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here.

Instagram (by Meta) is an offer of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland (‘Meta Platforms Ireland’). The information automatically collected by Facebook Ireland about your use of our online presence on Instagram is usually sent to a Facebook server , Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. Data processing when visiting an Instagram fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here.

10. Contact options and your rights

10.1 Your rights

As the data subject, you have the following rights:

  • in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein;
  • in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, the right to demand the immediate correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
  • in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, the right to demand the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is necessary
    • to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
    • to fulfil a legal obligation;
    • for reasons of public interest or
    • is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;
  • in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as
    • the accuracy of the data is disputed by you;
    • the processing is unlawful, but you object to its erasure;
    • we no longer need the data, but you need it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, or
    • you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
  • in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller;
  • in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters.

If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, information, correction, restriction or deletion of data as well as revocation of granted consent or objection to a specific use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our imprint.

Right of objection

If we process personal data as explained above in order to safeguard our legitimate interests, which are predominant in the context of a weighing of interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing takes place for the purposes of direct marketing, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If the processing is carried out for other purposes, you only have a right of objection if there are reasons that arise from your particular situation.

After exercising your right of objection, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes, unless we can prove compelling legitimate reasons for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing requires the assertion, exercise or defense of Serves legal claims.

This does not apply if the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes. Then we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

10.2 Contact options

If you have any questions regarding the collection, processing or use of your personal data, for information, correction, restriction or deletion of data as well as revocation of consent given or objection to a specific use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our imprint.