Privacy policy

1. Data protection at a glance

General information

The following presents a brief overview of how your personal data are processed when you visit this website. Personal data are all data that can be used to identify your person. Details on data protection can be found in our privacy policy presented under this section.
How this website collects data

Who is responsible for the collection of data on this website?

The data collected on this website are processed by the website provider. Its contact details can be taken from this website’s legal notice.

How do we collect your data?

Some of the data we collect are provided by you directly. These can take the form e.g. of the details you have entered in a contact form.

Other data are collected by our IT systems, either automatically or with your consent when you visit the website. These are primarily technical data, e.g. your web browser and operating system or the time of day you visited the webpage. These data are processed automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data are collected as a measure to safeguard the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have with respect to your data?

You are accorded the right at all times to obtain information free of charge on the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You are also accorded the right to demand the rectification or erasure of these data. If you have granted your consent to the processing of your data, you may revoke this consent at any time in the future. In addition, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to demand a restriction on the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you may file a complaint before supervisory bodies.

If you have any questions about this or other data protection issues, please feel free to contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice.
Analysis and third party tools

When you visit this website, your surfing behaviour may be subjected to statistical analyses. These are performed primarily by so called analysers.

2. Hosting und Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

External hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (a so called host). The personal data collected on this website are transferred to and stored on this host’s servers. These data may contain e.g. IP addresses, contact requests, meta- and communication data, contract details, contact information, names, website access statistics, and other data generated via a website.

The host is required to safeguard the fulfilment of contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1) b GDPR) and to justify the professional, reliable, fast, and efficient provision of our online offers (Art. 6(1) f GDPR).

Our host will process your data only to the extent required to fulfil its service obligations and will follow our instructions in regard to these data.

Conclusion of a processing contract

In order to safeguard processing compliance with the GDPR, we have concluded with our host a processing contract.

3. General and mandatory information

Date protection

The operator of this website takes very seriously the protection of your personal data. We handle your personal data confidentially and in compliance with the data protection laws and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data that can be used to identify your person. This privacy policy explains the data we collect and our object with them. It also explains the extent and purpose of their processing.

We point out that data transmitted over the internet, e.g. via email, may be prone to vulnerabilities. It is not possible to protect data fully against third party access.

The controller

The entity responsible for data processing (the controller) on this website is:

BECKER Solingen
BECKER Manicure GmbH & Co. KG

Michael Becker
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Str. 18–22
42655 Solingen

Phone: +49 (0) 212 22 33 40
Email: info@becker-solingen.de

A controller is a natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Revoking your consent to the processing of your data

Many data processing procedures are possible only with your explicit consent. You may revoke at any time the consent you have granted previously. This revocation does not affect the lawfulness of the data processing performed prior to this revocation.
Right of objection to data collection in specific cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

Right of objection to data collection in specific cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

WHEN DATA ARE PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU ARE ACCORDED THE RIGHT, AT ANY TIME AND FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE LEGAL BASES UNDERLYING EACH INSTANCE OF PROCESSING CAN BE TAKEN FROM THIS PRIVACY POLICY. WHEN YOU OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA, WE SHALL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN FURNISH COMPULSORY PROTECTIVE REASONS JUSTIFYING OUR CONTINUED PROCESSING, REASONS THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR OUR CONTINUED PROCESSING ASSISTS US IN THE FILING, EXERCISE, OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION AS DEFINED UNDER ART. 21(1) GDPR).

WHEN YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU ARE ACCORDED THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT OF ITS CONNECTION WITH THIS DIRECT ADVERTISING. WHEN YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE THEREAFTER NO LONGER USED FOR THE DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION AS DEFINED UNDER ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to file complaints before the assigned supervisory body

In the event of violations to the GDPR, the data subject is accorded the right to file a complaint before a supervisory body, specifically in the member state of the data subject’s usual domicile, workplace, or place of the putative violation. This right to file a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to request your data we have processed automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract to be communicated in a customary, machine readable format to you or a third party. When the request is for the direct transmission of your data to another controller, these data are transmitted only when technically feasible.
SSL or TLS encryption

For data security reasons, this website applies SSL or TLS encryption when transmitting confidential content, such as purchase orders or requests you submit to us as the site provider. Encrypted transmission can be recognised by the closed padlock icon and the prefix https:// in your browser’s address bar.

With SSL or TLS encryption enabled, the data you submit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, erasure, and rectification

The present laws accord you the right at any time to receive information free of charge concerning your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, and the purpose of their processing. This may also include the right to rectify or erase these data. If you have any questions about this or personal details, please feel free to contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to demand a restriction on the processing of your personal data. To this end, please feel free to contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice. You are accorded the right to the restricted processing of your data in the following cases:

  • When you dispute the correctness of your personal data we have stored, we generally need time to investigate this. During this investigation period, you have the right to demand a restriction on the processing of your personal data.
  • When your personal data are being or have been processed unlawfully, you may demand their restricted processing in lieu of their erasure.
  • When we no longer need your personal data, yet you need them to exercise, defend, or file legal claims, you are accorded the right to demand the restricted processing of your personal data in lieu of their erasure.
  • When you have filed an objection as defined under Art. 21(1) GDPR, the consequences must be weighed between your interests and ours. For as long as it is unclear whose interests override, you have the right to demand a restriction on the processing of your personal data.
  • When you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – their storage excepted – may be processed only with your consent or only for the purpose of filing, exercising, or defending legal claims, for the purpose of protecting the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of substantial public interest in the European Union or a member state.

Objection to email advertising

We hereby refuse our consent to any use made of the contact details published in the legal notice for the purpose of communicating unsolicited advertisements and information material. The operator of this site reserves the explicit right to instigate legal proceedings in the event of receiving unsolicited advertising, e.g. via junk email.

4. Data collected on this website

Cookies

Our website makes use of so called cookies. Cookies are small text files that pose no threat to your end device. They are saved to your end device either temporarily for the duration of your visit (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are deleted automatically at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain saved to your end device until they are deleted by you yourself or automatically by your browser.

Some cookies saved to your end device when you visit our site may also originate from third parties (third party cookies). We and you need these to make use of particular third party services, e.g. for handling payments.

Cookies are used for various functions. For technical reasons, a great many cookies are needed to make at all possible certain website functions, e.g. for the shopping basket or for playing back videos. Other cookies are intended to analyse user behaviour or show advertisements.

When no other legal basis is specified, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR regulates the storage of cookies needed to maintain digitised communication (essential cookies), to provide certain functions you wish to use (functional cookies, e.g. for the shopping basket), or to optimise the website (e.g. cookies for analysing site traffic). The website operator has a legitimate interest in saving cookies to devices in that they eliminate technical errors and optimise the provision of this site’s services. When consent has been granted following a prompt, the affected cookies are saved exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1) a GDPR), which may be revoked at any time.

You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are being saved to your device and to allow cookies only in individual cases, to accept cookies for certain cases, or to refuse all. Also, your browser can delete cookies automatically before closing. Disabling cookies may limit the functions provided by this website.

When cookies are used from third parties or for analysis purposes, you will be informed of these separately in accordance with our privacy policy, and your consent retrieved when necessary.

Server logfiles

The provider of this site automatically collects and stores data in so called server logfiles that your browser transmits automatically to us. These are:

  • browser type and version
  • operating system used
  • referrer URL
  • host name of the accessing computer
  • time the server request was received
  • IP address

These data are not collated with data from other sources.

The data are collected on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest pursued by the website provider lies in the error-free presentation and optimisation of the website – and this requires server logfiles.

Contact form

When you use the contact form to send us your request, the entries you have made including your contact details are stored on our facilities for the purpose of handling your request and any follow-up questions. These data we do not forward without your consent.

These data are processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR when your request involves the fulfilment of a contract or is needed to implement preliminary contract measures. In all other cases, your data are processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in the efficient handling of requests addressed to us (Art. 6(1) f GDPR) or of your consent (Art. 6(1) a GDPR), when granted.

The data you have entered in the contact form remain with us until you request their erasure, revoke your consent to their storage, or the purpose of their storage no longer applies (e.g. your request has been handled to a successful conclusion). This does not affect any mandatory statutory provisions, e.g. retention periods.

Email, phone, or fax requests

When you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your request, including all of the personal data you provide (name, address), are stored and processed on our facilities for the purpose of handling your request. These data we do not forward without your consent.

These data are processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR when your request involves the fulfilment of a contract or is needed to implement preliminary contract measures. In all other cases, your data are processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in the efficient handling of requests addressed to us (Art. 6(1) f GDPR) or of your consent (Art. 6(1) a GDPR), when granted.

The data you have entered and submitted in the contact form remain with us until you request their erasure, revoke your consent to their storage, or the purpose of their storage no longer applies (e.g. your request has been handled to a successful conclusion). This does not affect any mandatory statutory provisions, e.g. statutory retention periods.

Comment function on this website

The comment function provided by this website records not only your comment, but also the time you made this comment, your email address, and, if not anonymised, your chosen user name.

Storage of IP address

Our comment function stores the IP address of users submitting comments. The comment function is unmoderated, so we need these data in order to take action against the originator of unlawful, offensive, or propaganda content.

Subscribing to comments

As a site user, you can subscribe to comments following registration. You will receive an email asking you to confirm that you are the rightful owner of the specified email address. You can unsubscribe from this function at any time by clicking the link in the info emails. In this case, the data you entered to subscribe to comments are erased. When, however, you have submitted these data for other purposes (e.g. to subscribe to the newsletter), these data remain on our facilities.

Storage duration of comments

The comments and the data they provide (e.g. IP address) are stored and remain on this website until the commented content has been deleted completely or the comments had to be removed for legal reasons (e.g. libel).

Legal basis

The comments are stored on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1) a GDPR). You may revoke at any time the consent you have granted. This requires only an informal notification by email. This revocation does not affect the lawfulness of the data processing performed prior to this revocation.

5. Social media

Facebook plugins (Like & Share buttons)

This website integrates plugins from the social network Facebook. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Facebook, however, the collected data are also transmitted to the USA and other third countries.

The Facebook plugins on this website can be recognised by the Facebook logo or the Like button. An overview of Facebook plugins can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.

When you visit this website, the plugin connects your browser directly to the Facebook server. Facebook then receives the information that you visited this website with your IP address. When you click the Like button and you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link this website’s content to your Facebook profile. Facebook can then assign your website visit to your user account. We point out that as the site provider we have no knowledge of the content or use of the data transmitted to Facebook. Further details can be found in the Facebook privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

When you do not want Facebook to assign your website visit to your Facebook user account, then first log out.

The Facebook plugins are used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest pursued by the website provider lies in the maximum possible visibility in the social media. When consent has been granted following a prompt, the collected data are processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. This consent may be revoked at any time.

Instagram Plugin

This website integrates functions provided by Instagram. These integrated functions are offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.

When you are logged into your Instagram account, you can click the Instagram icon to link this website’s content to your Instagram profile. Instagram can then assign your website visit to your user account. We point out that as the site provider we have no knowledge of the content or use of the data transmitted to Instagram.

The data are stored and analysed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest pursued by the website provider lies in the maximum possible visibility in the social media. When consent has been granted following a prompt, the collected data are processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. This consent may be revoked at any time.

6. Newsletter

Newsletter data

When you want to subscribe to a newsletter offered on this website, we need from you an email address and other details enabling us to confirm that you are the rightful owner of the specified email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Additional data are neither collected nor provided voluntarily. These data we use exclusively for sending the requested information and are not communicated to third parties.

The data entered in the newsletter subscription form are processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1) a GDPR). The consent you grant to the storage of your data and email address and to their use for sending the newsletter you can revoke at any time, for instance by clicking the Unsubscribe link in the newsletter. This revocation does not affect the lawfulness of the data processing performed prior to this revocation.

The data you provide us to subscribe to the newsletter are stored on our or the newsletter provider’s facilities until you unsubscribe from this newsletter. In this case, you are removed from the newsletter mailing list. This does not affect the data we have stored for other purposes.

After you have unsubscribed from the newsletter, we or the newsletter provider may transfer your email address to a blacklist which prevents your receiving future mailings. These blacklist data are used for this purpose only and are not collated with other data sources. This serves both your and our interest in complying with the legal requirements for newsletter mailings (legitimate interest as defined under Art. 6(1) f GDPR). There is no time limit on blacklist entries. You may object to this storage when your interests override our legitimate interest.

7. Plugins und Tools

YouTube with extended data protection mode

This website integrates YouTube videos. This service is provided by Google Ireland Limited (referred to hereinafter as Google), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

We employ YouTube in the extended data protection mode. According to YouTube, this mode prevents YouTube from storing any data on the visitors to this website before they have watched the video. Extended data protection mode, however, does not necessarily prevent data from being communicated to YouTube partners. For instance, YouTube connects to the Google DoubleClick network irrespectively of whether you are watching a video.

YouTube connects to its servers as soon as you start watching a YouTube video on this website. At the same time, the YouTube server receives information about the pages you have visited on our site. When logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to assign your surfing behaviour directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

In addition, YouTube can save various cookies to your end device or apply comparable recognition technologies, e.g. device fingerprinting, when you start watching a video. By these means, YouTube can collect data about your visits to this website. These data are used e.g. to generate video statistics, enhance user friendliness, and anticipate attempted fraud.

Starting a YouTube video may also initialise other data processing procedures outside of our influence.

The use of YouTube lies in our interest to create a visually appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest as defined under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. When consent has been granted following a prompt, the collected data are processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. This consent may be revoked at any time.

Further details on the data protection applied at YouTube can be found in its privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Web Fonts

This site makes use of so called Web Fonts for the unified depiction of text. These Web Fonts are provided by Google. The Google Fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google servers.

Further details on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in the Google privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Maps

This site features an API for Google Maps. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (referred to hereinafter as Google), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Map functions require the storage of your IP address. These data are generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this website has no control over this data transmission.

The use of Google Maps lies in our interest to create a visually appealing presentation of our online offers and to visualise the locations specified on our website. This represents a legitimate interest as defined under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. When consent has been granted following a prompt, the collected data are processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. This consent may be revoked at any time.

More details on how your user data are handled can be found in the Google privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google reCAPTCHA

This website makes use of Google reCAPTCHA (referred to hereinafter as “reCAPTCHA”). The provider is Google Ireland Limited (referred to hereinafter as Google), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

reCAPTCHA is intended to verify whether the data entered on this website (e.g. a contact form) originated from a human or an automated program (robot). To do so, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor according to various criteria. The analysis begins automatically as soon as the visitor enters the site. For its analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates a range of details, e.g. IP address, dwell time, or mouse activities. The data collected for the analysis are transmitted to Google.

reCAPTCHA analyses take place entirely in the background. Visitors to the website are not notified of an ongoing analysis.

The data are stored and analysed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest pursued by the website provider is to protect its online offers against automated spyware and spamming. When consent has been granted following a prompt, the collected data are processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. This consent may be revoked at any time.

Further details on Google reCAPTCHA can be taken from the Google privacy policy and the Google terms of service at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.

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