Privacy policy

The person responsible for data processing is

Benjamin Schäfer

Schüttelgrabenring 3b

71332 Waiblingen

Email: info@exclusive-watches.de

Phone: +491776991570

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

1. Access data and hosting

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

Hosting

The services for hosting and displaying the website are partly provided by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise stated in this privacy policy, all access data and all data collected in the forms provided on this website will be 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 privacy policy.

1. Data processing for contract processing and for making contact

2.1 Data processing for contract processing

For the purpose of contract processing (including inquiries about and processing of any existing warranty and service disruption claims as well as any statutory updating obligations) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, we collect personal data if you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your order. Mandatory fields are marked as such, as in these cases we absolutely need the data to process the contract and we cannot send the order without it. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms.

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 privacy policy. After completion of the contract, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after expiry of the retention periods under tax and commercial law in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

2.2 Customer account

If you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR by deciding to open a customer account, we will use your data for the purpose of opening a customer account and storing your data for further future orders on our website. 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 privacy policy or via a function provided for this purpose in the customer account. After deletion of your customer account, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

2.3 Making contact

In the context of customer communication, we collect personal data to process your inquiries in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR if you voluntarily provide us with this data when contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail). Mandatory fields are marked as such, as in these cases we absolutely need the data to process your contact. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. Once your request has been fully processed, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

1. Data processing for the purpose of

dispatch processing

In order to fulfill the contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 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.

Data transfer to shipping service providers for the purpose of shipping notification

If you have given us your express consent to this during or after your order, we will pass on your e-mail address and telephone number to the selected shipping service provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR so that they can contact you before delivery for the purpose of delivery notification or coordination. Consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy or directly to the shipping service provider at the contact address listed below. After revocation, we will delete your data provided for this purpose, 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 inform you in this declaration.

United Parcel Service Deutschland S.à r.l. & Co. OHG

Görlitzer Street 1

41460 Neuss

Germany

DHL Paket GmbH

Sträßchensweg 10

53113 Bonn

Germany

Malca-Amit (Germany) GmbH

Von-Hünefeld-Strasse 1

50829 Cologne

Cologne, Germany

1. Data processing for payment processing

We work with the following partners to process payments in our online store: 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 as part of order processing, or to the commissioned credit institutions or to the selected payment service provider, insofar as this is necessary for processing the payment. This serves to fulfill the contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR. In some cases, the payment service providers collect the data required for processing the payment themselves, e.g. on their own website or via a technical integration in the ordering process. In this respect, the privacy policy of the respective payment service provider applies.

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 privacy policy.

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

If necessary, we provide our service providers with further data, which they use together with the data necessary for processing the payment as our processors for the purpose of fraud prevention and the optimization of our payment processes (e.g. invoicing, processing of disputed payments, accounting support). In accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, this serves to safeguard our legitimate interests in our protection against fraud and efficient payment management, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests.

1. Advertising by email

5.1 Email newsletter with registration

If you register for our newsletter, we will use the data required for this or separately provided by you to regularly send you our email newsletter based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time, either by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a link provided for this purpose in the newsletter. After unsubscribing, we will delete your email address from the list of recipients, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

5.2 Newsletter dispatch

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 privacy policy.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision United Kingdom.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision USA.

There is a decision of the European Commission on an adequate level of data protection for the USA as a basis for a third country transfer, insofar as the respective service provider is certified. Until certification by our service providers, the data transfer continues to be based on this basis: standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries Australia. There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for this country/countries. Our cooperation with them is based on these guarantees: Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

5.3 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 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, we will use your e-mail address to ask you to submit a review of your order via the rating system we use. This consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy or via a link provided for this purpose in the evaluation request.

The evaluation requests 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 privacy policy.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision USA

There is a decision of the European Commission on an adequate level of data protection for the USA as a basis for a third country transfer, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Until certification by our service providers, the data transfer continues to be based on this basis: Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

1. 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 on various pages, including so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your end device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted again at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your end device and enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies).

Privacy protection for end devices

When using our online offer, we use absolutely necessary technologies in order to be able to provide the expressly requested telemedia service. The storage of information in your end device or access to information that is already stored in your end device does not require consent in this respect.

For functions that are not absolutely necessary, the storage of information in your end device or access to information that is already stored in your end device requires your consent. We would like to point out that if you do not give your consent, parts of the website may not be fully usable. Any consent you have given will remain in place until you adjust or reset the respective settings on your device.

Any downstream data processing by cookies and other technologies

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 visit, device and browser information as well as information about your use of our website (e.g. information about the contents of the shopping cart). In the context of a balancing of interests, this serves overriding legitimate interests in an optimized presentation of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR.

You can find the cookie settings for your browser under the following links Microsoft Edge / Safari / Chrome / Firefox / Opera

If you have consented to the use of the technologies in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, you can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in the data protection declaration.

1. Integration of the Trusted Shops Trustbadge/other widgets

If you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, Trusted Shops widgets are integrated on this website to display the Trusted Shops services (e.g. seal of approval, collected reviews) after an order.

The Trustbadge and the services advertised with it are an offer from Trusted Shops AG, Subbelrather Str. 15C, 50823 Cologne ("Trusted Shops"), with whom we are jointly responsible under data protection law in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. As part of this data protection notice, we inform you below about the main contents of the contract in accordance with Art. 26 para. 2 GDPR.

In the context of the joint responsibility existing between us and Trusted Shops AG, please contact Trusted Shops for data protection issues and to assert your rights, preferably using the contact details provided in the data protection information specified contact options. Irrespective of this

you can always contact the controller of your choice. If necessary, your request will then be forwarded to the other responsible party for answering.

7.1 Data processing when integrating the Trustbadge/other widgets

The Trustbadge is provided by a US CDN provider (Content Delivery Network). An adequate level of data protection is ensured in each case by an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, which is available for the USA here can be accessed here. Service providers used from the USA are generally certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further information is available here. If the service providers used are not certified under the DPF, standard contractual clauses have been concluded as a suitable guarantee.

When you access the Trustbadge, the web server automatically saves a so-called server log file, which also contains your IP address, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the access. The IP address is anonymized immediately after collection so that the stored data cannot be assigned to your person. The anonymized data is used in particular for statistical purposes and for error analysis.

7.2 Data processing after order completion

If you have given your consent, the Trustbadge accesses the order information stored in your end device (order total, order number, product purchased if applicable) and e-mail address after the order has been completed and your e-mail address is hashed using a cryptological one-way function. The hash value is then transmitted to Trusted Shops with the order information in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.

This serves to check whether you are already registered for Trusted Shops services. If this is the case, further processing takes place in accordance with the contractual agreement concluded between you and Trusted Shops. contractual agreement. If you are not yet registered for the services or do not give your consent to automatic recognition via the Trustbadge, you will then be given the opportunity to register manually for the use of the services or to complete the protection as part of your existing user contract.

For this purpose, the Trustbadge accesses the following information, which is stored in the end device you are using, after you have completed your order: Order total, order number and e-mail address. This is necessary so that we

be able to offer you buyer protection. The data will only be transmitted to Trusted Shops if you actively decide to take out buyer protection by clicking on the correspondingly labeled button in the so-called Trustcard. If you decide to use the services, further processing is based on the contractual agreement with Trusted Shops in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR in order to complete your registration for buyer protection and to secure the order and, if necessary, to be able to send you evaluation invitations by e-mail afterwards.

Trusted Shops uses service providers in the areas of hosting, monitoring and logging. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation. Processing may take place in third countries (USA and Israel). An adequate level of data protection is ensured in each case by an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, which is available for the USA here and for Israel here can be accessed here. Service providers from the USA are generally certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further information is available here. If the service providers used are not certified under the DPF, standard contractual clauses have been concluded as a suitable guarantee.

1. Social media

8.1 Social buttons from Instagram (by Meta), Whatsapp

Social buttons from social networks are used on our website. These are only integrated into the page as HTML links so that no connection is established with the servers of the respective provider when our website is accessed. If you click on one of the buttons, the website of the respective social network will open in a new window of your browser, where you can click on the Like or Share button, for example.

8.2 Our online presence on Instagram (by Meta)

If you have given your consent to the respective social media operator in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes when you visit our online presences on the social media mentioned above, from which user profiles are created using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to your interests. Cookies are generally used for this purpose. 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 rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy can be found in the providers' data protection notices linked below. If you still need help in this regard, you can contact us.

Instagram (by Meta) is an offer of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland (Meta Platforms Ireland) The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Instagram is usually transmitted to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. Data processing in the context of a visit to an Instagram (by Meta) 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.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Argentina.

There is a decision of the European Commission on an adequate level of data protection for the USA as a basis for a third country transfer, insofar as the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

1. Contact options and your rights 9.1 Your rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights

pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein; pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, the right to immediately request the correction of incorrect or completion of your personal data stored by us;

in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is necessary

for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information; for compliance with a legal obligation

for reasons of public interest or

is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense 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 oppose the erasure of the data; we no longer need the data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or you have objected to 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 transmission 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.

Right to object If we process personal data as explained above in order to protect our legitimate interests, which outweigh your interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If the processing is carried out for other purposes, you only have the right to object on grounds relating to your particular situation. After exercising your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims. This does not apply if the processing is for direct marketing purposes. In this case, we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

9.2 Contact options

If you have any questions regarding the collection, processing or use of your personal data, 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 legal notice.

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