Data protection

Privacy Policy

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obligated to provide the data. Failure to provide it will have no consequences. This only applies if no other information is provided during the subsequent processing operations.

"Personal data" is all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server Log Files

You can visit our website without providing any personal information.

Each time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host/IT service provider via your Internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider.

The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the smooth operation of our website and improving our offering.

Contact

Controller

Please contact us upon request. The controller responsible for data processing is: AkkuShop-Schweiz GmbH - info@akkushop-schweiz.ch

Customer's unsolicited contact via email
If you initiate business contact with us via email, we will only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request.
If the contact is for the implementation of contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of a purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
We will only use your e-mail address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Collection and processing when using the contact form

When you use the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. Data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact.

If the contact is for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (e.g., advice in the event of purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your inquiry.In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.

We will only use your email address to process your inquiry. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Customer account Orders

Customer account

When you open a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified therein. The data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.

Collection, processing, and transfer of personal data when placing orders

When you place an order, we only collect and process your personal data to the extent necessary to fulfill and process your order and to process your inquiries. Providing this data is required to conclude the contract. Failure to provide this data will result in no contract being concluded. Processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR and is necessary to fulfill a contract with you.

Your data will be passed on, for example, to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers you have chosen, payment service providers, service providers for order processing, and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly adhere to legal requirements. The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum.

Reviews Advertising

Data collection when posting a comment or rating

When commenting on/rating an article or post, we collect your personal data (name, email address, comment text) only to the extent provided by you. The processing serves the purpose of enabling commenting/rating and displaying comments/ratings.

By submitting the comment/rating, you consent to the processing of the submitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.

When your comment is published, only the name you provided will be published.

In addition, your IP address will be saved when you submit a comment to prevent misuse of the comment function and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. By submitting your comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. Your IP address will then be deleted.

Use of the email address for sending newsletters

We use your email address, regardless of the contract processing, exclusively for our own advertising purposes to send newsletters, provided you have expressly consented to this. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your email address will then be removed from the mailing list.

Your data will be passed on to an email marketing service provider as part of order processing. It will not be passed on to other third parties.

Use of the email address for sending direct mail

We use your email address, which we received as part of the sale of a product or service, to electronically send advertising for our own products or services similar to those you have already purchased from us, unless you have objected to this use. Providing the email address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide this information will result in no contract being concluded. Processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your email address at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising your objection can be found in the imprint. You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the advertising email. There are no costs for this other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.

Shipping service provider Merchandise management

Transfer of email address to shipping companies to inform you about the shipping status

We will pass on your email address to the shipping company as part of the contract processing, provided you have expressly consented to this during the ordering process. The purpose of this transfer is to inform you about the shipping status by email. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us or the transport company, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation.

Use of an external merchandise management system

We use an merchandise management system to process contracts as part of order processing. For this purpose, your personal data collected as part of your order will be transmitted to

pixi*, Descartes Systems (Germany) GmbH, Walter-Gropius-Str. 15, D-80807 Munich

Payment service provider Credit report

Credit check for purchase on account via Intrum AG

When paying on account, personal data is transmitted to the debt collection service provider Intrum AG (Eschenstrasse 12, 8603 Schwerzenbach; "Intrum") and further processed there. The data processing serves the purpose of offering the payment method purchase on account and the necessary risk and credit assessment. Processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in offering various payment methods and in protecting against payment defaults. You have the right to object to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR at any time by notifying us, for reasons arising from your particular situation. For the purpose of its own credit check, Intrum transmits data to credit agencies (credit agencies) and receives information from them, as well as, if applicable, credit information based on mathematical-statistical procedures, the calculation of which includes, among other things, address data.

The provision of this data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract with the payment method you have requested. Failure to provide this information will result in the contract not being concluded using the payment method you have chosen.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on a user's computer system. When a user visits a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is visited again.

Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide whether to accept them individually, as well as prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all of the functions of this website to their full extent.

The following links provide information on how to manage (including deactivate) cookies in the most important browsers:

Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de

Microsoft Edge:https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-edge/cookies-in-microsoft-edge-lB6schen-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen

Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

Technically necessary cookies

Unless otherwise stated in the privacy policy below, we only use technically necessary cookies to make our service more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after changing pages and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these functions, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after changing pages.

The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on Section 25 (2) of the German Telemedia Act (TTDSG). Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring optimal website functionality and a user-friendly and effective design of our offering.

You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.

Analysis Advertising Tracking Communication AffiliateUse of Google Analytics

Use of Google Analytics

We use the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.

The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors, as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. For this purpose, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide the website operator with other services related to website activity and internet usage. The following information may be collected, among other things: IP address, date and time of page visits, click path, information about the browser and device you use, pages visited, referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website), location data, and purchasing activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser, and tracking pixels that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated in this way about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. For the USA, the EU Commission has implemented an adequacy decision, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself under the TADPF and is thus committed to complying with European data protection principles. Both Google and US government authorities have access to your data. Google may link your data with other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices, and any other data Google has about you.

IP anonymization is activated on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.

The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on your consent in accordance with Section 25 (1) (1) TTDSG in conjunction with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Your personal data is processed with your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation.

Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de.

Use of Google Analytics 4

We We use the web analysis service Google Analytics provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.

The following information may be collected, among others: IP address, date and time of page access, click path, information about the browser and device you use, pages visited, referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website), location data, and purchasing activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Google uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser, and tracking pixels, which enable an analysis of your use of the website.

The information generated by this analysis about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself according to the TADPF and is thus committed to complying with European data protection principles. Both Google and US government authorities have access to your data. Google may link your data with other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices, and any other data that Google has about you.

When using Google Analytics 4, the IP address transmitted by your website is automatically collected and processed in an anonymized form. The IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on your consent in accordance with Section 25 (1) (Sentence 1) of the TTDSG in conjunction with Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR. The processing of your personal data is based on Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation.

Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de.

We also use the Google Signals service in this context. Google Signals enables cross-device tracking. Your data can therefore be analyzed across devices if you have activated "personalized advertising" in your account settings and your devices are linked to your Google Account. This makes it possible to recognize which device you use to search for products and later return to complete purchases on another device, such as a tablet.

The cross-device reports created in this context contain only aggregated data. We therefore only receive statistics created based on Google Signals. To prevent Google Signals from collecting and storing data across devices, you can deactivate the "personalized ads" function in your Google Account settings. Further information can be found at https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de.

Further information on data processing and data protection for Google Signals can be found at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=de.

Use of Google Ads Conversion Tracking

We use the online advertising program "Google Ads" on our website and, as part of this, conversion tracking (visit action evaluation). Google Conversion Tracking is an analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Google).

When you click on an ad served by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is stored on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity period, do not contain any personal data, and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to that page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. This means that cookies cannot be tracked across AdWords customers' websites.

The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to compile conversion statistics. This tells us the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users.

Your data may be transferred to Google LLC's servers in the USA. For the USA, the EU Commission has an adequacy decision, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself according to the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.

The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on your consent and is based on Section 25 (1) Sentence 1 of the TTDSG in conjunction with Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR. Your personal data is processed with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation.

Further information and Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

Use of the remarketing or "similar audiences" function of Google Inc.

We use the remarketing or "Similar Audiences" function of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.

This application is designed to analyze visitor behavior and interests. Google uses cookies to analyze website usage, which forms the basis for creating interest-based advertisements. Cookies record visits to the website and anonymized data about website usage. No personal data of website visitors is stored. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will see advertisements that are highly likely to reflect previously viewed product and information areas.

Your data may be transferred to Google LLC servers in the USA. For the USA, the EU Commission has adopted an adequacy decision, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself according to the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.

Further information on Google Remarketing and the associated privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/

Plug-ins and Other

Use of Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.

This application manages JavaScript tags and HTML tags, which are used, in particular, to implement tracking and analysis tools. Data processing serves the purpose of tailoring and optimizing our website to meet your needs.

The Google Tag Manager itself does not store cookies, nor does it process personal data. However, it allows the triggering of additional tags that can collect and process personal data.

Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found here.

Use of Google Maps

We use the function for embedding Google Maps on our website from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google").

This function enables the visual display of geographical information and interactive maps. When you access pages that contain Google Maps, Google also collects, processes, and uses data from website visitors.

Your data may also be transferred to the USA. For the USA, the EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself according to the TADPF and is thus committed to complying with European data protection principles.

The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in tailoring the website to meet your needs and in a targeted manner. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.

Further information on the collection and use of data by Google can be found in Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. There you also have the option to change your settings in the privacy center so that you can manage and protect the data processed by Google.

Use of YouTube

We use the function for embedding YouTube videos on our website from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "YouTube"). YouTube is an affiliated company of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google").

This function displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The "Enhanced Data Protection Mode" option is activated. This means that YouTube does not store any information about website visitors. Only when you watch a video is information about it transmitted to YouTube and stored there. Your data may be transferred to the USA. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). YouTube has certified itself according to the TADPF and is therefore committed to complying with European data protection principles.

The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.

For more information about the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, your rights in this regard, and options for protecting your privacy, please see YouTube's privacy policy at https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy.

Data Subject Rights and Storage Period

Storage Period

After complete contract processing, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then subject to statutory retention periods, in particular tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the expiry of the retention period, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject

If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights under Articles 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, and data portability.

Furthermore, according to Article 21 (1) GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR, as well as to processing for the purposes of Direct advertising.

Right of objection

If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with future effect for reasons arising from your particular situation.

After you have objected, the processing of the data in question will be terminated unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.

If personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After your objection, we will stop processing the data concerned for direct marketing purposes.

Last updated: September 24, 2024