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Privacy Statement

We are committed to protecting your privacy. This statement details the steps we take to protect your personal information when you visit our website. It describes the personal information that we collect, the purposes for which we use such information, and your choices regarding our use of it. It informs you about the steps we take to protect your personal information and how you can review and correct your personal information. By accessing our websites, you are consenting to the information collection and use practices described in this privacy statement.

Our attitude to data protection
We take the protection of personal data very seriously and are committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We guarantee that our handling of personal data that is collected on our site is in accordance with German data protection (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz BDSG) and telecommunications data protection laws (Teledienstedatenschutzgesetz TDDSG). To protect personal data against unauthorized access and disclosure, abuse, damage, manipulation or deleting, the collection and transmission of personal data is secured by SSL-(secure sockets layer) technology.

What are personal data and how is it used?
Personal data that we may collect include, for example, name, street address, e-mail address, phone number, the contents of shopping cart, inquiries about orders and products, methods of payment.

We use your personal information to deliver services or to carry out transactions you have requested, such as providing information on our products, creating a customer account, processing product orders, answering customer service requests, facilitating use of our websites, and so forth.

Do we ever make your personal data available to third parties?
In principle we utilize your personal data only internally, within our own company. We contract with other companies to provide services on our behalf, such as hosting websites, processing transactions, and analyzing our websites. We provide these companies with only those elements of your personal information they need to deliver those services. These companies and their employees are prohibited from using that personal information for any other purpose.

No liability for links to websites of other online services
Please note that online services of other providers that are accessible through our websites and collect data in conjunction with newsletter subscriptions, sweepstakes, product offers etc. are individually responsible for adhering to the legal requirements pertaining to data protection and, as a rule, have their own data protection guidelines. We assume no responsibility or liability in these cases.

Your right to alter and delete stored personal data
You may recall your consent to the processing and use of your personal data and you may alter your personal data anytime. Please sign into your customer account or contact us at the e-mail contact address given on the website.

Changes to this privacy statement
We might occasionally update this privacy statement at any time in accordance with the currently applicable data protection regulations.