Privacy Policy

1) Introduction and contact details of the controller

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you.

1.2 The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Corinne Samson & Joanna Kapitza GbR, Dachauer Str. 114, 80636 Munich, Germany, Tel.: +49 174 1755995 / +49 178 6129396, E-Mail: hello@anotherbrand.de. The controller responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

2) Data collection when visiting our website

2.1 When using our website for informational purposes only, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to the page server (so-called “server log files”). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

  • Our website visited
  • Date and time at the time of access
  • Amount of data sent in bytes
  • Source/reference from which you reached the page
  • Browser used
  • Operating system used
  • IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)

Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data is not passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files subsequently if there are concrete indications of unlawful use.

2.2 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to us), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string “https://” and the padlock symbol in your browser line.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

For the hosting of our website and the display of page content, we use a provider that provides its services either itself or through selected subcontractors exclusively on servers within the European Union.

All data collected on our website is processed on these servers.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

4) Cookies

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, which are small text files stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after closing the browser (so-called “session cookies”), while others remain on your device for a longer period and allow page settings to be saved (so-called “persistent cookies”). In the latter case, you can check the storage duration in the overview of your web browser's cookie settings.

Insofar as personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR either for the performance of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR in the case of consent granted, or in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the site visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general.

Please note that if cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be limited.

5) Contacting us

When contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is processed exclusively for the purpose of processing and responding to your request and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

The legal basis for the processing of this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at a contract, an additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and provided that no legal storage obligations stand in the way.

6) Use of customer data for direct marketing

6.1 Subscription to our email newsletter

When you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your email address. Providing further data is voluntary and is used to be able to address you personally. For sending the newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, which ensures that you only receive the newsletter if you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive the newsletter by clicking on a verification link sent to the provided email address.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent for the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. We store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace a possible misuse of your email address at a later time. The data collected by us when registering for the newsletter is used strictly for this purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the controller mentioned at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your email address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to further data usage which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

6.2 Sending the email newsletter to existing customers

If you have provided us with your email address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar goods or services, such as those already purchased, from our assortment by email. For this purpose, we do not need to obtain separate consent from you in accordance with § 7(3) UWG (German Act Against Unfair Competition). In this respect, data processing is based solely on our legitimate interest in personalized direct marketing in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If you initially objected to the use of your email address for this purpose, we will not send you any emails.

You are entitled to object to the use of your email address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time with effect for the future by notifying the controller mentioned at the beginning. For this, you will only incur transmission costs according to the basic rates. Upon receipt of your objection, the use of your email address for advertising purposes will be stopped immediately.

6.3 Brevo

The sending of our email newsletters and other promotional email communications is carried out via this provider: Brevo GmbH, Köpenicker Str. 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany.

Based on our legitimate interest in effective and user-friendly email marketing, we pass on the data provided during your registration to this provider in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR so that they can handle the mailing on our behalf.

We reserve the right, based solely on your express consent according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, to perform statistical evaluation of the success of email campaigns using web beacons or tracking pixels in the sent emails, which can measure open rates and specific interactions with the content of the newsletter. In doing so, device information (e.g., time of access, IP address, browser type, and operating system) is also collected and evaluated, but not merged with other data sets.

You can revoke your consent for mail tracking at any time with effect for the future.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits disclosure to third parties.

7) Data processing for order processing

7.1 Insofar as necessary for contract fulfillment for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data collected by us will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

If we owe you updates for goods with digital elements or for digital products on the basis of a corresponding contract, we will process the contact data you provided during the order (name, address, email address) to inform you personally about upcoming updates within the legally prescribed period in accordance with our legal obligations in accordance with Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR via suitable communication channels (e.g., by post or email). Your contact data will be used strictly for the purpose of communicating about updates owed by us and will only be processed by us to the extent necessary for the respective information.

For the processing of your order, we also work with the following service provider(s), who support us in whole or in part in the execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

7.2 Passing on personal data to shipping service providers

– DHL

As a transport service provider, we use the following provider: DHL Paket GmbH, Sträßchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany

We pass on your email address and/or telephone number in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR to the provider prior to delivery for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or for delivery notification, provided you have given your express consent during the ordering process. Otherwise, we only pass on the name of the recipient and the delivery address to the provider for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The disclosure only takes place if this is necessary for the delivery of goods. In this case, prior coordination of the delivery date with the provider or delivery notification is not possible.

The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future towards the controller mentioned above or towards the provider.

7.3 Use of payment service providers

– Paypal

One or more online payment methods of the following provider are available on this website: PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg

If you choose a payment method of the provider for which you make an advance payment, your payment data provided during the order process (including name, address, bank and card details, currency, and transaction number) as well as information about the content of your order will be passed on to the provider in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. In this case, your data is passed on exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this.

If you choose a payment method for which we make an advance payment, you will also be asked to provide certain personal data (first and last name, street, house number, zip code, city, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and possibly data for an alternative payment method) during the ordering process.

To protect our legitimate interest in determining your solvency in such cases, this data is forwarded by us to the provider for the purpose of a credit check in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Based on the personal data you provided and other data (such as shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, payment experiences), the provider checks whether the payment method you selected can be granted with regard to payment and/or default risks.

The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical method. Address data, among other things, is included in the calculation of the score values.

You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending us a message or by contacting the provider. However, the provider may remain entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.
– Paypal Checkout

This website uses PayPal Checkout, an online payment system from PayPal that consists of PayPal's own payment methods and local payment methods from third-party providers.

When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or – if offered – “Pay Later” via PayPal, we transmit your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”) for the purpose of payment processing. Transmission takes place in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.

For the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or – if offered – “Pay Later” via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit check. For this purpose, your payment data may be passed on to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your solvency. The result of the credit check regarding the statistical payment default probability is used by PayPal for the purpose of deciding on the provision of the respective payment method. The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). Insofar as score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical method. Address data, among other things, is included in the calculation of the score values. You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may remain entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.

If the PayPal payment method “purchase on account” (Rechnungskauf) is available and selected, your payment data will first be transmitted to PayPal in preparation for payment, after which PayPal will forward it to Ratepay GmbH, Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin (“Ratepay”) for payment execution. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR in each case. In this case, RatePay carries out an identity and credit check in its own name to determine solvency in accordance with the principle mentioned above and passes your payment data to credit agencies based on its legitimate interest in determining solvency in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. A list of the credit agencies that Ratepay may use can be found here: https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/

When using a payment method from a local third-party provider, your payment data will first be transmitted to PayPal in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for the preparation of the payment. Depending on your choice of an available local payment method, PayPal will then transmit your payment data to the corresponding provider in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for the execution of the payment:

  • Apple Pay (Apple Distribution International (Apple), Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland)
  • Google Pay (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland)
  • iDeal (Currence Holding BV, Beethovenstraat 300 Amsterdam, Netherlands)
  • bancontact (Bancontact Payconiq Company, Rue d’Arlon 82, 1040 Brussels, Belgium)
  • blik (Polski Standard Płatności sp. z o.o., ul. Czerniakowska 87A, 00-718 Warsaw, Poland)
  • eps (PSA Payment Services Austria GmbH, Handelskai 92, Gate 2 1200 Vienna, Austria)
  • MyBank (PRETA S.A.S, 40 Rue de Courcelles, F-75008 Paris, France)
  • Przelewy24 (PayPro SA, Kanclerska 15A, 60-326 Poznań, Poland)

For further data protection information, please refer to the PayPal privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/legalhub/paypal/privacy-full

7.4 Electronic withdrawal function for distance contracts

Consumers who conclude contracts on this website where a statutory right of withdrawal exists have the possibility to declare the withdrawal via an electronic withdrawal function in accordance with the applicable withdrawal provisions.

When using the withdrawal function, in addition to information identifying the contract to be withdrawn, other personal information such as the first and last name as well as the email address of the consumer must be provided or confirmed.

The collection of this information and its transmission to us takes place in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and only to the extent necessary for the proper processing of the revocation. The personal data provided is also used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR to confirm receipt of the declaration of revocation via email. A further legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. We are legally obliged to provide an electronic revocation function for distance contracts with consumers that are subject to a charge.

8) Web analysis services

Google (Universal) Analytics

This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), which allows an analysis of your use of our website.

By default, when you visit the website, Google (Universal) Analytics sets cookies that are stored as small text files on your end device and collect certain information. The scope of this information also includes your IP address, which is, however, shortened by Google by the last digits to exclude any direct personal reference.

The information is transmitted to Google servers and processed there. Transfers to Google LLC based in the USA are also possible.

Google uses the information collected on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for us, and to provide further services associated with website and internet usage. The shortened IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google. The data collected through the use of Google (Universal) Analytics is stored for a period of two months and then deleted.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies on the end device used, only takes place if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Without your consent, Google (Universal) Analytics will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of withdrawal, please deactivate this service via the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further legal information on Google (Universal) Analytics can be found at https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/, https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Demographic characteristics
Google (Universal) Analytics uses the special "demographic characteristics" function and can create statistics from it that provide information about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This is done through the analysis of advertising and information from third-party providers. This allows target groups to be identified for marketing activities. However, the collected data cannot be assigned to any specific person and will be deleted after being stored for a period of two months.

Google Signals
As an extension to Google (Universal) Analytics, Google Signals can be used on this website to generate cross-device reports. If you have activated personalized ads and have linked your devices to your Google account, Google can, subject to your consent to the use of Google Analytics in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, analyze your usage behavior across devices and create database models, including for cross-device conversions. We do not receive any personal data from Google, only statistics. If you wish to stop cross-device analysis, you can deactivate the "Personalized Advertising" function in your Google account settings. Follow the instructions on this page: https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155764?hl=de. Further information on Google Signals can be found at the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=de.

UserIDs
As an extension to Google (Universal) Analytics, the "UserIDs" function can be used on this website. If you have consented to the use of Google (Universal) Analytics in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, have set up an account on this website, and log in to this account on different devices, your activities, including conversions, can be analyzed across devices.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

9) Retargeting/ Remarketing and Conversion Tracking

Meta Pixel with advanced matching

Within our online offering, we use the "Meta Pixel" service of the following provider in advanced matching mode: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta").

If you click on an advertisement placed by us on Facebook or Instagram, the URL of our linked page is extended by a parameter with the help of "Meta Pixel". After the redirection, this URL parameter is entered into your browser by a cookie that our linked page sets itself. In addition, this cookie collects specific customer data such as your email address, which we collect on our website linked to the Facebook or Instagram ad during processes such as purchases, account logins, or registrations (advanced matching). The cookie is then read and enables the transmission of the data, including your specific customer data, to Meta.

We use "Meta Pixel" with advanced matching to make our advertisements (so-called "Ads") on Facebook and/or Instagram more effective and to ensure that they correspond to your interests or have certain characteristics (e.g., interests in certain topics or products determined based on the websites visited) which we transmit to Meta (so-called "Custom Audiences").

Furthermore, we analyze the effectiveness of our advertisements by tracking whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on an advertisement (conversion). Compared to the standard version of "Meta Pixel," the advanced matching function helps us to better measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns by capturing more attributed conversions.

All transmitted data is stored and processed by Meta, making it possible to link it to the respective user profile and allowing Meta to use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with Meta's Data Policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). The data may enable Meta and its partners to display ads on and outside of Facebook.

All processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the end device used, is only carried out if you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

The information generated by Meta is usually transmitted to a Meta server and stored there; in this context, transfers to servers of Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA may also occur.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

10) Tools and Other

10.1 Cookie Consent Tool

This website uses a so-called "Cookie Consent Tool" to obtain effective user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The "Cookie Consent Tool" is displayed to you when you visit the site in the form of an interactive user interface, on which you can give consent for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications by ticking the relevant boxes. Through the use of this tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if you grant the corresponding consent by ticking the box. This ensures that such cookies are only set on your respective end device if consent has been granted.

The tool sets technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. Generally, no personal user data is processed here.

If personal data (such as the IP address) is processed in individual cases for the purpose of saving, assigning, or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in legally compliant, user-specific, and user-friendly consent management for cookies and thus in a legally compliant design of our website.

A further legal basis for the processing is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. As the controller, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of technically unnecessary cookies dependent on the respective user consent.

Where necessary, we have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further information on the operator and the setting options of the Cookie Consent Tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

10.2 Doofinder

This website uses the search technology service of the following provider: DooFinder S.L., Madrid 28037, Rufino González 23 bis, 1º 1, Spain

To provide the search function for items via the search field and for navigation and filtering, the provider collects and stores certain user information (such as the user or session ID) in anonymized form.

Insofar as personal data is processed in this context, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in providing a fault-tolerant search for items and thus in optimally marketing our offering.

11) Rights of the data subject

11.1 Applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights of access and intervention) against us as the controller regarding the processing of your personal data, with reference to the cited legal basis for the respective exercise requirements:

  • Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
  • Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;
  • Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR;
  • Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;
  • Right to notification pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;
  • Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;
  • Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR;
  • Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.

11.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, FURTHER PROCESSING REMAINS RESERVED IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING. YOU CAN EXERCISE THE OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

12) Duration of storage of personal data

The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing, and – if applicable – additionally by the respective statutory retention period (e.g., commercial and tax retention periods).

When processing personal data based on express consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, the data concerned is stored until you revoke your consent.

If there are statutory retention periods for data that is processed within the framework of legal or quasi-legal obligations on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, this data is routinely deleted after the expiry of the retention periods, provided it is no longer required for contract fulfillment or contract initiation and/or we have no legitimate interest in continued storage.

When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, this data is stored until you exercise your right to object pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

When processing personal data for the purpose of direct marketing on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, this data is stored until you exercise your right to object pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR.

Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this declaration regarding specific processing situations, stored personal data is otherwise deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.