General information

The following provides a quick overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is all data that can be used to identify you personally. You can find detailed information on data protection in our privacy policy, which is listed below this text.

1. Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator's contact details can be found in the imprint of this website.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected through your active transmission, for example when you enter it into a contact form.

In addition, when you visit our website, our IT systems automatically collect technical data, such as information about your Internet browser, your operating system or the time the page was accessed. This data collection occurs automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the smooth provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to obtain information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. In addition, you have the right to request that this data be corrected, blocked or deleted. If you have any further questions about data protection and to exercise your rights, you can contact the address provided in the imprint at any time. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority.

Analysis tools and third-party tools

When you visit our website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated, mainly using cookies and analysis programs. This analysis is usually anonymous, so that your surfing behavior cannot be traced back to you personally. You have the option of objecting to this analysis or preventing it by deactivating certain tools.

You can find detailed information on this in our privacy policy. We will inform you in this privacy policy about the options for objection.

2. General information and mandatory information

data protection

We attach great importance to the protection of your personal data. We treat all personal information that you send to us confidentially and in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use our website, various personal data that can be used to identify you are collected. This privacy policy explains what data we collect, how we use it and for what purpose.

We would like to point out that the transmission of data over the Internet, for example when communicating by email, can involve security risks. Unfortunately, it is not possible to completely protect your data from access by third parties.

The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

Seewald Antique Jewellery

Elisabethstrasse 4

25980 Westerland / Sylt

Authorized representative:

Saskia Seewald

Phone: +49 (0) 4651 - 96 76 146 55

Email: info@edler-antikschmuck.de

The responsible body is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and methods of processing personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Revocation of your consent to data processing

If you have already given your consent to data processing, you can revoke it at any time. An informal revocation by email to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing up to the time of revocation remains unaffected.

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of data protection violations, you have the right to complain to the responsible supervisory authority. The responsible supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found under the following link: Link to the list of data protection officers .

Right to data portability:

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or to fulfill a contract transferred to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you wish the data to be transferred directly to another responsible party, this will only be done if technically possible.

SSL or TLS encryption:

We use SSL or TLS encryption to protect your data and to ensure confidential transmission of orders or inquiries, for example. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in the address line of your browser from "http://" to "https://" and by a lock symbol in the browser line.

By activating SSL or TLS encryption, we ensure that the data you send to us cannot be read by third parties.

Encrypted payment transactions on this website:

Encrypted payment transactions on this website:

If, after concluding a paid contract, you are obliged to provide us with your payment details (e.g. account number for direct debit authorization), these data are required to process the payment.

Payment transactions using common payment methods (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are carried out exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of your browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and a lock symbol is displayed in your browser line.

Thanks to encrypted communication, your payment data that you send to us is protected from being read by third parties.

Information, blocking, deletion:

In accordance with the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data free of charge. If you have any questions regarding your personal data, you can contact the address provided in the imprint at any time.

Objection to advertising emails:

We hereby expressly object to the use of the contact data published as part of the imprint obligation to send advertising and information materials that have not been expressly requested. The operators of this site reserve the right to take legal action against the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

Contact form: Will it be available?

If you send us inquiries using the contact form, the information you provide and your contact details will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and for any follow-up questions. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your consent.

The data entered in the contact form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You have the right to revoke this consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing carried out up to the time of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide in the contact form will remain stored by us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose of data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Any legal provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected.

Processing of data (customer and contract data):

We collect, process and use personal data exclusively within the scope of the requirements for establishing, designing or changing the legal relationship (master data). This is done in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1 letter b of the GDPR, which allows the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures. We only collect, process and use usage data about visits to our website to the extent that this is necessary to enable you to use our services or to bill you for them.

After completion of the order or termination of the business relationship, the collected customer data will be deleted, whereby statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Data transfer when concluding a contract for online shops, retailers and shipping of goods:

Personal data will only be passed on to third parties if this is necessary for the performance of the contract, for example to companies commissioned to deliver the goods or to the credit institution entrusted with payment processing. The data will not be passed on to anyone else unless you have expressly consented. Your data will not be passed on to third parties for advertising purposes or other purposes without your express consent.

The basis for data processing is Article 6 paragraph 1 letter b GDPR, which allows the processing of data for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures.

“Disclosure of data to shipping service providers”

If you have given your express consent to this during or after your order, we will pass on your email address and telephone number to the shipping service provider you have selected in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 letter a of the GDPR. This enables the shipping service provider to contact you before delivery to coordinate delivery details or to make announcements.

Consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option provided below or directly to the shipping service provider, whose contact details are listed below. After revocation, we will delete the data you have provided unless you have expressly consented to further use or there is a legally permitted use of the data, about which we have informed you in this declaration.

DHL

German Post AG

Data Protection Officer

Gabriela Krader, LL.M.

53250 Bonn

Germany

https://www.dpdhl.com/de/datenschutz.html

UPS

UPS Europe SA

Attention: Data Protection Authority

Hail Ariane 5

Brussels, B-1200

Belgium

https://www.ups.com/de/en/help-center/legal-terms-conditions/privacy-notice.page

FedEx

FedEx Express – European Office

Attn: Legal Department

Taurus Avenue 111

2132 LS Hoofddorp

Netherlands

https://www.fedex.com/de-de/privacy-policy.html

Integration of social media plugins (like & share button)

Our website contains plug-ins from the social network Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. You can recognise these Facebook plug-ins by the Facebook logo or "Like button" on our page. You can find an overview of Facebook plug-ins at: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/ .

When you visit our website, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook servers via the plug-in. Facebook receives the information that you have visited our page using your IP address. If you click the Facebook "Like button" while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the website, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by Facebook. You can find more information about this in Facebook's privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php .

If you do not want Facebook to be able to associate your visit to our website with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.

Twitter plugin (X-Plugin - has anything changed?)

Our website includes functions of the X service. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA . By using X and the "Re-Tweet" function, the websites you visit are linked to your X account and made known to other users. Data is also transferred to X. We would like to point out that as the provider of the website, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or its use by X. You can find more information on this in Twitter's privacy policy at: https://twitter.com/privacy .

You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in your account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings .

Instagram Plugin

Our website contains features of Instagram, offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.

If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link content from our pages to your profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. Please note that as the website operator, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by Instagram. You can find more information in Instagram's privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/ .

TumblrPlugin

Our website uses buttons from the Tumblr service, provided by Tumblr, Inc., 35 East 21st St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA. These buttons allow you to share content from our site on Tumblr or to follow the provider on Tumblr. When you visit one of our pages with a Tumblr button, a direct connection to Tumblr's servers is established. We have no influence on the data that Tumblr collects and transmits using this plugin. Currently, the user's IP address and the URL of the page visited are transmitted.

For more information, please see Tumblr’s privacy policy at: https://www.tumblr.com/policy/de/privacy .

LinkedInPlugin

Our website integrates functions of the LinkedIn network, provided by LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. When you visit one of our pages with LinkedIn functions, a connection is established to LinkedIn servers, which allows LinkedIn to learn your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn "Recommend button" and are logged into your LinkedIn account at the same time, LinkedIn can assign your visit to our website to your user account. Please note that as the website operator, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn. For more information, see LinkedIn's privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy .

XING Plugin

Our website uses functions of the XING network, provided by XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. When you visit one of our pages with XING functions, a connection is established to the XING servers. To the best of our knowledge, no personal data is stored, in particular no IP addresses or usage behavior is analyzed. Further information on data protection and the XING Share button can be found in XING's privacy policy at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection .

PinterestPlugin

On our website we use social plugins from the social network Pinterest, operated by Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA ("Pinterest"). When you visit a page that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Pinterest servers. The plugin transmits log data to the Pinterest server in the USA. This log data may include your IP address, the website addresses visited with Pinterest functions, browser type and settings, the date and time of the request, your use of Pinterest and cookies. For more information on the purpose, scope and further processing and use of your data by Pinterest as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy, please see Pinterest's privacy policy: https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy .

Analysis tools and advertising

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics, provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your website usage. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google Analytics cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both the website and advertising.

IP anonymization

We have activated IP anonymization on this website so that your IP address is shortened within the member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transferred to the USA. In exceptional cases, the full IP address will be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity and provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Browser plug-in

You can prevent cookies from being saved by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de .

Objection against data collection

To prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data, please click on the following link: Deactivate Google Analytics . (There is no link!?) This will set an opt-out cookie that will prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this website.

For more information about how Google Analytics handles user data, please see Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de .

Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics

This website uses the "demographics" function of Google Analytics to create reports that contain information about the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google as well as from visitor data from third parties. It is not possible to assign this data to a specific person.

You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google Account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the "Objection to data collection" section.

Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking

This website uses Google AdWords, an online advertising program from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States ("Google").

As part of Google AdWords, we use so-called conversion tracking. When you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie is set for conversion tracking. Cookies are small text files that are stored by the Internet browser on the user's computer. These cookies are valid for 30 days and are not used to personally identify users. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user has clicked on the ad and was redirected to the corresponding page.

Each Google AdWords customer receives their own cookie. The cookies cannot be tracked across the websites of other AdWords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers receive information about the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, no information is transmitted to personally identify users. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can easily refuse this by deactivating the Google Conversion Tracking cookie via the settings of your Internet browser. In this case, you will not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.

Conversion cookies are stored in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both the website and advertising.

For more information about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking, please see Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/ .

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies, only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and automatically delete cookies when you close the browser. However, deactivating cookies can limit the functionality of this website.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use "Google reCAPTCHA" (hereinafter "reCAPTCHA") on our website. This service is provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google").

reCAPTCHA is used to check whether the data entered on our websites (for example in a contact form) is being entered by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. Various information is evaluated for the analysis, such as the IP address, the length of time the website visitor spends on the website or the user's mouse movements. The data collected during the analysis is transmitted to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses take place in the background without the website visitors being informed.

Data processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and from SPAM.

For more information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google’s privacy policy, please see the following links: Google’s privacy policy and information about Google reCAPTCHA.

Plugins and tools

Google Web Fonts

To ensure consistent font display, this site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google. When you visit a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into the browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

To do this, your browser must establish a connection to Google's servers. This tells Google that our website was accessed via your IP address. Google Web Fonts are used in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offerings, which represents a legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ .

Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

In order to use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.

We use Google Maps in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offerings and an easy findability of the locations we specify on the website, which represents a legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Further information on how user data is handled can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ .

We use Hotjar to better understand the needs of our users and to optimize the service on this website. Hotjar's technology helps us better understand the experiences of our users, for example how long they stay on certain pages, which links they click on and what they like or don't like. This enables us to adapt our service according to the feedback from our users. Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect information about the behavior of our users and their devices, including the IP address of the device (which is only recorded and stored in an anonymized form), screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), information about the browser used, location (country only) and the preferred language for displaying our website. This information is stored by Hotjar in a pseudonymized user profile. Neither Hotjar nor we use this information to identify individual users or combine it with other data about individual users. For more information, see Hotjar's privacy policy here. If you wish to object to Hotjar storing a user profile and information about your visit to our website as well as Hotjar setting tracking cookies on other websites, please click on this opt-out link .