Privacy Policy

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither required by law or contract nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data.

Failure to provide it has no consequences. This applies only insofar as no other information is provided in the processing operations described below.

"Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

 

Server Log Files

You can visit our websites without providing any personal information.

Each time our website is accessed, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host / IT service provider by 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. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website and improving our services.

 

Your data is transferred, among other places, to Canada. The European Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to Canada.

 

Contact

Controller

Contact us if you wish. The controller responsible for data processing is: Sevan Zagikyan, Siemensstr. 4 Werk 2, 76474 Au am Rhein, Germany, +49 172 6578 124, info@szhandel.de

 

Unsolicited Contact by the Customer via Email

If you contact us by email on your own initiative for business purposes, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The purpose of data processing is to process and respond to your contact request.

If the contact serves to carry out 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 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 responding to your inquiry. In this case, you have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

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

 

Orders

Collection, Processing and Disclosure of Personal Data When Placing Orders

When you place an order, we collect and process your personal data only insofar as this is necessary to fulfill and process your order and to deal with your inquiries. Providing the data is necessary for conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it means that no contract can be concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.

Your data is disclosed, for example, to the shipping companies and payment service providers selected by you, service providers for order processing and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly comply with the statutory requirements. The scope of data transmission is limited to the minimum necessary. 

Your data is transferred, among other places, to Canada. The European Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to Canada.

 

Payment Service Providers

Use of PayPal

We use the PayPal payment service provided by PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. The purpose of data processing is to enable us to offer you payment via this payment service. If you select and use payment via PayPal, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal so that the contract with you can be fulfilled using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal Privacy Policy. You can find it at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

 

Use of PayPal Plus

We use the PayPal Plus payment service provided by PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. The purpose of data processing is to enable us to offer you payment via this payment service.

If you select and use payment via PayPal, credit card via PayPal or direct debit via PayPal, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal so that the contract with you can be fulfilled using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

For individual payment methods such as credit card via PayPal and direct debit via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right, where applicable, to obtain a credit report based on mathematical-statistical methods using credit agencies. For this purpose, PayPal transmits the personal data required for a credit check to a credit agency and uses the information received on the statistical probability of a payment default to make a balanced decision on the establishment, performance or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit report may include probability values (score values), which are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical methods and which include address data, among other information, in the calculation. Your legitimate interests are taken into account in accordance with statutory provisions. The purpose of data processing is to assess creditworthiness for the initiation of a contract. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment default when PayPal makes an advance payment.

You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR by notifying PayPal. Providing the data is necessary for conclusion of the contract using the payment method requested by you. Failure to provide it means that the contract cannot be concluded using the payment method selected by you.

 

Use of PayPal Express

We use the PayPal Express payment service provided by PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. The purpose of data processing is to enable us to offer you payment via the PayPal Express payment service. To integrate this payment service, PayPal must collect, store and analyze data (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when the website is accessed. Cookies may also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable your browser to be recognized.

Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in offering a customer-oriented selection of different payment methods. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you.

If you select and use PayPal Express, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal so that the contract with you can be fulfilled using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Further information on data processing when using the PayPal Express payment service can be found in the corresponding Privacy Policy at www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE#Updated_PS.

 

Use of PayPal Check-Out

We use the PayPal Check-Out payment service provided by PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. The purpose of data processing is to enable us to offer you payment via this payment service.

If you select and use payment via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or "Pay Later" via PayPal, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal so that the contract with you can be fulfilled using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

 

Credit Card via PayPal, Direct Debit via PayPal & "Pay Later" via PayPal

For individual payment methods such as credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or "Pay Later" via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right, where applicable, to obtain a credit report based on mathematical-statistical methods using credit agencies. For this purpose, PayPal transmits the personal data required for a credit check to a credit agency and uses the information received on the statistical probability of a payment default to make a balanced decision on the establishment, performance or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit report may include probability values (score values), which are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical methods and which include address data, among other information, in the calculation. Your legitimate interests are taken into account in accordance with statutory provisions. The purpose of data processing is to assess creditworthiness for the initiation of a contract. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment default when PayPal makes an advance payment.

You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR by notifying PayPal. Providing the data is necessary for conclusion of the contract using the payment method requested by you. Failure to provide it means that the contract cannot be concluded using the payment method selected by you.

 

Third-Party Providers

When paying using a third-party provider's payment method, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. To execute this payment method, PayPal may then transmit the data to the respective provider. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Local third-party providers may include, for example:

• Sofort (SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany)
• giropay (Paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstr. 14-16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main)

 

Purchase on Account via PayPal

When paying using the purchase-on-account payment method, the data required for payment processing is initially transmitted to PayPal. To execute this payment method, PayPal then transmits the data to Ratepay GmbH (Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin; "Ratepay") so that the contract with you can be fulfilled using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Ratepay may obtain a credit report based on mathematical-statistical methods (probability or score values) using credit agencies in accordance with the process already described above. The purpose of data processing is to assess creditworthiness for the initiation of a contract. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment default when Ratepay makes an advance payment. Further information on data protection and which credit agencies Ratepay uses can be found at https://www.ratepay.com/legalpayment-dataprivacy/ and https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/.

Further information on data processing when using PayPal can be found in the corresponding Privacy Policy at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

 

Use of the Stripe Payment Service Provider

We use the Stripe payment service provided by Stripe Payments Europe Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland) on our website. The purpose of data processing is to enable us to offer you payment via this payment service. If you select and use Stripe, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to Stripe so that the contract with you can be fulfilled using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Stripe reserves the right, where applicable, to obtain a credit report based on mathematical-statistical methods using credit agencies. For this purpose, Stripe transmits the personal data required for a credit check to a credit agency and uses the information received on the statistical probability of a payment default to make a balanced decision on the establishment, performance or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit report may include probability values (score values), which are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical methods and which include address data, among other information, in the calculation. Your legitimate interests are taken into account in accordance with statutory provisions. The purpose of data processing is to assess creditworthiness for the initiation of a contract. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment default when Stripe makes an advance payment. 

You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR by notifying Stripe. Providing the data is necessary for conclusion of the contract using the payment method requested by you. Failure to provide it means that the contract cannot be concluded using the payment method selected by you.

All Stripe transactions are subject to the Stripe Privacy Policy. You can find it at https://stripe.com/de/privacy

 

Use of the Mollie Payment Service Provider

We use the payment service provider Mollie B.V. (Keizersgracht 313, 1016 EE Amsterdam, Netherlands; "Mollie") to process payments on our website. The purpose of data processing is to enable us to offer you various payment methods by processing payments through the Mollie payment service provider. If you choose one of the payment options offered by Mollie, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to Mollie. This includes your payment data (for example, bank account number or credit card number), your IP address, your internet browser and device type, and in some cases your first and last name, your address details and information about the product or service you purchased from us. This data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Further information on data processing when using Mollie can be found in the corresponding Privacy Policy at https://www.mollie.com/de/privacy

 

Data Subject Rights and Storage Period

Duration of Storage

After the contract has been fully processed, the data is initially stored for the duration of the warranty period, and thereafter in compliance with statutory retention periods, in particular those under tax and commercial law, and is then deleted after expiry of the relevant period unless you have consented to further processing and use.

 

Rights of the Data Subject

If the statutory requirements are met, you have the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: the right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing and data portability.

In addition, under Art. 21(1) GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR and to processing for direct marketing purposes.

 

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority

Under Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.

You may lodge a complaint, among others, with the supervisory authority responsible for us, which can be contacted at the following details:

Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg
Königstrasse 10 a
70173 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 711 6155410
Fax: +49 711 61554115
Email: poststelle@lfdi.bwl.de

 

Right to Object

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

Once you have objected, processing of the data concerned will be stopped unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

 

Last updated: July 21, 2025