Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal information is neither required by law nor by contract, nor required to conclude a contract. You are not required to provide the data. A non-provisioning has no consequences. This applies only insofar as no other indication is given in the subsequent processing operations.
“Personal data” is all information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person.
 

Contact

Controller
Please contact us if you wish. The person responsible for data processing is: Markus Lüdemann, Süchtelnerstr. 282, 47804 Krefeld Germany, 015141496192, info@likemeasap.com

Unsolicited contact of the customer by email
If you initiate business contact with us via e-mail, we will only collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) to the extent that you have provided. The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request.
If the establishment of contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice on purchase interests, preparation of offers) or relates to a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to do so at any time in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. to object to processing based on the GDPR relating to your personal data.
We only use your email 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 only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent that you have provided. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact.
If the establishment of contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice on purchase interests, preparation of offers) or relates to a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to do so at any time in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. to object to processing based on the GDPR relating to your personal data.
We only use your email 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.

WhatsApp Business
If you contact us via WhatsApp, we use the WhatsApp Business version from WhatsApp Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2, Ireland; “WhatsApp”). If you are staying outside the European Economic Area, this service is provided by WhatsApp Inc. (1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA). 
The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request. For this purpose, we collect and process your mobile phone number stored with WhatsApp, your name if provided and other data to the extent provided by you. We use a mobile device for the service, in whose address book only data from users who have contacted us via WhatsApp is stored. A transfer of personal data to WhatsApp without you having already given your consent to WhatsApp does not take place.
Your data will be transmitted by WhatsApp to the Meta Platforms Inc. server in the USA. The EU Commission has an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Meta Platforms Inc. has certified itself according to the TADPF and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection principles. If the establishment of contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice on purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or relates to a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. In this case, you have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to do so at any time in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. to object to processing based on the GDPR relating to your personal data.
We only use your personal data 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.
For more information on terms of use and data protection when using WhatsApp, see https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#terms-of-service and https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy.

Customer account orders      

Account
When opening a customer account, we collect your personal data in the scope indicated there. The purpose of data processing is to improve your shopping experience and simplify order processing. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the legality of the processing based on the consent to revocation. Your customer account will be deleted afterwards.
 

Reviews       Advertising      


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

By submitting the comment/evaluation, you agree to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing takes place on the basis of Article 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 up to the revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.

When your comment/review is published, the name and email address you provided will be published.

In addition, when you submit a comment/rating, your IP address will be stored for the purpose of preventing misuse of the comment or rating function and ensuring the security of our information technology systems. By submitting the comment/review, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on your consent before its revocation. Your IP address will then be deleted.
 

Using the e-mail address to receive newsletters
We use your e-mail address, regardless of the contract, exclusively for our own promotional purposes to the newsletter, unless you have expressly consented to. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until your revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your e-mail address will then be removed from the mailing list. 
 

Using Consentmanager
We use the consent management tool Consentmanager from Consentmanager AB (Håltegelvägen 1b, 72348 Västerås, Sweden; “Consentmanager”) on our website.
The tool enables you to give consent to data processing via the website, in particular the setting of cookies, and to make use of your right of withdrawal for consent that has already been given.
The purpose of data processing is to obtain and document the necessary consent in data processing, thereby complying with legal obligations.
Cookies can be used. Among other things, the following information can be collected and transmitted to the consent manager: date and time of the page view, information about the browser and device you are using, anonymized IP address, opt-in and opt-out data. This data will not be passed on to other third parties.
Data processing takes place to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
You can find more information on data protection at Consentmanager at: https://www.consentmanager.net/privacy.php


Analysis of advertising tracking      

Use of Google Analytics 4
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 other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. 
The following information can be collected, among other things: IP address, date and time of page access, click path, information about the browser you use and the device you use, pages visited, referrer URL (website through which you visit our website). website), location data, purchasing activities. Your data may be linked by Google 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.

Your IP address will first be shortened by us on our own servers. Google only receives pseudonymized data.

Google uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser and web beacons that enable analysis of your use of the website. The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR. 

The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on your consent before its revocation.

The information generated in this way about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The EU Commission has an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself according to the TADPF and is therefore obliged to comply with European data protection principles. Both Google and US government authorities have access to your data.

For more information about Terms of Use and Privacy, please see https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and under https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de.
 

Plug-ins and other
 

Use of social plug-ins
We use social network plug-ins on our website. The integration of social plug-ins and the data processing that takes place serves the purpose of optimizing advertising for our products.
When integrating social plug-ins, a link is established between your computer and the servers of the providers of the social network and the plug-in is displayed on the page by notifying your browser if you have expressly agreed to this. Both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited are transmitted to the provider server. This applies regardless of whether you are registered or logged in to the social network. A transmission also takes place for users who are not registered or not logged in. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the information collected can also be assigned to your corresponding profiles. When using the plug-in functions (e.g. by pressing the button), this information is also assigned to your user account. You can prevent this assignment by logging out of your social media accounts before visiting our website and before activating the buttons.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of 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 the consent up to the time of revocation.
The social networks listed below are integrated on our website using a social plug-in. You can find more information on the scope and purpose of the collection and use of the data as well as your rights and options to protect your privacy in the linked data protection notices of the providers.

Facebook of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland)
Meta Platforms Ireland and we are jointly responsible for the collection of your data when the service is integrated and for the transmission of this data to Facebook. The basis for this is an agreement between us and Meta Platforms Ireland on the joint processing of personal data, in which the respective responsibilities are defined. The agreement is under https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum callable. According to this, we are particularly responsible for fulfilling the information obligations in accordance with Art. 13, 14 GDPR, for complying with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the service and for complying with the obligations in accordance with Art. 33 , 34 GDPR to the extent that a personal data breach affects our obligations under the Joint Processing Agreement. Meta Platforms Ireland is responsible for enabling the rights of data subjects in accordance with Art. 15 - 20 GDPR, complying with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the security of the service and the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of personal data protection affects Meta Platforms Ireland's obligations under the Joint Processing Agreement.
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. The EU Commission has an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Meta has certified itself according to the TADPF and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection principles.
For more information on the collection and use of data by Facebook, about your rights in this regard and ways to protect your privacy, see the privacy policy of Facebook https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Pinterest of Pinterest Inc. (635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA)
https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. The EU Commission has an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Pinterest is not TADPF certified.
 

Use of social plug-ins using "Shariff"
We use social network plug-ins on our website. To keep you in control of your data, we use the privacy-safe "Shariff" button.
Without your express consent, no links will be made to the servers of the social networks and, consequently, no data will be transmitted.
"Shariff" is a development of the specialists of the computer magazine c't. It enables more privacy on the net and replaces the usual “share” buttons of social networks. More information on the Shariff project can be found here https://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Shariff-Social-Media-Buttons-mit-Datenschutz-2467514.html.
If you click on the button, a pop-up window appears in which you can log in to the respective provider with your data. Only after you have actively logged in will a direct connection to the social networks be established.
By logging in, you give your consent to the transfer of your data to the respective social media provider. Here, among other things, both your IP address and information about which of our pages you have visited are transmitted. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the information collected will also be assigned to your corresponding profiles. You can only prevent this assignment by logging out of your social media accounts before visiting our website and before activating the buttons. The social networks named below are integrated using the “Shariff” function.
You can find more information on the scope and purpose of the collection and use of the data as well as your rights and options to protect your privacy in the linked data protection notices of the providers.

Facebook of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland):
https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. The EU Commission has an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Meta has certified itself according to the TADPF and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection principles.

Pinterest of Pinterest Inc. (635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA)
https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. The EU Commission has an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Pinterest is not TADPF certified.
 

Use of social plug-ins using the "2-click solution"
We use social network plugins on our website via the “2-click solution”. This means that no connection to the social network servers is established and consequently no data is transmitted without your explicit consent.
With the standard integration of plug-ins, when you access the pages of our website that contain such a plug-in, a link is established between your computer and the servers of the provider of the social network, and the plug-in is displayed on the page by a message to your browser. Both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited are transmitted to the provider's servers. This applies regardless of whether you are registered or logged in to the social network. Transmission also takes place for unregistered or unlogged users. If you are also logged in to the Facebook social network, this information is assigned to your personal user account. When you use the plug-in functions (e.g. by pressing the button), this information is also assigned to your user account, which you can only prevent by logging out before using the plug-in. So that you retain control over your data, we have decided to deactivate the corresponding button initially. You can recognize this by the grayed out button. Without your express consent – ​​in the form of activating the button – no link will be established to the social network server and consequently no data will be transmitted.
Only when you activate the button does the button become active (highlighted in color) and a direct connection to the servers of the social network is established.
By activating it, you give your consent to the transfer of your data to the respective provider of the social network. Here, among other things, both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited are transmitted. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the information collected will also be assigned to your corresponding profiles. You can only prevent this assignment by logging out of your user accounts on the social networks before visiting our website and before activating the buttons.
The social networks listed below are integrated using the "2-click function". Further information on the scope and purpose of data collection and use, as well as your related rights and options for protecting your privacy, can be found in the linked privacy policies of the providers.

Facebook of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland):
https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. The EU Commission has an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Meta has certified itself according to the TADPF and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection principles.

Pinterest from Pinterest Inc. (635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA):
https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy
https://help.pinterest.com/de/articles/personalization-and-data
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. The EU Commission has an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Pinterest is not TADPF certified.
 

Use of YouTube
We use the function for embedding YouTube videos from Google Ireland Limited on our website (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "YouTube"). YouTube is one with Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA) 94043, USA; “Google”) affiliate.
The function displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The option "Extended data protection mode" is activated. As a result, YouTube does not store any information about visitors to the website. Only when you watch a video is information about it sent to YouTube and stored there. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. The EU Commission has an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). YouTube has certified itself according to the TADPF and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of 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 the consent up to the time of revocation.
Further information on the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy can be found in YouTube's data protection information at https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy.

Use of Google Fonts
We use Google Fonts from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website.
The data processing serves the purpose of the uniform representation of fonts on our website. In order to load the fonts, a connection to Google servers is established when the page is viewed. Cookies can be used for this. Among other things, your IP address and information about the browser you are using will be processed and transmitted to Google. This data is not linked to your Google account.
Your data may be transmitted to the USA. The EU Commission has an adequacy decision for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself according to the TADPF and is thus obliged to comply with European data protection principles.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR. Your personal data will be processed with your consent on the basis of 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 the consent up to the time of revocation.
For more information on data processing and data protection, see https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ as well as under https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq.
 

Affected rights and storage duration

Duration of storage
After completion of the contract, the data is first stored for the duration of the warranty period, then taking into account statutory, especially tax and commercial retention periods and then deleted after the deadline, unless you have consented to the further processing and use.

Rights of the person concerned
You are entitled to the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 DSGVO if the legal prerequisites are met: Right to information, to correction, to deletion, to restriction of processing, to data portability.
Furthermore, according to Art. 21 para. 1 DSGVO, you are entitled to a right of objection to the processing based on Art. 6 para. 1 f DSGVO as well as the processing for the purpose of direct mail.

Right of appeal to the supervisory authority
In accordance with Art. 77 DSGVO, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.

You can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for us, which you can reach under the following contact details:

State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia
Mailbox 20 04 44
D- 40102 Düsseldorf
Phone: + 49 211 384240
Fax: +49 211 38424999
Email: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de

Right of objection
The personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, you have the right for reasons that arise from your particular situation, at any time to object to these processing with effect for the future.
Following an objection, processing of the data in question will cease unless we can establish compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is for the purposes of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims.

last update: 29.11.2023