Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section "Information on the Controller" in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you communicate it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or after your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of the page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other order requests.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have a right to request the rectification or erasure of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can withdraw this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have a right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of data protection.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When visiting this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This happens primarily with so-called analysis programs.

Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

External Hosting

This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hoster(s). This may primarily involve IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contractual data, contact details, names, website access, and other data generated via a website.

External hosting is carried out for the purpose of contract fulfillment towards our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offer by a professional provider (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR). If a corresponding consent was requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Abs. 1 TDDDG (German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act), insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal equipment (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Our hoster(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following hoster(s):

Timme Hosting GmbH & Co. KG

Marie-Curie-Straße 5
21337 Lüneburg
Germany

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Notes and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information on the Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Nykta GmbH
Miesbacher Str. 34b
83620 Feldkirchen-Westerham
Germany

Phone: +49 806339408-0
E-Mail: datenschutz@nykta-pc.eu

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for erasure or withdraw consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, erasure takes place after these reasons cease to apply.

General Notes on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 Abs. 2 lit. a GDPR, if special categories of data according to Art. 9 Abs. 1 GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information in your terminal equipment (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on § 25 Abs. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. If your data is required for contract fulfillment or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing can also take place on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information about the respective legal bases applicable in individual cases is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

As part of our business activities, we work together with various external bodies. In some cases, a transmission of personal data to these external bodies is also necessary. We only pass on personal data to external bodies if this is necessary within the framework of contract fulfillment, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., passing on data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR in passing it on, or if another legal basis permits data transfer. When using processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid Data Processing Agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint controller agreement is concluded.

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can withdraw consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out up to the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR CONCERNED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 ABS. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 ABS. 2 GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of infringements of the GDPR, data subjects have a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Access, Rectification, and Erasure

Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or establish legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
If you have lodged an objection according to Art. 21 Abs. 1 GDPR, a balancing of your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to Promotional E-mails

The use of contact data published within the framework of the legal notice obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby opposed. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our internet pages use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your terminal equipment. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions you desire (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of their services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies was requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Abs. 1 TDDDG); the consent can be withdrawn at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Insofar as further cookies and services are used on this website, you can find this out in this privacy policy.

Contact Form / Withdrawal Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form or withdrawal form, your details from the respective form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data you enter into the contact/withdrawal form remains with us until you request us to erase it, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after processing your inquiry has been completed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiries by E-mail, Phone, or Fax

If you contact us by e-mail, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data resulting from it (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The data you send to us via contact requests remains with us until you request us to erase it, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been completed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Newsletter

Newsletter Data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified e-mail address and agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The processing of the data entered into the newsletter registration form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw your consent to the storage of data, the e-mail address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

The data deposited with us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or after the purpose ceases to apply. We reserve the right to delete or block e-mail addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Data stored for other purposes with us remains unaffected by this.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be stored in a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests override our legitimate interest.

Newsletter Dispatch to Existing Customers

If you order goods or services from us and leave your e-mail address, this e-mail address can subsequently be used by us to send newsletters, provided we inform you about this in advance. In such a case, the newsletter will only send direct marketing for our own similar goods or services. You can cancel the receipt of this newsletter at any time. For this purpose, a corresponding link can be found in each newsletter. The legal basis for sending the newsletter in this case is Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR in conjunction with § 7 Abs. 3 UWG (German Act Against Unfair Competition).

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be stored in a blacklist by us to prevent future mailings to you. The data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests override our legitimate interest.

6. Plugins and Tools

Cookiebot (Usercentrics)

Our website uses "Cookiebot" as a cookie consent technology to obtain your consent for the storage of certain cookies in your browser and to document this in compliance with data protection regulations.
When you visit our website, a banner will appear. In this banner, you can actively select the various cookies individually and thus give your consent to their use. The consents given are assigned to you as a user; for this purpose, certain user information (including the IP address) is collected and stored by the cookie consent tool when you access the website and when you select your consent. The recipient of the personal data is Usercentrics A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark; data is not transferred to a third country. The legal basis for the processing of your personal data is Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR.
You can find further information on Cookiebot's privacy policy here: https://www.cookiebot.com/en/privacy-policy/

YouTube with Extended Data Protection (Enhanced Privacy Mode)

This website embeds videos from the YouTube website. The operator of the website is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you visit one of these pages on our website where YouTube is integrated, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. According to YouTube, videos played in enhanced privacy mode are not used to personalize surfing on YouTube. Ads displayed in enhanced privacy mode are also not personalized. No cookies are set in enhanced privacy mode. Instead, however, so-called local storage elements are stored in the user's browser, which contain personal data similar to cookies and can be used for recognition. Details on enhanced privacy mode can be found here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.

If necessary, further data processing operations can be triggered after activating a YouTube video, over which we have no influence.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding consent was requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Abs. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal equipment (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Further information about data protection at YouTube can be found in their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

The company is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA aimed at ensuring compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider under the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

dash.bar

We use the web analytics service dash.bar on our website. With the help of dash.bar, we determine statistics such as visitor numbers, access numbers, product views, completed purchases, visitor origin, and device statistics. With the data obtained, we want to continuously improve our offer and simplify the shopping experience for our users. The service is provided by WebStollen GmbH, Prinz-Ludwig-Str. 17, 93055 Regensburg, Germany.

Provider's privacy policy: https://webstollen.de/datenschutzerklaerung/

What data is collected? Visitor numbers, access numbers, product views, completed purchases, visitor origin, and device statistics

For what purpose is the data collected? Continuous improvement of our own offer and the user-friendliness of the online shop

Location of processing: The data is processed exclusively on servers in Germany.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use "Google reCAPTCHA" (hereinafter "reCAPTCHA") on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to check whether data entry on this website (e.g., in a contact form) is done by a human or by an automated program. For this purpose, 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. For analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g., IP address, duration of the website visitor's stay on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses run completely in the background. Website visitors are not notified that an analysis is taking place.

In this context, Google acts purely as a data processor within the meaning of Art. 28 GDPR and will not use the data collected in this way for its own purposes. The use of the tool is based on a Data Processing Amendment (DPA) with Google.

The storage and analysis of data are based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting their web offers against abusive automated spying and against SPAM. If a corresponding consent was requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 Abs. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal equipment (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Google Analytics 4

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to analyze website usage. The data obtained from this is used to optimize our website and advertising measures.

The provider is Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). Google processes website usage data on our behalf and is contractually committed to measures to ensure the security and confidentiality of the processed data.

During your website visit, the following data, among others, is transmitted to Google:

Pages accessed
Orders including revenue and products ordered
The achievement of "website goals" (e.g., contact requests and newsletter sign-ups)
Your behavior on the pages (for example, duration of stay, clicks, scroll depth)
Your approximate location (country and city)
Your internet address (IP address) — this is transferred to Google but shortened before storage
Technical information such as browser, internet provider, terminal device, and screen resolution
Origin source of your visit (i.e., via which website or via which advertising medium you came to us)
A randomly generated User ID

No personal data such as name, address, or contact details are transferred to Google Analytics.

This data is transferred to Google servers in the USA. Google LLC is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). For data transfers to the USA, appropriate safeguards exist within the meaning of Art. 45 GDPR.

Google Analytics stores cookies in your web browser for a duration of two years since your last visit. These cookies contain a randomly generated User ID with which you can be recognized on future website visits.

The recorded data is stored together with the randomly generated User ID, which enables the evaluation of pseudonymous user profiles. This user-related data is automatically deleted after 14 months. Other data remains stored in aggregated form indefinitely.

If you do not agree with the collection, you can prevent it by installing the Browser Add-on to disable Google Analytics once, or by rejecting cookies via our cookie settings dialog.

Use of Google Remarketing

We also use the remarketing feature of Google. This means: If you have visited our website, we can show you targeted advertising on other websites via the Google advertising network based on your behavior on our website. Whether you have viewed certain products or visited a page multiple times, for example, influences which ads are displayed to you. Google stores the information required for this for a maximum of 13 months.

Further information on this can be found in Google's privacy policy. You can prevent interest-based advertising by installing this browser plugin.

Google Signals

We use the Google Signals feature in Google Analytics 4. This evaluates cross-device data from users who are logged into their Google account and have activated ad personalization. Google links website visits from different devices with the respective Google account and provides us with aggregated reports on target groups, demographics, and interests. We do not have access to individual personal data. Processing is carried out by Google based on the settings stored in your Google account. You can deactivate ad personalization in the settings of your Google account under "My Activity".

User-ID Tracking

We use the User-ID feature of Google Analytics. This assigns a pseudonymous User ID to logged-in users of our website, which enables a cross-device analysis of user behavior. The User ID is not linked to your personal data and does not allow direct identification of your person. The data is used exclusively for the analysis and improvement of our offer.

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