privacy

The responsible body within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:
 
Information according to § 5 TMG:
Excellent GmbH
postal address:
Hildenerstr.27
42697 Solingen
 
contact:
phone: +49 212 2338353
fax: +49 212 2338354
e-mail: info@excellent-solingen.de
 
Represented by:
Muhammad Ashiq
Registered on
Wuppertal
HRB 21815
 
VAT identification number
DE 264003254
 
Copyright Notices
Muhammad Ashiq
 
privacy policy
 
Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide the data has no consequences. This only applies if no other information is provided in the subsequent processing operations.
"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. Every time you access our website, usage data is transmitted through your Internet browser and stored in protocol data (server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. This data is used exclusively to ensure that our website operates smoothly and to improve our offering. It is not possible to assign this data to a specific person.
 
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 you provide it. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact. By sending your message, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. 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 until the revocation. We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted unless you have consented to further processing and use.
 
Data collection when writing a comment
 
When you comment on an article or post, we only collect your personal data (name, email address, comment text) to the extent you provide it. The processing serves the purpose of enabling commenting and displaying comments. By submitting the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. 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 until the revocation. Your personal data will then be deleted.
 
When your comment is published, the name and email address you provided will be published.
 
In addition, when you submit a comment, your IP address is saved to prevent misuse of the comment function and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. By submitting the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. 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 until the revocation. Your IP address will then be deleted.

 

Collection, processing and use of personal data when placing orders 
 
When you place an order, we only collect and use your personal data to the extent necessary to fulfil and process your order and to process your enquiries. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide the data means that no contract can be concluded. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR and is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract with you. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. The only exceptions to this are our service partners, whom we need to process the contractual relationship, or service providers whom we use as part of order processing. In addition to the recipients named in the respective clauses of this data protection declaration, these are, for example, recipients in the following categories: shipping service providers, payment service providers, merchandise management service providers, service providers for order processing, web hosts, IT service providers and dropshipping dealers. In all cases, we strictly observe the legal requirements. The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum.
 
buyer's seal rating system
 
We use the buyer's seal rating system from Händlerbund Management AG (Torgauer Straße 233 B, 04347 Leipzig) on our website. After you have placed your order, we would like to ask you to rate and comment on your purchase from us. For this purpose, we will write to you as part of the contract processing, using the technical system of the provider of the buyer's seal rating tool as part of order processing. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR out of the legitimate interest in truthful, verified evaluations of our services. For reasons arising from your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR by notifying us.Your email address will only be used for this purpose and in particular not for further advertising and will not be passed on to any other third parties. The personal data stored in this context in the technical system of the buyer's seal evaluation tool will be deleted 3 months after the delivery of the goods recorded for evaluation.

We participate in review and rating processes to evaluate, optimize, and promote our services. If users rate us via the rating platforms or methods involved or give us feedback in any other way, the general terms and conditions of business or terms of use and the data protection notices of the providers also apply. As a rule, the evaluation also requires registration with the respective providers.

In order to ensure that the reviewers have actually used our services, we transmit the data required for this with regard to the customer and the service used to the respective rating platform (including name, e-mail address and order number or article number). This data is only used to verify the authenticity of the user.

  • Types of data processed: Contract data (e.g. subject matter of the contract, term, customer category); usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times); meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, consent status).
  • Affected persons: Customers; users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
  • Purposes of processing: Feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form); Marketing.
  • Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Article 6, paragraph 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:

Use of the email address for sending newsletters
 
We use your email address, regardless of the contract processing, exclusively for our own advertising purposes to send newsletters, provided that you have expressly consented to this. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your email address will then be removed from the mailing list.
 
Use of the email address for sending direct advertising
 
We use your email address, which we received as part of the sale of a product or service, to electronically send advertising for our own products or services that are similar to those you have already purchased from us, provided that you have not objected to this use. The provision of the email address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide this information means that no contract can be concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to the legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your email address at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising your objection can be found in the imprint. You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the advertising email. There are no costs for this other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.
 
Passing on the email address to shipping companies to inform them about the shipping status
 
We will pass on your email address to the transport company as part of the contract processing, provided that you have expressly consented to this during the ordering process. The purpose of the transfer is to inform you of the shipping status by email. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us or the transport company, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.
 
cookies
 
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on a user's computer system. When a user visits a website, a cookie can be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic character string that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is visited again. We use cookies to make our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies also enable our systems to recognize your browser even after you change pages and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after you change pages.
 
We also use cookies on our website to enable us to analyse the surfing behaviour of our visitors.
 
We also use cookies to subsequently address site visitors on other websites with targeted, interest-based advertising.
 
The processing is carried out on the basis of Section 15 (3) TMG and Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to the legitimate interest in the purposes stated above.
The data collected from you in this way is pseudonymized using technical precautions. It is therefore no longer possible to assign the data to you personally. The data is not stored together with your other personal data.
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR, for reasons related to your particular situation.
Cookies are stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your Internet browser, you can prevent cookies from being stored and the data they contain from being transmitted. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.
The links below will provide you with information on how to manage (including deactivate) cookies in the most important browsers:
Chrome Browser: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen
Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
 
Use of Google Analytics
 
We use the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors. 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 activities and to provide the website operator with other services related to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information on your use of this website generated through the cookies is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. IP anonymization is activated on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Your data may be transferred to the USA. An adequacy decision by the European Commission exists for data transfers to the USA. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR out of the legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website.You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR, for reasons related to your particular situation.
You can prevent cookies from being saved by selecting the appropriate technical settings in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all 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 Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link. [https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de]To prevent Google Analytics from collecting data across all devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent your data from being collected in the future when you visit this website. You must opt out on all systems and devices used for this to have a comprehensive effect. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Deactivate Google Analytics.
For more information on terms of use and privacy policy, please visit https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html bzw. under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/.
 
Use of the remarketing or "similar audiences" function of Google Inc.
 
We use the remarketing or "similar target groups" function of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website. This function serves the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and interests.
Google uses cookies to analyze website usage, which forms the basis for creating interest-based advertisements. The cookies record visits to the website and anonymized data about website usage. No personal data of website visitors is stored. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will be shown advertisements that are highly likely to take into account previously viewed product and information areas.
 
Your data may also be transferred to the USA. The European Commission has issued an adequacy decision for data transfers to the USA.
The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to the legitimate interest in targeting website visitors with advertising by displaying personalized, interest-based advertising for visitors to the provider’s website when they visit other websites in the Google Display Network.
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR, for reasons related to your particular situation.
You can permanently deactivate the use of cookies by Google by following the link below and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=de
Alternatively, you can disable the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ aufrufen and implement the additional information on opting out provided there.
Further information on Google Remarketing and the associated privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/
 
Use of Google Adwords Conversion Tracking
 
We use the online advertising program “Google AdWords” on our website and, as part of this, conversion tracking (visit action evaluation). Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”). When you click on an advert placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognise that you clicked on the advert and were redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. This means that there is no possibility of cookies being tracked across the websites of AdWords customers.
The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics. This tells us the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to the legitimate interest in targeted advertising and the analysis of the impact and efficiency of this advertising.
 
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR, for reasons related to your particular situation.
You can prevent cookies from being saved by selecting the appropriate technical settings in your browser software. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
You can also deactivate personalized advertising in the Google advertising settings. You can find instructions on how to do this at https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de Darüber In addition, you can disable the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ aufrufen and implement the additional information on opting out provided there.
Further information and Google’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
 
Use of Facebook Remarketing
 
We use the remarketing function “Custom Audiences” of Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA; "Facebook").
This function serves the purpose of targeting website visitors with interest-based advertising on the social network Facebook.
For this purpose, the Facebook remarketing tag has been implemented on the website. This tag establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers when you visit the website. This transmits to the Facebook server which of our pages you have visited. Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. When you visit the social network Facebook, you will then be shown personalized, interest-based Facebook ads. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to the legitimate interest in the above-mentioned purpose.
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR, for reasons related to your particular situation.
You can deactivate the “Custom Audiences” remarketing function here.
For more information about the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, please see Facebook’s privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
 
Use of Google AdSense
 
We use the AdSense function of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”) on our website.
This function serves the purpose of renting advertising space on the website and using it to target website visitors with interest-based advertising.
This function enables visitors to the provider's website to be shown personalized, interest-based advertising from the Google Display Network. Google uses cookies to analyze your use of the website. 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 may transfer this information to third parties if required to do so by law, or if third parties process the data on Google's behalf. Google will never associate your IP address with other Google data.
The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to the legitimate interest in the above-mentioned purpose.
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR, for reasons related to your particular situation.
You can permanently deactivate the use of cookies by Google by following the link below and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=de.
You can also disable the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ aufrufen and implement the additional information on opting out provided there.
You can also prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.
Further information and Google’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/, https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
 
Use of social plug-ins via “Shariff”
 
We use social network plug-ins on our website. To ensure that you retain control over your data, we use the privacy-safe "Shariff" buttons.
Without your express consent, no links will be established to the social network servers and consequently no data will be transmitted.
“Shariff” is a development by specialists at the computer magazine c't. It enables more privacy on the Internet and replaces the usual “Share” buttons on social networks. You can find more information about the Shariff project here https://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Shariff-Social-Media-Buttons-mit-Datenschutz-2467514.html.
When you click on the buttons, a pop-up window appears in which you can log in to the respective provider using your data. Only after you have actively logged in will a direct connection to the social networks be established.
By logging in, you consent to the transfer of your data to the respective social media provider. This includes, among other things, your IP address and information about which of our pages you have visited. 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.
Further information on the scope and purpose of the collection and use of data as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy can be found in the linked data protection notices of the providers.
 
Google+ der Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, Kalifornien, 94043 USA) https://www.google.com/intl/de/+/policy/+1button.html
 
Facebook der Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA) https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
 
Twitter der Twitter Inc. (795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA) https://twitter.com/privacy
 
Pinterest der Pinterest Inc. (635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA) https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy
 
Instagram der Instagram LLC. (1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA) https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388
 
Dauer der Speicherung
 
After the contract has been fully processed, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then taking into account statutory retention periods, in particular those under tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the deadline has expired, unless you have consented to further processing and use.
 
rights of the data subject
 
If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, to rectification, to erasure, to restriction of processing, to data portability.
Furthermore, according to 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.
 
Please contact us if you wish. You can find the contact details in our imprint.
 
right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority
 
According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.