Privacy Policy
1. Privacy Policy AT A GLANCE GENERAL INFORMATION
The following information gives you a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data are All data that can be used to identify you personally. You can find detailed information on the topic of Privacy Policy in our privacy policy listed below this text.
DATA COLLECTION ON THIS WEBSITE
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the Legal Notice of this website.
How do we collect your data?
Some of your data is collected when you provide it to us. This could be, for example, data you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. These are mainly technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of the page visit). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You always have the right to receive free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. For this and for further questions about Privacy Policy, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the Legal Notice. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.
You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. For details, please see the privacy policy under “Right to restriction of processing.”
ANALYSIS TOOLS AND TOOLS FROM THIRD PARTIES
When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This happens mainly with cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your browsing behavior is usually anonymous; the browsing behavior cannot be traced back to you.
You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information about these tools and your options to object can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. HOSTING AND CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKS (CDN) EXTERNAL HOSTING
This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access, and other data generated via a website.
The use of the host is for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
Conclusion of a contract for order processing
To ensure data processing in compliance with data protection regulations, we have concluded a contract for order processing with our host.
3. GENERAL INFORMATION AND MANDATORY DETAILS Privacy Policy
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 are data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
Please note that data transmission on the internet (e.g., when communicating by Email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
NOTE ON THE RESPONSIBLE ENTITY
The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:
DCM - Deutsche Cannabis Manufaktur UG
Bessemerstraße 82
12103 Berlin
Germany
Email: info@sommerhanf.de
The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who alone or together with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, Email addresses, etc.).
REVOCATION OF YOUR CONSENT TO DATA PROCESSING
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. An informal message by Email to us is sufficient for this. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
RIGHT TO OBJECT TO DATA COLLECTION IN SPECIAL CASES AS WELL AS TO DIRECT ADVERTISING (ART. 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. YOU CAN FIND THE RELEVANT LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ESTABLISH, EXERCISE, OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).
RIGHT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH THE SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY
If there are violations of the GDPR, those affected have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, especially in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, either for yourself or for 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 if technically feasible.
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 you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser's address line changes from “http://“ to “https://“ and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
RIGHT TO INFORMATION, DELETION, AND CORRECTION
Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this, as well as for further questions about personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in Legal Notice.
RIGHT TO RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING
You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. For this, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in Legal Notice. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:
If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of 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 deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need them to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
If you have objected according to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – apart from their storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.
OBJECTION TO PROMOTIONAL EMAILS
The use of contact data published as part of the legal notice obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the site expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.
4. DATA COLLECTION ON THIS WEBSITE
COOKIES
Our website uses so-called "cookies." Cookies are small text files that do no harm to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser deletes them automatically.
In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you visit our site (third-party cookies). These allow us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have different functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, since certain website features wouldn't work without them (like the shopping cart function or displaying videos). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or to display ads.
Cookies that are required for carrying out electronic communication or for providing specific features you want (like the shopping cart function) are stored based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically flawless and optimized delivery of its services. If consent for this is requested (like consent to store cookies), processing is based solely on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; you can withdraw your consent at any time.
You can set your browser so that you're informed about cookies being set and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate automatic deletion of cookies when Close the browser. If you deactivate cookies, some functions of this website may be limited.
If cookies from third parties or for analytics purposes are used, we'll inform you about this separately in this privacy policy and, if necessary, request your consent.
SERVER LOG FILES
The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
Browser type and version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Hostname of the accessing computer
Time of the server request
IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources.
This data is collected based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically flawless display and optimization of its website – for this, the server log files must be collected.
CONTACT FORM
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact information you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your inquiry is related to fulfilling a contract or is necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was requested.
The data you enter in the contact form stays with us until you ask us to delete it, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (for example, after your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.
INQUIRIES BY Email, PHONE OR FAX
If you contact us by Email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your inquiry is related to fulfilling a contract or is necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR), since we have a legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries addressed to us.
The data you send to us via contact inquiries stays with us until you ask us to delete it, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (for example, after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
5. SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA PLUGINS WITH SHARIFF
This website uses plugins from social media platforms (like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, XING, LinkedIn, Tumblr).
You can usually recognize the plugins by the respective social media logos. To ensure Privacy Policy on this website, we only use these plugins together with the so-called "Shariff" solution. This application prevents the plugins integrated on this website from transmitting data to the respective provider as soon as you enter the page.
Only when you activate the respective plugin by clicking the corresponding button is a direct connection established to the provider's server (consent). As soon as you activate the plugin, the respective provider receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you are also logged into your social media account (like Facebook), the provider can assign your visit to this website to your user account.
Activating the plugin counts as consent within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future.
FACEBOOK PLUGINS (LIKE & SHARE BUTTON)
This website integrates plugins from the social network Facebook. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Facebook, the collected data is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.
You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the "Like button" ("Gefällt mir") on this website. You can find an overview of the Facebook plugins here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.
When you visit this website, the plugin creates a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. This lets Facebook know that your IP address has visited this website. If you click the Facebook "Like button" while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the contents of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account. Please note that as the provider of this site, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how Facebook uses it. You can find more information in Facebook's privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.
If you don't want Facebook to be able to link your visit to this website to your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook account.
The use of Facebook plugins is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the widest possible visibility in social media.
INSTAGRAM PLUGIN
This website includes functions of the Instagram service. These functions are provided by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the contents of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. Please note that as the provider of this site, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how Instagram uses it.
The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the widest possible visibility in social media. If consent has been requested (for example, consent to store cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be withdrawn at any time.
You can find more information in Instagram's privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
6. ANALYSIS TOOLS AND ADVERTISING
1&1 WEB ANALYTICS
This website uses the analytics services of 1&1-Webanalytics. The provider is 1&1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Straße 57, D – 56410 Montabaur. As part of the analyses with 1&1, visitor numbers and behavior (such as number of page views, duration of a website visit, bounce rates), visitor sources (i.e., which site the visitor comes from), visitor locations, and technical data (browser and operating system versions) can be analyzed. For this purpose, 1&1 stores in particular the following data:
Referrer (previously visited website)
Requested website or file
Browser type and version
Operating system used
Device type used
Time of access
IP address in anonymized form (used only to determine the location of access)
According to 1&1, data collection is completely anonymized so it cannot be traced back to individual persons. 1&1-Webanalytics does not store cookies.
The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both the website and its advertising. If consent has been requested (for example, consent to store cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be withdrawn at any time.
You can find more information about data collection and processing by 1&1-Webanalytics at the following links:
https://hosting.1und1.de/hilfe/online-marketing/
https://hosting.1und1.de/hilfe/datenschutz/datenverarbeitung-von-webseitenbesuchern-ihres-company-name-produktes/webanalytics/
https://hosting.1und1.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy/
Order Processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement with 1&1. This contract is intended to ensure that 1&1 handles your personal data in compliance with data protection regulations.
7. NEWSLETTER
NEWSLETTER DATA
If you want to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need your Email address and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided Email address and agree to receive the newsletter. No other data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw your consent to the storage of the data, the Email 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 already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
The data you provide 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. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected.
After you unsubscribe from the newsletter list, your Email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The data in the blacklist is used only for this purpose and is not combined with other data. This serves both your interest and ours in complying with legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
8. PLUGINS AND TOOLS
GOOGLE WEB FONTS
This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for a consistent display of fonts. When you visit a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this, the browser you use must connect to Google's servers. This lets Google know that your IP address accessed this website. The use of Google Web Fonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on its website. If consent was requested (for example, consent to store cookies), processing is based exclusively on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.
You can find more information about Google Web Fonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
GOOGLE MAPS
This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
To use the features of Google Maps, your IP address needs to be stored. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of providing an appealing presentation of our online offerings and making it easy to find the locations listed on our website. This constitutes a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
For more information on how user data is handled, see Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
GOOGLE RECAPTCHA
We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereafter “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
reCAPTCHA is used to check whether data entered on this website (for example, in a contact form) is made by a human or by an automated program. reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates different information (for example, IP address, how long the visitor stays 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 informed that an analysis is taking place.
The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and from SPAM. If consent was requested (for example, consent to store cookies), processing is based exclusively on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
You can find more information about Google reCAPTCHA in Google's privacy policy and Google's terms of use at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.
9. Payment processing
Klarna
To offer you Klarna’s payment options, we will transmit personal data, such as contact and order details, to Klarna. This allows Klarna to assess whether you can use the payment options offered through Klarna and to tailor the payment options to your needs. General information about Klarna can be found at https://www.klarna.com/de/. Your personal information will be handled by Klarna in accordance with applicable data protection regulations and as described in Klarna’s privacy policy.