We are very pleased that you are interested in our company. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of Sockstock®. Use of the Sockstock website is basically possible without any indication of personal data. However, if a data subject wants to use special company services via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the person concerned.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in accordance with the requirements for Sockstock applicable country-specific data protection regulations. By means of this data protection declaration, our company would like to inform the public about the type, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of the rights to which they are entitled by means of this data protection declaration.

As the controller responsible for processing, Sockstock® has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible for the personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us in alternative ways, such as by telephone.

1. Definitions

Sockstock's privacy policy is based on the terms used by the European legislator for directives and regulations when the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was issued. Our data protection declaration should be legible and understandable for the general public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

We use the following terms, among others, in this data protection declaration:
a) personal data
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "data subject"). A natural person is considered to be identifiable if, directly or indirectly, in particular by means of assignment to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more special features, the expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of this natural person can be identified.

b) data subject
Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the data controller.

c) processing
Processing is any process carried out with or without the help of automated procedures or any such series of processes in connection with personal data such as collecting, recording, organizing, arranging, storing, adapting or changing, reading out, querying, using, disclosure by transmission, distribution or any other form of making available, matching or linking, restriction, deletion or destruction.

d) Restriction of processing
Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of restricting their future processing.

e) profiling
Profiling is any type of automated processing of personal data, which consists in using this personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular aspects relating to work performance, economic situation, health, personal Analyze or predict that natural person’s preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, whereabouts or relocation.

f) Pseudonymization
Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be assigned to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that this additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures that ensure that the personal data not assigned to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller or data controller
The person responsible or responsible for processing is the natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body that alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data. If the purposes and means of this processing are specified by Union law or the law of the Member States, the person responsible or the specific criteria for his naming can be provided for by Union law or the law of the Member States.

h) processors
Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, institution or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the person responsible.

i) Recipient
Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, institution or other body to which personal data is disclosed, regardless of whether it is a third party or not. However, authorities that may receive personal data in the context of a specific investigation mandate under Union or Member State law are not considered recipients.

j) third party
Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and the persons who, under the direct responsibility of the controller or the processor, are authorized to process the personal data.

k) Consent
Consent is any expression of will voluntarily given by the data subject in an informed manner and unequivocally for the specific case in the form of a declaration or other clear confirmatory action with which the data subject indicates that they consent to the processing of their personal data is.

2. Name and address of the person responsible for processing

The person responsible within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the member states of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

sock stick
Worringer Street 19
40211 Düsseldorf
Germany

Email: info(at)sockstock.net
Website: www.sockstock.net

3. Name and address of the data protection officer

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4.Cookies

The website of Sockstock use cookies. Cookies are text files that are filed and saved on a computer system via an Internet browser.

Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the person concerned from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified via the unique cookie ID.

Through the use of cookies  sock stick provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized for the user. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter their access data each time they visit the website because this is done by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in the online shop. The online shop uses a cookie to remember the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common Internet browsers. If the person concerned deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

You can use the links below to find out how you can manage (including deactivate) cookies in the most important browsers:

Technically necessary cookies

Unless otherwise specified below in the data protection declaration, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after you have changed 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 a page change.

The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in guaranteeing the optimal functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of our offer. You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

access data and hosting

You can visit our website without providing any personal information. Each time a website is called up, the web server automatically saves a so-called server log file, which contains the following data:

  • the name of the requested file
  • your IP address
  • Date and time of retrieval
  • contains the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the retrieval.

This access data is evaluated exclusively for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the site and improving our offer. In accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f GDPR, this serves to protect our legitimate interests in a correct presentation of our offer, which prevail in the context of a balancing of interests. All access data will be deleted no later than seven days after the end of your visit to the site. logging. We automatically collect and store some of the information usually transmitted by the browser in our server log files, provided your browser provides them. We cannot assign this data to specific persons. This data is not merged with other data sources.

5. Third Party Hosting Services

As part of processing on our behalf, the following third-party provider provides the services for hosting and displaying the website:

corporate headquarters
2155 E. GoDaddy Way
Tempe, AZ 85284 USA

Telephone: 089 21 094 807
Fax: (480) 624-2546
Email address: HQ@godaddy.com

This serves to protect our overriding legitimate interests in a correct presentation of our offer within the framework of a balancing of interests. All data collected as part of the use of this website or in the forms provided for this purpose in the online shop, as described below, are processed on its servers. Processing on other servers only takes place within the framework explained here.

Data collection and use for contract processing and when opening a customer account

We collect personal data if you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your order, when contacting us (e.g. via the contact form or e-mail) or when opening a customer account. Mandatory fields are marked as such, since in these cases we need the data to process the contract or to process your contact or opening of the customer account and you cannot complete the order and/or open an account or send the contact without providing them . Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms.

We use the data provided by you in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. b GDPR to process the contract and your inquiries. After the contract has been completed or your customer account has been deleted, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after the retention periods under tax and commercial law have expired, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use the data beyond that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement. The deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described below or using a function provided for this purpose in the customer account.

6. Collection of general data and information

The website of  sock stick collects a series of general data and information each time the website is accessed by an affected person or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the log files of the server. The (1) browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system accesses our website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-websites, which are accessed via an accessing system on our website can be controlled, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information used to avert threats in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information  sock stick no conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is required to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website and ( 4) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for law enforcement in the event of a cyber attack. This anonymously collected data and information is  sock stick Therefore, on the one hand statistically and also evaluated with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data processed by us. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by an affected person.

7. Registration on our website

The data subject has the option of registering on the website of the controller by providing personal data. Which personal data is transmitted to the person responsible for processing results from the respective input mask used for registration. The personal data entered by the person concerned are collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the person responsible for processing and for their own purposes. The person responsible for processing can arrange for the data to be passed on to one or more processors, for example a parcel service provider, who also uses the personal data exclusively for internal use attributable to the person responsible for processing.

By registering on the website of the person responsible for processing, the IP address assigned to the person concerned by the Internet service provider (ISP), the date and time of registration are also stored. This data is stored against the background that this is the only way to prevent misuse of our services and, if necessary, to enable criminal offenses that have been committed to be investigated. In this respect, the storage of this data is necessary to protect the person responsible for processing. In principle, this data will not be passed on to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to pass it on or the passing on is for criminal prosecution.

The registration of the data subject, with the voluntary provision of personal data, enables the data controller to offer the data subject content or services that, due to the nature of the matter, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to change the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have it completely deleted from the database of the person responsible for processing.

The person responsible for processing shall provide any data subject with information at any time upon request as to which personal data is stored about the data subject. Furthermore, the person responsible for processing corrects or deletes personal data at the request or notice of the person concerned, provided that there are no legal storage obligations to the contrary. All of the employees of the person responsible for processing are available to the person concerned as contact persons in this context.

8. Subscription to our newsletter

On the website of  sock stick users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our company's newsletter. Which personal data is transmitted to the person responsible for processing when ordering the newsletter results from the input mask used for this purpose.

Sockstock informs its customers and business partners regularly by means of a newsletter about company offers. The newsletter of our company can only be received by the person concerned if (1) the person concerned has a valid e-mail address and (2) the person concerned registers for the newsletter dispatch. For legal reasons, a confirmation e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address entered by a data subject for the first time for the newsletter dispatch using the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation e-mail is used to check whether the owner of the e-mail address, as the person concerned, has authorized receipt of the newsletter.

When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address assigned by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) of the computer system used by the person concerned at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to understand the (possible) misuse of the e-mail address of a person concerned at a later point in time and therefore serves to provide legal protection for the person responsible for processing.

The personal data collected as part of registering for the newsletter will only be used to send our newsletter. Furthermore, subscribers to the newsletter could be informed by e-mail if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or for registration in this regard, as could be the case in the event of changes to the newsletter offer or changes in the technical conditions. The personal data collected as part of the newsletter service will not be passed on to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter can be canceled by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data that the person concerned has given us for sending the newsletter can be revoked at any time. There is a corresponding link in every newsletter for the purpose of revoking consent. It is also possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time directly on the website of the person responsible for processing or to inform the person responsible for processing of this in another way.

9. Newsletter tracking

The newsletters of  sock stick contain so-called counting pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic that is embedded in e-mails that are sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and log file analysis. This allows a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns to be carried out. Based on the embedded tracking pixel  sock stick recognize whether and when an e-mail was opened by a person concerned and which links in the e-mail were called up by the person concerned.

Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and evaluated by the person responsible for processing in order to optimize the newsletter dispatch and to adapt the content of future newsletters even better to the interests of the person concerned. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties. Affected persons are entitled at any time to revoke the relevant separate declaration of consent given via the double opt-in procedure. After a revocation, this personal data will be deleted by the person responsible for processing. A deregistration from the receipt of the newsletter indicates  sock stick automatically as a revocation.

10. Contact option via the website

The website of  sock stick Due to legal regulations, contains information that enables quick electronic contact to our company and direct communication with us, which also includes a general address for so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a person concerned contacts the person responsible for processing by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the person concerned will be automatically saved. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the data controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties.

11. Comment function in the blog on the website

Sockstock offers users the opportunity to leave individual comments on individual blog posts on a blog, which is on the website of the person responsible for processing. A blog is a portal maintained on a website, usually open to the public, in which one or more people called bloggers or web bloggers can post articles or write down thoughts in so-called blog posts. The blog posts can usually be commented on by third parties.

If a data subject leaves a comment on the blog published on this website, information about the time the comment was entered and the user name (pseudonym) chosen by the data subject will be stored and published in addition to the comments left by the data subject. Furthermore, the IP address assigned by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) to the data subject is also logged. The IP address is stored for security reasons and in the event that the person concerned violates the rights of third parties or posts illegal content by submitting a comment. The storage of this personal data is therefore in the own interest of the person responsible for processing, so that he could exculpate himself in the event of a violation of the law. This collected personal data will not be passed on to third parties unless such a transfer is required by law or serves the legal defense of the person responsible for processing.

12. Subscription to blog comments on the website

The ones in the blog by  sock stick Submitted comments can generally be subscribed to by third parties. In particular, it is possible for a commenter to subscribe to the comments that follow their comment on a specific blog post.

If a data subject decides to subscribe to comments, the person responsible for processing sends an automatic confirmation e-mail in order to check in the double opt-in procedure whether the owner of the e-mail address provided is really responsible for this option decided. The option to subscribe to comments can be unsubscribed at any time.

13. Routine Deletion and Blocking of Personal Data

The person responsible for processing processes and stores the personal data of the person concerned only for the period of time necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or if this is required by the European directive and regulation giver or another legislator in laws or regulations which the person responsible for processing subject, was provided.

If the purpose of storage no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by the European directive and regulation authority or another responsible legislator expires, the personal data will be blocked or deleted as a matter of routine and in accordance with the statutory provisions.

14. Rights of the data subject

a) Right to Confirmation
Every data subject has the right, granted by the European directive and regulation giver, to request confirmation from the person responsible for processing as to whether personal data relating to them are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to confirmation, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

b) Right to information
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European directive and regulation giver, to receive free information about the personal data stored about him and a copy of this information from the person responsible for processing at any time. Furthermore, the European legislator for directives and regulations has granted the data subject access to the following information:

  • the processing purposes
  • the categories of personal data being processed
  • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations
  • if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that duration
  • the existence of a right to correction or deletion of the personal data concerning you or to restriction of processing by the person responsible or a right to object to this processing
  • the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority
  • if the personal data is not collected from the data subject: all available information about the origin of the data
  • the existence of automated decision-making including profiling in accordance with Article 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and - at least in these cases - meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject
  • Furthermore, the data subject has a right to information as to whether personal data has been transmitted to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the person concerned has the right to receive information about the appropriate guarantees in the context of the transmission.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to information, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

c) Right to rectification
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation giver to demand the immediate correction of incorrect personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data - also by means of a supplementary declaration.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation giver to demand that the person responsible delete the personal data concerning them immediately if one of the following reasons applies and if the processing is not necessary:

The personal data were collected for such purposes or otherwise processed for which they are no longer necessary.
The data subject revokes their consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.

The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21 (2) GDPR processing on.
The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
Erasure of the personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 Para. 1 DS-GVO.
If one of the above reasons applies and a data subject requests the deletion of personal data that is  sock stick are stored, you can contact an employee of the data controller at any time. The employee of  sock stick will arrange for the request for deletion to be complied with immediately.

Were the personal data from  sock stick made public and our company, as the person responsible, is obliged to delete the personal data in accordance with Art. 17 Para. 1 DS-GVO, this applies  sock stick taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, appropriate measures, also of a technical nature, to inform other persons responsible for data processing who process the published personal data that the person concerned has requested the deletion of all links from these other persons responsible for data processing to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data, insofar as the processing is not necessary. The employee of  sock stick will arrange the necessary in individual cases.

e) Right to restriction of processing
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European directive and regulation giver, to demand that the person responsible restrict the processing if one of the following conditions is met:

The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
The processing is unlawful, the data subject refuses the deletion of the personal data and instead requests the restriction of the use of the personal data.

The person responsible no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject needs them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
The data subject has lodged an objection to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject requests the restriction of personal data that is  sock stick are stored, she can contact an employee of the person responsible for processing at any time. The employee of  sock stick will arrange for the restriction of processing.

f) Right to data portability
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European directive and regulation giver, to receive the personal data relating to them, which the person concerned has provided to a person responsible, in a structured, common and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another person responsible without hindrance from the person responsible to whom the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on the consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Letter a DS-GVO or Art. 9 Para 2 letter a DS-GVO or on a contract according to article 6 paragraph 1 letter b DS-GVO and the processing is carried out using automated procedures, provided that the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task that is in the public interest or takes place in the exercise of official authority, which has been transferred to the person responsible.

Furthermore, when exercising their right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 Para the rights and freedoms of other persons are not impaired by this.

To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact an employee of  sock stick turn around.

g) Right to object
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation giver, for reasons arising from their particular situation, at any time against the processing of personal data concerning them, which is based on Art. 6 para. 1 letter e or f DS-GVO to file an objection. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

Sockstock will no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims .

processed  sock stick personal data in order to operate direct advertising, the person concerned has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for the purpose of such advertising. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising. Objects to the data subject  sock stick processing for direct marketing purposes  sock stick no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right, for reasons arising from their particular situation, against the processing of personal data relating to them  sock stick for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 Para. 1 DS-GVO, to object, unless such processing is necessary to fulfill a task in the public interest.

In order to exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of  sock stick or contact another member of staff. The data subject is also free, in the context of the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing - including profiling - which has legal effects on them or significantly affects them in a similar way, if the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the person responsible, or (2) is permissible on the basis of Union or Member State legislation to which the person responsible is subject and such legislation requires appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject or (3) is carried out with the express consent of the data subject.

If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject's explicit consent, the  sock stick suitable measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision.

If the data subject wishes to assert rights relating to automated decisions, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

i) Right to withdraw consent under data protection law
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation giver to revoke consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

If the data subject wishes to assert their right to revoke consent, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

15. Data protection for applications and in the application process

The person responsible for processing collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application process. The processing can also take place electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant sends the relevant application documents electronically, for example by email or via a web form on the website, to the person responsible for processing. If the person responsible for processing concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. If the person responsible for processing does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that deletion does not conflict with any other legitimate interests of the person responsible for processing. Another legitimate interest in this sense is, in particular, a burden of proof in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

16. Data protection regulations for the deployment and use of AddThis

The person responsible for processing has integrated components of the company AddThis on this website. AddThis is a so-called bookmarking provider. The service enables simplified bookmarking of websites via buttons. Hovering over or clicking on the AddThis component brings up a list of bookmarking and sharing services. AddThis is used on over 15 million websites and, according to the operating company, the buttons are displayed more than 20 billion times a year.

AddThis is operated by AddThis, Inc. 1595 Spring Hill Road, Suite 300, Vienna, VA 22182, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which an AddThis component has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the respective AddThis component to extract data from the website www.addthis.com. As part of this technical process, AddThis is informed about the visit and which specific individual page of this website is used by the information technology system used by the person concerned. AddThis is also informed of the IP address of the computer system used by the data subject assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP), the browser type, the browser language, the website accessed prior to our website, the date and time of the visit to our website. AddThis uses this data to create anonymous user profiles. The data and information transmitted to AddThis in this way enables the company AddThis itself and the companies affiliated with AddThis or its partner companies to address visitors to the website of the person responsible for processing in a targeted manner with personalized and interest-based advertising.

AddThis displays personalized and interest-based advertising based on a cookie set by the company. This cookie analyzes the individual surfing behavior of the computer system used by the person concerned. The cookie saves the visits to websites originating from the computer system.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent AddThis from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, cookies already set by AddThis can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs.

The data subject also has the option of permanently objecting to the processing of personal data by AddThis. To do this, the person concerned must click the opt-out button under the link http://www.addthis.com/privacy/opt-out Press, which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie set with the objection is stored on the information technology system used by the person concerned. If the cookies on the data subject's system are deleted after an objection, the data subject must call up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.

With the setting of the opt-out cookie, however, there is the possibility that the website of the person responsible for processing can no longer be fully used by the person concerned.

The applicable privacy policy of AddThis can be found at http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy be retrieved.

17. Data protection regulations for the deployment and use of Facebook

The person responsible for processing has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is a social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that usually enables users to communicate with one another and to interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences, or it allows the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Among other things, Facebook enables users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friend requests.

Facebook's operating company is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a person concerned lives outside the USA or Canada, the person responsible for processing personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically activated by the respective Facebook component causes a representation of the corresponding Facebook component to be downloaded from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be found at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE be retrieved. As part of this technical process, Facebook is informed which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the person concerned is logged on to Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognizes which specific subpage of our website the person concerned is visiting each time the person concerned calls up our website and for the entire duration of their stay on our website. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned to the respective Facebook account of the person concerned by Facebook. If the person concerned clicks on one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, for example the "Like" button, or if the person concerned makes a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the person concerned and stores this personal data .

Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that the person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned is logged in to Facebook at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook in this way, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.

The data policy published by Facebook, which can be found at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ can be called up provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It is also explained there which setting options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. In addition, various applications are available that make it possible to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the person concerned to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

18. YouTube Video Plugins

Content from third-party providers is included on this website. This content is provided by Google LLC ("Provider"). YouTube is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google").

For videos from YouTube that are embedded on our site, the extended data protection setting is activated. This means that no information is collected and stored from website visitors on YouTube unless they play the video. The integration of the videos serves to safeguard our overriding legitimate interests in optimal marketing of our offer in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by the providers as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for the protection of your privacy can be found in the

Privacy notices from Google http://www.google.com/intl/de/+/policy/+1button.html .

19. Use of Web Fonts

Google Web Fonts
Our website uses so-called web fonts from Google for the uniform display of fonts. These are loaded using JavaScript code. According to Art. 6 Para. 1 f GDPR, the use of this web font represents a legitimate interest of our company in terms of a uniform and attractive presentation of our online offer. If your browser does not support web fonts or blocks JavaScript, a standard font will be used by your computer.

20. Data protection regulations for the deployment and use of Google AdSense

The person responsible for processing has integrated Google AdSense on this website. Google AdSense is an online service that enables advertising to be placed on third-party sites. Google AdSense is based on an algorithm that selects the advertisements displayed on third-party sites that match the content of the respective third-party site. Google AdSense allows interest-based targeting of the Internet user, which is implemented by generating individual user profiles.

The operating company of the Google AdSense component is Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The purpose of the Google AdSense component is the integration of advertisements on our website. Google AdSense places a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Alphabet Inc. is enabled to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Google AdSense component has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically activated by the respective Google AdSense component to transmit data to Alphabet Inc. for the purpose of online advertising and the settlement of commissions. As part of this technical process, Alphabet Inc. obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the person concerned, which Alphabet Inc. uses, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission statements.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Alphabet Inc. from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, a cookie already set by Alphabet Inc. can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Google AdSense also uses so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic that is embedded in websites to enable log file recording and log file analysis, which allows a statistical evaluation to be carried out. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, Alphabet Inc. can see if and when a website was opened by a data subject and which links were clicked on by data subjects. Tracking pixels are used, among other things, to evaluate the flow of visitors to a website.

Personal data and information, which also includes the IP address and is necessary for the collection and billing of the advertisements displayed, is transmitted to Alphabet Inc. in the United States of America via Google AdSense. This personal data is stored and processed in the United States of America. Alphabet Inc. may pass on this personal data collected via the technical process to third parties.

Google Adsense is available at this link https://www.google.de/intl/de/adsense/start/ explained in more detail.

21. Data protection regulations for the application and use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)

The person responsible for processing has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analysis service. Web analysis is the collection, collection and evaluation of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects, among other things, data about the website from which a person concerned came to a website (so-called referrer), which subpages of the website were accessed or how often and for how long a subpage was viewed. A web analysis is mainly used to optimize a website and for the cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The person responsible for processing uses the addition "_gat._anonymizeIp" for the web analysis via Google Analytics. With this addition, the IP address of the Internet connection of the person concerned is shortened and anonymized by Google if our website is accessed from a member state of the European Union or from another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze visitor flows on our website. Google uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us that show the activities on our website, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is able to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically activated by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the person concerned, which Google uses, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission statements.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as access time, the location from which access was made and the frequency of visits to our website by the person concerned. Each time you visit our website, this personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the person concerned, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected via the technical process to third parties.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to and preventing the collection of data generated by Google Analytics relating to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Google. To do this, the person concerned must use a browser add-on under the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout download and install. This browser add-on tells Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information about visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is evaluated by Google as a contradiction. If the information technology system of the data subject is later deleted, formatted or reinstalled, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on in order to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the person concerned or another person who is attributable to their sphere of influence, there is the possibility of reinstalling or reactivating the browser add-on.

Further information and the applicable data protection regulations of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and under http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html be retrieved. Google Analytics is available at this link https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/ explained in more detail.

22. Lucky Orange web analytics service

This website uses the Lucky Orange web analytics service provided by Lucky Orange LLC, 8680 w. 96th Street, Suite 200, Overland Park, KS 66212, USA to analyze and regularly improve the use of our website. We can use the statistics obtained to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. The legal basis for using Lucky Orange is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f GDPR. Lucky Orange is Privacy Shield certified.

For this evaluation, cookies are stored on your computer and transmitted to the Lucky Orange LLC server in the USA for evaluation. You can set the evaluation by deleting existing cookies and preventing the storage of cookies. If you prevent the storage of cookies, we would like to point out that you may not be able to use this website to its full extent. You can prevent the storage of cookies by changing the settings in your browser. The use of Lucky Orange can be prevented by activating an opt-out cookie under the following link: https://privacy.luckyorange.com/ .

This website uses Lucky Orange in IP masking mode. As a result, IP addresses are further processed in abbreviated form, so that direct personal reference can be ruled out. The IP address transmitted by your browser using Lucky Orange will not be merged with other data collected by us. Information from Lucky Orange on data protection can be found at https://www.luckyorange.com/privacy.php .

23. Data protection regulations for the application and use of Google Remarketing

The person responsible for processing has integrated Google Remarketing services on this website. Google Remarketing is a Google AdWords feature that allows a company to serve ads to Internet users who have previously visited the company's website. The integration of Google Remarketing therefore allows a company to create user-related advertising and consequently to display interest-relevant advertisements to the Internet user.

The operator of the Google Remarketing services is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The purpose of Google Remarketing is to display interest-based advertising. Google Remarketing enables us to display advertisements via the Google advertising network or to have them displayed on other websites, which are tailored to the individual needs and interests of Internet users.

Google Remarketing sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Google is able to recognize the visitor to our website if he or she subsequently calls up websites that are also members of the Google advertising network. Each time a website is accessed on which the Google Remarketing service has been integrated, the Internet browser of the person concerned automatically identifies itself to Google. As part of this technical process, Google gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address or the surfing behavior of the user, which Google uses, among other things, to display interest-based advertising.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the Internet pages visited by the person concerned. Accordingly, each time you visit our website, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the person concerned, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected via the technical process to third parties.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the person concerned must click on the link from each of the Internet browsers they use www.google.de/settings/ads and make the desired settings there.

Further information and the applicable data protection regulations of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ be retrieved.

24. Data protection regulations for the deployment and use of Google AdWords

The person responsible for processing has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads in both Google's search engine results and the Google advertising network. Google AdWords allows an advertiser to pre-define certain keywords that will be used to display an ad in Google's search engine results only when the user uses the search engine to retrieve a keyword-related search result. In the Google advertising network, the ads are distributed to topic-relevant websites using an automatic algorithm and taking into account the previously defined keywords.

The operator of the Google AdWords services is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The purpose of Google AdWords is to promote our website by displaying interest-based advertising on the websites of third-party companies and in the search engine results of the Google search engine and displaying third-party advertising on our website.

If a person concerned reaches our website via a Google ad, a so-called conversion cookie is stored on the information technology system of the person concerned by Google. What cookies are has already been explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after thirty days and is not used to identify the person concerned. If the cookie has not yet expired, the conversion cookie is used to determine whether certain sub-pages, such as the shopping cart from an online shop system, were accessed on our website. The conversion cookie enables both us and Google to understand whether a person who came to our website via an AdWords ad generated revenue, i.e. completed or canceled a purchase.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to create visit statistics for our website. In turn, we use these visit statistics to determine the total number of users who were referred to us via AdWords ads, i.e. to determine the success or failure of the respective AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords ads for the future . Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that could be used to identify the person concerned.

The conversion cookie is used to store personal information, such as the website visited by the person concerned. Accordingly, each time you visit our website, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the person concerned, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected via the technical process to third parties.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a conversion cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the person concerned must click on the link from each of the Internet browsers they use www.google.de/settings/ads and make the desired settings there.

Further information and the applicable data protection regulations of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ be retrieved.

25. Data protection regulations for the deployment and use of Instagram

The person responsible for processing has integrated components of the Instagram service on this website. Instagram is a service that qualifies as an audiovisual platform and allows users to share photos and videos and also retransmit such data on other social networks.

The operating company of the Instagram services is Instagram LLC, 1 Hacker Way, Building 14 First Floor, Menlo Park, CA, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which an Instagram component (Insta button) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically activated by the respective Instagram component causes a representation of the corresponding component to be downloaded from Instagram. As part of this technical process, Instagram is informed which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the person concerned is logged in to Instagram at the same time, Instagram recognizes which specific subpage the person concerned is visiting each time the person concerned calls up our website and for the entire duration of their stay on our website. This information is collected by the Instagram component and assigned by Instagram to the respective Instagram account of the person concerned. If the person concerned clicks on one of the Instagram buttons integrated on our website, the data and information thus transmitted are assigned to the personal Instagram user account of the person concerned and stored and processed by Instagram.

Instagram always receives information via the Instagram component that the person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned is logged in to Instagram at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Instagram component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Instagram, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Instagram account before accessing our website.

Further information and the applicable data protection regulations of Instagram can be found at https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/ be retrieved.

26. Use of Klaviyo

Klaviyo is an application that enables us to design and send relevant e-mail newsletters for the user. In order to make this e-mail communication relevant for the user, certain actions are tracked on our website. You can view Klaviyo's privacy policy here: https://www.klaviyo.com/legal/privacy-notice

The information we collect includes:

  • Details about the devices used to access our site (such as IP address, operating system or web browser
  • Date and time of page visits and use of the website
  • Information about how our website is used (which pages have been visited and viewed and how users navigate between our websites and the date and time of use)
  • Details about how users interact with our emails (e.g. whether the email was opened and which links in the email were clicked)

27. Use of Text Messaging with the Postscript App

When you buy something from our shop, we collect the personal information you provide, such as your name, address, and email address, as part of the buying and selling process.

When you browse our shop, we also automatically receive your computer's Internet Protocol address (IP address) in order to be able to provide us with information about your browser and operating system.

Email Marketing (if applicable): With your permission, we may send you emails about our store, new products and other updates.

Text Marketing (if applicable): With your permission, we may send you text messages about our store, new products and other updates. Updates include checkout reminders. Webhooks are used to trigger the Checkout Reminders messaging system.

Sockstock® (hereinafter "We", "Us", "Our") offers a mobile messaging program (the "Program"), the use and participation of which you agree to, subject to these Mobile Messaging Terms and the Privacy Policy ( the "Agreement"). By opting into or participating in any of our programs, you accept and agree to these Terms, including without limitation, agreeing to resolve any disputes with us through binding, individual arbitration, as described in the "Dispute Resolution" section. described below. This Agreement is limited to the Program and is not intended to alter any other terms of service or privacy policy that may govern the relationship between you and us in other contexts.

1. User Opt-In: The program allows users to receive SMS/MMS messages by explicitly opting in to the program, e.g. B. through online or application-based registration forms. Regardless of the opt-in method you used to participate in the Program, you agree that this Agreement applies to your participation in the Program. By participating in the Program, you consent to receive automated or pre-recorded marketing cellular messages at the phone number associated with your enrollment and you understand that consent is not required in order to make a purchase from us. While you consent to receive messages sent using an autodialer, the foregoing shall not be construed as suggesting or implying that any or all of our mobile messages use an automatic telephone dialing system ("ATDS" or "Autodialer") are sent. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency varies.

2. User Opt-Out: If you no longer wish to participate in the Program or no longer agree to this Agreement, you agree to respond to any mobile message from us with STOP, END, CANCEL, UNSUBSCRIBE, or QUIT in order to opt-out exit the program. You may receive an additional mobile message confirming your decision to exit. You understand and agree that the foregoing options are the only reasonable methods to opt out of the Program. You acknowledge that our SMS platform will not accept unsubscribe requests that alter or modify the keywords STOP, END, CANCEL, UNSUBSCRIBE, or QUIT, such as: B. the use of other spellings or the addition of other words or phrases to the command, and you agree that Sockstock® and its service providers shall have no liability for failure to comply with such requests. You also understand and agree that any other method of opting out, including but not limited to typing words other than those listed above or verbally requesting one of our employees to remove you from our list, is not an appropriate means of opting out .

3. Program Description: Without limiting the scope of the Program, Users who opt into the Program can expect to receive messages pertaining to the marketing, advertising, payment, delivery and sale of [Company describe] concern - this should be broad and general to encompass any type of message you may send. Messages exceeding this frame may not be allowed under TCPA]. Messages may include checkout reminders.

4. Cost and Frequency: Message and data rates may apply. You agree to receive communications at regular intervals at our discretion. The frequency of the messages can vary daily, weekly and monthly. The Program includes recurring mobile messages and additional mobile messages may be sent periodically based on your interaction with Us.

5. Assistance Instructions: If you require assistance regarding the Program, text "HELP" to the number you received messages from or email us at info(at)sockstock. not. Please note that using this email address is not an acceptable method to unsubscribe from the program. Cancellation must be submitted in accordance with the above procedures.

6. MMS Notice: The program will send SMS TMs (Completion Messages) if your mobile device does not support MMS messaging.

7. Our Disclaimer of Warranties: The Program is offered "as is" and may not be available in all areas or at all times and may not function if your wireless service provider makes product, software, coverage or other changes. We shall not be liable for any delay or failure in the receipt of cellular communications in connection with this program. The delivery of cell phone messages depends on the actual transmission by your cell phone provider/carrier and is beyond our control. The network operators are not responsible for late or undelivered mobile messages.

8. Participant Requirements: You must have a personal wireless device capable of two-way messaging, use a participating wireless service provider, and be a subscriber to a wireless service with text messaging service. Not all wireless service providers offer the service required to participate. Check out your phone's capabilities for text messaging specific instructions.

10. Prohibited Content: You acknowledge and agree that you will not post any Prohibited Content through the Platform. Prohibited Content includes: - Any fraudulent, libelous, defamatory, scandalous, threatening, harassing or stalking activity; - Objectionable content, including profanity, lewdness, violence, bigotry, hatred and discrimination based on race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or age; - pirated computer programs, viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other harmful code; - Any product, service or advertisement that is unlawful in the place where it is received; - Any content that concerns and/or references health-related personal information protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") or the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ("HITEC" Act); and - Any other content that is prohibited by applicable law in the country from which the message is sent.

11. Dispute Resolution: In the event that there is any dispute, claim or controversy between you and us, or between you and Stodge Inc. d/b/a Postscript or any other third party provider that provides the mobile messaging service on our behalf Program transmits, arising out of or relating to any federal or state statutory claim, common law claim, this Agreement or its breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity, including determining the scope or applicability of this Arbitration Agreement, such dispute, claim or controversy shall be excluded , to the extent permitted by law, decided by arbitration in Düsseldorf before an arbitrator. The parties agree to submit the Dispute to binding arbitration in accordance with the then-current Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"). Except as provided herein, the arbitrator shall apply the substantive law of the federal judicial district in which Sockstock®'s principal place of business is located, without regard to its conflict of law rules. Within ten (10) calendar days after a party is served with a request for arbitration, the parties must jointly select an arbitrator who has at least five years of experience in that capacity and who is familiar with the subject matter of the dispute. If the parties do not agree on an arbitrator within ten (10) calendar days, a party may apply to the AAA to appoint an arbitrator who must meet the same experience requirements. In the event of a dispute, the arbitrator will determine the enforceability and interpretation of this Arbitration Agreement under the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"). The parties also agree that the AAA's rules for emergency response actions shall apply in lieu of a court order for injunctive relief. The arbitrator's decision will be final and binding, and neither party will have the right to appeal, except as provided in Section 10 of the FAA. Each party shall pay its share of the arbitrator's fees and the administration of the arbitration; however, the arbitrator has the authority to order a party to pay all or part of the fees in a well-reasoned decision. The parties agree that the arbitrator shall have the authority to award attorneys' fees only to the extent expressly permitted by law or contract. The arbitrator has no authority to award punitive damages, and each party hereby waives its right to seek or seek punitive damages with respect to any arbitrated Dispute. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT EACH PARTY MAY BRING A CLAIM AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN THE ARBITRATION IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR GROUP MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ARBITRATION. Unless both parties agree otherwise in a signed letter, the arbitrator may not consolidate the claims of more than one person or otherwise conduct any form of representative or class proceeding. Except as required by law, neither a party nor the arbitrator may disclose the existence, substance, or results of any arbitration, except to protect or pursue a legal claim, without the prior written consent of both parties. If any provision of this Section is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions of this Section or render such provisions invalid or unenforceable in any other jurisdiction. If for any reason any Dispute proceeds in court rather than by arbitration, the parties hereby waive any right to a trial by jury. This arbitration clause will survive any termination or termination of your agreement to participate in any of our programs.

12. Florida Law: We strive to comply with the Florida Telemarketing Act and the Florida Do Not Call Act, which apply to Florida residents. For purposes of compliance with the law, you agree that we may assume that you are a Florida resident if at the time of enrolling in the Program (1) your shipping address is in Florida, as provided, or (2) your phone number area code , which you use to enroll in the program, is a Florida area code. You agree that the requirements of the Florida Telemarketing Act and the Florida Do Not Call Act do not apply to you and you may not claim that you are a Florida resident if you do not meet any of these criteria or fail to tell us in writing that you that you are a Florida resident by sending us written notice. If you are a Florida resident, you agree that mobile messages sent by us in direct response to mobile messages or requests from you (including, without limitation, keyword response, opt-in, help or stop requests and shipping notifications), does not constitute a "sales phone call" or "commercial phone call" within the meaning of Florida Statutes Section 501 (including but not limited to Sections 501.059 and 501.616), to the extent that law is otherwise relevant and applicable.

13. Miscellaneous: You warrant and represent to us that you have all necessary rights, power and authority to agree to these Terms and to perform your obligations hereunder and that nothing contained in this Agreement or in the performance of any such obligations , makes you breach another contract or obligation. The failure of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any respect shall not be deemed a waiver of any other rights hereunder. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited to the minimum necessary or waived so that this Agreement otherwise remains in full force and enforceability. All new features, changes, updates or improvements to the Program are governed by this Agreement unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing. We reserve the right to change this Agreement from time to time. You will be notified of any updates to this Agreement. You acknowledge that it is your responsibility to review this Agreement from time to time and become aware of any such changes. By continuing to participate in the Program after such changes, you accept this Agreement as amended.

28. Privacy Policy for the Application and Use of Pinterest

The person responsible for processing has integrated components of Pinterest Inc. on this website. Pinterest is a so-called social network. A social network is a social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that usually enables users to communicate with one another and to interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences, or it allows the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Pinterest enables users of the social network, among other things, to publish collections of images and individual images as well as descriptions on virtual pin boards (so-called pinning), which in turn can be shared (so-called repinning) or commented on by other users.

The operating company of Pinterest is Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Pinterest component (Pinterest plug-in) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically activated by the respective Pinterest component causes a representation of the corresponding Pinterest component to be downloaded from Pinterest. More information about Pinterest is available at https://pinterest.com/ available. As part of this technical process, Pinterest is informed which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the person concerned is logged in to Pinterest at the same time, Pinterest recognizes which specific subpage of our website the person concerned is visiting each time the person concerned calls up our website and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the Pinterest component and assigned by Pinterest to the respective Pinterest account of the data subject. If the person concerned clicks on a Pinterest button integrated on our website, Pinterest assigns this information to the personal Pinterest user account of the person concerned and saves this personal data.

Pinterest always receives information via the Pinterest component that the person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned is logged in to Pinterest at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the Pinterest component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Pinterest, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Pinterest account before accessing our website.

The privacy policy published by Pinterest, located at https://about.pinterest.com/privacy-policy can be called up provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Pinterest.

29. Newsletter

(1) With your consent, you can subscribe to our newsletter, with which we inform you about our current interesting offers. The advertised goods and services are named in the declaration of consent.

(2) We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to register for our newsletter. This means that after you have registered, we will send you an e-mail to the e-mail address provided, in which we ask you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter. If you do not confirm your registration within 24 hours, your information will be blocked and automatically deleted after one month. Furthermore, we store the IP addresses you use and the times of registration and confirmation. The purpose of the procedure is to be able to prove your registration and, if necessary, to be able to clarify any possible misuse of your personal data.

(3) The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address. Providing further, separately marked data is voluntary and is used to be able to address you personally. After your confirmation, we will save your e-mail address for the purpose of sending the newsletter. The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a GDPR.

(4) You can revoke your consent to the sending of the newsletter at any time and unsubscribe from the newsletter. You can declare your revocation by clicking on the link provided in every newsletter e-mail, by e-mail to (info(at)sockstock.net) or by sending a message to the contact details given in the imprint.

We use the Klaviyo service from Klaviyo Inc, Boston, USA, to send our newsletter. Your data stored when registering for the newsletter (e-mail address, name if applicable, IP address, date and time of your registration) will be transferred to a Klaviyo Inc. server in the USA and stored there in compliance with the "US Privacy Shield". Further information on data protection at Klaviyo can be found at: http://klaviyo.com/privacy/ .

(5) We would like to point out that we evaluate your user behavior when sending the newsletter. For this evaluation, the e-mails sent contain so-called web beacons or tracking pixels, which represent one-pixel image files that are stored on our website. For the evaluations, we link the data mentioned in § 3 and the web beacons with your e-mail address and an individual ID. With the data obtained in this way, we create a user profile in order to tailor the newsletter to your individual interests. In doing so, we record when you read our newsletter, which links you click on in them and deduce your personal interests from this.
Right to object

You can object to this tracking at any time by clicking on the separate link provided in every e-mail or by informing us via another contact route, e.g. by e-mail: info(at)sockstock.net . The information is stored for as long as you have subscribed to the newsletter. After you unsubscribe, we store the data purely statistically and anonymously. Such tracking is also not possible if you have deactivated the display of images in your e-mail program by default. In this case, the newsletter will not be displayed to you in full and you may not be able to use all functions. If you display the images manually, the tracking mentioned above will take place.

30. Payment method: data protection regulations for Klarna as a payment method

The person responsible for processing has integrated components from Klarna on this website. Klarna is an online payment service provider that enables purchases on account or flexible installment payments. Klarna also offers other services, such as buyer protection or an identity and credit check.

Klarna's operating company is Klarna AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden.

If the data subject selects either "purchase on account" or "installment purchase" as a payment option during the ordering process in our online shop, the data of the data subject is automatically transmitted to Klarna. By selecting one of these payment options, the person concerned agrees to the transfer of personal data required for processing the invoice or installment purchase or for identity and creditworthiness checks.

The personal data transmitted to Klarna is usually first name, last name, address, date of birth, gender, e-mail address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number and other data required to process an invoice or installment purchase are necessary. Personal data related to the respective order are also required to process the purchase contract. In particular, there may be a mutual exchange of payment information, such as bank details, card number, expiry date and CVC code, number of items, item number, data on goods and services, prices and taxes, information on previous purchasing behavior or other information on the financial situation of the person concerned .

The transmission of the data is aimed in particular at identity verification, payment administration and fraud prevention. The person responsible for processing will transmit personal data to Klarna in particular if there is a legitimate interest in the transmission. The personal data exchanged between Klarna and the person responsible for processing are transmitted by Klarna to credit agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check identity and creditworthiness.

Klarna also passes on the personal data to affiliated companies (Klarna Group) and service providers or subcontractors, insofar as this is necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations or the data is to be processed on the order.

To decide on the establishment, implementation or termination of a contractual relationship, Klarna collects and uses data and information about the previous payment behavior of the person concerned as well as probability values ​​for their behavior in the future (so-called scoring). The scoring is calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical and statistical methods.

The data subject has the option of revoking their consent to the handling of personal data from Klarna at any time. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing.

Klarna's applicable data protection regulations can be found at https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/data/de_de/data_protection.pdf be retrieved.

31. Payment method: data protection regulations for PayPal as a payment method

The person responsible for processing has integrated PayPal components on this website. PayPal is an online payment service provider. Payments are processed via so-called PayPal accounts, which represent virtual private or business accounts. PayPal also offers the option of processing virtual payments via credit cards if a user does not have a PayPal account. A PayPal account is managed via an email address, which is why there is no classic account number. PayPal makes it possible to trigger online payments to third parties or to receive payments. PayPal also assumes trustee functions and offers buyer protection services.

The European operating company of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl & Cie. SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

If the data subject selects "PayPal" as the payment option during the ordering process in our online shop, the data of the data subject is automatically transmitted to PayPal. By selecting this payment option, the data subject agrees to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing.

The personal data transmitted to PayPal is usually first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number or other data required for payment processing. Personal data related to the respective order are also required to process the purchase contract.

The transmission of the data is intended for payment processing and fraud prevention. The person responsible for processing will transmit personal data to PayPal in particular if there is a legitimate interest in the transmission. The personal data exchanged between PayPal and the person responsible for processing may be transmitted by PayPal to credit agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check identity and creditworthiness.

PayPal may pass on the personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors insofar as this is necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations or the data is to be processed in the order.

The data subject has the option of withdrawing their consent to the handling of personal data from PayPal at any time. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing.

PayPal's applicable data protection regulations can be found at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full be retrieved.

32. Legal basis of processing

Art. 6 I lit. a DS-GVO serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of another service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation which requires the processing of personal data, such as the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data could become necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d GDPR. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and fundamental freedoms of the person concerned do not prevail. Such processing operations are permitted to us in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, he took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the person responsible (recital 47 sentence 2 DS-GVO).

33. Legitimate interests in processing pursued by the controller or a third party

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is conducting our business for the benefit of all our employees and our shareholders.

34. Duration for which the personal data will be stored

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the deadline has expired, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, provided that they are no longer required to fulfill the contract or to initiate a contract.

35. Statutory or contractual requirements for providing the personal data; Necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of non-provision

We clarify that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or can also result from contractual regulations (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary for a contract to be concluded that a person concerned makes personal data available to us, which must then be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before personal data is provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee clarifies to the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and what the consequences would be if the personal data were not provided.

36. Existence of automated decision-making
As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.

37. Use of Pinterest Buttons

The buttons (“Pin It”) of the Pinterest service, http://pinterest.com, are used on this offer. The buttons enable users to share the provider's articles on their "Pinterest boards". When a user calls up a website that contains a "Pin It" button, their browser establishes a direct connection with Pinterest's servers. The content of the "Pin It" button is transmitted directly from Pinterest to the user's browser. The provider therefore has no influence on the amount of data that Pinterest collects using the "Pin It" button and informs the users according to their level of knowledge. According to this, only the IP address of the user and the URL of the respective website are transmitted, but only used for the purpose of displaying the "Pin It" button and sharing the content. Further information on this can be found in Pinterest's data protection declaration at http://pinterest.com/about/privacy/ .

38. Klarna's Privacy Notice

If you opt for Klarna's payment services, we ask for your consent that we may transmit the data necessary for processing the payment and an identity and credit check to Klarna.

In Germany, the credit agencies mentioned in Klarna's data protection declaration can be used for identity and credit checks. You can revoke your consent to this use of personal data at any time by contacting Klarna.