data protection

 

Transparency and Diligence

At Kaptex-Beauty, we want to offer our customers a great shopping experience. That is why we stand for fair, transparent, and clear data protection policies. Learn more about this below and feel free to contact us with any questions.

Privacy Policy

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obligated to provide the data. Failure to provide it has no consequences. This applies only unless otherwise specified in the subsequent processing operations.
"Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server Log Files
You can visit our websites without providing any personal information.
Each time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host/IT service provider by your internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page accessed, date and time of access, IP address, the volume of data transferred, and the requesting provider.
Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website as well as in improving our services.

Your data will be transmitted to Canada, among other places. An adequacy decision by the European Commission exists for data transfers to Canada.

Contact

Controller
Feel free to contact us if you wish. The controller responsible for data processing is: ihsan Kaplan, weierstr, 46149 ober Germany, 020862935533, kaptex@web.de

Customer Initiated Contact via Email
If you contact us via email on your own initiative, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. Data processing is used for the purpose of processing and responding to your contact request.
If the contact serves the implementation of pre-contractual measures (e.g., consultation regarding a purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.
If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your request. In this case, you have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will subsequently be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Collection and Processing when Using the Contact Form
When using the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The purpose of data processing is to establish contact.
If the contact serves the implementation of pre-contractual measures (e.g., consultation regarding a purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.
If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your request. In this case, you have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will subsequently be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Customer Account Orders

Customer Account
When opening a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified therein. The purpose of data processing is to improve your shopping experience and simplify order processing. Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Your customer account will subsequently be deleted.

Collection, Processing, and Disclosure of Personal Data for Orders
When placing an order, we collect and process your personal data only to the extent necessary for the fulfillment and handling of your order and to process your inquiries. The provision of data is necessary for the conclusion of a contract. Failure to provide it will result in no contract being concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR and is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract with you.
Your data is disclosed, for example, to the shipping companies selected by you and dropshipping providers, payment service providers, service providers for order processing, and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly adhere to legal requirements. The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum.

Your data will be transmitted to Canada, among other places. An adequacy decision by the European Commission exists for data transfers to Canada.

Reviews


Data Collection when Writing a Comment or Review
When commenting on/reviewing an article or post, we collect your personal data (name, email address, comment text) only to the extent provided by you. The purpose of processing is to enable commenting/reviewing and to display comments/reviews.

By submitting the comment/review, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Your personal data will subsequently be deleted.

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

Inventory Management

Use of an External Inventory Management System
We use an inventory management system for contract processing within the scope of order processing. For this purpose, your personal data collected during the order process is transmitted to
DreamRobot GmbH, Eckendorfer Str. 2-4, 33609 Bielefeld

Payment Service Providers Credit Rating Information

Use of Klarna Payment Options
We use the payment service of Klarna Bank AB (publ) (Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden; "Klarna") on our website. When selecting and using payment via Klarna, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to Klarna in order to fulfill the contract with you using the chosen payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.

Cookies may be stored here, which enable your browser to be recognized. The resulting data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in offering a customer-oriented range of different payment methods. You have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you.
"Pay Later" (Invoice), "Pay Now" (Direct Debit), "Financing" (Installment Purchase)
For individual payment methods such as "Pay Later" (Invoice), "Pay Now" (Direct Debit), "Financing" (Installment Purchase), Klarna reserves the right to obtain a credit report on the basis of mathematical-statistical methods using credit agencies if necessary.
For this purpose, Klarna transmits the personal data required for a credit check, such as first and last name, address, gender, email address, IP address, as well as data related to the order, to a credit agency for the purpose of identity and credit assessment and uses the information received about the statistical probability of a default in payment for a balanced decision on the establishment, execution, or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit report may contain probability values (score values) which are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical methods and into whose calculation, among other things, address data flows. Your interests worthy of protection are taken into account in accordance with legal provisions. Data processing is used for the purpose of credit assessment for the initiation of a contract. Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment defaults if Klarna provides advance payment. You have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR by notifying Klarna. The provision of data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract with your desired payment method. Failure to provide it will result in the contract not being concluded with the payment method of your choice.
Further information, in particular regarding which credit agencies Klarna transmits your personal data to, can be found for Germany at https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_de/credit_rating_agencies and for Austria at https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_at/credit_rating_agencies
General information about Klarna can be found for Germany at: https://www.klarna.com/de/ and for Austria at https://www.klarna.com/at/. Your personal data is treated by Klarna in accordance with applicable data protection regulations and as described in Klarna's privacy policy for Germany at https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_de/privacy and for Austria at https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_at/privacy.
Use of SOFORT
We use the payment service provider SOFORT GmbH (Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany; "SOFORT") for payment processing on our website. Sofort GmbH is a company of the Klarna Group (Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 11134 Stockholm, Sweden). Data processing is used for the purpose of being able to offer you various payment methods through payment processing via the payment service provider SOFORT. If you have decided on this payment option, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to SOFORT. This data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. Further information on data processing when using the payment service provider SOFORT can be found at https://www.sofort.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/de-DE/SOFORT/ and https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on a user's computer system. When a user calls up a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string that allows the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again.
Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting appropriate technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide on their acceptance individually, as well as prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. We would like to point out, however, that you may then not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.
At the links below, you can find information on how to manage (including deactivating) cookies in the most important browsers:
Technically Necessary Cookies
Unless otherwise stated in the privacy policy, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser even after a page change 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 again after a page change.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on § 25(2) of the TTDSG. The processing of your personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of our offer.
You have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to this processing of personal data concerning you.
Use of GDPR Cookie Management
We use the GDPR cookie management by iSense LLC (855 W Maude Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "iSenseLabs") on our website.
This service allows you to provide consent for data processing via the website, in particular for the placement of cookies, and to exercise your right to withdraw consent already given. Data processing serves the purpose of obtaining and documenting necessary consents for data processing and thereby complying with legal obligations. For this purpose, cookies are used to store your consent status.
Your data may be transferred to the USA in this process. An adequacy decision by the EU Commission exists for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). iSenseLabs is not certified under the TADPF.
Data processing is carried out to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
Further information on data protection at iSenseLabs Next can be found at: https://isenselabs.com/pages/privacypolicy


Analysis

Use of Google Analytics 4
We use the web analytics service Google Analytics from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.
Data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors, as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. For this purpose, Google will use the obtained information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide further services to the website operator related to website use and internet use.
The following information, among others, may be collected: IP address, date and time of the page view, click path, information about the browser and device you are using, visited pages, referrer URL (the website from which you accessed our website), location data, and purchase activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Google uses technologies such as cookies, browser web storage, and tracking pixels, which enable an analysis of your use of the website.
The information generated about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. An adequacy decision by the EU Commission exists for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself under the TADPF and thus committed to complying with European data protection principles. Both Google and US government authorities have access to your data. Your data may be linked by Google with other data, such as your search history, personal accounts, usage data from other devices, and any other data that Google holds about you.
When using Google Analytics 4, the IP address transmitted by your browser is automatically collected and processed in an anonymized form. The IP address is previously truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies occurs with your consent based on Section 25 (1) sentence 1 of the German Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG) in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data occurs with your consent based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on consent before its withdrawal.
Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=en.

Use of Shopify Statistics
We use the statistics and analysis functions of Shopify International Limited (2nd Floor Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland; "Shopify") on our website within the scope of data processing on our behalf. Shopify is a company affiliated with Shopify Inc. (151 O’Connor Street, Ground Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 2L8, Canada).
Data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors. For this purpose, data is stored for marketing and optimization purposes and provided in reports, analyses, and statistics. The following device information, among others, is collected and processed: information about the web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies installed on your device. When you navigate the website, information about accessed web pages or products, the referrer URL (the website from which you accessed our website), as well as information about how you interact with the website, is also recorded. For this purpose, technologies such as cookies as well as web beacons, tags, and pixels (electronic files to collect information about how you navigate the website) are used.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies occurs with your consent based on Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data occurs with your consent based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on consent before its withdrawal.
You can find more information on data protection at Shopify at https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy, information on the data processing agreement at https://www.shopify.com/legal/dpa, and information on the cookies used at https://www.shopify.com/legal/cookies.

Rights of the data subject and storage duration

Storage duration
After complete contract fulfillment, the data is initially stored for the duration of the warranty period, then subsequently taking into account legal, particularly tax and commercial law retention periods, and then deleted after the period expires, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject
Subject to the legal requirements, you have the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: right to access, to rectification, to erasure, to restriction of processing, to data portability.
Furthermore, according to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR, as well as to processing for the purpose of direct marketing.

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

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

State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia
PO Box 20 04 44
40102 Düsseldorf
Tel.: +49 211 384240
Fax: +49 211 38424999
E-Mail: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de

Right to object
If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation, with effect for the future.
After an objection has been made, the processing of the affected data will be terminated, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.

last update: 13.07.2023