Privacy policy
Thank you for your interest in our website. With this Privacy Policy, we inform you about the type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data and your rights as a data subject.
I. General Information
1. Controller
Unless otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, Axel Springer Deutschland GmbH, Axel-Springer-Straße 65, 10969 Berlin (hereinafter also referred to as "we" or "us") is the controller in the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR.
2. Contact Details of our Data Protection Officer
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding data protection and the enforcement of your rights as a data subject, please contact our data protection officer at any time:
Axel Springer Deutschland GmbH
"Data protection Blau International"
Axel-Springer-Straße 65,
10969 Berlin
datenschutz@axelspringer.de
Insofar as data processing is carried out with a joint controller in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR, both controllers act as a joint point of contact.
3. Accessing the Website
When you use our website, we automatically set strictly necessary cookies and collect and process the following information in order to enable the usability of the functions provided and to ensure the security and stability of our website:
- Information about the accessing end device and the software used
- Date and time of access
- Websites from which the user accesses our website or which the user accesses via our website
- IP address
The processing of your IP address is absolutely necessary to enable the delivery of our website to your end device. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
Our servers also store your IP address for up to 14 days for the purpose and in the interest of ensuring the security of our website (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
4. Place of Processing
We also process personal data in countries outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"), including the USA. If no adequacy decision of the European Commission exists for the respective third country, we have concluded the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission pursuant to Art. 46 para. 2 lit. c GDPR with the services used in third countries to ensure an adequate level of data protection:
5. Storage Period
We only process personal data as long as this is necessary for the purpose stated in this Privacy Policy. The personal data will then be deleted, provided that there are no statutory retention periods preventing data deletion.
II. Your rights
1. Information, Rectification, Erasure, Restriction and the Right to be Forgotten
You can obtain information from us at any time and free of charge as to whether personal data relating to you is being processed by us and also specifically which data about you is being stored, as well as requesting a copy of the stored data. You can also require incorrect data to be corrected and completed.
You can also request the erasure and restriction of your personal data.
2. Data Portability
Where applicable, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted to you or to another controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, provided that the processing is based on consent or on a contract and is carried out by automated means. However, this does not apply if the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller. You also have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
3. Cancellation / Objection
You can revoke your consent to your Cookie Preference at any time via the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of the website. You can also revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future at the above-mentioned contact address.
You can object to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of direct advertising at any time by sending a corresponding message to the contact addresses given above, without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.
You also have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on a legitimate interest or a public interest. In the event of an objection, we will no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. fulfilment of a task carried out in the public interest.
4. Right of Appeal
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority and to seek legal remedies. The supervisory authority to which the complaint has been submitted will inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy.
5. Existence of Automated Decision-Making
We do not use automated decision-making or profiling within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR.
III. Cookie Preference
When you visit our website for the first time, a window ("Cookie Preference") opens in which you have the option to give your consent to third-party providers to store and/or retrieve information on your device and to process personal data for certain purposes by making the appropriate settings, or to refuse them in each case. The settings you make in the Cookie Preference are stored in a cookie on your device. You have the option at any time to change the settings you have made in the Cookie Preferences with effect for the future, i.e. to revoke any consent you have given. Below we inform you about the use of cookies or comparable technologies and the processing of personal data by the third-party providers we use, which may take place depending on the settings you have made in the Cookie Preference.
Cookies are small files that your browser stores on your device in a directory provided for this purpose. Among other things, they can be used to determine whether you have visited a website before. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier for the cookie. It consists of a string of characters that can be used to assign websites and servers to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the websites and servers visited to distinguish the individual browser from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognised and identified via the unique cookie ID. Cookies cannot identify you as a person without additional information.
The use of certain cookies and similar technologies by us or by third-party providers is necessary ("Required") in order to be able to offer our services and third-party services integrated into our website and requested by you. Furthermore, the settings you have made in the Cookie Preferences or the consent you have given to cookies are stored on your end device. The use of these cookies is necessary for the service you have requested.
Unless otherwise specified, other cookies and similar technologies on this website are only set subject to your consent to the storage and/or retrieval of information on a device.
Cookies and similar technologies are sometimes required to collect personal data or to store personal data on your end device in order to subsequently process personal data for the following purposes:
- Personalisation,
- Marketing,
- Analytics.
Without your consent, you may not be able to use all the functions of our website to their full extent.
You can revoke your consent at any time in the Cookie Settings by making the appropriate setting. You can also delete cookies that have already been set at any time via an Internet browser or other software programmes. This is possible in all common internet browsers. Please note that in this case, the settings you have made in the cookie preferences will also be deleted and would have to be made again when you visit our website again. Unless otherwise stated, the duration of the cookies used is limited to a maximum of one year.
IV. Special Services
1. Registration and Login
You have the option of registering in our shop and storing your personal data required for an order for later purchases. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. However, you also have the option of placing orders as a guest. Registration is not mandatory for this.
2. Orders
We process the personal data transmitted to us by you as part of the order or registration process for the purpose of sending the confirmation of receipt and processing the contract. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
3. PayPal
We have integrated the payment option PayPal on this website. PayPal is an online payment service provider of PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Payments are processed via so-called PayPal accounts, which are virtual private or business accounts. In addition, PayPal offers the option of processing virtual payments via credit cards if you do not have a PayPal account. A PayPal account is managed via an e-mail address, which is why there is no classic account number. PayPal makes it possible to initiate online payments to third parties or to receive payments. PayPal also acts as a trustee and offers buyer protection services. By selecting this payment option, the data subject consents to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing. The personal data transmitted to PayPal is usually first name, surname, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number or other data required for payment processing. Personal data relating to the respective order is also required to process the purchase contract. The purpose of transmitting the data is to process payments and prevent fraud. We 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 customer may be transmitted by PayPal to credit agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check identity and creditworthiness. PayPal may pass on personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors if this is necessary to fulfil contractual obligations or if the data is to be processed on our behalf.
The data subject has the option of revoking 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. The applicable data protection provisions of PayPal may be retrieved under https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.
4. Stripe
If you choose a payment method from the payment service provider Stripe, the payment will be processed by the payment service provider Stripe Payments Europe Ltd, Block 4, Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Road, Dublin 2, Ireland, to whom we will pass on the information you provide during the ordering process, along with information about your order (name, address, account number, bank code, credit card number if applicable, invoice amount, currency and transaction number). Your data will only be passed on for the purpose of payment processing with the payment service provider Stripe Payments Europe Ltd. The legal basis for the transfer of data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. You can find more information about Stripe's data protection at: https://stripe.com/de/terms.
5. Your Contact
When you contact us, e.g. by e-mail, the data you provide (e.g. your e-mail address, possibly your name, your telephone number, etc.) will be processed by us in order to process your enquiry and, if necessary, to contact you. We will delete the data collected in this context when it is no longer required for the aforementioned purpose, provided that the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If you provide us with personal data of another person, you must first take the necessary data protection measures, e.g. obtain the necessary prior consent of this person and inform them of the purpose for which you are transmitting the data to us.
Status: 09.09.2025