privacy policy

The person responsible for data processing is:
Ilka Pia Claren
Seeblickstr.3
87466 Oy-Mittelberg
Germany
helllo@artfromilkasheart.com

We are delighted that you are interested in our online shop. The protection of your privacy is very important to us. Below we will provide you with detailed information about how we handle your data. Your data will be processed on the basis of the GDPR and in accordance with Section 165 Paragraph 3 of the Telecommunications Act (Austria).

1. Access data and hosting

You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Every time you access a website, the web server automatically saves a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the access. This access data is evaluated solely for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the website and improving our offering. This serves to protect our legitimate interests in a correct presentation of our offering in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f of GDPR, which prevail within the framework of a balancing of interests. All access data is deleted no later than one month after the end of your visit to the website.

hosting

The services for hosting and displaying the website are partly provided by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise stated in this privacy policy, all access data and all data collected in forms provided for this purpose on this website are processed on their servers. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact options described in this privacy policy.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission and the Swiss Federal Council have determined by resolution that they provide an adequate level of data protection: Canada, USA

The adequacy decisions for the USA serve as the basis for transfers to third countries, provided that the respective service provider is certified.

Certification according to the decision of the European Commission is available.

Certification according to the decision of the Swiss Federal Council is available.

The adequacy decisions for the USA apply as the basis for the transfer to third countries, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Until certification by our service providers, the data transfer continues to be based on this basis: standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, India, Singapore.
There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission and the Swiss Federal Council for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on these guarantees: Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission

2. Data processing for contract processing and contact

2.1 Data processing for contract execution

For the purpose of contract processing (including inquiries regarding and processing of any existing warranty and performance claims as well as any statutory updating obligations) in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter b of GDPR, we collect personal data if you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your order. Mandatory fields are marked as such because in these cases we absolutely need the data to process the contract and we cannot send the order without it. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms.

Further information on the processing of your data, in particular on the transfer to our service providers for the purpose of order, payment and shipping processing, can be found in the following sections of this data protection declaration. After the contract has been fully processed, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after the tax and commercial retention periods have expired in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter c of GDPR, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.

inventory management system

We use merchandise management systems from external service providers to process orders and contracts. Our service providers work for us as part of order processing. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact options described in this data protection declaration.

Certification according to the decision of the European Commission is available.

2.2 Customer account

If you have given your consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR by deciding to open a customer account, we will use your data for the purpose of opening a customer account and to store your data for future orders on our website. Your customer account can be deleted at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or via a function provided for this purpose in the customer account. After your customer account has been deleted, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.

2.3 Contact

As part of customer communication, we collect personal data to process your inquiries in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter b of GDPR if you voluntarily provide this data to us when contacting us (e.g. via contact form, live chat tool or email). Mandatory fields are marked as such because in these cases we absolutely need the data to process your contact. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. Once your inquiry has been fully processed, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

3. Data processing for the purpose of shipping

In order to fulfill the contract in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter b of GDPR, we will pass on your data to the shipping service provider commissioned with the delivery, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of ordered goods. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

Data transfer to shipping service providers for the purpose of shipping notification

If you have given us your express consent to do so during or after your order, we will pass on your telephone number to the selected shipping service provider in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR so that they can contact you before delivery for the purpose of notifying or coordinating the delivery.
Consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this privacy policy or directly to the shipping service provider at the contact address listed below. After revocation, we will delete the data you provided for this purpose unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.

DHL Paket GmbH
Sträßchensweg 10
53113 Bonn
Germany

DPD Deutschland GmbH
Wailandtstraße 1
63741 Aschaffenburg
Germany

4. Data processing for payment processing

When processing payments in our online shop, we work with these partners: technical service providers, credit institutions, payment service providers.

4.1 Data processing for transaction processing

Depending on the payment method selected, we pass on the data required to process the payment transaction to our technical service providers who work for us as part of order processing, or to the commissioned credit institutions or to the selected payment service provider, insofar as this is necessary to process the payment. This serves to fulfill the contract in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter b of GDPR. In some cases, the payment service providers collect the data required to process the payment themselves, e.g. on their own website or via a technical integration in the ordering process. In this respect, the data protection declaration of the respective payment service provider applies.
If you have any questions about our payment processing partners and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact options described in this privacy policy.

4.2 Data processing for the purpose of fraud prevention and optimizing our payment processes

If necessary, we will provide our service providers with additional data, which they will use together with the data necessary for processing the payment as our processors for the purpose of fraud prevention and optimizing our payment processes (e.g. invoicing, processing of disputed payments, accounting support). In accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, this serves to protect our legitimate interests in protecting ourselves against fraud and in efficient payment management, which prevail within the framework of a balancing of interests.

5. Advertising by email

5.1 E-mail newsletter with registration and newsletter tracking

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will use the data required for this purpose or separately provided by you to regularly send you our e-mail newsletter based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time and can do so either by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a link provided for this purpose in the newsletter. After unsubscribing, we will delete your e-mail address from the recipient list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.

We would like to point out that we evaluate your user behavior when sending the newsletter. To do this, we also analyze your use of our newsletter by measuring, storing and evaluating opening rates and click rates for the purpose of designing future newsletter campaigns ("newsletter tracking").

For this evaluation, the emails sent contain single-pixel technologies (e.g. so-called web beacons, tracking pixels) that are stored on our website. For the evaluations, we link in particular the following "newsletter data"

the page from which the page was requested (so-called referrer URL),
the date and time of the call,
the description of the type of web browser used,
the IP address of the requesting computer,
the email address,
the date and time of registration and confirmation

and the one-pixel technologies with your email address or your IP address and, if applicable, an individual ID. Links contained in the newsletter may also contain this ID.

If you do not wish to receive newsletter tracking, you can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time - as described above.

The information will be stored as long as you are subscribed to the newsletter.

5.2 Newsletter distribution

The newsletter and the newsletter tracking described above may also be sent by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact options described in this data protection declaration.

6. Cookies and other technologies

General information

In order to make visiting our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies on various pages, including so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that are automatically saved on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit (persistent cookies).

Protection of privacy on end devices
When you use our online service, we use technologies that are absolutely necessary to provide the telemedia service you have expressly requested. The storage of information in your device or access to information that is already stored in your device does not require your consent.

For functions that are not absolutely necessary, the storage of information on your device or access to information that is already stored on your device requires your consent. We would like to point out that if you do not give your consent, parts of the website may not be fully usable. Any consent you may have given will remain in effect until you adjust or reset the relevant settings on your device.

Any downstream data processing through cookies and other technologies

We use technologies that are absolutely necessary for the use of certain functions of our website (e.g. shopping cart function). These technologies collect and process IP addresses, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information about your use of our website (e.g. information about the contents of the shopping cart). In the context of a balancing of interests, this serves the overriding legitimate interests in an optimized presentation of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter f of GDPR.

We also use technologies to fulfill the legal obligations to which we are subject (e.g. to be able to prove consent to the processing of your personal data) as well as for web analysis and online marketing. Further information on this, including the respective legal basis for data processing, can be found in the following sections of this data protection declaration.

What types of cookies are used?

cookie settings

You can find the cookie settings for your browser under the following links: Microsoft Edge™ / Safari™ / Chrome™ / Firefox™ / Opera™

If you have consented to the use of technologies in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR, you can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in the data protection declaration.

7. Use of cookies and other technologies

We use the following cookies and other third-party technologies on our website. Unless otherwise stated for the individual technologies, this is done on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR. Once the purpose no longer applies and we no longer use the respective technology, the data collected in this context will be deleted. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. You can find more information about your options for revoking your consent in the "Cookies and other technologies" section. You can find more information, including the basis of our cooperation with the individual providers, for the individual technologies. If you have any questions about the providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.

8. Social Media

Our online presence on Facebook (by Meta), Instagram (by Meta), Pinterest

If you have given your consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR to the respective social media operator, when you visit our online presence on the social media mentioned above, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes, from which usage profiles will be created using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to your interests. Cookies are usually used for this purpose. For detailed information on the processing and use of data by the respective social media operator, as well as a contact option and your related rights and setting options to protect your privacy, please refer to the providers' data protection notices linked below. If you still need help with this, you can contact us.

Facebook (by Meta) is an offer from Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Meta Platforms Ireland"). The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Facebook (by Meta) is usually transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. The data processing when visiting a Facebook (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between joint controllers in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here .

The adequacy decisions for the USA serve as the basis for the transfer to third countries, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico. There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission and the Swiss Federal Council for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on these guarantees: standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

Instagram (by Meta) is an offer from Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Meta Platforms Ireland") The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Instagram is usually transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. The data processing when visiting an Instagram (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between joint controllers in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on insights data) can be found here .

The adequacy decisions for the USA serve as the basis for the transfer to third countries, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.

9. Contact options and your rights

9.1 Your rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein;
pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to immediately request the rectification of inaccurate or completion of your personal data stored by us;
pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing
- to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
- to fulfill a legal obligation;
- for reasons of public interest or
- is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;
pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as
- you dispute the accuracy of the data;
- the processing is unlawful but you oppose its erasure;
- we no longer need the data, but you require it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or
- you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller;
pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or work or of our company headquarters.

right of objection

If we process personal data as described above to protect our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If the processing is carried out for other purposes, you only have the right to object if there are reasons arising from your particular situation.

After exercising your right of objection, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

This does not apply if the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes. In this case, we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

9.2 Contact options

If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, information, correction, restriction or deletion of data, as well as revocation of consent granted or objection to a specific use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our legal notice.

Pinterest is an offer from Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Pinterest"). The information automatically collected by Pinterest about your use of our online presence on Pinterest is usually transferred to a server of Pinterest, Inc., 505 Brannan St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA and stored there.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside Switzerland, the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission and the Swiss Federal Council have determined by resolution that there is an adequate level of data protection.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside Switzerland, the EU and the EEA. There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission and the Swiss Federal Council for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.