Privacy

Thank you for your interest in our online shop. The protection of your privacy is very important to us. Below we inform you in detail about the handling of your data.
 
The website www.abro.de and the integrated online shop (hereinafter jointly referred to as the "website") are operated by abro GmbH & Co. KG, Nürnberger Str. 3-9, 63110 Rodgau, Germany (hereinafter "abro", "the controller" or "we"). Abro attaches great importance to the protection of your personal data and collects, processes and uses your personal data exclusively in accordance with the principles described below and in compliance with the applicable data protection laws, in particular the EU Data Protection Regulation.

 
I. Name and address of the data controller
 
The controller 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:
abro GmbH & Co. KG
Nürnberger Str. 3-9, 63110 Rodgau, Germany
Tel.: +49 6106 6996-0
Fax: +49 6106 6996-39
E-mail: eshop@abro.de
Website: www.abro.de

II. General information on data processing
 
1. Scope of the processing of personal data
 As a matter of principle, we process personal data of our users only insofar as this is necessary for the provision of a functional website as well as our contents and services. The processing of personal data of our users is regularly only carried out with the consent of the user. An exception applies in those cases in which it is not possible to obtain prior consent for actual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by legal regulations.
 

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data
Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing operations involving personal data, Article 6 (1) lit. a of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) serves as the legal basis.
When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.
If the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the first-mentioned interest, Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO serves as the legal basis for the processing.
 

3. Data deletion and storage period
The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage ceases to apply. Storage may take place beyond this if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in Union regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a necessity for the continued storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfilment of a contract.

III. provision of the website and creation of log files
 
1. Description and scope of data processing
Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer. The following data is collected:
(1) Information about the type of browser and the version used.
(2) The user's operating system
(3) The user's Internet service provider
(4) The IP address of the user
(5) Date and time of access
(6) Websites from which the user's system accesses our website
(7) Websites that are accessed by the user's system via our website.
This data is also stored in the log files of our system. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.
 

2. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data and the log files is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
 

3. Purpose of the data processing
The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user's computer. For this purpose, the user's IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.
The storage in log files is done to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, we use the data to optimise the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. An evaluation of the data for marketing purposes does not take place in this context.
These purposes are also our legitimate interest in data processing according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

4. Duration of storage
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.
In the case of storage of data in log files, this is the case after seven days at the latest. Storage beyond this period is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users are deleted or alienated, so that an assignment of the calling client is no longer possible.
 

5. Possibility of objection and removal
The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility for the user to object.
 

IV. Use of cookies
 
1. Description and scope of data processing
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the 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 of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again.
We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change. The following data is stored and transmitted in the cookies:
(1) language settings
(2) Items in a shopping cart
(3) Log-in information
We also use cookies on our website that enable an analysis of the user's surfing behaviour. The following data can be transmitted in this way:
(1) Search terms entered
(2) Frequency of page views
(3) Use of website functions.

The user data collected in this way is pseudonymised by technical precautions. Therefore, it is no longer possible to assign the data to the calling user. The data is not stored together with other personal data of the user. When accessing our website, users are informed by an information banner about the use of cookies for analysis purposes and are referred to this data protection declaration. In this context, there is also an indication of how the storage of cookies can be prevented in the browser settings.
When accessing our website, the user is informed about the use of cookies for analysis purposes and his or her consent to the processing of personal data used in this context is obtained. In this context, a reference to this data protection declaration is also made.
 

2. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies is Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. For the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes, your consent as a user is required; the legal basis for the processing is then Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO.
 

3. Purpose of the data processing
The use of technically necessary cookies is intended to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognised even after a page change. We require cookies for the following applications:
(1) Shopping cart
(2) Acceptance of language settings
(3) Remembering search terms
The user data collected through technically necessary cookies are not used to create user profiles.
Analysis cookies are used to improve the quality of our website and its content. Through the analysis cookies, we learn how the website is used and can thus continuously optimise our offer. These purposes are also our legitimate interest in processing the personal data in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

4. Duration of storage, possibility of objection and elimination
Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted to our site by the user. Therefore, you as a user have full control over the use of cookies. You can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies by changing the settings in your internet browser. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all the functions of the website to their full extent.

 
V. Newsletter
 
1. Description and scope of data processing
You can subscribe to a free newsletter via our website. When you register for the newsletter, the data from the input mask is transmitted to us.
In addition, the following data is collected during registration:
(1) IP address of the calling computer
(2) Date and time of registration
Your consent is obtained for the processing of the data during the registration process and reference is made to this data protection declaration.
If you purchase goods via our website and enter your e-mail address, this may subsequently be used by us to send you a newsletter. In such a case, only direct advertising for our own similar goods or services will be sent via the newsletter. No data will be passed on to third parties in connection with the processing of data for the dispatch of newsletters. The data is used exclusively for sending the newsletter.

2. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the processing of data after registration for the newsletter by the user is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO if the user has given his consent. The legal basis for sending the newsletter as a result of the sale of goods or services is Article 7 (3) UWG.

 
3. Purpose of the data processing
The collection of the user's e-mail address serves to deliver the newsletter.
The collection of other personal data during the registration process serves to prevent misuse of the services or the e-mail address used.
 

4. Duration of storage
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. The user's e-mail address is therefore stored for as long as the subscription to the newsletter is active.
The other personal data collected during the registration process is usually deleted after a period of seven days.
 

5. Possibility of objection and cancellation
The subscription to the newsletter can be cancelled by the user concerned at any time. For this purpose, there is a corresponding link in each newsletter. This also enables revocation of the consent to the storage of the personal data collected during the registration process, provided the user had registered to receive the newsletter.

VI. Registration
 
1. Description and scope of data processing
On our website, we offer users the opportunity to register by providing personal data. The data is entered in an input mask and transmitted to us and stored. The type and scope of the data can be seen directly from the input mask. The data is not passed on to third parties.
The following data is also stored at the time of registration:
(1) The IP address of the user
(2) Date and time of registration
The user's consent to the processing of this data is obtained as part of the registration process.
 

2. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO if the user has given his consent. If the registration serves the fulfilment of a contract to which the user is a party or the implementation of pre-contractual measures, the additional legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.
 

3. Purpose of data processing
Registration of the user is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract with the user or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.
 

4. Duration of storage
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. This is the case for data collected during the registration process for the fulfilment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures when the data is no longer required for the implementation of the contract. We only continue to store the contract partner's personal data after the contract has been fulfilled if we have to comply with contractual or statutory obligations.
 

5. Possibility of objection and removal
As a user, you have the option to cancel your registration at any time. You can have the data stored about you changed at any time. If the data is required for the fulfilment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, premature deletion of the data is only possible insofar as contractual or legal obligations do not prevent deletion.

VII. Contact form and e-mail contact
 
1. Description and scope of data processing
You can contact us via the e-mail address service@abro.de and eshop@abro.de provided in the CONTACT section. In this case, your personal data transmitted by e-mail will be stored. In this context, the data will not be passed on to third parties. The data will be used exclusively for processing the conversation.
 

2. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. If the e-mail contact aims at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.
 

3. Purpose of the data processing
The processing of the personal data from the input mask is solely for the purpose of processing the contact. In the event of contact being made by e-mail, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in the processing of the data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
The other personal data processed during the sending process serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.
 

4. Duration of storage
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. For personal data sent by e-mail, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is ended when the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.
The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted at the latest after a period of seven days.
 

5. Possibility of objection and removal
You have the possibility at any time to revoke your consent to the processing of personal data and to object to the storage of your personal data. In this case, the dialogue cannot be continued. All personal data stored in the course of contacting you will then be deleted.

 VIII. Web analysis through Google Analytics
 
1. Description and scope of data processing
We use Google Analytics, a web analysis tool of Google Inc. on our website, provided that the user gives his consent.
Its use includes the Universal Analytics service, which enables us to assign interactions such as sessions and data across multiple devices to a pseudonymous user ID and thus analyse a user's activities across devices. Google Analytics uses cookies (text files) that are stored on the user's computer and enable an analysis of how the user uses our website. The information generated in this way is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. If IP anonymisation is activated via our website, Google shortens the user IP address in order to use it within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Within the scope of our website, we have extended the Google Analytics service to include IP anonymisation in order to ensure IP masking, i.e. the anonymised collection of IP addresses. The IP address transmitted by your browser via Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. For more information on terms of use and data protection, please visit https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html.
 

2. Purposes of processing
Google will use this information on our behalf for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
 

3. Legal basis
The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is your consent, Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO.
 

4. Recipients / categories of recipients
The recipient of the collected data is Google.
 

5. Transmission to third countries
The personal data generated via Google Analytics is transferred to the USA under the EU-US Privacy Shield on the basis of the European Commission's adequacy decision. The certificate can be accessed at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI.
 

6. Duration of data storage
The data linked to cookies, user IDs (e.g. user ID) or advertising IDs are automatically deleted after 14 months. Such data deletion is carried out automatically once a month.

IX. Social Media PlugIns
 
1. Description, scope and legal basis of data processing
So-called social plugins ("plugins") of the social networks Facebook, Google, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest are used on our website. When you access a page of our website that contains such a plugin, the browser of your computer establishes a direct connection to the servers of Facebook, Google, Twitter or Instagram. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly to your browser by the respective provider and integrated into the page. By integrating the plugins, the providers receive the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a profile or are not currently logged in. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted by your browser directly to a server of the respective provider (possibly to the USA) and stored there. If you are logged in to one of the services, the providers can directly assign the visit to our website to your profile in the respective social network. If you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking the "Like" or "Share" button, the corresponding information is also transmitted directly to a server of the provider and stored there. The information will also be published on the social network and displayed to your contacts there. This serves to protect our legitimate interests in an optimal marketing of our offer, which outweigh our interests in the context of a balancing of interests, in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
 

2. Purposes of processing
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by the providers as well as a contact option and your rights and setting options in this regard to protect your privacy can be found in the data protection notices of the respective providers. In order to prevent the social networks from directly assigning the data collected via our website to your profile in the respective service, you must log out of the corresponding service before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the loading of the plugins with add-ons for your browser, e.g. with the script blocker "NoScript" (http://noscript.net/).

X. Rights of the data subject
 
If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis us as the controller:

1. Right to information
You can request confirmation from us as the controller as to whether your personal data in question is being processed by us. If such processing is taking place, you may request information about the following:
(a) the purposes for which the personal data are processed;
b) the categories of personal data processed;
c) the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed;
(d) the planned duration of the storage of the personal data concerning you or, if no specific information is available, the criteria for determining the duration of the storage;
(e) the existence of a right to obtain the rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to obtain the restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;
(f) the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
(g) any available information on the origin of the data if the personal data are not collected directly from you as the data subject;
h) the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the 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.
i) You have the right to request information as to whether the personal data concerning you is transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. In this context, you may request to be informed about the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 of the GDPR in connection with the transfer.
 

2. Right to rectification 
You have a right of rectification and/or completion vis-à-vis the controller if the personal data processed concerning you are inaccurate or incomplete. The controller must carry out the rectification without delay.

3. Right to restriction of processing
You may request the restriction of the processing of personal data relating to you under the following conditions:
(a) if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period of time which allows us to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
b) the processing is unlawful and you object to the erasure of the personal data and request instead the restriction of the use of the personal data;
c) we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need them for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims; or
d) if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the Data Protection Regulation and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override your grounds.
If the processing of personal data relating to you has been restricted, such data may - apart from being stored - only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or a Member State.
If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed before the restriction is lifted.
 

4. Right to erasure
a) Obligation to delete
You can demand that we delete the personal data concerning you without delay; we are obliged to delete this data without delay if one of the following reasons applies:
(1) The personal data concerning you is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
(2) You revoke your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) or Art. 9 (2) (a) DSGVO and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
(3) You object to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
(4) The personal data concerning you have been processed unlawfully.
(5) The erasure of the personal data concerning you is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
(6) The personal data concerning you has been collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Article 8(1) of the GDPR.

b) Information to third parties
If we, as the controller, have made the personal data concerning you public and we are obliged to erase it pursuant to Article 17(1) of the GDPR, we will take reasonable steps, including technical measures, having regard to the available technology and the cost of implementation, to inform the data controllers that you, as the data subject, have requested the erasure of all links to, or copies or replications of, that personal data.
c) Exceptions
The right to erasure does not apply insofar as the processing is necessary to
(1) for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
(2) for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller; or
(3) for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
 

5. Right to information
If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.
You have the right to be informed of these recipients by the controller.
 

6. Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, common and machine-readable format. You also have the right to request that we transfer this data to another controller, provided that
a) the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO and
b) the processing is carried out with the aid of automated procedures and
c) the freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected.

7. Right of objection
If the processing of your personal data is based on Art 6 (1) (e) or (f) DSGVO, you have the right to object to the processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
We will then no longer process the personal data concerning you, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.
If the personal data concerning you is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If you object to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.
You have the possibility, in connection with the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.
 

8. Right to withdraw your data protection consent
You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The revocation of the consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.
 

9. Automated decision-making in individual cases including profiling
You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing - including profiling - which produces legal effects vis-à-vis you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision
(1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the controller,
(2) is permissible on the basis of legal provisions of the Union or the Member States to which the controller is subject and these legal provisions contain appropriate measures to protect your rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests; or
(3) is made with your explicit consent.
However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data.

data pursuant to Article 9(1) of the GDPR, unless Article 9(2)(a) or (g) of the GDPR applies, and appropriate measures have been taken to protect the rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests.
With regard to the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the controller shall take reasonable steps to safeguard the rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person on the part of the controller, to express your point of view and to contest the decision.
 

10. Right to complain to a supervisory authority
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR.

XI. Contact
 
You are welcome to contact us as follows to assert your rights and if you have any questions:
abro GmbH & Co KG
Nürnberger Str. 3-9
63110 Rodgau, Germany
 
T +49 (0) 61 06 - 69 96-37
F +49 (0) 61 06 - 69 96-39
E-mail: eshop@abro.de
 
Status: May 2018