Privacy Policy
We appreciate your interest in our online offering. The protection of your personal data is our highest priority. Below, we inform you about how we process your personal data when you use our website and our services – in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), and, where applicable, the Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG).
Responsible person within the meaning of the GDPR:
Elite Curtains and Home Textiles GmbH
Berliner Straße 16
32832 Augustdorf
Germany
Email: kontakt@decoemin.de
Phone: +49 (0)1721627976
1. General information on data processing
We generally only process our users' personal data to the extent necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services. Processing generally only occurs with the consent of the data subject or if permitted by law.
Legal basis according to Art. 6 GDPR:
– Consent (lit. a)
– Performance of the contract / pre-contractual measures (lit. b)
– Legal obligation (lit. c)
– Legitimate interest (lit. f)
2. Data types and processing purposes
What data we process:
– Inventory data (name, address, customer ID)
– Contact details (email, telephone number)
– Payment information (invoice details, payment method)
– Content data (form entries, messages)
– Usage data (pages visited, click behavior)
– Meta and communication data (IP address, device information)
Why we process this data:
– To process your orders
– To answer contact requests
– For the technical provision of the website
– For shipping, invoicing, support
– For security and abuse prevention
– For marketing purposes (where permitted)
– For legally required archiving
3. Data processing within Shopify
Our website is hosted by Shopify Inc., 151 O'Connor Street, Ground floor, Ottawa, ON, K2P 2L8, Canada . Your personal data may be processed via Shopify servers in Canada or the USA. Shopify is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) and provides an adequate level of data protection in accordance with Art. 45 GDPR.
More about data processing at Shopify:
https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy
4. Third-party providers & international data transfer
We use external service providers for various functions (payment, shipping, analytics, marketing). This may involve transferring data to third countries (outside the EU/EEA). Such transfers only occur if:
– there is an adequacy decision from the EU Commission,
– Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) have been concluded or
– You have expressly consented .
5. Payment service providers
For payment processing, we use services from the following providers, whose privacy policies apply to the respective transaction:
– PayPal (PayPal (Europe) S.à rl et Cie, Luxembourg)
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– Stripe (Stripe, Inc., USA)
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– Shopify Payments , Apple Pay, Google Pay, Klarna, UnionPay, etc.
6. Cookies and consent management
We use cookies on our website. These serve functional, analytical, and marketing purposes. Some cookies are technically necessary, others are only used with your express consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).
When you first visit our website, we will show you a cookie banner (Consent Manager) that allows you to manage your consent.
You can delete or block cookies at any time using your browser settings.
7. Web analysis & tools
We use Google Analytics 4 for pseudonymous analysis of user behavior. The IP address is anonymized before each storage. Legal basis: legitimate interest (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR), unless otherwise agreed.
Opt-Out:https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
8. Contact forms and communication
If you contact us (e.g., by email or form), we will save your information to process your request. This data will not be shared with third parties unless necessary to process the contract.
9. Customer accounts
When you register a customer account, we save your login details and past orders. This data remains stored until the account is deleted or statutory retention periods expire.
10. Rights of data subjects
You have the right at any time to:
– Information about your stored data
– Correction of incorrect data
– Deletion of your data (unless there are legal obligations to the contrary)
– Restriction of processing
– Data portability
– Objection to the processing of your data
– Revocation of consent already given
– Complaint to a data protection supervisory authority
11. Storage period
We store personal data only for as long as necessary for the respective processing purposes. Tax and commercial documents are retained for up to 10 years in accordance with statutory retention periods.
12. TLS encryption
This website uses TLS encryption (recognizable by https://) for secure data transmission. This ensures that your information is transmitted encrypted and protected from unauthorized access.
13. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy at any time to reflect legal or technical developments. The current version at the time of your visit always applies.
As of March 2025
Responsible:
Elite Curtains and Home Textiles GmbH
Berliner Straße 16, 32832 Augustdorf
kontakt@elitegardinen.de | +49 (0)1721627976