DATA PROTECTION

Foreword

The operators of Clinton Großhandels-GmbH take the protection of your private data seriously. In particular, taking privacy into account when processing personal information is an important concern. Personal information is used in accordance with the provisions of the German Data Protection Act (BDSG); the operators of this website undertake to observe confidentiality. These web pages may contain links to the websites of other providers, to which this data protection declaration does not extend.

1. Personal information

Personal information is information which can be used to find out identity. It includes information such as the correct name, address, postal address and telephone number. Information which is not directly associated with actual identity (such as favourite websites or number of users of a site) does not fall under personal information. It is also possible to use our website without disclosing your identity. If you decide to register, thus to log on as a member (registered user), you can store personal information in your individual user profile. You are free to decide whether to enter this information. As we try to collect as little personal information as possible to use the website, all you need to provide for registration is your name – under which you are listed as a member and which does not have to be your real name – and your e-mail address to which the password is sent. Information about your server (for example, IP address, date, time and pages viewed) is saved in connection with access to our pages. No personal evaluation takes place. We reserve the right to carry out statistical analysis of anonymised data sets. We use the personal information for the purposes of technical administration of the web pages and for customer administration only to the extent required. In addition, personal information is only saved when it is freely provided.

2. Forwarding of personal information

We only use personal information for this website. We do not pass on the information to third parties without your express consent. Should information be forwarded to service providers within the framework of processing order data, this will be done in accordance with the German Data Protection Act (BDSG), other legal provisions and this privacy policy.
Collection and/or provision of personal information for/to government institutions and authorities only takes place within the framework of compulsory legal provisions.

3. Use of cookies

We use cookies – small files with configuration information. They help us to determine individual user settings and to implement special user functions. We do not record any personal information via cookies. All the functions of the website can also be used without cookies, although some user-defined features and settings would not be available.

4. Children

Persons under the age of 18 should not send us any personal information without the consent of their parents or legal guardians. We do not request personal information from children, do not collect it and do not forward it to third parties.

5. Right to retraction

If you have transferred personal information to us, you can amend this at any time in the user profile and delete it. Please contact the Webmaster for complete deletion of the account. Until such time, however, we may reserve the right to retain contributions to forums, comments, event notices and articles – information regarding this is also available at the general terms and conditions of use for B2B & the general terms and conditions of use for B2C.

6. Link to other websites

Our website contains links to other websites. We have no influence over whether the operators of these comply with data protection regulations.

7. Contributions

The contributions on our website can be accessed by anyone. Before publication, contributions should be checked carefully with regard to whether they contain details which are not intended for public consumption. The contributions may be saved in search machines and accessed worldwide even if this website is not specifically accessed

8. Questions and comments

Please e-mail questions and suggestions and comments on the topic of data protection to the Webmaster of Clinton Großhandels-GmbH.

9. Social Plugins

Our websites use social plug-ins from Facebook and Google in order to make the online shop a more personal experience. For this we use the Facebook logo and the “Google play” button. These are provided by the American companies Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA) and Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). When you visit our sites which contain a plug-in such as this, your browser creates a connection with Facebook and/or Google and the content is loaded from these sites. Your visit to our website can thus be monitored by Facebook and Google respectively even if you do not actively use the function. If you have an account with Facebook or Google, you can use such a social plug-in and in this way can share information with your friends. We have no influence over the content of the plug-ins and the conveyance of information. Please see the data protection notices regarding the purpose and scope of the data collection, the further processing and use of the information by Facebook and Google, your rights in relation to this and your settings options to protect your privacy. You’ll also find here more detailed information regarding your rights and settings options to protect your privacy. By logging out of your social network sites beforehand (Facebook and Google play) and deleting cookies which have been set, you can prevent Facebook and Google collecting information about you while you are visiting our websites.

10. Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, which are text files which are stored on your computer and enable your use of the website to be analysed. The information generated by the cookie regarding your use of our website (including your IP address) is transferred to a Google server in the USA and saved there. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports regarding the website activities for the website operators and to perform additional services related to website use and internet use. In addition, Google may forward this information to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this information on behalf of Google. In this case, Google will on no account connect your IP address with other information from Google. You can prevent the installation of cookies by making a corresponding setting in your browser software. Google provides a deactivation add-on for browsers from Google Analytics, for this purpose which you access via the following link (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de). However, we must point out that in this case you may not be able to fully use all the functions of our website. By using our website you declare that you agree with the processing by Google of the information collected about you in the aforementioned manner and for the aforementioned purpose. Our website uses Google Analytics with the add-on “_anonymizeIp()”. For this reason, IP addresses are only processed in abbreviated form in order to exclude direct personal reference. The collection of and saving of data can be cancelled at any time with effect for the future.