Privacy Policy

We are pleased about your interest in our extremely interesting privacy policy. It means our efforts to express it fulfilled its big purpose. As you can imagine protecting your privacy is important to us. Below we inform you in detail about the handling of your data.

1. Access Data and Hosting

You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Each time a webpage is accessed, the web server automatically stores a so-called server logfile, which contains the name of the requested file, your IP address, date and time of the retrieval, the amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider (access data). This access data is evaluated solely for the purpose of ensuring the trouble-free operation of the site and improving our offer. This serves to protect our predominantly legitimate interests in the correct presentation of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. All access data will be deleted no later than seven days after the end of your visit to the site.

We also use cookies on our website to improve the user experience, analyze website traffic, and for marketing purposes. For more information on how we use cookies, please refer to our [Cookie Policy].

2. Data Processing for Contract Execution, Contacting, and When Opening a Customer Account

We collect personal data when you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your order, or when contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email). Mandatory fields are marked as such because we need this data to process your order or handle your inquiry, and you cannot complete the order or send the contact request without providing this information. The data collected is evident from the respective input forms.

We use the data you provide for contract processing and handling your inquiries in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR. If you have given your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR by deciding to open a customer account, we use your data for the purpose of creating and managing your customer account. After the complete execution of the contract or deletion of your customer account, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after the expiration of the tax and commercial retention periods in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.

You can delete your customer account at any time by contacting us directly or via a function in your account settings.

3. Data Processing for Shipping Processing

For the fulfillment of the contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, we 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 are outside the EU/EEA, please note that your data may be transferred to service providers outside the EU, where applicable, and we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses).

4. Data Processing for Payment Processing

In order to process payments in our online shop, we work with technical service providers, credit institutions, and payment service providers.

4.1 Data Processing for Transaction Processing

Depending on the selected payment method, we pass on the data necessary for the execution of 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 for payment processing (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR).

If you have any questions about our partners for payment processing and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us.

4.2 Data Processing for Fraud Prevention and Optimization of Payment Processes

If necessary, we provide our service providers with additional data, which they use together with the data necessary for payment processing for the purposes of fraud prevention and optimization of our payment processes (e.g., invoicing, handling of contested payments). This serves to protect our predominantly legitimate interests in safeguarding against fraud or in efficient payment management in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

5. Social Media

Our Online Presence on Instagram

If you have given your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR to the respective social media operator, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes when you visit our online presence on the aforementioned social media platforms, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. These can be used to display advertisements inside and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to your interests. Cookies are generally used for this purpose.

For detailed information on the processing and use of the data by the respective social media operator, as well as a contact option and your rights and settings to protect your privacy, please refer to the linked privacy notices of the providers below.

Instagram [https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875] is an offering of Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook Ireland"). The information automatically collected by Facebook Ireland about your use of our online presence on Instagram is generally transferred to a server of Facebook, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, and stored there. For the USA, there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission. Our cooperation is based on the standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

6. Data Subject Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

Right to Access: According to Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us.
Right to Rectification: According to Art. 16 GDPR, the right to request the immediate correction of incorrect or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure: According to Art. 17 GDPR, the right to request the deletion of your personal data, unless further processing is required for legal obligations or defense of legal claims.
Right to Restriction: According to Art. 18 GDPR, the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
Right to Data Portability: According to Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another responsible party.
Right to Object: You may object to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation, in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR. If the processing is for direct marketing purposes, you can object at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided above.

7. Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that your data protection rights have been violated. The supervisory authority for data protection in Germany is the Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit (BfDI), but you can also contact the authority in your local area or the authority where your personal data is processed.

8. Cookie Policy and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device. These cookies enable the website to recognize your device, improve performance, and offer personalized content.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect your experience on our website.

For more information on how we use cookies, please read our [Cookie Policy], which provides details on the types of cookies we use, their purposes, and how you can manage your preferences.

9. Data Security

We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. These measures include encryption, secure data storage, and restricted access to authorized personnel only.

10. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be communicated through the website or via email if necessary. Please check this policy periodically for any updates.

If now after studying our superb privacy policy a somehow unsolved question remained you may contact join@unitedhumansofearth.com.

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