Privacy Policy
Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide it will have no consequences. This only applies as far as no other information is given in the subsequent processing operations. "Personal data" includes all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Server Log Files
You can visit our websites without providing personal information. Every time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host/IT service provider by your internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the accessed page, the date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider. The processing is carried out based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR from our predominant legitimate interest in ensuring a trouble-free operation of our website as well as to improve our offer.
Your data will be transmitted to, among others, Canada. An adequacy decision by the European Commission is in place for data transfers to Canada.
Contact
Responsible Party
Contact us upon request.The responsible party for data processing is Premier Card Grading Germany GmbH, Wirichsbongardstraße 39, 52062 Aachen, Germany, 004924199791917, info@premiercardgrading.de.
Initiative Contact by the Customer via Email
If you contact us via email on your own initiative, we will collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. Data processing serves the purpose of processing and responding to your contact request. If the contact aims to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g., advice on purchase interest, quotation), or concerns an already existing contract between you and us, this data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR from our predominant legitimate interest in processing and responding to your request. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation, based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We will only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with legal retention periods unless you have consented to further processing and use.
Collection and Processing
When Using the Contact Form When using the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of contacting you. If the contact aims to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g., advice on purchase interest, quotation), or concerns an already existing contract between you and us, this data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR from our predominant legitimate interest in processing and responding to your request. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation, based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We will only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with legal retention periods unless you have consented to further processing and use.
Customer Account and Orders
Customer Account
When opening a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. The data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. The processing is carried out based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out based on the consent until the revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.
Collection, Processing, and Disclosure of Personal Data When Placing Orders
When placing an order, we collect and process your personal data only to the extent necessary to fulfill and process your order and handle your inquiries. Providing the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it will result in no contract being concluded. The processing is carried out based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and is necessary for the performance of a contract with you. Your data will be disclosed, for example, to the shipping companies and drop shipping providers selected by you, payment service providers, order processing service providers, and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly adhere to legal requirements. The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum.
Your data will be transmitted to, among others, Canada. An adequacy decision by the European Commission is in place for data transfers to Canada.
Payment Service Providers and Credit Checks
Use of PayPal Express
We use the PayPal Express payment service from PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. Data processing serves the purpose of offering you payment through the PayPal Express payment service. To integrate this payment service, PayPal collects, stores, and analyzes data (e.g., IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when you call up the website. Cookies may also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable the recognition of your browser. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR from our predominant legitimate interest in offering customer-oriented payment methods. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. By selecting and using PayPal Express, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to PayPal to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. For more information on data processing when using the PayPal Express payment service, please see the corresponding privacy policy at www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE#Updated_PS.
Use of PayPal Check-Out
We use the PayPal Check-Out payment service from PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. Data processing serves the purpose of offering you payment through the PayPal payment service. By selecting and using PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or "Pay Later" via PayPal, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to PayPal to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
Credit Card via PayPal, Direct Debit via PayPal & "Pay Later" via PayPa
For certain payment methods such as credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or "Pay Later" via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right to perform a credit check based on mathematical-statistical procedures using credit agencies. For this purpose, PayPal transmits the personal data required for a credit check to a credit agency and uses the received information about the statistical probability of a payment default to make a balanced decision about the establishment, implementation, or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit report can contain probability values (score values), which are calculated based on scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedures and include address data, among other things. Your protected interests are taken into account according to legal requirements. The data processing serves the purpose of a credit check for contract initiation. The processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR from our predominant legitimate interest in protecting against payment default if PayPal makes an advance payment. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation, based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Providing the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract with the payment method you requested. Failure to provide it will result in no contract being concluded with the payment method you requested.
Third-Party Providers
When paying via a third-party payment method, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to PayPal. This processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. To carry out this payment method, the data may then be transmitted by PayPal to the respective provider. This processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Local third-party providers may include:
Invoice Purchase via PayPal
When paying via the invoice purchase method, the data required for payment processing will first be transmitted to PayPal. To carry out this payment method, the data will then be transmitted by PayPal to Ratepay GmbH (Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin; "Ratepay") to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Ratepay may perform a credit check based on mathematical-statistical procedures (probability or score values) using credit agencies, as described above. The data processing serves the purpose of a credit check for contract initiation. The processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR from our predominant legitimate interest in protecting against payment default if Ratepay makes an advance payment. More information about data protection and which credit agencies Ratepay uses can be found at https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-dataprivacy/.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on a user's computer system. If a user calls up a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string that allows the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again.
Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over the use of cookies. By choosing the appropriate technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before setting cookies and decide whether to accept them individually, as well as prevent the storage of cookies and transmission of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. However, we point out that you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. Under the links below, you can find out how to manage cookies (including deactivation) in the main browsers:
Technically Necessary Cookies
Unless otherwise stated in the privacy policy below, we use only these technically necessary cookies to make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies also enable our systems to recognize your browser after a page change and offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change. The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on § 25 (2) TTDSG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR from our predominant legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offer. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
Use of the Consent Management Tool from CookieHub
We use the consent management tool from CookieHub (CookieHub, Hjalteyrargata 4, 105 Reykjavik, Iceland; "CookieHub") on our website. The tool allows you to provide consent to data processing via the website, particularly the setting of cookies, and to exercise your right to withdraw previously given consent. Data processing serves the purpose of obtaining and documenting necessary consent to data processing and thus complying with legal obligations. Cookies may be used for this purpose. The following information, among others, can be collected and transmitted to CookieHub: date and time of the page view, information about the browser you are using and the device you are using, anonymous IP address, opt-in and opt-out data. This data is not passed on to other third parties. The data processing is carried out to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. For more information on CookieHub's data protection policy, visit: https://www.cookiehub.com/legal/privacy-policy
Analysis and Advertising
Use of Google Analytics We use the Google Analytics web analytics service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website. If you are a resident of the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the data controller responsible for your data. Data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors and for marketing and advertising purposes. For this purpose, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The following information, among others, may be collected: IP address, date and time of the page view, click path, information about the browser you are using and the device you are using, pages visited, referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website), location data, purchase activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser, and tracking pixels that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. IP anonymization is activated on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google 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. Google has certified itself under the US-EU data protection agreement "Privacy Shield" and is thereby committed to complying with European data protection guidelines. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR from our predominant legitimate interest in designing the website in a needs-based and targeted manner. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate technical settings in your browser software; however, we point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by Google Analytics and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link [https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en]. To prevent data collection and storage by Google Analytics across devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent future collection of your data when you visit this website. You must implement the opt-out on all systems and devices used for this to be fully effective. If you delete the opt-out cookie, requests will be sent to Google again. Click here to set the opt-out cookie: Disable Google Analytics. For more information on the terms of use and data protection, visit https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html or https://policies.google.com/?hl=en&gl=de
Data Processing by Associated Companies and Affiliates
We may share your personal data with affiliated companies and affiliates for business purposes, such as internal administration, billing, or offering you services and products that may be of interest to you. The processing is based on our legitimate interest in efficient internal organization and business operations (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Duration of Storage
We store your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it is processed or as long as you have not withdrawn your consent. When the data is no longer necessary for processing purposes or you have withdrawn your consent, your data will be deleted unless further storage is necessary to comply with legal retention obligations (e.g., commercial or tax retention periods).
Your Rights As a data subject, you have the following rights:
Right to Object
If your personal data is processed based on legitimate interests according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data according to Art. 21 GDPR, provided there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation, or if the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which we will implement without specifying a particular situation.
Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include internal reviews of our data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures, as well as physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal data.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. When we make changes, we will update the "effective date" at the top of this privacy policy. We encourage you to review this privacy policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your personal data.
Contact Us If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Premier Card Grading Germany GmbH Wirichsbongardstr. 10-12, 52062 Aachen Phone: +49 241 475 736 63 Email: support@premiercardgrading.com
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