Privacy Policy
General note and mandatory information
The responsible body for data processing on this website is:
AIDAM FINE ART BY RONALD VAN ERKEL
Lieu-dit Le Robin
32120 Avensac
France
The responsible body, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, contact details, etc.).
Withdrawal of your consent to data processing
Only with your express consent are some processes of data processing possible. A revocation of the consent you have already given is possible at any time. An informal notification by e-mail is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to appeal to the responsible supervisory authority
As the person concerned, you are entitled to file a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority in the event of a breach of data protection law.
You have the right to have data that we process on the basis of your consent or automatically in fulfillment of a contract given to you or to third parties. The provision is made in a machine-readable format.
Right to information, correction, blocking, deletion
You have the right at any time in the context of the applicable legal provisions to request free information about your stored personal data, the origin of the data, their recipients and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to correct, block or delete this data. In this regard and also to further questions on the subject of personal data, you can always contact us via the contact options listed in the legal information on our website.
Encrypted server connection
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us as a website user, our website uses an SSL or TLS encryption. Thus, data that you submit via this website is not readable for others. You will recognize an encrypted connection by the "https: //" address bar of your browser and by the lock icon in the browser bar.
Server Log Files
In server log files, Squarespace, the website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically sends to us.
This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including:
Information about your browser, network, and device
Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
Your IP address
This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:
Clicks
Internal links
Pages visited
Scrolling
Searches
Timestamps
We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.
This data is not merged with other data sources. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which allows the processing of data for the completion of a contract or precontractual measures.
Data transfer at the conclusion of a contract for the sale of goods and for the dispatch of goods
Personal data will only be transmitted to third parties if necessary within the context of processing the contract. Third parties may be, for example, the webhosting company (Squarespace), payment service providers or logistics companies. Further transmission of the data does not take place unless you have expressly consented to it.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which allows the processing of data for the performance of a contract or precontractual measures.
Order
We use the data you provide to fulfil and process your order. The basis for the data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. Your order will be manufactured and shipped by Whitewall (whitewall.com). In order to be able to process your order and ship it, Whitewall will collect data relevant to your order, such as your shipping address and email address. Whitewall’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.whitewall.com/eu/privacy-policy.
Registration on this website
To use certain features, you can register on our website. The transmitted data is used exclusively for the purpose of using the respective offer or service. Required information requested during registration must be given in full. Otherwise we will reject the registration.
In case of important changes, for technical reasons for example, we will inform you by e-mail. The e-mail will be sent to the address provided when registering.
The processing of the data entered during registration takes place on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. GDPR). A revocation of your already given consent is possible at any time. For the revocation, an informal message by e-mail will suffice. The legality of the data processing that has already been completed remains unaffected by the revocation.
We store the data collected during the registration throughout the period you are registered on our website. Should you cancel your registration, your data will be deleted. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
Contact form
Data submitted via the contact form, including your contact details, will be stored to process your request or to be available for follow-up questions. No disclosure of this data will take place without your consent.
The processing of the data entered into the contact form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. GDPR). A revocation of the consent you have already given is possible at any time. For the revocation, an informal message by e-mail will suffice. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Data submitted via the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or you no longer need to back up your data. Mandatory statutory provisions - especially retention periods - remain unaffected.
Customer Satisfaction Surveys
After shipping your order, you will receive a one-time invitation by e-mail to participate in a voluntary customer satisfaction survey.
The data collected as part of customer satisfaction surveys are used to improve our services and will not be submitted to third parties. If you send us a request to delete your data to dataprotection@whitewall.com, the data from the customer satisfaction surveys will be anonymized. We reserve the right to comply with legal deadlines for data storage.
Newsletter Data
To send our newsletter, we need an e-mail address from you. It is necessary to verify the given e-mail address and to accept the newsletter. Supplementary data is not collected or is voluntary. The use of the data takes place exclusively for sending of the newsletter.
The data provided in the newsletter registration is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. GDPR). Revocation of the consent you have already given is possible at any time. An informal message by e-mail will suffice for the revocation, or you can use the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the already completed data processing operations remains unaffected by the revocation.
Data entered to set up the subscription will be deleted in the event of cancellation. If this data has been transmitted to us for other purposes and elsewhere, it will remain with us.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device. Cookies help us make our service more user-friendly, effective and secure.
Some cookies are "session cookies." Such cookies are automatically deleted after the end of your browser session. Other cookies remain on your device and enable us to recognize your browser during the next visit (persistent cookies).
With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict or prevent the setting of cookies. Many web browsers can be configured to automatically delete cookies when the program is closed. The deactivation of cookies may result in limited functionality of our website.
When opening the pages, users will be informed about the use of cookies for analytical purposes and their consent to processing of the personal data used in this context will be requested.
As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically flawless and smooth provision of our services. If other cookies are set (e.g. for analysis functions), they are treated separately in this privacy policy.
Payment service provider
Use of Paypal
Our website enables payment via PayPal. The payment service provider is PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl et Cie, SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg.
When you pay with PayPal, the payment data you enter is transmitted to PayPal.
The transmission of your data to PayPal is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (processing for the performance of a contract). A revocation of your already given consent is possible at any time. Previous data processing operations remain in place in the event of a revocation.
All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal privacy policy. This can be found at https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.
Use of the payment service provider Stripe
We use Stripe, a service for online payment processes, for our website. Stripe is an Irish-American financial services and software as a service (SaaS) company dual-headquartered in South San Francisco, California and Dublin, Ireland. Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet.
To learn more about the data processed through the use of Stripe, please see the privacy policy at https://stripe.com/fr/legal/data-privacy-framework.
Google Analytics
Our website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. Web analytics service provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses "cookies." These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device and allow analysis of website usage. Information generated by cookies about your use of our website is transmitted to a Google server and stored there. Server location is usually in the USA.
Google Analytics cookies are set on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behavior in order to optimize our website and possibly also advertising.
For details on how to handle user data on Google Analytics, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by deactivating it in our cookie settings.
IP Anonymization
We use Google Analytics in conjunction with the IP anonymization feature. It ensures that Google shortens your IP address within member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission to the United States. There may be exceptions where Google transmits and truncates the full IP address to a server in the United States. Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to report on website activity, and to provide us with other services related to website activity and internet usage. There is no merger of the Google Analytics transmitted IP address with other Google data.
Browser Plugin
The setting of cookies through your web browser can be prevented. However, some features of our website may be restricted. Likewise, you can prevent the collection of data regarding your website use, including your IP address and subsequent processing by Google. This is possible by downloading and installing the browser plug-in that can be accessed via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 25 para. 1 p. 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal.
You will find more information as well as Google’s data privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy
When processing your personal data, the EU General Data Protection Regulation grants you certain rights:
1. right of access (Art. 15 EU GDPR):
You have the right to request confirmation as to whether personal data concerning you are being processed. If this is the case, you have the right to be informed about this personal data and to receive the information listed in detail in Art. 15 EU-GDPR.
2. right to rectification (Art. 16 EU GDPR):
You have the right to request without undue delay the rectification of any inaccurate personal data concerning you and, where applicable, the completion of any incomplete personal data.
3. right to erasure (Art. 17 EU GDPR):
You also have the right to request that personal data concerning you be deleted without delay, provided that one of the reasons listed in detail in Art. 17 EU-GDPRapplies, e.g. if the data is no longer required for the purposes pursued.
4. right to information (Art. 19 EU-GDPR):
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 about these recipients.
5. right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 EU-GDPR):
You have the right to request the restriction of processing if one of the conditions listed in Art. 18 EU GDPR applies, e.g. if you have objected to the processing, for the duration of any review.
6. right to data portability (Art. 20 EU-GDPR):
In certain cases, which are listed in detail in Art. 20 EU-GDPR, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request the transfer of this data to a third party.
7. revocation of consent (Art. 7 para. 3 EU-GDPR):
You have the right to revoke your consent at any time. This means that we will no longer continue the data processing that we previously carried out on the basis of your consent. Your revocation does not affect the lawfulness of the processing of the data that has already taken place.
8. right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 EU-GDPR):
According to Art. 77 EU-GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you are of the opinion that the processing of the data concerning you violates data protection regulations. The right to lodge a complaint may in particular be asserted before a supervisory authority in the Member State of your place of residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.
9. right to object (Art. 21 EU-GDPR):
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or Article 6(1)(f) EU GDPR, in accordance with Article 21(2) EU GDPR.
The controller shall no longer process the personal data concerning you unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims.
If the personal data concerning you is processed for the purposes of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purposes of such marketing; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.
Last Update: February 2024