Privacy policy

The person responsible for data processing is:
Email: support@whipl.de

We are pleased about your interest in our online shop. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. Below we will inform you in detail about how your data is handled.

1. Access Data and Hosting

You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Every time a website is accessed, the web server automatically saves a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, date and time of retrieval, amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the retrieval. This access data is evaluated exclusively for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the site and improving our offering. This serves to protect our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, in a correct presentation of our offer in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f of the GDPR. All access data will be deleted no later than seven days after the end of your visit to the site.

1.1 Hosting

The services for hosting and displaying the website are partly provided by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise explained in this data protection declaration, all access data and all data collected in the forms provided on this website are processed on its servers. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us using the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection: Canada

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the USA and other countries outside the EU and the EEA. There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on standard data protection clauses from the European Commission.

Data may be transferred to a third country(s) for which the European Commission has not determined an adequate level of data protection due to the use of additional functions by our service provider. An appropriate level of data protection is guaranteed by the conclusion of standard contractual clauses from the European Commission.

2. Data processing for contract processing and contact

2.1 Data processing for contract processing

For the purpose of contract processing (including inquiries about and processing of any existing warranty and service disruption claims as well as any legal update obligations) in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter b GDPR, we collect personal data if you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your order. Mandatory fields are marked as such because in these cases we absolutely need the data to process the contract and we cannot send the order without providing it. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms.

Further information on the processing of your data, in particular on the transfer to our service providers for the purposes of order, payment and shipping processing, can be found in the following sections of this data protection declaration. After the contract has been fully processed, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after the expiry of the tax and commercial law retention periods in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter c GDPR, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art.

2.2 Customer Account

If you have given your consent in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a of the GDPR by deciding to open a customer account, we will use your data for the purpose of opening a customer account and to store your data for further future orders on our website. Deleting your customer account is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or using a function provided for this purpose in the customer account. After your customer account is deleted, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art.

2.3 Contacting Us

As part of customer communication, we collect personal data in order to process your inquiries in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter b GDPR if you voluntarily provide this to us when you contact us (e.g. via contact form or email). Mandatory fields are marked as such because in these cases we absolutely need the data to process your contact. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. Once your request has been fully processed, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art.

3. Data processing for the purpose of shipping processing

In order to fulfill the contract in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter b GDPR, we pass on your data to the shipping service provider commissioned with the delivery, to the extent that this is necessary for the delivery of ordered goods.

The same applies to the transfer of data to our manufacturers or wholesalers in cases where they take over the shipping for us (drop shipping). These are considered shipping service providers within the meaning of this data protection declaration.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: China
There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for these countries. Our work with you is based on these guarantees:  standard data protection clauses from a supervisory authority

Data transfer to shipping service providers for the purpose of shipping notification

If you have given us your express consent to this during or after your order, we will pass on your email address and telephone number to the selected shipping service provider in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a GDPR so that they can contact you before delivery for the purpose of delivery notification or coordination.
Consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or directly to the shipping service provider at the contact address listed below. After revocation, we will delete the data you provided for this purpose unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

General Logistics Systems Germany GmbH & Co. OHG
GLS Germany-Straße 1 - 7
DE-36286 Neuenstein
Germany

United Parcel Service Deutschland S.à r.l. & Co. OHG
Görlitzer Straße 1
41460 Neuss
Germany

Hermes Germany GmbH
Essener Straße 89
D-22419 Hamburg
Germany

DHL Parcel GmbH
Sträßchensweg 10
53113 Bonn
Germany

DPD Germany GmbH
Wailandtstrasse 1
63741 Aschaffenburg
Germany

4. Data processing for payment processing

When processing payments in our online shop, we work with these partners: technical service providers, credit institutions, payment service providers.

4.1 Data processing for transaction processing

Depending on the payment method selected, we pass on the data necessary to process 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, to the extent that this is necessary to process the payment. This serves to fulfill the contract in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter b GDPR. In some cases, the payment service providers collect the data required to process the payment themselves, e.g. on their own website or via a technical integration in the ordering process. The data protection declaration of the respective payment service provider applies.
If you have any questions about our payment processing partners and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us using the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

4.2 Data processing for the purposes of fraud prevention and optimizing our payment processes

If necessary, we provide our service providers with additional data, which they use together with the data necessary to process the payment as our processors for the purposes of fraud prevention and optimizing our payment processes (e.g. invoicing, processing disputed payments, accounting support). In accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f of the GDPR, this serves to protect our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, in our protection against fraud and in efficient payment management.

4.3 Identity and creditworthiness check when selecting Klarna payment services

Klarna direct debit, purchase on account via Klarna, Klarna installment purchase
If you choose the payment services of Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden (hereinafter Klarna), we will forward your data to Klarna as part of payment and contract processing in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter b) GDPR. This data is transmitted so that Klarna can create an invoice for your desired invoice processing and carry out an identity and creditworthiness check. Please understand that we can only offer you the respective Klarna payment method if this is possible based on the results of the credit check. Detailed information on this and the credit agencies used is available here Privacy Information from Klarna.

4.4 Identity and credit check when selecting purchase on account via PayPal and Ratepay

If you choose to pay by invoice (offered via Ratepay GmbH, Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin (hereinafter Ratepay) and PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter PayPal)), we will forward your data as part of payment and contract processing in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 b) GDPR to Ratepay. This data is transmitted so that Ratepay can create an invoice for your desired invoice processing and carry out an identity and creditworthiness check. Please understand that we can only offer you purchase on account via Ratepay if this is possible based on the results of the credit check. Detailed information on this and the credit agencies used is available here Ratepay data protection information to be removed. You can find additional information on data protection at PayPal here.

5. Advertising by email, post, telephone

5.1 Email newsletter with registration and newsletter tracking

If you register for our newsletter, we will use the data required for this or provided separately by you to regularly send you our email newsletter based on your consent in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a GDPR. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time and can do so either by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a link provided in the newsletter. After unsubscribing, we will delete your email address from the recipient list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art.

We would like to point out that we evaluate your user behavior when we send the newsletter. To do this, we also analyze your use of our newsletter by measuring, storing and evaluating opening rates and click rates for the purpose of designing future newsletter campaigns (“newsletter tracking”).

For this evaluation, the emails sent contain single-pixel technologies (e.g. so-called web beacons, tracking pixels) that are stored on our website. For the evaluations, we link the following “newsletter data” in particular:

  • the page from which the page was requested (so-called referrer URL),
  • the date and time of the call,
  • the description of the type of web browser used,
  • the IP address of the requesting computer,
  • the email address,
  • the date and time of registration and confirmation

and the one-pixel technologies with your email address or your IP address and, if applicable, an individual ID. Links contained in the newsletter may also contain this ID.

If you do not want newsletter tracking, it is possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time - as described above.

The information will be stored for as long as you have subscribed to the newsletter.

5.2 Email newsletter without registration and your right to object

If we receive your email address in connection with the sale of a product or service and you have not objected to this, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar products from our range to those you have already purchased by email based on Section 7 Paragraph 3 UWG. This serves to protect our legitimate interests in advertising to our customers, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests.
You can object to this use of your email address at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or via a link provided for this purpose in the advertising email, without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs.
After unsubscribing, we will delete your email address from the recipient list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in Israel. The European Commission has decided by decision to establish an adequate level of data protection for Israel. In addition, our service providers use servers in the USA, South Korea and Taiwan as well as in other countries outside the EU and the EEA for which there is no adequacy decision from the European Commission. Our cooperation with you is based on the European Commission's standard data protection clauses.

5.3 Sending review requests by email

If you have given us your express consent to this during or after your order in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a GDPR, we will use your email address to request you to submit a review of your order via the review system we use. This consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or via a link provided for this purpose in the review request.

5.4 Postal advertising and your right to object

In addition, we reserve the right to use your first and last name and your postal address for our own advertising purposes, e.g. to send interesting offers and information about our products by post. This serves to protect our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, in advertising to our customers in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f GDPR. You can object to the storage and use of your data for these purposes at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

The advertising mail is provided as part of processing on our behalf by a service provider to whom we pass on your data for this purpose.

5.5 Telephone Advertising

If you have given your consent in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a GDPR, we will use the data required for this or provided separately by you for our own advertising purposes, e.g. to provide information about interesting offers and our products. You can revoke your consent at any time either by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or by verbal notification during each call. After revocation, we will delete your telephone number unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

6. Cookies and other technologies

General information

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies including so-called cookies on various pages. Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit (persistent cookies).

Protection of privacy on end devices
When using our online offering, we use absolutely necessary technologies in order to be able to provide the expressly requested telemedia service. The storage of information in your device or access to information that is already stored in your device does not require your consent.

For functions that are not absolutely necessary, the storage of information in your device or access to information that is already stored in your device requires your consent. We would like to point out that if you do not give your consent, parts of the website may not be usable without restrictions. Any consent you may have given will remain in effect until you adjust or reset the respective settings on your device.

Any downstream data processing through cookies and other technologies
We use technologies that are absolutely necessary for the use of certain functions of our website (e.g. shopping cart function). These technologies collect and process IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information about your use of our website (e.g. information about the contents of the shopping cart). As part of a balancing of interests, this serves overriding legitimate interests in an optimized presentation of our offer in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f of the GDPR.

We also use technologies to fulfill the legal obligations to which we are subject (e.g. to be able to demonstrate consent to the processing of your personal data) as well as for web analysis and online marketing. Further information on this, including the respective legal basis for data processing, can be found in the following sections of this data protection declaration.

You can find the cookie settings for your browser at the following links: Microsoft Edge™ / Safari™ / Chrome™ / Firefox™ / Opera™

If you have consented to the use of the technologies in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a GDPR, you can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in the data protection declaration.

7. Use of cookies and other technologies

If you have given your consent in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a GDPR, we use the following cookies and other third-party technologies on our website. Once the purpose has ceased to exist and we have stopped using the respective technology, the data collected in this context will be deleted. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. Further information about your revocation options can be found in the section “Cookies and other technologies”. Further information, including the basis of our cooperation with each provider, can be found under the individual technologies. If you have any questions about the providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us using the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

7.1 Use of Google services

We use the technologies presented below from Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). The information automatically collected by Google technologies about your use of our website is usually transmitted to a server at Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with you is based on standard data protection clauses from the European Commission.  If your IP address is collected via Google technologies, it will be shortened by activating IP anonymization before it is stored on Google's servers. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server and shortened there. Unless otherwise stated for the individual technologies, data processing is carried out on the basis of an agreement concluded for the respective technology between those jointly responsible in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information about data processing by Google can be found in the Google’s privacy policy.

YouTube video plugin

To integrate third-party content, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information) is collected via the YouTube video plugin in the extended data protection mode we use, transmitted to Google and then processed by Google only when you play a video.

7.2 Use of Facebook services

Use of Facebook Pixel

We use the Facebook Pixel as part of the technologies presented below Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook (by Meta)” or “Meta Platforms Ireland”). With the Facebook pixel, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information about your use of our website based on events specified by us, such as visiting a website or registering for a newsletter) are automatically collected and stored, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. As part of the so-called extended data comparison, information is also hashed and stored for comparison purposes, with which individuals can be identified (e.g. names, email addresses and telephone numbers). For this purpose, when you visit our website, the Facebook pixel automatically sets a cookie, which automatically enables your browser to be recognized when you visit other websites using a pseudonymous CookieID. Facebook (by Meta) will combine this information with other data from your Facebook account and use it to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website use, in particular personalized and group-based advertising.
The information automatically collected by Facebook (by Meta) technologies about your use of our website is usually transmitted to a server at Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for the USA. If the transfer of data to the USA is our responsibility, our cooperation is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. Further information about data processing by Facebook can be found in Facebook's data protection information Facebook (by Meta).

7.3 Other providers of web analysis and online marketing services

Use of Vimeo Video Plugin to integrate third-party content

To integrate third-party content, use the video plugin from Vimeo LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York 10011, USA (“Vimeo”) data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information) is collected, transmitted to Vimeo and then processed by Vimeo. Data processing is carried out on the basis of an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Google Analytics is automatically integrated into the Vimeo video plugin. For the purpose of website analysis, Google Analytics automatically collects and stores data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information about your use of our website), from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. Cookies can be used for this. Google Analytics is an offer from Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). The information automatically collected by Google about your use of our website is usually transmitted to a server at Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and stored there. Your IP address will be shortened by activating IP anonymization before it is stored on Google's servers. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. We have no influence or access to data processing by Vimeo, including the settings and results of Google Analytics. There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with you is based on standard data protection clauses from the European Commission.

8. Social Media

Our online presence on Facebook (by Meta), Instagram (by Meta), YouTube, Pinterest

If you have given your consent to this in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a of the GDPR to the respective social media operator, when you visit our online presence on the social media mentioned above, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to display advertisements within and outside the platforms that presumably match your interests. Cookies are usually used for this purpose. For detailed information on the processing and use of data by the respective social media operator as well as a contact option and your related rights and setting options to protect your privacy, please refer to the provider's data protection information linked below. If you still need help with this, you can contact us.

Facebook (by Meta) is an offer from Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Meta Platforms Ireland”). The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Facebook (by Meta) is usually transferred to a server at Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with you is based on standard data protection clauses from the European Commission.  Data processing when visiting a Facebook (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. For more information (Insights data information), see here.

Instagram (by Meta) is an offer from Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Meta Platforms Ireland”) The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Instagram is usually transferred to a server at Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with you is based on standard data protection clauses from the European Commission.  Data processing when visiting an Instagram (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. For more information (Insights data information), see here.

YouTube is an offer from Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). The information automatically collected by Google about your use of our online presence on YouTube is usually transmitted to a server at Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with you is based on standard data protection clauses from the European Commission.

Pinterest is an offer from Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Pinterest”). The information automatically collected by Pinterest about your use of our online presence on Pinterest is usually transferred to a server at Pinterest, Inc., 505 Brannan St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with you is based on standard data protection clauses from the European Commission.

9. Contact options and your rights

9.1 Your Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

  • in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein;
  • in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to immediately request the correction of incorrect or complete personal data stored by us;
  • In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is required
    • to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
    • to fulfill a legal obligation;
    • for reasons of public interest or
    • is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
  • in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, to the extent that
    • you dispute the accuracy of the data;
    • the processing is unlawful but you object to its deletion;
    • we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or
    • you have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
  • in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another person responsible;
  • in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority at your usual place of residence or work or at our company headquarters.

Right to object

To the extent that we process personal data as explained above to protect our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If processing is carried out for other purposes, you only have the right to object if there are reasons that arise from your particular situation.

After exercising your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

This does not apply if the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes. We will then no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

9.2 Contact Options

If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, information, correction, restriction or deletion of data as well as revocation of consent given or objection to a specific use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our legal notice.