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Privacy Policy

Introduction and general information

Thank you for your interest in our website. The protection of your personal data is very important to us. Below you will find information about how we handle your data collected through your use of our website. Your data will be processed in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations.

Privacy Policy

I. Responsible person; Data Protection Officer

The person responsible within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is:

Valentina’s Knits
Owner: Valentina Bogdanova
Kollnitzergasse 2/4
9400 Wolfsberg | Austria
Phone: +43 / 664 / 3070391
Email: valentina@valentinasknits.com

Kontaktdaten des Datenschutzbeauftragten:

Valentina Bogdanova
Kollnitzergasse 2/4
9400 Wolfsberg | Austria
Phone: +43 / 664 / 3070391
Email: valentina@valentinasknits.com

II. General information on data processing

1. Scope of processing of personal data

We generally only process personal data of our users, interested parties or customers to the extent that this is necessary to provide a functional website or to provide our services. Personal data is generally only processed with the consent of the person concerned. An exception applies in cases in which obtaining prior consent is not possible for actual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by legal regulations.

2. Legal basis for processing personal data

To the extent that we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing personal data, Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a GDPR and Section 25 Paragraph 1 TDDDG serve as the legal basis.

When processing personal data that is necessary to fulfill a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter b GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures.

If the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter c GDPR serves as the legal basis.

In the event that the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter d GDPR serves as the legal basis.

If the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the first-mentioned interest, Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f of the GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.

3. Data deletion and storage period

The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. Storage can also take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other regulations to which the person responsible is subject. The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the standards mentioned expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data to conclude or fulfill a contract.

III. Provision of the website and creation of log files

1. Description and scope of data processing

Every time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer.

The following data is collected:

  • User’s browser type/version;
  • user’s operating system;
  • IP address/Internet service provider of the user;
  • date/time of access;
  • Websites from which the user’s system accesses our website;
  • Websites that are accessed by the user’s system via our website.

The data is stored in the log files of our system. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user’s computer. To do this, the user’s IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.

The data is stored in log files to ensure the functionality of the website. The data also serves us to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. The data will not be evaluated for marketing purposes in this context.

These purposes also include our legitimate interest in data processing in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f of the GDPR.

4. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. If the data is collected to provide the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.

If the data is stored in log files, this is the case after seven days at the latest. Storage beyond this is possible. In this case, the users’ IP addresses are deleted or altered so that it is no longer possible to assign the calling client.

5. Possibility of objection and removal

The collection of data to provide the website and the storage of the data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. There is therefore no possibility for the user to object.

IV. Use of cookies

1. Description and scope of data processing

Our website uses cookies; These are text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the user’s device.

Some of the cookies used are deleted at the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser (session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (so-called persistent cookies). If cookies are set, they collect and process certain user information such as browser and location data as well as IP address data to an individual extent. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a predefined period depending on the cookie.

2. Legal basis for data processing

If the data subject has given his consent to the use of cookies, Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a GDPR serves as the legal basis.

When processing personal data that is necessary to fulfill a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter b GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is in particular Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f of the GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

We use cookies to ensure the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective website visit.

These purposes also include our legitimate interest in data processing in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f of the GDPR.

4. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected.

The duration of the respective cookie storage can be found in the overview of the cookie settings in your web browser and in particular in the cookie consent tool implemented on the website.

5. Possibility of objection and removal

Cookies are stored on the user’s computer and transmitted from the user to our site. Therefore, as a user, you also have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically by setting the maximum storage period in your browser settings. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to fully use all functions of the website.

The following links will help you configure settings to reject or accept cookies in the most commonly used browsers:

In particular, a cookie consent tool implemented on the website gives the user the opportunity to activate/deactivate individual cookies according to individual wishes.

V. Contact form and email contact

1. Description and scope of data processing

When you contact us via a contact form on our website or by email, the data you provide (your email address and any other data you provided) will be transmitted to us and stored by us. In this context, the data will not be passed on to third parties. The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for processing the data, if the user has given his consent, is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a GDPR.

The legal basis for the processing of the data transmitted when contacting us is also Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f of the GDPR.

If the purpose of contacting you is to conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter b GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The processing of personal data from the input mask is solely used to process the contact. The other personal data processed during the form submission process serves to prevent misuse of the contact form.

4. Duration of storage

We delete the data arising in this context after storage is no longer necessary or restrict processing if there are statutory retention requirements.

5. Possibility of objection and removal

The user has the option at any time to revoke his consent to the processing of personal data or to object to the storage of his personal data. In this case, all personal data that was stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted.

VI. Plugins and tools

1. Google Web Fonts

1.1 On this website we use Google Fonts to uniformly display fonts provided by Google. This serves to present our website in an appealing manner and represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f of the GDPR.

1.2 When you visit the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, those under III. transmitted data mentioned in this declaration. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether there is no user account. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not want your profile to be associated with Google, you must log out before activating the button. Google saves your data as usage profiles and uses them for advertising, market research and/or needs-based design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide tailored advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles; to exercise this you must contact Google.

1.3 Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by the provider can be found in the provider’s data protection declarations.
There you will also find further information about your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

VII. Social media profiles

We maintain profiles on social media platforms and have integrated social media links on our website.

The use of social media links serves to protect our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, in the optimal marketing of our offer in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f of the GDPR. In order to increase the protection of your data when you visit our website, social media are not fully integrated into the page as plugins, but only as HTML links. This integration ensures that when you access a page on our website that contains such links, no connection is established to the servers of the provider of the respective social network. If you click on one of the links, a new window will open in your browser and call up the page of the respective service provider, where you can press the Like or Share button (if necessary after entering your login data).

The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by the providers on their pages as well as a contact option and your related rights and setting options to protect your privacy can be found in the providers’ data protection information:

VIII. Rights of the data subject

If your personal data is processed, you are the data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights towards the person responsible:

  • Right to information (Article 15 GDPR)
  • Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR)
  • Right to deletion (Article 17 GDPR)
  • Right to restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR)
  • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
  • Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
  • Right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law (Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR); The revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on the consent before its revocation.
  • Right to complain to a supervisory authority (Article 77 GDPR).