Cookie Policy

1. Introduction

Our website, https://www.vinplus.de (hereinafter: "The Website") uses cookies and similar technologies (for the sake of simplicity, all these are summarized under "Cookies"). Cookies are also placed by third parties commissioned by us. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a simple small file that can be sent with the pages of a web address and stored by the web browser on a PC or other device. The information stored therein may be sent to our servers or the servers of relevant third party providers during subsequent visits.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code used to enable functionality and interactivity on our website. This code runs on our servers or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (also called a pixel tag) is a small invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor website traffic. To make this possible, various data from you are stored using web beacons.

5.Cookies

5.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that parts of our website work properly and that your user preferences are remembered. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way you don't have to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website, or your items stay in your shopping cart until you check out, for example. We can place these cookies without your consent.

5.2 Statistics Cookies

We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistical cookies we get insights into the use of our website. We ask for your permission to set statistical cookies.

5.3 Advertising Cookies

On this website we use advertising cookies, which enable us to personalize advertising for you and we (and third parties) are able to see campaign results. This is done using the profiles that we have created based on your click and surfing behavior on and outside of https://www.vinplus.de . With these cookies, you as a site visitor are tied to a unique ID, so that you do not, for example, see the same advertisement more than once.

5.4 Marketing/Tracking Cookies

Marketing/tracking cookies are cookies or other form of local storage used to create user profiles in order to display advertisements or to track the user on this website or across websites for similar marketing purposes.

Because these cookies are marked as tracking cookies, we need your consent to place them.

5.5 Social Media

We have embedded content from Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest on our website to promote websites (e.g. "Like", "Pin") or share (e.g. "Tweet") on social networks such as Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest. This content is embedded with code sourced from Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest that places cookies. This content can store and process certain information for personalized advertising.

Please read the privacy statements of these social networks (which may change regularly) to find out how they handle your (personal) data that they process using these cookies. The retrieved data is anonymized as much as possible. Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest have their headquarters in the United States.

6. Cookies placed

Facebook

Marketing/Tracking, Marketing/Tracking, Functional, Functional

We use Facebook to display recent social posts and/or social share buttons.

For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Policy .

Google Analytics

Statistics, Statistics (anonymous), Functional

We use Google Analytics for website statistics.

For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Policy .

PayPal

Functional

We use PayPal for payment processing.

For more information, please read the PayPal Privacy Policy .

Google reCAPTCHA

Marketing/Tracking, Functional

We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention.

For more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA privacy policy .

Google Maps

Marketing/Tracking

We use Google Maps for map display.

For more information, please read the Google Maps Privacy Policy .

YouTube

Marketing/Tracking, Functional

We use YouTube for video display.

For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Policy .

Instagram

Marketing/Tracking

We use Instagram to display recent social posts and/or social share buttons.

For more information, please read the Instagram Privacy Policy .

PHP

Functional

We use PHP for website development.

This data will not be disclosed to third parties.

Google Adsense

We use Google Adsense to show advertisements.

For more information, please read the Google Adsense Privacy Policy .

7. Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on "Save settings", you give us your consent to use all the categories of cookies and plugins you have selected as described in this cookie policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may not then function properly.

7.1 Manage your consent settings

Functional

The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of allowing the use of a specific service expressly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a message over an electronic communications network.

statistics

The technical storage or access used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, the voluntary consent of your internet service provider, or additional recording by a third party, the information stored or retrieved for this purpose cannot usually be used by itself to identify you.

marketing

Technical storage or access is necessary to create user profiles, to send advertisements or to track the user on one website or across websites for similar marketing purposes.

8. Activation/deactivation and deletion of cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify whether specific cookies should not be placed. Another possibility is to set up your Internet browser in such a way that you are notified each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, see the instructions in your browser's help section.

Please note that our website may not function properly if all cookies are disabled. If you delete the cookies in your browser, they will be re-placed when you visit our website again.

9. Your rights in relation to personal data

You have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

• You have the right to know why your personal information is being used, what happens to it and how long it will be kept.
• Right of access: You have the right to see the personal data that we have about you.
• Right to rectification: You have the right to have your personal data supplemented, corrected, deleted or blocked whenever you wish.
• If you have given us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke this consent and have your personal data deleted.
• Right to data transfer of your data: You have the right to request all your personal data from one person responsible and to transfer it in its entirety to another person responsible.
• Right to object: You can object to the processing of your data. We comply with this unless there are legitimate grounds for processing.

To exercise these rights please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the end of this cookie statement. If you have a complaint about how we treat your data, we'd love to hear it, but you also have the right to raise it with the supervisory authority (the data protection authority).