data protection

Data protection

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide the data has no consequences. This only applies if no other information is provided in the subsequent processing operations.
“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Contact

Responsible
Please contact us if you wish. The person responsible for data processing is: Bad-Company GmbH & Co. KG, Freigerichtstr. 10, 33378 Rheda-Wiedenbrück Germany, 05242594880, support@badcompany.biz

Customer’s initiative contact via email
If you initiate business contact with us by email, we will only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent you provide it. The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request.
If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of interest in purchasing, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Collection and processing when using the contact form
When you use the contact form, we only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent you provide it. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact.
If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of interest in purchasing, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods unless you have consented to further processing and use.

WhatsApp Business
If you contact us for business purposes via WhatsApp, we use the WhatsApp Business version of WhatsApp Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; “WhatsApp”). If you are located outside the European Economic Area, this service is provided by WhatsApp Inc. (1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA).
The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request. For this purpose, we collect and process your mobile phone number stored with WhatsApp, your name if provided, and other data to the extent provided by you. We use a mobile device for the service, in whose address book only data from users who have contacted us via WhatsApp is stored. Personal data will therefore not be passed on to WhatsApp without you having already consented to this.
Your data will be transmitted by WhatsApp to Meta Platforms Inc. servers in the USA.
There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de .
If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of interest in purchasing, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in providing a quick and easy way to contact us and in answering your query. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
We only use your personal data to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods unless you have consented to further processing and use.
Further information on terms of use and data protection when using WhatsApp can be found at https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#terms-of-service and https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy .

Customer Account Orders

Customer account
When you open 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 on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.

Reviews Advertising

Trustami customer review
The Trustami trust seal is integrated into this website to display the collected reviews and social media feedback. This serves to implement our legitimate interests in the optimal marketing of our offer on our own website in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f of GDPR. When the Trustami trust seal is called up, the web server automatically saves data (access data) in the form of a server log file that contains the name of the website accessed, the file, the date and time of access, your IP address in abbreviated form, the amount of data transferred, the message about a successful access, the browser type, the user's operating system, the referrer URL (of the previously visited page) and the requesting provider. This access data is not evaluated and is automatically overwritten no later than seven days after the end of your visit to the page. The Trustami trust seal and the services advertised with it are an offer from Trustami GmbH, Schröderstraße 5, 10115 Berlin. The processing of data collected by Trustami is subject to Trustami’s privacy policy at www.trustami.com/datenschutz .

Use of your personal data for sending postal advertising
We use your personal data (name, address) that we received as part of the sale of a product or service to send you advertising by post, unless you have objected to this use. The provision of this data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide this data means that no contract can be concluded.
The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your address data at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising your objection can be found in the imprint.

Use of the email address for sending direct advertising
We use your email address, which we received as part of the sale of a product or service, to electronically send advertising for our own products or services that are similar to those you have already purchased from us, provided that you have not objected to this use. The provision of the email address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it means that no contract can be concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your email address at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising your objection can be found in the imprint. You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the advertising email. There are no costs for this other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.


Shipping service provider merchandise management

Passing on the email address to shipping companies to inform them about the shipping status
We will pass on your email address to the transport company as part of the contract processing, provided that you have expressly agreed to this during the ordering process. The purpose of the transfer is to inform you about the shipping status by email. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us or the transport company, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.

Use of an external inventory management system
We use a merchandise management system to process the contract as part of order processing. For this purpose, your personal data collected as part of the order will be sent to
DreamRobot GmbH, Eckendorfer Str. 2-4, 33609 Bielefeld
transmitted.


Payment service providers

Using PayPal
All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal privacy policy, which can be found at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

Using PayPal Express
We use the PayPal Express payment service from PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl et Cie, SCA (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the PayPal Express payment service. In order to integrate this payment service, PayPal must collect, store and analyze data (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when you visit the website. Cookies can also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable your browser to be recognized.
Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in offering a customer-oriented range of different 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 in order to be able to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of GDPR. Further information on data processing when using the PayPal Express payment service can be found in the associated data protection declaration at www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE#Updated_PS .

Using Amazon Payments
We use the payment service Amazon Payments from Amazon Payments Europe sca (38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg; “Amazon Payments”) on our website.
The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the Amazon Payments payment service.
To integrate this payment service, Amazon Payments must collect, save and analyze data (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when you visit the website. Cookies can also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable your browser to be recognized.
Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in offering a customer-oriented range of different 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 “Amazon Payments”, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to Amazon Payments in order to be able to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
Further information on data processing when using the Amazon Payments payment service can be found in the associated privacy policy at: https://pay.amazon.com/de/help/201212490

Analysis advertising tracking

Use of Google Analytics
We use the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website.
The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors as well as 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 activities and to provide the website operator with other services related to website activity and internet usage. The following information may be collected, among others: IP address, date and time of the page visit, click path, information about the browser you use and the device you use, pages visited, referrer URL (website through which you accessed our website), location data, purchasing 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, which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated in this way about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/. Both Google and US government authorities have access to your data. Google may link your data to other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices and any other data that Google has about you.
IP anonymization is activated on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to 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.
Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding 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 Google from collecting the data generated by Google Analytics and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
To prevent data collection and storage by Google Analytics across devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent your data from being collected in the future when you visit this website. You must opt ​​out on all systems and devices used for this to have a comprehensive effect. If you delete the opt-out cookie, requests will be sent to Google again. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Deactivate Google Analytics .
Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de .

Use of the Facebook Pixel
We use the remarketing function “Custom Audiences” of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland “Facebook”) on our website.
Meta Platforms Ireland and we are jointly responsible for the collection of your data when the service is integrated and the transmission of this data to Facebook. This is based on an agreement between us and Meta Platforms Ireland on the joint processing of personal data, in which the respective responsibilities are defined. The agreement can be accessed at https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum . According to this, we are particularly responsible for fulfilling the information obligations according to Art. 13, 14 GDPR, for compliance with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the correct technical implementation and configuration of the service and for compliance with the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data affects our obligations under the agreement on joint processing. Meta Platforms Ireland is responsible for enabling the rights of data subjects in accordance with Art. 15 - 20 GDPR, for complying with the security requirements of Art. 32 GDPR with regard to the security of the service and for complying with the obligations under Art. 33, 34 GDPR, insofar as a breach of the protection of personal data affects the obligations of Meta Platforms Ireland under the joint processing agreement.
The purpose of the application is to target website visitors with interest-based advertising on the social network Facebook. For this purpose, the Facebook remarketing tag has been implemented on the website. This tag establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers when you visit the website. This transmits to the Facebook server which of our pages you have visited. Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. When you visit the social network Facebook, you will then be shown personalized, interest-based Facebook ads.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum .
Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting site visitors with interest-based advertising. 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 deactivate the "Custom Audiences" remarketing function here .
For more information about the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard, and options for protecting your privacy, please see Facebook's privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ .

Use of Microsoft Advertising
We use Microsoft Advertising from Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA; “Microsoft”) on our website.
The data processing serves marketing and advertising purposes and the purpose of measuring the success of the advertising measures (conversion tracking). We learn the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, this does not allow these users to be personally identified. Microsoft Advertising uses technologies such as cookies and tracking pixels that enable an analysis of your use of the website.
When you click on an ad placed by Microsoft Advertising, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. This cookie has a limited validity and is not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Microsoft and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. The following information may be collected: IP address, identifiers assigned by Microsoft, information about the browser you use and the device you use, referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website), URL of our website.
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA.
Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting site visitors with interest-based advertising . 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 would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. As a result, you will not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
You can find more information about data protection and the cookies used by Microsoft Bing here .


Plug-ins and Others

Use of social plug-ins via “Shariff”
We use social network plug-ins on our website. To ensure that you retain control over your data, we use the privacy-safe "Shariff" buttons.
Without your express consent, no links will be established to the social network servers and consequently no data will be transmitted.
“Shariff” is a development by specialists at the computer magazine c't. It enables more privacy on the Internet and replaces the usual “Share” buttons on social networks. You can find more information about the Shariff project here https://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Shariff-Social-Media-Buttons-mit-Datenschutz-2467514.html .
When you click on the buttons, a pop-up window appears in which you can log in to the respective provider using your data. Only after you have actively logged in will a direct connection to the social networks be established.
By logging in, you consent to the transfer of your data to the respective social media provider. This includes, among other things, your IP address and information about which of our pages you have visited. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the information collected will also be assigned to your corresponding profiles. You can only prevent this assignment by logging out of your social media accounts before visiting our website and before activating the buttons. The social networks named below are integrated using the "Shariff" function.
Further information on the scope and purpose of the collection and use of data as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy can be found in the linked data protection notices of the providers.

Facebook of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland):
https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum .

Instagram of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland) https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 .
Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_de .

Use of Google Maps
We use the function for embedding Google Maps from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website.
The function enables the visual representation of geographical information and interactive maps. When the pages in which Google Maps are integrated are accessed, Google also collects, processes and uses data from visitors to the website.
Your data may also be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks .
Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding 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.
For more information about how Google collects and uses data, please see Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html . There, in the privacy center, you also have the option of changing your settings so that you can manage and protect the data processed by Google.


Rights of data subjects and storage period

Duration of storage
After the contract has been fully processed, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then taking into account statutory retention periods, in particular those under tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the deadline has expired, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject
If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, to rectification, to erasure, to restriction of processing, to data portability.
Furthermore, according to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 Para. 1 f GDPR and to processing for direct marketing purposes.

Right to complain to the supervisory authority
According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.

Right to object
If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with effect for the future for reasons arising from your particular situation.
Once you have objected, the processing of the data in question will be stopped unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If the personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After the objection has been made, we will stop processing the data concerned for direct marketing purposes.

Trustami customer review
The Trustami trust seal is integrated into this website to display the collected reviews and social media feedback. This serves to implement our legitimate interests in the optimal marketing of our offer on our own website in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f of GDPR. When the Trustami trust seal is called up, the web server automatically saves data (access data) in the form of a server log file that contains the name of the website accessed, the file, the date and time of access, your IP address in abbreviated form, the amount of data transferred, the message about a successful access, the browser type, the user's operating system, the referrer URL (of the previously visited page) and the requesting provider. This access data is not evaluated and is automatically overwritten no later than seven days after the end of your visit to the page. The Trustami trust seal and the services advertised with it are an offer from Trustami GmbH, Bamberger Straße 40, 10779 Berlin. The processing of data collected by Trustami is subject to Trustami’s privacy policy at www.trustami.com/datenschutz .

last update: 23.01.2022