Privacy Policy

1. Information About the Collection of Personal Data and Contact Details of the Responsible Party

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we provide information on how your personal data is handled when using our website. Personal data refers to all data that can be used to personally identify you.

1.2 The party responsible for data processing on this website under the terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Montreal Kate. The responsible party for the processing of personal data is the individual or legal entity that determines the purposes and means of processing personal data, either alone or jointly with others.

1.3 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries sent to the responsible party). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string "https://" and the lock icon in your browser's address bar.

 

In addition, no automated decision-making or profiling takes place which produces legal effects or similarly significantly affects you, as meant in Art. 22 GDPR.

2. Data Collection When Visiting Our Website

When you use our website purely for informational purposes, i.e., without registering or otherwise providing us with information, we collect only the data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called “server log files”). When you access our website, we collect the following data necessary for technical reasons to display the website:

  • The website visited

  • Date and time of access

  • The amount of data sent in bytes

  • The source/referrer from which you accessed the page

  • Browser used

  • Operating system used

  • IP address (if applicable: anonymized)

Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. This data is not shared or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to review server log files later if there are specific indications of unlawful use.

3. Cookies

To make visiting our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies on various pages. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted at the end of your browser session (session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device, enabling us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies).

Cookies collect and process specific user information, such as browser and location data and IP addresses, in individual instances. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which varies depending on the cookie.

Some cookies serve to simplify processes, such as storing items in a virtual shopping cart for a later visit. If personal data is also processed by certain cookies we implement, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for contract performance or in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interest in providing the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly visit experience.

Please note that you can configure your browser to notify you about cookies, decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept them, or exclude cookies for certain cases or in general. Each browser handles cookie settings differently. Refer to your browser’s help menu for instructions on managing your cookie settings.

When you first visit our website, we will ask for your consent to use cookies that are not strictly necessary for the operation of the website through a cookie banner. You can adjust your preferences at any time. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

4. Contacting Us

When you contact us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is collected. The specific data collected when using a contact form is evident from the respective form. This data is used exclusively to respond to your inquiry or to contact you and handle the associated technical administration.

The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, an additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after your inquiry has been fully resolved, provided there are no statutory retention obligations that prevent this.

 

5. Data Processing When Opening a Customer Account and for Contract Processing

In accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed when you provide it to us for the purpose of contract execution or opening a customer account. The specific data collected is evident from the respective input forms.

 

You can delete your customer account at any time by notifying the responsible party mentioned above. We store and use the data you provide for contract processing. Once the contract has been fully executed or your customer account deleted, your data will be restricted for further use and deleted after the statutory retention periods under tax and commercial law.

6. Use of Your Data for Direct Marketing

6.1 Subscription to Our Email Newsletter If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information required for receiving the newsletter is your email address. Providing additional data is optional and will be used to personalize the newsletter.

We use the double opt-in procedure for sending the newsletter. The data collected during the newsletter subscription is used exclusively for promotional purposes via the newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link provided in the newsletter or by contacting the responsible party.

6.2 Email Newsletter for Existing Customers If you have provided us with your email address during the purchase of goods or services, we reserve the right to send you regular offers for similar goods or services via email. The data processing is based solely on our legitimate interest in personalized direct marketing in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

7. Data Processing for Order Processing

7.1 Personal data collected by us will be passed on to the shipping company entrusted with delivery as part of contract execution, provided this is necessary for delivering the goods. Your payment data will be forwarded to the authorized credit institution as part of payment processing, if required.

7.2 Use of Payment Service Providers

  • PayPal: For payments via PayPal, your payment data will be forwarded to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. as part of payment processing. This data transfer is carried out under Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

  • SOFORT: If you select the "SOFORT" payment method, payment processing will be carried out by SOFORT GmbH (part of the Klarna Group).

8. Contact for Review Reminder

We use your email address for a one-time reminder to submit a review of your order for the review system we use, provided you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Article 6, Paragraph 1, Letter a of the GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

9. Use of Social Media: Social Plugins

Our website uses social plugins ("Plugins") from social networks such as Facebook, Google+, and Instagram. To enhance the protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are embedded using an HTML link (Shariff Solution). This method ensures that no direct connection is made to the respective servers unless you click on the button.

10. Online Marketing

This website uses online marketing tools such as DoubleClick by Google and Google AdWords Conversion Tracking. These tools use cookies to display ads relevant to users and track conversions. You can permanently disable cookies for ad preferences by adjusting your browser settings.

11. Web Analysis Services

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics uses cookies that allow an analysis of how you use the website. We use Google Analytics with the extension "_anonymizeIp()" which ensures that the IP address is anonymized by truncation.

12. Retargeting/Remarketing

This website uses the "Facebook Pixel" and Google AdWords Remarketing features. With your explicit consent, this enables tracking of user behavior after viewing or clicking on an ad, allowing us to serve interest-based advertising.

13. Rights of the Data Subject

13.1 The applicable data protection law grants you comprehensive rights regarding the processing of your personal data, including:

  • Right of Access (Art. 15 GDPR)

  • Right to Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)

  • Right to Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)

  • Right to Restriction of Processing (Art. 18 GDPR)

  • Right to Notification (Art. 19 GDPR)

  • Right to Data Portability (Art. 20 GDPR)

  • Right to Withdraw Consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR)

  • Right to Lodge a Complaint (Art. 77 GDPR)

13.2 Right to Object If we process your personal data based on our legitimate interest, you have the right to object to this processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing for such purposes.

14. Retention Period of Personal Data

The retention period for personal data is based on the respective legal retention periods. After the retention period has expired, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, unless they are still necessary for the fulfillment of the contract or the initiation of a contract.

Contact

Should you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to exercise any of the rights available to you, please email us at info@montrealkate.com.