Daddy Grunge

Privacy Policy

The responsible party within the realm of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO), is:

marcontex UG
Zeisigweg 4
09366 Stollberg/ Erzgebirge
Germany

Your data subject rights

You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details provided:

  • Information about your data stored by us and its processing (Art. 15 DSGVO),
  • Correction of incorrect personal data (Art. 16 DSGVO),
  • Deletion of your data stored by us (Art. 17 DSGVO),
  • Restriction of data processing if we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 DSGVO),
  • Objection to the processing of your data by us (Art. 21 DSGVO) and data portability, provided that you have consented to the data processing or have concluded a contract with us (Art. 20 DSGVO).

If you have given us consent, you can revoke it at any time, which will go into effect thereafter.

You may at any time lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, e.g. the competent supervisory authority in the federal state of your residence or the authority responsible for us as the controller.

A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with address can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Collection of general information when visiting our website

Data security

We secure our website and the systems connected to it by technical and organizational measures against loss, destruction, access, modification or distribution of your data by unauthorized persons. You should always keep your access information confidential and close the browser window when you have finished using it, especially if you share the computer with others, to prevent misuse of your account. We are not liable for the content of other providers that can be reached via hyperlinks on our website. Links on our website refer to content that is not stored on our own servers. External content was checked for illegality and criminal liability when the links were set. Nevertheless, it cannot be ruled out that content is subsequently changed by providers. We exclude any resulting damages and liability consequences.

Type and purpose of processing

When you access our website, i.e., when you do not register or otherwise transmit information, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address and the like.

In particular, they are processed for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
  • Ensuring a smooth use of our website,
    evaluation of system security and stability, and
    for other administrative purposes.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. Information of this kind is statistically evaluated by us, if necessary, in order to optimize our website and the technology behind it.

Legal basis

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Recipients

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as order processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Storage period

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. This is generally the case for data used to provide the website when the respective session has ended.

Provision prescribed or required

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services and services may not be available or may be limited. For this reason, an objection is excluded.

Cookies

Type and purpose of processing

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small text files that your browser stores on your device. Some cookies are technically necessary (“essential cookies”), others are used for optional purposes (e.g. analytics, embedded media).  

  • **Essential Cookies:** Required for website operation (e.g., login session, shopping cart). These are set automatically.  
  • **Functional & Analytics Cookies:** Set only after consent, e.g. through Matomo analytics (if activated).  
  • **External Media Cookies:** e.g. when you start YouTube videos. 

Legal Basis

Through this, we obtain certain data such as IP address, browser used and operating system.

  • Essential cookies → Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in secure website operation).   
  • All other cookies → Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (your consent).

Storage period and cookies used

Cookies are stored until deleted by you or until their expiry date lapses. Session cookies are automatically deleted after the browser session ends.

Consent management

When you first visit our website, a cookie banner lets you decide which non-essential cookies you allow. Your consent can be withdrawn at any time by reopening the banner or by deleting cookies in your browser.

You can delete individual cookies or the entire cookie inventory via your browser settings. In addition, you will receive information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on the browser provider, you can find the necessary information under the following links:

  • Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-loeschen-daten-von-websites-entfernen
  • Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
  • Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de
  • Opera: http://www.opera.com/de/help
  • Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191?locale=de_DE&viewlocale=de_DE

Web Analytics

This website uses no external web analytics yet. If, we plan to use Matomo, an open source, self-hosted software to collect anonymous usage data for this website.

Nature and purpose of processing

Visitor behavior data is collected to find out any problems such as pages not found, search engine problems or unpopular pages. Once the data is processed (number of visitors who see error pages or only one page, etc.), Matomo generates reports for website owners to act on (layout changes, new content, etc.).

Matomo processes the following data:

  • Cookies
  • Anonymized IP addresses by removing the last 2 bytes (i.e. 198.51.0.0 instead of 198.51.100.54)
  • Pseudoanonymized location (based on the anonymized IP address)
  • Date and time
  • Title of the accessed page
  • URL of the accessed page
  • URL of the previous page (if it allows it)
  • Screen resolution
  • Local time
  • Files that were clicked and downloaded
  • External links
  • Duration of page load
  • Country, region, city (with low accuracy due to IP address)
  • Main language of the browser
  • User agent of the browser
  • Interactions with forms (but not their content)

Newsletter

Nature and purpose of processing

Your data will be used exclusively to send you the subscribed newsletter by e-mail. Your name is provided in order to be able to address you personally in the newsletter and, if necessary, to identify you if you wish to exercise your rights as a data subject.

To receive the newsletter, it is sufficient to provide your e-mail address. When registering to receive our newsletter, the data you provide will be used exclusively for this purpose. Subscribers may also be informed by e-mail about circumstances relevant to the service or registration (for example, changes to the newsletter offer or technical circumstances).
In order to ensure successful registration, a valid e-mail address is required. To verify that registrations are indeed initiated by the legitimate owner of the e-mail address, we employ the ‘double-opt-in’ procedure. To accomplish this, we maintain a log of the newsletter subscription, the dispatch of a confirmation email, and the reception of the requested response. No further data is collected. The data is used exclusively for the newsletter dispatch and is not passed on to third parties.

Legal basis

Based on your explicit consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO), we will regularly send you our newsletter or comparable information by e-mail to your specified e-mail address.

You have the option to withdraw your consent for the storage and usage of your personal data to receive the newsletter at any time, and this will apply to future communications. A link enabling you to do so will be included in every newsletter. Additionally, you can also unsubscribe directly on this website whenever you wish, or you can notify us of your revocation using the contact details provided at the end of this privacy notice.

Recipients

Recipients of the data are, if applicable, subscribers.

Storage period

In this context, the data will only be processed as long as the corresponding consent exists. After that, they will be deleted.

Provision mandatory or required: The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. Without existing consent, we can unfortunately not send you our newsletter.

Contact form

Type and purpose of processing

The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. For this purpose, it is necessary to provide a valid e-mail address and your name. This is used for the assignment of the request and the subsequent response to the same. The provision of further data is optional.

The processing of the data entered in the contact form is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO).

Legal basis

By providing the contact form, we would like to enable you to contact us in an uncomplicated manner. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions.

If you contact us to request a quote, the data entered in the contact form will be processed for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO).

Recipients

Recipients of the data are, if applicable, order processors.

Storage period

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for our recording purposes.

If there is a contractual relationship, we are subject to the statutory retention periods under the German Commercial Code (HGB) and delete your data after expiry of the retention period.  Provision prescribed or required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, email address and the reason for the request.

Embedded Youtube videos

Type and purpose of processing

We embed YouTube videos operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. When you start a video, data is transmitted to Google. This may include transfers of personal data to Google LLC servers in the United States.

Legal basis

The legal basis for the integration of YouTube and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO).

Storage period and revocation of consent

Anyone who has deactivated the storage of cookies for the Google ad program will not have to deal with any such cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you would like to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in the browser.

Details on the handling of personal data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Third Country Transfer

Google is certified under the **EU–US Data Privacy Framework (DPF)**. Where applicable, EU **Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)** also apply. Further details: https://policies.google.com/privacy 

Consent Management

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. If you prevent access, this may result in functional restrictions on the website.

When you first visit our website, a cookie banner lets you decide which non-essential cookies you allow. Your consent can be withdrawn at any time by reopening the banner or by deleting cookies in your browser.

Blog

Type and purpose of processing

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Password Reset

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Recipients

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Storage period and revocation of consent

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

SSL encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption procedures (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.

Social Media Profiles

We maintain publicly accessible profiles on various social networks.
You can find the platforms we use listed below.

Linking to Social Media Profiles on Our Website

On our website, we provide links or buttons to our profiles on external platforms.
When visiting our website, no personal data is transmitted to the respective platform operators.
A transfer of data only takes place once you actively click on a link, thereby opening the external platform. From that point onwards, the respective platform operator is solely responsible for the processing of your personal data.

Joint Responsibility When Visiting Our Profiles

When you visit our social media profiles, personal data will be collected and processed by the respective platform operator (e.g., IP address, device information, usage behavior, interactions).
Please note that under Art. 26 GDPR, we are considered jointly responsible with the platform operators for these processing activities.
However, our influence on the specific data processing carried out by the platform providers is very limited; their respective privacy policies apply.

Overview of Platforms We Use

Online Shop via Printful

We use Printful (Printful Inc., 11025 Westlake Drive, Charlotte, NC 28273, USA / Printful Latvia, Riga, Latvia) to process orders.

When you place an order in our shop, your order details (including personal data such as name, address, e-mail, payment details) are transmitted to Printful to fulfill the order (production, packaging, shipping).

  • The processing of your data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (performance of a contract).
  • Printful may transfer the data to the USA. Printful ensures GDPR compliance via EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).
  • For more information, please refer to Printful’s Privacy Policy:
    https://www.printful.com/policies/privacy

Changes to our privacy policy

We reserve the right to adapt this data protection declaration so that it always complies with the current legal requirements or in order to implement changes to our services in the data protection declaration, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.

Questions about data protection

If you have any questions about data protection, please write an e-mail to our organization: The responsible body in the sense of the DSGVO is marcontex UG Managing Director: Torsten Gericke, Zeisigweg 4, 09366 Stollberg/ Erzgebirge, Tel.: +49 37296 933768, webmaster@daddygrunge.rocks
The privacy policy was created with the help of activeMind AG, the experts for external data protection officers (version #2019-04-10).