The website www.whbg-group.de is operated by WHBG Walter Handels- und Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Oststraße 64-70a, 22844 Norderstedt. Protecting your personal data and ensuring its lawful collection, processing, and use is very important to us. Below, we inform you about what data we collect, how we store it, and what rights you have regarding correction, restriction, deletion, and access. Our data protection practices follow German data protection law and comply with the provisions of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) as well as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Responsible entity for the collection, processing, and use of your personal data within the meaning of data protection law:

WHBG Walter Handels- und Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH
Oststraße 64-70a
22844 Norderstedt

Germany
E-Mail: service@whbg-group.com

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If you wish to object to the collection, processing, or use of your data by WHBG in accordance with this Privacy Policy, either in whole or for individual measures, you may submit your objection by email or letter to the contact details provided above.

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§ 1 Personal Data

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WHBG collects, processes, and uses your personal data only with your consent or if a legal basis permits it. WHBG collects only the personal data necessary to provide our services or data you provide to us voluntarily.

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Personal data includes all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, such as name, address, telephone number, or email address.

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§ 2 Purposes of Collecting Personal Data
 

WHBG collects your personal data for the following purposes:

• To process your inquiries (e.g., name, email address)

• To handle orders and deliveries

• To respond to your questions or concerns

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§ 3 Automatic Data Collection via Cookies

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To make your visit to our website more user-friendly, we use cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer. Session cookies are deleted after the browser session ends, while persistent cookies remain on your device and allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit.

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Data automatically collected through cookies may include:

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• IP address

• Browser type and version

• Operating system

• Date and time of access

• Referrer URL (the website from which you arrived on ours)

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You can prevent the storage of cookies at any time by adjusting your browser settings. However, this may limit the functionality of our website.

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§ 4 Use of Google Analytics

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This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze your use of the website. The data is anonymized so that it cannot be linked to you personally. You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data at any time by installing a browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en).

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§ 5 Use of Social Media Plugins

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Our website uses plugins from social networks such as Facebook. When you visit our site, a connection is established with the provider’s servers, and data about your visit may be transmitted to that provider. Please log out of your social network account if you do not want these details linked to your user profile.

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§ 6 Consent and Revocation

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You may revoke your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time with future effect. The revocation can be submitted by email or by post:

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WHBG Walter Handels- und Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH
Oststraße 64-70a
22844 Norderstedt

Germany
E-Mail: service@whbg-group.com

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§ 7 Transfer of Personal Data to Third Parties

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Personal data will only be disclosed to third parties to the extent necessary to fulfill the contract (e.g., to suppliers or carriers). Disclosure to public authorities takes place only within the framework of legal obligations.

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§ 8 Duration of Data Storage

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Your personal data will only be stored as long as necessary to provide our services. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

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§ 9 Data Security

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We protect your data through appropriate technical and organizational measures against loss, destruction, unauthorized access, or manipulation. These security measures are regularly updated in line with the state of the art.

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§ 10 Changes to the Privacy Policy

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We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy if necessary. The current version is always available on our website.

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§ 11 Access, Correction, and Deletion

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You have the right to receive free information about your stored data and to have this data corrected, restricted, or deleted. Please contact:

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WHBG Walter Handels- und Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH
Oststraße 64-70a
22844 Norderstedt

Germany
E-Mail: service@whbg-group.com