Privacy declaration

1. INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA AND CONTACT DETAILS OF THE CONTROLLER

We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.

Nomani is responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The controller of personal data is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

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 to the controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string "https://" and the lock icon in your browser bar.

2. DATA COLLECTION WHEN VISITING OUR WEBSITE

When using our website purely for information purposes, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called "server log files"). When you visit our website, we collect the following data that is technically necessary for us to show you the website:

• Our visited website
• Date and time of access
• Amount of data sent in bytes
• Source/reference from which you came to the page
• Browser used
• Operating system used
• IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)

The processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. There will be no transfer or other use of the data. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files subsequently if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

3. COOKIES

To make your visit to our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your end device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser (so-called session cookies).

Other cookies remain stored on your terminal device and enable us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies).

When cookies are placed, they collect and process certain user information on an individual basis, such as browser and location data and IP address values. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a predetermined period, which may vary depending on the cookie.

The cookies partly serve to simplify the ordering procedure by saving settings (e.g. remembering the contents of a virtual shopping cart for a later visit to the website). If personal data is also processed by individual cookies, the processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR either in performance of the contract or in accordance with Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the visit to the site.

We may work with advertising partners who help us make our internet offering more interesting for you. For this purpose, cookies from partner companies are also stored on your hard drive when you visit our website (third-party cookies). When we collaborate with said advertising partners, you will be informed separately and in detail about the use of such cookies and the scope of the information collected within the following paragraphs.

Please note that you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or whether to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. Each browser differs in the way it manages cookie settings. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how to change your cookie settings. You can find these for the respective browsers via the following links:

• Internet Explorer: Cookie management Internet Explorer
• Firefox: Cookie Management Firefox
• Chrome: Cookie Management Chrome
• Safari: Cookie Management Safari
• Opera: Cookie management Opera

Please note that if cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be limited

4. CONTACT

When contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), personal data is collected. Which data is collected in the case of a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for responding to your request or for contacting you and the associated technical administration.

The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter b GDPR. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your request, this is the case when the circumstances show that the relevant issue has been finally clarified and insofar as there are no legal retention obligations.

5. DATA PROCESSING WHEN OPENING A CUSTOMER ACCOUNT AND FOR CONTRACT HANDLING

In accordance with art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, personal data will be further collected and processed if you provide it to us for the execution of a contract or when opening a customer account. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. Deleting your customer account is possible at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above address of the person responsible.

We store the data you provide and use it to process the contract. After complete processing of the contract or deletion of your customer account, your data will be blocked for tax and commercial law retention periods and deleted after expiry of these periods, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or further data processing permitted by law is reserved on our part, about which we will inform you below.

6. USE OF YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING

6.1 Sign up for our email newsletter

When you sign up for our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address. Providing any other information is voluntary and is used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in method to send the newsletter. This means that we will only send you an e-mail newsletter if you have expressly confirmed to us that you agree to receive the newsletter. We will then send you a confirmation email in which you will be asked to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter in the future by clicking on a corresponding link.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO. When you register for the newsletter, we store your IP address registered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) and the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any misuse of your e-mail address at a later date. The data collected by us when registering for the newsletter will only be used to send the newsletter.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the appropriate link in the newsletter or by sending a message to the aforementioned person responsible. After cancellation, your e-mail address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to further use of data that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

6.2 Sending the e-mail newsletter to existing customers

If you have provided us with your email address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar goods or services from our range by email. We do not need to request separate permission from you for this. In this case, data processing takes place exclusively on the basis of our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

If you have initially objected to the use of your email address for this purpose, no email will be sent. You have the right to object at any time to the use of your e-mail address for the above-mentioned advertising purposes with effect for the future by sending a message to the person responsible as stated at the beginning. Only the basic rates for transmission costs will be charged for this. After receipt of your objection, the use of your e-mail address for advertising purposes will immediately cease.

7. DATA PROCESSING FOR ORDER HANDLING

7.1 The personal data collected by us will be passed on to the transport company responsible for delivery in the context of the execution of the agreement, to the extent this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. Your payment data will be passed on to the responsible credit institution in the context of payment processing, to the extent this is necessary for payment processing. If payment service providers are used, we will explicitly inform you about this. The legal basis for the data transfer is Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO.

7.2 Use of payment service providers (payment service providers)

• PayPal When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – "purchase on account" or "payment by instalments" via PayPal, we pass on your payment data to PayPal (Europe) Sarl as part of payment processing et Cie, SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal"). The transfer takes place in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.

PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit check for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – "purchase on account" or "payment by instalments" via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment details may be processed in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your creditworthiness transmitted to credit agencies. The result of the credit check regarding the statistical probability of default is used by PayPal to decide whether or not to offer the respective payment method. The credit information may contain probability values ​​(so-called score values).

To the extent that score values ​​are included in the result of the credit information, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. Address information, among other things, but not limited to, is included in the calculation of the score values. Further information on data protection, including on the credit bureaus used, can be found in PayPal's privacy statement: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full You can object to this at any time processing your data by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may remain entitled to process your personal data to the extent this is necessary for contractual payment processing.

• SOFORT When choosing the payment method "SOFORT", payment processing is carried out via the payment service provider SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany (hereinafter "SOFORT"), to whom we provide your information during the ordering process, together with the information about your order, in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO. The Sofort GmbH is part of the Klarna Group (Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 11134 Stockholm, Sweden). The transmission of your data takes place exclusively for the purpose of payment processing with the payment service provider SOFORT and only to the extent necessary. You will find more information about SOFORT's privacy regulations under the following internet link: https://www.klarna.com/sofort/datenschutz

8. CONTACT US FOR REVIEW REMINDER

Own Review Reminder (not sent by a customer review system) We use your email address to remind you once to leave a review of your order for the review system we use, provided you have given us your express permission to do so during or after your order in accordance with art. 6 paragraph 1 point a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time by sending a message to the data controller.

9. USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: SOCIAL PLUGINS

9.1 Facebook Plugins with Shariff Solution

Special additional customs clearance costs and/or import duties are not included in the price and are the responsibility of the customer. Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") from the social network Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Facebook"). To protect your data during your visit to our website, these buttons are not unlimited as plugins, but only integrated into the page with the help of an HTML link. This method of integration ensures that no connection to Facebook's servers is established when you call up a page of our website that contains such buttons. When you click on the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the Facebook page, where you can interact with the plugins available there (if necessary after entering your login data).

Facebook Inc. based in the USA is certified for the EU-US Privacy Shield, which ensures compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights and setting options to protect your privacy, can be found in Facebook's data protection declaration: https://www.facebook.com/policy. php

9.2 Google+ Plugins as Shariff Solution

Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") from the social network Google+, which is operated by Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). To protect your data during your visit to our website, these buttons are not unlimited as plugins, but only integrated into the page with the help of an HTML link. This method of integration ensures that no connection to the Google+ servers is established when you call up a page of our website that contains such buttons. When you click on the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the Google+ page, where you can interact with the plugins available there (if necessary after entering your login data).

Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the EU-US Privacy Shield, which ensures compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google, as well as your rights and setting options to protect your privacy, can be found in Google's data protection declaration: https://www.google.com/intl/ de/policies/privacy/

9.3 Instagram Plugin as Shariff Solution

Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") from the online service Instagram, which is operated by Instagram LLC., 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Instagram"). To protect your data during your visit to our website, these buttons are not unlimited as plugins, but only integrated into the page with the help of an HTML link. This method of integration ensures that no connection to Instagram's servers is established when you call up a page of our website that contains such buttons. When you click on the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the Instagram page, where you can interact with the plugins available there (if necessary after entering your login data).

Instagram LLC based in the USA is certified for the EU-US Privacy Shield, which ensures compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Instagram, as well as your rights and setting options to protect your privacy, can be found in Instagram's data protection declaration: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/

10. ONLINE MARKETING

10.1 DoubleClick by Google

This website uses the online marketing tool DoubleClick by Google from the operator Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("DoubleClick"). DoubleClick uses cookies to serve relevant ads to users, improve campaign performance reports, or prevent a user from seeing the same ads multiple times. Google uses a cookie ID to register which advertisements are displayed in which browser and can thus prevent them from being shown multiple times. The processing takes place on the basis of our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our website according to Art. 6 paragraph 1 point f GDPR. In addition, DoubleClick can use cookie IDs to record so-called conversions related to advertising requests. This is the case, for example, when a user sees a DoubleClick ad and later visits the advertiser's website with the same browser and makes a purchase there. According to Google, DoubleClick cookies do not contain any personal data. Through the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection to the Google server. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by Google through the use of this tool and therefore inform you to the best of our knowledge: By integrating DoubleClick, Google receives the information that you have accessed the relevant part of our website or clicked on an advertisement from us. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, it is possible that the provider will learn and store your IP address. If you wish to object to participation in this tracking process, you can disable conversion tracking cookies by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain www.googleadservices.com , https://www.google.de/settings/ads , where this setting will be deleted when you delete your cookies. You can also inform yourself about the placement of cookies and make settings for this via the Digital Advertising Alliance on the websitewww.aboutads.info . Finally, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether you want to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the EU-US Privacy Shield, which ensures compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. You will find further information about the privacy policy of DoubleClick by Google at the following Internet address: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/ 10.2 Use of Google AdWords Conversion Tracking This website uses the online advertising program "Google AdWords" and in the context of Google AdWords the conversion tracking of Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). We use the Google AdWords offering to point out our attractive offers through advertising (so-called Google AdWords) on external websites. We can determine how successful the individual advertisements are based on the data from the advertising campaigns. We strive to show you advertisements that are of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you and to achieve a fair calculation of advertising costs. The conversion tracking cookie is placed when a user clicks on an AdWords ad displayed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer system. These cookies generally lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user has clicked on the ad and has been redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be traced via the websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie serves to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that could personally identify users.

If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can disable this function by deactivating the cookie for Google conversion tracking via your internet browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. We use Google AdWords on the basis of our legitimate interest in targeted advertising in accordance with Art. 6 paragraph 1 point f GDPR. Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the EU-US Privacy Shield, which ensures compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. You can find more information about Google's privacy policies at the following Internet address: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/ You can permanently disable cookies for advertising by blocking them by setting your browser software accordingly or by changing the browser download and install the plug-in available at the following link: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=de Please note that certain functions of this website may not be available or may only can be used to a limited extent if you have disabled the use of cookies.

11. WEB ANALYSIS SERVICES Google (Universal) Analytics Google (Universal) Analytics

11.1 Google Analytics with demographic characteristics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including the shortened IP address) is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This website exclusively uses Google Analytics with the extension "_anonymizeIp()", which anonymizes the IP address by shortening and precludes direct personal identification. As a result of the extension, your IP address will be shortened beforehand 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 sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. In these exceptional cases, this processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes. Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to fully use all functions of this website. You can also prevent the recording of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) with Google and the processing of this data by Google by using the browser plug-in available under the following link. to download and install: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de As an alternative to the browser plug-in or within browsers on mobile devices, click on the following link to opt-in out cookie, which prevents Google Analytics from collecting data within this website in the future (this opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only for this domain, if you delete your cookies in this browser, you must click again click this link): Deactivate Google Analytics Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the EU-US Privacy Shield, which ensures compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. More information about the use of user data by Google Analytics can be found in Google's privacy statement: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de This website also uses Google Analytics for a cross-device analysis of visitor flows, which is carried out via a user ID. You can deactivate the cross-device analysis of your use in your customer account under "My data", "Personal data".

12. RETARGETING / REMARKETING / RECOMMENDATION ADVERTISING

12.1 Google AdWords Remarketing

Our website uses the functions of Google AdWords Remarketing, with which we advertise this website in Google search results as well as on third-party websites. The provider is Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). For this purpose, Google places a cookie in the browser of your terminal device, which automatically enables interest-based advertising using a pseudonymous cookie ID and based on the pages you visit. The processing takes place on the basis of our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our website according to Art. 6 paragraph 1 point f GDPR. Further data processing will only take place if you have agreed with Google to associate your internet and app browsing history with your Google account and to use information from your Google account to personalize advertisements you view on the internet. If you are logged in to Google during your visit to our website, Google will use your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define target group lists for cross-device remarketing. For this purpose, Google temporarily links your personal data to Google Analytics data to form target groups. You can permanently disable the setting of cookies for advertising by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/ You can also inquire about the placement of cookies and make settings for this via the Digital Advertising Alliance on the websitewww.aboutads.info . Finally, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether you want to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the EU-US Privacy Shield, which ensures compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. You can find more information and the privacy provisions regarding advertising and Google here: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads

13. USE OF A LIVE CHAT SYSTEM

13.1 Zendesk (formerly Zopim)

On this website, anonymized data is collected and stored using technologies from Zendesk Inc., 1019 Market St, San Francisco, USA ( www.zendesk.com ) for the purpose of web analysis and for the operation of the live chat system, which is used to answer support questions live. Based on this anonymized data, user profiles can be created under a pseudonym. Cookies can be used for this. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the buffer of the website visitor's internet browser. The cookies enable, among other things, the recognition of the internet browser. If the information thus collected contains a personal reference, the processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in effective customer service and the statistical analysis of user behavior for optimization purposes. The data collected with Zendesk technologies will not be used to personally identify the visitor to this website without the separate consent of the data subject and will not be merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym. To prevent data storage and the creation of a pseudonymous user profile in the future, you can use the following link to set an opt-out cookie, which prevents Zendesk from collecting and storing data in the future: https://www.zendesk .com/company/customers-partners/cookie-policy/

Zendesk Inc., based in the US, is certified for the EU-US Privacy Shield, which ensures compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.

14. RIGHTS OF THE DATED PARTY

14.1 The applicable data protection law grants you extensive data subject rights (information and intervention rights) vis-à-vis the controller of the processing of your personal data, about which we inform you below: Right to information in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR: In particular, you have the right to obtain information about your personal data processed by us, the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data processed, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period or the criteria to determine the storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, deletion, restriction of processing, objection to processing, complaint to a supervisory authority, the source of your data, if it has not been collected from you by us, the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing that you engage in, as well as your right to be informed about what guarantees pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR apply when your data is transferred to third countries; Right to rectification in accordance with art. 16 GDPR: You have the right to immediate rectification of incorrect data relating to you and/or completion of your incomplete data stored by us; Right to deletion in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR: You have the right to demand the deletion of your personal data if the requirements of Art. 17(1) GDPR has been met. However, this right does not exist, in particular, where processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims; Right to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR: You have the right to demand restriction of the processing of your personal data as long as the accuracy of your data, which you contest, is checked, if you refuse deletion of your data due to impermissible data processing and instead restriction of processing demands your data if you need your data for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims after we no longer need this data after the purpose has been fulfilled or if you have objected on grounds of your particular situation, as long as this has not yet been determined whether our legitimate reasons prevail; Right to information in accordance with art. 19 GDPR: If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you has been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing. to inform the processing, unless this proves impossible or requires disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed about these recipients. Right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR: You have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request its transmission to another controller, to the extent technically feasible; Right to withdraw consents granted in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR: You have the right to withdraw consent once granted to the processing of data at any time with effect for the future. In the event of revocation, we will delete the data in question immediately, provided that further processing cannot be based on a legal basis for processing without consent. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent until its withdrawal; Right to file a complaint in accordance with art. 77 GDPR: If you consider that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR, you have the right - without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy - to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State where you live, work or where the alleged infringement occurred.

14.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

If we process your personal data on the basis of our overriding legitimate interest in the context of a weighing of interests, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with effect for the future for reasons arising from your particular situation. If you exercise your right to object, we will stop processing the data concerned. However, further processing is reserved if we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, fundamental rights and freedoms or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims. If your personal data is processed by us for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing. You can exercise the objection as described above. If you exercise your right to object, we will stop processing the data concerned for direct marketing purposes.

15. DURATION OF STORAGE OF PERSONAL DATA

The duration of the storage of personal data is determined according to the respective statutory retention period (e.g. retention periods under commercial and tax law). After expiration of the period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided that it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment or initiation of a contract and/or there is no legitimate interest on our part in further storage.

16. REFERENCE TO THE MERCHANTS REGULATION

The Netherlands

In the Netherlands, the EU Directive 2011/83/EU on consumer rights has been implemented in the Civil Code, mainly in Book 6 and Book 7. This includes the information obligations of traders and the right of withdrawal for consumers. Traders must provide clear information about the identity, characteristics, price, delivery, and right of withdrawal of products or services in distance and off-premises contracts.

Belgium

In Belgium, the provisions of the EU Directive 2011/83/EU have been included in the Code of Economic Law (WER). This code requires traders to provide consumers with extensive information about their identity, the characteristics, price, and delivery of products or services, and the right of withdrawal.