Legal

Data protection

The person responsible for data processing is:
Cihan Altintas
SIDE MAH 507 SK. 25 A \5 MANAVGAT ANTALYA
Manavgat
Email: info@altintasvisualscrafts.com

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We are pleased about your interest in our online shop. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. Below we will inform you in detail about how your data is handled.

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1. Access data and hosting

You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Every time a website is accessed, the web server automatically saves a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, date and time of retrieval, amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the retrieval. This access data is evaluated exclusively for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the site and improving our offering. This serves to protect our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, in a correct presentation of our offer in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f of the GDPR. All access data will only be processed for as long as necessary to achieve the processing purposes mentioned above.

The services for hosting and displaying the website are partly provided by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise explained in this data protection declaration, all access data and all data collected in the forms provided on this website are processed on its servers. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us using the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection: Israel, South Korea, USA.

There is a decision by the European Commission on an appropriate level of data protection for the USA as a basis for third-country transfers, provided the respective service provider is certified. A certification is available.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico, India, Ukraine, Guatemala, Philippines.
There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: European Union Standard Data Protection Clauses.

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2. Data processing for contract processing and contact

 contact

As part of customer communication, we collect personal data in order to process your inquiries in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter b GDPR if you voluntarily provide this to us when you contact us (e.g. via contact form or email). Mandatory fields are marked as such because in these cases we absolutely need the data to process your contact. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. Once your request has been fully processed, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art about which we inform you in this statement.

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Live-Chat-Tool Ascend by Wix

If you use the live chat tool to contact us, the data you voluntarily enter there (name, email address, message) will be used in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter b GDPR for the purpose of answering the query Processed by us as part of the contract processing. In addition, the use of this tool serves to protect our legitimate interests in effective and improved customer communication in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter f of the GDPR when balancing interests. The data will then be deleted. The live chat tool is provided by Wix.com Ltd., 40 Namal Tel Aviv St., Tel Aviv 6350671, Israel (“Wix”), which acts on our behalf.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection: Israel, South Korea, USA.

There is a decision by the European Commission on an appropriate level of data protection for the USA as a basis for third-country transfers, provided the respective service provider is certified. A certification is available.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico, India, Ukraine, Guatemala, Philippines.
There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: European Union Standard Data Protection Clauses.

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3. Data processing for the purpose of shipping processing

In order to fulfill the contract in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter b GDPR, we pass on your data to the shipping service provider commissioned with the delivery, to the extent that this is necessary for the delivery of ordered goods.

The same applies to the transfer of data to our manufacturers or wholesalers in cases where they take over the shipping for us (drop shipping). These are considered shipping service providers within the meaning of this data protection declaration.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia
There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: European Commission Standard Data Protection Clauses

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection: Canada, United Kingdom, USA

There is a decision by the European Commission on an appropriate level of data protection for the USA as a basis for third-country transfers, provided the respective service provider is certified. Until certified by our service providers, data transfer will continue to be based on this basis: standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

Data transfer to shipping service providers for the purpose of shipping notification

If you have given us your express consent to this during or after your order, we will pass on your email address to the selected shipping service provider in accordance with Art can contact you for delivery notification or coordination purposes.
Consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or directly to the shipping service provider at the contact address listed below. After revocation, we will delete the data you provided for this purpose unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

 

General Logistics Systems Germany GmbH & Co. OHG
GLS Germany-Straße 1 - 7
DE-36286 Neuenstein
Germany

 

United Parcel Service Deutschland S.à r.l. & Co. OHG
Görlitzer Straße 1
41460 Neuss
Germany

 

Hermes Germany GmbH
Essener Straße 89
D-22419 Hamburg
Germany

 

DHL Parcel GmbH
Sträßchensweg 10
53113 Bonn
Germany

 

DPD Germany GmbH
Wailandtstraße 1
63741 Aschaffenburg
Germany

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4. Data processing for payment processing

When processing payments in our online shop, we work with these partners: technical service providers, credit institutions, payment service providers.

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4.1 Data processing for transaction processing

Depending on the payment method selected, we pass on the data necessary to process the payment transaction to our technical service providers who work for us as part of order processing, or to the commissioned credit institutions or to the selected payment service provider, to the extent that this is necessary to process the payment. This serves to fulfill the contract in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter b GDPR. In some cases, the payment service providers collect the data required to process the payment themselves, e.g. on their own website or via a technical integration in the ordering process. The data protection declaration of the respective payment service provider applies.
If you have any questions about our payment processing partners and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us using the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

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4.2 Data processing for the purpose of preventing fraud and optimizing our payment processes

If necessary, we provide our service providers with additional data, which they use together with the data necessary to process the payment as our processors for the purposes of fraud prevention and optimizing our payment processes (e.g. invoicing, processing disputed payments, accounting support). In accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f of the GDPR, this serves to protect our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, in our protection against fraud and in efficient payment management.

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5. Advertising via email

5.1 Email newsletter with registration and newsletter tracking

If you register for our newsletter, we will use the data required for this or provided separately by you to regularly send you our email newsletter based on your consent in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a GDPR. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time and can do so either by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a link provided in the newsletter. After unsubscribing, we will delete your email address from the recipient list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a of the GDPR or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

We would like to point out that we evaluate your user behavior when we send the newsletter. To do this, we also analyze your use of our newsletter by measuring, storing and evaluating opening rates and click rates for the purpose of designing future newsletter campaigns (“newsletter tracking”).

For this evaluation, the emails sent contain single-pixel technologies (e.g. so-called web beacons, tracking pixels) that are stored on our website. For the evaluations, we link the following “newsletter data” in particular:

• the page from which the page was requested (so-called referrer URL),

• the date and time of the call,

• the description of the type of web browser used,

• the IP address of the requesting computer,

• the E-Mail adress,

• the date and time of registration and confirmation

and the one-pixel technologies with your email address or your IP address and, if applicable, an individual ID. Links contained in the newsletter may also contain this ID.

If you do not want newsletter tracking, it is possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time - as described above.

The information will be stored for as long as you have subscribed to the newsletter.

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5.2 E-mail newsletter without registration and your right to object

If we receive your email address in connection with the sale of a product or service and you have not objected to this, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar products to those you have already purchased on the basis of Section 7 Paragraph 3 UWG , to be sent by email from our range. This serves to protect our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, in advertising to our customers.
You can object to this use of your email address at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or via a link provided for this purpose in the advertising email, without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs.
After unsubscribing, we will delete your email address from the recipient list unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a of the GDPR or we reserve the right to use your data beyond this is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

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5.3 Sending review requests by email

If you have given us your express consent to this during or after your order in accordance with Art evaluation system used. This consent can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in this data protection declaration or via a link provided for this purpose in the review request.

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6. Cookies and other technologies

 General information

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies including so-called cookies on various pages. Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit (persistent cookies).

Protection of privacy on end devices
When using our online offering, we use absolutely necessary technologies in order to be able to provide the expressly requested telemedia service. The storage of information in your device or access to information that is already stored in your device does not require your consent.

Any downstream data processing through cookies and other technologies
We use technologies that are absolutely necessary for the use of certain functions of our website (e.g. shopping cart function). These technologies collect and process IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information about your use of our website (e.g. information about the contents of the shopping cart). As part of a balancing of interests, this serves overriding legitimate interests in an optimized presentation of our offer in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f of the GDPR.

You can find the cookie settings for your browser at the following links:Microsoft Edge™ / Safari™ / Chrome™ / Firefox™ / Opera™

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7. Social Media

7.1 Social Plugins von Instagram (by Meta), Pinterest

Social buttons from social networks are used on our website. These are only integrated into the page as HTML links, so that no connection is established with the servers of the respective provider when our website is accessed. If you click on one of the buttons, the website of the respective social network opens in a new window in your browser. There you can, for example, press the Like or Share button.

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7.2 Our online presence on Instagram (by Meta), Pinterest, LinkedIn

If you have given your consent to the respective social media operator in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a of the GDPR, your data will be automatically collected for market research and advertising purposes when you visit our online presence on the social media mentioned above and stored, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to display advertisements within and outside the platforms that presumably match your interests. Cookies are usually used for this purpose. For detailed information on the processing and use of data by the respective social media operator as well as a contact option and your related rights and setting options to protect your privacy, please refer to the provider's data protection information linked below. If you still need help with this, you can contact us.

Instagram (by Meta) is an offer from Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Meta Platforms Ireland”) The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Instagram is usually sent to one Servers of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. Data processing when visiting an Instagram (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. For more information (Insights data information), seehere.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection: USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Argentina.

There is a decision by the European Commission on an appropriate level of data protection for the USA as a basis for third-country transfers, provided the respective service provider is certified. A certification is available.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico.
There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: European Commission Standard Data Protection Clauses.

Pinterest is an offer from Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Pinterest”). The information automatically collected by Pinterest about your use of our online presence on Pinterest is usually transferred to a server at Pinterest, Inc., 505 Brannan St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA and stored there.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA. There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on standard data protection clauses from the European Commission.

LinkedIn is an offer from LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (“LinkedIn”). The information automatically collected by LinkedIn about your use of our online presence on LinkedIn is usually transferred to a server at LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA and stored there.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection: USA.

There is a decision by the European Commission on an appropriate level of data protection for the USA as a basis for third-country transfers, provided the respective service provider is certified. Until certified by our service providers, data transfer will continue to be based on this basis: standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

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8. Contact options and your rights

8.1 Your Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

• in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein;

• in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to immediately request the correction of incorrect or complete personal data stored by us;

• In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is required

  • to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;

  • to fulfill a legal obligation;

  • for reasons of public interest or

  • is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;

• In accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, to the extent that

  • you dispute the accuracy of the data;

  • the processing is unlawful but you object to its deletion;

  • we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or

  • you have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;

• in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another person responsible;

• in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority at your usual place of residence or work or at our company headquarters.

Right to object

To the extent that we process personal data as explained above to protect our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If processing is carried out for other purposes, you only have the right to object if there are reasons that arise from your particular situation.

After exercising your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of serves legal claims.

This does not apply if the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes. We will then no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

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8.2 Contact options

If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, information, correction, restriction or deletion of data as well as revocation of consent given or objection to a specific use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our legal notice.