PRIVACY POLICY
 
We are pleased that you are visiting THE GIFT website and thank you for your interest. Here we inform you which personal data we collect from you and what THE GIFT does with it. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified. 
The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Saralisa Volm.  

Office and billing address:
THE GIFT GmbH & Co. KG 
Planufer 92e – 10967 Berlin  
Local authority: Berlin-Charlottenburg HRB 61334 B 
CEO: Saralisa Volm 
Disclaimer: Despite careful control of the content, we assume no liability for the content of external links. The operators of the linked pages are solely responsible for their content.  

1. General Information

 
We collect, store and use your personal data in accordance with the provisions of the data protection laws, in particular the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the German Telemedia Act (TMG). In this statement, we would like to inform you about what types of data we process, for what purposes and what rights you are entitled to.

If it is possible to enter personal data on our website, we would like to point out that only the specially marked mandatory fields are required to process the respective inquiry or your order. 

This privacy policy only applies to our websites. If you are redirected to other sites via links on our pages, please inform yourself there about the respective handling of your data.  

2. What data is collected?

   
If you contact THE GIFT GmbH & Co. KG by e-mail and/or contact form, the personal data you enter there, your name and e-mail address, will only be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for any follow-up questions and then deleted. This data processing is therefore necessary for the fulfillment of the contract in accordance with § 8 para. 3 no. 4 DSG and Art. 6 para. 1 lit b DSGVO. 

3. Transfer of data 
Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We only pass on your personal data to third parties if you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR, the transfer in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data, there is a legal obligation to disclose your data pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, or this is legally permissible and necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR. 
  
4. Cookies 
We use so-called cookies on various pages to make your visit to the website more attractive and to enable the use of certain functions. These are small text files that are stored on your end device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted again at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your end device and enable me or my partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). If cookies are set, they collect and process certain user information such as browser and location data and IP address values to an individual extent. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. 
If personal data is also processed by individual implemented cookies, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the page visit. 
  
Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the full functionality of our website may be restricted. 
  
5. Social Media Plug-In 
THE GIFT GmbH & Co. KG uses so-called social media plug-ins (interfaces to social networks) on the website. When you visit the website, the system automatically establishes a connection with the respective social network due to the integration of the social media plug-ins and transmits data (IP address, visit to the website, etc.). 
The data transfer takes place without the intervention and outside the responsibility of THE GIFT GmbH & Co. KG. THE GIFT GmbH & Co. KG would like to point out that you can prevent this data transfer by logging out of the respective social networks before visiting the website. Only when you are "logged in" can the social network assign specific data to your activity profile through automatic data transmission. 
The automatically transmitted data is used exclusively by the social network operators and not by THE GIFT GmbH & Co. KG. 
Videos from the Vimeo platform are integrated on our website. The operator of the platform is Vimeo Inc, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.  
The use of Vimeo is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Vimeo's privacy policy at https://vimeo.com/privacy
  
6. Right to information, correction, blocking and deletion of data
 
Upon request, we will provide you with information about your stored personal data, its origin, the recipients and the purpose of storage at any time and free of charge. You can obtain this information using the contact details below. 
If the legal requirements are met, you have the right to correct, block or delete this data. Please also contact office@thegift.gives 
  
7. status of this privacy policy 
This privacy policy is currently valid and is dated May 2024. Due to the further development of our website and offers on it or due to changes in legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to amend this privacy policy. You can access and print out the current privacy policy at any time on the website at https://thegift.gives/privacy-policy/