Data protection
Privacy Policy
1. Information on the Collection of Personal Data and Controller Identification
The protection and security of your personal data are of great importance to us. Below we inform you about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data is any data that can be related to you personally, e.g. name, address, email addresses, or user behavior.
The controller pursuant to Art. 4 (7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:
stilwerk Holding GmbH & Co. KG
Große Elbstraße 68
22767 Hamburg
Germany
Email: service@stilwerk.de
Managing Director: Alexander Garbe
If you have any questions regarding data protection or wish to exercise your rights, you may contact us at any time at datenschutz@stilwerk.de.
As our company employs fewer than 20 persons involved in automated data processing, there is no legal obligation to appoint a data protection officer (§ 38 BDSG).
2. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
- Right to rectification or erasure (Art. 16 and 17 GDPR)
- Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
- Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
- Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority regarding our processing of your personal data (Art. 77 GDPR).
3. Data Collection When Visiting Our Website
When using the website for informational purposes only, we collect only the personal data that your browser transmits to our server (log files). This data is technically necessary to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security (legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR):
- IP address
- Date and time of the request
- Time zone difference to GMT
- Content of the request
- Access status/HTTP status code
- Amount of data transferred
- Website from which the request originates
- Browser
- Operating system and its interface
4. Hosting via Wix
Our website is hosted using the website builder Wix.com Ltd., Yunitsman 5, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Wix stores and processes personal data, among others, in data centers within the European Union (e.g. Ireland), in the United States, and in other locations worldwide. Wix also uses a global content delivery network (CDN) as well as third-party providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud.
Israel is considered a secure third country with an adequacy decision by the European Commission.
Where personal data is transferred to third countries (in particular the USA), this is done on the basis of standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR as well as additional safeguards.
The use of Wix is based on our legitimate interest in a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our website (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Further information: https://de.wix.com/about/privacy
5. Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.
We use the following types of cookies:
- Strictly necessary cookies: These are required to properly display the website (Art. 6 (1) (f) or (b) GDPR)
- Analytics and marketing cookies: These are only set with your explicit consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR)
Session cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them or they are automatically deleted.
You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie banner.
6. Contact Form and Communication
Data Collection via Forms (Wix Forms)
If you contact us via a form on our website, the data you enter (e.g. name, email address, message) will be processed to handle your request.
Processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures) or Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in handling your request).
The data is processed via Wix.com Ltd., Yunitsman 5, Tel Aviv, Israel. This may involve transfers of personal data to third countries (in particular the USA). Such transfers are based on standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR.
Further information: https://de.wix.com/about/privacy
7. Newsletter
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we use your email address on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).
We use the service of Wix.com Ltd., Yunitsman 5, Tel Aviv, Israel for sending newsletters.
Within the use of Wix, personal data may be processed on servers in the European Union as well as in third countries (in particular the USA). Data transfers are based on standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR.
Subscription is carried out using a double opt-in procedure. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link included in every email.
8. Web Analytics with Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by cookies is usually transferred to Google servers in the USA and stored there.
We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google. Data transfers to the USA are based on standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR.
IP anonymization is activated on this website, so your IP address is truncated within the EU/EEA.
Processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can withdraw this consent at any time via the cookie settings.
Further information: https://policies.google.com/privacy
9. Web Analytics via Wix
Our website uses analytics functions provided by Wix.com Ltd., Yunitsman 5, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Data regarding user behavior on our website (e.g. page views, interactions, technical information) may be processed.
Processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR), provided via our cookie banner.
Data may also be processed on servers in third countries (in particular the USA). Transfers are based on standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR.
Further information: https://de.wix.com/about/privacy
10. Social Media Links
Our website contains links to our profiles on social networks (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest).
If you click on such a link, you will be redirected directly to the respective platform.
Embedded content (e.g. Instagram posts) is explained in the section “Embedding of Third-Party Content”.
11. Embedding of Third-Party Content (YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Pinterest)
We embed content from external providers on our website, in particular videos and social media content.
These include services provided by:
- YouTube (Google Ireland Limited, Ireland)
- Vimeo (Vimeo Inc., USA)
- Instagram (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Ireland)
- Pinterest (Pinterest Europe Ltd., Ireland)
When accessing such pages, a connection to the servers of these providers may be established. Personal data (e.g. IP address, usage data) may be transmitted in the process.
If you are logged in to one of these services, the respective provider may associate your visit to our website with your user account.
The use of these services is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR), provided this has been obtained via our cookie banner.
Please note that data may be transferred to third countries (in particular the USA). Such transfers are based on standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR.
12. Payment Service Provider (Stripe)
For payment processing, we use Stripe Payments Europe Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Dublin, Ireland.
Depending on the payment method, personal data may be transferred to Stripe Inc., USA. Such transfers are based on standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR.
Processing is carried out for the performance of a contract (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR).
Further information: https://stripe.com/de/privacy
13. Data Security
We implement up-to-date technical measures to ensure data security, in particular to protect your personal data against risks during data transmission and against unauthorized access by third parties. These measures are continuously adapted to the current state of the art.
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy to reflect changes in legal requirements or changes to our services.
Status: April 2026