Privacy policy

Privacy Policy 

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither required by law or contract, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide it will have no consequences. This only applies insofar as no other statement is made in the subsequent processing operations. 

"Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. 

Server log files 

You can visit our web pages without providing any information about your person. 

Each time our website is accessed, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host / IT service provider by your internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website as well as improving our offering. 

Where applicable, your data will be transmitted to and processed in third countries outside the EU, in particular to Canada and the USA. For Canada, an adequacy decision of the EU Commission exists. For the USA, an adequacy decision of the EU Commission exists, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Shopify is not certified under the TADPF. This data transmission is carried out on the basis of contractual obligations that are comparable to those of the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. 

Contact 

Controller 

Contact us if you wish. The controller responsible for the data processing is: ICON BRANDS SL, Calle Alcala 20, 28014 Madrid, Spanien, Telefon:+905309478832, hello@sokks-official.com

Customer-initiated contact by e-mail 

If you initiate business contact with us by e-mail, we collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of handling and responding to your contact enquiry. 

If the contact serves the performance of pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the case of a purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. 

If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in handling and responding to your enquiry. In this case, you have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you that is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. 

We use your e-mail address only to process your enquiry. Your data will subsequently be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use. 

Collection and processing when using the contact form 

When using the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of making contact. 

If the contact serves the performance of pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the case of a purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. 

If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in handling and responding to your enquiry. In this case, you have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you that is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. 

We use your e-mail address only to process your enquiry. Your data will subsequently be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use. 

WhatsApp Business 

If you make business contact with us via WhatsApp, we use the version WhatsApp Business of WhatsApp Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irland; “WhatsApp”). Insofar as you reside outside the European Economic Area, this service is provided by WhatsApp Inc. (1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA). The data processing serves the purpose of handling and responding to your contact enquiry. For this purpose, we collect and process the mobile phone number stored by you at WhatsApp, if provided your name, as well as further data to the extent provided by you. For the service, we use a mobile device in whose address book only data of users who have contacted us via WhatsApp is stored. A transfer of personal data to WhatsApp, without your already having consented thereto with respect to WhatsApp, therefore does not take place. 

Your data is transmitted by WhatsApp to servers of Meta Platforms Inc. in the USA. For the USA, an adequacy decision of the EU Commission exists, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Meta Platforms Inc. has certified itself under the TADPF and has thereby undertaken to comply with European data protection principles. If the contact serves the performance of pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the case of a purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in providing a quick and simple means of making contact as well as in responding to your enquiry. In this case, you have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you that is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We use your personal data only to process your enquiry. Your data will subsequently be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use. Further information on the terms of use and data protection when using WhatsApp can be found at https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#terms-of-service und https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy. 

Customer Account Orders 

Customer account

When opening a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. The data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation. Your customer account will subsequently be deleted. 

Collection, processing and disclosure of personal data in the case of orders 

When placing an order, we collect and process your personal data only insofar as this is necessary for the fulfilment and processing of your order as well as for the handling of your enquiries. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it will have the consequence that no contract can be concluded. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR and is necessary for the performance of a contract with you. 

Your data is disclosed, for example, to shipping companies, dropshipping or fulfilment providers, payment service providers, service providers for order processing and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly observe the statutory requirements. The scope of the data transmission is limited to a minimum. 

Where applicable, your data will be transmitted to and processed in third countries outside the EU, in particular to Canada and the USA. For Canada, an adequacy decision of the EU Commission exists. For the USA, an adequacy decision of the EU Commission exists, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Shopify is not certified under the TADPF. This data transmission is carried out on the basis of contractual obligations that are comparable to those of the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. 

Advertising 

Use of the e-mail address for sending newsletters 

We use your e-mail address, independently of the contract processing, exclusively for our own advertising purposes for the sending of newsletters, provided that you have expressly consented thereto. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke the consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation. To do so, you can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your e-mail address will then be removed from the distribution list. 

Use of the e-mail address for sending direct advertising 

We use your e-mail address, which we received in the course of the sale of a good or service, for the electronic sending of advertising for our own goods or services that are similar to those you have already purchased from us, insofar as you have not objected to this use. The provision of the e-mail address is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it will have the consequence that no contract can be concluded. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your e-mail address at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising the objection can be found in the legal notice. You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the advertising e-mail. No costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs arise for this. 

Use of the e-mail address for availability notifications 

On our website we offer the service of goods availability notification. Should an article temporarily be unavailable, you have the option to enter your e-mail address for the respective article and to be informed by us by e-mail upon availability, provided that you have consented thereto. Upon availability of the goods, you will receive a one-off notification by e-mail about the availability of the respective article. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent. You can revoke the consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation. You can unsubscribe from the availability notification at any time by notifying us. Your e-mail address will subsequently be removed from the distribution list. 

Merchandise management 

Use of an external merchandise management system 

For contract processing we use a merchandise management system within the framework of a data processing agreement. For this purpose, your personal data collected in the course of the order is transmitted to 

Billbee GmbH, Arolser Str. 10, 34477 Twistetal. 

The processing of your personal data serves the purpose of fulfilling the contract concluded with you and is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. 

Payment service provider Credit check 

Use of Amazon Payments 

On our website we use the payment service Amazon Payments of Amazon Payments Europe s.c.a. (38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxemburg; “Amazon Payments”). 

The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the payment service Amazon Payments. To integrate this payment service, it is necessary that Amazon Payments collects, stores and analyses data (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when the website is accessed. Cookies may also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable the recognition of your browser. 

The processing of your personal data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in a customer-oriented offering of various payment methods. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you. Upon selection and use of “Amazon Payments”, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to Amazon Payments in order to be able to fulfil the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. 

Further information on data processing when using the payment service Amazon Payments can be found in the associated privacy policy at: https://pay.amazon.com/de/help/201212490 

Use of Klarna payment options 

On our website we use the payment service of Klarna Bank AB (publ) (Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Schweden; „Klarna“). Upon selection and use of payment via Klarna, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to Klarna in order to be able to fulfil the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

In this process, cookies may be stored that enable the recognition of your browser. The data processing that thereby takes place is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in a customer-oriented offering of various payment methods. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you. 

„Pay Later“ (invoice), „Pay Now“ (payment by direct debit, credit card, Sofortüberweisung), „Financing“ (instalment purchase) For individual payment methods such as „Pay Later“ (invoice), „Pay Now“ (payment by direct debit, credit card, Sofortüberweisung), „Financing“ (instalment purchase), Klarna reserves the right, where applicable, to obtain a credit check on the basis of mathematical-statistical procedures using credit agencies. 

For this purpose, Klarna transmits the personal data required for a credit check, such as, for example, first and last name, address, gender, e-mail address, IP address as well as data associated with the order, for the purpose of identity and creditworthiness verification to a credit agency and uses the information received about the statistical probability of a payment default for a balanced decision on the establishment, execution or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit check may contain probability values (score values) that are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognised mathematical-statistical procedures and in whose calculation, among other things, address data is incorporated. Your interests worthy of protection will be taken into account in accordance with the statutory provisions. The data processing serves the purpose of the credit check for the initiation of a contract. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment default when Klarna makes advance performance. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you that is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR by notifying Klarna. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract with the payment method desired by you. Failure to provide it will have the consequence that the contract cannot be concluded with the payment method selected by you. 

Further information, in particular to which credit agencies Klarna discloses your personal data, can be found for Germany at https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_de/credit_rating_agencies and for Austria at https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_at/credit_rating_agencies. 

General information on Klarna can be obtained for Germany at: https://www.klarna.com/de/ and for Austria at https://www.klarna.com/at/. Your personal details are handled by Klarna in accordance with the applicable data protection provisions and in accordance with the information in Klarna's data protection provisions for Germany at 

https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_de/privacy and for Austria at 

https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/0/de_at/privacy . 

Cookies 

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on a user's computer system. When a user accesses a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables a unique identification of the browser when the website is accessed again. 

Cookies are stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting appropriate technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide individually on their acceptance as well as prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data they contain. Cookies already stored can be deleted at any time. However, we point out that you may then not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. 

Under the following links you can inform yourself about how you can manage (including deactivate) the cookies in the most important browsers: 

Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de 

Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-edge/cookies-in-microsoft-edge-lB6schen-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9- 2a946a29ae09 

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen 

Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac 

Technically necessary cookies 

Unless otherwise stated below in the privacy policy, we use only these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our offering more user-friendly, more effective and more secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognise your browser even after a page change and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognised even after a page change. 

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out on the basis of Section 25 (2) TDDDG. The processing of your personal data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of our offering. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you. 

Analysis 

Use of Google Analytics 4 

On our website we use the web analysis service Google Analytics of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland; „Google“). 

The data processing serves the purpose of analysing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. For this, Google will use the obtained information on behalf of the operator of this website in order to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on the website activities and to provide further services associated with the website use and the internet use to the website operator. 

In this process, among other things, the following information may be collected: IP address, date and time of the page access, click path, information about the browser used by you and the device used by you, pages visited, referrer URL (website via which you accessed our website), location data, purchasing activities. Your data may be linked by Google with other data, such as, for example, your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data of other devices and all other data that Google has on you.

The IP address is truncated beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. 

The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke the consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation. 

The information thereby generated about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a server of Google in the USA and stored there. For the USA, an adequacy decision of the EU Commission exists, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself under the TADPF and has thereby undertaken to comply with European data protection principles. Both Google and US state authorities have access to your data. 

Further information on the terms of use and data protection can be found at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de. 

Plug-ins and Other 

Use of Google Tag Manager 

On our website we use Google Tag Manager of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland; "Google"). 

With this application, JavaScript tags and HTML tags are managed that are used for the implementation, in particular, of tracking and analysis tools. The data processing serves the purpose of the needs-based design and optimisation of our website. Google Tag Manager itself neither stores cookies nor is personal data processed thereby. However, it enables the triggering of further tags that can collect and process personal data. 

Further information on the terms of use and data protection can be found here. 

Rights of data subjects and storage period 

Duration of storage 

After complete contract processing, the data is initially stored for the duration of the warranty period, thereafter taking into account statutory, in particular tax and commercial law, retention periods, and is then deleted after expiry of the period, unless you have consented to further processing and use. 

Rights of the data subject 

Where the legal requirements are met, you are entitled to the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: right of access, to rectification, to erasure, to restriction of processing, to data portability. 

In addition, under Art. 21 (1) GDPR you have a right to object to the processing operations that are based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, as well as to the processing for the purpose of direct advertising. 

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority 

Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you are of the opinion that the processing of your personal data is not carried out lawfully. 

Right to object 

Where the personal data processing operations listed here are based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to these processing operations with effect for the future. 

After an objection has been made, the processing of the data concerned will be ended, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. 

If the personal data processing is carried out for purposes of direct advertising, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After an objection has been made, we will end the processing of the data concerned for the purpose of direct advertising. 

last updated: 22.10.2024