Privacy Policy

1) Introduction and Contact Details of the Data Controller

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, 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.

1.2 The data controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Ricci - Stile Italiano, Neustr. 7, 48599 Gronau (Westphalia), Germany, Tel.: +492562 9009423, E-Mail: info@vaarora.com. The data controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

2) Data Collection when Visiting our Website

2.1 When using our website for information purposes only, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us, we only collect 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 display the website to you:

• Our visited website
• Date and time at the moment 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)

Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files subsequently if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

2.2 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 character string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser line.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

3.1 Shopify
For hosting our website and displaying the page content, we use the system of the following provider: Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd Floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland ("Shopify").
Data is also transferred to: Shopify Inc., 150 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada.
All data collected on our website is processed on the provider's servers. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties. For data transfer to Canada, an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed by an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

3.2 Cloudflare
We use a Content Delivery Network of the following provider: Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.
This service enables us to deliver large media files such as graphics, page content, or scripts faster via a network of regionally distributed servers. Processing is carried out to safeguard our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

4) Cookies

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies. These are small text files that are stored on your end device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after the browser is closed ("session cookies"), some remain on your end device longer and enable the saving of page settings ("persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can find the storage duration in the overview of the cookie settings of your web browser.

If personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR either for the execution of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR in the case of consent given, or in accordance with Art. 6 (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 site visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and individually decide on their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. Please note that if cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

5) Contacting Us

When you contact us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is processed exclusively for the purpose of processing and answering your request and only to the extent necessary for this. The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been finally clarified and provided there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.

6) Data Processing when Opening a Customer Account

Pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed to the extent necessary if you provide it to us when opening a customer account. The data required for opening an account can be found in the input mask of the corresponding form on our website. Deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above-mentioned address of the controller. After deletion of your customer account, your data will be deleted, provided all contracts concluded through it have been fully processed, no statutory retention periods conflict, and we have no continued legitimate interest in storing it.

7) Use of Customer Data for Direct Marketing

7.1 Subscription to our e-mail newsletter
If you subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address alone. We use the double opt-in procedure for sending the newsletter. With the activation of the confirmation link, you give us your consent for the use of your personal data according to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time.

7.2 Sending the e-mail newsletter to existing customers
If you have provided us with your e-mail address when purchasing goods, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar goods from our range by e-mail. Processing takes place solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. You are entitled to object to the use of your e-mail address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time.

7.3 Goods availability notification by e-mail
For temporarily unavailable items, you can sign up for e-mail availability notifications. With the activation of the confirmation link, you give us your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). You can unsubscribe from this at any time.

7.4 Shopping cart reminders by e-mail
If you abandon your purchase before completing the order, you have the option of receiving a one-time reminder by e-mail. We use the double opt-in procedure. By activating the link, you consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR) to this specific reminder. You can unsubscribe at any time.

8) Data Processing for Order Processing

8.1 Insofar as necessary for contract processing for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data collected by us will be passed on to the commissioned transport company and the commissioned credit institution pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

8.2 Use of Payment Service Providers
Depending on the payment method selected, your data (name, address, bank/card details, transaction numbers) will be forwarded to the respective payment provider pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. We offer the following payment providers:
- Amazon Pay (Amazon Payments Europe s.c.a.)
- Apple Pay (Apple Distribution International)
- bancontact (Bancontact Payconiq Company)
- BLIK (Polski Standard Płatności Sp. z o.o.)
- EPS-Überweisung (PSA Payment Services Austria GmbH)
- Google Pay (Google Ireland Limited)
- iDeal (Currence Holding BV)
- Klarna (Klarna Bank AB)
- Paypal (PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A.)
- Shopify Payments (Shopify International Limited)
- Sofortüberweisung (Klarna Bank AB)
- Stripe (Stripe Payments Europe Ltd.)
- TWINT (TWINT AG)
For providers such as Klarna, PayPal, or Stripe (when offering purchase on account or in installments), credit checks may be performed based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

9) Web Analytics Services

Shopify Analytics
This website uses the web analytics service of Shopify International Limited. Data is also transmitted to Shopify Inc., Canada. Using cookies, the service collects and stores pseudonymized visitor data to evaluate usage behavior (e.g., heatmaps). Processing takes place only if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time via the Cookie Consent Tool.

10) Site Functionalities

10.1 Integration of Instagram feed via Mintt Studio
10.2 Facebook Plugins (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.)
10.3 Instagram Plugins (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.)
10.4 Google Maps (Google Ireland Limited)
10.5 Google Customer Reviews (Google Ireland Limited)
For all the above tools, data processing and transmission (potentially to the USA) only take place if you have given your express consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR) or if it serves our legitimate interests. For data transfers to the US, the providers comply with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

11) Tools and Miscellaneous

For our accounting, we use cloud-based software: Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. KG and sevDesk GmbH. Processing is based on our legitimate interest in the efficient organization and documentation of our business transactions pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

12) Rights of the Data Subject

12.1 Applicable data protection law grants you comprehensive rights regarding the processing of your personal data (right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and right to withdraw consent or complain to a supervisory authority).

12.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT
IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION. IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS.

13) Duration of Storage of Personal Data

The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the processing purpose, and, if relevant, the respective statutory retention period (e.g., commercial and tax retention periods).