Data protection

Privacy Policy


Responsible for data processing is:


Michael Bojcic

Kohlbeckstrasse 17

85221 Dachau

Germany

Email: guitarmonkey.hardware@gmail.com

Phone: +49 (0) 152 23705878


We are pleased that you are interested in our online shop. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. Below we will inform you in detail about the handling of your data.


1. Access data and hosting

You can visit our website without providing any personal information. Each time a website is called up, 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 the call, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the call. This access data is evaluated exclusively for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the site and improving our offer. This serves to protect our overriding legitimate interests in a correct presentation of our offer in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. All access data will be deleted no later than seven days after the end of your visit to the site.

1.1 hosting

The services for hosting and displaying the website are partially provided by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise stated in the present data protection declaration, all access data and all data collected in the forms provided on this website are processed on their servers. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this data protection declaration. Our service providers are based in the USA. The European Commission has not issued an adequacy decision for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

1.2 Content Delivery Network

For the purpose of a shorter loading time, we use a so-called Content Delivery Network ("CDN") for some offers. With this service, content, e.g. large media files, is delivered via regionally distributed servers from external CDN service providers. Access data is therefore processed on the servers of the service providers. Our service providers work for us within the framework of order processing. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with you, please use the contact option described in this data protection declaration. Our service providers are based in the USA. The European Commission has not issued an adequacy decision for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

2. Data processing for contract processing and contacting

2.1 Data processing for contract execution

We collect personal data if you voluntarily provide it to us as part of your order or when contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail). Mandatory fields are marked as such, since in these cases we need the data to process the contract or to process your contact and you cannot complete the order or send the contact without providing them. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms.
We use the data you provide to process the contract and your inquiries in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. b GDPR. Further information on the processing of your data, in particular on the transfer to our service providers for the purpose of order, payment and shipping processing, can be found in the following sections of this data protection declaration. After the contract has been fully processed, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after any retention periods under tax and commercial law have expired in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.

2.2 Contacting

As part of customer communication, we collect personal data to process your inquiries in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. b GDPR if you voluntarily provide us with this when contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail). . Mandatory fields are marked as such, since in these cases we need the data to process your contact. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. After 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 Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit about which we inform you in this statement.

3. Data processing for the purpose of shipping processing

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

4. Data processing for payment processing

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

4.1 Data processing for transaction processing

Depending on the selected payment method, we pass on the data necessary for processing 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, insofar as this is necessary for processing the payment is required. This serves to fulfill the contract in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. 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 in this respect.
If you have any questions about our partners for payment processing and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

4.2 Data processing for the purpose of fraud prevention and optimization of our payment processes

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

4.3 Engagement of debt collection service providers

We pass on your data to a commissioned collection service provider ( ) if our payment claim has not been settled despite a previous reminder. In this case, the claim will be collected directly by the collection service provider. This serves to fulfill the contract in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. b GDPR and to safeguard our legitimate interests in an effective assertion or enforcement of our payment claim in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

5. Advertising by email

E-mail newsletter with registration, newsletter tracking with separate consent

If you register for our newsletter, we use the data required for this or separately provided by you in order to regularly send you our e-mail newsletter based on your consent in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit . Unsubscribing from the newsletter is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a link provided for this purpose in the newsletter. After you have unsubscribed, we will delete your e-mail address from the list of recipients, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

If you have also given us your consent in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit Purpose of designing future newsletter campaigns (“newsletter tracking”).

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

  • 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 email address,
  • the date and time of registration and confirmation

and the one-pixel technologies with your email address or your IP address and possibly a unique ID. Links contained in the newsletter can also contain this ID.

Unsubscribing from newsletter tracking is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described or via a link provided for this purpose in the newsletter.

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

6. Cookies and other technologies

6.1 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 saved on your end device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your end device and enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit (persistent cookies).
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 the IP address, the time of the visit, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website (e.g. information about the contents of the shopping cart). Within the framework of a weighing of interests, this serves overriding legitimate interests in an optimized presentation of our offer in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR.

We also use technologies to fulfill the legal obligations to which we are subject (e.g. to be able to prove consent to the processing of your personal data) as well as for web analysis and online marketing. Further information on this, including the respective legal basis for data processing, can be found in the following sections of this data protection declaration.

The cookie settings for your browser can be found under the following links: Microsoft Edge™ / Safari™ / Chrome™ / Firefox™ / Opera™

If you have consented to the use of the technologies in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, you can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in the data protection declaration. Alternatively, you can also go to the following link: guitar-monkey.de. If cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

6.2 Use of the Consent Manager tool to manage consent

We use the Consent Manager Tool on our website to inform you about the cookies and other technologies that we use on our website and to obtain your consent, if required, to the processing of your personal data by these technologies manage and document. According to Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter c GDPR, this is necessary to fulfill our legal obligation according to Article 7 Paragraph 1 GDPR to be able to prove your consent to the processing of your personal data to which we are subject. After submitting your cookie declaration on our website, the Jimdo web server stores your IP address, date and time of your declaration, browser information, language and URL from which the declaration was sent, as well as information on your consent behavior. In addition, a cookie is used that contains information about your consent behavior. Your data will be deleted after 365 days unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit we will inform you in this statement.

7. Use of cookies and other technologies for web analysis and advertising purposes

If you have given your consent to this in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, we use the following cookies and other third-party technologies on our website. After the end of the use of the respective technology by us, the data collected in this context will be deleted. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. Further information on your revocation options can be found in the "Cookies and other technologies" section. See each technology for more information, including how we work with each vendor. If you have any questions about the providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this data protection declaration.

7.1 Use of Google services for web analysis and advertising purposes

We use the following technologies from Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). The information automatically collected by Google technologies about your use of our website is usually transferred to a server of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and stored there. The European Commission has not issued an adequacy decision for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. If your IP address is collected via Google technologies, it will be shortened before it is stored on Google's servers by activating IP anonymization. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server and shortened there. Unless otherwise specified for the individual technologies, data processing takes place on the basis of an agreement concluded between jointly responsible persons for the respective technology in accordance with Art. 26 DSGVO. Further information about data processing by Google can be found in Google's data protection notices.

Google Analytics

For the purpose of website analysis, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information on your use of our website) is automatically collected and stored with Google Analytics, from which user profiles are created using pseudonyms. Cookies can be used. In principle, your IP address will not be merged with other Google data. The data is processed on the basis of an agreement on order processing by Google.

Google Maps

For the visual representation of geographical information, Google Maps collects data about your use of the Maps functions, in particular the IP address and location data, transmits it to Google and then processes it. We have no influence on this subsequent data processing.

8. Social Media

Our online presence on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Pinterest

If you have given your consent to the respective social media operator in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit Automatically collected and stored for advertising purposes, from which user profiles are created using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to place advertisements inside and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to your interests. Cookies are usually used for this. For detailed information on the processing and use of the data by the respective social media operator as well as a contact option and your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the data protection notices of the providers linked below. If you still need help with this, you can contact us.

Facebook is an offer from Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook Ireland") Automatically collected information about your use of our online presence on Facebook is usually transferred to a server of Facebook, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. The European Commission has not issued an adequacy decision for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.Data processing when visiting a Facebook fan page is based on an agreement between joint controllers in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. For more information (Insights data information), see here.

Instagram is an offer from Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook Ireland") Automatically collected information about your use of our online presence on Instagram is usually transferred to a server of Facebook, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. The European Commission has not issued an adequacy decision for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. Data processing when visiting an Instagram fan page is based on an agreement between joint controllers in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. For more information (Insights data information), see here.

YouTube is an offer from Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). The information automatically collected by Google about your use of our online presence on YouTube is usually transferred to a server of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and stored there. The European Commission has not issued an adequacy decision for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

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 of Pinterest, Inc., 505 Brannan St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA and stored there. The European Commission has not issued an adequacy decision for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

9. Contact options and your rights

9.1 Your Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

  • pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified there;
  • pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, the right to immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
  • according to Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing
    • to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
    • to comply with a legal obligation;
    • for reasons of public interest or
    • is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
  • according to Art. 18 GDPR, the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as
    • the accuracy of the data is disputed by you;
    • the processing is unlawful but you oppose its erasure;
    • we no longer need the data, but you need them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or
    • You have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
  • according to Art.20 GDPR, you have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another person responsible;
  • according to Art. 77 GDPR 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


Insofar as we process personal data as explained above in order to protect our legitimate interests, which outweigh the interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If the processing is 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 processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

This does not apply if the processing is for direct marketing purposes. Then we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

9.2 Contact options

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

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