Privacy Policy
We process personal data (hereinafter referred to as “data” for short) only to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its content and services.
Per Art. 4 No. 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the „GDPR“), “processing” means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, such as collection, storage, use, disclosure, or erasure.
With this Privacy Policy, we inform you about the nature, scope, purpose, duration, and legal basis of the processing of personal data, to the extent that we determine this either alone or jointly with others.
I. Information about us as controllers of your data
The person responsible for data processing on this website:
Ruth E. Helmling
PO Box 3007 Kaiti
Gisborne 4041 New Zealand
Telefon: +64-21-2316214
E-Mail: ruth.helmling@gmail.com
II. The rights of users and data subjects
Users have the right:
- to object to future processing based on legitimate interests (Art. 21 GDPR), e.g., direct marketing
- to access, rectify, erase, or restrict the processing of their data (Art. 15–18 GDPR)
- to the portability of data (Art. 20 GDPR)
- to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)
III. Information about the data processing
Cookies
We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are placed and stored on your device by the web browser you are using. These cookies process certain information about you on an individual basis, such as your browser or location data, or your IP address.
This processing makes our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure, as it enables, for example, the display of our website in different languages or the provision of a shopping cart function.
The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, provided that these cookies process data for the purpose of initiating or fulfilling a contract. If the processing does not serve the purpose of contract initiation or contract fulfillment, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. The legal basis in this case is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Specifically, our site currently sets the following cookies:
| Name | Function | Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| wmc_current_currency | Save currency preference of the user | 1 day |
| etm_language | Save language preference of the user | 1 month or browser session |
Contact
If you submit inquiries to us via the contact or product inquiry form, the information you provide in the form—including the contact details you enter there—will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until the purpose for storage no longer applies, you request that we delete it, or legal retention obligations prevent deletion.
We will only share your data to the extent necessary to process your inquiry or if we are legally required to do so.
Server data
For technical reasons, the following data sent by your internet browser to us or to our server provider will be collected, especially to ensure a secure and stable website: These server log files record the type and version of your browser, operating system, the website from which you came (referrer URL), the webpages on our site visited, the date and time of your visit, as well as the IP address from which you visited our site.
The data thus collected will be temporarily stored, but not in association with any other of your data.
The basis for this storage is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality, and security of our website.
The data will be deleted within no more than seven days, unless continued storage is required for evidentiary purposes. In which case, all or part of the data will be excluded from deletion until the investigation of the relevant incident is finally resolved.
Social Media
We maintain a business page on Facebook. Controller: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Dublin 2, Ireland.
When you visit the page, data such as your IP address, date, time, and the page you accessed may be transmitted. If you are logged in, Facebook may associate this data with your account.
Purpose & Legal Basis:
- Analysis & Marketing: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR
- Processing by Facebook may be based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
Cookies & Tracking: Facebook may set cookies. You can prevent this by logging out and adjusting your browser settings.
Our Instagram account is used for communication and product presentation. Responsible party: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Dublin 2, Ireland.
We have integrated our account’s Instagram feed via a plugin that retrieves the posts on the server side and caches them on our webspace. The posts, as well as the Instagram logo on our site, link to Instagram. When you visit Instagram, data such as your IP address, date/time, and pages visited may be collected. Upon login, this data is associated with your account.
Purpose & Legal Basis:
- Analysis & Marketing: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR
- Processing by Facebook may be based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
Cookies & Tracking: Instagram may set cookies. You can prevent this by logging out and adjusting your browser settings.