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Privacy Policy

Data protection declaration 

Unless stated otherwise below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually obligatory, nor required for conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide your data. Not providing it will have no consequences. This only applies as long as the processing procedures below do not state otherwise.
“Personal data” is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. 

Server log files 

You can use our websites without submitting personal data. Each time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web hoster / 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 based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website and to improve our offer.

Contact & Forms

Responsible

Contact us if you wish. The person responsible for data processing is: D&S Espresso International GmbH, Liebigstr. 2-20, 22113 Hamburg Germany, +44 20 8089 2233, info@espresso-international.co.uk

Initiatory contact of the customer 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 processing and answering your contact request.
If the contact is made for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (e.g. consultation in case of interest in purchase, preparation of a quotation) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your request. In this case, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data relating to you based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR for reasons arising from your particular situation.
We will only use your e-mail address to process your request. Your data will then 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 contacting you.
If the contact serves the implementation of pre-contractual measures (e.g. consultation in case of interest in purchase, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your request. In this case, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data relating to you based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR for reasons arising from your particular situation. We will only use your e-mail address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

E-mail notification when the item is back in stock

When using the notification form we collect your personal data (E-mail address) only to the extent provided by you. The processing serves the purpose of the e-mail notification, when the item is back in stock. By submitting the form for notification, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out with

your consent on the basis of article 6 (1) of the GDPR. You can revoke the consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until your revocation. We only use your e-mai address for a one-time notification.Your data will then be deleted, if you have not agreed to further processing and use.

 

Return form

By using the return form, we collect your personal data. (customer number, order number, name, email address and comment text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of

the return processing and in case of doupt, to contact the customer. By sending your return message, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. 

The processing is carried out with your consent on the basis of article 6 (1) of the GDPR. You can revoke the consent at any time by notifying us without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until your revocation. We use your e-mail address only to process your request and to provide you with the return note. Your data will then be deleted, if you have not agreed to further processing and use.  

Customer account & orders

When you open a customer account, we will collect your personal data in the scope given there. The data processing is for the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. The processing will be carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal. Your customer account will then be deleted.

Collection, processing, and forwarding of personal data in orders 

When you submit an order, we only collect and use your personal data where this is necessary for the fulfilment and handling of your requests. The provision of data is necessary for conclusion of a contract. Failure to provide it will prevent the conclusion of any contract. The processing will occur on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR and is required for the fulfilment of a contract with you.
A transfer of your data takes place, for example, to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers selected by you, payment service providers, service providers for order processing and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly observe the legal requirements. The scope of the data transfer is limited to a minimum.

Credit check

Data collection and processing as part of a credit check 

When paying in advance, e.g. by invoice or direct debit, we reserve the right to obtain a credit report on the basis of mathematical and statistical processes using
Creditreform Boniversum GmbH, Hellersbergstraße 11, 41460 Neuss. For this purpose we will transmit the personal data required for a credit assessment to the above company and use the information received on the statistical likelihood of a payment default for a balanced decision on the justification, execution or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit check can include probability values (score values) which are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognised mathematical and statistical procedures, taking address information among other things into account. Your interests worthy of protection will be taken into account in accordance with legal requirements. The data processing is for the purpose of credit checking for initiation of contract. Processing is carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to our justified interest in protection from payment default when paying in advance. You have the right to veto this processing of your personal data according to art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR by contacting us, for reasons relating to your personal situation. The provision of data is required for conclusion of contract with your desired payment method. Failure to provide it will mean that the contract cannot be concluded with your desired payment method. 

The information pursuant to Art. 14 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation on the data processing taking place at Creditreform Boniversum GmbH can be found here: www.boniversum.de/en/eu-gdpr


Ratings & Advertising

Use of your personal data for sending postal advertisements

We use your personal data (name, address), which we have received in the context of the sale of a product or service, to send you postal advertising, unless you have objected to this use. The provision of this data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it will result in no contract being concluded.
The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in direct advertising. You can object to this use of your address data at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising the objection can be found in the imprint.

 

Use of your email address for mailing of newsletters 

We use your email address outside of contractual processing exclusively to send you a newsletter for our own marketing purposes, if you have explicitly agreed to this. The processing will be carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the relevant link in the newsletter, via the corresponding page or by contacting us. Your email address will then be removed from the distributor. 

Use of your email address for mailing of direct marketing 

We use your email address, which we obtained in the course of selling a good or service, for the electronic transmission of marketing for our own goods or services which are similar to those you have already purchased from us, unless you have objected to this use. You must provide your email address in order to conclude a contract. Failure to provide it will prevent the conclusion of any contract. The processing will be carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to our justified interest in direct marketing. You can object to this use of your email address at any time by contacting us. You will find the contact details for exercising your right to object in our imprint. You can also use the link provided in the marketing email. This will not involve any costs other than transmission costs at basic tariffs. 

 

eKomi Feedback

We use technology from eKomi Ltd., Zimmerstraße 11, 10969 Berlin ("eKomi"), for the purposes of allowing customers to evaluate providers and products and for our own quality management. That is why we have integrated eKomi’s evaluation software on this website. Through this evaluation software, once we have performed our service, you can make an anonymous evaluation of the experience you have had with Espresso International or about the delivered products. After delivery of your order you will receive 20 days later (has to be adjusted depending on the store) an email from eKomi with the request to submit a rating, with which we will send you a link to the appropriate rating mask.

The rating is purely voluntary. You are free to ignore the rating request. However, by submitting a rating, you would help Espresso International to further improve our services - for your benefit and the benefit of other customers. We do not transmit any personal data to eKomi, only an anonymous order ID.

You may object at any time the use of your data for sending you the described mail. You may address your objection to the following address:

ekomi@espresso-international.com

For the technical implementation of this procedure, an order processing agreement has been closed with eKomi. eKomi takes all organizational and technical measures at their disposal to protect these data. According to the statutory retention periods, these data are held and then deleted. For more information on the privacy of eKomi, visit:
https://www.ekomi.co.uk/uk/privacy/.

In the course of your evaluation via eKomi you can share your email address, which we can later use to contact you regarding your rating. In this way, we can e.g. respond individually to your criticism, answer your questions or provide other assistance. We stress that the communication of your email address is voluntary. The legal basis for the use of your data for sending you the evaluation email is provided by your consent, according to the GDPR (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a).

TrustPilot Feedback

Customers have the opportunity to evaluate D&S Espresso international GmbH through a review on Trustpilot. The website is provided by Trustpilot A/S (business address: Pilestræde 58, 3rd floor, 1112 Copenhagen K, Denmark, registration number (CVR) 30 27 65 82).

The review can be given after written consent or by checking a box after the ordering process. Trustpilot will be informed of the customer's name, email address, and order transaction number for this purpose. This complies with Article 6, Paragraph 1 of the GDPR. The invitation will create a Trustpilot customer account linked to the customer's email address.

Customer reviews cannot be modified by D&S Espresso international GmbH after submission and serve to maintain the neutrality of the review platform.

Customers can anonymize their Trustpilot name - there is no requirement to use their real name. You can find Trustpilot's privacy policy at: https://legal.trustpilot.com/for-reviewers/end-user-privacy-terms 

You can withdraw your consent at any time by sending a message to the data controller or to the review platform.

 

Shipping service provider

Forwarding of your email address to shipping companies for information on shipping status 

We forward your email address to the shipping company in the course of contractual processing, if you have explicitly agreed to this in the order process. The forwarding is for the purpose of informing you by email on the shipping status of your order. The processing will be carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us or the transport company without affecting the legality of the processing carried out with your consent up to the withdrawal. 

 

Cookies 

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files which are saved in a user’s internet browser or by the user’s internet browser on their computer system. When a user calls up a website, a cookie may be saved on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic character string which allows the browser to be clearly identified when the website is called up again. We use cookies to make our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies also allow our systems to recognise your browser after a page change and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. These services require the browser to be recognised again after a page change. 

Our website also uses cookies to allow us to analyse the surfing behaviour of visitors to our website.
We also use cookies to address visitors to other websites with targeted marketing relating to their interests. 

Processing is carried out on the basis of § 15 (3) TMG (Telemedia Act) as well as art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to our justified interest in the purposes above.
The data collected in this way is pseudonymised using technological measures. It is therefore not possible to connect the data to your person. The data will not be stored together with other personal data pertaining to you. You have the right to veto this processing of your personal data according to art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR by contacting us, for reasons relating to your personal situation. Cookies will be stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By choosing corresponding technical settings in your internet browser, you can prevent the storage of cookies and transmission of the data they contain. Cookies which have already been saved may be deleted at any time. We would, however, like to point out that this may prevent you from making full use of all the functions of this website. 

Using the links below, you can find out how to manage cookies (or deactivate them, among other things) in major browsers:
Chrome Browser
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Safari

 

Technically necessary cookies

Unless otherwise stated in the privacy policy below, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognize 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 recognized even after a page change.
The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on § 25 para. 2 TTDSG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in the Ensuring the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offer. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data relating to you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.

 

Use of the Cookie Consent Manager by Shopware

We use the Cookie Consent Manager of shopware AG (Ebbinghoff 10, 48624 Schöppingen; "Shopware") on our website.
The tool allows you to give consent to data processing via the website, in particular the setting of cookies, as well as to exercise your right of revocation for consent already given. Data processing serves the purpose of obtaining and documenting required consents to data processing and thus complying with legal obligations. Cookies may be used for this purpose. User information, including your IP address, is collected and transmitted to Shopware. This data is not passed on to other third parties.
The data processing is carried out to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
You can find more information about data protection at Shopware at: https://www.shopware.com/en/privacy/.

 

Analytics, Advertising Tracking & Affiliate 

 

Use of Google Analytics


We use the Google Analytics web analytics service provided by Google Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.
The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. To this end, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. In this context, the following information may be collected, among others: IP address, date and time of page view, click path, information about the browser you are using and the device you are using (device), pages visited, referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website), location data, purchase activity. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google.

Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser and tracking pixels, which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by this about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision of the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, viewable at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/. Both Google and U.S. government agencies have access to your data. Your data may be linked by Google to other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices, and any other data Google may have about you.

IP anonymization is activated on this website. This means that your IP address will be truncated beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.

The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 p. 1 TTDSG in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation.
For more information on terms of use and data protection, please visit https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or https://policies.google.com/?hl=en&gl=en and https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en.

 

Deactivation of Google Analytics

You can disable tracking by Google Analytics. To do so, visit our cookie settings and uncheck "Statistics & Tracking" => "Google Analytics".
You can permanently disable the use of cookies by Google by following the link below and downloading and installing the plug-in provided there: www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin. Alternatively, users can deactivate the use of third-party cookies by visiting the deactivation page of the network advertising initiative www.youronlinechoices.com/.

 

Use of Google Adwords conversion tracking 

Our website uses the online marketing programme “Google AdWords”, including conversion tracking. Google conversion tracking is a service operated by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”). If you click on adverts placed by Google, a cookie is placed on your computer for conversion tracking. These cookies have limited validity, do not contain any personal data and thus cannot be used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognise that you have clicked on the advert and were forwarded to this page. Every Google AdWords customer receives a separate cookie. Therefore, it is not possible to track cookies relating to the websites of AdWords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie serves the purpose of producing conversion statistics. This allows us to find out the total number of users who have clicked on our adverts and were forwarded to a page equipped with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information with which could be used to personally identify users. Processing is carried out on the basis of art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to our justified interest in targeted marketing and analysis of the effectiveness and efficiency of this marketing. 

The information obtained with the help of the conversion cookie serves the purpose of creating conversion statistics. Here, we learn the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified.
Your data may be transmitted to Google LLC servers in the USA. There is no EU Commission adequacy decision for the USA. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, viewable at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/ .

The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 p. 1 TTDSG in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.
You can find more information and Google's privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

 

Use of the remarketing or "similar target groups" function of Google Inc.

We use the remarketing or "similar target groups" function of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.
The application serves the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and visitor interests. Google uses cookies to perform the analysis of website usage, which forms the basis for the creation of interest-based advertisements. The cookies are used to record visits to the website and anonymized data on website usage. No personal data of the website visitors is stored. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you will be shown advertisements that are highly likely to take into account previously accessed product and information areas.
Your data may be transmitted to servers of Google LLC in the USA. There is no adequacy decision of the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, viewable at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks.

The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of § 25 para. 1 p. 1 TTDSG in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation.
More information about Google Remarketing and the associated Privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/

You have the right to veto this processing of your personal data according to art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR by contacting us, for reasons relating to your personal situation. You can prevent the storage of cookies by choosing corresponding technical settings in your internet browser. We would, however, like to point out that this may prevent you from making full use of all the functions of this website. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.You can also deactivate personalised advertising in Google’s advertising settings. You can find an introduction to this at https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922 You can also deactivate the use of cookies by third parties by calling up the Network Advertising Initiative deactivation page at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/and following the opt-out instructions. 

You will find more information as well as Google’s data protection declaration at: 
https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

 

 

Plug-ins & Miscellaneous

Use of the Google Tag Manager

We use the Google Tag Manager of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.
This application is used to manage JavaScript tags and HTML tags that are used to implement tracking and analysis tools in particular. The data processing serves the purpose of demand-oriented design and optimization of our website.
The Google Tag Manager itself neither stores cookies nor does it process personal data. However, it enables the Trigger other tags that may collect and process personal data.

You can find more information on terms of use and data protection here (https://www.google.com/intl/en/tagmanager/use-policy.html).

 

Use of GoogleMaps

We use the function for embedding GoogleMaps maps of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.

The function enables the visual display of geographical information and interactive maps. In the process, Google also collects, processes and uses data of the visitors of the websites when calling up the pages in which GoogleMaps maps are integrated.
Your data may also be transmitted to the USA. For the USA, there is no adequacy decision of the EU Commission. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, viewable at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks.

The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in the demand-oriented and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data relating to you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
For more information on the collection and use of data by Google, please refer to Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. There you also have the option in the Privacy Center to change your settings so that you can manage and protect your data processed by Google.

 

Use of YouTube 

Our website uses YouTube LLC’s function for the embedding of YouTube videos. (901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA; “YouTube”).
YouTube is an affiliated company of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA;“Google”). This feature shows YouTube videos in an iFrame on the website. The option “advanced privacy mode” is enabled here. This prevents YouTube from storing information on visitors to the website. It is only if you watch a video that information is transmitted to and stored by YouTube.

Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision of the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses as appropriate guarantees for the protection of personal data, viewable at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks.
The processing of your personal data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in the demand-oriented and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to this processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.

Further information on the data collected and used by YouTube and Google, your rights and privacy can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy (https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy). 

 

Data subject rights and storage period

Duration of storage 

After contractual processing has been completed, the data is initially stored for the duration of the warranty period, then in accordance with the retention periods prescribed by law, especially tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the period has elapsed, unless you have agreed to further processing and use. 

Rights of the affected person 

If the legal requirements are fulfilled, you have the following rights according to art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability. You also have a right of objection against processing based on art. 6 (1) GDPR, and to processing for the purposes of direct marketing, according to art. 21 (1) GDPR. 

Contact us at any time. Our contact details can be found in our imprint. 

Right to complain to the regulatory authority 

You have the right to complain to the regulatory authority according to art. 77 GDPR if you believe that your data is not being processed legally. 

Right of objection

If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing with effect for the future at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
After the objection has been made, the processing of the data concerned will be terminated, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.
If personal data processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes, you may object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After the objection has been made, we will stop processing the data concerned for the purpose of direct marketing.

Last update: 12.07.2022