Privacy policy

1) INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA AND CONTACT DETAILS OF THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. The following information provides details about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data includes all information that can personally identify you.

1.2 The responsible party for data processing on this website in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Houseful Harmony. The entity responsible for processing personal data is the natural or legal person who determines, alone or jointly with others, the purposes and means of processing personal data.

1.3 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 responsible party). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser's address bar.

2) DATA COLLECTION WHEN VISITING OUR WEBSITE

When you visit our website for informational purposes only, meaning without registering or otherwise providing information, 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 necessary for us to display the website:

- Our visited website
- Date and time of access
- Amount of data sent in bytes
- Source/reference from which you accessed the site
- Browser used
- Operating system used
- IP address used (possibly in anonymized form)

Processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. Data is neither transferred nor otherwise used. However, we reserve the right to check server log files subsequently if specific indications suggest unlawful use.

3) COOKIES

To make our website attractive and enable certain functions, we use cookies on various pages. These are small text files stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser the next time you visit (persistent cookies). When cookies are set, they collect and process user information such as browser and location data, and IP address values to a certain extent. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may differ depending on the cookie.

Some cookies serve to simplify the ordering process by storing settings (e.g., remembering the contents of a virtual shopping cart for later visits to the website). If personal data is processed by individual cookies implemented by us, processing is carried out either in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR for contract execution or in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR to protect our legitimate interests in ensuring the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective website visit.

We may cooperate with advertising partners who help make our website more interesting for you. In this case, when you visit our website, cookies from partner companies may also be stored on your hard drive (third-party cookies). If we work with such advertising partners, you will be individually and separately informed about the use of such cookies and the amount of information collected in the following paragraphs.

Please note that you can set your browser to notify you when cookies are set and decide individually whether to accept them or exclude acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general. Each browser manages cookie settings differently. These settings are described in each browser’s help menu, which explains how to change your cookie settings.

- Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
- Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies

Please note that the functionality of our website may be limited if cookies are not accepted.