We attach great importance to the protection of your data. The following privacy policy explains the collection, use, transfer, storage, and protection of your personal data. For data protection concerns, please contact us directly or our data protection officer.

Privacy Policy

Controller and Data Protection Officer

Responsible for data processing:
Angele GmbH, Ringstraße 25, 88416 Ochsenhausen-Reinstetten
Management: Niklas Wespel

Data Protection Officer:
Philipp Hauffe
Email: philipp.hauffe@angele.de

This privacy policy applies to all websites operated by Angele GmbH as well as to orders placed via other communication channels (telephone, mail, fax, email). We strictly adhere to the requirements of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), and the Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG) during processing.

Table of Contents

• 1. Technical Data and Access Data
• 2. Basic Data
• 3. Usage Data & Services
• 4. Your Rights as a Data Subject

1. Technical Data and Access Data

You can generally visit our websites without providing any personal data. We only collect this data if you provide it to us to process an order, open a customer account, or contact us.

Every time a page is accessed, we collect technically necessary data (e.g., IP address, date, time, browser type). This data is used exclusively for the provision and technical optimization of the website (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

2. Basic Data

2.1. When Placing an Order

For smooth contract execution (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR), we collect and process the following data:

• First and last name
• Street and house number
• Postal code and city
• Phone number (for freight forwarder notifications or inquiries)
• Email address
• Bank account details (optional)
• Date of birth (optional)

2.2. Services on Our Websites

For the use of special offers, we collect the following purpose-bound data:

• User account: Customer type, title, name, address, email address, phone number.
• Catalog or document request: Name, address, email address.
• Newsletter: Email address.
• Contact: Title, name, email address.

3. Usage Data & Services

3.1. Cookies

We use cookies on our websites. These are small text files that your browser stores on your device. They serve user-friendliness and security (e.g., caching the shopping cart). If you select a language in our language notice or via the language selection, we store this decision for 180 days in a cookie so that you land directly in the desired language version on your next visit. If you close the notice, we also remember this for 180 days. Both cookies contain exclusively the language abbreviation or a close note, no personal data, and are only set after an active action by you. We set technically necessary cookies based on Section 25 (2) TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. You can deactivate cookies in your browser, but this may limit the functionality of the website.

3.1.1 etracker

We use services provided by etracker GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) to analyze usage data. By default, we do not use cookies for web analysis. If we use analysis cookies, we obtain your explicit consent beforehand (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). etracker cookies do not allow the identification of individual users. The data is processed exclusively in Germany and is subject to strict data protection standards (ePrivacyseal certified). IP addresses and device identifiers are anonymized as early as possible. You can object to data processing at any time using the slider on our website. Further information can be found here.

3.2. PayPal as a Payment Method

When selecting PayPal as the payment method (PayPal Europe S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., Luxembourg), we transmit your order data (e.g., items, amount, billing information) to PayPal. This is strictly necessary for payment processing and contract execution. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. PayPal reserves the right to pass on data to subcontractors or credit agencies. For details, please refer to PayPal's privacy policy.

3.3. Meta / Facebook

We integrate Facebook social plugins on our website, operated by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Dublin, Ireland (parent company: Meta Platforms Inc., USA). The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. When you visit a page with a plugin, your IP address is transmitted to Meta. If you are logged into Facebook, Meta can assign the visit to your account. An adequate level of data protection for data transfers to the USA is guaranteed by Meta's certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). To avoid such an assignment, log out of Facebook before your visit or use appropriate browser add-ons.

3.4. YouTube

We use YouTube, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Dublin, Ireland (parent company: Google LLC, USA), to display videos. We integrate videos in "extended privacy mode". Data is only transferred to YouTube when you start a video. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. For transfers to the USA, Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). If you are logged into YouTube, views are assigned to your profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.

3.5. WhatsApp

We offer contact via WhatsApp. You initiate the communication. We see your phone number and your WhatsApp name. We do not store this data outside the app. WhatsApp does not access our internal customer data. Do not send sensitive data (e.g., account details) via this channel. WhatsApp's privacy policy applies.

3.6. Catalog View (Yumpu)

For flipbook publications, we use Yumpu.com (i-magazine AG, Switzerland). This service uses Google Analytics for cross-device analysis using cookies. The legal basis is your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) or our legitimate interest (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Details can be found at www.yumpu.com/de.

3.7. Address Verification

To prevent errors, we verify address details in the webshop in real time (country, city, postal code, street, house number). For this purpose, we use the service provider Endereco (Randersacker, Germany), which works strictly according to our instructions. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures/contract execution). Data is not merged and is deleted after storage is complete, at the latest after 30 days.

4. Your Rights as a Data Subject

In accordance with the requirements of the GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR): You can request information about your personal data processed by us.
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): You have the right to have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected.
• Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): You can request the deletion of your data, provided no statutory retention obligations conflict with this.
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR): You can request the restriction of processing of your data.
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR): You have the right to receive your data in a structured, common format.
• Right to withdraw consent and object (Art. 7 (3) and Art. 21 GDPR): You can revoke consent given at any time and object to processing based on legitimate interest.
• Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR): You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.

Angele GmbH, As of: 08/2026