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The story of the absolute Taste

You do not always agree at all with a Whisky characterization  of another person? Is there something like the “absolute taste”?

Should you keep silent rather than outing yourself as “inexperienced” or “tasteless”? Or are there actually differences in the perception of a good scotch? What is the reason and how can we make use of this fact, e.g. with a special combination of the distinctive smoky 10 years Old Ballantruan and a piece of prune?

Old Ballantruan 10 years with dried fruit for Blog

It is well known that tasting works in different ways and is influenced by different conditions. When we have eaten a piece of chocolate, the slice of orange seems to taste sour afterwards, which tasted sweet after having a piece of ham. Northern European children who are not used to spicy food may judge a peppered meal as “unbearably spicy,” while a Mexican would find the same food rather blandly flavored. Smelling also depends on the influences on which our nose was previously exposed. Someone who sits in a stuffy room all day barely notices the bad air anymore, while someone who is just entering that room is aware of it immediately. This also affects the enjoyment of whisky. Perhaps you have already noticed that the same Scotch seems more or less smoky, oaky or sweet to you on different days?

aroma combination for whisky aromas No. 1

Have you ever wondered why you hardly recognize the well-known taste of your favorite Scotch today?

Why is a special Scotch often described with different characteristics by different people? And do you have to doubt your own judgement facing the “absolute taste” of an “expert”?  Our smell and taste depend on our disposition, our constitution, our mood and what we have previously eaten or smelled. The characterization of a whisky is therefore always a little relative and forms an average of the most felt notes. But it may well be that you simply cannot find these notes in the relevant dram today.

Do not let yourself be ripped off. That is not necessarily because your taste does not work, but maybe simply because it works THAT way today. Of course, the taste can also be trained and developed if you extensively spend time on it. And one can generally say that with the appropriate inner peace and time you can enjoy a Scotch (and many other things) much more intensely. But the taste will never be “neutral” and “universal”. Even the most experienced whisky connoisseur does not have an “absolute taste”, as one finds the “absolute musical ear” among blessed musicians.

aroma combination of whisky aromas No. 2

Well, that is not necessarily all negative. We can finally make use of this fact. Certain snacks or surroundings can also increase enjoyment. Therefore, feel free to make you own experiments and find out how you can particularly enjoy certain types of Scotch in different moods. Is 18-year-old Old Pulteney’s maritime aroma enhanced when you enjoy it in a beachfront restaurant? Or do the sherry aromas reveal more extensively in the salty air? Does the 15-year-old Springbank seem as “smoky” to you in a crowded pub, as on your terrace in the fresh air? Where do you enjoy it more?

Today I want to recommend another little experiment to you. A strong, peaty scotch like the 10-year-old Old Ballantruan can work wonderfully in combination with sweet, dried fruit. Plums, for example, are a good choice. Chew a small piece of dried fruit and then slowly pour a sip of Old Ballantruan over it. – A variant for those who like to experiment … I’m curious how you will find it.

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aroma combination of whisky aromas No. 3

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Here we inform you about the payment methods of the Whisky4you web shop. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact us!

Payment in advance and payment after shipment

We accept your order by sending you a declaration of acceptance in a separate email within two days, in which we may also provide you with our bank details. We kindly ask you to enter your order number when paying, otherwise your payment cannot be assigned. If the order number is missing with the payment, there could be delays in delivery, which we want to avoid and for which we unfortunately cannot accept any responsibility.

When we have received your payment, we will either deliver the goods directly to you or notify you when they are available for collection, depending on the delivery address and the corresponding information in your order.

Credit card , SOFORT and Giropay – processing via STRIPE / Woocommerce

 When ordering, you can choose another payment method offered there, such as a credit card, SOFORT transfer, Giropay, etc. There you will be asked to enter your payment details.

These payments are processed through the financial service provider Stripe / Woocommerce.

You simply enter your data in the payment form and legitimize yourself for the payment method.

The data required for payment is exchanged with your financial services company. After Stripe/Woocommerce has authenticated you as the cardholder, your financial services company will be prompted to initiate the payment process.

You will then immediately receive our order confirmation.

Delivery will be made within 1-3 days once your payment has been credited to our account.

We would like to point out that payment via SOFORT transfer unfortunately does not work “immediately”, but usually takes a few days, which can delay delivery. The payment methods by credit card or Giropay, on the other hand, usually arrive within one working day.

Cash on pickup / Prepayment and pick up

 You can choose to pay cash on pickup at your order. For this option, please click on “Direct bank transfer“ and write into the notes in the order form that you would like to pick up the goods and pay cash on pickup.

We accept your order by sending a declaration of acceptance in separate e-mail within two days, which is the closing of the contract.

After that we will agree by email together about a pickup date and the goods will be prepared for you to that date in our shop.

If you wish you can also pay in advance and then come or send somebody for the pickup. In this case, please choose “Direct bank transfer“ and write into the information field in the order form, that you wish to pick up the goods and pay in advance. In case of “Prepayment and pick up“ we ask you also to write the name and birthday of the person who will pick up the goods. (Please consider that this person must be minimum 18 years old.)

We accept your order by sending a declaration of acceptance in separate e-mail within two days, which is the closing of the contract.

At the pickup we will ask for a document to check the person you have defined in your order to make sure that we give your goods into the right hands.

Purchase on invoice

 A purchase on account is only possible with an existing customer relationship after several purchases and a successful credit check. If you meet these criteria, please email us a separate application for evaluation to: info@whisky4you.net .

If you have been accepted for purchase on account, select “Purchase on account” in the checkout and send your order. You will then immediately receive the order confirmation with which we accept your order.

You are then obliged to pay or transfer the amount specified on the invoice within 7 days of receipt of the invoice. Payment is due without deduction from the invoice date. After the payment period set by the calendar has expired, you will be in arrears even without a reminder. A right of retention by you that is not based on the same contractual relationship is excluded. Offsetting against other claims is excluded unless these are undisputed or stipulated by law.

We ask for your understanding that we reserve the right to take back our acceptance for “payment on account after delivery” in case of late payment or too high order volume.

Our delivery conditions find here.

Shipping Methods

Here we inform you about the shipping methods and shipping cost of the Whisky4you webshop. We will always do our best to deliver our high quality products in a safe and cost effective way to you. Please note that for the transport and sale of alcoholic beverages, we have to meet also legal regulations. 

If you have any questions or suggestions to the below delivery options, please let us know! 

Shipping methods and cost within Germany (also to packing stations): 

DHL parcel (transport insurance up to 500 Euro):

Basic 3,50 Euro + 0,80 Euro per kg

Prices will be automatically calculated in the shop and paid together with the purchase price. Parcels will be sent to you after payment.

Shipping to Packing Stations:

Are you located near to the German border? We are shipping to the next DHL packing station on your name for the low inland delivery price. 

To most countries you are allowed to import a certain amount of alcohol for private purpose legally without additional taxes or fees

(to many EU countries up to 10 l –  however, please check the actual limits to your country before. We will be happy to assist you.)

If you come for a visit across the border, why not picking up a good bottle from the next parcel shop? 

There are DHL parcel shops also in many smaller towns or villages. Look up for the next one in the parcel shop finder.

Just order in time and your nice bottle will be waiting for you there. For information about the procedure for parcel shop delivery, ask us or find out here.

Shipping methods and cost to other countries:

Orders from individuals of other countries are possible, but cannot be handled automatically in the shop.

To clarify the delivery options, we ask you to send us an email to: info@whisky4you.net.

We will be happy to check for you, if we can sell to your country and what would be the delivery cost for you.

Note about sales and shipment of alcohol:

We would love to offer a direct shipment of our products to all our international customers. Unfortunately, the laws about the sale of alcohol – even within the European Union – are so complicated, go along with such high fees and severe penalties that it is practically impossible for smaller companies to do this.

We tried to do set up legally correct procedures and were prepared to pay correctly our taxes for official imports to other countries.

But a small business, like us, simply can not afford the requirements and the fees that are required for this.

The import into individual countries therefore is reserved for some big wholesalers who have the financial strength and sufficient resources for legal assistance.

In our opinion, this will neither protect the customer from bad alcohol nor will it guarantee the settlement of the state tax debts. But it prevents smaller companies from participating in this market.

Maybe we will – together with you, our customers – once reach the necessary market size. Perhaps also the politicians will care about this problem in the future and at least implement the Europe-wide free trade, which is indeed the aim of the EU.

Until then, unfortunately, we can only offer you the mentioned solutions.

Protection of minors

We take the protection of minors very seriously. We therefore only sell alcoholic beverages to persons of legal age and commercial customers. We ask that you confirm your age when purchasing and will assume that you answer truthfully. Please do not let any minors pick up or receive your parcels.

Terms and Conditions

Scope

For all orders via our online shop by consumers and entrepreneurs, the following terms and conditions apply.

A consumer is any natural person who enters a legal transaction for purposes which are predominantly neither commercial nor self-employed. Entrepreneur is a natural or legal person or a legal partnership that, during entering a legal transaction, is acting during its commercial or independent professional activity.

Regarding entrepreneurs, these terms and conditions also apply to future business relationships, without us having to refer to them again. If the entrepreneur uses conflicting or supplementary terms and conditions, its validity is hereby contradicted; they only become part of the contract if we have expressly consented to this.

Contracting party, conclusion of contract

The purchase contract is concluded with Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt).

The presentation of the products in the online shop is not a legally binding offer, but a non-binding online catalog. You can put our products initially without obligation in the cart and correct your input before submitting your binding order at any time, by providing this in the order process and use explained proofing tools. By clicking on the order button, you place a binding order of the goods contained in the shopping cart. Confirmation of receipt of your order will be made by e-mail immediately after sending the order.

It depends on the payment method you have chosen when the contract is concluded with us:

Payment in advance and payment after shipment

We accept your order by sending you a declaration of acceptance in a separate email within two days, in which we may also provide you with our bank details. We kindly ask you to enter your order number when paying, otherwise your payment cannot be assigned. If the order number is missing with the payment, there could be delays in delivery, which we want to avoid and for which we unfortunately cannot accept any responsibility.

When we have received your payment, we will either deliver the goods directly to you or notify you when they are available for collection, depending on the delivery address and the corresponding information in your order.

Credit card – processing via STRIPE / Woocommerce

When ordering, you can choose another payment method offered there, such as a credit card, direct transfer, Giropay, etc. There you will be asked to enter your payment details. This data is forwarded to Stripe / Woocommerce.

Stripe and Woocommerce are financial service providers that offer various payment options collectively. Your data required for payment is collected, stored, processed and exchanged with your financial services company. After Stripe/Woocommerce has authenticated you as the cardholder, your financial services company will be prompted to initiate the payment process.

In this case, the contract is concluded as soon as you have successfully sent the order with the corresponding payment. You will then immediately receive our order confirmation.

Delivery will be made within 1-3 days once your payment has been credited to our account.

Cash on pickup / Prepayment and pickkup

You can choose to pay cash on pickup at your order. For this option, please click on “Direct bank transfer“ and write into the notes in the order form that you would like to pick up the goods and pay cash on pickup.

We accept your order by sending a declaration of acceptance in separate e-mail within two days, which is the closing of the contract.

After that we will agree by email together about a pickup date and the goods will be prepared for you to that date in our shop.

If you wish you can also pay in advance and then come or send somebody for the pickup. In this case, please choose “Direct bank transfer“ and write into the information field in the order form, that you wish to pick up the goods and pay in advance. In case of “Prepayment and pick up“ we ask you also to write the name and birthday of the person who will pick up the goods. (Please consider that this person must be minimum 18 years old.)

We accept your order by sending a declaration of acceptance in separate e-mail within two days, which is the closing of the contract.

At the pickup we will ask for a document to check the person you have defined in your order to make sure that we give your goods into the right hands.

Purchase on invoice

 A purchase on account is only possible with an existing customer relationship after several purchases and a successful credit check. If you meet these criteria, please email us a separate application for evaluation to: info@whisky4you.net .

If you have been accepted for purchase on account, select “Purchase on account” in the checkout and send your order. You will then immediately receive the order confirmation with which we accept your order.

You are then obliged to pay or transfer the amount specified on the invoice within 7 days of receipt of the invoice. Payment is due without deduction from the invoice date. After the payment period set by the calendar has expired, you will be in arrears even without a reminder. A right of retention by you that is not based on the same contractual relationship is excluded. Offsetting against other claims is excluded unless these are undisputed or stipulated by law.

Contract language, contract text storage

The language available for the contract is German. We offer an English translation for our English speaking customers, but we do not guarantee its quality. In case of doubt, the German text always applies.

We save the contract text and send you the order data and our terms and conditions by e-mail. The text of the contract is no longer accessible via the Internet for security reasons. The terms and conditions can be found in the link at the bottom of the page (bilingual by switching the language button on the top of the page).

Terms of delivery

In addition to the stated product prices you will also have to pay shipping cost.

You can see in the checkout whether we offer direct shipping to your selected delivery country and at what price. If a notice appears that direct shipping cannot be processed via the shop, please send us an email. We will then clarify for you whether we can ship to your country and under what conditions.

Within Germany, the goods will be shipped immediately after confirmed receipt of payment. The delivery time for deliveries from stock is 3 working days from receipt of payment if the goods are in sufficient quantity in stock. You can see this in the item descriptions.

If the entire order is not available in our warehouse, we will backorder the missing goods. As soon as all the ordered goods are available in our warehouse, we ship them to the customer.

If we have a permanent obstacle to delivery, in particular force majeure or non-delivery by our own suppliers, although a corresponding covering transaction has been carried out in good time, for which we are not responsible, we have the right to withdraw from the contract. You will be informed immediately, and services received, in particular payments, will be reimbursed.

If you specify a specific place for delivery and we confirm the order, we are obliged to deliver the goods to the place you specified in the order. Then, according to the purchase contract, you are obliged to accept the goods upon delivery. If you do not accept the delivery or do not pick up the goods within the carrier’s storage time, or if the delivery cannot be delivered due to a lack of labeling on the post office box, we are entitled to charge you a handling fee of €10 (ten euros), plus freight – and to calculate packaging costs.

Exceptions:

When taking over the goods, you are obliged to check the condition of the goods and to complain to the carrier immediately in case of any defects. In the case of a damaged packaging, which shows unauthorized opening of the goods, you are not obliged to take over the shipment from the carrier.

By signing the receipt, you confirm that the goods were taken over properly and undamaged and that no further claims for damage to the goods are asserted.

We also deliver to DHL packing stations and Deutsche Post post offices within Germany. The customer can select the closest station at the following address: https://parcelshopfinder.dhlparcel.com/?setLng=en&countrycode=se    and specify this as the delivery address in the order.

The following information must be entered in the order under “Different shipping address”:

 First and last name

your personal 6-10 digit postal number

the number of the packing station or post office

postcode and

location of the packing station or post office in Germany.

The mentioned rules about overtaking the goods apply also for the pick up. If not picked up within 8 days and the goods are returned to us, we will charge the above-mentioned fee.

The pickup of the goods is possible at our headquarters/shop. The pick-up address of our headquarters/shop is:

Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Am Bildstöckle 6

89584 Ehingen

Germany

Please contact us before the scheduled pickup by email: info@whisky4you.net to arrange the pick up date.

If you arrive without prior agreement, it may be that the pick up is not possible, or the goods are not ready prepared for you. We will not cover any additional cost related to this situation.

 Retention of title

The goods remain our property until full payment.

For entrepreneurs applies in addition: We reserve the ownership of the goods until the complete settlement of all claims from an ongoing business relationship.

You may resell the reserved goods in ordinary business and in compliance with all applicable laws; All claims resulting from this resale shall be assigned to us in advance – irrespective of any combination or mixing of the reserved goods with a new item – up to the invoice amount, and we accept this assignment. You remain entitled to collect the claims, but we may also collect claims by ourselves, as far as you do not meet your payment obligations.

Your claims or rights against us may not be assigned or pledged without our consent unless you have demonstrated a legitimate interest in the assignment or pledge.

 Transport damage

For consumers:

 If goods are delivered with obvious transport damage, please complain about such damages as soon as possible to the transport company and please contact us immediately. The missing complaint or contact has no consequences for your statutory claims and their enforcement, in particular your warranty rights. However, they help us assert our own claims against the carrier or transport insurance.

For deliveries to packing stations or parcel shops, we only deliver ExW. This means that the transport risk is transferred from our company to you as soon as the goods are shipped. It is recommended to book a corresponding transport insurance via DHL.

For entrepreneurs:

 The risk of accidental loss and accidental deterioration shall be transferred to you as soon as we have handed over the goods to the freight forwarder, the carrier or the person or institution otherwise responsible for carrying out the shipment. Among traders, the duty to inspect and to reprimand is regulated in § 377 HGB. If you refrain from doing so, the goods are deemed to have been approved, unless they are defects that were not identifiable during the inspection. This does not apply if we have fraudulently concealed a defect.

Warranty and Guarantees

Unless expressly agreed otherwise, the statutory warranty rights apply. 

For entrepreneurs, the limitation period for warranty claims is one year from the transfer of risk; the statutory limitation periods for the recourse claim under § 478 BGB remain unaffected.

Regarding entrepreneurs, an agreement on the condition of the goods is understood to mean only our own information and the manufacturer’s product descriptions that were included in the contract; We accept no liability for public statements made by the manufacturer or other advertising statements.

If the delivered goods are defective, we initially provide to entrepreneurs at our discretion warranty by rectification of the defect (repair) or by delivery of a defect-free item (replacement).

The above limitations and shortened terms do not apply to claims for damages caused by us, our legal representatives or vicarious agents:

  • In case of injury to life, body, or health
  • in case of intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty as well as malice
  • in the case of breach of essential contractual obligations, the fulfillment of which enables the proper execution of the contract in the first place and on whose compliance the contractual partner can regularly rely (cardinal obligations)
  • as part of a guarantee promise, as far as agreed
  • as far as the scope of the product liability law is opened.

Information on any applicable additional guarantees and their exact conditions can be found in the product and on special information pages in the online shop.

The shelf life of food and drinks applies only to unopened packaging and proper storage. An expiration date stated on the packaging limits the guaranteed shelf life to the date indicated.

Liability

We are always liable without limitation for claims due to damages caused by us, our legal representatives or vicarious agents

  • in case of injury to life, body, or health,
  • in case of intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty,
  • with guarantee promise, if agreed, or
  • as far as the scope of the product liability law is opened.

In case of breach of essential contractual obligations, whose fulfillment enables the proper execution of the contract and on which the contractual partner may regularly rely (cardinal obligations) by slight negligence on our part, our legal representatives or vicarious agents, the liability shall be limited to the amount foreseeable at the time of conclusion of the contract, which typically must be expected. Incidentally, claims for damages are excluded.

We point out that you buy the alcoholic goods at your own risk and for your own personal use. We also point out that alcoholic beverages are stimulants that can cause dependence and damage to health if consumed excessively. You are solely responsible for the appropriate and responsible handling. We are also not responsible for deciding whether or not you are allowed to consume alcoholic beverages at all. Please ask your doctor if in doubt. We are not responsible for improper use of the products and are not responsible for health risks arising from improper, excessive or any other use of the products by you.

Jurisdiction and Applicable Law

The law of the Federal Republic of Germany is solely applicable. The place of jurisdiction is Neu-Ulm.

This only applies to private consumers if this does not restrict the statutory provisions of the state in which the customer is domiciled or habitually resident. If you are an entrepreneur, German law applies with the exception of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If you are a merchant within the meaning of the German Commercial Code, a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law, the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from contractual relationships between you and us is Neu-Ulm.

Dispute resolution

The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (OS), which can be found here http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.

Consumers can use this platform for advice and to resolve their disputes.

To settle disputes arising from a contractual relationship with a consumer or whether such a contractual relationship exists at all, we do not agree to participate in dispute settlement proceedings before a consumer arbitration board. However, you can always turn to these offices for advice.

Responsible is the agency “General Consumer Arbitration Center of the Center for Arbitration e.V” (Allgemeine Verbraucherschlichtungsstelle des Zentrums für Schlichtung e.V.), Straßburger Straße 8, 77694 Kehl am Rhein, http://www.verbraucher-schlichter.de .

Besides of the “Allgemeine Verbraucherschlichtungsstelle” from 01.01.2020 you can also address the Universal Arbitration Center of Germany (Universalschlichtungsstelle des Bundes).

These agencies charges quota-based fees for their services. Therefore, we will not participate in a dispute resolution procedure by these agencies. We are convinced that we will find a good solution on a personal basis with our customers even without these agencies.

 Protection of minors

If your order contains goods that are subject to age restrictions, you will be asked to confirm your age at the time of purchase in the shop. We expressly ask whether you are at least 18 years old and assume a truthful answer.

When personally picking up goods, we determine with an identity and age check that we only hand over the goods to people who are at least 18 years old.

If you have the goods picked up by a private delivery service or have them sent to a packaging station or post office and want to rule out the possibility that underage people take over the goods upon delivery, we recommend adding a personal identity and age check by the transport company for a service fee. If you wish, please contact us before ordering. We will then inform you of the current service charge for the chosen transport service. Please only send a suitable adult to collect such goods.

Final provisions

These terms and conditions apply from the 16.12.2022 and cancel all previous terms and practices. We reserve the right to change these terms without prior notice.

AGB created with the Trusted Shops lawyer in cooperation with Wilde Beuger Solmecke lawyers and the German lawyer hotline.

Data Security Statement

Data security statement – The Privacy Policy of Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

We are very delighted that you have shown interest in our enterprise and our webpages of the shop Whisky4you. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt). Therefore you find here our Data security statement with all relevant information for you. 

The use of the Internet pages of the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) is possible without any indication of personal data; however, if a data subject wants to use special enterprise services via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such processing, we generally obtain consent from the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject shall always be in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt). By means of this data protection declaration, our enterprise would like to inform the general public of the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed, by means of this data protection declaration, of the rights to which they are entitled.

As the controller, the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. However, Internet-based data transmissions may in principle have security gaps, so absolute protection may not be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transfer personal data to us via alternative means, e.g. by telephone.

  1. Definitions

The data protection declaration of the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our data protection declaration should be legible and understandable for the general public, as well as our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to first explain the terminology used.

In this data protection declaration, we use, amongst others, the following terms:

  1. a)   Personal data

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

  1. b) Data subject

Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person, whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.

  1. c)    Processing

Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

  1. d)    Restriction of processing

Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.

  1. e)    Profiling

Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements.

  1. f)     Pseudonymization

Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

  1. g)    Controller or controller responsible for the processing

Controller or controller responsible for the processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

  1. h)    Processor

Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

  1. i)      Recipient

Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients; the processing of those data by those public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing.

  1. j)      Third party

Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.

  1. k)    Consent

Consent of the data subject is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

  1. Name and address of the controller

Controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other data protection laws applicable in Member states of the European Union and other provisions related to data protection is:

Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Am Bildstöckle 6

89584 Ehingen

Deutschland

Phone: +49-172-6721623

Email: info@whisky4you.net 

Website: www.whisky4you.net

  1. Cookies

The Internet pages of the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in a computer system via an Internet browser.

Many Internet sites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited Internet sites and servers to differentiate the individual browser of the data subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.

Through the use of cookies, the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously mentioned, to recognize our website users. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our website. The website user that uses cookies, e.g. does not have to enter access data each time the website is accessed, because this is taken over by the website, and the cookie is thus stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online store remembers the articles that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

The data subject may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies through our website by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used, and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.

 

  1. Collection of general data and information

The website of the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) collects a series of general data and information when a data subject or automated system calls up the website. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. Collected may be (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the sub-websites, (5) the date and time of access to the Internet site, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) any other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using these general data and information, the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) analyzes anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

  1. Registration on our website

The data subject has the possibility to register on the website of the controller with the indication of personal data. Which personal data are transmitted to the controller is determined by the respective input mask used for the registration. The personal data entered by the data subject are collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller, and for his own purposes. The controller may request transfer to one or more processors (e.g. a parcel service) that also uses personal data for an internal purpose which is attributable to the controller.

By registering on the website of the controller, the IP address—assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) and used by the data subject—date, and time of the registration are also stored. The storage of this data takes place against the background that this is the only way to prevent the misuse of our services, and, if necessary, to make it possible to investigate committed offenses. Insofar, the storage of this data is necessary to secure the controller. This data is not passed on to third parties unless there is a statutory obligation to pass on the data, or if the transfer serves the aim of criminal prosecution.

The registration of the data subject, with the voluntary indication of personal data, is intended to enable the controller to offer the data subject contents or services that may only be offered to registered users due to the nature of the matter in question. Registered persons are free to change the personal data specified during the registration at any time, or to have them completely deleted from the data stock of the controller.

The data controller shall, at any time, provide information upon request to each data subject as to what personal data are stored about the data subject. In addition, the data controller shall correct or erase personal data at the request or indication of the data subject, insofar as there are no statutory storage obligations. A Data Protection Officer particularly designated in this data protection declaration or the entirety of the controller’s employees are available to the data subject in this respect as contact persons.

  1. Subscription to our newsletters

On the website of the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt), users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our enterprise’s newsletter. The input mask used for this purpose determines what personal data are transmitted, as well as when the newsletter is ordered from the controller.

The Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) informs its customers and business partners regularly by means of a newsletter about enterprise offers and other related content. The enterprise’s newsletter may only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid e-mail address and (2) the data subject registers for the newsletter shipping. A confirmation e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address registered by a data subject for the first time for newsletter shipping, for legal reasons, in the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation e-mail is used to prove whether the owner of the e-mail address as the data subject is authorized to receive the newsletter.

During the registration for the newsletter, we also store the IP address of the computer system assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) and used by the data subject at the time of the registration, as well as the date and time of the registration. The collection of this data is necessary to understand the (possible) misuse of the e-mail address of a data subject at a later date, and it therefore serves the aim of the legal protection of the controller.

The personal data collected as part of a registration for the newsletter will only be used to send our newsletter. In addition, subscribers to the newsletter may be informed by e-mail, if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a registration in question, as this could be the case in the event of modifications to the newsletter offer, or in the event of a change in technical circumstances. There will be no transfer of personal data collected by the newsletter service to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter may be terminated by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data, which the data subject has given for shipping the newsletter, may be revoked at any time. For revocation of consent, a corresponding link is found in each newsletter. It is also possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time directly on the website of the controller, or to communicate this to the controller in a different way.

  1. Privacy Policy when using the Newsletter2Go

The dispatch of the newsletter takes place by means of the dispatch service provider Sendinblue GmbH (formal Newsletter2Go), Köpenicker Str. 126, 10179 Berlin. The data protection regulations and further information of the shipping service provider can be viewed here: https://www.newsletter2go.de/informationen-newsletter-empfaenger

The shipping service provider is based on our legitimate interests acc. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO and a contract processing agreement acc. Art. 28 (3) sentence 1 DSGVO.

Your data will be transmitted to Sendinblue GmbH. Sendinblue GmbH is prohibited from selling and using your data for purposes other than sending newsletters. Sendinblue GmbH is a certified provider, which was selected according to the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation and the Federal Data Protection Act.

The shipping service provider may use the data of the recipients in pseudonymous form, without assignment to a user, to optimize or improve their own services, e.g. for the technical optimization of shipping and the presentation of newsletters or for statistical purposes. However, the shipping service provider does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to address them themselves or to pass the data on to third parties.

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we will ask for your email address, as well as information that allows us to verify that you agree with the owner of the specified email address and with the receipt of the newsletter. The dispatch of the newsletter and the related performance measurement is based on the consent of the recipient gem. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a, Art. 7 DSGVO in connection with § 7 Abs. 2 Nr. 3 UWG or on the basis of the legal permission according to Art. § 7 Abs. 3 UWG. The logging of the registration process is based on our legitimate interests in accordance with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Our interest is the implementation of a user-friendly and secure newsletter system, which serves both our business interests and the expectations of the users and also allows us to prove the agreements of the recipients. To ensure that the newsletter is sent only to customers who agreed to it, we use the double-opt-in procedure. During this procedure, the potential recipient will be included in a distribution list. Afterwards, the user receives a confirmation email to confirm the registration in a legally secure manner. Only when the confirmation is made, the address is actively included in the distribution list. We use this data exclusively for the delivery of the requested information and offers. The data protection measures are always subject to technical renewal. For this reason, we ask you to look up our data protection rules at regular intervals by viewing our privacy policy.

You can terminate the receipt of our newsletter at any time (revoke your agreement). A link to cancel the newsletter can be found at the end of each newsletter. We may save the delivered email addresses for up to three years based on our legitimate interests before deleting them for the purposes of providing evidence of your prior agreement. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of a possible defense against claims. An individual request for cancellation is possible at any time, if at the same time the former existence of your agreement is confirmed.

The newsletters contain a so-called “web beacon”, which is a pixel-sized file that is retrieved from the server when opening the newsletter from our server, or if we use a shipping service provider. This call will initially collect technical information, such as information about the browser and your system, as well as your IP address and time of retrieval.

This information is used to improve the technical performance of services based on their specifications or audience and their reading habits, based on their locations (which can be determined using the IP address) or access times. Statistical surveys also include determining if the newsletters will be opened, when they will be opened, and which links will be clicked. For technical reasons, this information can be assigned to the individual newsletter recipients. However, it is neither our goal nor, if used, that of the shipping service provider to observe individual users. The evaluations serve us much more to recognize the reading habits of our users and to adapt our content to them or to send different content according to the interests of our users.

 

  1. Contact possibility via the website

The website of the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) contains information that enables a quick electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the controller by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject are automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the data controller are stored for processing or contacting the data subject. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.

  1. Comments function in the blog on the website

The Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) offers users the possibility to leave individual comments on individual blog contributions on a blog, which is on the website of the controller. A blog is a web-based, publicly-accessible portal, through which one or more people called bloggers or web-bloggers may post articles or write down thoughts in so-called blogposts. Blogposts may usually be commented by third parties.

If a data subject leaves a comment on the blog published on this website, the comments made by the data subject are also stored and published, as well as information on the date of the commentary and on the user’s (pseudonym) chosen by the data subject. In addition, the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) to the data subject is also logged. This storage of the IP address takes place for security reasons, and in case the data subject violates the rights of third parties or posts illegal content through a given comment. The storage of these personal data is, therefore, in the own interest of the data controller, so that he can exculpate in the event of an infringement. This collected personal data will not be passed to third parties, unless such a transfer is required by law or serves the aim of the defense of the data controller.

  1. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data

The data controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject to.

If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.

  1. Rights of the data subject

  2. a) Right of confirmation

Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller.

  1. b) Right of access

Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller free information about his or her personal data stored at any time and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European directives and regulations grant the data subject access to the following information:

  • the purposes of the processing;
  • the categories of personal data concerned;
  • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations;
  • where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
  • the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data, or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject, or to object to such processing;
  • the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
  • where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source;
  • the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.

Furthermore, the data subject shall have a right to obtain information as to whether personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organization. Where this is the case, the data subject shall have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of access, he or she may at any time contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller.

  1. c) Right to rectification

Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Considering the purposes of the processing, the data subject shall have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, he or she may, at any time, contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller.

  1. d) Right to erasure (Right to be forgotten)

Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies, if

the processing is not necessary:

  • The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
  • The data subject withdraws consent to which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing.
  • The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
  • The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
  • The personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
  • The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) of the GDPR.
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If one of the mentioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt), he or she may at any time contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller. The Data Protection Officer of the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) or another employee shall promptly ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately.

Where the controller has made personal data public and is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) to erase the personal data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the personal data that the data subject has requested erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, as far as processing is not required. The Data Protection Officer of the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) or another employee will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.

  1. e) Right of restriction of processing

Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:

  • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
  • The processing is unlawful, and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use instead.
  • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
  • The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If one of the mentioned conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of the processing of personal data stored by the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt), he or she may at any time contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller. The Data Protection Officer of the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) or another employee will arrange the restriction of the processing.

  1. f) Right to data portability

Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which was provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she shall have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, as long as the processing is based on consent pursuant to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, as long as the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Furthermore, in exercising his or her right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject shall have the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact the Data Protection Officer designated by the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) or another employee.

  1. g) Right to object

Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time, to processing of personal data concerning him or her, which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

If the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing. This applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

To exercise the right to object, the data subject may directly contact the Data Protection Officer of the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) or another employee. In addition, the data subject is free in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to use his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

  1. h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling

Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her, or similarly significantly affects him or her, as long as the decision (1) is not is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) is not authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on the data subject’s explicit consent.

If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and contest the decision.

If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual decision-making, he or she may at any time directly contact our Data Protection Officer of the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) or another employee of the controller.

  1. i) Right to withdraw data protection consent

Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw his or her consent to processing of his or her personal data at any time.

If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw the consent, he or she may at any time directly contact our Data Protection Officer of the Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt) or another employee of the controller.

  1. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Facebook

On this website, the controller has integrated components of the enterprise Facebook. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is a place for social meetings on the Internet, an online community, which usually allows users to communicate with each other and interact in a virtual space. A social network may serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences or enable the Internet community to provide personal or business-related information. Facebook allows social network users to include the creation of private profiles, upload photos, and network through friend requests.

The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States. If a person lives outside of the United States or Canada, the controller is the Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet website, which is operated by the controller and into which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-ins) was integrated, the web browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to download display of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook through the Facebook component. An overview of all the Facebook Plug-ins may be accessed under https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/. During this technical procedure, Facebook is made aware of what specific sub-site of our website was visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in at the same time on Facebook, Facebook detects with every call-up to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-site of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the Facebook component and associated with the respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Facebook buttons integrated into our website, e.g. the “Like” button, or if the data subject submits a comment, then Facebook matches this information with the personal Facebook user account of the data subject and stores the personal data.

Facebook always receives, through the Facebook component, information about a visit to our website by the data subject, whenever the data subject is logged in at the same time on Facebook during the time of the call-up to our website. This occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If such a transmission of information to Facebook is not desirable for the data subject, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their Facebook account before a call-up to our website is made.

The data protection guideline published by Facebook, which is available at https://facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. In addition, it is explained there what setting options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. In addition, different configuration options are made available to allow the elimination of data transmission to Facebook. These applications may be used by the data subject to eliminate a data transmission to Facebook.

  1. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)

On this website, the controller has integrated the component of Google Analytics (with the anonymizer function). Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering, and analysis of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects, inter alia, data about the website from which a person has come (the so-called referrer), which sub-pages were visited, or how often and for what duration a sub-page was viewed. Web analytics are mainly used for the optimization of a website and to carry out a cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.

The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, United States.

For the web analytics through Google Analytics the controller uses the application “_gat. _anonymizeIp”. By means of this application the IP address of the Internet connection of the data subject is abridged by Google and anonymized when accessing our websites from a Member State of the European Union or another Contracting State to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze the traffic on our website. Google uses the collected data and information, inter alia, to evaluate the use of our website and to provide online reports, which show the activities on our websites, and to provide other services concerning the use of our Internet site for us.

Google Analytics places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and into which a Google Analytics component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject will automatically submit data through the Google Analytics component for online advertising and the settlement of commissions to Google. During the course of this technical procedure, the enterprise Google gains knowledge of personal information, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves Google, inter alia, to understand the origin of visitors and clicks, and subsequently create commission settlements.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which the access was made, and the frequency of visits of our website by the data subject. With each visit to our Internet site, such personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, will be transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass these personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties.

The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Google Analytics from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Google Analytics may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.

In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to a collection of data that are generated by Google Analytics, which is related to the use of this website, as well as the processing of this data by Google and the chance to preclude any such. For this purpose, the data subject must download a browser add-on under the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and install it. This browser add-on tells Google Analytics through a JavaScript, that any data and information about the visits of Internet pages may not be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-ons is considered an objection by Google. If the information technology system of the data subject is later deleted, formatted, or newly installed, then the data subject must reinstall the browser add-ons to disable Google Analytics. If the browser add-on was uninstalled by the data subject or any other person who is attributable to their sphere of competence, or is disabled, it is possible to execute the reinstallation or reactivation of the browser add-ons.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and under http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html. Google Analytics is further explained under the following Link https://www.google.com/analytics/.

  1. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google+

On this website, the controller has integrated the Google+ button as a component. Google+ is a so-called social network. A social network is a social meeting place on the Internet, an online community, which usually allows users to communicate with each other and interact in a virtual space. A social network may serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences or enable the Internet community to provide personal or business-related information. Google+ allows users of the social network to include the creation of private profiles, upload photos and network through friend requests.

The operating company of Google+ is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, UNITED STATES.

With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Google+ button has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject automatically downloads a display of the corresponding Google+ button of Google through the respective Google+ button component. During the course of this technical procedure, Google is made aware of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject. More detailed information about Google+ is available under https://developers.google.com/+/.

If the data subject is logged in at the same time to Google+, Google recognizes with each call-up to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of his or her stay on our Internet site, which specific sub-pages of our Internet page were visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the Google+ button and Google matches this with the respective Google+ account associated with the data subject.

If the data subject clicks on the Google+ button integrated on our website and thus gives a Google+ 1 recommendation, then Google assigns this information to the personal Google+ user account of the data subject and stores the personal data. Google stores the Google+ 1 recommendation of the data subject, making it publicly available in accordance with the terms and conditions accepted by the data subject in this regard. Subsequently, a Google+ 1 recommendation given by the data subject on this website together with other personal data, such as the Google+ account name used by the data subject and the stored photo, is stored and processed on other Google services, such as search-engine results of the Google search engine, the Google account of the data subject or in other places, e.g. on Internet pages, or in relation to advertisements. Google is also able to link the visit to this website with other personal data stored on Google. Google further records this personal information with the purpose of improving or optimizing the various Google services.

Through the Google+ button, Google receives information that the data subject visited our website, if the data subject at the time of the call-up to our website is logged in to Google+. This occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks or doesn’t click on the Google+ button.

If the data subject does not wish to transmit personal data to Google, he or she may prevent such transmission by logging out of his Google+ account before calling up our website.

Further information and the data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. More references from Google about the Google+ 1 button may be obtained under https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy.

  1. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google-AdWords

On this website, the controller has integrated Google AdWords. Google AdWords is a service for Internet advertising that allows the advertiser to place ads in Google search engine results and the Google advertising network. Google AdWords allows an advertiser to pre-define specific keywords with the help of which an ad on Google’s search results only then displayed, when the user utilizes the search engine to retrieve a keyword-relevant search result. In the Google Advertising Network, the ads are distributed on relevant web pages using an automatic algorithm, taking into account the previously defined keywords.

The operating company of Google AdWords is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, UNITED STATES.

The purpose of Google AdWords is the promotion of our website by the inclusion of relevant advertising on the websites of third parties and in the search engine results of the search engine Google and an insertion of third-party advertising on our website.

If a data subject reaches our website via a Google ad, a conversion cookie is filed on the information technology system of the data subject through Google. The definition of cookies is explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after 30 days and is not used to identify the data subject. If the cookie has not expired, the conversion cookie is used to check whether certain sub-pages, e.g., the shopping cart from an online shop system, were called up on our website. Through the conversion cookie, both Google and the controller can understand whether a person who reached an AdWords ad on our website generated sales, that is, executed or canceled a sale of goods.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie is used by Google to create visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are used to determine the total number of users who have been served through AdWords ads to ascertain the success or failure of each AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords ads in the future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that could identify the data subject.

The conversion cookie stores personal information, e.g. the Internet pages visited by the data subject. Each time we visit our Internet pages, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass these personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties.

The data subject may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as stated above, by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a conversion cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie set by Google AdWords may be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

The data subject has a possibility of objecting to the interest-based advertisement of Google. Therefore, the data subject must access from each of the browsers in use the link www.google.de/settings/ads and set the desired settings.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

  1. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Instagram

On this website, the controller has integrated components of the service Instagram. Instagram is a service that may be qualified as an audiovisual platform, which allows users to share photos and videos, as well as disseminate such data in other social networks.

The operating company of the services offered by Instagram is Instagram LLC, 1 Hacker Way, Building 14 First Floor, Menlo Park, CA, UNITED STATES.

With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which an Instagram component (Insta button) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to the download of a display of the corresponding Instagram component of Instagram. During this technical procedure, Instagram becomes aware of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in at the same time on Instagram, Instagram detects with every call-up to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the Instagram component and is associated with the respective Instagram account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Instagram buttons integrated on our website, then Instagram matches this information with the personal Instagram user account of the data subject and stores the personal data.

Instagram receives information via the Instagram component that the data subject has visited our website provided that the data subject is logged in at Instagram at the time of the call to our website. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the Instagram button or not. If such a transmission of information to Instagram is not desirable for the data subject, then he or she can prevent this by logging off from their Instagram account before a call-up to our website is made.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Instagram may be retrieved under https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

  1. Data protection provisions about the application and use of YouTube

On this website, the controller has integrated components of YouTube. YouTube is an Internet video portal that enables video publishers to set video clips and other users free of charge, which also provides free viewing, review and commenting on them. YouTube allows you to publish all kinds of videos, so you can access both full movies and TV broadcasts, as well as music videos, trailers, and videos made by users via the Internet portal.

The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, UNITED STATES. The YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, UNITED STATES.

With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to download a display of the corresponding YouTube component. Further information about YouTube may be obtained under https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/en/. During the course of this technical procedure, YouTube and Google gain knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in on YouTube, YouTube recognizes with each call-up to a sub-page that contains a YouTube video, which specific sub-page of our Internet site was visited by the data subject. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject.

YouTube and Google will receive information through the YouTube component that the data subject has visited our website, if the data subject at the time of the call to our website is logged in on YouTube; this occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on a YouTube video or not. If such a transmission of this information to YouTube and Google is not desirable for the data subject, the delivery may be prevented if the data subject logs off from their own YouTube account before a call-up to our website is made.

YouTube’s data protection provisions, available at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/, provide information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

  1. Payment Method: Data protection provisions about the use of Stripe as a payment processor

On this website, the controller has integrated components of Stripe. Stripe is an online payment service provider.

If you choose to use a “credit card” payment method, payment will be processed through Stripe Payments Europe Ltd, Block 4, Harcourt Center, Harcourt Road, Dublin 2, Ireland, to whom we will provide your information as part of the ordering process, along with information about Your order (name, address, account number, bank code, possibly credit card number, invoice amount, currency and transaction number) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b Pass on DSGVO.

Stripe is certified to both the EU and Swiss-American Privacy Shield, ensuring adequate privacy. In particular, Stripe has published the following information on the type, scope and purpose of the data processing: Privacy Policy, entry in the Privacy Shield List. (www.privacyshield.gov/list)

The transfer of your data is exclusively for payment processing with the payment service provider Stripe Payments Europe Ltd. and only insofar as it is necessary for this. Stripe’s privacy policy can be found at: https://stripe.com/en/privacy.

 

  1. Legal basis for the processing

Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, when processing operations are necessary for the supply of goods or to provide any other service, the processing is based on Article 6(1) lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations which are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries concerning our products or services. Is our company subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6(1) lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6(1) lit. d GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations which are not covered by any of the abovementioned legal grounds, if processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data. Such processing operations are particularly permissible because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR).

  1. The legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party

Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR our legitimate interest is to carry out our business in favor of the well-being of all our employees and the shareholders.

  1. Period for which the personal data will be stored

The criteria used to determine the period of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiration of that period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, as long as it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment of the contract or the initiation of a contract.

  1. Provision of personal data as statutory or contractual requirement; Requirement necessary to enter into a contract; Obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide such data

We clarify that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or can also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary to conclude a contract that the data subject provides us with personal data, which must subsequently be processed by us. The data subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when our company signs a contract with him or her. The non-provision of the personal data would have the consequence that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before personal data is provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact our Data Protection Officer or any other employee of our company. Our Data Protection Officer or other employee clarifies to the data subject whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and the consequences of non-provision of the personal data.

  1. Existence of automated decision-making

As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.

This Privacy Policy has been supported by the Privacy Policy Generator of the German Association for Data Protection that was developed in cooperation with Privacy Lawyers from WILDE BEUGER SOLMECKE, Cologne.

Revocation of Contract

Here you find the information about your right of revocation of contract.

The revocation period for consumers is fourteen (14) days.

1. Right of revocation of contract of the customer

You have the right to withdraw from this contract within fourteen days without giving any reason.

The revocation period is fourteen days from the date on which you or a third party named by you, who is not the carrier, has taken possession of the goods.

To exercise your right of revocation, you must contact us:

Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Am Bildstöckle 6, 89584 Ehingen, Germany,

Email: info@whisky4you.net,   Telephone: 0049-172-6721623

by means of a clear statement (for example a letter sent by post or e-mail) about your decision to withdraw this contract. You can, but don’t have to use the attached withdrawal form.

To maintain the revocation period, it is sufficient for you to send the notification of the exercise of the right of revocation before the expiry of the revocation period.

2. Right of revocation of contract of the seller

The seller has the right to withdraw from the contract if it turns out that the buyer has not reached the minimum age required to purchase the goods or cannot prove this on delivery.

3. Consequences of revocation

If this Agreement is revoked, we must refund all payments we have received from you, including delivery charges (except for the additional costs arising from your choosing a different delivery method than the most favorable standard delivery offered by us) immediately, but at the latest within fourteen days from the date on which the notification of your revocation of this contract has reached us.

For this repayment, we use the same way of payment that you used in the original transaction, unless otherwise agreed with you; We will not charge any repayment fees. However, we may refuse repayment until we have received the goods back or until you have provided proof that you have returned the goods, whichever is earlier.

You must return the goods or hand them over against receipt immediately, but in any case, not later than fourteen days from the date on which you informed us of the revocation of this contract. You will send the goods in this case to us at Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Danziger Strasse 9 b, 89281 Altenstadt, Germany.

The deadline is met if you send the goods before the deadline of fourteen days. You bear the costs of returning the goods.

You only must pay for a possible loss in value of the goods, if this loss of value is due to a handling that is not necessary for the examination of the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.

The right of withdrawal does not apply to the following contracts:

a)  Contracts for the delivery of sealed goods that are not suitable for return for reasons of health or hygiene if their seal has been removed after delivery.

b) Contracts for the supply of alcoholic beverages, the price of which was agreed upon conclusion of the contract, but which can be delivered 30 days after the conclusion of the contract at the earliest and whose actual value depends on fluctuations on the market over which the entrepreneur has no influence.

Food and drinks can only be returned in undamaged original packaging including the complete accessories (warranty cards, instructions) and with a copy of the proof of purchase. The seller recommends insuring the goods against damage during transport. If the goods are returned incomplete or damaged upon revocation from the purchase contract, the buyer must pay for the corresponding loss of value. For opened food or drinks packages or bottles the loss of value is 100%, as the goods can no longer be sold.

4. Revocation form

If you want to revoke the contract, then you can, but not have to use this form. For this purpose, you can print the form, complete it and send it to us by post or by email to this address:

Trestan Technology UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Am Bildstöckle 6

89584 Ehingen

Germany

Email: info@whisky4you.net

 

Text  suggestion:

I (we) hereby revoke the contract concluded by me (us) for the purchase of the following goods (the of the following service): 

Ordered on: 

Received on: 

Name: 

Address: 

Signature: 

Date: 

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