Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy for “Kira Köntges Art”
Last updated: November 2026
1) Information on the collection of personal data and contact details of the controller
1.1) Thank you for visiting this website. Below, information on how your personal data is handled when you use this website is provided. Personal data refers to any data that can be used to personally identify you.
1.2) The controller responsible for data processing on this website, as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Kira Köntges, Twedter Mark 77, 24944 Flensburg, Germany; Tel: +49 461 140 506; e-mail: kirakoentges@gmail.com. The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
1.3) For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries sent to the controller), this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can identify an encrypted connection by the “https://” prefix and the padlock icon in your browser’s address bar.
2) Data collection when visiting the website
When using this website for purely informational purposes—that is, if you do not register or otherwise submit information—only the data that your browser transmits to this server (so-called “server log files”) gets collected. When you visit the website, the following data—which is technically necessary to display the website to you—is collected:
- The website visited
- Date and time of access
- Amount of data transmitted in bytes
- Source/reference from which you reached the page
- Browser used
- Operating system used
- IP address used (if applicable: in an anonymized form)
This processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, based on the legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of this website. The data is not shared with third parties or used for any other purpose.
3) Contact
When you contact the seller (e.g., via a contact form or email), personal data is collected. The specific data collected when using a contact form is indicated on the respective form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your inquiry or for establishing contact and the associated technical administration.
This data is stored and used solely to process and respond to your request. The legal basis for this is our legitimate interest in responding to inquiries, pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. If the communication is aimed at concluding a contract, Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR serves as an additional legal basis. Your personal data will be deleted once your inquiry has been fully addressed, provided there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.
4) Data Processing for Order Fulfillment
4.1) Personal data collected by the seller is shared with the transport company commissioned to handle the delivery, to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. (Typically, this is DHL Express.) Your payment data will be shared with the relevant financial institution as part of the payment processing procedure, insofar as this is necessary for such processing. The legal basis for the transfer of this data is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.
4.2) Use of payment service providers
PayPal
When paying via PayPal, credit card (via PayPal), direct debit (via PayPal), or, if offered, "purchase on account" or "installment payment" (via PayPal), your payment data will be shared with PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg, for the purpose of payment processing.
This data transfer takes place in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR and only to the extent necessary for payment processing.
For payment methods such as credit card (via PayPal), direct debit (via PayPal), or, if offered, "purchase on account" or "installment payment" (via PayPal), PayPal reserves the right to conduct a credit check. For this purpose, your payment data may be shared with credit reference agencies, pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, based on PayPal’s legitimate interest in determining your creditworthiness.
PayPal uses the result of this credit check—specifically the statistical probability of a payment default—to decide whether to make the respective payment method available to you. For further information regarding data protection, including details on the credit reference agencies used, please refer to PayPal’s privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/legalhub/paypal/privacy-full?locale.x=en_DE
You may object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for the contractual processing of payments.
4.3) Data that may be shared in this context includes, for example:
• Order details: address, telephone number, email address, date/time, and order-specific information
• Personal billing data for tax accounting purposes
• Personal address data required for the delivery of goods
• Personal data required for payment processing
5) Rights of the Data Subject
Applicable data protection law grants you comprehensive rights (rights of access and intervention) regarding the processing of your personal data by the data controller:
- Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR
- Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR
- Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR
- Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR
- Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR
- Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR: You may withdraw your consent to the processing of data at any time, with effect for the future. In such a case, your personal data will be deleted, unless further processing can be based on a legal ground that does not require consent. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
5.1) Right to object
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
If you lodge an objection, your personal data will no longer be processed unless the seller can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the processing is for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
If your personal data is used for customer retention purposes (e.g., Christmas greetings) or direct marketing, you may object to such use for the future.
6) Social Plugin
This website provides you with the option to use the "My Instagram" social media button. By clicking on the button graphic, you leave this website via an embedded link and are redirected to the service provider. Only then is your data transmitted to the respective provider. If you do not click on the graphic, no exchange of data takes place between you and the provider of the social media button.
Instagram, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. Information regarding the collection and use of your data can be found on Instagram at: https://about.instagram.com/data-policy or https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388?ref=ig_about
7) Hosting & Analytics Tools
7.1) Wix
The system provided by the following entity is used for hosting this website and displaying its content: Wix HQ, 6350671, Nemal Tel Aviv St 40, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
Data is also transferred to: Wix Inc., 500 Terry A. Francois Boulevard, San Francisco, California 94158, USA.
All data collected on this website is processed on the provider's servers.
For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission.
7.2) Analytics Tools
When you visit this website, information about your usage is collected via a web analytics tool provided by this hosting service.
The website uses the analytics tool "Wix Analytics," a service provided by Wix HQ, Nemal Tel Aviv St 40, 6350671 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel (hereinafter referred to as "Wix").
Wix Analytics records visitor usage behavior on this website for statistical purposes, as well as for the optimization and marketing of the online offering. In this process, the following data, among others, are collected and processed:
- IP address of the device accessing the site (generally anonymized or truncated)
- Login details, time zone settings, operating system, and platform
- Information regarding the use of the website (e.g., URLs visited, duration of the visit, number of page views, search terms, click paths, conversion rates).
For this purpose, Wix Analytics uses cookies or similar technologies on your device, which enable an analysis of how the website is used.
Data processing is carried out to measure the reach of this website, to analyze user behavior in an anonymized form, and—based on this—to continuously improve the performance, stability, and user-friendliness of this website. The legal basis for the use of Wix Analytics and the associated placement of cookies is your explicit consent, in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a of the GDPR. Data collection begins only after you have provided your consent via the cookie banner. Data collected via cookies will be deleted or anonymized as soon as it is no longer required for record-keeping purposes. You may revoke your consent at any time, with effect for the future, by accessing the cookie settings on this website and disabling consent for analytics cookies.
8) Use of cookies and similar technologies
8.1) General description and legal bases
Cookies are used on this website. When a user visits a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that allows the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is visited again.
8.2) Technically necessary cookies (required for the operation of the website)
Technically necessary cookies are used to make this website more user-friendly and functional. Certain elements of the website require the visiting browser to remain identifiable even after navigating to a different page (e.g., for a shopping cart, language and login settings, or saving your cookie preferences).
The legal basis for storing these cookies and processing personal data is Section 25 para. 2 no. 2 of the TDDDG (German Act on Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia) in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR (legitimate interest in the technical functionality and error-free provision of this website).
Right to object: These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of the website; therefore, it is not possible to object to their use. However, you can manually delete cookies in your browser at any time.
8.3) Non-technically necessary cookies (require consent; used for analysis, marketing, or tracking purposes)
The website also uses cookies and scripts from third-party providers that enable the analysis of user browsing behavior, the measurement of reach, or the delivery of personalized advertising.
Legal basis: These cookies are only activated once you have provided your explicit, active consent via the cookie consent banner. The legal basis for this is Section 25 (1) of the TDDDG (Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act) in conjunction with Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR (consent).
Withdrawal of consent: You may withdraw your consent at any time, with effect for the future, by accessing the "Cookie Settings & Revocation" option in the website footer.
9) Retention period for personal data
The duration for which personal data is stored is determined by the relevant statutory retention periods. Once this period has expired, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided it is no longer required for the fulfillment or initiation of a contract and/or there is no longer a legitimate interest on the seller’s part in continuing to store it.
10) Links to third-party websites
The services may contain links that allow you to leave the website. Not all linked pages are under the control of the seller; the seller assumes no responsibility for the content of linked pages, for links contained within a linked page, or for any changes or updates to such pages. Links to third-party websites are provided for informational purposes only. The inclusion of links to other websites does not imply an endorsement of their owners or their content.
