Privacy policy

For us, the Bijou Brigitte fashion accessories AG (hereinafter referred to as “Bijou Brigitte), the protection and confidentiality of the data of our customers and users is an important concern.

 

This privacy statement is intended to inform you of the nature, scope and purpose of the processing of your personal information by us. Furthermore, you will receive information about your rights. With regard to the terms used, we refer to the definitions in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), unless defined in the context of this privacy policy.

 

We have implemented reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect against unauthorized or unlawful processing of this data and its accidental loss, destruction and damage.

 

We use an encryption method on our sites. Your data is sent from your computer to our server and vice versa over the Internet using a TLS encryption. You will recognise this by the fact that the lock icon in your browser’s status bar is closed and the address line starts with https://.

 

Who is responsible for data processing and whom can I contact?

Responsible within the meaning of the GDPR is:
Bijou Brigitte modische Accessoires AG
Poppenbütteler Bogen 1
22399 Hamburg
Germany
Tel.: +49 (40) 60 60 90
e-mail: qualitaetssicherung@bijou-brigitte.com
Website: https://bijou-brigitte.com

 

Corporate Data Protection Officer:
Bijou Brigitte modische Accessoires AG
Data Protection Officer
Poppenbütteler Bogen 1, 22399 Hamburg
Tel.: +49 – (0) 40 / 60 60 90
e-mail: datenschutz@bijou-brigitte.com

 

What is personal data?

Personal data are all information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person (Article 4 No. 1 GDPR). This includes information such as your name, e-mail address, I-P address, postal address, phone number, and user behaviour. Information that is not directly related to your identity, such as the number of users of an Internet presence, do not fall under this.

 

Which sources and data do we process and for what purpose?

Call our website

Our website www.bijou-brigitte.com collects a series of general information each time you call it. This general information is stored temporarily in the so-called log files of our server. Among other things, each access is recorded:

 

1. Information about the browser used and about the operating system
2. Visited page on our website
3. Date and time of access
4. IP address of the requesting computer

 

This information is processed by us to ensure a smooth connection and convenient use of our website, to evaluate system security and system stability. The information of the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by an affected person.

 

A complete storage of your IP address is only for the traceability of technical errors and hacker attacks. The data are deleted if they are no longer required for Log files will be deleted within 30 days, unless they contain indications of technical errors or hacker attacks which need to be stored for a longer period.

 

The legal basis for data processing is our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6, Para. 1 Sentence 1f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the aforementioned purposes for data collection.

 

Registration in the Press Room

To guarantee convenient and fast access to exclusive content in the Bijou Brigitte world of jewellery, you will need to open an account in the Press Room. To register, you will be asked to provide your first name, surname, a user name you select, password, your editorial office and e-mail address. The legal basis for such processing is a contractual relationship pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1, Sentence b) GDPR and our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence f), which states that only registered users are entitled access to our confidential content. Once the use has been authorised, you can log on to the Press Room quickly and easily using your user name and your password.

 

In connection with opening an account, we also save the date of registration as well as the time of your login. The purpose of the data storage is that we can track and trace the login at a later date , to clarify any potential misuse of your personal data..The legal basis is our legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 f) GDPR, having regard to the legitimate interest in the verification of the opening of the account.

 

You can apply to have youraccount and the associated data deleted at any time. Please send us an e-mail with your request to delete your account to service@bijou-brigitte.com.

 

Contact form / e-mail contact / telephone contact

On our website is a contact form available, which can be used for electronic contact. If you exercise this possibility, the personal data entered by you in the input mask (name, e-mail address) will be transmitted to us by clicking on the “Send” button and saved. In addition, we save the date and time of your contact to prevent misuse of our contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

 

Alternatively, contact via the provided e-mail address service@bijou-brigitte.com and by phone.

 

The personal data transmitted to us in connection with the contact will be stored by us. This is done exclusively for the purpose of your request and then to contact you. There is no disclosure of this personal data to third parties. We delete the data that arises in this context after the storage is no longer required, or limit the processing if there are statutory retention requirements.

 

The data processing for the purpose of contacting us by means of the contact form and the processing of data which you have sent to us by e-mail takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. lit f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to process your request. If your request concerns the conclusion of a contract, the data processing is based on the legal form set out in Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 b) GDPR.

 

You have the right to revoke your consent to the processing of personal data at any time. The revocation is to be sent to the following e-mail address: service@bijou-brigitte.com. All personal data that was saved for the purpose of contacting you will be erased in this case.

 

Links to social networking services

Our website contains links to social networking services Facebook (Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA), Instagram (Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA), Pinterest (Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA) and the video portal Youtube (YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA). We have integrated the button of the corresponding social network as a link on our website.

 

If you visit our website and click on the button of one of the social network services, you will be redirected to our page at the respective network service. If you use the link to a social media account, you will leave our website. In this event, observe the relevant data privacy policy statements and other information as this is subject to the data privacy policy statements of the third party.

 

If you are logged in and logged in to one of the social network services, you also have the option of sharing articles with our friends by clicking on the corresponding “Share button”. These buttons were integrated by us by means of a link on our website.

 

The legal basis for the use of the link to the social network services is Article 6, Para. 1, Sentence 1 f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is in the advertising purpose of making our company better known in this way.

 

How long will my data be stored?

We process and store your personal data as long as and to the extent necessary to fulfil our contractual and legal obligations. We respect the principle of storage limitation, which means that we will erase your data as soon as we no longer need it and are not legally required to keep it.

 

Who has access to my data?

Within our organization, only those entities gain access to your data, which they need to fulfil our contractual and legal obligations.

 

Data recorded while accessing the website will only be transmitted to third parties if the law firm is obliged to do so by law or court decision or if disclosure is required in case of attacks on the internet infrastructure for legal or criminal prosecution.

 

Is data transmitted to a third country?

A transfer of data to countries outside the EU or the EEA (so-called third countries) does not take place, unless it is explicitly mentioned in this privacy policy.

 

Which data protection rights do I have?

Right to information according to Article 15 GDPR:

You have the right to ask for confirmation of the processing of your personal data; If this is the case, you have a right to be informed about this personal data and to the information listed in detail in Article 15 GDPR.

 

Right to correction of incorrect personal data or to completion according to Article 16 GDPR:

You have the right to immediately request the correction of incorrect personal data concerning you and, if necessary, the completion of incomplete personal data.

 

Right to cancellation (“Right to be forgotten”) according to Article 17 GDPR:

You also have the right to demand that personal data relating to you be deleted without delay, provided that one of the reasons listed in detail in Article 17 GDPR applies, for example, when the data is no longer needed for the purposes pursued.

 

Right to restriction of processing according to Article 18 GDPR:

You have the right to demand the restriction of processing if one of the conditions listed in Art. 18 GDPR is met, for example, if you have filed an objection against processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, for the duration of a possible examination of whether our legitimate interests outweigh yours.

 

Right to object to the processing according to Article 21 GDPR:

Are data based on Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. (data processing for the protection of legitimate interests), you have the right to object to the processing at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation. We then no longer process the personal data unless there are evidently compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing is for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims.

 

Right to data portability according to Article 20 GDPR:

In certain cases, which are listed in detail in Article 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request the transmission of this data to a third party.

 

Right of revocation of your granted consent according to Article 7 Para. 3, Sentence 1 GDPR:

You have the right to revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future, without affecting the legality of the processing based on the consent to revocation.

 

Right of appeal to a supervisory authority according to Article 77 GDPR:

Pursuant to Article 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection regulations. In particular, the right of appeal may be invoked by a supervisory authority in the Member State of your place of residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.

 

If you want to exercise your right of revocation or objection, please send an e-mail to service@bijou-brigitte.com.

 

Does an obligation to provide data exist?

You only need to provide us with the personal information required to complete and execute a contract. There is no obligation to provide personal data.

 

Does an automated case decision including profiling take place?

In principle, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling according to Article 22, Para. 1 and Para. 4 GDPR for the establishment and implementation of the business relationship.

 

Change of privacy policy

Bijou Brigitte reserves the right to change this privacy policy in accordance with the data protection regulations. The current version can be found here or another corresponding, easily findable point on our website.