Data protection
1) Information on the Collection of Personal Data and Contact Details of the Data Controller
1.1 We are pleased to welcome you to our website and appreciate your interest in our services. In this section, we inform you about the processing of your personal data when using our website. Personal data refers to any information that can be used to identify you personally.
1.2 The data controller for the processing of data on this website, as defined in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is Kintek sàrl, 26, av. de la Faiencerie, L-1510 Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Tel.: +35226103434, E-Mail: contact@maanos.com. The data controller is the individual or legal entity, public authority, service, or another organization that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.
1.3 This website uses SSL (Secure Socket Layer) or TLS (Transport Layer Security) encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data as well as other confidential content (such as orders or inquiries). You can recognize a secure connection by the « https:// » prefix and/or the lock symbol in the browser’s address bar.
2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website
When you use our website purely for informational purposes, meaning you do not register or provide other information, we only collect the data transmitted by your browser to our server (the « Server Logfiles »). Therefore, when visiting our website, only the following technically necessary data will be collected:
- The visited website
- The date and time of access
- The amount (in bytes) of data sent
- The source/reference from which you were referred to our site
- The browser used
- The operating system
- The IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)
The processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, in our legitimate interest to improve the stability and functionality of the website. The data will not be transmitted or used for any other purposes. We reserve the right to check the server logfiles retrospectively if there are specific indications of illegal use.
3) Cookies
To make your visit to our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain features, we use cookies on various pages. A cookie is a small text file that is stored by your browser on your device’s hard drive. Some cookies are deleted after the end of your browser session (« session cookies »). Other cookies remain on your device and allow our company and our partners (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (« persistent cookies »). If cookies are used, they collect and process specific user information such as browser data, location data, or IP address values. However, persistent cookies are automatically and systematically deleted after a predetermined period, which may vary depending on the nature of the cookie.
In some cases, cookies are used to simplify the ordering process by saving certain settings (e.g., remembering the contents of a shopping cart for a later visit). If personal data is processed by the cookies we use, the processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR for the performance of the contract or, in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, to preserve our legitimate interest in providing the best possible functionality of our website and ensuring a user-friendly and efficient website configuration.
We work with advertising partners who help make our website more attractive. To do this, cookies from partner companies are also stored on your hard drive when you visit our website (« third-party cookies »). Below you will find separate information about the respective use of these cookies as well as the extent of the information collected.
Please note that you can set your browser to notify you of cookies and decide individually whether to accept or exclude them, either on a case-by-case basis or more generally. Cookie settings are specific to each browser. Please refer to the help menu of your browser to learn how to set cookies.
Information on managing cookies in various browsers can be found at the following links:
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/fr-fr/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/activer-desactiver-cookies-preferences
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=fr
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?locale=de_DE&viewlocale=fr_FR
Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
Please note that the functionality of our website may be limited if you refuse the use of cookies.
4) Contacting Us
Personal data is collected when you contact us (e.g., via the contact form or by email). The data collected through the contact form can be viewed on that same form. This data is stored and used solely for the purpose of responding to your inquiry and for the necessary technical administration. The processing of the data is carried out, if applicable, in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, based on our legitimate interest to respond to your request.
Furthermore, if your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the processing of your data will be carried out based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.
Once your inquiry has been fully processed, i.e., when it can be concluded from the circumstances that the matter is finally clarified and there is no legal obligation to retain the data, your data will be immediately deleted.
5) Processing of Data When Opening a Customer Account and Performing the Contract
Under Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, personal data may also be collected and processed if you provide it to us for the performance of a contract or the opening of a customer account. The collected data can be viewed on that same form. The deletion of your customer account is possible at any time by contacting the data controller at the above-mentioned address.
We retain and use the data you have provided to us for the performance of the contracts. After the complete performance of the contract or after the deletion of your customer account, your data will be blocked in consideration of the tax and commercial retention periods and then deleted after these periods expire, unless you have expressly consented to the further use of your data or a further use authorized by law has been stipulated on our site and detailed below.
6) Processing of Data in the Context of Order Processing
6.1 In the context of the contract execution, the personal data we collect will be transmitted to the transport company responsible for delivery only if necessary for the delivery of the goods.
In the context of payment processing for the goods, the data we collect will only be transmitted to the authorized credit institution if necessary for the payment of the order. If we use payment service providers, we will explicitly inform you about this in this declaration. The legal basis for the transfer of this data is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.
6.2 Use of Payment Service Providers
– Paypal
If you choose to pay via PayPal, by credit card via PayPal, by direct debit via PayPal, or (if offered) “purchase on invoice” or “installment payment” via PayPal, we transmit your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”). The transfer takes place in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR exclusively to the extent necessary for the processing of payments.
PayPal reserves the right to perform credit checks for payment methods by credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or – if offered – “purchase on invoice” or “installment payment” via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be transmitted to credit agencies in PayPal’s legitimate interest to determine your creditworthiness in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. PayPal uses the credit assessment results to determine the availability of the respective payment method. The credit report may include score values (referred to as score values). If score values are included in the credit report result, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of score values includes, but is not limited to, postal correspondence data. For more information about PayPal’s data protection policy and the credit agencies used, please refer to PayPal’s Privacy Policy:
