We are pleased that you are visiting our website. The protection of your personal data is an important concern for us, and we want you to feel secure when visiting our website. We protect your privacy and your personal data. We process your personal data in accordance with the content of this privacy policy, the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to us, and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Below, we provide you with an overview of what information we collect during your visit to our website and how it is used:

Name and address of the responsible entity

The Auction Galleries Hamburg formerly Schwanke GmbH, Kleine Reichenstraße 1, 20457 Hamburg, as the operator of the website https://www.auction-galleries.de/, is the responsible entity within the meaning of the GDPR and other applicable national data protection laws.

Data Protection Officer

You can contact our Data Protection Officer at any time with any data protection concerns.

Data Protection Officer of Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG: c/o TÜV SÜD Akademie GmbH Westendstraße 160 80339 Munich Email: datenschutzbeauftragter@philatelie-gaertner.de

Personal Data

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; 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.

Personal data also includes information about your use of our website. In this context, we collect personal data from you as follows: information about your visits to our website such as data volume transferred, the location from which you access our website, as well as other connection data, files, and other content that you access. This usually occurs through the use of log files and cookies. Further information about log files and cookies can be found below.

Purpose of Use and Affected Personal Data

The extent and type of collection, processing, and use of your data depend on whether you visit our website merely to access publicly available information or if you use additional services offered through our website.

a) Informational Use

For purely informational use of our website, it is generally not necessary for you to provide personal data. In this case, we only collect the data that your internet browser automatically transmits to us, such as

• the IP address of your computer
• date and time of access
• your browser type, browser version, and browser settings
• the operating system used (Windows, iOS, Linux, etc.)
• the amount of data transferred and transmission status
• the website from which access to our site occurred
• other similar data and information that serve to protect against threats

from attacks on our information technology systems. The IP address of your computer is stored only for the duration of your use of the website in so-called log files and is then anonymized by shortening it. The remaining data are stored for a limited period. We use this data to operate our website, in particular to detect and eliminate website errors, to determine website load, and to make adjustments or improvements. This data does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your identity.

b) Use When Accessing Additional Services

If you use further services of our company via our website, it may be necessary for you to provide personal data.

Which personal data are required for providing the service can be seen from the respective input form.

You may provide additional data voluntarily. You can identify which fields are required and which are optional by the presence of an asterisk (*) or a red arrow.

Your data will be processed solely for the purpose of providing the service you requested or to comply with statutory retention obligations.

Newsletter

If you wish to subscribe to our newsletter, we require your email address as well as confirmation that you are the owner of the provided email address and that you consent to receiving the newsletter. This data is collected solely to send you the newsletter and to document our authorization to do so. The data will not be passed on to third parties. You may revoke your subscription to the newsletter at any time with effect for the future. Additionally, the following data are collected during registration:

• IP address of the accessing computer
• date and time of registration

Your consent is obtained during the registration process and reference is made to this privacy policy.

Stetic

This website uses Stetic, a web statistics and analysis service. With the help of Stetic, anonymized visitor data are collected, analyzed, and stored for optimization and marketing purposes. Stetic uses cookies, which are stored as text files in your browser’s cache. These cookies serve to recognize your browser and thus enable a more precise determination of statistical data. IP addresses are stored by Stetic exclusively in an anonymized form. The data collected through Stetic will not be used to personally identify visitors to this website without the explicit consent of the person concerned. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly. Likewise, you can prevent the storage and processing of your data in the future by opting out at the following URL: https://www.stetic.com/optout.html?pid=77249.

Use of Cookies

We use cookies solely to provide certain functions of the website.

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer when you visit our website. If you wish, you can delete these cookies at any time. However, this may result in certain functions no longer being available. For instructions on deleting cookies, please refer to your browser’s help section.

a) Session Cookies

We use so-called session cookies, particularly to implement the “shopping cart” or “bid sheet” functionality. This means that the various lots you bid on are collected. Session cookies are usually deleted when the browser is closed, depending on your browser settings.

b) Persistent Cookies

In addition, we use a so-called persistent cookie. These are NOT deleted when you close your browser. This cookie stores your address data in the order form. This cookie is used exclusively if you select the option “Save my basic data on this PC” during the ordering process.

No Disclosure of Your Personal Data

We do not transfer your personal data to third parties unless you have consented to the transfer or we are entitled or obliged to disclose data due to legal provisions or official or court orders. This may include providing information for law enforcement, security, or intellectual property protection purposes.

Your data will be forwarded to the shipping company commissioned with delivery to the extent necessary for delivering the goods. For payment processing, we forward your payment data to the credit institution or payment service provider selected during the ordering process.

Data Security

All information you provide to us is stored on servers within the European Union. We secure our website and other systems through technical and organizational measures against loss, destruction, access, modification, or distribution of your data by unauthorized persons. In particular, your personal data are transmitted in encrypted form.

Your Rights

You have the right to

• receive information free of charge about the personal data stored about you (right of access)
• request a confirmation as to whether we process personal data concerning you (right to confirmation)
• demand that we delete your personal data without undue delay, provided that processing is no longer necessary and all other conditions for erasure under the GDPR are met (right to erasure)
• request the immediate rectification and completion of inaccurate personal data concerning you (right to rectification)
• request the restriction of processing of your personal data (right to restriction of processing)
• receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format (right to data portability)
• object to the processing of your personal data (right to object)
• not be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you (right to individual decision-making).
• furthermore, you have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time with effect for the future

For more information about your rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer.

Deletion and Blocking of Personal Data after Purpose Fulfillment

We process and store personal data only as long as necessary for the purpose of processing, but no longer than required by statutory retention and storage periods.

Upon fulfillment of the purpose and expiration of the statutory retention and storage periods, personal data are deleted or blocked in accordance with data protection regulations.

Right to Lodge a Complaint

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, workplace, or the place of the alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of personal data relating to you violates the GDPR.

The competent lead supervisory authority for data protection under Art. 56 GDPR for complaints is:

The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Prof. Dr. Johannes Caspar Klosterwall 6 (Block C) 20095 Hamburg

Phone: 040/428 54-40 40
Fax: 040/428 54-40 00

Email: mailbox{at}datenschutz.hamburg{dot}de
Homepage: http://www.datenschutz-hamburg.de