Privacy Policy 
1)  Introduction and Contact Information for the Data Controller
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we provide information about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data refers to any data that can be used to personally identify you.
1.2 The data controller for this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Feride Yaldizli, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Hollerplatz 1, 38440 Wolfsburg, Germany, Tel.: (0)5361-2669-0, Email: info@kunstmuseum.de. 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 The controller has appointed a data protection officer, who can be contacted as follows: “Manfred Müller, Hollerplatz 1, 38440 Wolfsburg, datenschutz@kunstmuseum.de” 

2)  Data Collection When You Visit Our Website

2.1 When you use our website solely for informational purposes—that is, if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information—we collect only the data that your browser transmits to the website server (so-called “server log files”). When you visit our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

- The page you visited
- Date and time of access
- Amount of data transmitted in bytes
- Source/referrer from which you accessed the page
- Browser used
- Operating system used
- IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)

Data processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be disclosed or used for any other purpose. However, we reserve the right to review the server log files retrospectively should there be concrete indications of unlawful use.

2.2 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the “https://” prefix and the padlock icon in your browser’s address bar.

3)  Cookies
To make your visit to our website more enjoyable and to enable the use of certain features, we use cookies—small text files that are stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser (so-called “session cookies”), while others remain on your device for a longer period and allow page settings to be saved (so-called “persistent cookies”). In the latter case, you can find the storage duration in the overview of your web browser’s cookie settings.

If personal data is processed by individual cookies we use, such processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR either for the performance of a contract, in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR if consent has been given, or in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in ensuring the best possible functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective experience for visitors.

You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set and decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept them, or to block the acceptance of cookies in specific cases or generally.

Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

4)  Contacting Us
When you contact us (e.g., via the contact form or email), personal data is processed—exclusively for the purpose of handling and responding to your inquiry and only to the extent necessary for that purpose.

The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. If your contact is aimed at entering into a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. Your data will be deleted when it is clear from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively resolved and provided that no statutory retention obligations preclude this.

5)  Use of Customer Data for Direct Marketing

    Subscription to Our Email Newsletter

If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only required information for receiving the newsletter is your email address. Providing additional information is voluntary and is used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to send the newsletter, which ensures that you will only receive the newsletter once you have expressly confirmed your consent to receive it by clicking on a verification link sent to the

email address you provided.

By activating the confirmation link, you grant us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. In doing so, we store your IP address as recorded by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), as well as the date and time of registration, in order to be able to trace any potential misuse of your email address at a later date. The data we collect when you subscribe to the newsletter is used strictly for the intended purpose.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by clicking the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a message to the data controller listed at the beginning of this notice. Once you have unsubscribed, your email address will be immediately deleted from our newsletter distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use your data for other purposes that are permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

    Brevo

Our email newsletters are sent via this provider: Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Str. 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany

Based on our legitimate interest in effective and user-friendly newsletter marketing, we share the data you provided when subscribing to the newsletter with this provider in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR so that it can handle the distribution of the newsletter on our behalf.

Subject to your express consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, the provider also conducts a statistical analysis of the effectiveness of newsletter campaigns using web beacons or tracking pixels in the emails sent, which can measure open rates and specific interactions with the newsletter’s content. In doing so, device information (e.g., time of access, IP address, browser type, and operating system) is also collected and analyzed, but is not combined with other data sets.

You may revoke your consent to newsletter tracking at any time with future effect.

We have entered into a data processing agreement with the provider that protects the data of our website visitors and prohibits its disclosure to third parties.

6)  Data Processing for Order Fulfillment

6.1 To the extent necessary for the performance of the contract for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data we collect will be disclosed to the contracted shipping company and the contracted financial institution in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.
If, based on a corresponding contract, we are obligated to provide you with updates for goods containing digital elements or for digital products, we will process the contact information you provided when placing your order in order to personally inform you in accordance with our legal obligations to provide information under Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR. Your contact information is used strictly for the specific purpose of communicating updates we are obligated to provide and is processed by us for this purpose only to the extent necessary to provide the respective information.
To process your order, we also work with the following service provider(s), who assist us, in whole or in part, in fulfilling the contracts we have entered into. Certain personal data is transferred to these service providers in accordance with the following information.

6.2 Disclosure of Personal Data to Shipping Service Providers
- DHL
We use the following shipping service provider: DHL Paket GmbH, Sträßchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany
We will disclose your email address and/or phone number to the provider in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR prior to delivery of the goods for the purpose of coordinating a delivery date or notifying you of the delivery, provided that you have given your explicit consent to this during the ordering process. Otherwise, for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, we will only disclose the recipient’s name and the delivery address to the provider. This disclosure is made only to the extent necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, it is not possible to coordinate the delivery date with the provider in advance or to provide a delivery notification.
You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect by contacting the controller named above or the provider.

6.3 Use of Payment Service Providers (Payment Services)
- PayPal
This website offers one or more online payment methods from the following provider: PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg.
If you select a payment method from this provider that requires you to pay in advance, your payment details provided during the ordering process (including name, address, bank and payment card information, currency, and transaction number), as well as information about the contents of your order, will be shared with the provider in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. In this case, your data is transferred exclusively for the purpose of processing the payment with the provider and only to the extent necessary for this purpose.

If you select a payment method that requires us to pay in advance, you will also be asked during the ordering process to provide certain personal information (first and last name, street, house number, ZIP code, city, date of birth, email address, phone number, and, if applicable, information about an alternative payment method).
In such cases, to safeguard our legitimate interest in verifying your creditworthiness, we will forward this information to the provider in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR for the purpose of a credit check. Based on the personal data you have provided, as well as additional data (such as your shopping cart, invoice amount, order history, and payment history), the provider will assess whether the payment method you have selected can be granted in light of the risks of non-payment and/or bad debt.

The credit report may contain probability values (so-called “score” values). To the extent that score values are included in the credit report’s results, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical method. The calculation of these score values takes into account, among other things but not exclusively, address data.
You may object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to us or to the provider. However, the provider may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for the contractual processing of payments.

- First Cash Solution
We have engaged First Cash Solution to process payments. As part of the payment processing, the following data is shared with First Cash Solution to the extent necessary for the performance of the contract: [list of data, e.g., name, address, email, invoice amount, account information]. This is done based on our legitimate interest in secure and efficient payment processing (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) and to fulfill our contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). The processing of your personal data is necessary to complete the payment. For more information, please see First Cash Solution’s Privacy Policy: www.firstcashsolution.de/service1/datenschutz.html.

6.4 Electronic Cancellation Function for Distance Sales Contracts
Consumers who enter into contracts on this website that are subject to a statutory right of cancellation have the option to exercise their right of cancellation via an electronic cancellation function in accordance with the applicable cancellation provisions.
To provide the electronic cancellation function, we use a solution from the following provider: Beckerbillett GmbH, Fangdieckstraße 61, 22547 Hamburg, Germany, info@beckerbillett.de.
When using the cancellation function, in addition to information identifying the contract to be canceled, other personal information—such as the consumer’s first and last name and email address—must be provided or confirmed.
This information is first collected by the provider based on our legitimate interest in a user-friendly, stable, and process-optimized solution in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR; it is then used to confirm receipt of the notice of withdrawal on our behalf via email; and finally, it is transmitted to us. We subsequently process the transmitted information to properly handle the cancellation in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) and Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR, based on our legal obligation to provide an electronic cancellation function for paid consumer distance sales contracts.

The information collected by the provider is routinely deleted after the withdrawal request has been fully processed, provided that no statutory retention requirements prevent this.
We have entered into a data processing agreement with the provider that protects data processed in connection with the withdrawal function and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties. If, based on a corresponding contract, we are obligated to provide you with updates for goods containing digital elements or for digital products, we will process the contact information you provided when placing your order in order to personally inform you in accordance with our legal obligations to provide information under Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR. Your contact information will be used strictly for the specific purpose of notifying you about updates we are obligated to provide and will be processed by us for this purpose only to the extent necessary to provide the respective information.

7)  Rights of the Data Subject

7.1 Applicable data protection law grants you the following rights as a data subject (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data; please refer to the cited legal basis for the respective conditions for exercising these rights:
- Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
- Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 of the GDPR;
- Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 of the GDPR;
- Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 of the GDPR;
- Right to be informed pursuant to Art. 19 of the GDPR;
- Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 of the GDPR;
- Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Article 7(3) of the GDPR;
- Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Article 77 of the GDPR.

7.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT
IF, AS PART OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS, WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO SUCH PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE RELEVANT DATA. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE PROCESSING IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.
IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING. YOU MAY EXERCISE THIS RIGHT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE RELEVANT DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

8)  Retention Period for Personal Data

The retention period for personal data is determined based on the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing, and—where applicable—the applicable statutory retention period (e.g., retention periods under commercial and tax law).
When processing personal data based on explicit consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, the data in question will be stored until you revoke your consent.

If there are statutory retention periods for data processed in connection with contractual or quasi-contractual obligations pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, such data will be routinely deleted upon expiration of the retention periods, provided that it is no longer necessary for the performance or initiation of a contract and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in continuing to store it.

When processing personal data on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object under Article 21(1) of the GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

When processing personal data for the purpose of direct marketing based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object under Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
Unless otherwise specified in the other information in this statement regarding specific processing situations, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.