Privacy Policy – AudioStatus

Privacy Policy Statement

We extend our gratitude for your visit to our online emporium. Safeguarding your privacy is of

paramount importance to us. Below, we have provided an in-depth exposition of our protocols

governing the treatment of your data.

Access Data and Hosting

Your interaction with our website can be undertaken without the disclosure of personal

particulars. During each visit to our website, our web server automatically records a server log

file, encompassing elements such as the name of the requested file, your IP address, the time

and date of the request, the quantum of data transmitted, and the requesting service provider

(access data).

This repository of access data is meticulously analyzed to ensure seamless website operation

and to augment the quality of our offerings. Pursuant to Article 6(1) lit. f) of the General Data

Protection Regulation (GDPR), this analysis serves to uphold our legitimate interests in the

proficient presentation of our offerings, which prevails in the calculus of interests. The entirety of

access data is expunged no later than seven days following the conclusion of your website visit.

Data Compilation and Utilization for Contract Fulfillment and

Account Creation

Submission of personal data is an elective endeavor, undertaken at your discretion, when

placing an order or initiating contact, e.g., through a contact form or email correspondence.

Compulsory fields are duly designated as such, for they constitute indispensable requisites for

contract fulfillment or addressing your communication. The data fields under collection are

self-evident in each input form.

The data you furnish are harnessed exclusively for contract execution and the processing of

your inquiries, as defined by Article 6(1) lit. b) GDPR. Should you furnish consent in accordance

with Article 6(1) lit. a) GDPR by electing to create a customer account, your data will be

deployed for the explicit purpose of facilitating this account creation. Upon contract culmination

or the deletion of your customer account, any further processing of your data will be curtailed,

and the prescribed retention period, as stipulated by relevant regulations, will be observed prior

to data deletion. This is subject to your express consent for extended data usage, or our

prerogative to continue processing your personal data within the boundaries prescribed by the

law, as elucidated in this notification. You retain the liberty to terminate your customer account at

your convenience. To effectuate this, kindly relay your request through the contact options

detailed below or utilize the pertinent functionality accessible within your customer account.

Data Transmission

For the seamless delivery of ordered merchandise, we share your data with the shipping

company, as necessitated under Article 6(1) lit. b) GDPR. Depending on your selected payment

service provider during the order placement process, payment particulars gathered for the

purpose of order processing are shared with the designated bank responsible for payment

handling, and where applicable, with the payment service provider enlisted by us. In instances

where you establish an account with a payment service provider, a subset of data is collected

directly by the said provider. In such cases, during the order process, registration with your

designated payment service provider is requisite, necessitating your access credentials. In this

context, the privacy policy of the pertinent payment service provider holds sway.

Electronic Newsletter and Postal Promotions

Email Marketing for Newsletter Subscribers

By subscribing to our newsletter, you proffer consent as per Article 6(1) lit. a) GDPR, thereby

authorizing the periodic transmission of our email newsletters, employing the data requisite for

this purpose, either submitted or separately disclosed by you. At any juncture, you retain the

prerogative to unsubscribe from the newsletter service. To effectuate this, kindly dispatch a

message through the contact options specified below or employ the opt-out link embedded

within the newsletter. In the event of unsubscription, your email address will be expunged unless

express consent is furnished for the extended use of your data, or in accordance with legal

provisions, as elucidated in this notification.

Postal Promotions and Opt-Out Entitlements

Subject to your non-exclusion, or if you are a consumer whose habitual residence lies in Spain,

we uphold the right to employ your forename, surname, and postal address for advertising

purposes, such as disseminating captivating offers and insights concerning our products by

traditional mail. This practice safeguards our overriding, legitimate interests in promoting and

publicizing our products to customers, as delineated by Article 6(1) lit. f) GDPR, prevailing in the

interplay of interests.

Email Marketing for Non-Newsletter Subscribers and Opt-Out

Entitlements

In scenarios where we acquire your email address in conjunction with a sale of goods or

services, and no opt-out is indicated, and provided you are not a consumer whose habitual

residence lies in Poland, we maintain the prerogative to periodically transmit product offers from

our catalog that bear resemblance to items previously procured by you. This practice aligns with

our overriding, legitimate interests in promoting and advertising our products to customers, as

outlined by Article 6(1) lit. f) GDPR, which supersedes the balancing of interests. Your right to

decline this utilization of your email address is retained, exercisable at any time by forwarding a

message through the contact options detailed below or availing the opt-out link embedded

within the marketing email, without incurring costs beyond base-rate transmission expenses.

Integration of Trusted Shops Trustbadge

In pursuit of optimal marketing of our portfolio, we have incorporated the Trusted Shops Trust

badge onto this website. The badge showcases our Trusted Shops Trustmark and extends

access to Trusted Shops products subsequent to order placement.

This endeavor is rooted in our legitimate interests to optimize marketing, prevailing in the

balancing of interests, as defined by Article 6(1) lit. f) GDPR. Trusted Shops is the purveyor of

the Trust badge and its attendant trust badge services.

Upon interaction with the Trustbadge, the web server automatically archives a server log file,

encapsulating data elements such as your IP address, request date and time, data transmission

volume, and requesting service provider (access data). These access data remain unexamined

and are expunged in an automated fashion no later than seven days post the cessation of your

website visit.

Transmission of additional personal data to Trusted Shops is contingent on your decision to

avail of Trusted Shops products following order placement. In such instances, the contractual

agreement binding you and Trusted Shops governs the terms.

Cookies and Web Analysis

To enhance user interaction and enable specific features on our website for presenting suitable

products and conducting market research, select pages on this site utilize cookies. This practice

stems from our commitment to safeguarding our legitimate interests, as per Article 6(1) lit. f)

GDPR, which prioritizes optimized presentation of our offerings within the context of balanced

interests. A cookie, a minuscule text file, is automatically stored on your device. Some cookies

are deleted once you close your browser session (referred to as session cookies), while others

remain on your device, permitting us to recognize your browser upon your subsequent visits

(persistent cookies). To ascertain the duration of cookie storage, consult the Overview function

within your web browser’s cookie settings. You have the option to configure your browser to

notify you whenever a page employs cookies, allowing you to decide on a per-website basis

whether to accept or reject cookies or to implement a global preference. Each browser has

distinct guidelines for managing cookie settings, elaborated in the Help menu of the respective

browser. To alter your browser’s settings, refer to the links provided below:

Internet Explorer™:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-deletemanage-

cookies

Safari™: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?locale=de_DE&viewlocale=en_US
Chrome™: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&hlrm=en
Firefox™:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferen

ces

Opera™: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies

It is important to note that disabling cookies may limit access to certain features on our website.

Use of Google (Universal) Analytics for Web Analytics

For the purpose of website analytics, this website employs Google (Universal) Analytics, a web

analytics service provided by Google LLC (www.google.com). This is carried out to uphold our

legitimate interests in optimizing our offerings, as delineated by Article 6(1) lit. f) GDPR, which

prevails within the framework of balanced interests. Google (Universal) Analytics employs

methods such as cookies to analyze your website usage.

Data automatically collected by cookies about your website interactions are generally

transmitted to and stored on Google servers in the United States. Given that IP anonymization

is active on this website, your IP address is truncated prior to transmission within the European

Union member states or other parties within the European Economic Area. In exceptional

cases, the full IP address may be sent to a Google server in the USA and abbreviated there.

Google does not typically associate the anonymized IP address, transmitted via your browser

through Google Analytics, with other data in its possession.

Google LLC is headquartered in the USA and holds certification under the EU-US Privacy

Shield. The most current certificate can be accessed here. This agreement between the USA

and the European Commission recognizes Privacy Shield-certified entities as adhering to

adequate data protection standards.

To prevent data generated by cookies, including your IP address, from being collected and

processed by Google, you can download and install a browser plugin through the following link:

http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

As an alternative to the browser plugin, you may opt out of Google Analytics data collection for

this website by clicking on this link. This action will store an opt-out cookie on your device. If you

clear your cookies, you will need to click the link again.

Contact Options and Your Rights

As a data subject, you hold the following rights as outlined in the General Data Protection

Regulation (GDPR):

Right to Information (Article 15 GDPR): Obtain details about your processed personal

data.

Right to Rectification (Article 16 GDPR): Promptly request the correction of

inaccuracies or completion of your stored personal data.

Right to Erasure (Article 17 GDPR): Request the removal of your personal data, with

exceptions specified by law.

Right to Restriction of Processing (Article 18 GDPR): Request limitations on the

processing of your personal data, under certain circumstances.

Right to Data Portability (Article 20 GDPR): Receive your personal data in a

structured, machine-readable format or request its transfer to another controller.

Right to Lodge a Complaint (Article 77 GDPR): Lodge a complaint with a supervisory

authority.

Right to Object (Article 21 GDPR): Object to data processing based on compelling

legitimate grounds or direct marketing purposes.

To exercise these rights or inquire about your personal data, please contact us using the contact

details provided in our site notice. Please note that if you object to data processing based on

legitimate interests, we will cease processing unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate

grounds for the processing that override your rights, interests, or freedoms, or if the processing

pertains to direct marketing.

This provision does not apply to the processing of personal data for direct marketing purposes.