We respect your privacy and will use the information you have given us about yourself solely in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations in Germany, in particular the Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG – Federal Data Protection Law) and the Telemediengesetz (TMG – Telecommunications Media Law).

What are personal data?

Personal data is the term we use to cover information on your identity, such as your name, email address or postal address.

What do we do with your data?

If you as user of our website have given your agreement by submitting a declaration of consent, we will collect, store and process personal information for purposes of individual information and support.

To this end we will store in particular the personal data given at registration and those that are required for you to use the website and to fulfil the contract.

If you put photos on the website they will be stored by us with your details and published under the name assigned to you.

Furthermore, when you visit our pages we will store your IP address, although only in the context of the statutory regulations, the Internet address of the website from which you have called up our website and all contents that you call up while using our site. The time and length of your visit to our website will also be stored.

Circulation to third persons

All data you give to us will be treated in confidence. On principle we will not make your data available to others to use, unless you as user of our website have given express permission or we are legally obliged to reveal these data, for example, because of a court order.

Use of Cookies

In order to offer you the user a convenient service we use so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that make it possible to recognise a user so that you do not have to register anew each time. In addition cookies can help to match the range of products to your interests. We use cookies in order to analyse usage of the products and to provide

you with interesting information. You can adjust your browser to exclude the use of cookies. In that case, however, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to take advantage of the whole range of functions on our website.

Data security

As operator of the websites "V like Vintage" we set great store by the security of our servers and the data stored on them. Accordingly, we see it as a duty to our users to keep our data security systems in line with the latest technical developments on an ongoing basis.

We draw your attention to the fact that in spite of our high standards, information that you voluntarily make public on the net may be used by others and would then be beyond our control. For that reason, we as operators of the Internet site "V like Vintage" can take no responsibility or liability for the disclosure, falsification or deletion of information or data because of mistakes in the data transmission and/or unauthorized access by third parties.

As a matter of principle we recommend for users of our website the widely-known protective measures for Internet use, such as the installation of an up-to-date virus protection software and an up-to-date Firewall.

No liability for partner online products / linked sites

Furthermore, we cooperate with various partners who also offer Internet sites and services which can be accessed via our sites. These partners usually have their own data privacy statements and/or policies. We accept no responsibility or liability for these statements and policies that have no connection with "V like Vintage". This applies particularly to so-called links to the websites of other vendors. This data privacy statement refers solely to our website.

If when using our website you directly gain access to advertising material and/or other websites, for instance by the use of so-called links, your IP number will be passed on to third parties for technical reasons. Your personal data – such as name and address – will not however be passed on.

Information about stored data

We will inform you as to which data of yours we have stored whenever you ask us to. If, despite our care to ensure the accuracy and currency of your data, the data we have stored on you should be incorrect, we will correct this immediately in accordance with your instructions.

Alterations to the data privacy statement

As operators of the Internet platform "V like Vintage" we reserve the right to modify or alter this privacy statement at any time in accordance with the legally valid data protection regulations. If this data privacy statement should be altered as a whole or in part you will be informed of this by email.

Right of withdrawal

You have the right to withdraw at any time the consent you gave to our use of your personal data. To do this, please send an email to the address given in the Imprint or here.

Hamburg, 01.11.2007