Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor required for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide it has no consequences. This applies only insofar as no other information is given in the following processing operations.
"Personal data" means all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server log files
You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. 
Each time our website is accessed, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host / IT service provider by your internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider.
The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website and improving our offer. 
 

Your data may be transferred to and processed in third countries outside the EU, in particular Canada and the USA. An adequacy decision by the EU Commission exists for Canada. An adequacy decision by the EU Commission exists for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Shopify is not certified under the TADPF. This data transfer is carried out on the basis of contractual obligations comparable to the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission.

Contact

Controller
Contact us if you wish. The controller responsible for data processing is: Bischof, Bischof, Karbownik & Köster GbR, Schützenweg 6, 82205 Gilching Germany, +491721860393, hello@strideathletes.de

Initiative contact by the customer by email
If you contact us by email on your own initiative for business purposes, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of processing and answering your contact request.
If the contact is for the purpose of carrying out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of interest in purchasing, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
We use your email address only to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Collection and processing when using the contact form
When using the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of making contact.
If the contact is for the purpose of carrying out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of interest in purchasing, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
We use your email address only to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Use of the online withdrawal function
We provide you with an electronic withdrawal function on our website, through which you can withdraw from a contract concluded online. If you use this function, we collect and process the personal data entered by you, in particular name, email address, information on the order or contract identification, date and time of submission, as well as the content of your withdrawal statement.

The processing of this data serves the purpose of receiving, documenting and processing your withdrawal as well as transmitting an acknowledgement of receipt on a durable medium, e.g. by email.

Insofar as the processing is necessary for processing the withdrawal of a contract concluded with you, it is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Insofar as we process the data to fulfil statutory verification and documentation obligations, the processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

Your data will only be stored for as long as this is necessary to process the withdrawal. Afterwards, it will be stored in consideration of statutory, in particular commercial and tax law retention periods and deleted after these periods have expired.

Orders
      

Collection, processing and disclosure of personal data in the case of orders
When placing an order, we collect and process your personal data only insofar as this is necessary for the fulfilment and processing of your order as well as for processing your enquiries. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it means that no contract can be concluded. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and is necessary for the performance of a contract with you. 
Your data is passed on, for example, to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers selected by you, payment service providers, service providers for order processing and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly observe the legal requirements. The scope of data transfer is limited to a minimum.
 

Your data may be transferred to and processed in third countries outside the EU, in particular Canada and the USA. An adequacy decision by the EU Commission exists for Canada. An adequacy decision by the EU Commission exists for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Shopify is not certified under the TADPF. This data transfer is carried out on the basis of contractual obligations comparable to the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission.

Advertising 
    

Use of the email address for sending newsletters
We use your email address independently of contract processing exclusively for our own advertising purposes for sending newsletters, provided that you have expressly consented to this. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until withdrawal. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the corresponding link in the newsletter or by notifying us. Your email address will then be removed from the mailing list. 

Your data is passed on to a service provider for email marketing as part of order processing. It is not passed on to any other third parties.

Payment service providers 
    

Use of PayPal Express
We use the payment service PayPal Express on our website from PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal"). The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the PayPal Express payment service. To integrate this payment service, it is necessary for PayPal to collect, store and analyse data when the website is accessed (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device). Cookies may also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable your browser to be recognised.
The processing of your personal data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in a customer-oriented offer of various payment methods. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of your personal data.
By selecting and using PayPal Express, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal in order to fulfil the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Further information on data processing when using the PayPal Express payment service can be found in the corresponding privacy policy at www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE#Updated_PS.

Use of PayPal Check-Out
We use the payment service PayPal Check-Out on our website from PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal"). The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the payment service. By selecting and using payment via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or “Pay Later” via PayPal, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal in order to fulfil the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Cookies may be stored in this context, which enable your browser to be recognised. The data processing carried out as a result is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in a customer-oriented offer of various payment methods. You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of your personal data.

Credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal & “Pay Later” via PayPal 
For individual payment methods such as credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or “Pay Later” via PayPal, PayPal reserves the right, where applicable, to obtain a credit report on the basis of mathematical-statistical procedures using credit agencies. For this purpose, PayPal transmits the personal data required for a credit check to a credit agency and uses the information received on the statistical probability of payment default for a balanced decision on the establishment, implementation or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit report may include probability values (score values), which are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognised mathematical-statistical procedures and whose calculation may include, among other things, address data. Your legitimate interests are taken into account in accordance with the statutory provisions. The data processing serves the purpose of credit checking for the initiation of a contract. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment default when PayPal makes advance payments. 
You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR by notifying PayPal. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract with your desired payment method. Failure to provide it means that the contract cannot be concluded using the payment method selected by you.

Third-party providers
When paying via the payment method of a third-party provider, the data required for payment processing is transmitted to PayPal. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. To carry out this payment method, the data may then be passed on by PayPal to the respective provider. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Local third-party providers may include, for example:

• Sofort (SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany)
• giropay (Paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstr. 14-16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main)

Purchase on account via PayPal 
When paying via the purchase on account payment method, the data required for payment processing is initially transmitted to PayPal. To carry out this payment method, the data is then transmitted by PayPal to Ratepay GmbH (Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin; "Ratepay") in order to fulfil the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Ratepay may carry out a credit report on the basis of mathematical-statistical procedures (probability or score values) using credit agencies according to the procedure already described above. The data processing serves the purpose of credit checking for the initiation of a contract. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment default when Ratepay  makes advance payments. Further information on data protection and which credit agencies Ratepay uses can be found at https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-dataprivacy/ and https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-creditagencies/. 

Further information on data processing when using PayPal can be found in the corresponding privacy policy at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on a user's computer system. When a user accesses a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is accessed again.

Cookies are stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide individually whether to accept them, as well as prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. However, we point out that you may then not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.
 
Under the following links you can find out how to manage cookies in the most important browsers, including how to disable them:
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de
Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-edge/cookies-in-microsoft-edge-lB6schen-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen
Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
 
Technically necessary cookies
Unless otherwise stated below in the privacy policy, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognise your browser even after you change pages and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognised even after a page change.
 
The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out on the basis of Section 25 para. 2 TDDDG. The processing of your personal data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of our offer.
You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing of your personal data.
 

Use of Pandectes
We use the consent management tool Pandectes GDPR Compliance from Pandectes, Pudisoo küla, Männimäe/1, 74626 Kuusalu vald, Estonia (“Pandectes”) on our website.

The tool enables you to give consent to data processing via the website, in particular the setting of cookies, and to exercise your right of withdrawal for consents already given. The data processing serves the purpose of obtaining and documenting required consents to data processing and thus complying with legal obligations.

Cookies may be used for this purpose. Among other things, the following information may be collected and transmitted to Pandectes: anonymised IP address, date and time of consent, URL from which the consent was sent, anonymous, random, encrypted key, consent status. This data is not passed on to any other third parties.

The data processing is carried out to fulfil a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

Further information on data protection at Pandectes can be found at: 
https://pandectes.io/privacy-policy/

Analysis  
   

Use of Google Analytics 4
We use the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website.

The data processing serves the purpose of analysing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. For this purpose, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities and to provide other services relating to website use and internet use to the website operator.

Among other things, the following information may be collected: IP address, date and time of page access, click path, information about the browser and device you use, pages visited, referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website), location data, purchase activities. Your data may be linked by Google with other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices and all other data that Google has about you.

The IP address is previously shortened by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Google uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser and tracking pixels that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out with your consent on the basis of Section 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. 

The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until withdrawal.

The information generated about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. An adequacy decision by the EU Commission exists for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself under the TADPF and has thereby undertaken to comply with European data protection principles. Both Google and US government authorities have access to your data.

Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de.

Plug-ins and miscellaneous
 

Use of Shopify
We use the “Shopify” service on our website to operate our online shop and process orders. The provider is Shopify International Limited ("Shopify"), 2nd Floor, Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland.

The legal basis for the use of Shopify is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in the efficient operation and secure management of our online shop.

The data processed by Shopify includes your IP address, browser and device information, payment data, shipping and billing addresses as well as information about your interaction with the website, and the service uses cookies.

Shopify may collect and analyse user data in order to create user profiles for marketing and personalisation purposes.

The purpose of the data processing is to provide an e-commerce platform for the management of online shops, order processing and payment processing.

Shopify retains personal data for as long as this is necessary for business reasons – for example, to provide the Shopify services, to fulfil legal, tax or accounting obligations, to detect or prevent fraud or as part of measures for security or disaster recovery – unless a different retention period is permitted or required under applicable law.

Further information on Shopify's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.shopify.com/de/legal/privacy/app-users

Use of social plug-ins
We use plug-ins from social networks on our website. The integration of social plug-ins and the data processing taking place in this context serves the purpose of optimising advertising for our products.

When social plug-ins are integrated, a connection is established between your computer and the servers of the providers of the social network, and the plug-in is displayed on the page by notification to your browser, provided that you have expressly consented to this. In this context, both your IP address and the information about which of our pages you have visited are transmitted to the provider servers. This applies regardless of whether you are registered or logged in to the social network. Transmission also takes place for users who are not registered or not logged in. If you are connected to one or more of your social network accounts at the same time, the collected information may also be assigned to your corresponding profiles. When using the plug-in functions (e.g. by pressing the button), this information is also assigned to your user account. You can prevent this assignment by logging out of your social media accounts before visiting our website and before activating the buttons.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is carried out with your consent on the basis of Section 25 para. 1 sentence 1 TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until withdrawal.

The social networks named below are integrated into our website by means of social plug-ins. Further information on the scope and purpose of the collection and use of the data as well as on your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy can be found in the linked privacy notices of the providers.

Instagram of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland):
https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388

Your data may be transferred to the USA. An adequacy decision by the EU Commission exists for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Meta has certified itself under the TADPF and has thereby undertaken to comply with European data protection principles.

Use of hCaptcha
We use the “hCaptcha” service on our website to ensure that interactions are carried out by humans and to prevent spam and abuse. The provider is Intuition Machines, Inc. ("Intuition Machines"), 350 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA.

The legal basis for the use of hCaptcha is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in protecting our website from spam and abuse as well as ensuring its security and functionality.

The data processed by hCaptcha includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, interaction data, and the service uses cookies.
The purpose of the data processing is to verify whether interactions originate from humans and to prevent automated abuse and spam.

A transfer of personal data to third countries (USA) cannot be excluded. Intuition Machines is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which regulates the secure processing of data of EU citizens in the USA. Intuition Machines uses so-called standard contractual clauses intended to ensure that your data also complies with European data protection standards when it is transferred to and stored in third countries.

Further information on hCaptcha's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy

Rights of data subjects and storage period

Duration of storage
After complete contract processing, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, thereafter in consideration of statutory, in particular tax and commercial law retention periods, and then deleted after expiry of the period, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject
If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: right of access, right to rectification, right to erasure, right to restriction of processing, right to data portability.
In addition, you have a right to object under Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR to processing based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, as well as to processing for the purposes of direct advertising.

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority
Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.

You may lodge a complaint, among others, with the supervisory authority responsible for us, which you can reach using the following contact details:

Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA)
Promenade 18
91522 Ansbach
Germany
Tel.: +49 981 1800930
Fax: +49 981 180093800
Email: poststelle@lda.bayern.de

Right to object
If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object to this processing at any time with effect for the future.
After an objection has been made, the processing of the data concerned will be terminated, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Last updated: 24.06.2026