Privacy Policy
1) INFORMATION ON THE COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA AND CONTACT DETAILS OF THE CONTROLLER
1.1
We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data refers to all data with which you can be personally identified.
1.2
The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Mason & Monroe Chicago. The controller for processing personal data is the individual or legal entity that alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.
1.3
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 string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser’s address bar.
2) DATA COLLECTION WHEN VISITING OUR WEBSITE
If you use our website for informational purposes only, i.e., without registering or otherwise providing us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called "server log files"). When you access our website, we collect the following data that is technically necessary for us to display the website:
Our visited website
Date and time of access
Amount of data sent in bytes
Source/reference from which you accessed the page
Used browser
Used operating system
Used IP address (if applicable, in anonymized form)
Processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of unlawful use.
3) COOKIES
To make visiting our website attractive and enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after your browser session ends (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). When cookies are set, they collect and process certain user information such as browser and location data and IP address values.
Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a predefined period, which may vary depending on the cookie. Some cookies help simplify the ordering process by saving settings (e.g., remembering the content of a virtual shopping cart for a later visit). If personal data is processed by individual cookies implemented by us, processing takes place in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR for contract execution or in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in providing the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly, effective website visit.
We may collaborate with advertising partners who help make our online offer more interesting for you. In this case, cookies from partner companies are also stored on your device when you visit our website (third-party cookies). You will be individually and separately informed about the use of such cookies and the scope of the collected information in the following sections.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. Each browser differs in how it manages cookie settings. You can find the instructions for the respective browsers under the following links:
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
Please note that the functionality of our website may be restricted if cookies are not accepted.
4) CONTACT
When contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is collected. The data collected in the case of a contact form is evident from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used solely for the purpose of responding to your inquiry or for contacting you and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. If your contact aims at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after the final processing of your inquiry, provided that no legal storage obligations oppose this.
5) DATA PROCESSING FOR ACCOUNT CREATION AND CONTRACT PROCESSING
In accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed if you provide it to us for the execution of a contract or when opening a customer account. The data collected is visible from the respective input forms. The deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above-mentioned controller. We store and use the data provided by you for contract processing. After complete processing of the contract or deletion of your customer account, your data will be blocked with respect to tax and commercial law retention periods and deleted after these periods expire unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we have reserved a legally permitted further data use about which we inform you below.
6) USE OF YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING
6.1 Subscription to Our Email Newsletter
If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information required to receive the newsletter is your email address. Providing any additional data is voluntary and is used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for newsletter delivery. This means that we will only send you an email newsletter if you have explicitly confirmed that you consent to receiving the newsletter.
7) DATA PROCESSING FOR ORDER HANDLING
7.1 Processing of Personal Data in Order Fulfillment
We will share the personal data we collect as part of the contract processing with the transport company responsible for the delivery, provided this is necessary for the delivery of the goods.
7.2 Use of Payment Service Providers
PayPal
If you choose to pay via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal, or – if available – purchase on account or installment payment via PayPal, we will share your payment details with PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., Luxembourg, for payment processing.
8) CONTACT FOR REVIEW REMINDERS
Own Review Reminder
We use your email address to send a one-time reminder to submit a review of your order for our review system, provided you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying the responsible party for data processing.