Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 2025

At Plug & Trade, we take the protection of your personal data seriously and are committed to safeguarding your
privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and store your personal data when you visit our website
or use our services. By using our website and services, you consent to the collection and use of your data in
accordance with this policy.

1. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for processing your personal data under the GDPR is:

Plug & Trade
33659 Bielefeld
Germany

Email: berntgen@plugandtrade.net

2. Collection and Processing of Personal Data
We collect the following types of personal data:

Contact Information: Name, email address.
Usage Data: Information about how you use our website (e.g., IP addresses, browsing behavior, visited pages,
duration of usage).
Payment Information: Payment data when you purchase our products or services.
We collect this data to provide you with our services, respond to your inquiries, process your orders, and offer
personalized recommendations.

3. Legal Basis for Data Processing
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds under the GDPR:

Contract Performance (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR): We process your data to fulfill the contract you have entered into
with us (e.g., order processing, providing services).
Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): When you voluntarily provide us with personal data (e.g., subscribing to our
newsletter).
Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): We may process your data to pursue our legitimate business interests,
such as improving our services and communicating with you.

4. Purpose of Data Processing
We use the collected personal data for the following purposes:

Providing our services: To process and manage orders and provide services.

5. Data Sharing

We may share your personal data in the following cases:

Service Providers: We may use third-party service providers to process data on our behalf (e.g., payment
processing, hosting, marketing). These providers may only process your data in accordance with our instructions
and applicable data protection laws.
Legal Obligations: We may disclose your data to authorities or third parties when required by law or in the
course of legal proceedings.
Transfers Outside the EU: If we transfer data to service providers outside the EU, we ensure that appropriate
safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses.

6. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

Right of Access: You have the right to know what personal data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You can request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure: You can request the deletion of your personal data when it is no longer necessary or if the
processing is unlawful.
Right to Restrict Processing: You can request the restriction of the processing of your data under certain
conditions.
Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your data when it is based on legitimate interests.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and
machine-readable format and transfer it to another data controller.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided above.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your user experience and analyze website
usage. You can manage cookie settings through your browser. For more information, please refer to our Cookie
Policy.

8. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from loss,
misuse, or unauthorized access. However, no security measures on the internet can guarantee 100% security, and
we cannot ensure the absolute security of your data.

9. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or
as required by law.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the
"Last Updated" date will be displayed at the top of the policy. We recommend that you review this page.