Data protection

Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information:
Your personal data will be treated confidentially when you use this website. Personal data is all information that identifies you personally, e.g., name, address, or email address.

Data Collection on this Website:

  • Directly from the user: Data you provide to us, e.g., via contact forms, newsletter registrations, or orders.
  • Automatically: Technical data such as browser type, operating system, time of page view, or IP address, collected by Shopify, apps, or analysis tools.

Purpose of Data Processing:

  • Operation and optimization of the online shop
  • Processing of orders
  • Customer service and contact
  • Analysis of user behavior (if agreed)

Your Rights:
You can at any time request information, correction, deletion, or restriction of the processing of your data, withdraw consents, and lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority.

2. Responsible Body

The party responsible for data processing on this website is:

Johann Ruttloff
Ruttloff-Jeans
Wolfener Straße 32-34, Haus J – 1.OG
12681 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49(0)162-2684199
Email: info@ruttloff-jeans.com

3. Hosting & Shopify

The website is operated via Shopify Inc., 151 O’Connor Street, Ground Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2P 2L8. Shopify handles the technical provision and storage of data.

  • Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in a stable website) and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract fulfillment)
  • Processor: Shopify is involved as a processor according to Art. 28 GDPR.

Further information on Shopify data protection: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy

4. Cookies & Tracking

Functional and Session Cookies:

  • Necessary for shopping cart, login, shop functions
  • Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR
  • Duration: until the end of the session

Analysis and Marketing Cookies (e.g., Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel):

  • Are only set after consent (Consent via Cookie Banner)
  • Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, § 25 TTDSG
  • Withdrawal possible at any time via cookie settings

External Services & Cookies:

  • Google Fonts & Font Awesome: locally hosted, no connection to Google/Fonticons required
  • YouTube & Vimeo Videos: connection to third-party providers only when the video starts, IP anonymization recommended

5. Contact

If you contact us via contact form, email, or phone:

  • Purpose: Processing your request
  • Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract initiation) or f GDPR (legitimate interest)
  • Storage duration: until completion or revocation

6. Payment Providers & eCommerce

Shopify Payment Methods:
Payment is made using the secure Shopify payment methods offered in the order process, e.g.:

  • Shopify Payments (Credit Cards: Visa, Mastercard, Amex)
  • PayPal
  • Klarna / Sofort / Apple Pay / Google Pay

Processing:

  • Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract fulfillment)
  • Payment data is processed only for the purpose of payment processing via the respective providers
  • No disclosure to third parties except for contract fulfillment (e.g., delivery companies)

Data Protection of Payment Providers:

7. Data Transfer to Third Countries

Some services (e.g., Shopify, PayPal, Google) have servers in third countries (e.g., USA).

  • Standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission or EU-US Privacy Shield (if active) ensure the level of data protection
  • Note: in these countries, there is no equivalent EU data protection level

8. Your Rights

You have:

  • Right to information, correction, deletion, restriction
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to withdraw given consents
  • Right to object to direct marketing
  • Right to complain to the competent data protection authority

9. SSL Encryption

All data transfers are made via SSL/TLS-secured connections. Payment information is transmitted encrypted.

10. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to adapt the privacy policy in the event of changes to the shop system, apps, or legal requirements. The current version will always be published on the website.