privacy policy

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data when you use our website.

Who are we?

Our website address is: https://germany-store.com

Comments

When you leave a comment on the site, we collect the data that appears in the comment form, as well as your IP address and browser type to help detect spam.
An encrypted copy of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to verify your use. After approval of your comment, your public profile picture will appear alongside it. For more information about Gravatar’s privacy policy, please visit [link to Gravatar privacy policy].: https://automattic.com/privacy/

Media

If you upload images to the site, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Site visitors can download the images and extract the location data from them.

Cookies

  • When you leave a comment on the site, you can choose to save your name, email address, and location in cookies for your convenience when commenting in the future. These cookies last for one year.
  • When you visit the login page, a temporary cookie is created to verify that your browser supports cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close the browser.
  • When you log in, several files are created to store your login data and screen display choices. Login files last for two days, and screen options files last for one year. If you select “Remember me,” your login will persist for two weeks. When you log out, the login files are automatically deleted.
  • When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is created that identifies the article number being edited. This cookie expires after just one day.

Embedded content from other websites

The site’s articles may contain embedded content from external websites (such as videos, images, or articles). This content behaves as if you visited the original site directly.
These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, include additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with content, especially if you have an account on those sites and are logged in.

Who do we share your data with?

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Data retention period

  • Comments and their data are retained indefinitely to identify and automatically approve any follow-up comments.
  • For registered users, personal information is stored in their profile, which they can view, edit, or delete at any time (except for changing their username). Administrators can modify this data as needed.

Your rights to your data

  • If you have an account on the site or have left a comment, you can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • You can also request that we delete any personal data we hold, except for data we are required to keep for legal, administrative or security reasons.

Sending data

Comments may be automatically scanned via a spam detection service to ensure the protection of the site and visitors.