Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally.

Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Zion Athletics GmbH
Koppelweg 9
21698 Harsefeld
Germany

Email: support@wearzion.com

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

We host the content of our website with an external provider. Personal data collected on this website is stored on the provider's servers. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access data, and other data generated through a website.

Hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling our contracts with potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in our interest in a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offering through a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may withdraw any consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of any data processing carried out prior to your withdrawal remains unaffected.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of a breach of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.

SSL / TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser's address line changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the padlock icon in your browser bar.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called "cookies." Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device.

Legal basis: The storage of technically necessary cookies is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in the error-free functioning of the site). All other cookies (e.g., for analytics or marketing) require your active consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR in conjunction with Section 25(1) TTDSG). You can change or withdraw this consent at any time via our cookie manager (link in the footer).

Contact Form and Email Contact

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, the information you provide in the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

5. E-Commerce and Payment Providers

We process our customers' data as part of the ordering process in our online shop to enable them to select and order the chosen products and services, as well as their payment and delivery.

PayPal

On this website, we offer, among other things, payment via PayPal. The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg. Your data is transmitted to PayPal on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (processing for the performance of a contract).

Stripe (Credit Cards)

If you choose a payment method offered by the payment service provider Stripe, payment processing is carried out by Stripe Payments Europe Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland. Further information on Stripe's data protection practices can be found at https://stripe.com/de/privacy.

Klarna / Sofort

If you select a Klarna payment method (e.g., invoice or instant bank transfer), your data will be transmitted to Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden.

6. Analytics and Advertising

Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

This website uses features of the web analytics service Google Analytics 4. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics uses cookies that allow an analysis of your use of the website.

IP anonymization: In Google Analytics 4, IP address anonymization is enabled by default. Your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union.

Legal basis: This analytics tool is used exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

Data transfer to the USA: Google transfers data to the USA. Google is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework," which guarantees an adequate level of data protection.

Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel)

This website uses the visitor action pixel from Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, for conversion tracking. It is used only with your consent. Meta is also certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework."

7. Newsletter

Mailchimp (Intuit)

Our newsletter is sent via "Mailchimp," a platform of the US provider Intuit Inc. We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with them. Mailchimp is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework," ensuring compliance with an adequate level of data protection.

Registration for our newsletter takes place using a double opt-in procedure. After signing up, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that no one can sign up using someone else's email address.

8. Plugins and Tools

Google Fonts (Local Hosting)

This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of typefaces. The Google Fonts are hosted locally on our server. No connection to Google's servers is established.

YouTube with Enhanced Privacy Mode

We embed YouTube videos using "enhanced privacy mode." This means YouTube does not set cookies to analyze your viewing behavior unless you play the video. Only by clicking on the video do you give your consent to data transmission to Google.