Data Privacy

At the Human-Kind Store, your privacy matters. We follow the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and German data protection rules. This page explains what data we collect, why we need it, who we share it with, and your rights.

1. Who we are

The data controller is:

The Human-Kind Store

📧 humankind.store.eu@gmail.com
📍 Our full business address can be found in our Impressum

2. What data we collect

When you use our store, we may collect:

  • Order details: name, billing and shipping address, payment details.
  • Contact information: email address, phone number (if provided).
  • Website use data: IP address, browser type, device information, activity on our site.
  • Cookies: small files to make our store work better (see Section 6).

3. Why we use your data

We process your data to:

  • Fulfill and deliver your orders.
  • Communicate with you about your purchase.
  • Provide customer support.
  • Improve our website and services.
  • Comply with tax and legal requirements.
  • Send marketing emails, if you have given consent.

4. Legal basis

We use your data because it is needed to:

  • Perform our contract with you (for orders).
  • Meet our legal obligations (e.g., tax laws).
  • Serve our legitimate interests (improving our services, preventing fraud).
  • With your consent (e.g., newsletters).

5. Who we share data with

We only share your data when necessary to provide our services:

  • Print-on-Demand Partner: Printful, Inc. (Latvia/USA) to produce and ship your order.
  • Payment Providers: PayPal, Stripe, or credit card companies to process payments.
  • Shipping Services: Couriers and postal services to deliver your order.
  • IT & Hosting Providers: To run and secure our website.

If we work with new partners in the future, they will only receive the minimum data required and will be contractually bound to follow GDPR.

6. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to:

  • Keep your shopping cart working.
  • Improve website performance.
  • Analyze site traffic.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some functions may not work properly.

7. How long we keep your data

  • Order data: kept for 10 years (legal requirement in Germany).
  • Customer accounts: kept until you request deletion.
  • Newsletter subscriptions: until you unsubscribe.

8. Your rights

You have the right to:

  • Access your data.
  • Correct wrong or outdated data.
  • Request deletion of your data.
  • Restrict or object to how we process your data.
  • Receive a copy of your data (data portability).
  • Withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Complain to a data protection authority if you believe your rights are not respected.

In Germany, you can contact the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI).

9. Contact

For any questions or requests about your data, please contact us at:
📧 humankind.store.eu@gmail.com
📍 Our full business address can be found in our Impressum

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