1. Data Controller
Pankoke & Hellmich GbR (NextCommerce)
Augustdorfer Str. 54
33758 Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock Germany
Email: info@yachtfabrics.com
Phone: +49 5207 925 6959
2. Overview
We take the protection of your personal data seriously. This privacy policy explains what data we collect when you visit yachtfabrics.com, how we use it, and what rights you have under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
3. Hosting
This website is hosted by Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany. When you visit our website, Strato's servers automatically collect and store information in server log files, which your browser transmits. This includes your IP address, date and time of access, pages visited, the referring URL, and your browser type. This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in ensuring the secure and efficient operation of our website. Server log data is deleted automatically after 30 days.
4. SSL Encryption
This website uses SSL/TLS encryption for security. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the lock icon in your browser's address bar and the "https://" prefix. When SSL encryption is active, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
5. Contact Form
When you use our contact form (powered by WPForms), the data you enter — including your name, email address, company name, and message — is sent to us by email. No data is stored in an external database. We process this data solely to respond to your enquiry, on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract-related communication) or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to business enquiries). We retain your enquiry data for as long as necessary to process your request and for any follow-up correspondence.
6. Email Communication
If you contact us by email at info@yachtfabrics.com, we process your email address and message content to handle your enquiry. Emails are sent via Strato's SMTP servers located in Germany. We store correspondence for as long as the business relationship requires.
7. Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to analyse your use of the website.
We use Google Analytics with IP anonymisation enabled, meaning your IP address is shortened by Google within EU member states before being transmitted to Google servers. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
The legal basis for using Google Analytics is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (your consent). You can prevent cookies from being stored by adjusting your browser settings. You can also prevent Google from collecting and processing data by downloading and installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
For more information, see Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
8. Cookies
This website uses the following types of cookies:
Technically necessary cookies — required for the basic functionality of the website, such as caching (Cache Enabler) and image optimisation (QuickWebP). These cookies are set on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Analytics cookies — set by Google Analytics to analyse website usage. These are only placed with your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
You can configure your browser to refuse all cookies or to alert you when a cookie is being sent. Please note that some features of the website may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
9. Your Rights Under GDPR
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the following rights:
Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR) — you may request information about the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) — you may request correction of inaccurate personal data.
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) — you may request deletion of your personal data, provided there is no legal obligation to retain it.
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR) — you may request that the processing of your data be restricted under certain circumstances.
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) — you may request to receive your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR) — you may object to the processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation.
Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR) — you may withdraw any consent you have given at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
Right to lodge a complaint — you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The competent authority for our company is: Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen, Kavalleriestr. 2–4, 40213 Düsseldorf.
10. Third-Party Data Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise share your personal data with third parties, except as described in this privacy policy (hosting provider, Google Analytics). Data is only transferred to recipients outside the EU where adequate safeguards are in place, such as the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy to reflect changes in our data processing practices or legal requirements. The current version is always available on this page.