{"id":220,"date":"2026-07-05T19:11:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T17:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meemea.eu\/privacy-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T14:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T12:44:59","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meemea.eu\/en\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data protection at a glance<\/h4>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General information<\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit my website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally.<sup><\/sup> Detailed information on data protection can be found in my privacy policy listed below this text.  <\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data collection on this website<\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who is responsible for data collection on this website?<\/strong><br\/>Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the contact details in the legal notice of this website. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How do I collect your data?<\/strong><br\/>On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to me. This may include, for example, data you enter into a contact form or when placing an order in the shopping cart. Other data is collected automatically by my IT systems when you visit the website, or after you have given your consent. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What do I use your data for?<\/strong><br\/>Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If you place orders, your data is required for contract processing (payment, shipping, provision of downloads).  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What rights do you have regarding your data?<\/strong><br\/>You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.   <\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General information and mandatory disclosures<\/h4>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data protection<\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">I treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. This privacy policy explains what data I collect and what I use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.   <\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information about the responsible party<\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The responsible party for data processing on this website is:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stefan Reime<br\/>MEEMEA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Designs<br\/>Etkar-Andr\u00e9-Stra\u00dfe 5<br\/>04157 Leipzig<br\/>Germany<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email: stefan@meemea.eu <br\/>Phone: +49 178 2666 557<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Storage period<sup><\/sup><\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this privacy policy, your personal data w<sup><\/sup>ill remain with me until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless I have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (<sup><\/sup>e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will take place once these reasons no longer apply. <sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website<sup><\/sup><\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">If<sup><\/sup> you have consented to data processing, I process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, th<sup><\/sup>e processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, I process your data if this is necessary to comply with a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be based on my legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.                <\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Withdrawal of your consent to data processing<sup><\/sup><\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can withdraw consent you have already given at any time. <sup><\/sup> The lawfulness of the data processing carried out up to the point of withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.<\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority<\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">In the event of violations 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, their place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies. <\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Right to data portability<sup><\/sup><sup><\/sup><\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">You have the right to have data that I process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a c<sup><\/sup>ommon, machine-readable format handed over to yo<sup><\/sup>u.<\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information, correction, and deletion<\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hosting<\/h4>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">External hosting<\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host\u2019s servers. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access data, and othe<sup><\/sup>r data generated via a website.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">The host is used for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with my potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of my online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">I have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with the host. This is a contract required under data protection law that ensures the host processes the personal data of my website visitors only in accordance with my instructions and in compliance with the GDPR. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My host is:<\/strong><br\/>IONOS SE<br\/>Elgendorfer Str. 57<br\/>56410 Montabaur<br\/>Germany<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">E-commerce, customer account, and payment providers<\/h4>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Processing of customer and contract data (WooCommerce)<\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">I collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary for establishing, structuring the content of, or changing the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre<sup><\/sup>-contractual measu<sup><\/sup>res.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">If you shop in my online store (e.g. handmade knitwear or knitting patterns), the data you enter (name, address, email address, if applicable phone number) is processed in the content management system via the WooCommerce shop system. This data is used to provide the products (physical shipping or digital PDF download). Deleted customer data is deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship; statutory retention periods remain unaffected.  <\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration on this website (customer account)<\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">You can register on my website to use additional functions in the shop (e.g. overview of previous orders, re-download of digital knitting patterns, faster checkout for future purchases). I use the data entered for this purpose only to provide the respective offer or service for which you registered. Mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwis<sup><\/sup>e, I will reject the registration.   <sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">For important changes, such as changes to the scope of the offer or technically necessary <sup><\/sup>changes, I use the email address provided during registration to inform you in this way. The data entered during registration is processed for the purpose of carrying out the user relationship established by the registration and, if applicable, for initiating further contracts (Art. <sup><\/sup>6(1)(b) GDPR).<sup><\/sup> The data collected during registratio<sup><\/sup>n is stored by me for as long as you are registered on my website and is then deleted. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.    <\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disclosure of data upon conclusion of a contract for online shops (shipping service providers)<\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">If I send you physical goods (printed instructions or finished knitted items) by mail or parcel, I pass on your address data (name, address) to the commissioned shipping company:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Deutsche Post AG<\/strong>, Charles-de-Gaulle-Stra\u00dfe 20, 53113 Bonn, Germany (for shipping as a letter \/ registered mail (drop-off))<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DHL Paket GmbH<\/strong>, Str\u00e4\u00dfchensweg 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany (for parcel shipping)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">The disclosure is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for contract performance. Your email address or phone number will only be passed on to the shipping service providers for parcel notification if you have explicitly consented to this during the ordering process (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).   <\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Payment services (Stripe)<\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">I integrate payment services from third-party companies on this website. If you make a purchase from me, your payment data (e.g. name, amount, credit card details, bank details) is processed by the payment service provider for the purpose of payment processing. The respective contractual and data protection provisions of the provider apply to these transactions.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">The payment service provider is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract processing) and in the interest of a payment process that is as smooth, convenient, and secure as possible (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stripe<\/strong><br\/>For customers within the EU, the provider is <strong>Stripe Payments Europe Ltd. (SPED)<\/strong>, 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland. When paying via Stripe, your payment data is forwarded to Stripe via an interface in order to process the payment. You can read details in Stripe\u2019s privacy policy: <a href=\"https:\/\/stripe.com\/de\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/stripe.com\/de\/privacy<\/a>. <br\/>Stripe reserves the right to carry out a credit check based on mathematical-statistical procedures in order to safeguard its legitimate interest in preventing payment defaults.  <\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marketing and newsletter<\/h4>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Newsletter data<sup><\/sup><sup><\/sup><\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, I need your email address and information that allows me to verify that you<sup><\/sup> are the owner of the email address provide<sup><\/sup>d and that you agree to receive the newsletter (double opt-in procedure). No further data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis. I use this data exclusively to send the requested information and offers.  <sup><\/sup><sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">The data entered in the newsletter sign-up form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw the<sup><\/sup> consent you have given to store th<sup><\/sup>e data, the email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the \u201cUnsubscribe\u201d link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">The data you have provided to me for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by me until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cookies and plugins<\/h4>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cookies set by WooCommerce and WordPress<\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"blocksatz wp-block-paragraph\">This website uses functional cookies. These are small text files that your browser stores. For example, WooCommerce sets cookies to keep and assign the contents of your shopping cart during your visit as you move around the site. Without these cookies, the online shop could not function technically. 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