PRIVACY POLICY

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Last updated: August 2026

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At Dirndlblüte, we take the protection of your personal data seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is collected and processed when you visit www.dirndlbluete.de or contact us through our website.

Personal data is processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable German and European data protection laws.

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1. Controller

The controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is:

Stefani Spangenberg
Dirndlblüte
Kleebergstrasse 10
60322 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

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Telephone: +49 160 99173172
Email: atelier@dirndlbluete.de

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2. Hosting and Website Platform – Wix

This website is created and hosted using services provided by Wix.com Ltd.

When you visit this website, certain technical information may be processed automatically in order to provide, secure and maintain the website. This may include, in particular:

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• IP address

• date and time of access

• browser type and version

• operating system

• referring website

• pages and files accessed

• technical device and connection information
   

The processing of this information is necessary to ensure the secure, stable and technically reliable operation of the website.

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The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure and reliable operation and presentation of our website.

Wix acts as a service provider and processor in connection with the operation of this website. In providing its services, Wix may process data using servers located in different countries, including countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Where required, international data transfers are carried out on the basis of appropriate safeguards in accordance with applicable data protection law.

Further information about the processing of personal data by Wix can be found in the privacy information provided by Wix.

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3. Contact and Appointment Enquiries

You may contact us through the contact or appointment enquiry function provided on this website.

When you submit an enquiry, we process the information you provide, which may include:

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• first name

• last name

• email address

• the content of your enquiry

• any other information you voluntarily provide
   

We use this information exclusively for the purpose of responding to your enquiry, communicating with you and, where applicable, arranging a private appointment at our atelier.

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Where your enquiry relates to the possible establishment of a contractual relationship or to services you are considering, processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

For general enquiries, processing may also be based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to respond appropriately to enquiries addressed to us and to communicate with prospective and existing clients.

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We retain enquiry data only for as long as necessary to deal with your request and any subsequent communication, unless statutory retention obligations or other legitimate reasons require us to retain the information for a longer period.

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4. Communication by Email or Telephone

If you contact us directly by email or telephone, we process the personal data you provide in order to respond to your enquiry and communicate with you.

Depending on the nature of your enquiry, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, where the communication relates to a contract or steps taken prior to entering into a contract, or Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for other business-related communication.

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5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

This website may use cookies and similar technologies that are technically necessary for the operation, security and functionality of the website.

Technically necessary cookies may be used without requiring consent where permitted by applicable law.

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If technologies requiring your consent are used, they will only be activated after you have given the required consent. Where applicable, you can manage or withdraw your consent through the cookie settings provided on the website.

Wix may use technically necessary cookies and similar technologies as part of the infrastructure required to provide and secure the website.

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6. No Analytics or Advertising Tracking

We currently do not use Google Analytics, Google Ads conversion tracking, Meta/Facebook Pixel or comparable third-party advertising tracking tools on this website.

We also do not use personal data collected through this website for profiling or behavioural advertising.

Should this change in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly and, where required by law, the relevant technologies will only be activated after obtaining your consent.

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7. No Online Shop or Payment Processing

This website currently does not operate an online shop and does not process payments through the website.

Accordingly, we do not collect payment information such as credit card or bank account details through this website.

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8. Recipients of Personal Data

We do not sell your personal data.

Personal data may be disclosed to service providers where this is necessary for the technical operation of the website or for handling your enquiry. This includes, in particular, Wix as the provider of the website platform and hosting infrastructure.

Service providers acting on our behalf process personal data only in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

Personal data may also be disclosed where we are legally required to do so or where disclosure is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

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9. International Data Transfers

In connection with the use of Wix, personal data may be processed in countries outside the European Economic Area.

Where personal data is transferred to a country for which the European Commission has not adopted an adequacy decision, the transfer must be protected by an appropriate legal mechanism in accordance with the GDPR, such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses, where applicable.

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10. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

Data may be retained for a longer period where this is necessary to comply with statutory retention obligations, to establish, exercise or defend legal claims, or where another legal basis permits continued retention.

Once the applicable purpose or legal retention period has ended, the relevant personal data will be deleted or anonymised, as appropriate.

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11. Your Rights under the GDPR

Subject to the conditions provided by applicable law, you have the right to:

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• request access to your personal data in accordance with Article 15 GDPR;

• request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data in accordance with Article 16 GDPR;

• request erasure of your personal data in accordance with Article 17 GDPR;

• request restriction of processing in accordance with Article 18 GDPR;

• receive personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, where the requirements of Article 20 GDPR are met;

• object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Article 21 GDPR; and

• withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on your consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
   

To exercise any of these rights, please contact:

atelier@dirndlbluete.de

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12. Right to Object

Where we process your personal data on the basis of our legitimate interests under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to such processing on grounds relating to your particular situation in accordance with Article 21 GDPR.

Where personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object to such processing at any time.

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13. Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes applicable data protection law.

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The supervisory authority responsible for data protection in Hesse is:

The Hessian Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
(Der Hessische Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit)

Postfach 3163
65021 Wiesbaden
Germany

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14. Data Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access.

The website uses encrypted transmission via HTTPS/TLS where supported.

Nevertheless, data transmission over the internet cannot be guaranteed to be completely secure.

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15. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy where necessary, for example following changes to our website, the services we use or applicable legal requirements.

The version published on this website is the current version.

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Last updated: August 2026

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