Privacy policy

Last updated: June 1st, 2025

This privacy policy informs you how Curiocanvas (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, and shares personal data when you visit our website https://curiocanvas.de (“Website”), use our services, or communicate with us.

Please read this statement carefully.

1. Controller

Curiocanvas
Owner: Antonius Michielsen
Teltower Berge 23
15831 Blankenfelde-Mahlow
Germany
Email: info@curiocanvas.de

2. Data We Process

a) Data You Provide Directly:

  • Name, address, email, phone number
  • Billing and shipping address
  • Payment data (e.g., confirmation from Shopify/providers)
  • Account details if a customer account is created
  • Messages/support inquiries

b) Data Collected Automatically:

  • IP address, device type, browser information
  • Visited pages, timestamps, referrer
  • Cookies and similar technologies

3. Purposes of Data Processing

We process your data for the following purposes:

  • Order and payment processing
  • Communication with you
  • Improvement of our services
  • Website security and fraud prevention
  • Marketing purposes (only with consent or legitimate interest)

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a), (b), or (f) GDPR.

4. Use of Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enable essential features, improve user experience, and conduct marketing.

What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us recognize you on return visits, save settings, and enhance your shopping experience.

Types of Cookies:

  • Essential Cookies: Required for basic site functionality (e.g., cart, login)
  • Analytics Cookies: For analyzing user behavior
  • Marketing Cookies: For displaying relevant content and advertising

Cookie Settings:
On your first visit, you can choose which cookies to accept. You can update your selection anytime via the “Cookie Settings” button in the footer.

For more information about Shopify cookies:
👉 Shopify Cookie Policy

5. Disclosure of Data to Third Parties

We only disclose your personal data when legally permitted, for the performance of a contract, or to protect our legitimate interests. This includes the following recipients:

  • Payment service providers (e.g., Klarna, PayPal, Shopify Payments)

  • Shipping providers (for order delivery)

  • IT, hosting, and customer support service providers

  • Fraud prevention and analytics service providers

To fulfill our legal obligations under the German Packaging Act (VerpackG), we also share necessary information with our fulfillment partners Printify (Reclay) and Gelato (Landbell), who handle the legally required system participation for packaging materials. Data processing is strictly purpose-bound and serves solely to ensure compliance with German environmental regulations pursuant to § 7 VerpackG.

We do not commercially exploit or unlawfully share your data.

6. Third-Party Links & Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please review the respective privacy policies of linked sites.

7. Data from Children

Our services are not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill legal or contractual obligations or where legitimate interests apply (e.g., tax law retention periods).

9. Your Rights

You have the following rights under the GDPR:

  • Access to your stored personal data
  • Correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Deletion (“right to be forgotten”) where no legal retention applies
  • Restriction of processing
  • Data portability
  • Objection to processing (e.g., for direct marketing)
  • Withdrawal of consent (with future effect)

To exercise your rights, contact us at: info@curiocanvas.de

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.

10. International Data Transfers

Data may only be transferred outside the EU/EEA if an adequate data protection level is ensured, e.g., via standard contractual clauses or EU Commission adequacy decisions.

11. Contact

If you have questions about privacy or wish to exercise your rights, contact us at:

Curiocanvas – Antonius Michielsen
Teltower Berge 23
15831 Blankenfelde-Mahlow
Germany
Email: info@curiocanvas.de