{"id":3,"date":"2026-10-13T05:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2026-10-13T17:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:00:40","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ev-home\"><section class=\"ev-lp-hero ev-doc__hero\"><div class=\"ev-wrap\"><nav class=\"ev-bc\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li><span>Privacy Policy<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><h1>Privacy Policy<\/h1><p>How Euro Vapes collects and uses personal data under the GDPR.<\/p><small class=\"ev-doc__upd\">Last updated: 13 October 2026<\/small><\/div><\/section><section class=\"ev-sec\" style=\"padding-top:40px\"><div class=\"ev-wrap ev-doc\"><article class=\"ev-prose ev-doc__body\"><div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block ev-toc\"><p class=\"ev-toc__t\">On this page<\/p><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#1-who-is-responsible\">1. Who is responsible<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2-data-we-collect\">2. Data we collect<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#3-why-we-use-it-and-the-legal-basis\">3. Why we use it and the legal basis<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#4-third-party-services\">4. Third-party services<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#5-how-long-we-keep-data\">5. How long we keep data<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#6-your-rights\">6. Your rights<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#7-changes\">7. Changes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#8-data-protection-when-you-place-a-wholesale-order\">8. Data protection when you place a wholesale order<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#9-cookies-and-similar-technologies\">9. Cookies and similar technologies<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#10-security-of-your-data\">10. Security of your data<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#11-international-transfers\">11. International transfers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#12-how-to-exercise-your-data-protection-rights\">12. How to exercise your data protection rights<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#13-related-pages\">13. Related pages<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"1-who-is-responsible\">1. Who is responsible<\/h2>\n<p>The controller for this website is Euro Vapes, Gutenbergstra\u00dfe 2, 75203 K\u00f6nigsbach-Stein, Germany. Email: <a href=\"mailto:sales@eurovape.shop\">sales@eurovape.shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"2-data-we-collect\">2. Data we collect<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Inquiry and contact forms:<\/strong> name, company (optional), email, phone or WhatsApp number, country, products, quantities and your message.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Messages by WhatsApp, Telegram or email:<\/strong> the details you send us through those services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Technical data:<\/strong> when you visit the site, our server records your IP address, browser type, the pages you request and the time of the request.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Age confirmation:<\/strong> your browser stores a small setting showing that you confirmed you are 18+, so you are not asked on every page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"3-why-we-use-it-and-the-legal-basis\">3. Why we use it and the legal basis<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>To answer inquiries, prepare quotes and fulfil orders \u2013 Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract and pre-contract steps).<\/li>\n<li>To keep invoices and business records \u2013 Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR (legal obligations under German tax and commercial law).<\/li>\n<li>To keep the website secure and working \u2013 Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"4-third-party-services\">4. Third-party services<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WhatsApp and Telegram:<\/strong> if you contact us through these apps, their own privacy policies apply to the data they process.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google Maps:<\/strong> our contact page embeds a Google map. When it loads, Google receives your IP address. Google may process data in the USA.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google Fonts:<\/strong> our fonts are loaded from Google servers, which receive your IP address when a page loads.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hosting and caching:<\/strong> our hosting provider processes server logs on our behalf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"5-how-long-we-keep-data\">5. How long we keep data<\/h2>\n<p>Inquiries that do not lead to an order are deleted after 24 months. Order and invoice records are kept for the periods required by German law (generally up to 10 years). Server logs are kept for a short time and then deleted.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"6-your-rights\">6. Your rights<\/h2>\n<p>You have the right to access, correct or delete your data, to restrict or object to processing, and to data portability (Art. 15\u201321 GDPR). Email <a href=\"mailto:sales@eurovape.shop\">sales@eurovape.shop<\/a> to use these rights. You can also complain to a data-protection authority, for example the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg (LfDI BW).<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"7-changes\">7. Changes<\/h2>\n<p>We update this policy when our services or the law change. The current version is always on this page.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"8-data-protection-when-you-place-a-wholesale-order\">8. Data protection when you place a wholesale order<\/h2>\n<p>When you send an inquiry, we use the details you give us to check stock, prepare a pro-forma invoice and arrange delivery. Your name, company name, address and contact details appear on the invoice and the shipping label. We share delivery details only with the carrier that delivers your order. We do not sell personal data and we do not use it for third-party advertising.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"9-cookies-and-similar-technologies\">9. Cookies and similar technologies<\/h2>\n<p>This website uses only the cookies and browser storage needed to run it: for example, remembering that you confirmed you are 18 or over, keeping your language choice and protecting the forms against spam. We do not use advertising cookies. If we add analytics or marketing tools in future, we will update this privacy policy and ask for your consent where the law requires it.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"10-security-of-your-data\">10. Security of your data<\/h2>\n<p>The website is served over an encrypted HTTPS connection. Access to inquiries and order records is limited to the staff who need them to handle your order. Emails and messages you send us are stored in our business mailbox and messaging accounts, which are protected by passwords and, where available, two-factor authentication.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ev-photos\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/disposable-vapes\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/terms\/category-disposable-vapes-wholesale-300x158.webp\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GDPR privacy policy \u2013 Disposable Vapes wholesale from Euro Vapes Germany\"><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/disposable-vapes\/\">Disposable Vapes<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/multi-flavour-vapes\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/terms\/category-multi-flavour-vapes-wholesale-300x158.webp\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GDPR privacy policy \u2013 Multi-Flavour Vapes wholesale from Euro Vapes Germany\"><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/multi-flavour-vapes\/\">Multi-Flavour Vapes<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/vape-hardware\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/terms\/category-vape-hardware-wholesale-300x158.webp\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GDPR privacy policy \u2013 Pod Kits &amp; Vape Hardware wholesale from Euro Vapes Germany\"><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/vape-hardware\/\">Pod Kits &amp; Vape Hardware<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/e-liquids-nic-salts\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/terms\/category-e-liquids-nic-salts-wholesale-300x158.webp\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GDPR privacy policy \u2013 E-Liquids &amp; Nic Salts wholesale from Euro Vapes Germany\"><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/e-liquids-nic-salts\/\">E-Liquids &amp; Nic Salts<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"11-international-transfers\">11. International transfers<\/h2>\n<p>Most of our data processing takes place in the European Union. Some services, such as WhatsApp, Telegram and Google Maps, may process data outside the EU. Where that happens, the providers rely on the safeguards allowed under the GDPR, such as adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses. You can avoid these services by contacting us by email instead.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"12-how-to-exercise-your-data-protection-rights\">12. How to exercise your data protection rights<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Email us with the subject line &#8220;Data request&#8221; and say which right you want to use (access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection or portability).<\/li>\n<li>We may ask you to confirm your identity so we do not disclose data to the wrong person.<\/li>\n<li>We reply within one month, as required by the GDPR. Complex requests can take longer; if so, we tell you why.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The full text of the EU General Data Protection Regulation is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/eli\/reg\/2016\/679\/oj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EUR-Lex<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"13-related-pages\">13. Related pages<\/h2>\n<p>See also our <a href=\"\/terms\/\">sales terms<\/a>, <a href=\"\/shipping-policy\/\">shipping policy<\/a>, <a href=\"\/refund-policy\/\">refund policy<\/a> and <a href=\"\/age-policy\/\">age policy<\/a>. For questions about this privacy policy or data protection at Euro Vapes, use the <a href=\"\/contact\/\">contact page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/article><aside class=\"ev-doc__side\"><div class=\"ev-sidecard\"><h3>Company &amp; policies<\/h3><ul class=\"ev-doc__nav\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/about-us\/\">About Euro Vapes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/how-to-order\/\">How to order<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/faq\/\">Wholesale FAQs<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/shipping-policy\/\">Shipping policy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/refund-policy\/\">Refund policy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/age-policy\/\">Age policy<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"on\" aria-current=\"page\" href=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy policy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovape.shop\/terms\/\">Trade terms<\/a><\/li><li><a 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