The data controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) is:

SEVEN Car Lounge Europe GmbH
In den Osterwiesen 1
88138 Sigmarszell (Schlachters), Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 8389 8431
Email: hi@sevencarlounge.eu

Company headquarters: Sigmarszell
Commercial Register: Kempten Local Court, HRB 16807
VAT ID No.: DE358288392
Represented by the Managing Director: Florian Zimmermann.

 

General Information on Data Processing on Our Website

We process personal data (e.g., IP address, contact information, form content) only to the extent necessary to provide a fully functional website, to process inquiries, or for our own marketing purposes, and provided there is a legal basis under Article 6(1) of the DSGVO. Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (Art. 4(1) DSGVO).

Contacting Us and Contact Forms

When you contact us via email or through our contact forms, we process, in particular, your name, your email address, your phone number (if applicable), and the content of your message.

The purpose of the processing is to handle your inquiry, to contact you for consultation, and to initiate the sale of vehicles and services. The legal bases are:

• Art. 6(1)(b) DSGVO (pre-contractual measures/performance of a contract), to the extent that your inquiry is aimed at entering into a contract;
• Art. 6(1)(f) DSGVO (legitimate interest) for other inquiries; our legitimate interest lies in the efficient support of prospective and existing customers.

The data is shared only internally with the relevant departments. We generally store your inquiry until it has been fully processed and beyond that, as long as statutory retention obligations apply or we need the data to defend against or enforce legal claims.

Newsletters and Promotional Communications

If we offer a newsletter or other promotional emails, we will use your email address only if you have given us your explicit consent to do so (Art. 6(1)(a) DSGVO) and the requirements of § 7 UWG are met (in particular, the double opt-in procedure).

Your consent is recorded; you may revoke it at any time with future effect, for example via the unsubscribe link in each email or by sending a message to the contact information provided in § 1. We will inform you of your right to revoke consent when we collect your email address and in every promotional email.

To the extent permitted by law, we may use your email address—which we received in connection with the sale of goods or services—for direct marketing of our own similar products or services, provided you have not objected to this (Section 7(3) of the UWG, Article 13(2) of Directive 2002/58/EC). You may object to the use of your email address for direct marketing at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.

Cookies, Tracking, and Analytics Tools

Cookies and similar technologies may be used on our website to make our services more user-friendly, measure reach, and evaluate marketing activities. To the extent that consent is required for this (e.g., for marketing or analytics cookies), they will only be used if you have given us your consent via the cookie banner in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the DSGVO; you may revoke this consent at any time with future effect via the settings in the cookie banner.

We use technically necessary cookies on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the DSGVO (legitimate interest in a fully functional website). We provide details on the tools used (e.g., name of the service, provider, location, functionality, storage duration, any transfers to third countries) as well as your options for objection or revocation in a separate cookie overview.

Social Media and Plugins

Our website may contain links to social media platforms and/or plugins (e.g., from Instagram, Facebook, TikTok). Simply visiting a page with a link does not result in any data being transmitted to the respective provider. However, if a plugin is activated or clicked, data may be transmitted to the respective platform operator (e.g., IP address, browser data).

In this case, data processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) of the DSGVO (consent via the cookie/consent tool) or Article 6(1)(f) of the DSGVO (legitimate interest in maintaining a modern corporate image and communication). Further information regarding the specific data processing can be found in the privacy policies of the respective platform operators.

Recipients and Data Processing on Behalf of the Controller

We work with service providers (e.g., hosting, IT support, newsletter distribution, web analytics) who may process personal data on our behalf. We have entered into data processing agreements with these service providers in accordance with Article 28 of the DSGVO.

Your data will only be transferred to other third parties for their own purposes if there is a legal basis for doing so (e.g., consent, legal obligation, legitimate interest).

Transfers to Third Countries

If we use services that involve the transfer of personal data to a third country, in particular the United States, this will only occur if an adequacy decision by the European Commission is in place or appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 et seq. of the DSGVO (e.g., standard contractual clauses) are in place.

For details (name of the service, third country, safeguards in place), please refer to the list of services used in this Privacy Policy or in the Cookie Overview.

Retention Period

We store personal data only for as long as is necessary for the respective purposes or as required by statutory retention obligations.

Inquiries via contact forms and email: generally until the matter is fully resolved and, if necessary, for a subsequent period of [e.g., 6–24 months] for documentation and evidence purposes;

Contract and billing data: in accordance with the retention periods under commercial and tax law (typically 6 or 10 years).

Upon expiration of the respective periods, the data will be deleted or anonymized, provided it is no longer necessary for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

Your Rights as a Data Subject

You have the following rights vis-à-vis us under Articles 15–21 of the DSGVO:

• Right of access to the personal data being processed;
• Right to rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data;
• Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”), provided that no retention obligations preclude this;
• Right to restriction of processing;
• Right to data portability;
• Right to object to the processing of personal data, provided that such processing is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the DSGVO, in particular to processing for direct marketing purposes (Article 21 of the DSGVO).

To the extent that we process data based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time with future effect, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to the withdrawal (Article 7(3) of the DSGVO).

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact information provided in § 1.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work, or the place where the alleged infringement occurred (Art. 77 DSGVO).

Obligation to Provide Data

The provision of your personal data is not required by law or by contract. However, it is necessary for certain functions (e.g., contact form, conclusion of a contract) in order to use them. Without the relevant information, we cannot process your request or conclude a contract.

Automated Decision-Making

Automated decision-making, including profiling as defined in Article 22 of the DSGVO, does not take place on our website or in the course of our standard customer communications.