Data protection information on using payment services (PayPal)

Description and scope of data processing

Our website allows you to use PayPal to process online payments. When paying by PayPal, you will be redirected to the relevant payment services provider’s website during the payment process. The processing of data is then carried out by the payment services provider. You can find information on how your data is handled on its website.

The European provider of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg. You can view PayPal’s data protection principles, valid from 25 May 2018, here.

The personal data transmitted to PayPal is usually data connected to the relevant order which is required to process the payment.

  • Payment amount
  • Description of payment purpose

Legal basis for data processing

The processing of your data facilitates fulfilment of a contract which you are a party to, or execution of precontractual measures. The legal basis for processing the data is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

Purpose of data processing

The purpose of the processing is the processing of payment for an order via a provider of payment services.

Duration of storage

The data is subject to legal retention periods and is deleted after these have expired.

Right to object and right to rectification

You have the option of withdrawing your consent to the handling of your personal data by PayPal at any time. Withdrawal will not, however, affect personal data which must be processed, used or transmitted in order for contractually compliant payment processing to take place.