PRIVACY POLICY

1. CONTROLLER

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

 

STUDIO BERG

Friederike Delius

Schmalenbachstrasse 13

12057 Berlin

Germany

Email: hello (at) studioberg.de

Phone: +49 176 23 76 96 38

 

2. GENERAL INFORMATION

We take the protection of your personal data seriously and process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection law, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, such as your name, email address, IP address or order information.

We only process personal data where there is a legal basis for doing so.

 

3. WEBSITE HOSTING AND WIX

This website and our online shop are operated using services provided by Wix.com Ltd.

When you access this website, technical information may be processed automatically. This may include:

• IP address

• date and time of access

• browser type and version

• operating system

• referrer URL

• pages accessed and technical request information

This processing is necessary to provide the website, ensure its functionality and maintain its security and stability.

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest in providing a secure and functional website.

Insofar as Wix processes personal data on our behalf, such processing takes place in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

Data may also be processed outside the European Economic Area. Where required, appropriate safeguards for international data transfers are used.

 

4. COOKIES AND CONSENT

This website uses cookies and similar technologies.

Some cookies are technically necessary for the operation of the website and online shop. Other cookies and technologies, for example those used for analytics or marketing purposes, are only used with your consent where consent is legally required.

When you first visit our website, you can make your choices through our cookie consent banner.

The legal basis for processing based on consent is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by changing your cookie settings.

The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

 

5. GOOGLE ANALYTICS

With your consent, this website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google.

Google Analytics helps us understand how visitors use our website. Information processed may include:

• pages visited

• interactions with the website

• approximate location

• device and browser information

• date and time of visits

Google Analytics is only activated where the required consent has been given.

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Data may be transferred to and processed by Google companies outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. Appropriate safeguards are used for such transfers where required by applicable law.

You can withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings on our website.

 

6. WIX ANALYTICS

We may use analytics functions provided by Wix to understand the use and performance of our website and online shop.

Where these functions use non-essential cookies or similar technologies, they are only activated with your consent.

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR where consent is required.

 

7. INSTAGRAM AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Our website contains links to our Instagram profile and may contain content or functions provided by Instagram, a service of Meta.

When you actively access Instagram content or interact with embedded social media functionality, information such as your IP address and information about your interaction may be transmitted to Meta.

Where embedded content requires consent, it will only be activated after you have given the relevant consent.

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR where consent is required.

Please note that when you follow an external link to Instagram, the processing of personal data on Instagram is governed by Meta's own privacy policies.

 

8. CONTACT

If you contact us by email or through a contact form, we process the information you provide in order to respond to your inquiry.

This may include your:

• name

• email address

• message and any information contained in it

Where your inquiry relates to a contract or a potential purchase, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

For other inquiries, processing is based on our legitimate interest in responding to communications addressed to us pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

 

9. NEWSLETTER

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we process the information you provide, in particular your email address and, where provided, your name, in order to send you news about STUDIO BERG, our products, exhibitions and other studio updates.

The legal basis is your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

You may withdraw your consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link contained in each newsletter. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

 

10. ONLINE SHOP AND ORDERS

When you place an order through our online shop, we process the personal data necessary to process and fulfil your order.

This may include:

• name

• email address

• billing address

• shipping address

• order information

• payment-related information

• information required for delivery

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

Where necessary, relevant information may be transmitted to payment providers, shipping providers and other service providers involved in fulfilling your order.

We may also retain certain order and invoice information where required by tax, commercial or other legal retention obligations. The legal basis for such processing is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.

 

11. PAYMENT PROVIDERS

Payments made through our online shop are processed using the payment methods available during checkout.

Depending on the payment method selected, personal data necessary to process the payment may be transmitted to the relevant payment service provider.

STUDIO BERG does not itself store complete credit card information.

The legal basis for processing payment information necessary to complete your purchase is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

 

12. SHIPPING PROVIDERS

Where necessary to fulfil your order, we provide the relevant delivery information to the shipping provider responsible for delivering your purchase.

This generally includes your name, delivery address and any other information required for delivery.

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

 

13. AFFILIATE PROGRAM – GOAFFPRO

We use GoAffPro to operate an affiliate or referral program.

If you visit our website through an affiliate link, cookies or similar technologies may be used to identify the referral and attribute a purchase or other action to the relevant affiliate.

Where consent is required for this tracking, the technology is only used after you have given your consent.

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR where processing is based on consent.

You may withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings on our website.

 

14. STORAGE AND RETENTION

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

Where statutory retention obligations apply, for example to invoices and accounting records, relevant information is retained for the period required by law.

Once personal data is no longer required and no statutory retention obligation applies, it will be deleted or anonymised.

 

15. YOUR RIGHTS

Under the GDPR, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)

• right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)

• right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)

• right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)

• right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)

• right to object to certain processing (Art. 21 GDPR)

• right to withdraw consent at any time (Art. 7(3) GDPR)

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.

To exercise your rights or ask questions about the processing of your personal data, please contact:

hello (at) studioberg.de

 

16. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy where necessary, for example to reflect changes to our website, services or legal requirements.

Last updated: October 2026