1. Introduction & Operating Entity
This Cookie Policy applies to the online platform www.frampicta.com, operated under the commercial brand frampicta in Germany.
This policy explains how frampicta uses cookies and similar storage protocols to maintain website functionality, secure electronic transactions, and improve user browsing experiences in strict compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR / DSGVO) and applicable German telecommunications and data protection legislation (TTDSG / TDDDG).
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files or data entries placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit www.frampicta.com. Cookies allow web systems to recognize your device across browsing sessions, remember user preferences, and support standard shopping cart and checkout processes.
3. Consent Management & User Choice
In accordance with European legal requirements, frampicta enforces a consent-first policy regarding non-essential cookie deployment:
- Cookie Consent Banner: Upon accessing www.frampicta.com, visitors are presented with an interactive Cookie Consent Banner.
- User Control: Non-essential performance, analytical, or preference cookies are deployed only after a user actively grants permission by clicking the explicit “Accept” button on our cookie banner.
- Revocation of Consent: Users retain full freedom to manage, adjust, or revoke their cookie preferences at any time via their web browser settings or by updating their banner consent options.
4. Categories of Cookies Used & Retention Periods
Cookies utilized on www.frampicta.com are categorized based on their functional necessity and are stored for specific retention periods aligned with German and European regulatory frameworks:
A. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Essential)
These cookies are essential for the basic operation of our online store, enabling navigation, access to secure site areas, and shopping basket management.
- Legal Basis: Article 6(1)(b) and (f) GDPR / Section 25(2) TTDSG.
- Retention Period: Session-based cookies are automatically deleted upon closing your browser. Persistent essential cookies remain stored for up to 7 to 30 days to preserve basket integrity across visits.
B. Third-Party Payment & Security Cookies (Stripe)
To ensure reliable checkout procedures and automated risk assessment during transactions, essential third-party cookies are integrated and processed by our financial payment processor, Stripe.
- Purpose: Facilitating secure checkout, verifying payment authorization, and protecting payment processing against unauthorized access.
- Processing Entity: Stripe processes these technical cookies directly as an independent entity under strict encryption protocols.
- Retention Period: These transaction-related cookies are stored for durations ranging from session termination up to 12 months, depending on standard payment security requirements.
C. Optional Performance & Analytics Cookies
Subject to prior user consent, optional cookies may be used to observe general traffic patterns and optimize site structure.
- Legal Basis: Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (Explicit User Consent).
- Retention Period: Stored for a maximum of 12 to 24 months, or until the user withdraws consent and clears browser storage data.
5. Managing Cookies via Browser Settings
In addition to our website consent banner, most standard internet browsers allow users to inspect, block, or delete cookies through their application settings. Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may impact the functional operation of the shopping cart and payment checkout routines on www.frampicta.com.
6. Customer Contact Details
For any enquiries regarding our cookie practices or to exercise data protection rights, please contact our data compliance desk:
- Brand / Operating Entity: frampicta
- Official Website: www.frampicta.com
- Corporate Location: Germany (Note: Please insert your registered street address and city in Germany here)
- Contact Email: picture@frampicta.com
Our customer support desk aims to review and reply to all written data privacy enquiries within 24 hours on standard working days.