Last updated: May 8, 2026
Personal data (usually referred to just as „data“ below) will only be processed by us to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its contents, and the services offered there.
Per Art. 4 No. 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the „GDPR“), „processing“ refers to any operation or set of operations such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, alignment, or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction performed on personal data, whether by automated means or not.
The following privacy policy is intended to inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration, and legal basis for the processing of such data either under our own control or in conjunction with others. We also inform you below about the third-party components we use to optimize our website and improve the user experience which may result in said third parties also processing data they collect and control.
Our privacy policy is structured as follows:
I. Information about us as controllers of your data
II. The rights of users and data subjects
III. Information about the data processing
I. Information about us as controllers of your data
The party responsible for this website (the „controller“) for purposes of data protection law is: Marcin Wierzbicki IT Solutions
Marcin Wierzbicki
Weserstraße 1
45136, Essen
E-Mail: webmaster@cigarpilot.com
II. The rights of users and data subjects
With regard to the data processing to be described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right
- to confirmation of whether data concerning them is being processed, information about the data being processed, further information about the nature of the data processing, and copies of the data (cf. also Art. 15 GDPR);
- to correct or complete incorrect or incomplete data (cf. also Art. 16 GDPR);
- to the immediate deletion of data concerning them (cf. also Art. 17 DSGVO), or, alternatively, if further processing is necessary as stipulated in Art. 17 Para. 3 GDPR, to restrict said processing per Art. 18 GDPR;
- to receive copies of the data concerning them and/or provided by them and to have the same transmitted to other providers/controllers (cf. also Art. 20 GDPR);
- to file complaints with the supervisory authority if they believe that data concerning them is being processed by the controller in breach of data protection provisions (see also Art. 77 GDPR).
In addition, the controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom it discloses data of any such corrections, deletions, or restrictions placed on processing the same per Art. 16, 17 Para. 1, 18 GDPR. However, this obligation does not apply if such notification is impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. Nevertheless, users have a right to information about these recipients.
Likewise, under Art. 21 GDPR, users and data subjects have the right to object to the controller’s future processing of their data pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permissible.
III. Information about the data processing
Your data processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose for its storage ceases to apply, provided the deletion of the same is not in breach of any statutory storage obligations or unless otherwise stipulated below.
Contact
If you contact us via email or the contact form, the data you provide will be used for the purpose of processing your request. We must have this data in order to process and answer your inquiry; otherwise we will not be able to answer it in full or at all.
The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.
Your data will be deleted once we have fully answered your inquiry and there is no further legal obligation to store your data, such as if an order or contract resulted therefrom.
Customer account/registration
If you create a customer account with us via our website, we will use the data you entered during registration (e.g. your name, your address, or your email address) exclusively for services leading up to your potential placement of an order or entering some other contractual relationship with us, to fulfill such orders or contracts, and to provide customer care (e.g. to provide you with an overview of your previous orders or to be able to offer you a wishlist function). We also store your IP address and the date and time of your registration. This data will not be transferred to third parties.
During the registration process, your consent will be obtained for this processing of your data, with reference made to this privacy policy. The data collected by us will be used exclusively to provide your customer account.
If you give your consent to this processing, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis for this processing.
If the opening of the customer account is also intended to lead to the initiation of a contractual relationship with us or to fulfill an existing contract with us, the legal basis for this processing is also Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.
You may revoke your prior consent to the processing of your personal data at any time under Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR with future effect. All you have to do is inform us that you are revoking your consent.
The data previously collected will then be deleted as soon as processing is no longer necessary. However, we must observe any retention periods required under tax and commercial law.
Age Verification (Protection of Minors)
To comply with the legal requirements of the Youth Protection Act (JuSchG) and to ensure that our tobacco-related content is only accessible to adults, we perform an age verification check upon entry to our portal (website and app).
- Purpose of processing: Ensuring youth protection and compliance with statutory sales bans on tobacco products.
- Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR (compliance with a legal obligation) in conjunction with Section 10 of the German Youth Protection Act (JuSchG).
- Procedure: Verification is carried out via active confirmation by the user. To save this status, a technical cookie or an entry in your browser’s local storage is created. This prevents you from having to complete the verification again each time you change pages.
- Storage period: This technical data is automatically deleted at the end of the session or after 365 days at the latest.
- Recipients: This information is not passed on to external third parties. Processing takes place locally within your browser.
User posts, comments, and ratings
We offer you the opportunity to post questions, answers, opinions, and ratings on our website, hereinafter referred to jointly as „posts.“ If you make use of this opportunity, we will process and publish your post, the date and time you submitted it, and any pseudonym you may have used.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You may revoke your prior consent under Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR with future effect. All you have to do is inform us that you are revoking your consent.
In addition, we will also process your IP address and email address. The IP address is processed because we might have a legitimate interest in taking or supporting further action if your post infringes the rights of third parties and/or is otherwise unlawful.
In this case, the legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in any legal defense we may have to mount.
Server data
For technical reasons, the following data sent by your internet browser to us or to our server provider will be collected, especially to ensure a secure and stable website: These server log files record the type and version of your browser, operating system, the website from which you came (referrer URL), the webpages on our site visited, the date and time of your visit, as well as the IP address from which you visited our site.
The data thus collected will be temporarily stored, but not in association with any other of your data.
The basis for this storage is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality, and security of our website.
The data will be deleted within no more than seven days, unless continued storage is required for evidentiary purposes. In which case, all or part of the data will be excluded from deletion until the investigation of the relevant incident is finally resolved.
Cookies
We use technically necessary cookies for authentication and to store your age verification status (see the section on age verification).
Stripe
We offer the option of processing the payment transaction via the payment service provider Stripe Payments Europe Ltd, 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland (Stripe). This corresponds to our legitimate interest in offering an efficient and secure payment method (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
By clicking on the respective product, you leave our portal and are redirected to the Stripe Checkout website. In this context, we pass on the following data to Stripe insofar as it is necessary for the fulfillment of the contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit b. GDPR).
E-mail address
User ID
The processing of the data specified in this section is neither legally nor contractually required. Without the transmission of your personal data, we cannot process a payment via Stripe.
Stripe assumes a dual role as controller and processor for data processing activities. As a controller, Stripe uses your transmitted data to fulfill regulatory obligations. This corresponds to Stripe’s legitimate interest (pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) and serves the execution of the contract (pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR). We have no influence on this process.
Stripe acts as a processor in order to complete transactions within the payment networks. Within the framework of the order processing relationship, Stripe acts exclusively in accordance with our instructions and has been contractually obliged to comply with the data protection regulations within the meaning of Art. 28 GDPR.
Stripe has implemented compliance measures for international data transfers. These apply to all global activities where Stripe processes personal data of natural persons in the EU. These measures are based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).
Further information on contradiction and removal options with Stripe can be found at: https://stripe.com/privacy-center/legal
We do not store your data.
All functions on the Stripe checkout page as well as the entire downstream sales processing are carried out via Stripe. You can find Stripe’s privacy policy at https://stripe.com/privacy.
Amazon Affiliate Programs (EU & USA)
We are a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme (Amazon EU S.à r.l., 38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg) and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program (8th Ave North, Seattle, WA 98109, USA). To finance our ad-free portal, we have integrated Amazon affiliate links on our website and application. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
If you click on such an Amazon affiliate link, you will be redirected to the respective Amazon offers. To correctly record the mediated sale and subsequently bill the commission, Amazon uses tracking technologies (such as cookies). Amazon can thereby trace that you clicked the affiliate link on our portal. When using US affiliate links, this data may be transferred to and processed on servers of Amazon Services LLC in the USA.
The use of these affiliate links and the associated data processing (including any potential data transfer to the USA) take place exclusively on the basis of your prior, explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. We record your decision (consent) decentrally on your end device (local storage) for a maximum period of 365 days. There is no server-side transmission of your consent decision to our servers.
You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deleting the local browser data (local storage / cookies) for our application or website, or by adjusting your profile preferences.
Further information on data usage by Amazon and your options for objecting there can be found in Amazon’s privacy policies:
For the USA: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=468496
For the EU: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201909010
Awin Affiliate Program
We participate in the affiliate program of the affiliate network AWIN (AWIN AG, Eichhornstraße 3, 10785 Berlin, Germany). AWIN provides affiliate marketing services, through which we receive a commission for mediating qualified sales to connected partner shops.
If you click on a corresponding AWIN affiliate link on our portal, you will be redirected to the partner shop. To correctly record the mediated sale and subsequently bill the commission, AWIN uses tracking technologies (such as cookies). AWIN can thereby trace that you clicked the affiliate link on our portal.
The use of these affiliate links and the associated data processing take place exclusively on the basis of your prior, explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. We record your decision (consent) decentrally on your end device (local storage) for a maximum period of 365 days. There is no server-side transmission of your consent decision to our servers.
You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deleting the local browser data (local storage / cookies) for our application or website, or by adjusting your profile preferences.Further information on data processing by AWIN and your options for objecting there can be found in the privacy policy of AWIN AG: https://www.awin.com/gb/privacy
Google Maps
We integrate maps from the “Google Maps” service on our portal (website and application). For users in the European Economic Area, the provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”).
To ensure data protection, Google Maps is deactivated by default when you visit our portal. A connection to Google’s servers is only established if you actively consent to its use and load the map content.
When using Google Maps, Google collects, processes, and uses data about the use of the Maps features by visitors. This includes, in particular, your IP address. In addition, depending on your device settings, location data may be processed. Please note that this may involve a data transfer to servers of the parent company Google LLC in the USA.
The use of Google Maps and the associated data processing take place exclusively on the basis of your prior, explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.
You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by reloading the page or adjusting your cookie/local storage preferences in the settings.