This Privacy Policy explains how Dear Wendy™, collects and processes personal data when you visit this website, contact us or place an order. It also explains your rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and other applicable data protection laws. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, you may contact us using the details provided in the section “Information about the Controller”.

PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: 8 September 2026

GENERAL INFORMATION
The following information provides an overview of how your personal data is processed when you visit this website. Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. More detailed information is provided in the following sections of this Privacy Policy.

Who is responsible for data processing?
The controller responsible for processing personal data on this website is Moritz Allmendinger, trading as Dear Wendy™. The controller’s full contact details can be found in the section “Information about the Controller”.

How do we collect your data?
Some personal data is provided directly by you, for example when you contact us through the contact form, communicate with us by email or place an order. Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system and time of access. Certain non-essential data is collected only after you have given your consent.

For what purposes do we use your data?
Some data is processed to provide the website securely and reliably and to enable its functions, including the shopping cart and checkout. Other data is processed to respond to enquiries, fulfil orders and comply with legal obligations. Subject to your consent, data may also be used to analyse how visitors use the website.

What rights do you have?
Subject to the applicable legal requirements, you have the right to request access to, rectification or erasure of your personal data, restriction of processing and data portability. You may also have the right to object to certain processing activities. If processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority. Further information about these rights can be found in the section “Your Rights” below.

Squarespace Analytics
We use Squarespace Analytics to obtain statistical information about the use of our website. Squarespace Analytics may process information including page views, traffic sources, approximate location, browser and device information, IP address and cookie or similar identifiers.

Non-essential analytics technologies are activated only after you have given your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings. The analytics help us improve the functionality, performance and user experience of our website.

For more information about Squarespace's data processing practices, please refer to Squarespace's Privacy Policy.

1. PRIVACY AT A GLANCE

We use Squarespace Ireland Limited, Squarespace House, Ship Street Great, Dublin 8, D08 N12C, Ireland (“Squarespace”) to host and operate this website and its online shop.

When you visit this website, Squarespace processes technical information required to deliver and secure the website. This may include your IP address, browser and device information, operating system, requested pages, date and time of access, referrer information and technical log data. When you contact us through the website or place an order, Squarespace may also process the information you provide, such as your name, email address, billing and shipping address, order details and the content of your communication. Payment information is processed in connection with the selected payment method as described in the section “Payment Services”.

Processing that is necessary for the secure and reliable operation of the website is based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Processing required to initiate or perform a contract is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Where processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, it is based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. Non-essential analytics cookies and similar technologies are used only after you have given your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. You may withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings.

Squarespace may process certain information as a processor on our behalf and other information as an independent controller for its own purposes, including the security and integrity of its services.

Further information about Squarespace’s processing activities is available in Squarespace’s Privacy Policy.

DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENT
We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement with Squarespace. To the extent that Squarespace processes personal data on our behalf, the agreement requires Squarespace to process that data in accordance with our instructions and the applicable data protection requirements.

2. HOSTING BY SQUARESPACE

DATA PROTECTION
We process your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the applicable data protection laws and this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we process, for which purposes and on which legal bases.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONTROLLER
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Moritz Allmendinger
trading as Dear Wendy™
Virngrundstraße 4
73479 Ellwangen (Jagst)
Germany

Email: dearwendy@mail.de
Contact form

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

STORAGE PERIOD
Unless a more specific retention period is stated in this Privacy Policy, we retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. We will delete the data if you validly request its erasure or withdraw the consent on which the processing is based, unless another legal basis or a statutory retention obligation requires us to retain it. In that case, the data will be deleted once the applicable retention period or other legal grounds no longer apply.

GENERAL LEGAL BASES FOR DATA PROCESSING
Where you have given your consent, we process personal data on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. Where processing is necessary to perform a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract, processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Where processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, it is based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. Processing may also be based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where consent is required for storing information on or accessing information from your device, processing is additionally based on Section 25(1) TDDDG. Further information about the applicable legal basis is provided for each processing activity in the following sections.

INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
Some service providers may process personal data outside the European Economic Area. Such transfers take place only where the requirements of Articles 44 et seq. GDPR are met, for example on the basis of an adequacy decision, the EU-US Data Privacy Framework where applicable, or the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses together with any necessary supplementary safeguards. Further information about the safeguards used for a particular transfer may be requested from us.

WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT
Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time with effect for the future. You can withdraw cookie-related consent through the cookie settings or contact us using the details provided above. The lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected.

RIGHT TO OBJECT TO DATA COLLECTION IN SPECIAL CASES; RIGHT TO OBJECT TO DIRECT MARKETING (ARTICLE 21 GDPR)
WHERE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ARTICLE 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. PLEASE REFER TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED.

IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ARTICLE 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING PURPOSES. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL THEREAFTER NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ARTICLE 21(2) GDPR).

RIGHT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement.

The supervisory authority responsible for us is:
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Württemberg
https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de

This right is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY
You have the right to receive personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format where the processing is based on your consent or a contract and is carried out by automated means. Where technically feasible, you may also request that the data be transmitted directly to another controller.

ACCESS, RECTIFICATION AND ERASURE
Subject to the applicable legal requirements, you have the right to request access to your personal data and information about its processing. You may also request the rectification of inaccurate data or, where the applicable conditions are met, the erasure of your personal data. You may contact us at any time to exercise these rights.

RIGHT TO RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING
You have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time for this purpose.

The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

  • if you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally require time to verify this; during this verification period, you have the right to request restriction of processing;

  • if processing of your personal data is or has been unlawful, you may request restriction of processing instead of erasure;

  • if we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims, you have the right to request restriction instead of erasure;

  • if you have objected pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, your rights and our rights must be balanced. Until it is determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of processing.

If processing has been restricted, such personal data may — apart from storage — only be processed with your consent, for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims, for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL AND/OR TLS ENCRYPTION
This website uses SSL/TLS encryption to protect the transmission of confidential information, such as orders and enquiries. You can recognise an encrypted connection by “https://” in the browser’s address bar and the corresponding security indicator. Information transmitted to us is thereby protected against unauthorised access during transmission.

3. GENERAL INFORMATION AND MANDATORY DISCLOSURES

4. DATA COLLECTION ON THIS WEBSITE

COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES
This website uses cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or are deleted by you or your browser.

We use strictly necessary cookies to operate and secure the website and to provide functions requested by you, such as the shopping cart and checkout. These cookies do not require consent under Section 25(2) TDDDG. Where personal data is processed in connection with these cookies, processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) or (f) GDPR, as applicable.

Analytics, marketing and other non-essential cookies or similar technologies are used only after you have given your consent pursuant to Section 25(1) TDDDG and Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. This may include technologies provided by third parties. You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future through the cookie settings.

You can also configure your browser to notify you when cookies are stored, restrict the acceptance of cookies or automatically delete cookies. Disabling strictly necessary cookies may limit the functionality of the website.

Further information about specific cookies and services is provided in the relevant sections of this Privacy Policy and, where available, in the cookie settings.

COOKIE CONSENT
We use Squarespace’s integrated cookie banner to manage consent for non-essential cookies and similar technologies. When you first visit the website, you can accept or reject non-essential cookies and similar technologies.

Your selection is stored so that the website can remember your cookie preferences. The storage of your preferences is necessary to provide the consent-management function and does not require consent under Section 25(2) TDDDG. Where personal data is processed for this purpose, processing is based on our legitimate interest in managing and documenting cookie preferences pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

You may change or withdraw your selection at any time through the cookie settings. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

5. CONTACT FORM AND EMAIL ENQUIRIES

If you contact us by email or through our contact form, we process the information you provide, including your contact details and the content of your enquiry, in order to respond to your request.

Fields marked as required must be completed so that we can process your enquiry. Any additional information is provided voluntarily.

Where your enquiry relates to a contract or pre-contractual measures, processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. In other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

We retain the information until your enquiry has been resolved, unless statutory retention obligations or the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims require longer retention.

6. GOOGLE reCAPTCHA PLUGINS AND TOOLS

We use Google reCAPTCHA on pages containing forms to protect our website against automated submissions and spam. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”).

reCAPTCHA analyses whether a form submission is made by a human user or an automated program. For this purpose, Google may process information including your IP address, browser and device information, the time spent on the relevant page, mouse movements and other interaction data. This information may also be transferred to Google group companies and processed outside the European Economic Area.

reCAPTCHA is activated only after you have given your consent. Processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and, where information is stored on or accessed from your device, Section 25(1) TDDDG. You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future through the cookie settings.

International data transfers take place in accordance with the requirements described in the section “International Data Transfers”.

Further information about Google reCAPTCHA can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy and Google’s Terms of Service.

7. E-COMMERCE AND PAYMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS

PROCESSING OF CUSTOMER AND CONTRACT DATA
When you place an order, we process the personal data required to initiate, perform and manage the contractual relationship. This may include your name, contact details, billing and shipping address, order details, payment status and communications relating to the order. Processing required to perform the contract or take pre-contractual measures is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Where processing is necessary to comply with tax, accounting or other legal obligations, it is based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR.

Order and customer data is retained for as long as necessary to fulfil the contract and subsequently for the duration of applicable statutory retention periods. Once those periods expire, the data is deleted unless another legal basis requires or permits continued retention.

SHIPPING AND DELIVERY
We use DHL to deliver orders. For this purpose, we transmit the information required for delivery, including your name, shipping address and shipment details, to the applicable DHL company and, where necessary, its delivery partners. Processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

If you have expressly consented to receive shipment tracking or delivery notifications directly from DHL, we may also transmit your email address or telephone number to DHL for this purpose. Processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Further information is available in DHL’s Privacy Notice.

PAYMENT SERVICES
We use payment service providers to process payments made through our online shop. Depending on the payment method selected, the payment service provider may process information including your name, billing details, payment amount, transaction information and payment method details.

Processing required to complete the payment and perform the contract is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Payment service providers may process certain information as independent controllers for their own purposes, including fraud prevention, compliance with legal obligations and the establishment or defence of legal claims. Information about such processing is available in the respective provider’s privacy notice.

SQUARESPACE PAYMENTS
We use Squarespace Payments, provided to us by Squarespace Ireland Limited, to process payments. The underlying payment processing services are provided by Stripe, Inc. or its applicable affiliates. Transaction and payment information may also be processed by the financial institutions, card networks and payment-method providers involved in the transaction.

The payment methods currently available to you are displayed during checkout. Data is processed only in connection with the payment method you select.

Further information about Squarespace's handling of personal data can be found in Squarespace's Privacy Policy.

PAYPAL
If you select PayPal as your payment method, the information required to process the payment is transmitted to PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22–24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg.

PayPal processes payment and transaction information in accordance with its own privacy terms. Any international data transfers carried out in this context are subject to the safeguards described in PayPal’s Privacy Statement and in the section “International Data Transfers” of this Privacy Policy.

Details can be found in PayPal’s Privacy Statement.