As one of the most traditional breweries in Germany and a market leader in black beers we are responsible for, and committed to, the responsible consumption of alcoholic beverages within the framework of the legal provisions.
On the following pages you will find information on alcoholic beverages.
Therefore, please confirm that you are over the age of 16.
We, Köstritzer Schwarzbierbrauerei GmbH, take the protection of your personal data very seriously and strictly adhere to the rules of the Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz). Personal data is only collected to the extent that this technically necessary on this website. In no case is the collected data sold or transmitted to third parties for other reasons.
On visiting our webpages, our webserver automatically saves the domain name and IP address of your Internet Service Provider including the date, time and duration of your visit, the subpages/URLs that you visit and information on the computer/software used to view our pages. Furthermore, we store usage-related information that arises through the use of our services. This includes, among other things, transaction information (especially downloads and uploads of our products or recommendations) and order and payment transactions. Your personal data is only stored if you voluntarily provide this to us, in particular as part of a required online registration.
Your data primarily serves the orderly provision and settlement of our services, in particular the identification, authorisation and authentication of your person for the use of our website and the client software provided by us. The data is also used to adjust and optimise our offer to your wishes and preferences that result from your usage behaviour. Your data may be used for statistical and marketing purposes in anonymous form.
The collection, processing and use of data within the scope of this data protection declaration are performed by us and affiliated companies. If we assign third parties to perform individual activities in order to fulfil our services, these are also authorised to collect, process and use the data for the purposes mentioned in this declaration. Nevertheless, in this case, we ensure that third parties are contractually obligated to preserve your data protection rights.
In addition, we will generally not transmit your data and information to third parties without your express consent. This does not exclude the transmission of the data in anonymous form, which does not enable the identification of your person. We may transmit personal data to third parties if we are legally obliged to, or based on official or court order.
The webpages use so-called Cookies in several places. They are used to make our website user friendly, more efficient and safer. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. The cookies mainly used by us are so-called "Session Cookies". They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Cookies cause no damage to your computer and contain no viruses.
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered by us, we required a valid e-mail address and information that allow us to check that you are the owner of the indicated e-mail address and/or that its owner agrees to the receipt of the newsletter. Further data is not collected. You can revoke your consent to the storage of data, the e-mail address and its use for the delivery of newsletters at any time.
You have the right to information on the data stored regarding your person, its origin and receiver as well as the storage purpose at any time. Information on the stored data is provided by our data protection supervisor.
Your trust is important to us. We are therefore happy to answer any of your questions about the processing of your personal data. If you have questions that are not answered by this data protection declaration, or if you would like more detailed information on a point, please contact the data protections supervisor at any time.
Data protection supervisor:
Ms. Ina Bolz, E-Mail: ina.bolz@koestritzer.de