Historical Map Site: Shopping Guidelines. Terms of Use. Frequently Asked Questions. Privacy Policy
This is our fourth web site. It had been launched with totally different engine and layout in March 2015 and thus it's counter uses an own order numbering system. The first site dating back to 2003 did not contain any e-commerce tools, but the second and third sites (2005-2015) had successfully served many hundreds of satisfied customers worldwide.
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The historical antique maps files are all scans from originals kept in our collection. Please note that as usually the source originals are not perfect, showing different amounts of soiling or stains, traces of former folding, etc. We cleaned up the most major faults, but there can be other smaller faults visible in downloads or prints, being a part of their character. Those proficient with an image editor will surely be able to clean up the images further if needed.
There are at present three options to get maps:
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as Raster Images for download for further personal or corporate usage by means of go-as-you-please computer equipment. By selecting this you get a nice, highly qualitative and valuable picture and feel further free to process it yourself in multiple ways except very few those, which are listed here as restricted;
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as Built-in Purchases for app (available for and mobile devices – please get this free app prior to starting downloading your desired map!). By selecting this option you get a navigable GPS-enabled map digital copy that can be used within an unlimited amount of various mobile devices linked to your iTunes or Google Play account. Make a real journey through a modern city, guided by an accurately geo-referenced map of the yesteryear;
- as paper or polycotton canvas Prints of various sizes, fitting to page, enlarged or scaled down. Read more about the Prints delivery.
Some of our printed stock is permanently available to buy at eBay (follow this link), although we offer much wider selection of items and options and lower prices if you purchase directly from us. If you however prefer eBay as the seller site, but do not find a required map there, - please contact us with such request and we will list that very item to there for you within a pair of working days.
However, there is almost no difference how large is a file if you buy it as Built-in purchase for PDF Maps. Most modern mobile devices can hold and operate pretty huge ones, and important is that there is no need to keep all your purchases on the tablet or smart phone itself. Once paid, a map may be deleted from your device and downloaded again and again from the PDF Maps server as many times as you may need and to as many smartphones or tablets you own and link to your PDF Maps account.
Your ready prints will be delivered by air mail to any destination worldwide within 5-15 working days. Please check the delivery terms - sometimes the time needed to produce and deliver a ready map to your preferred destination may be critical if you select a vintage map print as a gift idea for a friend or relative; a local print shop may offer a quicker service!
Select "Buy Print"-option in "image preview, pricing and specifications"- section and set required map size with or without scaling. Your prints will be delivered to you flat and unfolded by post in a safe packaging.
When you purchase and download an Image, it arrives to you without any watermarks or blurring, in original 300 dpi resolution. The last appears with preview comp images only, as you see and scroll file copies, which are fully-sized but much smaller in pixels (72 dpi) than those intended for sale. Otherwise previews’ download would take much more time than it takes now. Correspondingly, a paper Print will not have any watermarks as well.
No, we only support users by e-mail in order to keep service costs low for our customers. Please visit our “Feedback” page to fill in an online support request form. As usual, we get back to you matter within a 24-hour period. The link to the Feedback page can be found in the header of any page of the site.
This option is useful when you know the exact geographical location of a map you are looking for, or would wish to explore what maps from this or that location are available in general.
Use either any of the entries in the “Country List (Catalogue)” tool at the website menu or the “Map Search” (“Browse by map”- link). Catalog entries are available in form of the list of modern countries with historical map coverage, list ofempires of the past and list of cartographers. Select the country name or cartographer name in the list, select named country contour on the map and click on it to get a complete list of its towns and areas covered by the actual website contents. Same refers to the World map of nowadays and interactive World maps of the past, where you can witness the geopolitical information of the previous epochs and scroll through lists of countries which existed then. Please note that only those countries that have any contents in our collections are shown on the interactive political map of the World in color, all others remain white, although clickable but with no system response.
Figures in brackets in the catalog lists show the number of maps, which are contained after this or that entry. Many entries may contain more than one subfolder in the parent directory. You will see it after you click on the specified location entry, making you able to refine the query. Your search results will return alphabetically sorted with list of possible entries of the upper levels listed at the top of results page for your convenience.
Select the “Advanced Search”- link at the top right-hand panel of the website screen. The search tool will appear as a separate page. Enter your search criteria and check/uncheck displayed check-boxes to particularize your search. Then click “Search”. Your search results will be displayed below with a pagination tool if applicable. The list will contain clickable preview images and clickable text descriptions of the found items for further surfing and research.
Any downloadable items for the PDF Maps will not appear in your Cart. After you click to a purchase link adjacent to a map, which will appear different in accordance to your operational system defined by our system, you will be either directed to corresponding page of iTunes or Google Play stores (if using the site from your mobile device), or get a ready email message with download links for both systems, which you should mail to your account, linked to the proper device. You will take care of their payment and download directly in the application that you should install prior to buying them.
- On multiple computer work stations or local area networks at the original location the Image(s) was shipped to (personal or corporation license);
- On non-profit Internet sites;
- On multimedia presentations, broadcast film or video;
- In books (including covers), maps, magazines, newspapers, brochures, catalogues, editorials, toolbar skins, posters, mobile phones, greeting cards (paper-based or online); pagers, CD/DVD cover art, advertising and any other printed matter of your own.
- In connection with your business identity on posters, brochures, business cards, etc.;
- As decoration in any space, public or private;
- In creation of any derivative work and use one of that on any matter, including postcards and promotional items.
For the maps being got as Built-in purchases for the PDF Maps app, you should be bound by terms and conditions of the service provider, .
Please notice that purchasing Images does not transfer any copyright or proprietary rights to any item other than to use the imagery in the way specified here.
You can use any map Image for a third party project. Please notify your customer that they do not have the right to sell any individual Images and remember to pay the license fee once more if you intend using the same Image without its deep modification for another third party project. Legally this will mean that this third party, not you, gets right to use a file for their own purposes.
No. Sell, rent, loan, give, sublicense, or otherwise transfer the Image(s) or the right to use the Image(s) to anyone, including their resell or share by providing access on shared disk drives or network without our expressed written consent is strictly prohibited. They are only intended for your own use, private or corporate, in publication materials and on websites. However, you can purchase an Image on behalf of a third party, but then the corresponding third party, not you, will be granted the available rights. And of course you keep all the rights for any derivative products created by your own with use of our Images.
No. We are an online gallery ourselves and users can point directly to our website. Thus display Images in any format (including thumbnails) for downloading from a website, use the Image(s) in a website template that you plan to sell or transfer to others is not allowed. Please note that use or display any Image on such form of online galleries like websites designed to induce sales of “print on demand” products, including postcards, mugs, T-shirts, posters and other similar items is forbidden, too.
We strongly believe that all maps stored in our system and displayed to you here are not copyright-protected by their origin. This is based on the general Copyright Principles worldwide; in overwhelming majority of lands the copyright age does not last over 70 years after an author's death (post mortem auctoris- rule) or publication date.
However there might be some exceptions to the rule discovered by third parties. For example in such specific cases when a work permanently considered as anonymous may nevertheless occur keeping protection by its authors' heirs. Please let us known upon such cases immediately and we will delete such a map from public display.
Once you have checked and confirmed your order, click “Accept & Pay”. A Receipt Page will appear with the order summary and opening an opportunity to download the images you just purchased. You will also receive an e-mail confirmation of your order with a download link.
Paying your Built-in purchases for the PDF Maps application will be processed by merchant tools of the iTunes or Google Play online stores.
Whether you select an option of purchase an old map for PDF Maps on your mobile device, you deal directly with payment gates of iTunes or Google Play subject to their security policies.
Any data requested from you when filling in the forms is a necessary and sufficient condition to make us able servicing you as our valued customer, we do not and will never ask for even a whit of such information that most of you generally have to provide to social networks, etc.
We ask and keep no personal finance information (accounts, credit card details, etc.): according to our policy, you provide it directly to PayPal, possessing , and communicate with only PayPal when transmitting funds. The only detail on you we receive and keep from PayPal is wherher your order had been paid or not. All finance information is stored on a secure server in a physically secured facility and all database access is done via an encrypted connection by authorized staff only.
You may download both the self-sufficient map Images and GPS-enabled maps as Built-in purchases for the PDF Maps app immediately after payment has been confirmed by the PayPal or the payment gates of the Google Play or iTunes stores.
The confirmation email containing download link (for map Image purchases) will be sent to you with normally not more than a 15-minute time gap by the sender "The 1900 Map Collection <noreply-at-discusmedia.com>". Please check the email box settings and especially the junk mail folder, if you do not receive it. However if you are a registered user, you can always apply to your personal section and collect all links and documentation from there (see here for further instructions).
Our Prints order prices include production, packaging and postage (delivery charge). The actual delivery charge depends on the parcel size, weight and destination. If you purchase different products in a single order to be dispatched to same address, the individual delivery fees will not added together, you will be charged only the posting price of the most expensive one. You can see exactly how your delivery charge is worked out when adding different products to your cart.
Your Prints, including Canvas Prints, will be processed by the factory located in either UK or the European Union, meaning that neither EU, nor UK customers will be charged any extras (i.e. VAT or duties) by the authorities when receiving their ready printed orders, so the price, charged by us including the delivery, will reman final for them. For other global destinations some fees may apply, please consult your delivery service rules whether small goods with an origin in the EU or the UK are subject to duties, what is their size and inform us upon your possible origin preferences when placing the order.
Small size paper print orders placed by our American customers will be processed by the Adorama Pix factory in the U.S.
Our estimated dispatch dates include production times along with next scheduled carrier pick up. Production times are usually 1-4 working days for 8 x 12 inch (200 x 300 mm) paper Print and 3-6 working days for all larger paper Prints along with Canvas Prints, not including the day when the order was placed.
Further shipping to you will be done by either Air Mail (by default for all paper Prints) or by courier for all Canvas Prints. Please notice that Photobox or, correspondingly, Adorama Pix, not Discusmedia.com name will be labelled as your Prints order sender, and the return address on the parcel will point to PhotoBox or AdoramaPix, too. But in case of an order return you will have to mail it back not to PhotoBox or Adorama Pix, but directly to us in the Czech Republic. More information on refunds and returns is available below in the Customer Relations' section, please follow this link.
Usually deliveries within the mainland UK are done in 2-4 working days, 3-6 working days will be needed for most European and U.S. destinations (please notice that Canvas deliveries to the U.S. take a bit longer), and 3-10 days for other destinations Worldwide - please add this to the Production times to estimate the date when your order should reach your letterbox. You will get an email on the day when your order gets ready for dispatching from the printing factory along with the tracking number if you select international tracked delivery at a little extra charge. Tracked deliveries within the United States are usually processed faster.
However these terms may be affected at peak times or by postage delays, so please make sure you allow at least 5 working days from our estimated dispatch date for UK mainland Royal Mail First Class or USPS (U.S. customers), 7 working days for Airmail Europe and 10 working days for Worldwide for delivery PLUS the production time, that may take all in all up to 3 weeks. If you are already in a hurry for a specific date and have a possibility to apply to a nearer printing shop with possibility of quicker pick-up, switch to the "Buy Image" - option and control the printing schedule and process yourself. International express door-to-door services are currently not offered.
If you still haven't received your order by the terms above feel free to contact us stating your order reference and we'll find out what's happening for you. If you’ve still not received your order a week after the dispatch date (two weeks for international destinations) we will re-print and resend at no extra cost.
Important: some delivery services offer rather short periods for which the items, that could not be handled directly to the addressee, are kept on hold at their offices. Thus we strictly recommend you to accurately track the order and stay in touch with your delivery service not to miss it. And - we aplogize, but we will not be responsible for any undelivered items if they will be claimed later than 180 days after the date of their original order!
Canvas Prints are always delivered tracked by a courier company to your door to make the postage of these valuables as safe as possible. When ordering paper Prints, you can select either Tracked Delivery instead of the Standard Delivery. The surcharge is €7.99. You will receive your order tracking number along with the other shipping information in an automated email on the dispatching date.
But please consider, that we do not have any own controlled express delivery option besides those offered by our partners, any paying for faster tracked shipping will only speed up the delivery service. The order processing still takes the same amount of time in the factory and cannot be expedited.
Besides the Prints, usually we do not offer delivery of any matter on any hard media like CD-ROM, etc. However you may apply for such option using our “Feedback” page. Delivery will be done via international express mail operators and charged separately EUR 43.00 for any number of disks plus EUR 14.00 for collecting your images to CD-ROM and burning (per 1 CD). This applies to all locations worldwide that international courier companies support; all at the same charge. Please note that this option is available only after you have paid the full sum of remuneration. The necessary payment instructions will be provided in manual mode by email.
All prices are available on the website. Delivery charges apply additionally when you order printed map images and they will be included to the total price of your purchase. Maps may have different prices. For the exact price, please check out the catalogue. Price of an originally sized map Print along with its basic dimensional parameters may be checked by pointing to the “Euro” (€) symbol to the lower left corner of an image preview box in any catalog section.
All other prices, including the Image price, price of a map as a Built-in purchase for your mobile device (PDF Maps app for iOs and Android phones and tablets) and available hard copy Prints are quoted and displayed next to the images in different resolutions on product specification pages.
Delivery prices for hard copies are calculated based on actual postal costs including a small dispatch fee applicable once to all hard copies in a delivery. Postal charges depend on multiple factors, like image size, delivery address and appear when ordering any hard copies. You will see the final delivery costs listed separately in your cart before confirming an order.
No, all prices are quoted totally tax free. The 19% Value Added Tax (VAT) may be charged separately to customers in the European Union (European Economic Community) where and when applicable. No other taxes shall be applied for EU customers, and for all orders originating from other countries no tax shall be applied at all.
Please note that paying applicable taxes remains your own responsibility. As usual, we do not track where our images currently go, but some payment software checks IP-addresses and may lock a proclaimed “tax-free” delivery to an address residing in an area where such purchases are subject to tax.
All prices and services at this website are basically nominated in Euro (€), which is our operational currency. Thus, definitely you will get the preliminary invoice and final checkout bill nominated in Euro. You can stay with the basic Euro prices set here as default for shopping, or alternatively you can select a different currency to estimate and compile your order to your domestic or most convenient one. The prices given will be re-calculated according to the actual exchange rate offered by the international markets with the built-in tools, provided by Google. However the final checkout will be done in Euro, so your charge according to the further statement may differ by fractions of a percent from what you will nominally see here. As we accept all major cards and they are all international, there is no difference in which currency is the card that you use, you pay just a little fee for the conversion (or, more frequently, your bank will charge you at its “sell” rate). The only real limitation may occur in case your bank does not allow currency conversion within the operated account.
When you confirm purchase, our system auto-generates a receipt for your order, which contains full costs and may be considered an invoice, valid for your accounting purposes together with bank transaction statement containing PayPal and our references. PayPal adds no extra charges to your purchase total price. Please use either 'print receipt' or 'save receipt as' options at Step 3 of the online checkout before you are transferred to PayPal.com. An online version of this receipt is e-mailed to you together with further downloading instructions.
Furthermore, if you are a registered user, you can always refer to your Personal Page, select there the Orders section (along with your current registration information, in the right upper corner of the panel) and find your order history and all final invoices stored there online.
If you however require a paper invoice, please contact us after your purchase had been completed; a paper invoice will be mailed to you free with all bills over 100 euros and at a service charge of of 5 euros (worldwide) with smaller purchase amounts.
We do never. For your purchases confirmed by PayPal gateway no re-invoicing is foreseen. We send invoices only when you claim for these and never subscribe you to any automatic billing situation.
All royalty-free Images downloaded from the website are non-returnable. Since we provide all necessary data up-front, all deals made with these items are final. Meanwhile we will replace any data file received from us within a 30-day period of limited warranty in case an Image contains any sort of defects caused by our system malfunctioning. We will provide you a replacement copy of any downloadable file normally within not more than 72 hours from the moment of receiving any motivated claim for technical defects. Our limited warranty covers costs of received Images only.
We make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the legality or validity of any derivative work associated with the Images. You shall ensure yourself that all necessary rights, consents or permissions as may be required for public release of an item, containing reproduction of any of our Images, have been secured in a good manner.
If you buy an Image for your tablet or smartphone, please notice, that , who provides and supports the PDF Maps app for your mobile devices, has own warranty policy. We are only one of their partners and data providers, all incoming imagery is checked by their experts prior to making them available for purchase; further we provide only catalog search option and thus bear no responsibility for their system functionality. Please contact Avenza Inc. directly using the built-in tools in your mobile application.
No other additional warranties are provided. Shall any Image(s) prove defective outside the warranty period, you shall assume total cost of any repair, correction or servicing related to the delivered data or any technological equipment or media in which the Image(s) are stored.
- Take a digital photo of your damaged product and the packaging it arrived in if it is also damaged;
- Send these photos to us using the Feedback form. Please include your order number, a brief description of the reason for the return, and whether you'd like a replacement or a refund.
- Additionally to the automated email feedback right after your message had been sent, within the next 48 hours you will receive an email confirming that your claim is being processed. If your Print return is confirmed, you do not need to mail back your product. We will process the refund or replacement based on your photos.
If the damage issue is not apparently indubitable in the photo, you may be required to return the item at your expense before the return can be processed.
All returned matter must be in the original packaging and have a return authorization number. You will receive a return authorization number from us along with the return instructions.
- Let us known on your decision us using the Contacts page;
- Ship your item back to us in its original packaging and enclose your original invoice issued by the system when you purchase the Print. We strongly encourage you to return the item via a trackable method.
Address for Returns:
Discus Media Group
135, Radim u Kolína,
28103, Czech Republic
All returned matter must be in the original packaging and have a return authorization number. You will receive a return authorization number from us along with the return instructions.
We will typically issue your refund within 48-72 hours of receiving the package.
Yes, you can collect any Images or Prints to the cart without preliminary registration within one session, your cart contents will be even preserved and retain accessible further if your browser supports cookies, but you must register to be able processing an order containing Prints. Buying Images is possible without creating a profile, but then you will have to collect your Images from the email link only, no order history will be created and no loyalty benefits will be granted to you with such purchase.
Buying maps for PDF Maps is possible without being registered at Discusmedia.com but requires an iTunes or Google account as well as PDF Maps-account.
There are 2 options. You can create a profile prior to any actions at the site, following the Registration link at the top right corner of any page. Alternatively, the system will offer you an automatic registration possibility when you complete with cart contents and become ready to checkout. Along with that process you will receive an automatic email containing the profile creation confirmation link. Same email will fall into your mailbox when registering without an immediate purchase. Later on you can log in using these credentials and change password as you wish.
The “My Page” (My Profile) area keeps all your personal information and order history along with links to download your confirmed orders of Images. Use your Username-link at the top right corner of the header to get to the “My Page” area while being logged in. There you can access and change information stored in your user profile and cart by clicking “My Page” on the navigation bar.
If you have not registered yet neither have logged in, “My Page” section will not be accessible. Instead, you will see the “Authorization” panel. If not logged in, you can use all search options and collect selected items to the cart, buy Images or Built-in Purchases for PDF Maps, but cannot order Prints or get bonuses of the loyalty program until becoming registered/authorized. Without having your profile created, you can only view the website contents with comp images in low resolution with watermarks on them. When you leave Discusmedia.com unauthorized, the temporary cart may be emptied, if your browser keeps cookies disabled.
When you continue surfing not logged in but click on the “Cart” button, aiming to proceed further with selected maps as Prints, you will be asked by the system to create an account by filling all the address fields, after which you will receive an email containing the confirmation link. You can change the password or shipping details there at any time you wish.
Being logged in you can update your user information, manage cart contents, complete a “Purchase Order” transaction, and review your orders history. From a completed order, you may download your Images following direct links in the cart even if you had deleted an e-mail with download links sent to you by the system.
You can download your Images immediately after purchase and for 30 days afterwards. They will become available for download immediately after your payment has been confirmed. We will email you once your payment has been accepted and the order has thus been approved.
Any paid items for the PDF Maps application are available through the application itself only, as Discusmedia.com only provides you direct links for their purchase, not maps themselves or tools to operate them.
This Privacy Policy will be effective as of May 23, 2018 for all new users and users in EU and EEA member countries. Discus Media Group – DMG, Ltd. is the holder and operator of the 1900 Map Collection, an online historical cartographic library, offering free browsing of all content stored at pages of www.discusmedia.com web site, purchase of historical map digital copies and their printed copies through services provided by third parties. This privacy policy provides details about how your personal information is collected, shared and used by us. Controller for the purposes of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679, or GDPR, other data protection laws applicable in Member states of the European Union and other provisions related to data protection is: Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd., 135 Radim u Kolina, 281 03, Czech Republic, email 1900-at-discusmedia.com.
This privacy policy covers personal information, including any information we collect, use and share from you, as described further below. This privacy policy applies to all services provided by this website (collectively, the “Services”) and does not cover how our Users may use or share data that they collect using our services. When you purchase any Service from us, your personal information will be collected, used, and shared consistent with the provisions of this privacy policy. In order for us to provide the Products and Services to you, your data information will be transferred to, and stored at/processed in the United States (Provo, Utah). Your personal data is also processed by staff operating outside the European Economic Area (EEA), who work for us. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal data is treated securely and in accordance with this policy.
The data protection declaration of Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd. is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our data protection declaration should be legible and understandable for the general public, as well as our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to first explain the terminology used.
In this data protection declaration, we use, inter alia, the following terms:
- Personal data, meaning any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
- Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person, whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.
- Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
- Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.
- Profiling meaning any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.
- Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
- Controller or controller responsible for the processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
- Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
- Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients; the processing of those data by those public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing.
- Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.
- Consent of the data subject is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.
We use cookies, web beacons, pixels, tags, scripts and other similar technologies in the course of our business. Cookies are text files that are stored in a computer system via an Internet browser.
Many Internet sites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited Internet sites and servers to differentiate the individual browser of the dats subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.
Through the use of cookies, Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd. can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.
By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously mentioned, to recognize our website users. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our website. The website user that uses cookies, e.g. does not have to enter access data each time the website is accessed, because this is taken over by the website, and the cookie is thus stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online store remembers the articles that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.
The data subject may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies through our website by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used, and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.
In other words, cookies usage is required, at least, to:
• Remember what is in your shopping basket
• Remember where you are in the order process
• Remember that you are logged in and that your session is secure. You need to be logged in to complete an order.
• Offer Live Chat Support
• Track the pages you visits via Google Analytics to improve the data presentation
• Allow you to share pages via Add This with social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.
• To view the ‘Add This’ Privacy Policy or to opt out of any online behavioural advertising, please visit Add This and click on the ‘Opt Out’ button.
This website collects a series of general data and information when a data subject or automated system calls up the website. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. Collected may be (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the sub-websites, (5) the date and time of access to the Internet site, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) any other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.
When using these general data and information, we do not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, we analyze anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.
We have a legitimate interest in running a successful and efficient business and in providing you with Products and Services and useful content, and we use the information we collect both on its own and combined with any other information we collect about you, for the following purposes:
• To provide and deliver the requested Products and Services to you;
• To provide you with useful content;
• To offer and improve our Products and Services;
• To provide you with requested information or technical support;
• To facilitate your movement through our websites or your use of our Products and Services;
• To do a better job of promoting our Products and Services (our use of your information to do this is performed with your consent where required by applicable law);
• To diagnose problems with this site or our Products and Services;
• In connection with our security and compliance programs;
• To administer this website;
• To communicate with you;
• To assist us in offering you a personalized experience or otherwise tailor our Products and Services to you;
• As otherwise described in this privacy policy.
The data subject has the possibility to register on the website of the controller with the indication of personal data. Which personal data are transmitted to the controller is determined by the respective input mask used for the registration. The personal data entered by the data subject are collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller, and explicitly for purposes of providing customers services offered by this site. The controller may request transfer to one or more processors (e.g. a parcel service) that also uses personal data for an internal purpose which is attributable to the controller.
By registering on the website of the controller, the IP address—assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) and used by the data subject—date, and time of the registration are also stored. The storage of this data takes place against the background that this is the only way to prevent the misuse of our services, and, if necessary, to make it possible to investigate committed offenses. Insofar, the storage of this data is necessary to secure the controller. This data is not passed on to third parties unless there is a statutory obligation to pass on the data, or if the transfer serves the aim of criminal prosecution.
The registration of the data subject, with the voluntary indication of personal data, is intended to enable the controller to offer the data subject contents or services that may only be offered to registered users due to the nature of the matter in question. Registered persons are free to change the personal data specified during the registration at any time, or to have them completely deleted from the data stock of the controller.
The data controller shall, at any time, provide information upon request to each data subject as to what personal data are stored about the data subject. In addition, the data controller shall correct or erase personal data at the request or indication of the data subject, insofar as there are no statutory storage obligations. The entirety of the controller’s employees are available to the data subject in this respect as contact persons.
The website of Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd. contains information that enables a quick electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the controller by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject are automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the data controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.
The data controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject to.
If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.
Right of confirmation
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact the controller.
Right of access
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller free information about his or her personal data stored at any time and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European directives and regulations grant the data subject access to the following information:
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the purposes of the processing;
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the categories of personal data concerned;
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the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations;
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where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
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the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data, or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject, or to object to such processing;
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the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
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where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source;
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the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.
Furthermore, the data subject shall have a right to obtain information as to whether personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. Where this is the case, the data subject shall have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.
If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of access, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.
Right to rectification
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject shall have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, he or she may, at any time, contact the controller.
Right to erasure (Right to be forgotten)
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies, as long as the processing is not necessary:
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The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
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The data subject withdraws consent to which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing.
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The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
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The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
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The personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
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The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) of the GDPR.
If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd., he or she may, at any time, contact the controller. An employee of Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd. shall promptly ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately.
Where the controller has made personal data public and is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) to erase the personal data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the personal data that the data subject has requested erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, as far as processing is not required. An employees of Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd. will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.
Right of restriction of processing
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:
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The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
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The processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use instead.
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The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
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The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of the processing of personal data stored by Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd., he or she may at any time contact the controller. The employee of Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd. will arrange the restriction of the processing.
Right to data portability
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which was provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she shall have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, as long as the processing is based on consent pursuant to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, as long as the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
Furthermore, in exercising his or her right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject shall have the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
In order to assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact the Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd.
Right to object
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time, to processing of personal data concerning him or her, which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd. shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
If Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd. processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing. This applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd. to the processing for direct marketing purposes, Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd. will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.
In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd. for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.
In order to exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd. In addition, the data subject is free in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to use his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.
Automated individual decision-making, including profiling
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her, or similarly significantly affects him or her, as long as the decision (1) is not is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) is not authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on the data subject's explicit consent.
If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject's explicit consent, Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd. shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and contest the decision.
If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual decision-making, he or she may, at any time, contact the Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd.
Right to withdraw data protection consent
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw his or her consent to processing of his or her personal data at any time.
If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw the consent, he or she may, at any time, contact the Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd.
On this website, the controller has integrated components of third parties' enterprises to this site, enabling it to promote the offered products and services and anonymously analyze its own level of performance, making available obtaining related partner services and sharing pages to social networks and their further processing within the basic range of offered service parameters. Because the controller does not control the information policies or practices of these third party sites, the data subject should review their privacy policies to learn about how they collect and use personal information.
AddThis, a social bookmarking service enabling visitors to the website bookmarking or sharing an item using a variety of services, such as Facebook, MySpace, Pinterest, Twitter and many others. The operating company is Oracle Inc., 1900 Oracle Way, Reston, VA 20190, +1 (703) 478-9000.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Orcale and AddThis may be retrieved under https://www.oracle.com/legal/terms.html and https://www.addthis.com/privacy. Data provision policies of the resources achievable via the AddThis pane can be found under their appropriate privacy policy pages.
Avenza Maps, the geo-referenced online map service provider, offering both desktop services and applications to utilize and operate downloaded maps, including those which are made available at www.discusmedia.com under terms of its own in copperation with the controller. The operating company is Avenza Systems Inc., 84 Merton St, Toronto, ON M4S 1A1, Canada.
The applicable data protection provisions of Avenza Systems Inc. can be retrieved at https://www.avenzamaps.com/legal/legal.html.
Google AdSense, an online service which allows the placement of advertising on third-party sites. The operating company of Google's AdSense component is Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, United States.
Google Analythics (with the anonymizer function), a web analytics service. The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, United States.
Tawk.to live chat service. The operator of the Tawk.to component is Tawk.to Inc., 187 E. Warm Springs Rd., Suite B298, Las Vegas, 89119, NV, United States.
Yandex Metrika (with the anonymizer function), a web analytics service. The operator of the Yandex Metrika component is Yandex LLC., Schiphol Boulevard 165, 1118 BG Schiphol, The Netherlands.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and under http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html. Google Analytics is further explained under the following Link https://www.google.com/analytics/. Google AdSense is further explained under the following link https://www.google.com/intl/en/adsense/start/. The current versions of Tawk.to and Yandex policies are available at https://www.tawk.to/privacy-policy/ and https://yandex.com/legal/privacy/
On this website, the controller has integrated components of PayPal. PayPal is an online payment service provider. Payments are processed via so-called PayPal accounts, which represent virtual private or business accounts. PayPal is also able to process virtual payments through credit cards when a user does not have a PayPal account. A PayPal account is managed via an e-mail address, which is why there are no classic account numbers. PayPal makes it possible to trigger online payments to third parties or to receive payments. PayPal also accepts trustee functions and offers buyer protection services
The European operating company of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
If the data subject chooses "PayPal" as the payment option in the online shop during the ordering process, we automatically transmit the data of the data subject to PayPal. By selecting this payment option, the data subject agrees to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing.
The personal data transmitted to PayPal is usually first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number, or other basic data necessary for payment processing. The processing of the purchase contract also requires such personal data, which are in connection with the respective order. No credit card details or any further allied banking etc. are either manually or automatically or in any other manner collected by Discus Media Group - DMG, Ltd. All data required for payment operation will be collected and processed explicitly by PayPal itself.
The transmission of the data is aimed at payment processing and fraud prevention. The controller will transfer personal data to PayPal, in particular, if a legitimate interest in the transmission is given. The personal data exchanged between PayPal and the controller for the processing of the data will be transmitted by PayPal to economic credit agencies. This transmission is intended for identity and creditworthiness checks.
PayPal will, if necessary, pass on personal data to affiliates and service providers or subcontractors to the extent that this is necessary to fulfill contractual obligations or for data to be processed in the order.
The data subject has the possibility to revoke consent for the handling of personal data at any time from PayPal. A revocation shall not have any effect on personal data which must be processed, used or transmitted in accordance with (contractual) payment processing.
The applicable data protection provisions of PayPal may be retrieved under https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.
Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, when processing operations are necessary for the supply of goods or to provide any other service, the processing is based on Article 6(1) lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations which are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries concerning our products or services. Is our company subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6(1) lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6(1) lit. d GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations which are not covered by any of the abovementioned legal grounds, if processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data. Such processing operations are particularly permissible because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR).
Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR our legitimate interest is to carry out our business in favor of the well-being of all our employees and the shareholders.
The criteria used to determine the period of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiration of that period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, as long as it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment of the contract or the initiation of a contract.
We clarify that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or can also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary to conclude a contract that the data subject provides us with personal data, which must subsequently be processed by us. The data subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when our company signs a contract with him or her. The non-provision of the personal data would have the consequence that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before personal data is provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact the controller. The controller’s representative clarifies to the data subject whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and the consequences of non-provision of the personal data.
As a responsible company, the controller does not use automatic decision-making or profiling.
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. If we decide to change this privacy policy in any material way, we will notify you by means of a notice on www.discusmedia.com . In all cases, your continued use of this site constitutes acceptance to any such changes.