Privacy Policy
Philosophy of K.
Last updated: 15 February 2026
At Philosophy of K, privacy is treated with the same seriousness as the works we issue. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, protect, and share personal information when you visit philosophyofk.com, place an order, receive file access, purchase a Registry issue, contact support, subscribe to communication, or interact with Philosophy of K and Kenism.
1. Who We Are
The website philosophyofk.com is operated by Philosophy of K.
Address: Parkstr. 3, 13187 Berlin, Germany
Email: hello@philosophyofk.com
For privacy questions, data requests, order-related privacy matters, or concerns about how your information is handled, contact us at:
2. What This Policy Covers
This policy applies to personal information processed through Philosophy of K, including information connected to:
Website visits
Orders and checkout
File editions and file issues
Audio works
Kenism Owner Registry entries
Owner Numbers and verification codes
Certificate files and printed certificates
Signed Owner Letters
Subscriptions where available
Customer support
Email communication
Marketing communication where permitted
Analytics, security, and fraud prevention
3. Information We Collect
We collect information according to how you interact with Philosophy of K.
4. Order and Customer Information
When you place an order or begin checkout, we may collect:
Name
Email address
Billing address
Shipping address where required
Phone number where provided
Order number
Products purchased
Edition or Registry Issue selected
Payment status
Refund, cancellation, or delivery status
Customer notes or order-related communication
For Kenism Owner Registry entries, we may also process information required to prepare or verify the issued record, including:
Owner name
Owner Number
Verification code
Date of entry
Certificate file details
Registry Issue selected
Printed certificate shipment details where applicable
5. Payment Information
Payments are processed through secure payment providers connected to Shopify checkout, including Shopify Payments and available third-party payment methods such as PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and major card networks where offered.
We do not store full card numbers or full payment credentials on our own systems. Payment providers process payment information according to their own security standards and privacy terms.
We may receive limited payment-related information such as payment status, transaction confirmation, payment method type, billing details, refund status, and fraud or risk signals where necessary to process the order.
6. File Access and Delivery Information
If your order includes a file edition or file issue, we process the information needed to deliver access to the email address used at checkout.
This may include:
Email delivery records
Access link status
Download or access confirmation where available
Support messages concerning file access
Replacement delivery requests
Technical issue reports
7. Website and Technical Information
When you visit the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:
IP address
Device type
Browser type
Operating system
Approximate location derived from technical data
Pages viewed
Time spent on the website
Referring pages or campaign links
Cookie identifiers
Analytics identifiers
Checkout events
Cart and product interactions
This information helps us protect the website, understand performance, improve the purchase experience, and measure the effectiveness of communication and advertising.
8. Communication and Support Information
When you contact Philosophy of K, we may process:
Your name
Email address
Order number
Message content
Attachments or screenshots you send
Support history
Refund, cancellation, shipping, access, or Registry questions
This allows us to respond properly and keep a record of the inquiry.
9. Email Marketing and Communication
If you subscribe to email communication or where we are otherwise permitted to contact you, we may use your email address to send:
Order updates
File access messages
Registry issuance updates
Certificate preparation notices
Shipping or tracking updates
Product announcements
Philosophy of K or Kenism communication
Customer support messages
Abandoned checkout reminders where legally permitted
Marketing emails include an unsubscribe option where required. You may also contact us at hello@philosophyofk.com to request removal from marketing communication.
Transactional emails connected to orders, file access, Registry issuance, payment, cancellation, refund, or shipment may still be sent where necessary to complete or support your purchase.
10. How We Use Personal Information
We use personal information for the following purposes:
To process orders and payments
To deliver file editions and file issues
To prepare Kenism Owner Registry entries
To issue Owner Numbers and verification codes
To prepare certificate files and printed certificates
To send signed Owner Letters and issuance notices
To provide customer support
To manage refunds, cancellations, and delivery issues
To send order confirmations and account messages
To provide 24/7 support access
To prevent fraud, misuse, unauthorized access, and payment abuse
To improve the website and checkout experience
To understand product performance and customer interest
To send marketing communication where permitted
To comply with legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory obligations
To protect the rights and intellectual property of Philosophy of K
11. Legal Bases for Processing
Where GDPR or similar law applies, we process personal information under one or more of the following legal bases:
Contract: when processing is necessary to complete your purchase, deliver files, issue Registry materials, ship printed items, manage subscriptions, or provide support.
Legal obligation: when processing is necessary for tax, accounting, consumer protection, fraud prevention, or legal compliance.
Legitimate interest: when processing is necessary to operate the website, prevent misuse, improve services, protect intellectual property, respond to inquiries, maintain business records, and understand the performance of our products and checkout.
Consent: when you consent to certain cookies, marketing communication, or other optional processing where consent is required.
You may withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. This does not affect processing carried out before withdrawal.
12. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
The website may use cookies and similar technologies for:
Essential website functions
Checkout operation
Security and fraud prevention
Cart and session continuity
Analytics
Performance measurement
Marketing and advertising measurement
Email and campaign attribution
Some cookies are necessary for the website and checkout to function. Others may be used only where consent is required and obtained.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through the website’s cookie consent tools. Blocking certain cookies may affect checkout, account access, file access, or website functionality.
13. Analytics and Advertising
We may use analytics and advertising tools to understand how visitors find and use the website, how campaigns perform, and how purchase journeys can be improved.
This may include data connected to page views, clicks, checkout events, purchases, email interactions, campaign links, and device or browser information.
Where required by law, marketing or analytics cookies are used only with consent. You may manage consent through the available cookie settings where provided.
14. Service Providers
We may share personal information with trusted service providers only where necessary for the purposes described in this policy.
These may include:
Shopify and related checkout infrastructure
Payment providers
Email delivery and email marketing providers
Analytics and advertising platforms
Shipping and tracking providers
Printing or certificate preparation partners where required
Customer support tools
Fraud prevention and security services
Hosting, storage, and technical service providers
Tax, accounting, legal, or compliance providers
These providers may process personal information only as needed to provide their services or as otherwise permitted by law and their applicable terms.
15. We Do Not Sell Personal Information
We do not sell personal information.
We also do not trade customer information as a product. Personal information is used to operate Philosophy of K, process orders, deliver file access, prepare Registry materials, provide support, improve the website, and meet legal obligations.
16. International Data Transfers
Some service providers may process information outside Germany, the European Union, or the European Economic Area.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, we rely on appropriate safeguards where required, such as contractual protections, adequacy decisions, data processing agreements, or other lawful transfer mechanisms.
17. Retention of Information
We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless a longer period is required or permitted by law.
Order records, invoices, payment records, tax records, and accounting information may be retained for the period required under applicable law.
Customer support records may be retained as long as necessary to resolve inquiries, protect the business, and maintain accurate order history.
Marketing data is retained until you unsubscribe or request removal, unless a longer retention period is legally permitted or required.
Registry-related information may be retained for as long as necessary to preserve the integrity of the Kenism Owner Registry, verify issued Owner Numbers, maintain ownership records, prevent duplicate issuance, protect authenticity, and support transfer or inheritance where permitted under the official Registry terms.
18. Kenism Owner Registry Verification
The Kenism Owner Registry may include a public verification page that allows issued Owner Numbers to be checked against the official Registry record.
Public verification may confirm an Owner Number, Registry status, and related authenticity information. Personal owner details such as email address, billing information, private communication, and full private records are not intended for public display unless the owner has permitted such display or the official Registry terms allow it.
19. Security
We use reasonable technical, organizational, and administrative measures to protect personal information.
No method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely without risk. Even so, we take security seriously and work with established providers for checkout, payment processing, file delivery, and website operations.
If you believe your order, account, file access, or personal information has been affected by unauthorized access, contact us at:
20. Your Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:
Request access to your personal information
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of personal information
Request restriction of processing
Object to certain processing
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Request data portability
Object to direct marketing
Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority
Under GDPR, these rights include the right to be informed, access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, and rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling.
To exercise your rights, contact:
We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.
21. Mandatory Records and Registry Integrity
Some information may need to be retained even after a deletion request, where retention is required or permitted by law.
This may include tax records, accounting records, payment records, fraud prevention records, dispute records, and information necessary to preserve the integrity of issued Registry entries, Owner Numbers, verification codes, or certificates.
Where full deletion is not possible, we will limit the retained information to what is necessary.
22. Children’s Privacy
Philosophy of K is intended for adults and serious readers.
Customers must be at least 18 years old to purchase from Philosophy of K. If a person under 18 uses the website or purchases with the consent of a parent or legal guardian, the parent or guardian is responsible for the use of the website and purchase.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children for marketing purposes.
23. Third-Party Links
The website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, payment providers, or external resources.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of third-party websites. Please review the privacy policy of any external website you choose to visit.
24. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when our website, products, services, providers, legal obligations, or data practices change.
The current version published on this page applies from the date shown above.
25. Contact
For privacy questions, data requests, order-related privacy matters, or concerns about how your information is handled, contact:
Philosophy of K.