Privacy Policy
Last updated: February 2025
1. Data Controller
Hendrik Dreesmann
c/o COCENTER, Koppoldstr. 1, 86551 Aichach, Germany
Email: [email protected]
2. Data We Collect
Data you provide directly:
- Email address — required to create an account and deliver the service
- Payment information — collected and processed by Stripe (we never see your card details)
Data collected automatically:
- IP address and browser type — used for security and abuse prevention
- Session data — stored in a server-side cookie to keep you logged in
- Usage data — anonymised page views collected by Umami Analytics (no cookies, no cross-site tracking)
3. Legal Basis (GDPR Art. 6)
- Art. 6(1)(b) — Contract: email address and payment data, to provide and bill the service
- Art. 6(1)(f) — Legitimate interest: security logs, anonymised analytics, fraud prevention
- Art. 6(1)(c) — Legal obligation: invoicing records retained for 10 years as required by German tax law
4. Sub-processors
Stripe (payments) — processes payment data on our behalf. Stripe Privacy Policy
Resend (transactional email) — sends magic-link and notification emails. Resend Privacy Policy
Umami (analytics) — self-hosted, anonymised page-view analytics. No cookies, no cross-site tracking, no personal data transferred to third parties.
Hetzner (hosting) — servers located in Germany (EU). Hetzner Privacy Policy
5. Cookies
We use only essential cookies:
- Session cookie — keeps you logged in; expires when your session ends or after 30 days
- CSRF token — protects form submissions; session-scoped
We do not use advertising, tracking, or third-party cookies. Umami Analytics is cookieless.
6. Data Retention
- Account data — retained while your account is active; deleted within 30 days of account deletion
- Invoicing records — retained for 10 years as required by German tax law (§147 AO)
- Security logs — retained for 30 days
- Anonymised analytics — retained indefinitely (no personal data)
7. International Transfers
All servers are located in Germany (EU). Stripe and Resend may process data outside the EU; both maintain EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to ensure adequate protection.
8. Your Rights (GDPR)
As an EU resident you have the right to:
- Access (Art. 15) — obtain a copy of your personal data
- Rectification (Art. 16) — correct inaccurate data
- Erasure (Art. 17) — delete your account and personal data
- Restriction (Art. 18) — restrict how we process your data
- Portability (Art. 20) — receive your data in a machine-readable format
- Object (Art. 21) — object to processing based on legitimate interest
To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected]. We respond within 30 days.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority. In Germany: BfDI.
9. Changes
We may update this policy. For significant changes we will notify you by email at least 14 days in advance.
10. Contact
Privacy enquiries: [email protected]