Privacy Policy
Last updated: December 2024
Key Points
- ✓We only collect data necessary for website operation
- ✓Analytics without cookies and without IP storage (Umami)
- ✓Marketing tracking only with your consent
- ✓No sharing of your data with third parties for advertising
1. Data Controller
Responsible for data processing on this website is:
2. Hosting
This website is hosted by Vercel Inc. Vercel is a US-based company headquartered in San Francisco.
Each time you access our website, the following data is automatically stored in server log files:
- IP-address
- Date and time of request
- Requested page
- Browser-type and version
- Operating system
- Referrer-URL
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) f GDPR (legitimate interest in website security and stability)
3. Web Analytics
We use Umami Analytics, a privacy-friendly analytics tool hosted on our own servers in Germany.
Privacy-friendly:
- ✓ No cookies
- ✓ No IP storage
- ✓ No user profiles
- ✓ GDPR compliant without consent
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) f GDPR (legitimate interest in improving our website)
4. Marketing & Tracking
With your consent, we use Mautic, a self-hosted open-source marketing tool.
Mautic
- • Self-hosted on our servers in Germany
- • IP addresses are NOT stored
- • Only with your explicit consent
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) a GDPR (consent). You can withdraw your consent at any time in the cookie settings.
5. Contact Form
When you contact us via the contact form, the following data is collected:
- Name
- E-Mail-address
- Your message
Your inquiry is processed in our ticket system (Zammad, self-hosted in Germany).
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) b GDPR (contract initiation) or Art. 6 (1) f GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to inquiries)
6. Cookies
Technically Necessary Cookies
NEXT_LOCALE
Stores your language setting
theme
Stores your light/dark mode preference
cookie-consent
Stores your cookie preferences
These cookies are required for basic website functions and are set without consent.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) f GDPR (legitimate interest)
7. Data Transfer
Your data is transferred to the following service providers:
Vercel
Hosting (USA)
Strapi
CMS (Germany)
Zammad
Support (Germany)
Mautic
Marketing (Germany)
Transfer to the USA (Vercel) is based on Standard Contractual Clauses.
8. Your Rights
Access
Art. 15 DSGVO
Rectification
Art. 16 DSGVO
Erasure
Art. 17 DSGVO
Restriction
Art. 18 DSGVO
Portability
Art. 20 DSGVO
Object
Art. 21 DSGVO
To exercise your rights, please contact: contact@balane.tech
9. Right to Complain
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority:
10. Changes
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy to ensure it always complies with current legal requirements.