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🔒 Datenschutzerklärung / Privacy Policy
1. Verantwortlicher / Controller
StartMit UG (In Gründung)
Business Setup & Automation Services
)3055 Regensburg, Germany
E‑Mail: support@startmit.com
Web: https://www.startmit.com
Vertreten durch / Represented by: Damian Ebosie – Geschäftsführer/in (Managing Director)
2. Erhebung und Speicherung personenbezogener Daten / Collection of Personal Data
Wir verarbeiten personenbezogene Daten, die Sie uns aktiv mitteilen – zum Beispiel über Formulare, E‑Mail, Telefon oder Terminbuchungen – sowie Daten, die automatisch beim Besuch unserer Website erhoben werden.
We may collect:
- Name, address, email, phone number
- Business details (company name, VAT number, registration data)
- Payment and billing data (if you purchase services)
- Technical data (IP address, browser type, device information, referrer URL, time of access)
3. Zweck und Rechtsgrundlagen / Purpose and Legal Basis
We process data according to Art. 6 GDPR for the following purposes:
- Performance of a contract (Art. 6 (1) b GDPR): to deliver our consulting and automation services.
- Legal obligations (Art. 6 (1) c GDPR): tax and accounting records.
- Legitimate interest (Art. 6 (1) f GDPR): optimising website security and marketing performance.
- Consent (Art. 6 (1) a GDPR): for newsletter sign‑ups or optional analytics cookies.
4. Weitergabe von Daten / Data Sharing
We share data only when necessary:
| Category | Recipient | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Payment Data | Stripe, PayPal | Processing transactions |
| Hosting | Webflow or WordPress Host + Provider | Website operation |
| E‑mail automation | Google Workspace / MailerLite | Communication |
| Accounting | Lexoffice / Steuerberater | Bookkeeping and invoicing |
All processors operate under data‑processing agreements (Art. 28 GDPR).
5. Cookies und Analyse / Cookies and Analytics
Our website uses cookies. Essential cookies ensure functionality; analytics cookies (e.g. Google Analytics) are activated only with consent.
If you accept analytics cookies, we process usage data to analyse visitor statistics.
You can revoke consent at any time via the cookie banner or browser settings.
For Google Analytics (USA), we use IP‑anonymisation.
Provider: Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4.
6. Datenübermittlung in Drittländer / Transfers to Third Countries
If tools transfer data to countries outside the EU or EEA (such as the USA), this occurs only under EU Standard Contractual Clauses or other approved safeguards (Art. 46 GDPR).
7. Speicherdauer / Storage Duration
We retain personal data only as long as required:
- Contract data: 10 years (tax law).
- Marketing/analytics data: until you withdraw consent.
- General contact requests: 12 months after closure.
8. Ihre Rechte / Your Rights
Under GDPR you have the right to:
- Access your data (Art. 15)
- Rectification (Art. 16)
- Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”, Art. 17)
- Restriction of processing (Art. 18)
- Data portability (Art. 20)
- Objection to processing (Art. 21)
- Lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority.
Kontakt für Datenschutzanfragen:
privacy@startmit.com
Zuständige Behörde / Supervisory Authority:
Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit
Alt-Moabit 59–61, 10555 Berlin, Germany
Web: www.datenschutz-berlin.de
9. Datensicherheit / Data Security
We use SSL‑encryption (HTTPS) and regularly update our systems to prevent unauthorized access, loss, or misuse of personal data.
10. Newsletter / Communications
If you subscribe to our newsletter:
- We use double opt‑in confirmation (Art. 6 (1) a GDPR).
- You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the email.
- We store your data solely for newsletter delivery.
Provider example: MailerLite (Lithuania) with EU data centres & contracts under Art. 28 GDPR.
11. Automatisierte Entscheidungsfindung / Profiling
StartMit does not perform automated decision‑making or profiling that produces legal effects on individuals.
12. Änderungen dieser Datenschutzerklärung / Policy Updates
We reserve the right to adapt this policy to remain compliant with future legal requirements or service changes.
Last updated: [Insert Month and Year]