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Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Briefsy GmbH ("Briefsy", "we", "us", "our") collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data when you visit briefsy.net or interact with our services. We are committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR — EU 2016/679).
1. Who We Are
Briefsy GmbH is the data controller for personal data collected through this website. Contact: [email protected]
2. Data We Collect
We collect the following categories of personal data:
- Contact information you provide voluntarily, such as your name and email address when submitting our contact form or subscribing to our newsletter.
- Usage data collected automatically, including pages visited, time spent on pages, browser type, operating system, and general geographic location (country level).
- Cookie data as described in Section 6 below.
We do not collect sensitive personal data (as defined by GDPR Article 9) through normal use of this website.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use your data for the following purposes:
- To respond to messages you send via our contact form (lawful basis: legitimate interests / contract performance).
- To send our newsletter to subscribers who have opted in (lawful basis: consent).
- To analyse site traffic and improve our content (lawful basis: legitimate interests).
- To comply with legal obligations (lawful basis: legal compliance).
We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.
4. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with:
- Analytics providers (on a pseudonymised basis) to understand site usage.
- Email service providers for newsletter distribution.
- Legal authorities if required to do so by law or to protect rights and safety.
All third-party providers are contractually bound to process data only on our instructions and in compliance with applicable data protection law.
5. Data Retention
We retain contact form submissions for a maximum of 12 months. Newsletter subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe. Analytics data is retained in aggregated, anonymised form. We will delete personal data promptly upon receipt of a verified deletion request.
6. Cookies
We use the following categories of cookies:
- Strictly necessary cookies: Required for the site to function. These include your cookie consent preference stored in localStorage. These do not require consent.
- Analytics cookies: Used to understand how visitors interact with the site. These are only set if you accept cookies via our cookie banner.
You can withdraw consent for analytics cookies at any time by clearing your browser cookies and declining on the banner on your next visit.
7. Your Rights Under GDPR
You have the following rights:
- Right to access your personal data.
- Right to rectification of inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten").
- Right to restriction of processing.
- Right to data portability.
- Right to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Right to withdraw consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected]. We will respond within one calendar month.
8. Complaints
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk. We would, however, appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns before you contact the ICO.
9. International Transfers
We endeavour to keep your data within the European Economic Area. Where data is transferred outside these regions (e.g. to a third-party service provider), we ensure adequate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the website after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
11. Contact
Questions about this policy should be directed to [email protected].