Privacy Policy

Thank you for your interest in Podius. This privacy policy explains how we collect, process, and protect your personal data, and details your rights as a data subject.

I. General Information

1. Controller

The controller responsible for data processing in accordance with Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR is, subject to deviating information in this privacy policy, PODIUS.io GmbH, Heidestraße 54, 10557 Berlin, Phone: +49 89 215 294 22, Email: clientservice@podius.io (hereinafter also referred to as "we" or "us").

2. Questions about Data Protection?

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding data protection or wish to enforce your rights as a data subject, please contact us at any time:

• PODIUS.io GmbH
• Data Protection
• Heidestraße 54
• 10557 Berlin
• clientservice@podius.io

3. Visiting the Website

When you use our services, strictly necessary cookies are automatically set, and the following information is collected and processed:

• Information about the accessing device and the software used
• Date and time of access
• Websites from which the user reached our website or which the user accesses via our website
• IP address

The processing of the IP address is strictly necessary to enable the delivery of the website to your device. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Our servers also store your IP address for up to 14 days for our own security purposes (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

4. International Data Transfers

We also process personal data in countries outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"), including the USA. Insofar as no adequacy decision by the European Commission exists for the respective third country, we have concluded the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses pursuant to Art. 46 (2) (c) GDPR with the services used in third countries to ensure an adequate level of data protection.

Standard Contractual Clauses

5. Retention Period

We process personal data only as long as necessary for the aforementioned purposes. The personal data will then be deleted, provided that no statutory retention periods prevent data deletion.

II. Your Rights as a Data Subject

1. Right of access and rectification

You can obtain information from us at any time, free of charge, as to whether personal data relating to you is being processed by us, specifically which data is retained, and request a copy of the retained data. You can also request that incorrect data be corrected and completed.

2. Right to erasure, restriction, and the right to be forgotten

You can request the erasure and restriction of your personal data. If statutory retention obligations prevent the deletion of your personal data, your data will be marked with the aim of restricting its future processing.

3. Right to data portability

If applicable, you also have the right to have your personal data transmitted to you or another controller in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, provided that the processing is based on consent or a contract and is carried out using automated procedures. However, this does not apply if the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller. Furthermore, you have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, provided this is technically feasible and does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

4. Right to withdraw consent and the right to object

You can manage or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the 'Privacy Settings' link in our website footer. Alternatively, you can revoke your consent with future effect by contacting us at the email address provided above.

Furthermore, you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data which is based on a legitimate interest. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. In the event of an objection, we will no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

If we process personal data for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for the purpose of such marketing via the email address provided above. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. You also have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

5. Right to Lodge a Complaint

Furthermore, you have a right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority and the possibility to seek legal remedies.

6. Existence of Automated Decision-Making

We refrain from automated decision-making or profiling as defined in Art. 22 GDPR.

III. Privacy (Consent Management)

When you use our service, a window ("Privacy") opens on your first visit to our website, giving you the option to grant or refuse your consent to third-party providers for storing and/or accessing information on your device and for processing personal data for specific purposes. The settings you make are stored in a cookie on your device.

When you use our service, a window ("Privacy") opens on your first visit to our website, giving you the option to grant or refuse your consent to third-party providers for storing and/or accessing information on your device and for processing personal data for specific purposes. The settings you make are stored in a cookie on your device.

Google Analytics

If you have given your consent via the privacy settings on our website, we use Google Analytics, which is a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). This allows us to analyse the use of our services and gain insights for their optimisation. This involves collecting information such as which website the user came from (the "referrer"), which subpages were accessed and how often or for how long each subpage was viewed. We have integrated Google Analytics with the anonymisation function (_gat._anonymizeIp). This means that Google will shorten and anonymise your IP address if you access our website from a Member State of the European Union or from another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6(1)(a) and Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. The legal basis for retrieving or storing information on your terminal device is Section 25(1) of the Telecommunications Data Protection and Security Act (TTDSG). You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time via the privacy settings in the website footer. Further information on Google Analytics can be found in Google's privacy policy.

IV. Special Services

1. Registration and Login

To use our services, you must log in using an existing user account. Creating this account requires prior registration. The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. You have the option to change and/or update the information in your user account at any time.

In order to enable you to use our service in the login area, we require the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is § 25 (2) TTDSG and Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. When you log out or close your browser, the cookie is automatically deleted. However, if you close your browser without logging out first, the cookie will remain stored in your browser for up to 30 days. This is done to prevent you from having to log in again if you accidentally close your browser, for example.

If you use the "stay logged in" function, the cookie remains stored in your browser until you actively log out of the respective online service. The legal basis for this is § 25 (1) TTDSG and Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

2. Contacting Us

When you contact us (e.g. via email), we will process the data you provide (your email address and, if applicable, your name and phone number) in order to handle your enquiry. We delete the data collected in this context once it is no longer required for this purpose, unless statutory retention obligations prevent us from doing so. The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.