Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the "Responsible Party" section below.

How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us (e.g. during registration or when using our API). Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical data such as browser type, operating system, or the time of your page request.

What do we use your data for?
Some data is collected to ensure the website is provided error-free. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time.

2. Hosting

This website is hosted on our own server located in a data center in Germany.

When you visit the website, the server automatically collects information in so-called server log files that your browser transmits automatically. This includes:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing device
• Time of the server request
• IP address

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of the website).

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. email communication) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from third-party access is not possible.

Responsible Party

Antonio-Peter Leutsch
Eichendorffstr. 36
06114 Halle (Saale)
Germany

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing it.

Legal Bases for Data Processing

• Consent: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR
• Contract fulfillment: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR
• Legal obligation: Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR
• Legitimate interest: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR

Revocation of Your Consent

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may revoke any consent already given at any time. The legality of data processing carried out prior to the revocation remains unaffected.

Right to Object to Data Collection

If data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time.

Right to Lodge a Complaint

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged violation.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format.

Access, Correction, and Deletion

Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing, as well as the right to correction or deletion of this data.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, we no longer need the data but you require it for legal claims, or you have objected under Art. 21(1) GDPR.

SSL/TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the "https://" prefix in the browser address bar and the lock icon.

Objection to Unsolicited Emails

The use of contact data published as part of our legal notice obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited promotional information, such as spam emails.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Server Log Files

The hosting provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files that your browser transmits automatically. These are:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing device
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Registration and User Accounts

When you register on our website, we store the data entered in the registration form (e.g. name, email address). Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. Data is stored for as long as your user account exists with us.

API Usage Data

When using our Email Validation API, we log the validated email addresses, the validation result, and response time. This data is used to provide the service, for billing, and to improve our services. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

Web Analytics

We use a self-hosted, privacy-friendly analytics tool for web analytics. It runs on our own servers in Germany and uses no cookies. No personal data is transmitted to third parties. The analysis is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in the statistical evaluation of user behavior for the optimization of our service).

Only anonymized, aggregated data such as page views, referrers, browser type, and screen size is collected. Identification of individual users is not possible.

Contact via Email

If you contact us via email, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures) or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest).