Privacy Policy
1. Controller
The controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is:
AptaDesign GmbH
Tölzer Straße 10
82064 Straßlach-Dingharting
Germany
Managing Director: Florian Scheibengraber
Email: hello@aptadesign.com
Phone: +49 89 27788561
2. Hosting
This website is hosted by:
STRATO GmbH
Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7
10249 Berlin
Germany
When you access our website, technical access data may be processed automatically by the hosting provider, such as your IP address, date and time of access, browser information, operating system, referrer URL and the requested page.
The processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in providing our website securely, reliably and without technical errors.
The data is stored only for as long as necessary for the secure operation of the website or as required by applicable law.
3. Contact by Email and Contact Form
If you contact us by email or use the contact form on this website, we process the personal data you provide in order to respond to your enquiry.
When you use the contact form, the data entered in the form (first name, last name, company name, email address, phone number and message) is transmitted through our STRATO-hosted website and sent to us by email. The form itself does not store the submitted form contents in a website database.
Depending on the content of your enquiry, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where it relates to a potential or existing contractual relationship, or otherwise on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in responding to business enquiries and protecting the form against misuse.
We use Microsoft 365 for our business email communication. The relevant Microsoft entity for users in the European Economic Area is Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland.
We retain correspondence only for as long as necessary to process the enquiry, unless longer retention is required by law.
4. Calendly
We may provide links to Calendly for appointment scheduling.
When you click such a link, you leave our website and are redirected to Calendly. If you book an appointment, the information you provide, such as your name, email address and appointment details, is processed for the purpose of arranging and managing the appointment.
The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where the appointment relates to a potential or existing contractual relationship, or otherwise Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in efficient appointment scheduling.
Further information is available in Calendly’s Privacy Notice.
5. WhatsApp
We provide links that allow you to contact us via WhatsApp. No WhatsApp widget or WhatsApp script is loaded automatically when you visit this website. A connection to WhatsApp is established only when you actively click a WhatsApp link.
When you use WhatsApp to contact us, WhatsApp may process personal data and technical information in accordance with its own privacy policy. We process the content of your communication and the contact details you provide in order to respond to your enquiry.
The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where the communication relates to a potential or existing contractual relationship, or otherwise Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in responding to business enquiries.
Further information is available in WhatsApp’s Privacy Policy.
6. Cookies, Tracking and Fonts
Our website currently does not use analytics, advertising or marketing cookies.
If technically necessary cookies or similar technologies are required for the operation of the website, they are used only to the extent necessary to provide the website and its functions.
The fonts used on this website are hosted locally. No connection to Google Fonts or other external font providers is established when the fonts are loaded.
If we introduce analytics, advertising or other optional tracking technologies in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly and, where required, such technologies will only be activated after your consent.
7. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the right, subject to the applicable legal requirements, to request:
access to your personal data
rectification of inaccurate data
erasure of your data
restriction of processing
data portability
objection to certain processing activities
Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time with effect for the future.
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact details stated above.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.
The supervisory authority generally responsible for private companies based in Bavaria is:
Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision
(Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht – BayLDA)
Promenade 18
91522 Ansbach
Germany
8. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy where necessary to reflect changes in legal requirements, our website or the services and technologies we use.