Privacy Policy

01Controller

02Who we are

Our website address is: https://thinver.com.

03Legal basis for processing

We process personal data on the basis of the GDPR, in particular:

• Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent), e.g. for optional cookies, analytics or newsletters.
• Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract performance / pre-contractual steps), e.g. for inquiries received through contact channels.
• Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interests), e.g. for IT security, fraud prevention and statistical analysis within strictly necessary limits.

04Hosting & server log files

Our web server automatically processes data whenever the website is accessed (server log files): IP address, date and time, requested URL, referrer URL, user agent and HTTP status code.

Purpose: operation of the website, stability, security (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Retention: generally 7–30 days, unless specific events require longer retention for evidentiary purposes.

05Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor's IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

06Media

If you are a registered user and upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

07Cookies

• If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies as a convenience feature. Retention: 1 year.
• If you have an account and log in, we set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies (contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser).
• When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information (expires after 2 days) and your screen display choices (expires after 1 year). If you select "Remember Me", your login will persist for 2 weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.
• If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved referencing only the article ID (expires after 1 day).

Cookie consent & management

We set non-essential cookies (e.g. analytics or marketing) only with your consent via our cookie banner. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time via the cookie settings on our website.

08Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

09Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email (for abuse prevention purposes).

10Contacting us (email / form)

When you contact us, we process the data you provide (e.g. name, email, message) to handle your request.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract / pre-contractual steps) or (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in efficient communication).

Retention: until your request has been handled; statutory retention periods may require longer storage (e.g. 6–10 years for business correspondence under German Commercial and Tax Code).

11How long we retain your data

• Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely, so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
• User accounts / profiles: for as long as the account exists; users can see, edit or delete their personal information at any time (the username cannot be changed). Administrators can also see and edit that information.
• Server logs / contact inquiries / contract and accounting data: in accordance with sections 4 and 10 above and applicable statutory obligations.

12What rights you have over your data

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Access (Art. 15), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20), and objection (Art. 21 GDPR).
• Withdrawal of consent at any time with effect for the future (Art. 7(3) GDPR).
• Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR). In Baden-Württemberg: The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (LfDI BW). You may also contact any other competent supervisory authority.

To exercise your rights, an informal message to info@thinver.com is sufficient.

13Analytics tools and advertising

Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google").

How it works: Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated about your use of the website is generally transmitted to Google's servers and stored there; we use IP anonymization (anonymizeIp), so Google truncates your IP address within the EU/EEA beforehand.

Purpose: reach measurement, usage analysis and needs-based design of our website.

Legal basis: consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) via the cookie banner.

Withdrawal: You can withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings on our website. You can also disable cookies in your browser or use the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics.

Transfer to third countries: Processing on servers in third countries (including the USA) is possible. Safeguards include Standard Contractual Clauses (Art. 46 GDPR) and additional measures.

More information: https://policies.google.com/privacy and https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Note: If we use additional analytics or marketing tools (e.g. Matomo, Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight Tag), we will notify you via the cookie banner and update this privacy policy accordingly.

14Newsletter

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we process your email address (and, if provided, your name) to send you the newsletter. We use double opt-in (confirmation email).

Legal basis: consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

Withdrawal: Via the unsubscribe link in every newsletter or by email to info@thinver.com.

Service providers (data processing): For sending and managing the newsletter, we may use specialized providers (e.g. Mailchimp/Intuit, Brevo/Sendinblue, etc.). These providers process data exclusively on our behalf under Art. 28 GDPR. If data is transferred to third countries, we use appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses).

15Recipients / data processors

We may use service providers for hosting, maintenance, newsletter delivery and analytics. These providers are contractually obligated under Art. 28 GDPR to process data only on our instructions and to implement adequate security measures.

16International data transfers

If data is transferred to recipients outside the EU/EEA (e.g. US providers), we ensure that either an adequacy decision of the EU is in place or appropriate safeguards such as EU Standard Contractual Clauses (Art. 46 GDPR) and additional protective measures are applied. In individual cases, a transfer may also be based on Art. 49 GDPR (derogations) — we will inform you separately in such cases.

17Security

We implement technical and organizational measures (TOMs) to protect personal data against loss, destruction, access, alteration or disclosure by unauthorized persons. Our measures are regularly reviewed and adapted to the state of the art.

18Automated decision-making / profiling

No automated decision-making within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR takes place. Profiling only occurs — subject to your consent — in the context of standard web analytics/marketing tools for statistical analysis.

19Changes to this privacy policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy when required due to legal, technical or organizational changes. The current version is always available at thinver.com.

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