Privacy Policy

Information on data protection in accordance with Art. 13 GDPR

1. Controller

Sebastian Hoffmann & Florian Westmeier GbR

Spessartstraße 1

64572 Büttelborn, Germany

Email: info@angelsshare.io

2. General information on data processing

We process personal data only to the extent necessary to provide our website and app, to fulfill contractual obligations, and to safeguard legitimate interests. The legal bases are in particular Art. 6(1)(a), (b), and (f) GDPR.

Data will only be shared with third parties where this is necessary for operating our services or performing contractual obligations.

3. Collection and storage of personal data

When using our website or app, we collect personal data that you actively provide (e.g., during registration or authentication) as well as technically necessary information automatically transmitted by your device (e.g., IP address, device information, access time).

When creating an account, we store the data you provide (email address, name if applicable, payment information) to set up and manage your user account.

4. Authentication and account management

Login is performed via email and one-time password (OTP). Personal data such as email address, name, and associated account IDs are stored to enable access, prevent misuse, and facilitate payment functions. Processing is carried out under Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract performance) and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in protecting account access).

5. Audience measurement with Umami

We use Umami to collect aggregated website statistics, such as page views, referring pages, browser and device types. The reviewed tracker uses no analytics cookies or local storage and creates no personal profiles. Its purpose is to improve the technical operation and content of this website. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, based on our interest in understanding use of our website.

Hosting: IONOS SE; server location: DE. We operate a self-hosted Umami instance. The hosting provider processes data on our behalf under Article 28 GDPR.

6. Payment processing via Stripe

We use the payment service provider Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland, for payments, subscriptions, and payouts.

Stripe processes personal data (name, email, payment information) to handle transactions. Processing is carried out under Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract performance) and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in secure payment processing). Further information: https://stripe.com/privacy

7. Hosting and infrastructure

Our website runs on a cloud server provided by IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany, located in a data centre in Berlin. A data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR is in place with IONOS. The backend runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Data may be transferred to third countries (e.g., the USA). Transfers are based on Standard Contractual Clauses under Art. 46 GDPR to ensure an adequate level of data protection.

8. Social media presence

We maintain online presences on Instagram and Facebook to communicate with users and share information about our products. When visiting these pages, the privacy policies of the respective operators (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.) apply. We do not use any tracking pixels on our own website.

9. Your rights

Right to access stored data (Art. 15 GDPR)

Right to rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR)

Right to erasure ('right to be forgotten', Art. 17 GDPR)

Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)

Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)

Right to object to certain processing activities (Art. 21 GDPR)

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)

10. Retention period

Personal data will only be stored for as long as necessary to fulfill the respective purposes or as required by statutory retention obligations. After that, the data will be deleted or anonymized.

11. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy as necessary to reflect changes in legal requirements or new features of our services.

12. Cookies for age confirmation and language

ageVerified stores the value true for one year after successful age confirmation. Your year of birth is not stored in the cookie. The cookie prevents the age prompt from appearing on every page visit.

NEXT_LOCALE stores de or en for one year after you explicitly choose a language using the language switcher. This preference applies to the homepage. Other pages use the language specified by their URL. Simply visiting a page does not set this cookie.

Both cookies apply to this website, use SameSite=Lax and are not used for advertising. Storage and access serve the requested functions under Section 25(2)(2) TDDDG; associated processing relies on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. You can delete these cookies in your browser settings. The age prompt will then appear again and your saved language preference will be removed.

13. Newsletter

You may subscribe to our newsletter about cask shares offered by marketplace sellers, distilleries and cask knowledge. We process your email address, language, registration and confirmation times and IP addresses, the displayed consent text and its version, and withdrawal records. We use a double opt-in process: only a confirmed subscription is included in the mailing list.

Emails are sent through our SMTP delivery provider using Nodemailer. Newsletter registration data and consent records are stored in a PostgreSQL database connected through Neon. The providers, server locations and contractual arrangements are listed below.

The purpose is to deliver the requested newsletter. The legal basis for subscription and delivery is your consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can withdraw it at any time via the unsubscribe link in every email, without logging in, or by emailing info@angelsshare.io. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal. You must be at least 18 years old to subscribe.

Confirmation links expire after 24 hours. Unconfirmed requests are deleted within seven days. We use confirmed addresses until withdrawal. Consent records are retained for up to three years after withdrawal, separately from newsletter delivery, to demonstrate consent and defend legal claims (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). We also use request IP addresses to limit abusive registrations. The daily deletion process applies these retention periods.

Email delivery: IONOS SE; server location: DE. Database: Neon (AWS eu-central-1, Frankfurt); server location: DE. Processing is governed by data processing agreements under Article 28 GDPR. International transfers: Standardvertragsklauseln (Neon Inc., USA) / Standard contractual clauses.

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