Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

The data controller under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR is:

Mohamed Ali — DataSynks
c/o GAM, Pappelallee 64
10437 Berlin, Germany
E-Mail: mo@datasynk.de

2. Data We Collect

a) Contact Form

When you use our contact form, we collect: your name, email address, company (optional), type of service requested, project details, and newsletter consent (optional). This data is used solely to respond to your enquiry.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures) and Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent for newsletter).

b) Google Analytics (GA4)

With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4, provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Usage data (pages visited, session duration, device information, anonymised IP address) is collected and transmitted to Google servers, which may be located in the USA. Transfers are governed by EU Standard Contractual Clauses.

You may withdraw consent at any time via our cookie banner. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

c) Cookies

We use Cookie-Script to manage your cookie consent. Strictly necessary cookies are set without consent. All other cookies (e.g. analytics) are only set with your explicit consent. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

d) Server Hosting (Vercel)

This website is hosted by Vercel Inc., 340 S Lemon Ave #4133, Walnut, CA 91789, USA. When you visit the website, server log data (IP address, browser, timestamp) is automatically recorded. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in secure website operation).

3. Email Delivery (Resend)

Contact form submissions are forwarded to us via Resend Inc., 2261 Market Street #5986, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA. Your data is used solely for email delivery and is not retained for other purposes. Transfers are governed by EU Standard Contractual Clauses.

4. Retention Periods

Contact enquiries are retained for as long as necessary to process them, then deleted unless statutory retention obligations apply. Google Analytics data is automatically deleted after 14 months.

5. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access to your personal data (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Erasure of your data (Art. 17 GDPR)
• Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
• Withdraw consent at any time with future effect (Art. 7(3) GDPR)

To exercise your rights, please contact: mo@datasynk.de

6. Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The authority competent for DataSynks is:

EU (Germany):
Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit
Friedrichstr. 219, 10969 Berlin
www.datenschutz-berlin.de

UK:
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF
ico.org.uk

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The current version is always available on this page.