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Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 5, 2026

1. Data Controller

German SEO Agency, Friedrichstraße 68, 10117 Berlin, Germany. Email: fabi@site-media.co.uk

2. Scope

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal data when you visit germanseo.agency, submit contact forms, or engage our SEO services. We process data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

3. Data We Collect

Contact form data: Name, company, website URL, partnership type, and message content you voluntarily provide.

Technical data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and referral source collected through server logs and analytics (with consent).

Communication data: Email correspondence and meeting notes from strategy sessions.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

  • Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): Analytics cookies and marketing communications.
  • Contract performance (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR): Responding to inquiries and delivering SEO services.
  • Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): Website security, fraud prevention, and service improvement.

5. How We Use Your Data

We use personal data to respond to partnership inquiries, deliver contracted SEO services, send relevant communications about your account, improve our website, and comply with legal obligations. We do not sell personal data to third parties.

6. Data Sharing

We may share data with: service providers (hosting, email, analytics) under data processing agreements; professional advisors bound by confidentiality; and authorities when legally required. All processors are GDPR-compliant.

7. International Transfers

Where data is transferred outside the EEA, we ensure adequate safeguards through Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions.

8. Retention

Contact inquiries: 24 months. Client project data: duration of engagement plus 6 years for legal compliance. Analytics data: 14 months. Server logs: 90 days.

9. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, data portability, and object to processing. You may withdraw consent at any time. To exercise rights, contact fabi@site-media.co.uk. You may lodge a complaint with the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection.

10. Security

We implement TLS encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments to protect your data.

11. Changes

We may update this policy periodically. Material changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.