Privacy Policy

1. Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is SPOT Advisory GmbH, Freiligrathstr. 35, 50935 Cologne, Germany. Email: info@spotadvisory.com.

2. Your rights

You have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and to object to processing. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time with future effect. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority; the authority competent for us is the Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen.

3. Hosting and server log files

This website is hosted by Namecheap, Inc. (4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA). When you visit the site, the hosting provider automatically collects server log files transmitted by your browser, including your IP address, the date and time of the request, the page requested, and browser and operating-system information. This data is processed to ensure a secure and stable service, on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Any transfer outside the EU is safeguarded by appropriate measures such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.

4. Contact form and email

If you contact us via the form or by email, we process the data you provide (name, email address, and the content of your message) solely to handle your enquiry, on the basis of our legitimate interest in responding and, where relevant, steps prior to entering into a contract (Art. 6(1)(f) and (b) GDPR). We delete this data once it is no longer needed and no statutory retention periods require otherwise. Our business email is operated on Microsoft 365 (Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd.).

5. Cookies and analytics

This website uses only the cookies strictly necessary for it to function; these do not require consent. We use a privacy-friendly, cookieless analytics tool, Cloudflare Web Analytics, to measure aggregate usage (such as page views and referring sites) without setting cookies or tracking you across sites, on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the site (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The tool is provided by Cloudflare, Inc. (USA); it sets no cookies and does not collect personal data beyond standard, aggregated request information. Where data is processed outside the EU, the transfer is covered by appropriate safeguards such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses. We do not use advertising cookies or share your data for advertising.

6. No automated decision-making

We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.

Last updated: on publication of this website.