/ Privacy Policy
Our Commitment to Handling Your Personal Data with Clarity, Care, and Integrity
1. General Information
This notice explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Controller:
Circles Studio GmbH
Landsbergstr. 17a, 50678 Cologne, Germany
Email: hello@circlesstudio.cc
2. Data We Collect
When visiting our website, we may automatically collect:
IP address
Browser type/version
Operating system
Referrer URL
Date and time of access
This data is used for website optimization and error tracking and is not linked to individuals.
3. Contacting Us
If you contact us by email, we store your information (name, email, message) to process your request. This data will not be passed on without your consent.
4. Legal Basis
We process your data based on the following legal grounds:
Your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
Contract performance or pre-contractual steps (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR)
Legal obligations (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR)
Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), such as security and optimization
5. Your Rights
You have the right to:
Access your data (Art. 15 GDPR)
Correct inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR)
Delete your data (Art. 17 GDPR)
Restrict processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Object to data processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)
6. Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes stated or as required by law.
7. Hosting and Server Logs
Our website is hosted by a third-party provider. The provider collects server log data as described in Section 2.
8. SSL Encryption
We use SSL encryption to protect your data during transmission. Encrypted connections can be recognized by "https://" in the browser address bar.
9. Updates
We reserve the right to update this statement to reflect changes in law or services. The latest version is always available on our website.