Privacy Policy

1. An overview of data protection

General information

The following information will provide you with an easy to navigate overview of what will happen with your personal data when you visit this website. The term "personal data" comprises all data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information about the subject matter of data protection, please consult our Data Protection Declaration, which we have included beneath this copy.

Data recording on this website

Who is the responsible party for the recording of data on this website (i.e., the "controller")?

The data on this website is processed by the operator of the website, whose contact information is available under section "Information about the responsible party (referred to as the "controller" in the GDPR)" in this Privacy Policy.

How do we record your data?

We collect your data as a result of your sharing of your data with us. This may, for instance be information you enter into our contact form.

Other data shall be recorded by our IT systems automatically or after you consent to its recording during your website visit. This data comprises primarily technical information (e.g., web browser, operating system, or time the site was accessed). This information is recorded automatically when you access this website.

What are the purposes we use your data for?

A portion of the information is generated to guarantee the error free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user patterns.

What rights do you have as far as your information is concerned?

You have the right to receive information about the source, recipients, and purposes of your archived personal data at any time without having to pay a fee for such disclosures. You also have the right to demand that your data are rectified or eradicated. If you have consented to data processing, you have the option to revoke this consent at any time, which shall affect all future data processing. Moreover, you have the right to demand that the processing of your data be restricted under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to log a complaint with the competent supervising agency.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time if you have questions about this or any other data protection related issues.

2. Hosting

We are hosting the content of our website at the following provider:

Microsoft Azure

The provider is Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA (hereinafter referred to as "Azure" or "Microsoft").

For our European users, Microsoft operates data centers in the European Union. Our website is hosted in the West Europe region (Netherlands), ensuring that all hosting data remains within the EU.

For details, please view the Microsoft Azure Privacy Policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement

We use Azure on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable depiction of our website possible. If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. This consent can be revoked at any time.

Data processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with Microsoft for the use of Azure services. This is a contract mandated by data privacy laws that guarantees that they process personal data of our website visitors only based on our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Data residency

All website hosting data is stored and processed in the West Europe region (Netherlands) within the European Union, ensuring compliance with EU data protection regulations.

3. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of this website and its pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Hence, we handle your personal data as confidential information and in compliance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Data Protection Declaration.

Whenever you use this website, a variety of personal information will be collected. Personal data comprises data that can be used to personally identify you. This Data Protection Declaration explains which data we collect as well as the purposes we use this data for. It also explains how, and for which purpose the information is collected.

We herewith advise you that the transmission of data via the Internet (i.e., through e-mail communications) may be prone to security gaps. It is not possible to completely protect data against third-party access.

Information about the responsible party (referred to as the "controller" in the GDPR)

The data processing controller on this website is:

Ehsan Tatasadi

Rugierweg 12

22453 Hamburg

Germany

Phone: +4915750991956

E-mail: ehsan@tatasadi.com

The controller is the natural person or legal entity that single-handedly or jointly with others makes decisions as to the purposes of and resources for the processing of personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

General information on the legal basis for the data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2)(a) GDPR, if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9 (1) DSGVO. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing is also based on Art. 49 (1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to the access to information in your end device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally based on § 25 (1) TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the fulfillment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, if your data is required for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, we process it on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Furthermore, the data processing may be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the relevant legal basis in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Revocation of your consent to the processing of data

A wide range of data processing transactions are possible only subject to your express consent. You can also revoke at any time any consent you have already given us. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data collection that occurred prior to your revocation.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IN THE EVENT THAT DATA ARE PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL BASIS, ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING OF DATA IS BASED, PLEASE CONSULT THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU LOG AN OBJECTION, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE ARE IN A POSITION TO PRESENT COMPELLING PROTECTION WORTHY GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA, THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR IF THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCESSING IS THE CLAIMING, EXERCISING OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING AT ANY TIME. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to log a complaint with the competent supervisory agency

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to log a complaint with a supervisory agency, in particular in the member state where they usually maintain their domicile, place of work or at the place where the alleged violation occurred. The right to log a complaint is in effect regardless of any other administrative or court proceedings available as legal recourses.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you should demand the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only if it is technically feasible.

Information about, rectification and eradication of data

Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to demand information about your archived personal data, their source and recipients as well as the purpose of the processing of your data at any time. You may also have a right to have your data rectified or eradicated. If you have questions about this subject matter or any other questions about personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.

Right to demand processing restrictions

You have the right to demand the imposition of restrictions as far as the processing of your personal data is concerned. To do so, you may contact us at any time. The right to demand restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

In the event that you should dispute the correctness of your data archived by us, we will usually need some time to verify this claim. During the time that this investigation is ongoing, you have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your personal data.

If the processing of your personal data was/is conducted in an unlawful manner, you have the option to demand the restriction of the processing of your data instead of demanding the eradication of this data.

If we do not need your personal data any longer and you need it to exercise, defend or claim legal entitlements, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its eradication.

If you have raised an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, your rights and our rights will have to be weighed against each other. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand a restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – with the exception of their archiving – may be processed only subject to your consent or to claim, exercise or defend legal entitlements or to protect the rights of other natural persons or legal entities or for important public interest reasons cited by the European Union or a member state of the EU.

SSL and/or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as purchase orders or inquiries you submit to us as the website operator, this website uses either an SSL or a TLS encryption program. You can recognize an encrypted connection by checking whether the address line of the browser switches from "http://" to "https://" and also by the appearance of the lock icon in the browser line.

If the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Recording of data on this website

Cookies

Our websites and pages use what the industry refers to as “cookies.” Cookies are small data packages that do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or they are permanently archived on your device (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted once you terminate your visit. Permanent cookies remain archived on your device until you actively delete them, or they are automatically eradicated by your web browser.

Cookies can be issued by us (first-party cookies) or by third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services of third-party companies into websites (e.g., cookies for handling payment services).

Cookies have a variety of functions. Many cookies are technically essential since certain website functions would not work in the absence of these cookies (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for promotional purposes.

Cookies, which are required for the performance of electronic communication transactions, for the provision of certain functions you want to use (e.g., for the shopping cart function) or those that are necessary for the optimization (required cookies) of the website (e.g., cookies that provide measurable insights into the web audience), shall be stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless a different legal basis is cited. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the storage of required cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimized provision of the operator’s services. If your consent to the storage of the cookies and similar recognition technologies has been requested, the processing occurs exclusively on the basis of the consent obtained (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG); this consent may be revoked at any time.

You have the option to set up your browser in such a manner that you will be notified any time cookies are placed and to permit the acceptance of cookies only in specific cases. You may also exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general or activate the delete-function for the automatic eradication of cookies when the browser closes. If cookies are deactivated, the functions of this website may be limited.

Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.

Web Analytics with Microsoft Application Insights

We use Microsoft Application Insights, a web analytics service provided by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA.

Application Insights collects information about your use of our website to help us improve performance, user experience, and detect errors. All analytics data is stored in the West Europe region (Netherlands) within the European Union.

Data Collected

Application Insights may collect the following information:

• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Browser type, version, and language settings
• Operating system and device type
• Geographic location (country/city level based on IP address)
• Referrer URL (website you came from)
• Page load times and performance metrics
• JavaScript errors and exceptions
• User interactions (clicks, scrolls)

Cookies and Local Storage

Application Insights uses cookies and local storage to:

• Distinguish unique users (anonymized)
• Track user sessions
• Remember your cookie consent preferences

The following cookies may be set (only after consent):

Legal Basis

The use of Application Insights is based on your consent according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG. You can refuse or revoke this consent at any time through our cookie banner or privacy settings.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with Microsoft for the use of Application Insights. This contract guarantees that Microsoft processes personal data only based on our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Data Retention

Analytics data is automatically deleted after 90 days. You can request earlier deletion by contacting us at ehsan@tatasadi.com.

IP Anonymization

Application Insights anonymizes IP addresses to protect your privacy. The last octet of IPv4 addresses is set to zero before storage.

Opt-Out

You can prevent Application Insights from collecting your data:

1. Cookie Settings: Reject analytics cookies in our cookie banner
2. Browser Settings: Block cookies in your browser settings
3. Do Not Track: Enable "Do Not Track" in your browser (we honor this signal)
4. Contact Us: Email ehsan@tatasadi.com to request data deletion

For more information about Microsoft's data protection practices, see: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement

Data Transfer to Third Countries

Microsoft is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. However, all data collected through our website is stored and processed exclusively within the European Union (West Europe region).

Contact Form

When you submit an inquiry through our contact form, we collect and process the following information:

Data Collected

• Name: Your full name as provided in the form
• Email Address: Your email address for responding to your inquiry
• Subject: The subject line of your message
• Message: The content of your inquiry
• Technical Data:
  • IP address (for security and spam prevention)
  • Timestamp of submission
  • Browser and device information (automatically collected)

Purpose of Data Collection

We collect this data to:

• Process and respond to your inquiries
• Communicate with you regarding your questions or requests
• Prevent spam and abuse of the contact form
• Maintain security through rate limiting (maximum 5 requests per 15 minutes per IP address)

Legal Basis

The processing of your contact form data is based on:

• Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR: Processing necessary for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures at your request
• Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR: Our legitimate interest in responding to inquiries and preventing abuse of our contact form

Email Delivery Service - Resend

To deliver your contact form submissions, we use Resend (provided by Plus Five Five, Inc.), an email delivery service.

Service Provider Information:

• Provider: Plus Five Five, Inc. (Resend)
• Address: 2261 Market Street #5039, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA
• Website: https://resend.com
• Privacy Policy: https://resend.com/legal/privacy-policy

Data Processed by Resend: When you submit the contact form, the following data is transmitted to Resend for email delivery:

• Your name, email address, subject, and message
• IP address and timestamp
• Email recipient (ehsan@tatasadi.com)

Data Processing Agreement: We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with Resend, which is automatically binding upon acceptance of their Terms of Service. This agreement ensures that Resend:

• Processes personal data only according to our instructions
• Implements appropriate technical and organizational security measures
• Complies with GDPR requirements
• Maintains confidentiality of personal data

Security Measures: Resend implements comprehensive security measures including:

• Encryption of data in transit and at rest
• Access controls and authentication mechanisms
• Regular security audits
• Incident response procedures

Data Location and Transfer:

• Primary data processing occurs in the United States
• Resend is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
• Data transfers outside the European Economic Area use Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission
• For details about Resend's subprocessors, see: https://resend.com/legal/subprocessors

Data Retention by Resend: Contact form data transmitted through Resend is retained for 90 days after processing, in accordance with Resend's data retention policy.

Our Data Retention

Contact form submissions received via email are retained:

• For the duration necessary to respond to your inquiry
• For up to 3 years for business correspondence purposes
• Until you request deletion (if no legal retention obligations apply)

Data Recipients

Your contact form data is shared with:

1. Resend (as data processor for email delivery)
2. Ehsan Tatasadi (recipient of contact form inquiries at ehsan@tatasadi.com)

Your Rights

Regarding your contact form data, you have the right to:

• Request access to your personal data
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data (unless legal retention obligations apply)
• Object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)
• Lodge a complaint with your data protection authority

To exercise these rights or for questions about your contact form data, please contact us at ehsan@tatasadi.com.

Security

All contact form submissions are transmitted using SSL/TLS encryption. Additionally, our contact form implements:

• Input validation and sanitization
• Rate limiting (5 requests per 15 minutes per IP address)
• Spam and abuse detection
• Security checks for malicious content