Privacy Policy
This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable German data protection law (including the TTDSG).
Responsible party (controller)
Kompass Kollektive Email: kontakt@kompass.berlin
Data processed
When you visit our website, our hosting provider may automatically process technical data required to deliver the site (for example IP address, browser/user-agent information, and request timestamps in server logs). We do not operate user accounts or require registration.
We do not use tracking or advertising analytics. If you contact us by email, we process your email address and the content of your message so we can reply.
Hosting
This website is hosted by Vercel Inc. Server infrastructure and content delivery may involve processing outside the European Economic Area under appropriate safeguards (including Standard Contractual Clauses where applicable). See Vercel’s Privacy Policy.
Processors
We use the following service providers as processors (Art. 28 GDPR). Transfers to the United States may occur for some providers; we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses and the providers’ data processing terms.
• Vercel Inc. — hosting and delivery of the website.
Purpose and legal bases
We process data to:
• Provide, secure, and maintain this website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) • Reply to email requests you send us (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and/or Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, depending on the request)
Retention
Server logs are retained by the hosting provider only as long as needed for security and operations, then deleted or anonymised according to the provider’s practices.
Email correspondence is kept only as long as necessary to handle your request, and for a short period thereafter if needed for follow-up or documentation, then deleted.
Cookies and similar technologies
Language is chosen via the URL. We do not set language cookies or advertising cookies. You can delete cookies and site data in your browser settings at any time.
Your rights under the GDPR
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR) • Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) • Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) • Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR) • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) • Right to object to processing based on legitimate interests (Art. 21 GDPR) • Right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR) • Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)
To exercise your rights or ask questions about your data, contact us at kontakt@kompass.berlin.
Supervisory authority
You may lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. For Berlin, this is typically:
Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Alt-Moabit 59–61, 10555 Berlin, Germany https://www.datenschutz-berlin.de