CONTROLLER

The controller responsible for processing personal data on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

THE CODE
A brand of Stage Code Agency
Represented by Kimberley Chaudron
Kollwitzstr. 76
10435 Berlin
Germany

Telephone: +49 30 81018097
Email: kontakt@stage-code.com

CONTROLLER

The controller responsible for processing personal data on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

THE CODE
A brand of Stage Code Agency
Represented by Kimberley Chaudron
Kollwitzstr. 76
10435 Berlin
Germany

Telephone: +49 30 81018097
Email: kontakt@stage-code.com

DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

We are not required to appoint a Data Protection Officer under Article 37 GDPR, as the statutory thresholds for mandatory appointment are not met. For any questions regarding data protection, please contact us directly using the details above.

GENERAL INFORMATION

We take the protection of your personal data seriously. We process personal data confidentially and in accordance with the GDPR, the German Federal Data Protection Act and other applicable data-protection laws.

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable person, including names, email addresses, telephone numbers and technical information such as IP addresses.

This privacy policy explains what data is processed when you visit this website or contact us and for what purposes that data is used.

WEBSITE HOSTING: SQUARESPACE

This website is hosted using Squarespace.

The service provider for users outside the United States is:

Squarespace Ireland Limited
Squarespace House
Ship Street Great
Dublin 8, D08 N12C
Ireland

When you visit this website, Squarespace may process technical information required to provide and secure the website. This may include:

IP address, browser type and version, device and operating-system information, date and time of access, requested pages and files, referring website, and technical log and diagnostic data.

The processing is necessary to provide a secure and functional website and is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the secure, reliable and efficient operation of our online presence.

Squarespace may process data through affiliated companies and service providers outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. According to Squarespace, such transfers are based, where applicable, on the EU–US Data Privacy Framework, adequacy decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

Further information is available in Squarespace's privacy policy: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy

WEB FONTS

This website uses a web font (Montserrat) provided through Squarespace's infrastructure to ensure consistent and legible text display. The font is delivered as part of the Squarespace platform rather than loaded directly from external font servers. No separate consent is required for this technically necessary display function. Further details are available in Squarespace's privacy policy linked above.

CONTACT FORM

If you contact us using the contact form, we process the information you enter in order to respond to your inquiry.

Depending on the fields completed, this may include: name, company name, email address, requested service, event date and location, project details, and any other information you voluntarily provide.

Squarespace processes the form submission on our behalf and forwards or stores it according to the form settings configured for this website. The submission may also be delivered to our designated email inbox.

If your inquiry relates to a potential contract or project, processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. For other inquiries, processing is based on our legitimate interest in responding to communications under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

We retain inquiry data only for as long as necessary to process and respond to the inquiry. Data may be retained for a longer period where required by statutory retention obligations or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

Providing information through the contact form is voluntary. However, required fields are necessary for us to process your inquiry.

Please do not submit sensitive personal data through the contact form unless it is strictly necessary and has been expressly requested.

CONTACT BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE

If you contact us by email or telephone, we process the information you provide to handle and respond to your inquiry.

Where the communication concerns a contract or pre-contractual measures, processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. In other cases, processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR and our legitimate interest in responding to your request.

Communication by email cannot be guaranteed to be completely secure. Please do not send confidential or sensitive information by unencrypted email.

COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

Squarespace uses cookies and similar technologies that may be necessary for the operation, security and presentation of the website.

Technically necessary cookies may be used without consent where they are required to provide the website or a service expressly requested by the visitor.

Optional analytics, performance or marketing cookies will only be activated where legally required after you have provided consent through the cookie banner. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG.

You can withdraw or change your consent at any time through the cookie settings displayed on this website. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

SQUARESPACE ANALYTICS

Squarespace may provide aggregated website analytics, such as page views, traffic sources and visitor interactions.

Where Squarespace Analytics uses non-essential cookies or similar technologies, those technologies will only be activated after the visitor has provided consent through the cookie banner. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG.

Where analytics data is processed without identifying an individual and without accessing or storing information on the visitor's device, processing may be based on our legitimate interest in understanding and improving website performance under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

EXTERNAL LINKS

This website may contain links to external websites. A connection to the relevant provider is generally established only when you click the corresponding link. Once you leave our website, the privacy policy of the external provider applies. We have no control over the data processed by those providers.

AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING

We do not use automated decision-making, including profiling, within the meaning of Article 22 GDPR.

DATA RECIPIENTS

We disclose personal data only where this is necessary, legally permitted or required by law. Potential recipients include:

Squarespace as website host and processor, our email and IT service providers, professional advisers where necessary, and public authorities where disclosure is legally required.

Service providers processing personal data on our behalf are contractually required to process it only in accordance with our instructions and applicable data-protection law.

INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Some service providers may process personal data outside the European Union or European Economic Area. Where personal data is transferred to a country without an adequacy decision from the European Commission, we use appropriate safeguards where required, such as Standard Contractual Clauses under Article 46 GDPR.

DATA RETENTION

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. Data may be retained for a longer period if statutory retention requirements apply or if retention is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. Once the relevant purpose and retention obligations no longer apply, the data will be deleted or anonymised.

YOUR RIGHTS

Under the GDPR, you may have the following rights:

Right of access under Article 15 GDPR; right to rectification under Article 16 GDPR; right to erasure under Article 17 GDPR; right to restriction of processing under Article 18 GDPR; right to data portability under Article 20 GDPR; right to object under Article 21 GDPR; right to withdraw consent at any time under Article 7(3) GDPR; and right to lodge a complaint with a data-protection supervisory authority under Article 77 GDPR.

Where processing is based on legitimate interests under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing for reasons arising from your particular situation.

To exercise your rights, contact: kontakt@stage-code.com

RIGHT TO COMPLAIN

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection supervisory authority. The supervisory authority generally responsible for a Berlin-based controller is:

Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Alt-Moabit 59–61
10555 Berlin
Germany
Website: https://www.datenschutz-berlin.de/

DATA SECURITY

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure or alteration. Data transmission over the internet, including communication by email, may nevertheless involve security risks. Complete protection against access by third parties cannot be guaranteed.