Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data means any information that can be used to personally identify you. You can find detailed information on data privacy in our Privacy Policy set out below.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator's contact details in the legal notice on this website.

How do we collect your data?

Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This could be, for example, data you enter into a contact form or during registration.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. These are mainly technical data (for example web browser, operating system, or the time of the page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze user behavior in order to offer you personalized content and advertising.

What are your rights regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time with questions about data privacy.

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

External Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host's servers. This can include IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access data, and other data generated through a website.

The use of the host serves to fulfill a contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and to ensure a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Hosting provider: DigitalOcean LLC, 101 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10013, USA
Server location: European Union (Frankfurt/Amsterdam)

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Privacy

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection laws as well as this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, a variety of personal data is collected. Personal data is information that can be used to personally identify you. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Growthpaca GmbH
Henning Kruthaup
Blankenburger Str. 67
13156 Berlin
Germany

Email: [email protected]

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (for example names, email addresses, etc.).

Retention Period

Unless a more specific retention period has been specified in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for retaining your personal data (for example tax or commercial retention periods). In the latter case, deletion takes place after these reasons no longer apply.

Transaction and billing data (such as purchase date, amount, and invoice details) may be retained for up to 10 years after the end of the calendar year in which the transaction took place, as required by German tax and commercial law (Section 147 of the German Fiscal Code, Section 257 of the German Commercial Code). This data is retained solely for legal compliance purposes and is not used for marketing or other purposes during this period.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our web pages use cookies. Cookies are small text files that do not harm your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are deleted automatically after your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser deletes them automatically.

We use the following cookies:

Technically necessary cookies: Session management, login status
Paddle payment cookies: For secure payment processing (with your consent)
Advertising cookies: For personalized advertising via Google, Meta, TikTok, and similar platforms (with your consent)

Where cookies are not technically necessary, we use them only with your express consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie banner.

Contact and Registration Forms

If you send us inquiries via the contact form or register, the information you provide in the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

Data collected upon registration:

First and last name
Email address
Password (stored in encrypted form)
Country and language
IP address and timestamp of registration

The processing of this data is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time.

5. Analytics and Advertising

Matomo (formerly Piwik)

This website uses the open source web analytics service Matomo. Matomo uses technologies that allow the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (for example cookies or device fingerprinting). We use Matomo in cookieless mode, meaning no cookies are set.

The information generated by Matomo about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymized before storage.

Server location: European Union (DigitalOcean Frankfurt/Amsterdam)
IP anonymization: Enabled (last 2 bytes removed)

The use of Matomo is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its web offering and its advertising.

Google Ads, YouTube Ads & Retargeting

We may use Google Ads and YouTube Ads to draw attention to our offers on external websites and video platforms. We also use retargeting technologies to show targeted advertising to users who have already visited our website.

Provider: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

The use of Google Ads and retargeting only takes place with your express consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie banner.

Meta Ads (Facebook & Instagram)

We may use Meta Pixel to measure the effectiveness of our advertising on Facebook and Instagram and to show targeted ads to users who have interacted with our website.

Provider: Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/

The use of Meta Pixel only takes place with your express consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie banner.

TikTok Ads

We may use TikTok Pixel to measure the effectiveness of our advertising on TikTok and to show targeted ads to users who have interacted with our website.

Provider: TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland
Privacy Policy: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy

The use of TikTok Pixel only takes place with your express consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie banner.

Google AdSense

We may display personalized advertisements on this website via Google AdSense. Google AdSense uses cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this website or other websites.

Provider: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

The use of Google AdSense only takes place with your express consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie banner.

6. Plugins and Tools

Paddle (Payment Processing)

For payment processing, we use Paddle as our Merchant of Record. This means that Paddle acts as the official seller and handles all payment processing, invoicing, and compliance with international tax regulations (VAT/Sales Tax).

Provider: Paddle.com Market Limited, Judd House, 18-29 Mora Street, London, EC1V 8BT, United Kingdom

When making a purchase, the following data is transmitted to Paddle:

Email address
Name
Country
Payment information (processed directly by Paddle)

Data transfer to Paddle takes place on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (processing for the performance of a contract). Paddle processes your payment data in accordance with their own privacy policy: https://www.paddle.com/legal/privacy

7. Your Rights

You have the following rights:

Right of access: You can request information about your stored data
Right to rectification: You can request the correction of incorrect data
Right to deletion: You can request the deletion of your data
Restriction of processing: You can request a restriction
Data portability: You can request the transfer of your data to you or to third parties
Right to object or opt out: You can object to processing or opt out of certain uses, including the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising where applicable under US state laws
Right to lodge a complaint: You can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority or, in the United States, with your state Attorney General

Effective date: January 1, 2026