Privacy Policy

1. Introduction and Overview

We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and other relevant regulations. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices and your rights regarding your personal data.

Data Controller

The entity responsible for the processing of personal data on this website (the "controller") is:

Economic AI GmbH
Nürnberger Str. 262 A
93059 Regensburg
Germany

Phone: +49 9401 92080
Email: info@economicai.com

For any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, you can contact us using the information above.

2. Types of Data We Collect

Data You Provide Directly

  • Contact Form Information: When you submit our contact form, we collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address, company name, phone number, and message content.
  • Download Requests: When you request to download resources, we may collect your name, email address, company name, and job title.
  • Communication: If you communicate with us via email or other channels, we retain the correspondence and any personal data included in those communications.
  • Newsletter and Marketing: If you opt-in to receive marketing communications, we collect and store your email address and preferences.

Data Collected Automatically

  • Browser and Device Information: We automatically collect information about the web browser you use, your operating system, device type, and device identifiers.
  • IP Address: Your Internet Protocol (IP) address is collected automatically. This data is essential for legitimate security purposes, including the detection and prevention of bot abuse, fraud, and unauthorized access attempts.
  • Usage Data: We collect information about how you interact with our website, including pages visited, time spent on pages, links clicked, referrer URLs, and navigation patterns.
  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing behavior and preferences.
  • Server Log Files: Our web servers automatically log information transmitted by your browser, including access times, pages requested, and technical information about your connection.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small files that are stored on your device when you visit our website. They serve important functions such as remembering your preferences, keeping you logged in, and helping us understand how visitors use our site. Cookies do not contain viruses or cause damage to your computer.

Types of Cookies We Use

  • Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the basic functionality of our website, including security features and form submissions. They cannot be disabled without preventing the website from functioning properly.
  • Analytics Cookies: We use analytics cookies to understand visitor behavior and website performance. These cookies help us improve our services and user experience.
  • Marketing Cookies: These cookies are used to track your interests and deliver targeted advertising. They may be set by us or by third-party advertising partners.
  • Functional Cookies: These cookies enhance functionality and personalization by remembering your choices and preferences.

Cookie Management

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through browser settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, or alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly. For more information about managing cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

4. Consent Management and Cookie Consent

Consent Banner and Cloudflare Zaraz

Our website uses Cloudflare Zaraz for consent management and analytics. Cloudflare Zaraz is responsible for managing your consent preferences and ensuring compliance with applicable cookie laws. When you first visit our website, you will see a consent banner asking you to accept or reject non-essential cookies and tracking technologies.

Cloudflare Zaraz manages the following on our behalf:

  • Storing and managing your consent preferences
  • Controlling which analytics and marketing tools are loaded based on your selections
  • Handling consent withdrawal and preference changes
  • Ensuring compliance with EU GDPR and ePrivacy Directive requirements

EU-Specific Privacy Notice

For users located in the European Union, Switzerland, and other jurisdictions with strong data protection laws: We do not load analytics, advertising, or marketing tracking tools without your explicit prior consent. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your cookie preferences. We rely on your consent as the legal basis for processing non-essential data under Article 7 of the GDPR.

If you are located in the EU, you have the following rights:

  • Right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal
  • Right to access your personal data
  • Right to rectification of inaccurate data
  • Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
  • Right to restrict processing
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to object to processing for legitimate interests and marketing
  • Right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority

5. Analytics and Tracking Tools

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics helps us understand how visitors use our website and how we can improve our services.

Google Analytics uses cookies to collect and analyze data about your visits to our website, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and referring URLs. This data is processed by Google according to their privacy policy. We have enabled IP anonymization so that the last octet of your IP address is masked.

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager, provided by Google LLC, to manage our analytics and marketing tags. Google Tag Manager allows us to deploy tracking code efficiently across our website. The data collected through Google Tag Manager is subject to Google's privacy policies and our own privacy practices.

Cloudflare Analytics Engine

Our website infrastructure is hosted on Cloudflare. Cloudflare Analytics Engine collects aggregated, anonymized analytics data about traffic to our website. This data helps us understand performance and security issues but does not identify individual users.

6. Security and Bot Abuse Prevention

Legitimate Security Purposes

We collect and process certain data, including IP addresses and device information, for legitimate security purposes. This includes:

  • Detection and prevention of bot abuse and automated attacks
  • Prevention of fraudulent submissions and unauthorized access
  • Protection of our systems and services from malicious activity
  • Compliance with legal obligations and law enforcement requests
  • Investigation of suspicious or abusive behavior

These security measures are necessary to protect our website, our users, and our infrastructure. We process this data based on our legitimate interests under Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, and we have implemented appropriate safeguards to limit the data collected to what is necessary for these purposes.

Turnstile CAPTCHA

Our contact form and download forms are protected by Cloudflare Turnstile, a CAPTCHA service provided by Cloudflare. Turnstile verifies that you are human and helps prevent automated abuse. When you submit a form, Cloudflare receives information about your submission and verifies the CAPTCHA token. This processing is necessary to prevent abuse and protect our services.

7. Third-Party Data Sharing

Service Providers

We share personal data with carefully selected third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and providing our services. These service providers are contractually obligated to use your data only for the purposes we specify and to maintain the security and confidentiality of your information.

Our key service providers include:

  • Cloudflare: Infrastructure hosting, security, analytics, and consent management (Zaraz). Cloudflare's privacy policy is available at https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.
  • Google: Analytics (Google Analytics) and tag management (Google Tag Manager). Google's privacy policy is available at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
  • Email Service Provider: We use MailChannels for transactional email delivery (form submissions and inquiries). Email addresses are only retained for the purpose of responding to your inquiry.

Data Transfers

Some of our service providers, particularly Google and Cloudflare, operate globally and may process data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Where data is transferred to countries without an adequacy decision from the European Commission, we rely on Standard Contractual Clauses or other appropriate safeguards as required by the GDPR.

No Sales of Personal Data

We do not sell, rent, or lease your personal data to third parties for marketing purposes. We do not share your data with unaffiliated third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy or with your explicit consent.

8. Data Retention and Deletion

Retention Periods

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable law.

  • Contact Form Submissions: We retain contact form data for up to 90 days after your inquiry is resolved, unless we need to keep it longer for legal, compliance, or legitimate business purposes.
  • Download Requests: Email addresses associated with download requests are retained for up to 180 days unless you have opted into marketing communications, in which case they are retained until you unsubscribe.
  • Analytics Data: Google Analytics data is retained according to Google's retention settings, typically 14 or 26 months depending on the property settings.
  • Server Logs: Server log files containing IP addresses and access information are retained for up to 30 days.
  • Cookies: Cookie retention periods vary by type; essential cookies are retained as long as necessary for security and functionality, while marketing and analytics cookies are typically retained for up to 24 months or until you clear your browser cookies.

Automatic Deletion Based on Local Regulations

Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws, we may automatically delete or anonymize your personal data after applicable retention periods. In the European Union, data is typically deleted or anonymized according to GDPR retention principles and data minimization requirements.

Manual Data Removal Requests

You can request the deletion or modification of your personal data at any time by contacting us at info@economicai.com. Please include sufficient information to identify your records. We will process your request without undue delay and in accordance with applicable legal requirements. However, we may retain certain data if required by law or for legitimate business purposes, such as fraud prevention or security.

9. Your Rights and Choices

Access to Your Data

You have the right to request information about the personal data we hold about you, including the source of the data, the purposes of processing, and the recipients of your data. To exercise this right, please contact us at info@economicai.com.

Correction and Rectification

You have the right to request that inaccurate or incomplete personal data be corrected or updated. If you believe any information we hold about you is inaccurate, please contact us immediately.

Erasure and Right to Be Forgotten

Under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the deletion of your personal data. This right is not absolute and may not apply if we have a legitimate legal basis to retain the data. To request erasure, please contact us at info@economicai.com.

Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request that we limit how we use your personal data in certain situations, such as while we verify the accuracy of disputed data.

Data Portability

You have the right to receive a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit that data to another organization.

Objection and Withdrawal of Consent

If we are processing your data based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time by contacting us or adjusting your preferences. If we are processing your data based on legitimate interests, you have the right to object to this processing. Withdrawing consent or objecting will not affect the lawfulness of processing before the withdrawal or objection.

Marketing Communications

If you no longer wish to receive marketing communications from us, you can unsubscribe by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any marketing email or by contacting us at info@economicai.com.

10. Third-Party Links and Integrations

External Links

Our website contains links to third-party websites and services. This Privacy Policy applies only to economicai.com. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing your personal data.

Google Web Fonts

This website uses Web Fonts from Google Fonts to display fonts uniformly across pages. When you access our website, your browser downloads the required fonts from Google's servers. Your IP address is communicated to Google, and Google may collect information about your visit. Please refer to Google's privacy policy for information about how Google processes this data.

11. Children's Privacy

Our website and services are not directed to children under the age of 13, nor do we knowingly collect personal data from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 13, we will delete that information immediately. If you believe we have collected data from a child, please contact us at info@economicai.com.

12. Data Security

We implement comprehensive security measures designed to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

  • Encryption of data in transit using TLS/SSL protocols
  • Secure form handling and validation on both client and server sides
  • Regular security assessments and vulnerability testing
  • Restricted access to personal data on a need-to-know basis
  • Secure hosting infrastructure provided by Cloudflare

However, no method of data transmission over the internet is completely secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

13. International Data Transfers

Economic AI GmbH is located in Germany. When we transfer your personal data internationally or to third-party service providers, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses under the GDPR.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, applicable laws, or other factors. When we make material changes, we will notify you by updating the date at the top of this policy and, if required, by sending you a notification or seeking your consent. Your continued use of our website constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us:

Economic AI GmbH
Nürnberger Str. 262 A
93059 Regensburg
Germany

Phone: +49 9401 92080
Email: info@economicai.com

We will respond to your requests within 30 days or as required by applicable law.

16. Data Protection Authority

If you believe your rights have been violated or wish to lodge a formal complaint about our data practices, you may contact your local data protection authority. For residents of Germany, this is:

Bavarian Data Protection Authority (Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht)
Promenadeplatz 18
80333 Munich
Germany

Website: https://www.lda.bayern.de/

Last Updated: January 2026