Datenschutzerklärung (Privacy Policy)

1. Introduction

Welcome to IndieKidz ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our services, particularly when you register your interest in our Indian heritage magazine for children.

This policy complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable European data protection laws.

2. Data Controller

IndieKidz GmbH, based in Berlin, Germany, is the data controller responsible for your personal data. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: contact [at] indiekidz [dot] eu
Address: IndieKidz GmbH, Berlin, Germany

3. Information We Collect

When you register your interest through our form, we collect the following information:

  • Parent's full name
  • Email address
  • Country of residence
  • Child's age group preferences (1-3 years, 4-7 years)
  • Optional remarks or questions
  • GDPR consent confirmation

Note: We do not automatically collect any additional information such as IP addresses, browser information, or device data when you visit our website.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following specific purposes:

  • To gauge interest in our Indian heritage magazine for children
  • To understand preferences regarding age-appropriate content
  • To communicate with you about the magazine's availability when it's ready for purchase
  • To improve our website and services
  • To comply with legal obligations

Important: Your data from the interest form is only used to understand your preferences about the magazine. Once we are ready to sell the magazine, we will send you an email to inform you about the purchase method. After this purpose is fulfilled, or if we do not receive enough interest to proceed with the magazine, we will delete all collected data and will not keep any traces or backups.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal grounds:

  • Consent: You have explicitly consented to the processing of your personal data by accepting our GDPR consent notice when submitting the interest form.
  • Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests in developing and marketing our magazine, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
  • Legal Obligation: Processing is necessary for compliance with legal obligations to which we are subject.

6. Data Storage and Security

Your data is captured via Vercel (our website hosting provider) and stored in Google Sheets, with servers located in Europe. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage.

We limit access to your personal data to employees and third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions, and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including:

  • Until we are ready to sell the magazine and have informed you about purchase methods
  • If we determine there is insufficient interest to proceed with the magazine

After these purposes are fulfilled, we will delete your personal data and will not keep any traces or backups. This typically means your data will be retained for no longer than 12 months from submission unless you explicitly request us to keep your information for future updates.

8. Your Rights

Under the GDPR and other applicable data protection laws, you have the following rights:

  • Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to Data Portability: You can request that we transfer your personal data to another organization or directly to you.
  • Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact [at] indiekidz [dot] eu. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website.

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off.
  • Analytical/Performance Cookies: These allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our website.
  • Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to our website.

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

10. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to process your data:

  • Vercel: For website hosting and form submission processing
  • Google Sheets: For storing form submission data
  • Google Analytics: For website analytics

These third parties have their own privacy policies addressing how they use such information. We encourage you to read their privacy policies to understand how they process your information.

11. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us at contact [at] indiekidz [dot] eu, and we will take steps to delete such information.

12. Data Processing Location

We store and process all your data exclusively on servers located in Europe. Your personal data is never transferred to or processed in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

14. Complaints

If you have a complaint about our use of your personal data, please contact us at contact [at] indiekidz [dot] eu. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority in your country of residence, place of work, or where an alleged infringement of data protection law has occurred.

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: contact [at] indiekidz [dot] eu
Address: IndieKidz GmbH, Berlin, Germany