Privacy Policy

This is an English translation provided for convenience. In case of any discrepancy, the German version prevails.

1. Controller

The party responsible for processing data on this website is:

Luca Mathuse
Hoppecker-Str. 6
59929 Brilon
Germany
Email: kontakt@alternatly.app

2. Hosting and server log files

This website is hosted by IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany. Each time you visit the website, information transmitted by your browser is collected automatically (server log files):

This data is technically necessary to deliver the website and to ensure its security and stability. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR; our legitimate interest lies in operating the website securely and without errors. Log files are deleted after 3 days. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the hosting provider in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

3. SSL/TLS encryption

For security reasons, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by “https://” in your browser’s address bar.

4. Fonts

The fonts used on this website are stored locally on our server. No connection to Google or any other font provider is made when you visit the site.

5. Language preference

When you choose a language using the “DE / EN” switch, we store this choice in your browser’s local storage so that the site appears in your language on your next visit. This information remains solely on your device and is not transmitted to us. Storing it is strictly necessary for the service you have explicitly requested (Section 25(2) No. 2 of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act, TDDDG). You can delete it at any time in your browser settings.

6. Newsletter

If you sign up for our newsletter, we use your email address to send you news about the development and launch of Alternatly. No other information is required.

Double opt-in: After signing up, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. Only then will you be added to the mailing list. This ensures that nobody can sign up using someone else’s email address. As proof of consent, we store the time of sign-up and confirmation as well as the IP address used.

Legal basis is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw it at any time with effect for the future, for example via the unsubscribe link in every newsletter email or by contacting us. This does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

Email service provider: We use MailerLite to send our newsletter, a service of UAB “MailerLite”, J. Basanavičiaus 15, LT-03108 Vilnius, Lithuania. Your email address and the sign-up data mentioned above are stored on MailerLite’s servers. We have concluded a data processing agreement with MailerLite in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. Where MailerLite uses sub-processors outside the EU/EEA, data is transferred on the basis of an adequacy decision of the European Commission (e.g. the EU-US Data Privacy Framework) or the EU Standard Contractual Clauses. For more information, seeMailerLite’s privacy policy.

Retention: Your data is stored until you unsubscribe from the newsletter. After that, your email address is deleted or added to a block list so that you receive no further emails. The block list serves this purpose only (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

7. Instagram

This website links to our Instagram profile. This is a simple link; no data is transmitted to Instagram when you visit our website. Only when you click the link are you taken to Instagram, a service of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland, whereInstagram’s privacy policyapplies.

If you message us on Instagram, for example to test the app early, we process your message and profile name in order to reply to you (Art. 6(1)(b) or (f) GDPR). Meta is responsible for any processing by Instagram itself.

8. Your rights

Within the limits of the law, you have the right at any time to:

To exercise these rights, simply contact us by email. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR), for example the authority where you live or the authority responsible for us: the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia (LDI NRW).

Last updated: October 2026