Privacy Policy

The protection of your personal data is very important to us. This Privacy Policy informs you about the nature, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter briefly “Data”) within our online offering, **madebyjosephine.com**.

Data Controller:

Josephine Walker
[Insert your address]
Email: contact@madebyjosephine.com

Please replace the placeholder “[Insert your address]” with your full address.

We process the following categories of data:

• **Inventory & Contact Data:** Name, email address (if provided via forms).
• **Usage & Meta/Communication Data:** IP addresses, device information, visited pages.

Purpose of Processing:

The data is processed for the purpose of providing the website, responding to inquiries, ensuring security, and sending the newsletter (only with consent).

The processing of your data is carried out on the basis of the following legal grounds according to Art. 6 GDPR:

• **Consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a):** For instance, for newsletter dispatch.
• **Contract Performance (Art. 6 (1) lit. b):** To respond to your inquiries or execute a contract.
• **Legitimate Interests (Art. 6 (1) lit. f):** To maintain the secure and functional operation of the website (e.g., server log files).

When you access our website, the hosting provider automatically stores information in so-called Server Log Files. These include:

• Browser type and version, Operating system used
• Referrer URL (the previously visited page)
• IP address of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request

This data is used for technical administration, system security, and is stored based on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR).

Our website uses cookies. We differentiate between:

• **Technically Necessary Cookies:** These are essential for basic website functionality (Legal basis: Legitimate Interest).
• **Optional Cookies:** These are used for analysis or marketing purposes and are only set with your **active consent** (Legal basis: Consent).

You have the option to manage and delete cookies in your browser settings at any time.

For newsletter dispatch, we use the double opt-in procedure to ensure your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). We store your email address for the purpose of sending updates and information.

You can withdraw your consent at any time, for example, via the “Unsubscribe” link in every newsletter.

If you leave comments or submissions via other forms (e.g., contact form) on our website, we store your IP address and the time of creation in addition to the content. This is done to prevent spam and for defense against liability claims (Legitimate Interest).

You have the right at any time to request **information** about the processing of your data, the **rectification** of inaccurate data, the **erasure** of your data, the **restriction of processing**, and the **right to data portability**.

You can also **object** to processing and submit a **complaint** to the competent supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR).

Please contact us using the email address in Section 1 to assert your rights.

We reserve the right to adapt this Privacy Policy to comply with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services. The current version will always be available on this page.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data processing practices, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email: contact@madebyjosephine.com
Website: madebyjosephine.com