Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

Sacred Valley Tech UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Im Mediapark 5
50670 Cologne
Germany

2. General Information on Data Processing

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Personal data on this website is only processed to the extent strictly necessary. No analytics or marketing tools are used. All fonts used on this website are loaded from our own server — no connection is made to external font services.

3. Hosting and Server Log Files

This website is hosted via Google Firebase Hosting. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you visit the website, Firebase automatically records technical access data in server log files:

IP address
Date and time of access
URL requested
HTTP status code
Data volume transferred
Browser type and operating system
Referrer URL

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest). Our legitimate interest lies in the secure and stable provision of our online services. Log data is processed by Google in accordance with their privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy.

4. Google Maps

The "Contact" and "About us" pages embed maps from Google Maps. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

The map is only loaded after you actively click "Load map" (two-click solution). Only at that point is a connection established to Google's servers, transmitting your IP address and browser information.

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent). You may withhold consent by simply not loading the map. For more information, see Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy.

5. Waitlist

This website offers the option to join a waitlist for the Sally app. We collect the following data:

First name
Last name
Email address
Language preference (DE/EN)

The submitted data is processed via Google Apps Script and stored in Google Sheets. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. The data is used solely to notify you of the Sally launch and is not shared with third parties.

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent given by actively submitting the form). You may withdraw your consent at any time by sending an informal email to hello@sacredvalleytech.com; your data will then be deleted promptly.

6. Cookies and Local Storage

This website sets only one strictly necessary cookie to store your cookie preference:

Name: cookie_consent
Purpose: Storing your acknowledgement of the cookie notice banner
Retention: 365 days
Type: Strictly necessary

An entry is also written to your browser's local storage (key: cookie_consent_log) containing the timestamp and version of your acknowledgement. This entry remains locally in your browser and is not transmitted to our servers.

No analytics, tracking or marketing cookies are set. The legal basis for the necessary cookie is § 25(2) TTDSG.

You can reset your cookie preference at any time:

7. Contact by Email

If you contact us by email, your submitted data (email address and message content) will be stored for the purpose of processing your enquiry. No data is passed on to third parties. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in handling enquiries).

8. Retention Period

Personal data is only stored for as long as is necessary for the respective purposes or as required by statutory retention obligations. Waitlist data will be deleted after the Sally launch or upon request.

9. Rights of Data Subjects

You have the following rights:

Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)

To exercise your rights, please contact: hello@sacredvalleytech.com

10. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority regarding the processing of your personal data. The competent authority is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia (LDI NRW), www.ldi.nrw.de.