Privacy Policy

Controller & contact

Controller: Howzer GmbH i.G., Duschlstraße 12, 82131 Gauting, Germany.
Email: lennard.gross@howzer.ai.

Data Protection Officer: Lennard Felix Maximilian Gross

Categories of data & purposes

• Server logs (IP, timestamp, URL, user-agent, referrer) to deliver the site and ensure security.
• Contact forms/newsletter: name, email, message content to handle requests and send updates.
• Downloads (e.g., PDFs): minimal logging for delivery and abuse prevention.
• Optional analytics (if enabled): pseudonymous usage metrics.

Legal bases (Art. 6 GDPR)

• Art. 6(1)(f) legitimate interests: secure, reliable operation; preventing abuse; measuring reach.
• Art. 6(1)(b) contract-related communication when you contact us.
• Art. 6(1)(a) consent for optional analytics or newsletter subscriptions.
• Art. 6(1)(c) legal obligations (e.g., retention duties).

Recipients & processing in the EU/EEA

We host the marketing site on Cloudflare Pages and may use related CDN services. Data may be routed via Cloudflare’s edge infrastructure. We conclude data processing agreements where required and use EU-based or SCCs where applicable.

• Hosting/CDN: Cloudflare, Inc. (processor) – caching & delivery.
• Email & helpdesk providers (processors) for inquiries you send to us.

Retention

Server logs are typically retained for up to 14–30 days unless longer retention is required to investigate incidents. Contact requests are stored as long as necessary to handle the request and comply with legal retention.

Cookies & analytics

We aim to operate the site with essential cookies only. If we enable analytics, we will obtain consent via a banner and provide granular settings. You can revoke consent at any time with effect for the future.

Your rights

• Access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection (Arts. 15–21 GDPR).
• Right to withdraw consent at any time (Art. 7(3) GDPR).
• Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority: Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA), Promenade 27 (Schloss), 91522 Ansbach, Germany, https://www.lda.bayern.de/, phone +49 981 53 1300.

Security

We use TLS encryption and industry-standard measures to protect data. Please avoid sending sensitive data via general contact forms; use secure channels agreed with us.

Changes to this notice

We may update this policy to reflect changes in processing or legal requirements. The current version is published here.