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Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2026
We appreciate your interest in our websites and online services. The protection of your personal data is very important to us. Below we inform you about how we process personal data when you visit our websites, contact us, or use our online services.

1. Controller
The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

Polarize Media GmbH
Grüntenstraße 17
88299 Leutkirch im Allgäu
Germany

Phone: +49 176 47783074
Email: info@wepolarize.com

2. General Information on Data Processing

We process personal data exclusively in accordance with the applicable legal provisions, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG).

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, in particular, name, email address, telephone number, IP address, or the content of inquiries.

Personal data is processed in particular for the following purposes:

  • Provision and operation of our websites

  • Responding to inquiries

  • Initiation and execution of contracts

  • Ensuring IT security and system stability

  • Audience measurement and analytics, where consent has been given

3. Hosting

Depending on the specific website or project, our websites are hosted by the following hosting providers:

  • webgo GmbH, Wendenstraße 8–12, 20097 Hamburg, Germany

  • Hostinger International Ltd., depending on the website or hosting infrastructure used via Hostinger services

Within the scope of hosting, personal data necessary for the provision, operation, and security of the respective website may be processed. This may include in particular server log files, IP addresses, access times, browser information, and system data.

Processing is carried out for the purpose of providing the website, ensuring stability and security, and for technical administration.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR

Legitimate interest: secure, stable, and efficient operation of our websites

4. Server Log Files
When accessing our websites, information is automatically collected by the respective hosting provider in so-called server log files. This may include in particular:

  • IP address

  • Date and time of access

  • Accessed page or file

  • Referrer URL

  • Browser type and browser version

  • Operating system used

  • Hostname of the accessing computer

These data are not used to draw direct conclusions about your identity. Instead, they are processed to ensure the functionality of the website, system security, error analysis, and the prevention of misuse.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR

5. Cookies, Similar Technologies and Consent Management

We use cookies and similar technologies on our websites. Some of them are technically necessary to provide the website. Others are used for statistical, analytical, or convenience purposes.

Where storing information on your device or accessing information already stored on your device does not fall under a legal exception, this will only take place based on your consent. The legal basis for this is Section 25(1) TDDDG. The subsequent processing of personal data is generally based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Technically necessary cookies and technologies may be used on the basis of Section 25(2) TDDDG.

You can withdraw or adjust your consent at any time with effect for the future via the consent tool used on the respective website.

Consent Tool

If our websites are operated using the Hostinger Website Builder or corresponding functions, we use a consent or cookie banner provided by Hostinger to obtain, document, and manage user consent.

The following data may be processed in particular:

  • consent status

  • time of consent selection

  • technical device and browser information

  • IP address

  • consent ID or log data

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR

Legitimate interest: legally compliant management and documentation of user consent

6. Contacting Us

If you contact us by email, telephone, or via a contact form integrated on one of our websites, we process the data you provide to handle your request.

This may include in particular:

  • name

  • email address

  • telephone number

  • company name

  • content of your message

  • additional information provided voluntarily

If contact forms provided by Hostinger or Hostinger website functions are used on individual websites, the technical processing of form data takes place via this infrastructure.

Legal basis:

  • Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if the inquiry relates to the initiation or execution of a contract

  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR for other inquiries

Legitimate interest: proper handling of contact requests and communication with interested parties, customers, and business partners

7. Contractual and Business Communication

If you enter into a business relationship with us or request services, we process the personal data required for contract initiation, contract execution, communication, billing, and compliance with legal obligations.

This may include in particular master data, contact data, contractual data, communication data, and billing data.

Legal bases:

  • Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR

  • Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR

  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR

8. Google Analytics

On some of our websites we use Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google, provided that you have given your consent via our consent tool.

The provider is:

Google Ireland Limited
Gordon House
Barrow Street
Dublin 4
Ireland

Google Analytics enables us to analyze user behavior on our websites, create statistical reports, and optimize our online offering.

The following data may be processed in particular:

  • shortened IP address

  • usage data

  • page views

  • time spent on pages

  • click behavior

  • technical information about browser and device

  • origin of visitors

  • approximate location data

We use Google Analytics exclusively on the basis of your consent.

Legal basis: Section 25(1) TDDDG, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR

You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future via the consent tool.

9. Recipients of Personal Data

We only transfer personal data to third parties where this is legally permitted or necessary to fulfill the respective purposes.

Recipients may include in particular:

  • hosting providers

  • technical service providers

  • providers of website and form functions

  • analytics service providers

  • tax advisors, legal advisors, and other professional consultants

  • authorities and public bodies where a legal obligation exists

Where external service providers process personal data on our behalf, we conclude data processing agreements with them where required.

10. Data Transfers to Third Countries

Where we use services from providers that may process personal data in countries outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA), this will only take place in compliance with the applicable legal requirements.

Hostinger states that depending on the services used, data may also be processed outside the EU/EEA and that standard contractual clauses are used for this purpose.

In the case of Google, a transfer of personal data to companies in the United States cannot be ruled out. For data transfers to participating US companies, the EU-US Data Privacy Framework based on the adequacy decision of the European Commission dated July 10, 2023 may apply. Standard contractual clauses may also be used.

11. Data Retention

We store personal data only for as long as necessary for the respective processing purposes or as required by statutory retention obligations.

Relevant criteria for the retention period include in particular:

  • duration of processing your request

  • existence of a contractual relationship

  • statutory retention periods under commercial and tax law

  • limitation periods and evidentiary obligations

  • withdrawal of consent

Once the respective purpose no longer applies and no statutory retention obligations exist, the relevant data will be deleted or blocked.

12. Legal Bases for Processing

Unless a more specific legal basis is mentioned in this privacy policy, we rely on the following legal bases for processing personal data:

  • Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR – consent

  • Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR – performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures

  • Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR – compliance with a legal obligation

  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interest

13. Your Rights

Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the following rights:

  • right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR

  • right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR

  • right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR

  • right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR

  • right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR

  • right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR

  • right to withdraw consent at any time with future effect pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR

  • right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

14. 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 supervisory authority responsible for our company is generally:

The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Württemberg
Heilbronner Straße 35
70191 Stuttgart
Germany

15. Provision of Personal Data

The provision of personal data may be required by law or contract, or may be necessary for the conclusion of a contract. Without the provision of the required data, we may not be able to process inquiries, contracts, or services, or may only be able to do so to a limited extent.

16. Automated Decision-Making

Automated decision-making, including profiling within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR, does not take place.

17. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to reflect changes to our websites, services, or technologies used.

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