Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to taxgermany.de (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal data when you use our Service. We are committed to processing your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and other applicable privacy laws.

Data Controller

For the purposes of the GDPR and other applicable data protection laws, We Build Products GmbH (the "Company," "we," "us," or "our") acts as the data controller. You can contact us at:

We Build Products GmbH
Kolonnenstraße 8
10827 Berlin
Email: info@taxgermany.de

Data We Collect

• Financial Data: Information you provide about your income, expenses, or other financial details.
• Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, and any other information you voluntarily provide.
• Payment Information: Payment details used for Stripe transactions (we do not store full payment card details; Stripe processes these on our behalf).
• Error Tracking Data: Technical data such as IP address, device information, browser type, operating system, and error logs collected via Sentry for error monitoring and debugging purposes.
• Marketing and Analytics Data: Cookies, device identifiers, browsing behavior, page views, click behavior, conversion events, and other usage data collected via Google Tag Manager, Google Ads, Meta Pixel, Reddit Pixel, and Google Analytics for marketing, advertising, and website performance analysis.

Cookie Management

We use Cookiebot to manage cookie consent on our website. Cookiebot helps us comply with GDPR and ePrivacy regulations by providing a transparent and user-friendly cookie consent interface.

When you visit our website, Cookiebot will display a cookie banner that allows you to:

• Accept or decline cookies: You can choose which categories of cookies you want to allow.
• View cookie details: See detailed information about the cookies used on our website and their purposes.
• Change your preferences: You can modify your cookie preferences at any time by accessing the cookie settings through the Cookiebot badge or link on our website.

For more information about how Cookiebot processes your data, please visit Cookiebot's Privacy Policy.

How We Use Your Data

• Service Delivery: We collect and process your financial and personal data to provide our Service, including transferring it to our tax advisor partner Suat Göydeniz & Grit Birka eGbR who will generate regulated documents.
• Payments: We use Stripe to process payments; your payment information is transferred securely to Stripe for this purpose.
• Error Tracking: We use Sentry to identify, track, and resolve errors or bugs in the application.
• Marketing and Advertising: We use Google Tag Manager, Google Ads, Meta Pixel, and Reddit Pixel to track advertising campaign performance, measure conversions, create remarketing audiences, and deliver targeted advertisements.
• Website Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze user behavior, traffic sources, page performance, and overall site usage to improve our Service.
• Communications: We may send you administrative or service-related emails to keep you informed about updates, pricing changes, or security notices.
• Legal Compliance: We may process your personal data to comply with legal obligations or respond to lawful requests.

Legal Basis for Processing

We rely on the following legal grounds under the GDPR to process your personal data:

• Contractual Necessity: Processing is necessary to fulfill our contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract (e.g., providing the Service).
• Consent: For marketing and advertising cookies (Google Ads, Meta Pixel, Reddit Pixel, Google Analytics) and non-essential tracking. You can manage your consent preferences via the Cookiebot banner and withdraw consent at any time.
• Legitimate Interests: For improving our products, preventing fraud, or analyzing errors via Sentry.
• Legal Obligations: Compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and court orders.

Data Sharing and Transfers

• Tax Advisor: Your financial data will be shared with our tax advisor partner Suat Göydeniz & Grit Birka eGbR to generate authorized, regulated documents.
• Third-Party Services: These services may have access to your personal data as necessary to perform specific tasks on our behalf, and they are obligated not to disclose or use it for other purposes.
  • Stripe (Payments)
  • Sentry (Error Tracking)
  • hCaptcha (Bot and Spam Protection)
  • Cookiebot (Cookie Consent Management)
  • Google Tag Manager (Tag Management System)
  • Google Ads (Advertising and Conversion Tracking)
  • Meta Pixel (Advertising and Conversion Tracking)
  • Reddit Pixel (Advertising and Conversion Tracking)
  • Google Analytics (Website Analytics)
• Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Financial data provided for tax-related services may be subject to statutory retention periods under German law or other applicable regulations.

Data Storage & Security

Your data is securely stored on servers located within the European Union. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access.

Your Rights Under GDPR

Under the GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data we hold.
• Rectification: Request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or if processing it is unlawful.
• Restriction: Request restriction of processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Objection: Object to the processing of your personal data on legitimate grounds.
• Data Portability: Receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and transfer it to another data controller, where technically feasible.
• Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the EU Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement. In Germany, you can contact your local data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@taxgermany.de. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Children's Privacy

Our Service is not directed to individuals under the age of 16 (or the equivalent minimum age in the relevant jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have collected personal data from a child, please contact us at info@taxgermany.de.

International Data Transfers

Where we transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure it is protected by appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses, or other lawful transfer mechanisms.

Specifically, your personal data may be transferred to Google LLC in the United States through our use of Google Tag Manager, Google Ads, and Google Analytics. Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and has implemented Standard Contractual Clauses to ensure adequate protection of your data. You can learn more about Google's data protection practices at Google's Privacy Policy.

Similarly, your personal data may be transferred to Meta Platforms Inc. and Reddit Inc. in the United States through our use of Meta Pixel and Reddit Pixel. Both companies have implemented appropriate safeguards including Standard Contractual Clauses to protect your data. You can learn more about their data protection practices at Meta's Privacy Policy and Reddit's Privacy Policy.

Changes to Your Consent Preferences

For processing activities that require your consent (such as marketing and advertising cookies), you can manage your preferences at any time through the Cookiebot banner on our website. You can withdraw your consent at any time, which will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

Please note that some data processing activities do not require your consent because they are necessary for our contract with you, required by law, or based on our legitimate interests as explained in the "Legal Basis for Processing" section above.

Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be notified via email or published on our website. Your continued use of the Service after any modifications indicates your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.