Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Information about the processing of your personal data according to GDPR

1. Data Controller

The data controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other national data protection laws as well as other data protection provisions is:

Kottoman GmbH

Heegbarg 31

22391 Hamburg

Germany

Email: info@kottoman.de

Phone: +49 40 61188324

3. What Data Do We Collect?

Automatically Collected Data

When visiting our website, the following data is automatically collected:

  • IP address (anonymized)
  • Date and time of request
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Referrer URL
  • Pages visited

Data You Provide

  • Email address (upon registration)
  • Name (optional)
  • Profile picture (optional)
  • Content you create (boards, cards, comments)
  • Communication with our support

4. Registration & User Account

Registration is required to use our services. During registration, we process:

Email / Password

Your email address serves as your username and for notifications. Passwords are stored securely hashed.

OAuth Login

When logging in via Google or GitHub, we only receive the data necessary for authentication (email, name, profile picture).

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (Contract performance)

5. Payment Processing

For payment processing, we use the service Stripe (Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Dublin 2, Ireland).

Data processed by Stripe:

  • Payment information (credit card data, IBAN)
  • Transaction data
  • Billing address

We do not store any credit card data ourselves. This data is processed directly by Stripe and protected according to PCI DSS standards.

Stripe Privacy Policy: https://stripe.com/privacy

6. Cookies & Tracking

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of the website:

CookiePurposeDuration
sb-*-auth-tokenAuthenticationSession / 7 days
themeTheme preference1 year

Analytics & Performance

We use Vercel Analytics and Vercel Speed Insights to analyze website usage. These services work in a privacy-friendly manner and without cookies.

More information: Vercel Analytics Privacy Policy

7. Hosting & Infrastructure

Vercel

Website hosting and edge functions
Vercel Inc., 340 S Lemon Ave #4133, Walnut, CA 91789, USA

Supabase

Database and authentication
Supabase Inc., USA (EU server location available)

Data processing agreements (DPA) are in place with all service providers in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. For data transfers to the USA, Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) are used.

8. Third-Party Services

Anthropic (Claude AI)

For AI-powered features, we use the Claude API from Anthropic. Your inputs are transmitted to Anthropic for processing.

Anthropic Privacy Policy

Resend (Email)

For sending email notifications, we use Resend.

Resend Privacy Policy

9. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights:

Right of Access

Art. 15 GDPR - Information about your stored data

Right to Rectification

Art. 16 GDPR - Correction of incorrect data

Right to Erasure

Art. 17 GDPR - Deletion of your data ('Right to be forgotten')

Right to Restriction

Art. 18 GDPR - Restriction of processing

Right to Data Portability

Art. 20 GDPR - Receive your data in machine-readable format

Right to Object

Art. 21 GDPR - Object to processing

Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The supervisory authority responsible for us is:

The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Ludwig-Erhard-Str. 22, 7. OG
20459 Hamburg

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy to comply with changed legal situations or changes to our service. You will always find the current version on this page. We will notify you of significant changes by email.

Last updated: November 2025