Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for this website is:

For full legal contact details, see our Impressum.

2. What Data We Collect

We collect the minimum data necessary to operate the site and improve your experience:

• Usage data: Page views, referrer URLs, browser type, device type, approximate geographic location (country/city level), and session duration — collected anonymously via Google Analytics 4 when you consent to analytics cookies.
• Calculator inputs: Salary figures and tax settings you enter are processed entirely in your browser. We do not transmit or store them on our servers.
• Cookie preferences:Your consent choices are stored in your browser's localStorage and in a first-party cookie (etk_consent) for up to one year.
• Server logs: Our hosting provider (Vercel) and CDN may collect standard HTTP access logs (IP address, request path, timestamp) for security and operational purposes. These are not used for profiling.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Art. 6)

• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): Analytics and advertising cookies are only placed after you give active, informed consent via our cookie banner. You may withdraw consent at any time by clicking the cookie icon in the bottom-right corner.
• Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)): Strictly necessary cookies (consent preference storage) are set without consent as they are required for the site to function.
• Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)): Server log retention to meet security and legal requirements of our hosting provider.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use the following categories of cookies:

We implement Google Consent Mode v2. This means advertising and analytics tags only receive full data signals after you explicitly consent. Without consent, only cookieless pings with no personal data are transmitted.

5. Third-Party Services

• Google Tag Manager / Google Analytics 4 (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). We have enabled IP anonymisation. Data may be transferred to the USA under Standard Contractual Clauses. Data Processing Terms ↗
• Vercel Inc. (440 N Barranca Ave #4133, Covina, CA 91723, USA) — hosting and CDN. Vercel processes standard HTTP request logs. Vercel Privacy Policy ↗
• Neon Inc. — serverless PostgreSQL database for storing city/job reference data (no personal data). Neon Privacy Policy ↗

6. Data Retention

• Google Analytics data: 14 months (configured in GA4 settings).
• Cookie preference stored in your browser: 1 year.
• Vercel server logs: retained per Vercel's standard retention policy (typically up to 30 days).

7. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom, you have the following rights:

• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR): Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): Request deletion of your personal data (`right to be forgotten`).
• Right to restriction (Art. 18 GDPR): Request restriction of processing in certain circumstances.
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR): Receive your data in a machine-readable format.
• Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR): Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw your cookie consent at any time by clicking the cookie icon (🍪) in the bottom-right corner of any page.

To exercise any of the above rights, contact us at hello@eurotakehome.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority. In Germany, the relevant authority depends on the federal state of our registered address. A list of German supervisory authorities is available at: Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz (BfDI) ↗

9. International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers (Google, Vercel) may transfer data to the United States. These transfers are conducted under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and/or Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) as required by GDPR Chapter V.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The `Last updated` date at the top of this page will be revised accordingly. Material changes will be highlighted on the site.

11. Contact

Questions about this privacy policy? hello@eurotakehome.com