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Privacy Policy – GovaGuard GbR

Last updated: Will be dated upon publishing

GovaGuard GbR (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform. This privacy policy will explain how our organization uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website and services.

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What data do we collect?

GovaGuard GbR collects the following data:

  • Email address of the user
  • Payment information
  • IP address of the user
  • Email addresses of phishing targets submitted by the user during use of the service

How do we collect your data?

You directly provide GovaGuard GbR with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

  • Register for an account or subscribe to a plan
  • Use the service and enter data, such as email addresses of phishing targets
  • Access the website, which logs your IP address

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal data or data from minors.

How will we use your data?

GovaGuard GbR collects your data so that we can:

  • Provide and maintain our services
  • Process subscriptions and user account management
  • Fulfill legal and technical requirements for hosting and service operation

We share user data with third-party service providers solely for operational purposes:

  • Hetzner Online GmbH (Hosting provider – data is stored and processed on their infrastructure)

How do we store your data?

GovaGuard GbR securely stores your data with our hosting provider, Hetzner Online GmbH.

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Marketing

GovaGuard GbR does not send marketing emails or SMS, and we do not share user data with any third-party marketing partners.

What are your data protection rights?

GovaGuard GbR wants to ensure you are fully aware of all your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

  • Right to access – You can request copies of your personal data.
  • Right to rectification – You can request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to erasure – You can request deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
  • Right to restrict processing – You can request that we limit processing of your data.
  • Right to object to processing – You can object to our processing of your data.
  • Right to data portability – You can request that we transfer your data to another organization or directly to you.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at:

📧 hello@govaguard.com

We will respond within one month of receiving your request.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to maintain session and security functionality.

How do we use cookies?

GovaGuard GbR uses cookies to:

  • Keep you signed in to your account

What types of cookies do we use?

We only use essential cookies, which are required for the website and platform to function properly. These do not track or store usage data beyond session management.

How to manage cookies

You can configure your browser to reject or delete cookies. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our services.

Privacy policies of other websites

Our website may contain links to external websites. This privacy policy applies only to our own platform. If you click on a link to another website, please read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

GovaGuard GbR keeps this privacy policy under regular review. We will post updates on this page.

Last updated: Will be dated upon publishing

How to contact us

If you have questions about our privacy policy or the data we hold on you, please contact us:

📧 Email: hello@govaguard.com

How to contact the appropriate authorities

If you wish to report a complaint or feel we haven’t addressed your concern properly, you may contact your local supervisory authority.

GovaGuard GbR is based in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The relevant supervisory authority is:

Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen (LDI NRW)
Website: https://www.ldi.nrw.de
Address: Kavalleriestr. 2-4, 40213 Düsseldorf, Germany