Privacy Policy

1. Controller

Blackbox Innovation GmbH
Wolbecker Str. 99
48155 Münster, Germany
Email: hallo@blackbox.ms

2. Newsletter Subscription

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. We use a double opt-in process: after signing up, you will receive a confirmation email. Your subscription is only activated after you click the confirmation link.

Data processed: Email address, subscription preferences (frequency, story count), timezone, subscription date.
Purpose: To send you the Hacker News Brew you requested.
Legal basis: Your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
Storage duration: Until you unsubscribe. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in every email.

3. Hosting & Log Files

Our website is hosted on servers in Germany. When you visit our website, your IP address and browser information are temporarily processed in server log files for security purposes.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Storage duration: Log files are deleted after 7 days.

4. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data (Art. 15)
• Rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16)
• Erasure of your data (Art. 17)
• Withdraw your consent at any time (Art. 7)
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77)

To exercise your rights, contact us at hallo@blackbox.ms or simply unsubscribe via the link in any email.

5. Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority:

Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit NRW
Postfach 20 04 44, 40102 Düsseldorf
www.ldi.nrw.de

Last updated: January 2025