Privacy Policy

1. Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Alphavant
Lukas Timm
Im Dahlen 12a
21077 Hamburg, Germany
Email: lukas@alphavant.com

2. Data Protection at a Glance

How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us (e.g., via the contact form). Other data is collected automatically when you visit the website. This includes technical data such as your browser, operating system, and IP address.

What do we use your data for?
Part of the data ensures the website functions correctly. With your consent, other data is used to analyze how visitors use the site so we can improve it.

What rights do you have?
You have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to data portability and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

3. Hosting (Vercel)

This website is hosted by Vercel Inc., 340 S Lemon Ave #4133, Walnut, CA 91789, USA. When you visit our website, Vercel's servers automatically collect and store information in server log files:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referrer URL
• Time of access
• User agent string

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in stable, secure website operation).
Data location: USA. Transfer basis: EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Retention: Server logs are retained for up to 30 days.

4. Analytics (PostHog)

With your consent, we use PostHog Inc. for website analytics. PostHog is only loaded after you click "Accept" in the cookie consent banner. If you click "Only Essential", PostHog is never loaded and no analytics data is collected.

What PostHog collects

• Page views, page leave events, and navigation paths
• Click events, scroll depth, and form interactions (autocapture)
• Session recordings (mouse movements, clicks, scrolls, page content)
• Heatmap data (aggregated click and scroll positions)
• Performance metrics (page load times)
• Browser type, operating system, screen resolution, device type
• Approximate location (derived from IP address)
• Referrer URL

User identification

When you submit the contact form, PostHog links your analytics session to the information you provide (name, email, company). This allows us to understand how prospective clients interact with our website before reaching out.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (your consent via the cookie banner).
Data location: USA (PostHog Cloud, US region).
Retention: Analytics data is retained for 12 months.
Opt-out: You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing your browser's local storage (removing the cookie_consent key) and reloading the page. The consent banner will reappear.

5. Fonts

All fonts used on this website (Inter, JetBrains Mono, Clash Display) are self-hosted on our own servers. No external font services (such as Google Fonts or Fontshare) are contacted when you visit this website. No data is transmitted to third-party font providers.

6. Content Delivery Network (Tailwind CSS)

This website loads the Tailwind CSS framework from cdn.tailwindcss.com. When you load a page, your browser connects to Tailwind Labs' CDN servers. The CDN provider receives your IP address, browser information, and the page URL.

Provider: Tailwind Labs Inc., USA.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in efficient delivery of styling resources).

7. Contact Form

When you submit the contact form on this website, we collect the following data:

• Full name
• Email address
• Company name
• LinkedIn profile URL (optional)
• Company stage (optional)
• Message text

This data is transmitted to our form processing API and stored for the purpose of responding to your inquiry and for potential follow-up communication. If you have given consent via the cookie banner, this data is also linked to your PostHog analytics session to help us understand how visitors interact with the website before contacting us.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures at your request).
Retention: Form submissions are retained for 24 months or until the inquiry is resolved, whichever is longer. You may request deletion at any time.

8. Cookies and Local Storage

This website uses browser local storage to remember your consent preference. The following values may be stored:

If you accept analytics, PostHog may set additional cookies and local storage entries to maintain your session and distinguish returning visitors. These are only set after you give consent.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR for analytics storage (consent); Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR for the consent preference itself (legitimate interest in remembering your choice).

9. Data Transfer to Third Countries

This website uses services from providers based in the USA. When these services are active, your personal data may be transferred to servers outside the European Economic Area. Specifically:

• Vercel (USA) — hosting
• PostHog (USA) — analytics (consent-gated)
• Tailwind Labs (USA) — CSS framework delivery

Transfers to US-based providers are based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework where applicable, or on Standard Contractual Clauses (Art. 46(2)(c) GDPR).

10. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR) — obtain confirmation of whether your data is being processed and request a copy
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) — request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) — request deletion of your data
• Right to restriction (Art. 18 GDPR) — request restriction of processing
• 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 interest
• Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR) — withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing
• Right to lodge a complaint — with a supervisory authority (for Hamburg: Der Hamburgische Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at lukas@alphavant.com.

11. Data Retention

12. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The current version is always available at alphavant.com/privacy.html. Material changes will be indicated by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

13. Contact

If you have questions about data protection or wish to exercise your rights, please contact:

Alphavant
Lukas Timm
Im Dahlen 12a
21077 Hamburg, Germany
Email: lukas@alphavant.com