Privacy Policy

1. Overview

This privacy policy explains how Gera ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you use our website and services. We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for this website is:

Gera
Ben [Last Name]
[Your Address]
Germany
Email: ben@geraghostwriting.com

3. Data We Collect

We collect the following personal data when you submit our application form:

• LinkedIn URL or name
• Email address

We also automatically collect:

• IP address (anonymized)
• Browser type and version
• Pages visited and time spent

4. Purpose of Data Processing

We use your data for the following purposes:

• To respond to your application and contact you about our services
• To provide our LinkedIn content management services
• To improve our website and services
• To comply with legal obligations

5. Legal Basis

We process your personal data based on:

• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) — when you submit the application form
• Contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) — to provide our services
• Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) — to improve our website

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary:

• Application data: Until your inquiry is resolved, or up to 6 months if no contract is formed
• Client data: For the duration of our business relationship plus 10 years (legal requirement)
• Website analytics: 26 months

7. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• FormSubmit.co — to process form submissions (data processed in accordance with their privacy policy)
• YouTube — embedded video (Google's privacy policy applies)
• Netlify — website hosting (Netlify's privacy policy applies)

8. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Right of access — request a copy of your data
• Right to rectification — correct inaccurate data
• Right to erasure — request deletion of your data
• Right to restrict processing — limit how we use your data
• Right to data portability — receive your data in a portable format
• Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interest
• Right to withdraw consent — at any time

To exercise these rights, contact us at: ben@geraghostwriting.com

9. Cookies

This website uses only essential cookies required for the website to function. We do not use tracking cookies or advertising cookies.

10. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

11. Right to Complain

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In Germany, this is the data protection authority of your state (Landesdatenschutzbeauftragter).

12. Updates

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.

Last updated: January 2025