PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: March 4, 2026 · Datenschutzerklärung gemäß DSGVO

1. Data Controller

Ben Pfeiffer, VegaMacro, Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Contact: info@vegamacro.com

2. Data We Collect

We collect minimal data: email addresses (when you subscribe or register), payment information processed by Stripe (card details are handled entirely by Stripe and never stored on our servers), usage analytics (page views, anonymized), and browser type/language preferences stored locally. We do not track individual investment decisions or store financial data.

3. Legal Basis (GDPR Art. 6)

Processing is based on: (a) your consent when subscribing to our newsletter, (b) legitimate interest for analytics and platform improvement, (c) contractual necessity for providing the service.

4. Cookies & Local Storage

We use essential cookies for session management and access tier authentication. No advertising or tracking cookies are used. Vercel Web Analytics is privacy-focused and does not use third-party cookies or collect personal data.

5. Third-Party Services

We use: Vercel (hosting, Germany/EU region), Stripe (payment processing — processes card details, billing address, and transaction data under its own privacy policy at stripe.com/privacy; legal basis: contractual necessity per Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR), Supabase (database, EU region), Marketstack API (market data), FRED API (economic data), BLS/BEA (US government economic data), CoinGecko API (crypto data), Anthropic Claude API (AI research generation). No personal data is shared with data API services. Stripe receives only the data necessary to process your payment.

6. Data Retention

Email addresses are retained until you unsubscribe. Analytics data is anonymized and aggregated. You may request deletion at any time.

7. Your Rights (GDPR)

You have the right to: access your data, rectification, erasure ("right to be forgotten"), restrict processing, data portability, and object to processing. To exercise these rights, contact info@vegamacro.com.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including HTTPS encryption, secure API key management, and access controls.

9. International Transfers

Some data may be processed outside the EU (e.g., API calls to US-based services). Such transfers are protected by Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions.

10. Changes

We will notify users of material changes to this policy via the Platform. Continued use constitutes acceptance.

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