Privacy and Cookies Policy

Last Updated: 12.2025

Protecting your personal data is important to us at Braaands™.
This Privacy & Cookies Policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and which rights you have under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights, you can contact us at:
Email: support@braaands.co

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1. Who We Are

Braaands™ is a digital platform for the presentation, curation, and mediation of branding and design projects, as well as the offering of selected digital products.

Operator:
Braaands™
Dreihausgasse 9
1150 Vienna
Austria

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2. What Data We Collect and Why

A) Personal Data

We process personal data only to the extent necessary to operate the platform:

  • Account registration & user account:
    Name, email address, login information
  • Newsletter:
    Email address (only with explicit opt-in consent)
  • User content:
    Content voluntarily uploaded to the platform (e.g. brand submissions)
  • Contact requests:
    Information you provide when contacting us via email or forms

This data is required to provide and operate the platform and to communicate with users.

B) Technical Data

As part of the technical operation of the website, the following data may be processed automatically:

  • IP address (in truncated or anonymized form)
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Date and time of access and visited pages

This data is used for:

  • platform security
  • error analysis
  • statistical evaluation to improve our services

These data do not allow direct identification of individual users.

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3. Analytics & Tracking

Braaands™ uses Google Analytics (GA4), a web analytics service provided by Google.

Google Analytics helps us understand:

  • how the website is used
  • which content is relevant
  • how we can improve the platform

Please note:

  • IP addresses are automatically anonymized
  • no personal user profiles are created
  • data is evaluated exclusively in aggregated form

The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in optimizing our website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

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4. Emails & Communication

We send emails in the following cases:

  • System and service emails, such as:
    • account notifications
    • messages to Sellers and registered Designers
    • important information related to platform usage

These emails are necessary for using Braaands™.

  • Newsletter emails:
    • sent only with prior explicit consent
    • delivered via Flodesk
    • can be unsubscribed from at any time

There is no automated marketing communication without opt-in consent.

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5. Payment Processing

The sale of digital products on Braaands™ is handled exclusively by external payment providers, in particular:

  • LemonSqueezy
  • Gumroad

Braaands™:

  • has no access to payment or credit card data
  • does not store or process any payment information

Payment processing and related data handling are governed by the privacy policies of the respective payment providers.

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6. Cookies

Braaands™ uses cookies for the following purposes:

  • Essential cookies:
    required for login and core functionality (e.g. Memberstack)
  • Functional cookies:
    to store preferences and settings
  • Analytics cookies:
    to analyze website usage (Google Analytics)
  • Marketing cookies:
    only with explicit user consent

Managing Cookies

You can manage or disable cookies via your browser settings.
Please note that disabling essential cookies may limit platform functionality.

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7. Data Processing by Third Parties

We use selected service providers to operate our platform, including:

  • Webflow (hosting)
  • Memberstack (authentication & user management)
  • Flodesk (newsletter delivery)

Some of these providers may process data outside the EU (e.g. in the United States).
Where applicable, data transfers are safeguarded using EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or equivalent legal mechanisms.

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8. Data Retention & Account Deletion

  • Personal data is stored only as long as necessary for the respective purposes
  • Users can delete their account independently at any time via their profile settings
  • Statutory retention obligations remain unaffected

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9. Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the right to:

  • access your data
  • rectify inaccurate data
  • request deletion (“right to be forgotten”)
  • restrict processing
  • object to processing
  • data portability

To exercise your rights, please contact:
support@braaands.co

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10. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy & Cookies Policy when necessary.
Changes will be published on this page. Continued use of the platform constitutes acceptance of the updated version.

Contact

Braaands™
Dreihausgasse 9
1150 Vienna, Austria
support@braaands.co

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