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Privacy

This notice explains how 021circle processes personal data on the landing page, for contact requests, and in connection with community events.

Document
Privacy
Route
/privacy
Version
Last updated: June 24, 2026
Status
Current

01

Controller

The controller is Marius Glauer, Averhoffstr. 26, 22085 Hamburg, Germany. You can contact 021circle at hello@021circle.com for privacy requests.

02

Landing page visits

When you visit the landing page, technical server logs may be processed to deliver the site, diagnose errors, and prevent misuse. Logs can include IP address, time, requested URL, browser information, and referrer.

021circle uses the NEXT_LOCALE cookie to remember the selected language. It is not used for advertising or tracking.

03

Contact and community requests

When you contact 021circle by email or request access to the community, 021circle processes the information you voluntarily provide. This can include your name, email address, company, role, technical interests, event preferences, and message content.

This data is used to answer requests, curate suitable founder rooms, coordinate invitations, and prepare events at the 021circle office in Hamburg Winterhude.

04

Legal bases

Processing is based, depending on context, on legitimate interests in operating a secure website, responding to requests, and curating the community, on pre-contractual or contractual communication, and on legal obligations where applicable.

05

Recipients and providers

021circle may use technical providers for hosting, email, infrastructure, and website operation. These providers process data only to the extent required. Where data is processed outside the European Economic Area, 021circle uses appropriate safeguards where legally required.

06

Retention

Personal data is stored only as long as necessary for the purposes described here, for handling your request, for event coordination, or for legal retention obligations. Community requests can be deleted when they are no longer relevant or when you request deletion, unless legal reasons require retention.

07

Your rights

Subject to legal requirements, you may have rights to access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, and withdrawal of consent. You may also lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.

  • Requests can be sent to hello@021circle.com.
  • 021circle may need to verify your identity before acting on a request.
  • You can object to community communication at any time.

08

Questions

For privacy questions, contact hello@021circle.com. This privacy notice may be updated when the website, community formats, providers, or legal requirements change.