Privacy policy
DRAFT: fields in [square brackets] must be filled in before publishing.
Controller
Mateus Alves · Schwarzenbacher Str. 48 · 81549 Munich · Germany · Email: [email protected]
Hosting
This website is hosted by Cloudflare, Inc. Technically necessary data (e.g. IP address, time, page requested) is processed in server logs. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (secure and stable operation).
Application form
When you apply, we store your details (school name, city, contact person, email, information on classes, events and links) in a Google spreadsheet (Google Sheets / Apps Script, Google Ireland Ltd.). We use them only to review your application and contact you. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) and (f) GDPR. We delete the data at the latest 12 months after the end of the awards edition unless a legal duty requires otherwise.
Audience Award (voting)
When you vote in the Audience Award, we store your email address, the chosen school and the time in a Google spreadsheet (Google Sheets / Apps Script, Google Ireland Ltd.) and email you a confirmation link. We use the data only to count one vote per person and to remove duplicate or abusive votes. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) and (f) GDPR. The data is deleted after the results are evaluated. [Review retention period.]
Publicly available data about schools
For the ranking we use information schools have published themselves on their websites and profiles (e.g. classes, founding year). Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. To correct or remove information, email [email protected].
Fonts
The website loads fonts from Google Fonts (Google Ireland Ltd.), which transmits your IP address to Google. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. [Review: ideally self-host the fonts.]
Email contact
If you write to us, we process your message to answer it. Our email provider is Spacemail (Namecheap/Spaceship).
Your rights
You have the right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, data portability and objection. You may also lodge a complaint with a data protection authority. Just email [email protected].
Cookies and tracking
We currently do not use tracking or advertising cookies. [Review and update if analytics tools are added later.]