Data controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
8scale GmbH Scheffelstrasse 2 78315 Radolfzell am Bodensee
Email address: mail@8scale.tech Website: https://8scale.tech
No data protection officer has been appointed. Please direct data-protection enquiries to the controller named under 1.
Note: A data protection officer is legally required if at least 20 persons are regularly employed in automated processing of personal data (§ 38 BDSG).
When you use our website, the following personal data is processed:
Automatically Collected Data (Server Log Files): IP address (anonymized), browser type and version, operating system used, referrer URL, hostname of the accessing computer, date and time of server request.
When Contacting Us: Name, email address, phone number (if provided), message content.
When Using the Contact Form: Required: first name, last name, email address, message, your declaration of consent. Optional: company, location, phone number.
When Requesting a Report: Name and work email address.
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
Provision of the Website (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR): The collection of server log files is necessary for the operation and security of the website (legitimate interest).
Contact Requests (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. b GDPR): Processing your data in response to contact inquiries is for the performance of pre-contractual measures.
Consent (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR): Where you have consented to processing (e.g., for cookies or newsletters), consent is the legal basis. You can revoke your consent at any time.
Personal data is retained only as long as necessary for the respective processing purposes or as long as required by law.
Server log files: 7 days Contact inquiries: Until completion of the inquiry, then according to statutory retention periods (typically 6 years per § 257 HGB or 10 years per § 147 AO).
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
• Right to Access (Art. 15 GDPR) • Right to Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) • Right to Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) • Right to Restrict Processing (Art. 18 GDPR) • Right to Data Portability (Art. 20 GDPR) • Right to Object (Art. 21 GDPR)
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority regarding our processing of your personal data.
This website does not set any cookies, neither technically necessary cookies nor cookies for analytics or marketing purposes.
Browser Storage: For technical operation, the website stores the following entries in your browser's storage. They contain no personal data. • "elementor" (localStorage): helper entry of the Elementor page builder that controls pop-ups and counts page views. • "burst_error_reported" (sessionStorage): technical entry of the Burst Statistics visitor statistics tool. It is deleted as soon as you close the browser tab. Legal basis: § 25 Sect. 2 No. 2 TDDDG. You can delete these entries at any time in your browser settings.
Hosting: This website is hosted by IONOS SE. The hoster processes access data (server log files) as data processor pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR.
Visitor Statistics (Burst Statistics): We use Burst Statistics to analyse visits statistically. The tool runs on our own server and works without cookies. It processes information about the visit such as the pages viewed; the data remains on our server. Legal basis: Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in analysing the use of our website).
Security (Wordfence): To protect against attacks and misuse, we use the security plugin Wordfence with a firewall. The firewall checks incoming requests to the website and in doing so processes the IP address of the requesting device. Legal basis: Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in the security and stability of the website).
Google Fonts: This website uses Google Fonts for consistent font display. Fonts are locally embedded; no connection to Google servers.
Contact Form: When you submit inquiries via our contact form, your information including contact data is stored for processing the inquiry and for follow-up questions. Legal basis: Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. b GDPR (pre-contractual measures).
Processing of Form Submissions: Submissions you send via a form on this website are stored in the website's database. In addition, we receive them by email. The emails are sent via the SMTP server of an email service provider. We delete stored submissions in accordance with the periods stated in section 5.
Spam Protection: Our forms contain a field that is invisible to visitors (honeypot) and detects automated spam submissions. No cookies are set and no third-party services are used for this. Legal basis: Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in protection against misuse).
Requesting a Report: If you request a report via the form provided for this purpose, we process your name and work email address in order to send you the report by email. Legal basis: Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. b GDPR (processing of your request).
This site uses SSL/TLS encryption for security and to protect the transmission of confidential information. An encrypted connection is indicated by the address bar changing from "http://" to "https://" and a lock icon in your browser bar.
This Privacy Policy is currently valid and dated: 2026-09-26.
As our website develops or new technologies are implemented, this Privacy Policy may need to be updated. We recommend reviewing this Privacy Policy regularly.
