Privacy Policy
Last updated: 02.08.2026
1. Controller
The controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is:
Gloria’s Home Guide e.K.
Schloßstraße 23
82031 Grünwald
Germany
Email: contact@gloriashomeguide.com
2. General Information
We take the protection of your personal data seriously.
This Privacy Policy explains how and for what purposes personal data is processed when you visit this website, contact us or use the functions and links provided on this website.
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This may include, for example, your name, email address, IP address and technical information relating to your device or use of the website.
We process personal data only where a legal basis permits us to do so, particularly where processing is necessary to provide and secure the website, respond to enquiries, fulfil contractual or legal obligations or pursue legitimate business interests.
3. Hosting and Website Platform
This website is created and hosted using Squarespace.
The service provider responsible for customers whose principal place of business is outside the United States is generally:
Squarespace Ireland Limited
Squarespace House
Ship Street Great
Dublin 8
Ireland
D08 N12C
Squarespace provides the technical infrastructure required to display, operate and secure this website.
When you visit the website, Squarespace may process technical information including:
your IP address
browser type and browser version
device and operating-system information
date and time of access
pages and files requested
the website from which you accessed this website
server-log information
security and diagnostic information
cookie and consent information
Squarespace may also process information submitted through forms on this website on our behalf.
This processing is necessary to provide the website securely and reliably, identify technical errors, prevent misuse and maintain the stability of the website.
The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). Our legitimate interest lies in the secure, stable and professional operation of this website.
Where Squarespace processes personal data on our behalf, Squarespace acts as a processor. The processing is governed by Squarespace’s Data Processing Addendum.
Further information is available in Squarespace’s Privacy Policy and Data Processing Addendum.
4. Server Log Files
When you access this website, certain technical information may automatically be recorded in server log files.
This information may include:
IP address
date and time of access
requested page or file
amount of data transferred
referring website
browser information
operating system
device information
access status
error messages
This information is processed to make the website available, identify technical faults, ensure the security of the website and prevent misuse.
The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure and reliable operation of the website and the protection of our systems.
Server-log information is retained only for as long as necessary for technical operation, security and error analysis. Information may be retained for a longer period where this is necessary to investigate suspected misuse, attacks or security incidents or to comply with legal obligations.
5. Contact by Email
You may contact us using the email address provided on this website.
If you contact us by email, we process the personal data contained in your message. This may include:
your name
your email address
the content of your message
the date and time of the communication
any other information or attachments voluntarily provided by you
We process this information in order to respond to your enquiry and communicate with you.
Where your enquiry relates to the initiation or performance of a contract, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.
For general enquiries, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in responding to communications addressed to us and maintaining business correspondence.
Email correspondence is deleted when the enquiry has been conclusively resolved and no further communication is expected, unless statutory retention obligations apply or the information is required for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
6. Contact Form
This website provides a contact form.
When you use the contact form, we process the information you voluntarily submit. Depending on the form, this may include:
your name
your email address
the subject of your enquiry
the content of your message
any additional information voluntarily provided by you
The information is used to process and respond to your enquiry.
Where your enquiry relates to the initiation or performance of a contract, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.
For general enquiries, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in responding to enquiries and communications addressed to us.
The technical processing of contact-form submissions is carried out through Squarespace.
We do not use information submitted through the contact form for advertising or email marketing without your separate consent.
The information is deleted once the enquiry has been fully resolved and no further communication is expected, unless statutory retention obligations apply or continued storage is necessary for legal claims.
You are not legally or contractually required to submit personal data through the contact form. However, without the information necessary to process your enquiry, we may not be able to respond.
7. Cookies and Similar Technologies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small files or pieces of information stored on or accessed from your device when you visit a website.
7.1 Necessary Cookies
Some cookies are technically necessary for the secure and functional operation of the website.
Necessary cookies may be used to:
display and operate the website
provide essential website functions
maintain security
prevent misuse
store your cookie preferences
manage technical sessions
Where information is stored on or accessed from your device, technically necessary cookies are used in accordance with Section 25(2) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (“TDDDG”).
The subsequent processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in providing a secure, functional and reliable website.
7.2 Non-Essential Cookies
Non-essential cookies, including analytics, performance or marketing cookies, are used only where you have provided your consent through the cookie banner.
The storage of or access to information on your device is based on your consent pursuant to Section 25(1) TDDDG.
The subsequent processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
You may reject non-essential cookies or select individual cookie categories through the cookie banner.
You may withdraw or change your consent at any time with effect for the future using the cookie settings available on the website.
The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
German law generally requires consent before storing or accessing information on a user’s device unless the technology is strictly necessary to provide a service expressly requested by the user.
8. Squarespace Analytics
This website may use Squarespace’s built-in analytics functions to obtain information about the use and performance of the website.
Depending on your consent settings, Squarespace Analytics may process information such as:
pages visited
approximate visitor numbers
referral sources
date and duration of visits
browser and device information
interactions with the website
a cookie or similar identifier
Squarespace analytics and performance cookies are used only after you have provided consent through the cookie banner.
The legal basis for storing or accessing information on your device is Section 25(1) TDDDG.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
You may reject analytics cookies or withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings on the website.
We do not use Google Analytics, Meta Pixel or comparable external advertising-tracking services.
Squarespace states that its analytics cookies collect information about how visitors interact with a website and that these cookies can be disabled or controlled through the Squarespace cookie banner.
9. Affiliate Links
Some pages or posts on this website may contain affiliate links.
Affiliate links are links to third-party websites, retailers or affiliate partners. They may be marked as affiliate links or advertising links.
If you click an affiliate link, you will be redirected to the website of the relevant third-party provider.
In connection with the click, the third-party provider may process information such as:
your IP address
browser and device information
the page from which you accessed the link
the date and time of the click
a referral or tracking identifier
information about a subsequent order or purchase
The relevant third-party provider is independently responsible for the processing carried out on its own website. The provider’s privacy policy applies after you leave our website.
Where affiliate tracking technologies are stored on or accessed from your device directly through this website, they are used only after you have provided consent where legally required.
The legal basis for such storage or access is Section 25(1) TDDDG. The legal basis for the subsequent processing of personal data is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Where we use only a standard external affiliate link and no tracking technology is stored on or accessed from your device before you leave our website, the link is provided on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in financing and operating our editorial website through transparent affiliate partnerships.
We may receive a commission if you make a purchase through an affiliate link. This does not result in any additional cost to you.
Affiliate partnerships do not determine our editorial selections or recommendations.
Details of the relevant affiliate partner and its data processing will be added to this Privacy Policy when a specific affiliate network or provider is integrated.
10. External Links
This website contains links to third-party websites, including retailers, affiliate partners and social-media platforms.
When you click an external link, you leave our website.
We have no control over the processing of personal data carried out by the operator of an external website.
The privacy policy of the respective third-party provider applies.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of external websites.
11. Social Media Links
This website may contain simple links to our profiles on social-media platforms, including Instagram and Facebook.
A connection to the respective social-media platform is generally established only when you click the corresponding link.
After clicking the link, the platform operator may process personal data in accordance with its own privacy policy.
We do not currently use embedded social-media feeds, social plug-ins or “Like” buttons that automatically transmit information to a social-media provider when the page is loaded.
If embedded social-media content is added in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated and the content will be blocked until consent where required.
12. Recipients of Personal Data
Personal data may be disclosed to service providers and other recipients that support us in operating and maintaining the website.
These may include:
hosting and website-platform providers
email and communication providers
IT and technical service providers
security providers
professional advisers
public authorities where disclosure is legally required
affiliate partners where you click an affiliate link
Recipients receive personal data only to the extent necessary for the relevant purpose.
Where service providers process personal data on our behalf, they are contractually bound in accordance with Article 28 GDPR where required.
We do not sell personal data.
13. International Data Transfers
Some service providers used in connection with this website may process personal data outside the European Union or the European Economic Area.
This may include processing in the United States.
Where personal data is transferred to a country for which the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision, the transfer is based on Article 45 GDPR.
Where no adequacy decision applies, appropriate safeguards are used pursuant to Article 46 GDPR, particularly the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.
Additional technical and organisational safeguards may be used where necessary.
Squarespace provides a Data Processing Addendum and describes the transfer mechanisms used in connection with its services.
14. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
In particular:
contact enquiries are retained until the enquiry has been resolved
business correspondence may be retained where required by commercial or tax law
information may be retained where necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims
technical information is retained only for as long as necessary for security, operation and error analysis
consent records may be retained where necessary to demonstrate compliance with legal obligations
When personal data is no longer required, it is deleted or anonymised unless continued storage is legally required.
Where Squarespace independently determines retention periods for its own security, legal-compliance or service-management purposes, the relevant Squarespace policies apply.
15. Legal Bases for Processing
Depending on the relevant processing activity, we process personal data on one or more of the following legal bases:
Article 6(1)(a) GDPR: consent
Article 6(1)(b) GDPR: performance of a contract or steps taken before entering into a contract
Article 6(1)(c) GDPR: compliance with a legal obligation
Article 6(1)(f) GDPR: legitimate interests
Where processing is based on legitimate interests, those interests may include:
secure and reliable operation of the website
prevention of misuse and cyberattacks
communication with visitors and business contacts
presentation and development of our business
establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims
financing editorial content through transparent affiliate partnerships
16. Your Rights
Subject to the applicable legal requirements, you have the following rights under the GDPR:
the right to obtain information about the processing of your personal data
the right to access your personal data
the right to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data
the right to request the deletion of your personal data
the right to request the restriction of processing
the right to object to processing
the right to data portability
the right to withdraw consent at any time
the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.
Where processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing on grounds relating to your particular situation.
To exercise your rights, please contact:
We may request appropriate information to verify your identity before responding to your request.
17. Right to Lodge a Complaint
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.
The supervisory authority responsible for private-sector businesses in Bavaria is generally:
Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht — BayLDA
Promenade 18
91522 Ansbach
Germany
The BayLDA supervises private businesses and other non-public bodies in Bavaria.
You may also contact another competent supervisory authority, particularly in the EU Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement.
18. Automated Decision-Making
We do not use automated decision-making, including profiling, within the meaning of Article 22 GDPR.
19. Data Security
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access.
However, data transmission over the internet cannot be guaranteed to be completely secure.
20. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy where changes are made to the website, the services used, the processing of personal data or the applicable legal requirements.
The current version will always be made available on this page.
The date of the most recent update is shown at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.
21. Contact
For questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact:
Gloria’s Home Guide e.K.
Schloßstraße 23
82031 Grünwald
Germany
Email: contact@gloriashomeguide.com