Privacy Policy

Please note: In case of conflicting translations, the German version of this Privacy Policy is the authoritative version.

Effective date: March 1, 2026

ECSF GmbH ("us", "we", or "our") operates the ecsocfin.com website (the "Service").

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. We process your data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, EU 2016/679) and applicable German data protection law (BDSG).

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Data Controller

The data controller responsible for this website is:

ECSF GmbH
Leutstettenerstr. 12
82319 Starnberg, Germany
Email: office@ecsocfin.com
Phone: +49 89 547678–10

Legal Basis for Processing (Art. 6 GDPR)

We process personal data based on the following legal grounds:

  • Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) — where you have given consent for specific purposes (e.g., newsletter signup, analytics cookies).
  • Contractual necessity (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) — where processing is necessary to fulfill a contract or respond to your inquiries.
  • Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) — for website security, analytics, and service improvement, provided these do not override your data protection interests.
  • Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR) — where we are required to process data by law.

Information Collection And Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
  • Cookies and Usage Data

Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

Tracking & Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Examples of Cookies we use:

  • Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
  • Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
  • Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.

Use of Data

ECSF GmbH uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain the Service
  • To notify you about changes to our Service
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features when you choose to do so
  • To provide customer care and support
  • To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
  • To monitor the usage of the Service
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues

Third-Party Services and Data Processors

We use the following third-party services to operate this website. Data may be transferred to these providers:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics (provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) to analyze website traffic. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect aggregated, anonymized usage data. IP anonymization is enabled. Data may be transferred to the US; Google participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. You can opt out by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.

Google Fonts

This website uses Google Fonts (provided by Google LLC) to display web fonts. When you access our website, your browser loads the required fonts from Google servers, transmitting your IP address and browser information to Google. This is based on our legitimate interest in a uniform visual presentation (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). For more details, visit Google Fonts Privacy FAQ.

IONOS Deploy Now (Hosting)

This website is hosted by IONOS SE (Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany) via their Deploy Now service. IONOS processes server access data (IP addresses, access times, pages viewed) as part of the hosting service. This processing is necessary for the performance of the service (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). IONOS acts as a data processor under a data processing agreement. For more information, see IONOS Privacy Policy.

Mailchimp (Newsletter)

Our newsletter is hosted and distributed by Mailchimp (The Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA). When you sign up for our newsletter on our website, the data you provide (such as your email address) is transferred to Mailchimp and stored there. Mailchimp is used to manage our email subscriber list and send out newsletters. Mailchimp participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link at the bottom of each newsletter. For more information, see Mailchimp's Privacy Policy.

GitHub

Our website source code is hosted on GitHub (GitHub Inc., 88 Colin P Kelly Jr St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA), a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation. GitHub may process metadata related to repository activity. For more information, see GitHub's Privacy Statement.

Transfer Of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside Germany and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Germany and process it there.

ECSF GmbH will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the GDPR. No transfer of your Personal Data will take place to a third country or international organization unless there are adequate safeguards in place (e.g., EU Standard Contractual Clauses or an adequacy decision).

Your Rights Under GDPR

Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR) — You have the right to request information about your personal data we process.
  • Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) — You have the right to request correction of inaccurate data.
  • Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) — You have the right to request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
  • Right to restriction (Art. 18 GDPR) — You have the right to request restriction of processing.
  • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) — You have the right to receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
  • Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR) — You have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR) — Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent at any time.
  • Right to lodge a complaint — You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the EU member state of your habitual residence. The competent authority for Bavaria is the Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA).

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or as required by applicable laws (e.g., tax and commercial law retention periods).

Security Of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with Art. 32 GDPR to protect your personal data.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "effective date" at the top.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your GDPR rights, please contact us:

  • By email: office@ecsocfin.com
  • By mail: ECSF GmbH, Leutstettenerstr. 12, 82319 Starnberg, Germany