Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 2024

1. Introduction

Thank you for your interest in geembee, a platform by AdSimple® GmbH. The protection of your personal data is important to us. This privacy policy informs you about how we process your personal data when using our platform.

2. Data Controller

The data controller according to GDPR is:

AdSimple® GmbH
Fabriksgasse 20
2230 Gänserndorf
Austria

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +43 2282 20 402

3. Data We Collect

3.1 Account Data

During registration, we collect:

  • Email address
  • Name (with Google sign-in)
  • Profile picture (with Google sign-in)

3.2 Google Business Profile Data

When connecting to Google Business Profile, we access:

  • Your business locations
  • Location information (name, address, phone, website)
  • Published posts

3.3 Usage Data

We automatically collect:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Date and time of access

3.4 Payment Data

For paid subscriptions, payment data is processed directly by Stripe. We only store a reference to the transaction.

4. Purpose of Data Processing

We process your data for:

  • Providing our services (contract fulfillment)
  • Creating and publishing GMB posts
  • AI-powered content generation
  • Billing and payment processing
  • Communication regarding your account
  • Improving our services

5. Legal Basis

Processing is based on:

  • Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR – Contract fulfillment
  • Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR – Consent (e.g., Google OAuth)
  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – Legitimate interest

6. Third-Party Services

6.1 Google (OAuth & APIs)

We use Google services for authentication and GMB integration. Privacy Policy: policies.google.com/privacy

6.2 OpenAI

We use OpenAI for AI-powered content creation. Your inputs are transmitted for text generation. Privacy Policy: openai.com/privacy

6.3 Stripe

We use Stripe for payment processing. Privacy Policy: stripe.com/privacy

6.4 Vercel

Our platform is hosted on Vercel. Privacy Policy: vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy

7. Data Retention

We retain your data only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law.

  • Account data: Until account deletion
  • Posts: Until deleted by you
  • Billing data: 7 years (legal requirement)
  • Log data: 90 days

8. Your Rights

You have the following rights:

  • Access – What data we store about you
  • Rectification – Correction of inaccurate data
  • Erasure – Deletion of your data
  • Restriction – Limiting processing
  • Data portability – Export your data
  • Objection – Against certain processing
  • Withdrawal – Of given consents

Contact us at [email protected] to exercise your rights.

9. Right to Complain

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority:

Austrian Data Protection Authority
Barichgasse 40-42
1030 Vienna, Austria
www.dsb.gv.at

10. Cookies

We use the following cookies:

  • Session cookies – For authentication (technically necessary)
  • Language preference – Storing your language setting

We do not use marketing or tracking cookies.

11. Changes

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy to adapt it to changed legal situations or changes to our services. The current version is always available on this page.