Privacy Policy

Last updated September 5, 2022

As this is a static website, we won’t be collecting any personal identifiable information about you in the context of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), unless you choose to contact us via email addresses posted on this website. Furthermore, this website is not using any advertisements, analytics, user tracking or cookies. The controller is Gitpod GmbH, Am Germaniahafen 1, 24143 Kiel/Germany, registered with the commercial register of the local court (Amtsgericht) Kiel under HRB 22228 ("we/us/our" or "Gitpod"). We offer services to our users and visitors (the "User/you/your") on our website https://developerexperience.us ("Website"). For any questions about data protection you may contact us via data@gitpod.io. If you would like to understand more about our privacy practices concerning Gitpod products and services, please refer to https://www.gitpod.io/privacy

In Short

  • Controller

    Gitpod GmbH, am Germaniahafen 1, 24143 Kiel/Germany, registered with the commercial register of the local court (Amtsgericht) Kiel under HRB 22228, Email: contact@gitpod.io. We have appointed a data protection officer who may be contacted via data@gitpod.io.

  • Purpose and Legal Basis of Processing Data; Provision and Recipients of Data

    When contacting us via email, the User’s details (name and email) are stored for the purpose of processing the enquiry and, if applicable, follow-up questions based on your consent (under Art. 6 (1) a. GDPR) or fulfilling your request on a contractual basis (under Art. 6 (1) b. GDPR)

  • Your Rights

    You have the right to withdraw your consent relating to the use of data any time with effect for the future when such data processing is based on your consent. You are entitled to access the data stored by us and are also entitled to amend or rectify your data if such data are incorrect. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data, for example if your personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes. You are entitled to request the erasure of your data. You are entitled to receive information about the stored data (in a structured, current and machine-readable format) at any time and to request the correction or deletion of the data in case of incorrect data storage. You have also the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority of your choice. An overview of the European National Data Protection Authorities may be found here.

  • Period for Storing Data; Deletion

    The data are deleted if such data are no longer necessary for the purpose of processing, unless required by law to be retained.

  • Data Security

    We have implemented measures to ensure data and IT security. The Website is operated through a safe SSL-connection. If an SSL-connection is activated third parties are prevented from reading any data that are transferred by you to us.

More Detailed Information

  • What is Personal Data?

    We have implemented measures to ensure data and IT security. The Website is operated through a safe SSL-connection. If an SSL-connection is activated third parties are prevented from reading any data that are transferred by you to us.

  • Applicable Laws to our processing of Personal Data

    We have implemented measures to ensure data and IT security. The Website is operated through a safe SSL-connection. If an SSL-connection is activated third parties are prevented from reading any data that are transferred by you to us.

  • How is my Data processed when visiting the Website and contacting us?


    Visiting the Website



    This website is not collecting any personal information about you.

    Contacting us



    When contacting us via email, the User’s details (name and email) are stored for the purpose of processing the enquiry and, if applicable, follow-up questions based on your consent (under Art. 6 (1) a. GDPR) or fulfilling your request on a contractual basis (under Art. 6 (1) b. GDPR). Use of Front: the mail provider “Front” by Frontapp, Inc., 1455 Market St Fl 19, San Francisco, California, 94102, United States receives and processes on our behalf the data necessary to manage client inquiries and emails. For more information refer to https://front.com/privacy-policy.

  • What Third Party Services, Cookies, Analytics and Social Plugins does the Website use?


    Cookies

    This website is not using any cookies, third party services, analytics or social plugins.

  • Are my Data transferred to Third Parties? Does Profiling or automated decision making take place?


    Transfer of Data to Third Parties

    We will transfer your personal data to a third party only (i) within the scope of legal provisions, i.e. if we are obliged to transfer the data due to a government or court order, or, (ii) if applicable, legal provisions authorize the transfer, e.g. if the transfer is required to pursue our legitimate interests or to fulfil a contract, for example in case of mergers and acquisitions, (iii) or if you give your explicit consent.

    For more information please refer to this privacy policy or contact us via data@gitpod.io.

    Automated Decision Making including Profiling

    In general we do not process any personal data via automated decision making including profiling via the Website or Service. However, such profiling or automated decision making may happen by third party providers through the Website or Service. We will inform you about such fact if possible.

    Profiling means any automated processing of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects relating to the performance of work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or relocation of that natural person. Examples of such profiling include the analysis of data (e.g. based on statistical methods) with the aim of displaying personalized advertising to the user or (for example) giving shopping tips. The data subject shall not be subject to a decision based exclusively on automated processing, including profiling, which has legal effect against them or significantly affects them in a similar manner.

  • Is my Data transferred outside the EU?

    When contacting us via email, your data may be transferred to countries outside the EU by the third party services referred to in Section III.

  • Your Rights

    As a data subject you have the right:
    • (where we are relying on your consent) to withdraw your consent to us at any time. As a result, we are no longer allowed to continue the processing of data based on this consent in the future;
    • to object to the processing of your personal data, if your personal data are processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) f. GDPR insofar as there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation;
    • to obtain from us access to your personal data;
    • to obtain from us without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you;
    • to obtain the erasure of your personal data stored with us, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right to free expression of opinion and information, to fulfil a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
    • to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, if e.g. the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you refuse its deletion and we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or you have filed an objection against the processing; and
    • to receive your personal data, which you have provided to us, in a structured, current and machine-readable format or to request the transmission to another controller.

    If you wish to make use of your rights mentioned above please send an email to data@gitpod.io.

    If you obtain access to your personal data you may, in particular, request access to the following information: the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data concerned, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed.

    You have the right to lodge a complaint vis-à-vis a supervisory authority of your choice. For example for Berlin/Germany: https://www.datenschutz-berlin.de/kontakt.html. An overview of the European National Data Protection Authorities may be found here: http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/article29/item-detail.cfm?item_id=612080

  • Duration of Storing your Data; Data Security; Access and Changes to this Privacy Policy; Contact Details


    Duration of Storing your Data

    As a rule, we only store your personal data for as long as it is necessary for the execution of the contract or the respective purpose and limit the storage period to an absolutely necessary minimum.

    Criteria for the storage period include whether the data are still up-to-date, whether the contractual relationship with us still exists, whether an inquiry has already been processed, whether a process has been completed or not, and whether any legal retention periods for the personal data concerned are relevant or not.

    Data Security

    We have installed technical and organisational measures in order to safeguard our Website and/or Service against loss, destruction, access, changes or the distribution of your data by unauthorised persons.

    The Website and Service is operated through a safe SSL-connection. If an SSL-connection is activated third parties are prevented from reading any data that is transferred by you to us.

    We store Personal Information in encrypted format, leveraging state-of-the-art encryption algorithms.

    We also maintain an Information Security & Privacy program with established policies and procedures that govern the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data.

    Access and Changes to this Privacy Policy

    This privacy policy is accessible via our Website and may be downloaded and printed anytime.

    We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time, taking into account currently applicable data protection provisions. In case of any changes, an update will be posted to our website showing the new version of the policy and the date of last review.

    Contact

    For any inquiries and additional questions about processing personal data please contact data@gitpod.io

    Further details may be found here.