Privacy Policy

Valerian Huber
Dahlienweg 11
83109 Großkarolinenfeld, Germany
Email: hello@shopforge.studio

This privacy policy applies to shopforge.studio, the umbrella website for the Shopforge studio. The individual Shopforge apps (Etchify, Echomate, Packmate, Inkmate) operate under their own domains and have their own privacy policies — please consult those when using the apps directly.

Personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 GDPR:

• Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR — Legitimate interest (server logs, security, error analysis)
• Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR — Consent (analytics, where applicable)

When you visit shopforge.studio, the following data may be processed:

• Server logs: IP address (anonymized), timestamp, referrer, user agent
• Vercel deployment platform telemetry (request routing, error reporting)

We do not use tracking cookies, advertising trackers, or third-party analytics on this website. The site is purely informational.

This website is hosted by Vercel Inc., 340 S Lemon Ave #4133, Walnut, CA 91789, USA. Vercel may collect server logs (IP, request metadata) to operate the platform. Vercel is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures an adequate level of data protection for transfers to the USA.

We use Vercel Analytics to understand how visitors use this site. Vercel Analytics is a privacy-friendly analytics service that does not use cookies and does not collect personally identifiable information. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in understanding site usage).

This website contains links to the marketing websites of the individual Shopforge apps and to Alpin-Code. When you click these links, the linked websites apply their own privacy policies. We have no influence over their data processing.

Server logs are deleted after 30 days unless required for security or legal reasons. Vercel Analytics data is retained according to Vercel’s retention policy.

You have the right to information, correction, deletion, and restriction of the processing of your data, as well as the right to data portability and the right to object. Contact us at hello@shopforge.studio. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

shopforge.studio does not set tracking or marketing cookies. The site works without any cookies for its core functionality.

We may update this privacy policy as our practices change or legal requirements evolve. The current version is always available at this URL. Please review periodically.