Privacy Policy

Information on the collection and processing of personal data on our website.

Last updated: September 2026

This English version is provided for convenience only. In case of discrepancies, the German version (Datenschutzerklärung) is legally binding.

Table of Contents

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our Privacy Policy set out below.

Data Recording on this Website Who is responsible for data recording on this website? Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section "Notice concerning the party responsible for this website" in this Privacy Policy.

How do we record your data? Your data is collected on the one hand by you providing it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form or use when logging into the customer area. Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when visiting the website by our IT systems. This is primarily technical data (e.g. web browser, operating system or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for? Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used – only with your consent – to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders or other purchase inquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data? You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the rectification or erasure of this data. If you have granted consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time with future effect. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You also have a right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time regarding this and any further questions on the subject of data protection.

Analytics and Third-Party Tools When visiting this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is done with the analytics service Google Analytics – but only if you have expressly consented via our cookie banner. Detailed information on this analytics service can be found in the section "Google Analytics" of this Privacy Policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure The provider is Oracle Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG, Riesstraße 25, 80992 Munich, Germany (hereinafter "Oracle"), a company of Oracle Corporation, 2300 Oracle Way, Austin, TX 78741, USA. Our website runs on a self-managed virtual server instance in an Oracle data center in Zurich, Switzerland. Switzerland is a third country within the meaning of the GDPR for which the EU Commission has established an adequate level of data protection (adequacy decision 2000/518/EC, confirmed by the EU Commission's review of 15 January 2024). The processing of your data on servers in Switzerland is therefore based on Art. 45 GDPR; no further safeguards are required. We reserve the right to change the server location. Should we move to a third country without an adequacy decision, this will only be done on the basis of appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR (in particular Standard Contractual Clauses); we will update this Privacy Policy accordingly in that case. When you visit our website, the server processes various data, including your IP address, in order to deliver the website to your device. For details, see the section "Server Log Files". The use of Oracle is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable, secure and performant presentation of our website. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. A transfer of personal data to the USA cannot be completely excluded in the context of support and maintenance access by the provider. Oracle is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF); in addition, EU Commission Standard Contractual Clauses are in place. Details: https://www.oracle.com/legal/privacy/

Data Processing Agreement We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Domain and Email Delivery Our domain and the mail servers used to send emails (e.g. contact form inquiries) are provided by STRATO GmbH, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany (hereinafter "STRATO"). For details, see the section "Contact Form". A data processing agreement has also been concluded with STRATO. STRATO's privacy policy is available at: https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens. We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Notice concerning the party responsible for this website

The party responsible for data processing on this website is: AerialScope Analytics Sole proprietorship (Einzelunternehmen) Owner: Thilo Frankenhauser Hohenzollernstr. 5 71149 Bondorf Germany Phone: +49 (0)7457-6770422 Email: contact@aerialscope.io

The responsible party (controller) is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases to apply. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place once these reasons no longer apply.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we cooperate with various external entities. In doing so, it is sometimes also necessary to transfer personal data to these external bodies. We only disclose personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g. transfer of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in the disclosure, or if another legal basis permits the transfer of data. When using processors, we only forward personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

The processors we use are in particular: Oracle (hosting), STRATO (domain and email delivery) and Google (web analytics, only with your consent).

Data transfer to third countries

Our website is operated on servers in Switzerland. Switzerland is a third country for which an adequacy decision of the EU Commission exists (Art. 45 GDPR); transfers there are therefore permitted without further authorization and offer a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU.

In addition, we use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that are not secure under data protection law. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these third countries. We would like to point out that a level of data protection comparable to that in the EU cannot be guaranteed in these countries. For example, US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities without you as the data subject being able to take legal action against this. It can therefore not be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. intelligence services) process, evaluate and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.

Insofar as the US providers we use are certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), the transfer is based on the adequacy decision of the EU Commission (Art. 45 GDPR). In addition or alternatively, EU Commission Standard Contractual Clauses (Art. 46(2)(c) GDPR) are agreed.

Right to object to data collection in specific cases and against direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

WHERE YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

The supervisory authority responsible for us is: Der Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg (State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of Baden-Württemberg) Lautenschlagerstraße 20 70173 Stuttgart, Germany https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you demand the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Information, rectification and erasure

Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to rectify or erase this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this purpose, you can contact us at any time. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

  • If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the audit, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data occurred/is occurring unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for the exercise, defense or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
  • If you have filed an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may – apart from its storage – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries or login credentials that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to promotional emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the scope of the legal notice obligations for sending promotional and information materials that have not been expressly requested. The operators of the website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of promotional information, such as spam emails.

4. Data Recording on this Website

Cookies Our internet pages use so-called "cookies" and comparable storage technologies (e.g. your browser's local storage). Cookies are small data packages and do not cause any damage to your terminal device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion is performed by your web browser.

Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services of third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for web analytics).

On this website we use the following technically necessary storage technologies:

  • Cookie consent ("aerialscope_cookie_consent", local storage): stores your selection in the cookie banner so that it does not reappear on every page view. Storage duration: until deleted by you.
  • Customer area session cookies (e.g. "authjs.session-token", "authjs.csrf-token", "authjs.callback-url"): set only when you log in to the customer area; they maintain your login and protect against attacks (CSRF). Storage duration: for the duration of the session or until logout.
  • Language preference ("NEXT_LOCALE"): stores the language you selected (German/English). Storage duration: up to 1 year.

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form (name, email address, optionally company, requested service and message) will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. Transmission takes place by email via the mail servers of our provider STRATO GmbH, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany, with whom a data processing agreement is in place. Your form data is not stored in a database on our web server. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is required to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you grant when submitting the form; consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply (e.g. after completed processing of your inquiry). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry by email or telephone

If you contact us by email or telephone, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is required to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.

The data sent by you to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply (e.g. after completed processing of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Customer Area (Login)

We offer a password-protected customer area for existing customers. Access is set up exclusively by us within the scope of an existing business relationship; self-registration is not possible. Within the customer area, we process the following data: name, email address, password (stored exclusively as a cryptographic hash – we cannot derive the plain-text password), user role, account status, and the time of account creation and modification. The data is stored in a database on our server at Oracle in Zurich, Switzerland, as described above (see section "Hosting").

Technically necessary session cookies are set to maintain your login and to protect against attacks (see section "Cookies"). These are not subject to the consent requirement (§ 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG).

Processing is carried out for the performance of the contract concluded with you or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) as well as on the basis of our legitimate interest in the secure operation of the customer area (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Account data will be deleted as soon as the customer account is closed and no statutory retention periods (in particular under tax and commercial law) prevent this. You can request the deletion of your account from us at any time.

5. Analytics and Advertising

Google Analytics This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics – exclusively if you have consented to this via our cookie banner. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. In doing so, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, length of stay, operating systems used and the origin of the user. This data is assigned to the respective end device of the user. It is not assigned to a user ID.

Furthermore, Google Analytics allows us to record, among other things, your mouse and scroll movements and clicks. Google Analytics also uses various modeling approaches to supplement the collected data sets and uses machine learning technologies in data analysis.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

This service is used exclusively on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time – via the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of the website.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/. The company is also certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). Details can be found here: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780

Google Analytics – browser plugin, data processing and storage duration

Browser Plugin You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. More information on the handling of user data by Google Analytics can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

Data Processing We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Storage Duration Data stored by Google at user and event level that is linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g. User ID) or advertising IDs (e.g. DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) is anonymized or deleted after 14 months. Details can be found at the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=en

6. Language Version

This Privacy Policy is available in German and English. In the event of discrepancies or questions of interpretation, the German version shall prevail.

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