Thank you for your interest in our company. The protection of your personal data is important to us. Below we inform you about the data collected when you visit this website and how we handle it.

1. Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Competitio Consulting GmbH
Hans-Henny-Jahnn-Weg 53
22085 Hamburg
Germany

Represented by the Managing Director Dr. Christoph Pfeiffer
Email: info@competitio.de

2. Hosting

This website is hosted by Vercel Inc., 340 S Lemon Ave #4133, Walnut, CA 91789, USA. When you access the website, Vercel processes, on our behalf, technically necessary data that your browser transmits automatically (see "Server log files"). The legal basis is our legitimate interest in the secure and efficient provision of our online offering (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). A data processing agreement (Art. 28 GDPR) is in place with Vercel.

Processing may also take place on servers in the USA. Vercel is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, ensuring an adequate level of data protection.

3. General information and mandatory disclosures

SSL/TLS encryption

For security reasons, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by "https://" in your browser's address bar.

Storage period

Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose of processing no longer applies. Statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

Withdrawal of your consent

Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time with effect for the future. The lawfulness of processing carried out until withdrawal remains unaffected.

4. Data collection on this website

Server log files

The hosting provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser transmits automatically. These are in particular:

  • IP address
  • date and time of the request
  • page or file accessed
  • browser type and operating system used
  • referrer URL

This data is not merged with other data sources. Collection takes place on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR for the technically error-free presentation and security of the website.

Cookies and local storage

This website does not use tracking or marketing cookies and does not embed any analytics services (e.g. Google Analytics). Only your choice in the cookie notice is stored locally in your browser (localStorage) so that the notice does not appear again on subsequent visits. This storage is technically necessary (Sec. 25(2) TTDSG) and is not transmitted to third parties.

Contacting us

If you contact us via the contact form or by email, we process the data you provide (e.g. name, email address, your message) in order to handle your enquiry. For this purpose, the data from the contact form is transmitted to our service provider HubSpot (see below). The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (initiation/performance of a contract) or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (handling your enquiry).

"The Competitor" newsletter

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we transmit the email address you provide to HubSpot and process it for sending the newsletter. Processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can unsubscribe at any time, for example via the unsubscribe link in each issue, thereby withdrawing your consent.

Use of HubSpot

For our forms and newsletter delivery we use the services of HubSpot, Inc., 2 Canal Park, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA. HubSpot processes the transmitted data on our behalf; a data processing agreement (Art. 28 GDPR) is in place. Transfer to the USA may occur; HubSpot is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Further information can be found in HubSpot's privacy policy.

Fonts

This website uses fonts stored locally on the server. When the page is rendered, no connection is established to third-party servers (e.g. Google Fonts); no personal data is transmitted to third parties for this purpose.

Linked newsletter issues

In the newsletter archive we link past issues as PDF files that are hosted on the website competitio.de. Only when you open an issue is a connection established to the competitio.de server; the processing described there then applies.

5. Your rights

Within the scope of the statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to:

  • access to your stored data (Art. 15 GDPR),
  • rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR),
  • erasure (Art. 17 GDPR),
  • restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),
  • data portability (Art. 20 GDPR),
  • objection to processing (Art. 21 GDPR), and
  • withdrawal of consent given (Art. 7(3) GDPR).

To exercise these rights, please contact info@competitio.de.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The authority responsible for us is:

Der Hamburgische Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit
Ludwig-Erhard-Straße 22, 7th floor
20459 Hamburg, Germany

Last updated: June 2026