1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy applies to the Abinod website, available at www.abinod.com .
Abinod is a technology and digital print solutions business based in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Our activities include software development, digital products, web applications, business automation, and professional printing services.
We respect the privacy of individuals who visit our website or contact us about our products and services.
Personal data is processed in accordance with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), and the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG), where applicable.
This policy primarily concerns information processed through abinod.com. Separate software products may provide their own privacy notices.
2. Data Controller
The controller responsible for personal data processed through this website is:
Abinod
Owner: Emmanuel Abiodun Nodolomwanyi
Business type: Sole proprietorship
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Postal address: [INSERT FULL BUSINESS ADDRESS]
Email: contact@abinod.com
Website: https://www.abinod.com
You may contact us using the information above regarding this policy or the processing of your personal data.
3. Website Infrastructure and Hosting
Abinod operates a primarily static website developed using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
The public website is hosted through GitHub Pages, a static website hosting service provided by GitHub.
When you access the website, technical information is transmitted to the hosting infrastructure to deliver the requested content.
Depending on the request and hosting environment, this information may include:
- IP address
- Date and time of access
- Requested website resources
- Browser and operating system information
- Referring page information, where transmitted
- Technical errors and security-related information
GitHub states that it logs visitors' IP addresses for security purposes, including when visitors are not signed in to GitHub.
Technical data necessary to deliver and protect the website is processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, reflecting our legitimate interest in operating a functional, reliable, and secure website.
GitHub's applicable privacy statement is available at: GitHub Privacy Statement .
Hosting-related retention periods and international data transfers are governed by the applicable provider arrangements and privacy documentation.
[VERIFY AND ADD ANY REQUIRED DETAILS ABOUT GITHUB HOSTING AGREEMENTS, DATA TRANSFERS, AND RETENTION.]
4. Domain Registration
Our domain, abinod.com, is registered through Porkbun.
Domain registration and associated DNS services support the operation and accessibility of our website.
Our use of Porkbun as a domain registrar does not, by itself, mean that we use advertising cookies or marketing trackers on the website.
Further information is available in Porkbun's Privacy Policy .
5. Contact Form and Personal Enquiries
Our website provides a contact form through which visitors can submit questions, service requests, project enquiries, and other business-related messages.
Depending on the information submitted, we may process the following personal data:
- Name
- Email address
- Company or organization name
- Subject of the enquiry
- Message content
- Project or service requirements
- Technical information necessary to process and protect the submission
We use this information to receive, review, organize, and respond to enquiries.
Information may also be used to prepare offers, discuss potential projects, and manage existing business relationships.
Where processing is necessary for contractual or pre-contractual activities, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.
Other legitimate business communications may be processed under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Providing information through the contact form is voluntary. However, without sufficient contact details and relevant enquiry information, we may be unable to respond.
6. Contact Form Backend and Data Storage
Contact form submissions are processed through an Abinod backend application that uses Ambiten, our software runtime infrastructure.
Ambiten supports the processing and persistence of submitted information.
Contact records may be stored to support enquiry management, communication history, service requests, and related business operations.
Access to stored contact information is limited to persons authorized to manage business enquiries and maintain the relevant systems.
We implement technical and organizational safeguards appropriate to the risks associated with processing this information.
Backend hosting provider: [INSERT BACKEND HOSTING PROVIDER]
Database provider: [INSERT DATABASE PROVIDER]
Data processing region: [INSERT VERIFIED REGION]
Where external infrastructure providers process personal data on our behalf, appropriate contractual safeguards are established as required by applicable data protection law.
7. Email Communication and Forwarding
Visitors and business partners can contact us through the following email addresses:
Incoming correspondence may be routed or forwarded to authorized mailboxes used for administration and responding to enquiries, including admin@abinod.com and an authorized personal email inbox.
When you contact us by email, we process information necessary to receive and respond to your message.
This may include your email address, message contents, attachments, and communication metadata.
Emails may be stored by the email service providers responsible for operating or forwarding the relevant mailboxes.
Depending on the purpose of the communication, processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) or Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
We do not automatically use enquiry information for unrelated promotional emails.
Email hosting and forwarding providers: [INSERT ACTUAL PROVIDERS]
[VERIFY INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS, PROCESSOR ARRANGEMENTS, AND EMAIL RETENTION.]
8. Cookies and Browser Storage
Abinod aims to minimize unnecessary tracking and the use of technologies that collect personal information.
The website may use browser storage for functional preferences, such as a visitor's selected display theme, where implemented.
Under Section 25 TDDDG, storing information on or accessing information from a visitor's device generally requires consent unless a statutory exception applies.
Technologies that are strictly necessary to provide a service expressly requested by the visitor may qualify for an exception.
If we introduce optional analytics, advertising, personalization, or comparable technologies requiring consent, we will obtain the necessary consent before activating them.
Visitors can also manage cookies and other stored information through their browser settings.
Current implementation: [VERIFY AND DESCRIBE ALL COOKIES, LOCAL STORAGE, SESSION STORAGE, AND THIRD-PARTY TECHNOLOGIES ACTUALLY USED BY THE WEBSITE.]
[IF OPTIONAL CONSENT-DEPENDENT TECHNOLOGIES ARE USED, INSERT THE COOKIE PREFERENCE CONTROL AND RELEVANT PROVIDER DETAILS HERE.]
9. Website Analytics and Advertising
[CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLICATION: WHETHER ABINOD CURRENTLY USES ANY ANALYTICS, ADVERTISING PIXELS, SESSION RECORDING, OR OTHER MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES.]
Where analytics or advertising technologies are introduced, this policy will identify the relevant service providers, purposes, categories of personal data, legal bases, retention periods, and applicable international data transfers.
Consent-dependent tracking technologies will not be activated before the required consent has been obtained.
10. External Links and Product Websites
Abinod develops and maintains software products, including Ambiten and VeriNodo.
Our website may contain links to separate product websites, documentation, repositories, and professional social-media profiles.
When you follow an external link, the destination website may process personal data under its own privacy policy.
This Privacy Policy primarily governs the processing of personal data through abinod.com.
Separate products involving user accounts, customer reviews, subscriptions, or other application-specific processing may have additional privacy notices.
The presence of an external link does not, by itself, mean that information is transmitted to that destination before you open it. Embedded services and third-party resources, if present, may behave differently and must be assessed separately.
11. Data Sharing and Service Providers
We do not sell website visitors' personal data.
Personal information may be processed by authorized infrastructure and communication providers where necessary to operate our website, store enquiries, maintain security, or respond to communications.
These providers may include website hosting, backend hosting, database infrastructure, and email service providers.
Where providers act as processors on our behalf, we assess the need for data-processing agreements and other safeguards under Article 28 GDPR.
Personal information may also be disclosed where required by applicable law or a lawful request from a competent authority.
12. International Data Transfers
Some of the infrastructure or communication services used by Abinod may involve processing personal data outside the European Economic Area.
Where personal data is transferred to a third country, applicable requirements under Chapter V of the GDPR must be met.
Depending on the provider and destination, appropriate safeguards may include an adequacy decision by the European Commission, Standard Contractual Clauses, or another lawful transfer mechanism.
[INSERT VERIFIED INFORMATION ABOUT RELEVANT PROVIDERS, TRANSFER DESTINATIONS, AND APPLICABLE SAFEGUARDS.]
13. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the relevant processing purpose or to meet applicable legal requirements.
The retention period depends on the nature of the information.
- Website technical data: Subject to the hosting provider's applicable logging and retention practices.
- Contact form submissions: Retained for the time necessary to manage enquiries, related projects, and applicable legal obligations.
- Email correspondence: Retained according to the purpose of communication and applicable legal retention requirements.
- Business records: Retained where necessary to comply with tax, accounting, contractual, or other statutory obligations.
Where information is no longer required, it is deleted or otherwise handled in accordance with applicable law.
[REPLACE GENERAL RETENTION CRITERIA WITH VERIFIED PERIODS OR SUFFICIENTLY SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR EACH PROCESSING ACTIVITY.]
14. Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, accidental loss, alteration, misuse, and unlawful disclosure.
Depending on the processing activity, these measures may include encrypted connections, access controls, secure administration, input validation, and appropriate infrastructure safeguards.
Our website is served using HTTPS.
Access to backend records and business correspondence is limited according to operational responsibilities.
Although we take data security seriously, no system connected to the internet can guarantee absolute protection against every possible risk.
15. Your Data Protection Rights
Subject to the applicable requirements of the GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Access: Request information about personal data we process concerning you (Article 15 GDPR).
- Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data (Article 16 GDPR).
- Erasure: Request deletion of personal data where the legal conditions are met (Article 17 GDPR).
- Restriction: Request restriction of processing in certain circumstances (Article 18 GDPR).
- Data portability: Receive eligible personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format (Article 20 GDPR).
- Objection: Object to certain processing based on legitimate interests (Article 21 GDPR).
- Withdrawal of consent: Withdraw consent at any time where processing relies on consent. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of earlier processing.
To exercise your rights, please contact: contact@abinod.com .
We will respond in accordance with the applicable statutory deadlines.
16. Right to Lodge a Complaint
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority if you believe your personal data has been processed unlawfully.
For a private-sector business based in Gelsenkirchen, the relevant supervisory authority is generally:
Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen (LDI NRW)
Website: www.ldi.nrw.de
You may also contact another competent supervisory authority where permitted under the GDPR.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy to reflect changes to our website, business operations, service providers, data-processing activities, or applicable legal requirements.
Any updated version will be published on this page with a revised date.
Where changes require new or renewed consent, we will request that consent before carrying out the relevant processing.
Responsible technology begins with respect for people.
Privacy is not simply a legal requirement. It is part of building systems people can trust.