Privacy Policy
Your privacy matters to us.
Last updated: May 17, 2026
1. Introduction
Vostex takes your privacy very seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, store, use, share, and otherwise process your personal information in connection with your use of vostex.de and related services. Please read this carefully, as it contains important information about your rights and our obligations.
This Policy applies to all visitors and users of vostex.de, including users located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, Switzerland, the United States, and anywhere else in the world. The Website is operated by Search Adx LLC, 30 N Gould St Ste R, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801-6317, United States.
2. Key Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| We / Us / Our | Search Adx LLC, operator of vostex.de |
| You / Your | The individual visiting or using vostex.de |
| Personal Information | Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person |
| Services | vostex.de and all associated sub-domains and services |
| Processing | Any operation performed on personal data (collection, storage, use, disclosure) |
3. Information We Collect
3.1 Information You Provide Directly
- Name and email address when you contact us
- Any information voluntarily submitted via email or feedback
3.2 Information Collected Automatically
- IP address (used at country or region level only)
- Browser type, version, and language settings
- Device type, operating system, and device identifiers
- Pages visited, time spent, referral URLs, and traffic data
- Interaction data including clicks, scrolls, and engagement metrics
- Search queries and content consumed where applicable
3.3 Tracking Technologies Used
- Cookies – small text files placed on your device by your browser
- Session cookies – expire when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies – remain on your device until their expiry date or until deleted
- Flash cookies / local storage objects – used by certain third-party ad technologies
- Web beacons / pixel tags / clear GIFs – used to count page visits and track activity across sites
- Device fingerprinting – identifying your device based on a combination of hardware and software characteristics, used by some third-party advertising partners
3.4 Information We Do Not Collect
We do not collect payment card details, government-issued identification, financial account numbers, medical or health records, or any other sensitive personal data beyond what is described in this Policy.
4. How and Why We Use Your Information
- Provide, operate, and improve the Website and its content
- Understand how visitors use the site through traffic analysis and performance metrics
- Serve relevant advertising (see advertising sections below)
- Respond to enquiries, feedback, and support requests
- Monitor site security and prevent fraudulent or abusive activity
- Deliver and present advertising and content to your device
- Save and communicate your privacy choices where applicable
- Comply with legal obligations under GDPR, UK GDPR, and CCPA
- Enforce our Terms and Conditions and protect our legal rights
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate the Website, serve advertising, and analyse traffic. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time via the “Privacy Settings” link in our site footer.
5.1 EU / EEA / UK / Switzerland Users
In compliance with Google’s EU User Consent Policy (mandatory from January 16, 2024), the EU ePrivacy Directive, and GDPR Article 6(1)(a), we display a cookie consent banner (Consent Management Platform / CMP) on your first visit.
Non-essential cookies (advertising, analytics, profiling) are NOT activated until you provide explicit, affirmative consent. Our CMP is Google-certified and integrated with IAB Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) v2.3 (Policies v2025-01-16.5.0.a). The default state for all non-essential Purposes is OFF. You must take a clear affirmative action (such as clicking “Accept All”) to grant consent.
You may accept all, customise per Vendor and Purpose, or decline non-essential cookies at any time. You may withdraw consent at any time via “Privacy Settings” in our site footer. If “Accept All” is offered, an equivalent “Withdraw All Consent” option is available when you resurface the CMP.
IAB TCF Purposes declared on this site:
Purpose 1 – Store and/or access information on a device (Consent)
Purpose 2 – Use limited data to select advertising (Consent / Legitimate Interest)
Purpose 3 – Create profiles for personalised advertising (Consent)
Purpose 4 – Use profiles to select personalised advertising (Consent)
Purpose 7 – Measure advertising performance (Consent / Legitimate Interest)
Purpose 9 – Understand audiences through statistics (Consent / Legitimate Interest)
Purpose 10 – Develop and improve services (Consent / Legitimate Interest)
Special Purpose 1 – Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud (Legitimate Interest)
Special Purpose 2 – Deliver and present advertising and content (Legitimate Interest)
Special Purpose 3 – Save and communicate privacy choices (Legitimate Interest)
5.2 Cookie Opt-Out Options
- Google Analytics opt-out: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- Google Ads Settings: adssettings.google.com
- Network Advertising Initiative: optout.networkadvertising.org
- Digital Advertising Alliance (US): optout.aboutads.info
- Your Online Choices (EU): youronlinechoices.eu
- Browser settings: most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies via their settings menu
5.3 Do Not Track (DNT)
Your browser may transmit a “Do Not Track” signal when you browse the web. There is currently no industry-wide consensus on how websites should respond to DNT signals. Unless and until applicable law requires otherwise, we do not alter our data collection or use practices in response to DNT signals. For more information, visit allaboutdnt.com.
6. Google AdSense and Display Advertising
Vostex uses Google AdSense to display third-party advertisements. Google AdSense is operated by:
- For EEA and UK users: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland
- For all other users: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
Google AdSense uses the DoubleClick DART cookie and related ad technology cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites in Google’s network, your approximate location (country or region level only), your device type, browser type, and language settings, contextual signals from the content of the page you are viewing, and browsing history and inferred interests where consent is given.
- Opt out of Google personalised advertising: adssettings.google.com
- How Google uses data from partner sites: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
- Google Business Data Responsibility: business.safety.google/privacy/
7. Google AdSense for Search / RSOC Advertising
This Website may display search-based advertisements powered by Google AdSense for Search (AFS) and Related Search on Content (RSOC). These units show contextually relevant search-term suggestions that, when clicked, display paid search results from Google’s Search Partner Network.
- Suggestion units are generated from page content and contextual signals
- Clicking a suggested term may load paid advertiser results
- Revenue is earned per qualifying click through Google’s AFS programme
- No additional personal data beyond standard AdSense cookies is collected specifically by these units
This Website may use AFS/RSOC through authorised feed providers. The operator of vostex.de remains responsible for policy compliance regardless of the feed source used.
This Website operates AFS/RSOC in accordance with Google AdSense Programme Policies, Google AFS Terms of Service, and Google’s Restricted Access Features (RAF) policy (effective August 25, 2025).
Legal basis for EEA/UK/Switzerland users: Consent – Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. For non-EEA users: Legitimate interest.
Opt out: adssettings.google.com
8. Video Advertising
This Website may display video advertisements including outstream video ads (within article content, autoplay muted), interstitial video ads (between page sections), and in-stream video ads within video player content where applicable.
Video ads may be served by Google (Interactive Media Ads / IMA SDK) and other IAB-certified video ad technology vendors listed in the IAB Europe Global Vendor List (GVL). These providers may use cookies, pixels, and device identifiers to measure video ad viewability and completion rates, serve relevant video ads based on interests or contextual signals, limit frequency of video ads shown to you, and report aggregate performance data to advertisers.
For EEA / UK / Switzerland users: video advertising cookies are only activated after you provide explicit consent via our CMP, in accordance with IAB TCF v2.3 (Purposes 2 and 7, and Special Purpose 2).
9. Native Advertising and Content Recommendations
This Website may display native advertising widgets and content recommendation units powered by third-party networks. These units blend with editorial content and are labelled “Sponsored” or “Recommended.” Native ad providers may use cookies to serve relevant sponsored content based on your browsing behaviour.
Native advertising providers may include Taboola, Outbrain, Revcontent, or similar platforms. Each operates under its own privacy policy.
10. Who We Share Your Information With
We may share your personal information with the following parties:
- Third-party service providers – vendors who assist with site operation, analytics, advertising, security, and technical hosting, operating under data processing agreements
- Advertising technology providers – Google and other ad tech vendors listed in our CMP, for serving and measuring advertisements, subject to your consent where required
- Legal authorities – law enforcement agencies, courts, or regulators where required by applicable law, court order, or to protect our legal rights
- Business transfers – in the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may transfer to the new entity subject to equivalent privacy protections
- With your consent – in any other circumstances where you have given explicit consent
We do not sell personal information.
11. Third-Party Links and Content
vostex.de may contain links to third-party websites and external content for additional information or convenience. These links do not constitute an endorsement. We have no control over the content, privacy practices, or availability of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any external site before providing personal information. Your use of third-party sites is at your own risk.
12. Third-Party Services and Data Processors
| Service | Purpose | Operator | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Traffic analysis | Google Ireland Ltd (EU) / Google LLC (US) | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Google AdSense | Display advertising | Google Ireland Ltd (EU) / Google LLC (US) | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Google AFS / RSOC | Search advertising | Google LLC, USA | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Google IMA SDK | Video advertising | Google LLC, USA | policies.google.com/privacy |
| CloudFront / CDN | Content delivery | Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, Luxembourg | aws.amazon.com/privacy |
| WordPress / CMS | Site platform | Automattic Inc., USA | automattic.com/privacy |
Data transferred to the United States is governed by Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (Art. 46 GDPR).
13. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, misuse, or disclosure. These measures include encrypted data transmission (HTTPS), access controls, and secure hosting infrastructure.
However, no online data transmission is completely secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security. You transmit personal data at your own risk.
14. Your Rights (EEA / UK / Switzerland)
If you are located in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, you have the following rights under the GDPR and equivalent laws:
Art. 15 – Right of Access
Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Art. 16 – Right to Rectification
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
Art. 17 – Right to Erasure
Request deletion of your personal data where there is no legitimate reason to continue processing (the “Right to be Forgotten”).
Art. 18 – Right to Restriction
Request that we pause processing under certain circumstances.
Art. 20 – Right to Data Portability
Receive your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
Art. 21 – Right to Object
Object to processing based on legitimate interests, including profiling for advertising purposes.
Art. 7(3) – Right to Withdraw Consent
Withdraw consent for cookie-based processing at any time via “Privacy Settings” in our site footer. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of prior processing.
Art. 77 – Right to Lodge a Complaint
Lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority. EU DPAs: edpb.europa.eu. UK ICO: ico.org.uk.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We respond within 30 days (extendable by 60 days for complex requests with prior notice).
Legal Basis for Data Processing
| Processing Activity | Legal Basis |
|---|---|
| Analytics cookies | Consent – Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR |
| AdSense display ad cookies | Consent – Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR |
| AFS / RSOC search ad cookies | Consent – Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR |
| Video ad cookies | Consent – Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR |
| Native ad cookies | Consent – Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR |
| Security / fraud prevention | Legitimate interest – Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR [IAB TCF SP1] |
| Email contact responses | Legitimate interest – Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR |
| Site hosting / log files | Legitimate interest – Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR |
| CDN delivery | Legitimate interest – Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR |
Independent Data Controller for EU/UK users (Google): Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Vostex participates in the IAB Europe Transparency and Consent Framework and complies with its Specifications and Policies (version 2025-01-16.5.0.a). Vostex uses a Consent Management Platform (CMP) registered with IAB Europe to manage and transmit consent signals in accordance with the Framework.
CMP defaults: all non-essential Purposes are OFF. Users make granular choices per Vendor and Purpose. Users may resurface the CMP at any time via “Privacy Settings” in our site footer. Consent is saved and transmitted to Vendors via TCF Signals (Special Purpose 3).
15. US State Privacy Rights
California Residents (CCPA / CPRA)
- Right to Know: Request the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you
- Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions
- Right to Opt-Out of Sale / Sharing: We do not sell personal information. However, sharing data with advertising partners for cross-context behavioural advertising may be considered “sharing” under CPRA. Opt out via: adssettings.google.com
- Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information we hold about you
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights
To submit a CCPA/CPRA request, contact us at [email protected].
Other US States
Residents of Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), Texas (TDPSA), and other states with applicable privacy laws may have similar rights. Please contact us to exercise them.
16. Children’s Privacy
This Website is not directed at children under the age of 13 in the United States, or under 16 in the EEA (GDPR Article 8). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
For EEA/UK/Switzerland users: personalised advertising is not served to users identified as under 18, in accordance with Google’s child privacy policies, the EU Age Appropriate Design Code (AADC), and related child privacy regulations.
If you believe a child has provided personal data to us, please contact us at [email protected] and we will delete it promptly.
17. Data Retention
| Data Type | Retention Period |
|---|---|
| Server log files | 7 days |
| Google Analytics data | 14 months (configurable in the GA account) |
| Advertising / CMP cookies | Per Vendor declaration in the CMP (IAB TCF Policy 14(2bis)) |
| Email contact records | Up to 12 months from resolution |
You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us at [email protected].
18. International Data Transfers
Your data may be processed in countries outside your country of residence, including the United States, where Google LLC operates its core advertising services (Analytics, AdSense, AFS/RSOC, IMA SDK) and where our hosting and CDN provider may have infrastructure.
For EEA and UK users: transfers to the United States and other third countries are governed by Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) adopted under GDPR Article 46, and/or the EU-US Data Privacy Framework where applicable. You may request a copy of the applicable transfer safeguards by contacting us.
19. Keeping Your Information Secure
We have put in place appropriate technical and organisational security measures designed to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered, or disclosed. These include HTTPS encryption, access controls, and regular security reviews of our systems.
Despite these measures, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Any transmission of personal data is made at your own risk.
20. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date at the top. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed.
Your continued use of vostex.de after any update constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.
21. How to Contact Us
If you have any questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us: