Last updated: June 2026
Privacy Policy
1. Controller
Almokhtar Alelewi
c/o Block Services
Stuttgarter Str. 106
70736 Fellbach, Germany
Email: a.alelewi@thechosenbyte.com
2. Principles of data processing
We process personal data only to the extent necessary to provide our services and where a legal basis under Art. 6 GDPR exists. We do not collect data speculatively.
3. Hosting
This website is hosted by:
1&1 IONOS SE
Elgendorfer Str. 57
56410 Montabaur, Germany
All servers are located exclusively in Germany. When you visit our website, IONOS automatically collects server log files (IP address, timestamp, pages accessed, browser type) as technically required for operation.
- Legal basis
- Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR — legitimate interest in the secure operation of the website
- Retention
- In accordance with IONOS default configuration, typically 7 days
- Data processing agreement
- A data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR is in place with IONOS.
4. Waitlist / contact form
When you sign up for our waitlist, we collect the following data:
- Business email address (required)
- Name (required)
- Company name (required)
- Estimated number of assets (optional)
- Website language preference (de/en) — so we can contact you in the matching language
- Purpose
- Managing the waitlist and notifying you when access becomes available.
- Legal basis
- Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR — consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time with future effect by emailing a.alelewi@thechosenbyte.com.
- Retention
- We retain your data for as long as the waitlist is active or until you request deletion. Upon request, we delete your data immediately unless statutory retention obligations apply.
- Processor
- The data you enter is processed on our server at 1&1 IONOS SE (Germany) and delivered to us by email. A data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR is in place with IONOS. Processing takes place exclusively within the EU; your data is not passed to third parties for their own purposes.
5. Your rights under GDPR
You have the right to:
- Access your stored data (Art. 15 GDPR)
- Rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR)
- Erasure of your data (Art. 17 GDPR)
- Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
- Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
- Object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
- Withdraw a given consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR)
To exercise your rights, contact: a.alelewi@thechosenbyte.com
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The authority competent for Baden-Württemberg is:
Der Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg
Postfach 10 29 32
70025 Stuttgart, Germany
www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de
6. Cookies and local storage
This website uses only technically necessary cookies required for operation. No marketing or tracking cookies are used. Consent is not required for technically necessary cookies (§ 25(2) TDDDG).
We also store your chosen language (German/English) in your browser's localStorage so the website appears in the right language on your next visit. This information is likewise technically necessary (§ 25(2) TDDDG), remains exclusively in your browser and is not transmitted to any server.
7. Processors and disclosure
We do not share your personal data with third parties for commercial purposes. To operate the waitlist we use the following processors pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR:
- 1&1 IONOS SE — website hosting and email delivery (Germany)
Processors act exclusively on our instructions and may not use your data for their own purposes. No data is transferred to countries outside the EU or the EEA.
8. Data security
We employ technical and organisational measures to protect your data against loss, destruction, manipulation and unauthorised access. Data transmission is encrypted via SSL/TLS.
9. Changes to this privacy policy
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy as needed. The current version is always available at thechosenbyte.com/privacy. Last updated: June 2026.