Privacy policy
Last updated: 15 October 2026
1. Who we are
Pinch, Dr.-Adolf-Schneider-Straße 23, 73479 Ellwangen (Jagst), Germany ("Pinch", "we") runs this page. Contact for anything about your data: teamspeedrunner.operations@gmail.com.
2. What we collect and why
| What | Why | Legal basis | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your email address, when you signed up, and the ad or post that brought you (UTM tags) | To send you Pinch launch news and VIP updates | Your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) | Until you unsubscribe, then deleted within 30 days |
| Payment details if you pay the €1 VIP deposit | To take the payment, refund it on request and give you VIP access | Contract (Art. 6(1)(b)); tax records (Art. 6(1)(c)) | Payment records 10 years (§147 AO) |
| Cookies and Meta / TikTok pixel data (pages viewed, signups, device and browser info, IP address) | To see which ads bring people here and show our ads to similar people | Your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, §25 TDDDG), only if you click "Accept" | Up to 13 months; withdraw any time via "Cookie settings" |
| Server logs (IP address, time, page) | To run the page securely | Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)) | As kept by our host |
3. Who processes your data for us
- Netlify, Inc. (San Francisco, USA): hosts this page.
- FutureSuite [company, country]: runs the VIP page, takes the €1 deposit and sends VIP emails. With customer matching on, it sends a hashed copy of your email to Meta.
- Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. (Dublin): Meta Pixel, only with your consent. Meta is joint controller with us for pixel data (Art. 26 GDPR).
- TikTok Technology Ltd. (Dublin): TikTok Pixel, only with your consent.
Some of these companies transfer data outside the EU/UK, mainly to the USA, relying on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or Standard Contractual Clauses.
4. Kickstarter
When you back us on Kickstarter, Kickstarter PBC handles that data under its own privacy policy. We receive your name, email, pledge and shipping address to send your reward.
5. Your rights
You can ask for a copy of your data, correct it, delete it, limit or object to how we use it, or take it with you (Art. 15-21 GDPR). You can withdraw consent at any time: unsubscribe from any email, or use "Cookie settings". Email teamspeedrunner.operations@gmail.com and we'll reply within one month. You can also complain to a data protection authority, e.g. the Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg, or in the UK the ICO.