Privacy Policy

Mino UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Windbergstr. 23 · 01189 Dresden · Germany

Version 1.1 · Updated August 11, 2025

Effective: August 11, 2025
GDPR Art. 13/14 compliant

1) Controller & Contact

Mino UG (haftungsbeschränkt) (operating as vps.direct) is responsible for your personal data. Contact: [email protected] · General: [email protected].

This notice explains how we collect, use, and protect personal data in line with the GDPR.

3) Data We Process

Account

Name, email, (optional) billing address/phone/company/VAT, hashed passwords.

Technical

IP addresses, logs, performance/uptime metrics, diagnostics, abuse/fraud signals.

Payments

Tokenized payment data via providers, transactions, invoicing, tax‑relevant info.

Sources: directly from you, service usage (automatic collection), and lawful third parties (e.g., payment/fraud providers).

4) Purposes (at a glance)

Service

  • Account/VPS setup
  • Support & maintenance
  • Monitoring & optimization

Billing

  • Invoices & payments
  • Fraud prevention
  • Tax compliance

Security

  • Infrastructure monitoring
  • Abuse investigation
  • Network integrity

Communication

  • Service notices
  • Support replies
  • Marketing with consent

5) Retention

We keep data only as long as needed for the stated purposes or as required by law.

Account Data

Contract term + 30 days

Billing Records

10 years (statutory)

Server Logs

7 days (security) · 30 days (billing)

Support Threads

3 years after resolution

6) Sharing & Transfers

We don’t sell data. Processors act under DPAs (Art. 28). Disclosures occur only when legally required or to protect rights. EU‑first processing; third‑country transfers use SCCs/adequacy with additional safeguards as needed.

Named service providers
  • Cloudflare, Inc.

    CDN/security/DNS · IP/headers/URLs/security telemetry · Basis: Art. 6(1)(f) · May involve third‑country transfers with SCCs/adequacy.

  • Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd

    Payments/fraud · Name, email, billing, tokenized method, txn metadata · Basis: Art. 6(1)(b) & (f) · Possible transfers with SCCs/adequacy.

  • PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A.

    Payments/disputes · Contact/billing & txn metadata · Basis: Art. 6(1)(b) & (f) · Possible transfers with safeguards.

  • NOWPayments

    Crypto payments · Wallet addresses, txn hashes/amounts, status, necessary contact/billing · Basis: Art. 6(1)(b) & (f) · Possible transfers with safeguards.

We do not store full card numbers. See each provider’s privacy notice for details.

7) Your Rights (GDPR)

Access (Art. 15)

Info and copies of your data.

Rectification (Art. 16)

Fix inaccurate/incomplete data.

Erasure (Art. 17)

Delete where conditions apply.

Portability (Art. 20)

Structured, machine‑readable copy.

Restriction (Art. 18)

Limit processing in cases.

Objection (Art. 21)

Legitimate interests / direct marketing.

Art. 21: You may object at any time to processing based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f), including profiling. We will stop unless we show compelling grounds or for legal claims. For direct marketing (and related profiling), you can object at any time.

Withdraw consent anytime with effect for the future. To exercise rights contact [email protected]. You can lodge a complaint with any EU supervisory authority (e.g., BfDI in Germany).

8) Security

Technical

  • • TLS 1.3; encryption at rest (e.g., AES‑256)
  • • MFA; firewalls; segmentation
  • • Backups; audits/pen‑tests

Organizational

  • • Staff training; access controls (RBAC)
  • • Vendor DPAs; incident response
  • • Policy reviews; physical DC controls

Payments

Handled by certified providers over encrypted connections. We do not store full card data.

9) Cookies & Similar Tech

Essential‑only

We only use strictly necessary cookies/technologies for security and core functionality — no analytics or marketing cookies.

Essential cookies

Auth/session, security/CSRF, load balancing, forms. Basis: Art. 6(1)(f). Device access (Germany): §25(2) TDDDG. Retention: session or until logout.

We don’t use

Analytics, marketing/advertising, social tracking, third‑party tracking scripts, cross‑site profiling.

Cloudflare

For security and load‑balancing Cloudflare may set strictly necessary cookies or equivalents. Basis: Art. 6(1)(f) and §25(2) TDDDG.

10–13) Other

Provision of data

Certain data are contractually required (e.g., account/billing). Without them, we cannot provide the service. Statutory duties may apply.

Automated decisions

We do not use automated decision‑making (Art. 22). If this changes, we will inform you in advance.

Children

Services are not intended for under‑16s (or 13 where applicable). If a child shared data, please contact us.

Changes

We update this policy as practices/legal requirements change. Material changes: notice by email; major updates take effect after 30 days. Prior versions on request.

Contact

Data Protection

[email protected]

Mailing

Mino UG (haftungsbeschränkt) — Data Protection · Windbergstr. 23 · 01189 Dresden · Germany

Supervisory authority

Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI)
www.bfdi.bund.de

Effective August 11, 2025 · GDPR (EU) 2016/679 compliant · Last reviewed: August 11, 2025