Privacy Policy.

Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how OUKOOL collects, uses, and protects information when you visit oukool.com or contact us. We take the protection of your personal data seriously and only process it in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable German data protection law.

Responsible Parties

OUKOOL is a creative brand operated jointly by two independent freelancers, not a registered company:

Eesa Khoury & Carlos Gharzuzi
Löwestraße 28
10249 Berlin
Germany

Contact Information

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, contact us at info@oukool.com.

Purpose of Processing

We process personal data that you actively provide to us — for example, when you use the contact form on this website to inquire about our services. In addition, if you give your consent, we use the Meta Pixel for statistical and marketing purposes, as described in the “Meta Pixel” section below.

Legal Basis (GDPR)

We process the data you submit through the contact form on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (steps taken at your request prior to entering into a contract) and, where applicable, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (our legitimate interest in responding to inquiries directed to us).

Contact Form Processing

When you submit the contact form, the information you provide — your name, email address, company or brand (if given), the service you're interested in, and your message — is sent by email directly to info@oukool.com. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is not shared with any third party or used for any other purpose.

Email Communication

If you contact us directly by email, the information you provide (such as your email address and the content of your message) is stored so we can process and respond to your request. This data is only used for correspondence with you.

Hosting Provider

This website is hosted by Vercel Inc., 340 S Lemon Ave #4133, Walnut, CA 91789, USA. When you visit this website, Vercel automatically processes technical information necessary to deliver the site to you, such as your IP address, the date and time of access, the browser and device type used, and the pages requested. This data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in the secure and reliable operation of this website.

As Vercel Inc. is based in the United States, this may involve the transfer of personal data to a country outside the European Economic Area. Vercel provides appropriate safeguards for such transfers, including reliance on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission.

Cookies & Consent

You do not need to accept any cookies to browse this website. Non-essential cookies — specifically those set by the Meta Pixel — are only used if you actively consent. When you first visit, a consent banner lets you accept or decline; nothing is loaded until you accept, and you can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future (see the “Meta Pixel” section below).

Meta Pixel

With your consent, this website uses the Meta Pixel, a service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. (4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland). The Meta Pixel uses cookies to measure the effectiveness of our advertising and to help us show relevant ads on Meta platforms (Facebook and Instagram), by recording actions visitors take on this website — such as viewing pages or submitting an inquiry.

The pixel loads only after you give your consent via the cookie banner. The legal basis for this processing is your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future — for example by clearing this website's data in your browser settings, which will cause the consent banner to appear again.

In this process, data may be transferred to Meta Platforms, Inc. in the United States. Meta relies on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses as a safeguard for such transfers. For details on how Meta processes personal data, see Meta's Privacy Policy.

Fonts

This website uses the Poppins typeface from Google Fonts. The font files are downloaded and self-hosted as part of the website at build time — no connection is made to Google's servers when you visit this site, and no data is transmitted to Google for font loading.

Data Retention

Data submitted through the contact form or sent to us by email is retained only for as long as necessary to process and respond to your inquiry, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties, other than the hosting provider described above, which is necessary for operating this website.

User Rights under GDPR

Under the GDPR, you have the right to:

• Request access to the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Request erasure of your personal data
• Request restriction of processing
• Object to processing based on legitimate interest
• Request data portability
• Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent
• Lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@oukool.com.

SSL Encryption

This website uses SSL/TLS encryption to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as messages sent through the contact form. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the padlock icon in your browser's address bar.

Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to this website or legal requirements. The current version is always available on this page.