The goal of this page is clarity: who operates the site, which categories of data may be processed, and where external services may enter the user journey.
This page summarizes the main data categories and cross-service relationships relevant to the public site.
This Privacy Notice describes how block research — Timo Bautsch ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you visit daytrading-academy.com or use any of our related services. daytrading-academy.com is operated as part of the blockresearch.ai ecosystem.
Controller: block research — Timo Bautsch, Schröderstr. 49, 18055 Rostock, Germany.
Data Protection Officer (DPO): dpo@blockresearch.ai
For general inquiries: support@blockresearch.ai
Account data: When you create an account or subscribe to a service, we collect your name, email address, and billing information (processed via third-party payment providers such as Stripe or Lemon Squeezy).
Communication data: When you contact us via email, contact forms, or support channels, we collect the information you provide including your name, email address, and message content.
Technical data: When you visit daytrading-academy.com, our servers automatically collect your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, pages visited, time and date of visit, and time spent on pages.
Cookie and analytics data: Subject to your consent, we may collect data through cookies and similar tracking technologies to understand how you use our site. See the Cookies section below.
Purchase and transaction data: If you purchase courses, subscriptions, or other products, we process transaction details, payment method information (we do not store full card numbers), and order history.
Account management: To create and manage your account, provide access to purchased content and services, and communicate with you about your account.
Order fulfillment: To process payments, deliver digital products, manage subscriptions, and provide customer support related to purchases.
Website optimization: To analyze usage trends, monitor site performance, improve user experience, and ensure security.
Marketing communications: With your consent, to send newsletters, product updates, and promotional materials. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in each email or by contacting support@blockresearch.ai.
Legal compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): For marketing emails, non-essential cookies, and analytics tracking. You may withdraw consent at any time.
Contract performance (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR): To fulfill purchases, manage subscriptions, provide access to courses and tools, and respond to pre-contractual inquiries.
Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): For website security, fraud prevention, usage analytics (aggregated), and improving our services. Our legitimate interest does not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR): To comply with tax, accounting, and regulatory requirements under German and EU law.
We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with the following categories of service providers who process data on our behalf:
Payment processors (Stripe, Lemon Squeezy) — to process transactions securely. Hosting and infrastructure providers — our services are hosted in Germany. Email service providers — to send transactional and marketing emails. Analytics providers — to understand site usage (only with your consent for non-essential tracking). Customer support tools — to manage and respond to inquiries.
These providers are contractually bound to process data only as instructed and in compliance with applicable data protection law. Some providers may be located outside the European Economic Area (EEA); where this is the case, transfers are safeguarded by Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or adequacy decisions.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Account and purchase data: Retained for the duration of your account plus 3 months after account termination, unless longer retention is required by law.
Communication data: Retained for the duration of the business relationship and up to 3 months after resolution of your inquiry, unless longer retention is required.
Technical and analytics data: Aggregated analytics data may be retained indefinitely. IP addresses in server logs are retained for a maximum of 90 days.
Tax and accounting records: Retained for 6–10 years as required by German tax law (§ 147 AO, § 257 HGB).
Strictly necessary cookies (session management, security, load balancing) may be set without prior consent as they are essential for the website to function.
Non-essential cookies (analytics, marketing, preferences) are only activated after you provide consent via our cookie banner. You can withdraw or modify your consent at any time.
External services linked from this site — including app.blockresearch.ai, YouTube, Discord, Calendly, and payment services — operate under their own cookie and privacy policies.
Under the GDPR and UK GDPR, you have the right to: access your personal data (Art. 15), rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16), erasure / right to be forgotten (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20), object to processing (Art. 21), and not be subject to automated decision-making (Art. 22).
If you have given consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. For residents of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Der Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
If you are a resident of Canada, you have the right under PIPEDA to: access the personal information we hold about you, request correction of inaccurate information, and withdraw consent for the collection, use, or disclosure of your information (subject to legal or contractual restrictions). To exercise these rights, contact dpo@blockresearch.ai.
If you are a California resident, under the CCPA you have the right to: know what personal information we collect about you, request deletion of your personal information, opt out of the sale of your personal information (we do not sell personal information), and not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.
To exercise your CCPA rights, contact dpo@blockresearch.ai or support@blockresearch.ai.
For all privacy-related requests, including exercising your data subject rights: dpo@blockresearch.ai or support@blockresearch.ai.
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