Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains what personal data Verbatim collects, why it's collected, how it's used, and the rights you have under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Plain English first. Legal terms only where they're load-bearing.

1. Data controller

Omar Bashar Fathi Abbas
Birkenallee 50
15745 Wildau, Germany
Email: omar@useverbatim.app

2. What data we collect

2.1 Lead capture (the email form)

When you submit the email form on this site, we collect:

• Your email address
• The app name or URL you submitted
• Submission timestamp
• Your IP address and User-Agent, included in the notification email so we can identify obvious spam submissions
• The page you submitted from (HTTP referer)

2.2 Free preview generator

If you use the “Generate a teaser report” feature, we set a single functional cookie (vb_teaser_used) to enforce the “one free preview per visitor” limit. We do not store the app name you submitted beyond the duration of the request.

2.3 Technical logs

Our hosting provider (Vercel) automatically logs basic request data — IP address, User-Agent, timestamp, URL — for security and performance monitoring. These logs are retained for a short period and used only for operating the service.

2.4 What we do not collect

• No analytics cookies, no tracking pixels, no fingerprinting.
• No advertising IDs. We don't sell or share data with advertisers.
• No third-party social plugins (no Facebook pixel, no LinkedIn Insight Tag).

3. Why we collect it (legal bases)

• Email + app name (lead form): performance of a contract / pre-contractual measures at your request (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). You gave us this info so we can send you the report you asked for.
• Free preview rate-limiting: legitimate interest in preventing abuse (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
• Technical logs: legitimate interest in operating a secure service (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

4. Who sees your data (processors)

We use the following third-party processors. Each is bound by a data processing agreement and the same GDPR standards.

• Vercel Inc. — hosting & CDN. Vercel privacy policy.
• Resend (Resend, Inc.) — transactional email delivery for lead notifications. Resend privacy policy.
• Anthropic, PBC — the AI model that powers the free preview generator. App names you submit may be sent as part of the generation request. Anthropic does not train on API inputs by default. Anthropic privacy policy.

5. International transfers

Some processors above (Vercel, Anthropic, Resend) are based in the United States. Transfers are governed by the EU Standard Contractual Clauses and / or the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework where applicable.

6. How long we keep it

• Lead emails: until you ask us to delete them, or until the relationship is clearly over (typically 24 months of inactivity).
• Free preview cookie: 30 days, after which a new preview becomes available.
• Technical logs: typically up to 30 days at our hosting provider.

7. Your rights

Under GDPR you can:

• Access the data we hold about you (Art. 15)
• Correct inaccurate data (Art. 16)
• Delete your data (Art. 17 — “right to be forgotten”)
• Restrict processing (Art. 18)
• Receive your data in a portable format (Art. 20)
• Object to processing based on legitimate interest (Art. 21)
• Withdraw any consent you've given, at any time
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77). In Germany, the competent authority depends on your state of residence.

To exercise any of these, email omar@useverbatim.app. We aim to respond within 30 days.

8. Cookies

We use one functional cookie (vb_teaser_used) to enforce the “one free preview per visitor” limit. It is strictly necessary for the feature to work and is not used for tracking. No cookie banner is required for strictly-necessary cookies under GDPR / TTDSG.

9. Changes

We'll update this page if our processors or practices change. The date at the top reflects the most recent revision.