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Privacy Policy

1. Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is the operator stated in the legal notice (Imprint).
Contact: contact@synthmagazine.com

2. General information
This website processes personal data only to the extent necessary to provide the website, to respond to enquiries, and to deliver advertising.

3. Contact by email
If you contact us by email, we will process the data you provide (e.g., your email address and the content of your message) to handle your request. We do not share this information with third parties unless we are legally required to do so.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (steps prior to entering into a contract/communication) and/or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in handling enquiries).

4. Advertising via Google AdSense
This website uses Google AdSense. For users in Europe, the service is provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Cookies and similar technologies may be used to deliver ads. In this context, technical data (such as IP address, device and browser information, approximate location data) as well as advertising and usage data may be processed.
Purposes include ad delivery, measurement/reporting, frequency capping, fraud prevention and — if you consent — ad personalisation.

5. Consent management (EEA/UK/CH)
Visitors from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland are asked for consent before non-essential technologies are used. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the consent/privacy settings on this website.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent), where required; otherwise Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (e.g., security/fraud prevention).

6. Recipients / international transfers
Data may be shared with Google and — depending on your consent — with additional advertising technology providers. This may involve transfers to third countries (e.g., the United States). Google generally relies on appropriate safeguards (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses).

7. Storage period
Emails are stored for as long as necessary to handle your request and as long as no statutory retention obligations require longer storage. Advertising/consent-related data is processed and stored according to Google’s settings and policies.

8. Your rights
You have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and to object. Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Privacy Policy for the Android App “ArpFlux”

This section applies specifically to the native Android app ArpFlux.

ArpFlux does not require user registration or login for its basic functionality.

ArpFlux does not use third-party advertising SDKs or third-party analytics tools such as AdMob or Firebase Analytics.

If you choose to purchase or unlock a paid feature, Pro version, or subscription in ArpFlux, the purchase is processed through Google Play Billing.

We do not receive or store your full payment card details or other complete payment credentials. Payment processing is handled by Google in accordance with Google’s own terms and privacy policies.

For the purpose of processing purchases, unlocking paid features, restoring previous purchases, validating entitlements, preventing fraud or abuse, and providing support if needed, ArpFlux and/or Google Play may process purchase-related information such as transaction status, product identifiers, entitlement status, and limited purchase metadata.

Unless you make a purchase, contact us for support, or explicitly submit diagnostic information, ArpFlux does not transmit personal data to us.

ArpFlux processes app settings and user-generated app data locally on the user’s device, unless explicitly stated otherwise in this app-specific section.

Website-related data processing described elsewhere on this page, including cookies, analytics, embedded content, or server log processing for this website, does not apply to the native Android app ArpFlux unless explicitly stated in this app-specific section.

Data Retention and Deletion

ArpFlux itself does not require an account.

Purchase-related information available to us, if any, is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide paid functionality, restore purchases, comply with legal obligations, prevent misuse, and resolve support requests.

Support emails and any voluntarily submitted diagnostic information are retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to process the request, troubleshoot issues, comply with legal obligations, and protect against misuse. After that, such data is deleted or no longer kept in a personally identifiable form.

Privacy Contact

Excitement Media
Mario Rosin
Taborstrasse 119 / 34
1020 Vienna
Austria
Tel: +43 677 / 617 13 575
Mail: contact@synthmagazine.com