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Privacy Policy

We take the protection of your data seriously. This statement describes which data we process, for what purpose and for how long.

01Controller

Civitas UG (limited liability), represented by Managing Director Tim Refäuter, Breite Str. 22, 40213 Düsseldorf. Contact: support@einbuergerungsservice.de.

02Data processed

We process the information you provide via the wizard (personal master data, residence circumstances, language skills, financial situation, family details, and, where applicable, criminal-law information), the documents you upload, and technical connection data to operate the website.

04Retention period

Application data is deleted 90 days after delivery, unless commercial-law retention obligations require otherwise. You may request earlier deletion at any time.

05Recipients

Stripe (payment processing), Hetzner Online GmbH (hosting in Germany), Postmark (transactional email). DSGVO-compliant data-processing agreements are in place with all processors.

06Encryption

All personal data is AES-GCM encrypted in the database. Transmission is exclusively via TLS 1.3 with HSTS preload.

07Your rights

You have the right of access (Art. 15), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20) and objection (Art. 21). Complaints may be filed with the State Commissioner for Data Protection NRW.

Last updated: May 2026