Terms and Conditions

Last updated: March 07, 2026

1. General Information

These Terms and Conditions govern your use of our website (the “Website”) and in particular the newsletter subscription and unsubscription service offered thereon.

The Website is operated by:

By subscribing to the newsletter or using the Website you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not subscribe or use the service.

2. Newsletter Subscription & Unsubscription

You can subscribe to our newsletter by entering your email address (and optionally your name) in the corresponding form and giving your express consent (double opt-in procedure where applicable).

Your subscription constitutes your freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous consent to receive regular email updates (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

You can unsubscribe at any time with effect for the future:

• via the unsubscribe link contained in every newsletter, or
• directly on the Website via the unsubscription form.

We will then delete your email address from the mailing list without undue delay.

3. Data Protection – GDPR Information

3.1 Controller

dotCLOUD – contact details see above

3.2 Purposes and legal basis

We process your data exclusively for the purpose of sending the newsletter to which you have subscribed (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR – consent).

3.3 Categories of personal data

• Email address (mandatory)
• First name / last name (optional)
• IP address and timestamp at the time of registration and confirmation (technical necessity)
• Unsubscription timestamp (if applicable)

3.4 Storage period

We store your data until you unsubscribe. After unsubscription we delete your data within 30 days at the latest, unless statutory retention obligations require longer storage.

3.5 Recipients / processors

Your data will be processed on our behalf by the following service providers under data processing agreements (Art. 28 GDPR):

• [Name of your email service provider, e.g. Brevo, MailerLite, ActiveCampaign, etc.]
• Hosting provider (server location within EU/EEA where possible)

Outside the above, we do not transmit your data to third countries without an adequate level of protection or appropriate safeguards.

3.6 Your rights

You have the following rights under the GDPR:

• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten” – Art. 17 GDPR)
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
• Right to withdraw consent at any time (without affecting lawfulness of processing before withdrawal)

To exercise your rights, simply write to [your@email.com].

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of alleged infringement.

4. Liability

We provide the newsletter service “as is”. We do not guarantee that the service will be error-free, uninterrupted or secure.

Our liability is limited to intent and gross negligence – except in cases of injury to life, body or health and breach of essential contractual obligations.

5. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The current version is always available on this page. Significant changes will be announced via email (if you are subscribed) or on the website.

6. Final provisions

Should any provision of these Terms be or become invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected.

Place of jurisdiction is Zürich, Switzerland, insofar as legally permissible.

This text is a carefully crafted template and not individual legal advice.
Please have it reviewed and adapted by a lawyer specialised in German/EU data protection law before going live.