Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2025

Who We Are

Attune Agency is a privately held expert network company headquartered in Berlin, Germany. We are the data controller for personal data collected through this website and in the course of our business operations. You can contact us at privacy@attuneagency.com.

Information We Collect

We collect personal data in the following circumstances:

When you submit a contact or enquiry form

• Full name
• Email address
• Phone number (optional)
• Country of operation
• The content of your message

When you apply to join our expert network

• Full name and contact details
• Professional history, credentials and areas of expertise
• LinkedIn profile or CV
• Information about existing confidentiality obligations

When you use our website

• IP address and browser information (collected automatically via server logs)
• Pages visited and time spent on site

How We Use Your Information

We use the personal data we collect for the following purposes:

• To respond to your enquiry or application
• To match clients with appropriate experts in our network
• To manage and administer engagements facilitated through our platform
• To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations
• To improve our website and services

We rely on the following legal bases for processing your personal data: performance of a contract (where we are engaged to provide services), legitimate interests (for business development and network management), and compliance with a legal obligation.

Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, rent or trade personal data to third parties. We may share personal data in the following limited circumstances:

• With experts in our network, to the extent necessary to facilitate a specific client engagement (subject to confidentiality obligations)
• With clients, to the extent necessary to confirm an expert's background and the scope of a proposed engagement
• With our service providers (e.g. email hosting, CRM software) who process data on our behalf under data processing agreements
• With regulatory authorities or law enforcement where required by law

Data Retention

We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Contact form submissions are retained for 24 months. Expert network records are retained for the duration of an expert's participation in the network and for 5 years thereafter.

Your Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

• The right to access the personal data we hold about you
• The right to rectification of inaccurate data
• The right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
• The right to restrict processing
• The right to data portability
• The right to object to processing based on legitimate interests

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@attuneagency.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority — in Germany, this is the Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit.

Cookies

This website uses only essential cookies necessary for the site to function. We do not use tracking, advertising or analytics cookies. No cookie consent banner is required for essential cookies under GDPR.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of our website following any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at privacy@attuneagency.com or by post at Attune Agency, Berlin, Germany.