Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

This policy explains what personal data Riviera Locals collects, how it is used, and your rights under the GDPR. The data controller is Markus Green, Müllerstr. 132, 13349 Berlin, Germany, reachable at hello@rivieralocals.com.

What data we collect

We collect personal data only when you actively provide it:

Contact form submissions: name, email, phone (optional), and message
Listing submissions: business name, contact name, email, phone (optional), and website
Analytics data if you consent: anonymised page view data via Google Analytics 4

How we use it

Contact form data is used solely to respond to your enquiry
Listing submission data is used to create and manage your business listing
Analytics data is used to understand how the site is used and improve it

Legal basis

We process contact and listing data on the basis of your consent, given via the checkbox on each form. Analytics data is processed on the basis of consent, given via the cookie banner.

Data retention

Contact form submissions are retained for 12 months. Listing data is retained for as long as the listing remains active. You may request deletion at any time.

Third parties

Supabase — database hosting (EU region)
Vercel — website hosting
Resend — transactional email delivery
Google Analytics 4 — analytics (only if you consent)

Third-party data transfers

Vercel, Resend, and Google Analytics are US-based services. Data transferred to them is covered by Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) under GDPR Article 46. Each provider maintains a Data Processing Agreement: Vercel DPA, Resend DPA, Google Ads Data Processing Terms. Supabase stores data in the EU (Frankfurt region).

Your rights

Under the GDPR you have the following rights. Contact us at hello@rivieralocals.com to exercise any of them.

Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
Erasure — ask us to delete your personal data
Restriction — ask us to limit how we process your data
Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
Object — object to processing based on legitimate interests
Withdraw consent — withdraw any consent you have given, at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing
Lodge a complaint — complain to your local supervisory authority (in Germany: the Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit)

Cookies

We use a single analytics cookie (Google Analytics 4) only if you consent via the banner on your first visit. No advertising or tracking cookies are set. You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing your browser cookies.

Contact

Questions about this policy: hello@rivieralocals.com