This Privacy Policy explains how Creator Tool Lab processes personal information when you visit this website, use the contact form or follow links to external services.
1. Data Controller
The person responsible for processing personal data on this website is:
Tuğçe Altun
Tübinger Straße 55
71032 Böblingen
Germany
Email: contact@creatortoollab.com
“Creator Tool Lab” is the name used for this website. Unless separately registered as a legal entity, it does not replace the legal name of the website operator.
2. Information We Process
Depending on how you use the website, the following information may be processed:
- Technical information such as IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, referring page and access time
- Information about pages viewed, links clicked and approximate geographic region
- Cookie and consent preferences
- Information submitted through the contact form, including your email address, message and optional name
- Information required to detect spam, misuse or security threats
Please do not submit passwords, payment details or other sensitive personal information through the contact form.
3. Website Hosting
This website is hosted by WordPress.com, a service operated by Automattic. WordPress.com processes technical information required to deliver the website, maintain security, prevent misuse and provide platform functionality.
This may include IP addresses, browser and device information, referring pages, requested pages, timestamps and security-related records. Automattic states that standard server logs and IP addresses used for site statistics are generally retained for approximately 30 days.
The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in providing a secure, reliable and functional website.
More information is available in Automattic’s Privacy Notice for Visitors to Users’ Sites and Cookie Policy.
4. Website Statistics
This website uses Jetpack Stats, a service provided through WordPress.com and Automattic. Jetpack Stats may process information such as the pages visited, referring URLs, approximate location, browser type, device information, timestamps and IP address to provide aggregated website statistics.
We use these statistics to understand which guides are useful, identify technical problems and improve the website. We do not use Jetpack Stats to personally identify individual visitors.
Where consent is required, Jetpack Stats is activated only after the visitor has given consent. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. Where cookies or similar technologies are stored on or accessed from a visitor’s device, consent is also obtained in accordance with Section 25(1) TDDDG.
Consent may be withdrawn at any time through the cookie settings available on this website.
5. Contact Form
When you use the contact form, the information you provide is processed to review and respond to your message.
The form currently requests:
- An optional name
- A required email address
- Your message
Form responses are stored within WordPress.com and sent as an email notification to a Google Gmail account used by Creator Tool Lab.
Processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR where we respond to general enquiries, corrections or feedback. Where your message concerns steps requested before entering into a contract, processing may also be based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.
6. Spam Prevention
WordPress.com uses Akismet to help detect spam and malicious form submissions. Information submitted through the form, together with technical data such as IP address, user agent and referrer information, may be analyzed for this purpose.
The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in protecting the website and communication channels from spam, fraud and misuse.
More information is available in the Akismet Privacy Policy.
7. Email Processing
Contact-form notifications and related correspondence may be processed through Google Gmail. This means that the email address, message and any additional information included in your enquiry may be processed by Google.
Google may process information outside Germany or the European Economic Area using the transfer mechanisms and safeguards described in its documentation.
More information is available in the Google Privacy Policy.
8. Newsletter Subscriptions
If you subscribe to Creator Tool Lab updates, your email address and subscription status will be processed to send a confirmation message and future notifications about new articles, platform comparisons and related website updates.
Newsletter subscriptions are managed through WordPress.com, a service provided by Automattic. The processing is based on your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in each email or by contacting us.
Subscription information is retained until you unsubscribe, withdraw your consent or the newsletter service is discontinued, unless longer retention is required by law.
9. Cookies and Similar Technologies
WordPress.com and associated services may use cookies or similar technologies for essential website functions, security, fraud prevention, visitor preferences and WordPress.com account features.
With the visitor’s consent, cookies or similar technologies may also be used for website statistics through Jetpack Stats.
Where consent is legally required, non-essential technologies are not activated before the visitor has made a choice. Visitors can withdraw or change their consent at any time through the cookie settings available on this website.
Visitors can also manage or delete cookies through their browser settings. Disabling essential cookies may affect website functionality.
This website uses a paid WordPress.com plan and does not currently use WordAds or another advertising service to display advertisements.
10. Affiliate Links
Some pages contain affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link, you will be redirected to an external platform. The destination platform or its affiliate network may receive referral information and may use a cookie or another tracking method to attribute an eligible signup or purchase to Creator Tool Lab.
Creator Tool Lab may receive a commission if you complete an eligible action, at no additional cost to you.
The destination platform determines its own tracking period and privacy practices. Please review its privacy and cookie policies before creating an account or making a purchase.
11. External Links
This website contains links to third-party websites. Creator Tool Lab does not control how those websites process personal information. Once you leave this website, the privacy policy of the external provider applies.
12. Legal Bases for Processing
Depending on the activity, personal information is processed on one or more of the following legal bases:
- Article 6(1)(a) GDPR — consent, where consent is requested
- Article 6(1)(b) GDPR — responding to requests connected with potential contractual steps
- Article 6(1)(c) GDPR — compliance with legal obligations
- Article 6(1)(f) GDPR — operating, securing and improving the website, preventing misuse and responding to general enquiries
Where processing is based on legitimate interests, you may object to the processing where the legal requirements are met.
13. Data Sharing
Personal information may be shared only where necessary with:
- Automattic and WordPress.com for hosting, form storage, statistics and website security
- Google for email delivery and storage
- Affiliate platforms or networks when you voluntarily follow an affiliate link
- Professional advisers where necessary
- Courts, regulators or public authorities where disclosure is legally required
Creator Tool Lab does not sell personal information.
14. International Data Transfers
Some service providers may process information outside Germany or the European Economic Area.
Where required, providers may rely on an adequacy decision, the EU–US Data Privacy Framework, Standard Contractual Clauses or another legally recognized transfer mechanism. Further details are available in the privacy documentation of the relevant provider.
15. Data Retention
Personal information is retained only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. General contact-form submissions and related correspondence are deleted when they are no longer necessary, and ordinarily no later than 12 months after the enquiry has been resolved. This does not apply where longer retention is required by law, particularly for tax, accounting or commercial records, or where the information is needed to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
16. Your Data Protection Rights
Subject to the applicable legal requirements, you have the right to:
- Request access to your personal information
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of personal information
- Request restriction of processing
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Request data portability where applicable
- Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent
- Lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority
To exercise your rights, contact us using the email address listed in the Data Controller section.
You may also contact the competent supervisory authority. For an operator based in Baden-Württemberg, further information is available from the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Württemberg.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when the website, service providers, tracking technologies or legal requirements change. The latest version will be published on this page.
Last updated: August 2026