Privacy Policy & Cookies (GDPR)
Controller: Etre Rebelle / Etre Rebelle Magazine.
Address: Patrick Steinhaus, Rüttenscheiderstr. 249, 45131 Essen, Germany.
Email: contactus@etrerebelle.com
Scope: This policy covers the website, shop, membership, submissions, and communications.
- Account & Membership: name, email, password (hashed), plan, payment identifiers via processors (no full card data on our servers).
- Purchases: products, totals, billing/shipping data managed by MagCloud or our payment providers.
- Contact & Support: messages and metadata to respond and track issues.
- Submissions: portfolio info and files you upload, model/photographer details and consent confirmations (18+).
- Analytics: page views, device and region data in aggregate; IP may be collected transiently for security.
- Cookies & Similar Tech: essential, preference, analytics, and marketing cookies—see Cookies section.
- Contract: to create your account, process orders, provide membership content.
- Consent: analytics and marketing cookies; optional newsletters; submissions including model data where applicable.
- Legitimate Interests: prevent fraud, maintain site security, improve services, keep minimal records of transactions.
- Legal Obligation: tax and accounting retention, responding to lawful requests.
We use:
- Essential cookies: required for login, cart, security; cannot be disabled.
- Preferences: remember choices such as language and age-confirmation (18+).
- Analytics: measure visits and performance; set only with consent.
- Marketing: personalize offers; used sparingly and only with consent.
Durations vary from session to 12 months. Some cookies come from trusted third parties (e.g., analytics, payments, MagCloud embeds). Details are available in the consent banner.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie banner or the button above. Browser settings may also block cookies, but essential cookies are required for core functions.
Newsletter consent can be withdrawn via the unsubscribe link. For submissions and model data, you can contact us to review or revoke previously granted permissions where legally possible.
We share data only with processors that help us operate the website and deliver services, under data-processing agreements and appropriate safeguards. Typical recipients include: hosting and security providers, email service providers, payment processors (e.g., Stripe/PayPal), analytics providers, and MagCloud for print-on-demand and fulfillment.
We do not sell personal data.
When data is transferred outside the EEA/UK, we rely on adequacy decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses, plus technical and organizational measures appropriate to the risk.
We keep personal data only as long as needed for the purposes collected: account data for the life of the account, purchases for statutory periods (typically up to 10 years for tax/accounting), submissions for the editorial lifecycle, and logs for security with short retention unless required to investigate incidents.
- Access, rectification, erasure.
- Restriction and objection, including to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Data portability.
- Withdraw consent at any time without affecting prior processing.
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
To exercise rights, contact us using the details below. We may need to verify identity and may be unable to delete data we must keep by law.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures, including encryption in transit (HTTPS), access controls, regular updates, and least-necessary data collection. No method is 100% secure, but we work to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
Our content and memberships are intended for adults (18+). We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If you believe a minor has provided data, please contact us to remove it. Age gates or confirmations may be used to help prevent underage access.
Email: contactus@etrerebelle.com
Address: Patrick Steinhaus, Rüttenscheiderstr. 249, 45131 Essen, Germany.
Supervisory authority: You can lodge a complaint with your local authority. In Germany, see the competent Landesdatenschutzbehörde.
We may update this policy to reflect changes in law, technology, or our services. Material changes will be communicated via the website or email where appropriate. The latest version will always be available on this page.