Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 2026
1. Controller
Andreas Burget, Arts Unique
Spitzackerweg 13, 79576 Weil am Rhein, Germany
Email: store@arts-unique.com
2. Overview
This website (“LicenseHub”) allows you to purchase software licenses. We take the protection of your personal data seriously and process it exclusively in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable German data protection laws.
3. Data We Collect
3.1 When You Visit the Website
When you access our website, your browser automatically transmits certain technical data to our server:
IP address (anonymized after 30 days)
Date and time of access
Browser type and version
Operating system
Referring URL
This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in ensuring the security and functionality of the website). Server log files are deleted after 30 days.
3.2 When You Make a Purchase
When you purchase a license, we collect:
Email address (required)
Name (if provided)
Country (determined by Stripe based on payment method)
Payment information (processed exclusively by Stripe — we never see or store your card details)
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract).
3.3 When You Activate a License
When your software validates a license key against our API, we process:
License key
A device fingerprint (a pseudonymous identifier generated by the software)
IP address (anonymized after 30 days)
Timestamp of the validation request
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract).
4. Purpose of Processing
We process your data exclusively for the following purposes:
Processing your purchase and delivering your license key
Managing your license activations
Sending transactional emails (purchase confirmation, license key delivery)
Generating invoices
Fraud prevention and security
We do not use your data for marketing, profiling, or advertising purposes.
5. Third-Party Processors
Stripe (Payment Processing): Stripe, Inc., 354 Oyster Point Blvd, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
Stripe processes your payment data as a data processor on our behalf. Stripe is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Privacy Policy: stripe.com/privacy
Hosting: Our website is hosted on a server located within the EU.
6. Cookies
This website uses only a technically necessary session cookie to maintain your login state. No tracking cookies, analytics tools, or advertising scripts are used. A cookie consent banner is therefore not required.
7. Data Retention
Customer data (email, name): Retained for the duration of the business relationship and for 10 years thereafter (statutory retention period under German tax law, §§ 147 AO, 257 HGB).
Invoices and order data: 10 years (statutory retention period).
Server log files: Deleted after 30 days.
IP addresses in license activations: Anonymized after 30 days.
License activation records: Retained for the duration of the license validity.
8. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR) — You may request information about the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) — You may request correction of inaccurate data.
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) — You may request deletion of your data, subject to statutory retention obligations.
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR) — You may request that we restrict the processing of your data.
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) — You may request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR) — You may object to the processing of your data based on legitimate interests.
To exercise any of these rights, contact: store@arts-unique.com
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority:
Der Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg
www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de
9. Data Security
We use SSL/TLS encryption for all data transmissions. Payment data is processed exclusively by Stripe and never touches our servers. License keys are stored in encrypted form in our database.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The current version is always available at this URL. We will notify existing customers of material changes by email.