Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 21, 2026

1. Controller

The controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is:

OrangeCat-Photography
Jan-Maurice Becker
Grimmelsbergstr. 4, 36179 Bebra
Germany

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +49 (0) 1520 8688158

For questions concerning the processing of your personal data, you can contact us using the contact details above.

2. General Information About Data Processing

We take the protection of your personal data seriously.

We process personal data only where this is necessary to provide our website and services, communicate with customers, process booking requests, fulfil contractual or pre-contractual obligations, comply with legal requirements, or where you have given your consent.

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.

Depending on how you use this website, the following categories of data may be processed:

• Contact information such as your name and email address

• Information you provide when making a booking request

• Your preferred date and time for a photoshoot

• Information concerning your VRChat platform or setup

• Information about requested worlds, special effects, or other photoshoot requirements

• Technical information concerning your visit to our website

• Information collected through Google Analytics, where you have provided the required consent

We do not intentionally request or collect sensitive personal data unless this is necessary and legally permitted.

3. Visiting Our Website

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be processed automatically by the services used to operate the website.

This may include information such as:

• IP address

• Date and time of access

• Browser type and version

• Operating system

• Referring website

• Pages visited

• Technical information required to deliver the website

This information may be processed by the providers of the infrastructure and services used to operate this website.

The processing of technical data is necessary to provide the website securely and reliably and to protect against misuse or technical attacks.

4. Google Sites

This website is created and hosted using Google Sites, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited and, where applicable, Google LLC.

When you visit our website, Google may process technical information required to provide and secure the Google Sites service.

For more information about Google's processing of personal data, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy:

Google Privacy Policy

The use of Google Sites does not mean that we have access to all information processed by Google. We only process information that is made available to us through the services and features we use.

5. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use our website and to improve its content and functionality.

Google Analytics is provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google may also process data through other entities within the Google group where applicable.

Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies and similar identifiers to analyse website usage. Google states that Analytics uses cookies or similar identifiers to measure interactions with websites and that customers must inform users about this processing and provide the appropriate consent where required.

The Google Analytics measurement ID used on this website is:

G-TR20MWKXEP

Google Analytics may process information such as:

• Information about the device and browser used

• Approximate geographical information

• Pages visited

• Time and duration of visits

• Interactions with the website

• Referring websites

• Technical identifiers

• Information concerning how visitors navigate and interact with the website

We use this information exclusively for statistical and analytical purposes, such as understanding which pages are visited and improving our website.

We do not intentionally send directly identifying personal information, such as your name or email address, to Google Analytics.

Google states that customers must not send personally identifiable information to Google Analytics.

Legal basis

Google Analytics is used on the basis of your consent, where consent is legally required.

When you first visit our website, you are presented with a consent notice. Google Analytics is subject to your consent choice.

If you reject the relevant consent, Analytics tracking is not used for that visit in the same way as when consent is granted.

Google explains that consent signals allow Google tags to adjust their behaviour according to the user's choice and that, where analytics consent is denied, Google Analytics tags should not track the user's activity.

You may withdraw or change your consent where the website's consent mechanism provides the corresponding option.

Google Analytics data processing

Google provides data processing terms for customers subject to the GDPR and similar regulations.

For further information about how Google Analytics processes data, please see:

Google Analytics Privacy Information

Google's Privacy Policy

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Some technologies are necessary for the operation, security and functionality of the website.

Other technologies, particularly those used for website analytics, may require your consent.

When required, we ask for your consent before using analytics technologies.

You can choose whether to provide or refuse consent through the consent mechanism displayed when visiting the website.

Google explains that websites using Google Analytics may use cookies to measure visitor interactions and that appropriate consent must be obtained where required.

Please note that disabling or refusing certain cookies may affect some website functionality.

7. Booking and Contact Requests

If you contact us or submit a booking request, we process the information you provide in order to respond to your request and, where applicable, arrange and provide the requested photography service.

Depending on the information you provide, this may include:

• Name or preferred name

• Email address

• Discord contact information

• Telephone number, if provided

• Preferred date and time

• VRChat platform or setup information

• Requested VRChat world

• Special effects or other photography requirements

• Other information you voluntarily include in your message

We use this information only insofar as necessary to communicate with you, process your request, prepare the photoshoot, provide our services, or fulfil contractual or legal obligations.

Legal basis

Depending on the circumstances, processing may be based on:

• Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, where processing is necessary to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract or to perform a contract; or

• Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, provided that these interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms; or

• Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, where you have given consent.

8. Communication via Email, Discord or Telephone

You may contact OrangeCat-Photography using the communication methods we make available, including email, Discord or telephone where applicable.

If you contact us through one of these channels, we process the information you provide in order to respond to your enquiry and, where applicable, provide our services.

Please note that when using third-party communication platforms such as Discord, their own privacy policies and terms also apply.

We recommend reviewing the privacy information provided by the respective service provider.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

The retention period depends on the type of information and the purpose of processing.

Where statutory retention obligations apply, we may be required to retain certain business or transaction-related information for longer periods.

Once the applicable retention period has expired and there is no other legal basis for retaining the information, the relevant data will be deleted or securely anonymised where technically possible.

10. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your personal data.

Personal data may be processed by third-party service providers where this is necessary to operate our website, communicate with customers, provide our services, process analytics, or comply with legal obligations.

Depending on the services you use, these providers may include:

• Google, including Google Sites and Google Analytics

• Email or communication service providers

• Discord, where you choose to communicate with us through Discord

• Other service providers that are necessary to provide our services

Where required by applicable law, appropriate contractual and data protection safeguards are used.

11. International Data Transfers

Some service providers used by us may process personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

Where personal data is transferred to countries outside the EEA, we rely on an applicable legal transfer mechanism where required, such as an adequacy decision or appropriate safeguards under applicable data protection law.

Google provides information regarding its international data processing and applicable contractual safeguards in its privacy and data processing documentation.

12. Your Rights Under the GDPR

If the GDPR applies to you, you may have the following rights:

Right of access

You have the right to request information about whether we process personal data concerning you and, where applicable, to request a copy of that data.

Right to rectification

You have the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.

Right to erasure

You may have the right to request deletion of your personal data where the legal requirements for erasure are met.

Right to restriction of processing

You may have the right to request restriction of processing where the legal requirements are met.

Right to data portability

Where applicable, you have the right to receive personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.

Right to object

You may have the right to object to certain processing of your personal data, particularly where processing is based on legitimate interests.

Right to withdraw consent

Where processing is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before the withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided in Section 1.

13. Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates applicable data protection law.

You may contact the supervisory authority responsible for your place of residence, place of work, or the place where you believe the alleged infringement occurred.

14. Children's Privacy

Our services and website are not intentionally directed at children.

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children for purposes that are not permitted under applicable law.

If you believe that a child has provided us with personal data without appropriate consent or legal basis, please contact us so that we can review and, where appropriate, delete the information.

15. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, or unauthorised access.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, technologies, legal requirements, or data processing practices.

The current version will always be published on this website.

The date at the top of this Privacy Policy indicates when it was last updated.

17. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or about how we process personal data, please contact:

OrangeCat-Photography
Jan-Maurice Becker
Grimmelsbergstr. 4, 36179 Bebra
Germany

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +49 (0) 1520 8688158

Last updated: August 21, 2026