Privacy Policy

Made by Mascha LLC

Effective date: 26.8.2025

This Website Privacy Policy Summary ("Summary") provides highlights of the full Mētan Privacy Policy. This Summary and the full Privacy Policy apply to those Mētan websites or mobile applications that display or link to this Summary.

Additional Information

When you request information, subscribe to a mailing list or for a service or respond to an online survey, we will ask you to provide personal data. The information we collect from you, your device or from publicly available sources, may be combined with information obtained from other Mētan services. We use cookies and other technologies to keep track of your interactions with our sites and services to offer a personalized experience. You can stop the delivery of promotional e-mails from Mētan by following the instructions in the e-mail you receive.

Our Use of Your Information

We use the information we collect to provide the Services you request.
We use your information to inform you of other products or services offered by Mētan, and to send you relevant survey invitations related to Mētan services.
We do not sell, rent, or lease our customer data to third parties.

Important Information

The full Mētan Privacy Policy, which is the controlling statement relating to our privacy practices, contains links to supplementary information about specific Mētan and third party sites or services.

We cannot be responsible for the privacy practices of any websites or pages not under our control and we do not endorse any third party websites or pages, the services or products described or offered on such sites or pages, or any of the content contained on those sites or pages.

Contacting Mētan

For more information about our privacy practices, go to the full Mētan Privacy Policy. Or write to us at inquiry@madebymascha.com.

Mētan Privacy Policy

Mētan is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you a powerful and safe online experience. This Privacy Policy (the "Policy") applies to the System and Services and governs online data collection and usage. By using the System or Services you consent to the data practices described in this Policy. All capitalized words not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Terms of Use.

1. Data Controller Information

Data Controller: Made by Mascha LLC
Contact: inquiry@madebymascha.com
Address: 8 The Green, Dover, Delaware 19901
Data Protection Officer (if applicable): Mascha Mady

2. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data (GDPR)

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): When you provide explicit consent for specific processing activities
Contract Performance (Article 6(1)(b)): To perform our contract with you and provide our services
Legitimate Interests (Article 6(1)(f)): For our legitimate business interests, including improving our services and security
Legal Obligation (Article 6(1)(c)): To comply with legal requirements
Vital Interests (Article 6(1)(d)): To protect someone's life or physical safety

3. Collection of your Personal Data

Mētan collects personal data from you, including, but not limited to, your e-mail address, name, job title, company name or organization name, and telephone number. Additionally, provided you consent, Mētan may collect location data received from a GPS-enabled mobile device or other mechanism that you have set up in order to show your location to other Users or provide meeting information specific to your geographic locality via the System. Many GPS-enabled mobile devices allow users to "turn off" location-enabling data being sent to Mētan. If you do not wish to provide us with your location, please disable the location-enabling functionality on your device when prompted by the System or simply update your preferences on the System to preclude collection of your location data.

Mētan automatically collects certain information about your computer or mobile device hardware and software. This information can include: your IP address, mobile device type and model, browser type, device ID, domain names, access times and referring web site addresses. This information is used by Mētan for the operation of the System, to maintain quality of the System, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the System.

Mētan may also collect information about you, such as name, email address, and use of social media websites, from publicly available sources. Mētan may collect this information by searching the Internet, including publicly available social media profiles, and may add the information collected to your user profile.

Mētan may also collect demographic information, such as ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests, and favorites.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personal data or sensitive personal data through the System or Services (including, for clarity, the Communication Services), this information may be collected and used by others. (Note: Mētan does not read any of your private online communications with other Users of the System or Services.)

4. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy and other legitimate business purposes unless we are otherwise required by law to dispose of your personal data. Specific retention periods include:

Account Data: Retained for the duration of your account plus 3 years after account closure
Meeting Data: Retained for 2 years after the meeting date unless deleted by user
Communication Records: Retained for 7 years for business and legal compliance
Marketing Data: Retained until you withdraw consent or request deletion

If you close your account, we will retain certain data for record keeping purposes, as well as to prevent fraud, enforce our Terms of Use, take actions we deem necessary to protect the integrity of our System or our users, or take other actions otherwise permitted by law. In addition, if certain information has already been provided to third parties as described in this Privacy Policy, retention of that information will be subject to those third parties' policies.

5. Your Rights Under GDPR

As a data subject under GDPR, you have the following rights:

5.1 Right of Access (Article 15)

You have the right to obtain confirmation of whether we process your personal data and receive a copy of your data.

5.2 Right to Rectification (Article 16)

You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal data concerning you.

5.3 Right to Erasure (Article 17) - "Right to be Forgotten"

You have the right to request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances, including:

The data is no longer necessary for the original purpose
You withdraw consent and there's no other legal ground for processing
The data has been unlawfully processed

5.4 Right to Restrict Processing (Article 18)

You have the right to request restriction of processing in certain circumstances.

5.5 Right to Data Portability (Article 20)

You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format and transmit it to another controller.

5.6 Right to Object (Article 21)

You have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.

5.7 Rights Related to Automated Decision-Making (Article 22)

You have the right not to be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling.

5.8 How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at inquiry@madebymascha.com. We will respond to your request within one month. In complex cases, we may extend this period by two additional months.

6. Data Transfers Outside the EEA

If you are using the System or Services from the European Economic Area (EEA), please be aware that your information, including any personal data, may be transferred to, stored, or processed outside the EEA, including in the United States. We ensure adequate protection for such transfers through:

Adequacy Decisions: Transfers to countries with adequate protection as determined by the European Commission
Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs): Use of EU-approved standard contractual clauses
Binding Corporate Rules: If applicable to our corporate structure
Certification Schemes: Participation in approved certification schemes

We will take strong measures to protect your personal data regardless of where it is processed.

7. Collection of the Personal Data of Others

In addition to your personal data, Mētan also may collect the personal data of others. If you so choose, the System may be used to upload and store your contacts (or individual entries) as part of the Services, for the purpose of enhancing your meeting experience and growing your network by leveraging these contacts in various ways, including (i) suggesting potential meeting participants through the System with whom you have not yet connected, (ii) giving you the option to choose whether to invite contacts in your address book who are not yet users of the Mētan System or Services to use Mētan in order to grow your Mētan network, and (iii) any other services or tools which Mētan may acquire or develop in the future to enhance your experience using the System and the Services.

GDPR Compliance for Third Party Data: When you provide us with personal data of others (such as contacts), you represent and warrant that you have obtained all necessary consents from those individuals for us to process their data as described in this Policy, or that you have another lawful basis for sharing their information with us.

Information of your contacts may include names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and other identifiers. Your contacts information may be uploaded to the system directly from the devices you use to access the System or by explicitly granting the System authorization to access your contacts information stored on third party sites or services.

8. Third Party Web Sites

You may have the option to enter third party sites or pages through the System. Mētan cannot be assured that such third party sites or pages follow Mētan's, or equivalent, privacy policies. As such, we have no responsibility or liability for the actions or policies of such third party sites or pages, nor do we endorse any product or service that may be mentioned or offered in such sites, and are not otherwise responsible for the content or privacy practices of such sites.

9. Use of your Personal Data and the Personal Data of Others

Mētan collects and uses your personal data and such other personal data of others you may provide us, to operate the System and deliver the services you have requested. Mētan also uses your personal data to inform you of other products or services available from Mētan. Mētan may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered by Mētan.

Mētan may monitor the websites and pages our customers visit within the System, in order to determine what Mētan services are the most popular among Mētan's customers or users. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within the System to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Except as set forth in this Policy, we will not use, disclose, or transfer your personal data or the personal data of others you have provided us unless (1) you expressly authorize us to do so; (2) it is necessary in order to provide our products or services to you (and contacting you when necessary), (3) it is necessary to protect the confidentiality or security of your records, (4) subject to applicable contractual or legal restrictions, it is necessary in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Mētan or the merger of Mētan into another entity or any consolidation, share exchange, combination, reorganization, or like transaction in which Mētan is not the survivor, (5) it is necessary in connection with other business purposes including, without limitation, customer care, service quality, business management and operation, risk assessment, security, fraud and crime prevention/detection, monitoring, research and analysis, marketing, customer purchasing preferences and trends and dispute resolution, (6) it is necessary to comply with law enforcement, governmental mandate, or other legal requirement, if appropriate, for your protection or in connection with an investigation or prosecution of possible unlawful activity; (7) it is necessary for us to provide it to our attorneys, accountants, regulators, auditors or other advisors; or (8) it is otherwise necessary for us to disclose it as required or permitted by law.

We use various web site analytics tools and technologies regarding activities on our web sites that require storage of web session data. The overall aim of these tools is to aid in making our web sites easy to use, to proactively identify and correct error conditions and to provide more relevant advertising and content to you. These tools and technologies are also used to assist web site visitors who report problems in the use of our web sites. Stored web session data is used in accordance with this privacy policy.

10. Disclosure of Personal Data to Third Parties

Mētan does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists or the identity of individual customers to third parties.

Mētan may share personal data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are contractually prohibited from using personal data provided by Mētan except to provide these services to Mētan, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information with equal or greater protections than those provided by Mētan.

GDPR Data Processing Agreements: All third-party processors with whom we share personal data are required to enter into data processing agreements that comply with GDPR requirements, including appropriate technical and organizational security measures.

Mētan shall not use or disclose sensitive personal data, such as race, religion, or political affiliations to any entity, except as required by statute, regulation, or order of a government tribunal, without your express consent.

Mētan will disclose your personal data, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Mētan or the System; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Mētan; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Mētan or the public.

Additionally, with respect to personal data of third parties provided to us by you via the System, we do not share such information with any other users of the System or third parties, unless (i) you expressly authorize us to do so, or (ii) we are required to do so by operation of law or regulatory requirement.

11. Cookies and Tracking Technologies (GDPR Compliance)

11.1 What are Cookies

The System uses cookie technology to help you personalize your online experience. A "cookie" is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

11.2 Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly
Performance Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
Functionality Cookies: Remember your preferences and personalize your experience
Marketing Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements

11.3 Cookie Consent

We will only use non-essential cookies with your explicit consent. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through our cookie consent tool or your browser settings.

11.4 Your Cookie Choices

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Mētan services or web sites you visit.

12. Security of your Personal Data

Mētan secures your personal data, and the personal data of others, from unauthorized access, use or disclosure through appropriate technical and organizational measures as required by GDPR Article 32, including:

Encryption: Personal data is encrypted both in transit and at rest using industry-standard encryption protocols
Access Controls: Strict access controls ensure only authorized personnel can access personal data
Regular Security Audits: We conduct regular security assessments and vulnerability testing
Staff Training: All staff receive training on data protection and security practices
Incident Response: We have procedures in place to detect, investigate, and respond to security incidents

When personal data is transmitted to other web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. Nevertheless, no security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee that information that users of the System may happen to transmit or otherwise supply will be totally secure.

13. Data Breach Notification

In accordance with GDPR Articles 33 and 34, in the event of a personal data breach that poses a risk to your rights and freedoms:

We will notify the relevant supervisory authority within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach
We will notify affected individuals without undue delay if the breach poses a high risk to their rights and freedoms
We will document all data breaches and their effects

14. Communications With Mētan

We appreciate your questions and comments about the System and Services and welcome your messages to recipients listed on the System including messages or emails provided to our customer support. We will share your communications with those within our organization who are most capable of addressing the issues contained in your message. We may archive your message for a certain period of time or discard it, but your e-mail address and e-mail will only be used in accordance with this Policy.

15. Marketing Communications and Consent

15.1 Promotional Communications

We may send you e-mails or other communications but not third party advertisements with promotional offers. We will only send you marketing communications if:

You have given explicit consent, or
You are an existing customer and we are marketing similar services

15.2 Withdrawal of Consent

You can withdraw your consent to marketing communications at any time by:

Clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any marketing email
Contacting us at inquiry@madebymascha.com
Updating your preferences in your account settings

16. Social Media Platforms and Web Sites

By visiting any of our pages that are contained on a social media platform or web site, you are representing and warranting to us that you have reviewed the applicable privacy policy and terms of use of such platform or web site and that you will abide by all such provisions contained therein.

Mētan offers social-type features on the System. Please be aware that these areas may allow you to publicly post, and share with other users, certain messages, content, or other information (e.g., profile updates and information, meeting postings, pictures, requests for information from other users, recommendations, etc.). Although we may take certain precautions to protect those who use these areas of the System, we encourage you to be wary of giving out any personal data, or any personal data of others to which you may have access, in such forums. The information you post can be collected and used by people you don't know. We cannot guarantee the privacy and safety of these areas and are therefore not responsible for any information you choose to post. Your use of these features is fully at your own risk.

17. International Data Transfers

If you are using the System or Services from outside of the United States, please be aware that your information, including any personal data to which we may be given access, may be transferred to, stored, or processed in the United States. Alternatively, if you are using the System or Services from within the United States, such information may be transferred to, stored, or processed in a jurisdiction outside the United States, including, for clarity, at facilities and on servers located in the EU.

For transfers from the EEA to countries without adequate protection, we implement appropriate safeguards including:

EU Standard Contractual Clauses
Adequacy decisions by the European Commission
Other legally recognized transfer mechanisms

The data protection and other laws of the United States and other countries may not be as comprehensive as those in your country, but we will take strong measures to protect your personal data. By using the System, you understand that your personal data may be transferred to our facilities and to those third parties with whom we share such information as specified in this Policy.

18. Children's Privacy

Mētan will never ask for or knowingly collect information from children. We are strongly committed to preserving online privacy for all of our web site visitors, including children. We do not knowingly collect information about children or sell products to children. Consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and GDPR provisions for children, we will not knowingly collect any information from children under the age of 16 (or 13 in jurisdictions where applicable). Furthermore, we may restrict entries to any contests, sweepstakes or promotions to entrants who are at least 18 years of age.

If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under the applicable age limit without parental consent, we will take steps to delete such information as soon as possible.

19. Automated Decision-Making and Profiling

We may use automated decision-making processes, including profiling, to:

Personalize your experience on our platform
Suggest relevant meeting connections
Prevent fraud and ensure security

You have the right to:

Request human intervention in automated decision-making
Express your point of view regarding automated decisions
Contest decisions made through automated processing

20. Supervisory Authority

If you are located in the EEA, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find contact details for supervisory authorities at: https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/board/members_en

21. Changes to this Policy

We may change this Policy at any time and from time to time. The most recent version of the Policy is reflected by the version date located at the bottom of this Policy. If we make any material changes to our Policy, those changes will apply to the personal data collected after the effective date listed on the Policy, and we will notify you by:

Placing a notice on the System prior to the change becoming effective
Sending you an email notification (if we have your email address)
Other appropriate means as required by applicable law

We encourage all users to periodically review this Policy for the latest information on our privacy practices.

22. California Privacy Rights and Do Not Track Disclosures

Under California Law, California residents have the right to request in writing from businesses with whom they have an established business relationship, (a) a list of the categories of personal data, such as name, e-mail, and mailing address, and the type of services provided to the customer, that a business has disclosed to third parties (including affiliates that are separate legal entities) during the immediately preceding calendar year for the third parties' direct marketing purposes and (b) the name and address of all such third parties. To request the above information, please email us at: inquiry@madebymascha.com with a reference to California Disclosure Information.

We will respond to such requests to information access within 30 days following receipt at the e-mail stated above. If we receive your request at a different e-mail or mailing address, we will respond within a reasonable period of time, but not to exceed 150 days from the date received. Please note that we are only required to respond to each customer once per calendar year.

We treat the data of everyone who uses the System in accordance with this Policy, whatever their Do-Not-Track setting or use of any other mechanism that provides them with the ability to exercise choice about the collection of their personal data.

We give you choices about turning off tailored advertising, sharing your information with third parties, and receiving promotional offers. You can exercise your choices by emailing us at inquiry@madebymascha.com, following the "Unsubscribe" instructions on promotional messages, or updating your settings and preferences on the System.

23. Contact Information

Mētan welcomes your comments regarding this Policy. If you believe that Mētan has not adhered to this Policy, please contact Mētan at inquiry@madebymascha.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.

For all data protection inquiries and to exercise your GDPR rights, please contact us at: Email: inquiry@madebymascha.com Subject Line: Data Protection Inquiry

This Policy was last updated on 26.9.2025.