Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 2026
1. Who We Are
European Cribs ("we", "us", "our") is operated by Richard Levin, based in Berlin, Germany. We are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable data protection laws.
Contact: Contact us via our contact form
2. Data We Collect
We collect the following categories of personal data:
- Account data: name, email address, membership plan
- Contact data: information you submit via our contact form
- Newsletter data: email address, property preferences, country interests
- Usage data: pages visited, filters used, properties saved (anonymised)
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, device type
3. How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data to:
- Provide and improve our property search service
- Send our weekly property newsletter (with your consent)
- Respond to your enquiries and support requests
- Process membership payments and manage your account
- Comply with legal obligations
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your data on the following legal bases under GDPR Art. 6:
- Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): newsletter subscriptions, marketing emails
- Contract (Art. 6(1)(b)): membership services
- Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): service improvement, fraud prevention
- Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)): tax and accounting requirements
5. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with:
- Payment processors (for membership billing)
- Email service providers (for newsletter delivery)
- Hosting providers (Hetzner, Germany)
- Analytics providers (anonymised data only)
All third-party providers are contractually bound to protect your data.
6. Your Rights
Under GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Correct inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Data portability
- Lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority
7. Cookies
We use essential cookies to operate our service and optional analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our site. You can manage cookie preferences at any time. See our Cookie Policy for details.
8. Data Retention
We retain your data for as long as necessary to provide our service or as required by law. Newsletter subscribers' data is deleted within 30 days of unsubscribing.
9. Contact