Privacy Policy
Last updated: May 2026
Overview
We take the protection of your personal data seriously. This privacy policy explains what data we collect when you visit sprecho.ai and how we process it. We process your personal data in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR/DSGVO) and applicable German data protection laws.
Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Melo Designer GmbH
Zum Wallgraben 50b, 49696 Molbergen, Germany
Email: info@melodesigner.de
Phone: +49 4475 9296 293
Data Protection Officer
The appointment of a data protection officer is not mandatory for our company. For data protection inquiries, please contact us at the address above.
Hosting
This website is hosted on servers in Germany.
Provider: STRATO GmbH, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany
Server location: Germany (EU)
We have concluded a data processing agreement (Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag) with our hosting provider.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in secure and reliable website operation)
Data Processors (Sub-processors)
To provide the Sprecho service, we use the following data processors who process personal data on our behalf. All processors are contractually bound by data processing agreements (Auftragsverarbeitungsverträge) in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.
STRATO GmbH
Germany
Purpose: Server hosting, database and storage of service data
Data: All stored service data (audio, transcriptions, user data, billing data)
ISO/IEC 27001 certified
Media Trooper GmbH (Trooper.ai)
Germany and Netherlands (EU)
Purpose: GPU server for transient AI inference (speech recognition and text formatting); content is stored exclusively in Germany
Data: Audio data (temporarily during processing), transcription text (temporarily during formatting)
ISO/IEC 27001 certified
Mollie B.V.
Netherlands (EU)
Purpose: Payment processing (credit card, SEPA direct debit)
Data: Email, billing address, payment tokens
PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A.
Luxembourg (EU)
Purpose: Payment processing (PayPal)
Data: Email, billing agreement ID
Brevo (Sendinblue)
France (EU)
Purpose: Transactional emails
Data: Email address, name, language preference
Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. KG (LexOffice)
Germany
Purpose: Invoice generation and management
Data: Name, address, VAT ID, invoice items
All voice and transcription data is processed exclusively within the EU/EEA. Transient speech recognition (audio-to-text) runs on servers in Germany and/or the Netherlands; the content (audio data, transcriptions) is stored exclusively in Germany and never leaves the EU/EEA.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (performance of contract), Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in reliable service operation)
We offer a Data Processing Agreement (Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag / AVV) in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR for business customers.
Download Data Processing Agreement (PDF)Server Log Files
Our hosting provider automatically collects the following information in server log files, which your browser transmits automatically:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing device
- Time of the request
This data is not merged with other data sources.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in secure operation)
Retention period: 14 days
SSL/TLS Encryption
This website uses SSL/TLS encryption for security. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the "https://" prefix in your browser's address bar and the lock icon. When SSL/TLS encryption is active, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Local Storage
We use your browser's local storage to save your theme preference (light/dark mode). This data is stored exclusively in your browser and is not transmitted to our servers. You can delete this data at any time through your browser settings.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in user-friendly website operation)
Cookies and consent
This website uses cookies and similar technologies. Necessary cookies are required for the technical operation of the website. Analytics and marketing cookies are only set with your prior, explicit consent.
On your first visit you can choose which categories to allow via our cookie banner. The legal basis for consent-based cookies is your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, § 25 (1) TDDDG). You can change or withdraw your choice at any time via the cookie settings (link in the footer).
Specifically, the following cookies may be set:
- cookie_consent (necessary) — stores your cookie choices.
- theme (functional) — stores your preferred colour scheme (light/dark mode).
- _ga, _gid (analytics, consent only) — set by Google Analytics for pseudonymous audience measurement.
- _fbp, _fbc (marketing, consent only) — set by Meta to measure advertising effectiveness.
Analytics and marketing services
We use the following services only after your explicit consent via the cookie banner. Without consent these services are not loaded and no processing takes place. Our desktop and mobile apps use no analytics or tracking services whatsoever — these services apply to the website only.
Google Analytics
Provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Purpose: pseudonymous audience and usage analysis to improve our website. Data processed: truncated IP address, device and browser data, page views and interactions (cookies _ga, _gid). Legal basis: consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). Data may be transferred to Google LLC (USA) on the basis of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) and Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). You can withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings.
Meta Pixel
Provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. Purpose: measuring the effectiveness of our advertising (conversion measurement) and building audiences. Data processed: page views, click ID and the cookies _fbp and _fbc. Legal basis: consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). Data may be transferred to Meta Platforms, Inc. (USA) on the basis of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) and Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). No dictation content, audio or transcriptions are transmitted to Meta. You can withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings.
Fonts
All fonts used on this website are self-hosted on our servers. No connections to external font services (such as Google Fonts) are established when you visit our website.
Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to access (Art. 15 GDPR) — You can request information about your stored personal data at any time.
- Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) — You can request correction of inaccurate personal data.
- Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) — You can request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal retention obligations.
- Right to restriction (Art. 18 GDPR) — You can request restriction of processing under certain conditions.
- Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) — You can request your data in a structured, commonly used format.
- Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR) — You can object to processing based on legitimate interests at any time.
- Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 GDPR) — You can withdraw any consent given at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
Right to Lodge a Complaint
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates data protection regulations.
A list of supervisory authorities is available at:
https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.htmlChanges to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy to reflect changes in our data processing practices or legal requirements. The current version is always available on this page.