Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how The AI Masterclass ("we," "us," or "our"), operated by Danny Shortyes, Ringstr. 12B, 97461 Hofheim, Germany, collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit our website or purchase our products.

We take your privacy seriously and comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable German data protection laws.

1. Data We Collect

When you make a purchase

When you buy The AI Masterclass, your payment is processed by Stripe, Inc. We receive a confirmation of your purchase along with your email address to grant access. We do not store your credit card information. Stripe's privacy policy is available at stripe.com/privacy.

When you contact us

If you send us an email, we store your email address and the content of your message solely to respond to your inquiry. This data is deleted once the matter is resolved.

Website usage data

Our website does not use tracking pixels, analytics tools, or advertising cookies. We do not collect IP addresses or browsing behavior beyond what is technically necessary to serve the website.

Google Fonts

Our website loads fonts (Inter, DM Sans) from Google Fonts. This means your browser establishes a connection to Google servers when visiting our site. Google may collect your IP address as part of this request. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy. If you prefer, you can disable this by using a browser extension that blocks external font requests.

2. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds under GDPR Article 6:

Contract performance (Art. 6(1)(b)): Processing your email address to deliver the product you purchased.
Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)): Responding to your support inquiries.
Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)): Retaining transaction records for tax and accounting purposes (10 years under German law).

3. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with:

Stripe, Inc.: Payment processing. Stripe is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Email service provider: To send you transactional emails (order confirmation, access notification). Your email is processed solely for this purpose.

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law. Transaction records are kept for 10 years in accordance with German commercial and tax law (HGB, AO). Contact emails are deleted within 6 months of resolution.

5. Your Rights (GDPR)

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right of access (Art. 15): Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
Right to rectification (Art. 16): Request correction of inaccurate data.
Right to erasure (Art. 17): Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
Right to restriction (Art. 18): Request that we restrict processing of your data.
Right to data portability (Art. 20): Receive your data in a machine-readable format.
Right to object (Art. 21): Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
Right to lodge a complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority (Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht, lda.bayern.de).

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at support@the-ai-masterclass.com.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our website is served over HTTPS. Payment processing is handled entirely by Stripe on their PCI-DSS-compliant infrastructure.

7. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated date. Your continued use of our services after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

8. Contact

Data Controller:
Danny Shortyes — The AI Masterclass
Ringstr. 12B, 97461 Hofheim, Germany
support@the-ai-masterclass.com