1. Controller
Instead OÜ, registry code 17355782, Tornimäe tn 5, 10145 Tallinn, Estonia, is the controller of personal data processed through insteadou.com. Contact: contact@insteadou.com.
2. Data we collect
- Contact data you send us through the contact form or by email: name, work email, company and message.
- Technical data collected automatically: IP address, browser type, device and pages visited.
- Cookie and advertising data on our content properties, only with your consent where the law requires it.
3. Why we use it and legal basis
| Answering your enquiry | Steps prior to a contract and our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(b) and (f) GDPR) |
|---|---|
| Running and securing the website | Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)) |
| Analytics and advertising cookies | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)), which you can withdraw at any time |
| Accounting and AML records | Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)) |
4. Sharing
We share data only with service providers that help us operate (hosting, email, analytics and advertising partners) under data processing agreements. We never sell personal data. Transfers outside the EEA rely on adequacy decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses.
5. Retention
Enquiries are kept for up to 24 months after our last contact. Accounting and AML records are kept for the periods required by Estonian law.
6. Your rights
You can request access, correction, deletion, restriction or portability of your data, object to processing and withdraw consent. Write to contact@insteadou.com. You may also complain to the Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate (Andmekaitse Inspektsioon).
7. Cookies and consent
This corporate website uses only cookies strictly necessary for it to work. Our content properties, and this website if we add analytics or advertising measurement, ask for your consent before setting non-essential cookies, using a consent banner that lets you accept or refuse them. For visitors in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, consent is collected in line with the Google EU User Consent Policy.
8. Google advertising and analytics
We use Google advertising and measurement services, such as Google Ads and Google Analytics, on our content properties. With your consent, Google may set cookies or use similar identifiers to show, measure and personalise ads. You can learn how Google uses this information at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services, and manage ad personalisation at Google Ads Settings.
9. Changes
We may update this policy. The date at the top shows the latest version.