Legal
Required disclosures under German and EU law. Last updated May 2026.
§ 5 TMG — Impressum
Why Not Polar Travels
[Company legal name — to be confirmed]
[Street address]
[Postcode, City], Germany
Represented by: Martin Hain & Jannik Drescher
Email: whynot.polar@gmail.com
Phone: [Phone number]
VAT ID pursuant to § 27a of the German VAT Act: [To be added upon registration]
Martin Hain & Jannik Drescher (address as above)
The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (ODR): ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. We are not obligated to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board and do not generally do so.
DSGVO / GDPR
Last updated: May 2026
We take the protection of your personal data seriously. This privacy policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).
Controller responsible for data processing:
We collect personal data only when you voluntarily provide it to us. This includes:
We do not sell, rent, or share your data with third parties for marketing purposes. We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.
Processing is based on:
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This website does not currently use tracking cookies or third-party analytics tools. We may use essential session cookies required for basic site functionality. No consent banner is required for essential cookies only.
Under GDPR, you have the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at whynot.polar@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. In Germany, this is the Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit (BfDI) or the relevant state authority.
We retain enquiry data for as long as necessary to respond to and process your request, and for a maximum of 3 years unless a contractual relationship exists. Newsletter email addresses are retained until you unsubscribe. Server log data is automatically deleted after 7 days.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The current version is always available at this URL. We will notify newsletter subscribers of any material changes.