Last updated: 2 September 2026
1. Controller
The controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is:
VFXstudy โ Bernd Klimm
Forststr. 7
50226 Frechen
Germany
Email: [email protected]
Further contact and legal information can be found in our Legal Notice / Impressum.
2. General Information
We process personal data only where necessary to operate this website, provide our products and services, communicate with users, fulfill contractual and legal obligations, or where you have given your consent.
Depending on the purpose, processing is based in particular on:
- Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR โ your consent;
- Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR โ performance of a contract or steps taken at your request before entering into a contract;
- Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR โ compliance with legal obligations; or
- Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR โ our legitimate interests, in particular the secure and efficient operation of our website and services, communication with users and prevention of misuse.
Where cookies or similar technologies require consent under applicable law, they are used only after the required consent has been obtained.
Where personal data is required to create an account, provide a purchased product or service, or enter into a contract, failure to provide that data may mean that we cannot provide the relevant service. Newsletter subscriptions and social login are optional.
3. Website Operation and Security
When you access this website, technical data required to deliver and secure the website may be processed automatically.
This may include your IP address, date and time of access, requested pages or files, browser and device information and technical log data.
We use this information to provide the website, maintain its security and stability, diagnose technical problems and prevent misuse.
The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the secure and reliable operation of the website.
We use external hosting, infrastructure, security and content-delivery providers where necessary to operate the website.
Technical data is retained only for as long as necessary for these purposes, unless longer retention is required for security, legal or evidentiary reasons.
4. User Accounts and Courses
Users may create accounts on VFXstudy.com. Accounts may also be created automatically when an eligible product is purchased.
We may process information such as:
- name;
- email address;
- username and account information;
- products and courses associated with the account;
- course progress;
- quiz or exercise information;
- comments and course discussions; and
- information required to provide and administer access to our content.
Where an account relates to a purchased product or service, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
Account and course information is generally retained for as long as the account and associated product access remain available, unless earlier deletion is requested or longer retention is legally required.
5. Social Login
We may allow users to sign in through external identity providers. Current options may include Google and Facebook/Meta.
If you voluntarily use such a login option, the provider supplies us with the information required to identify and authenticate your account, typically including your name, email address and a provider-specific account identifier.
The provider may independently process information about your use of its services under its own privacy policy.
Social login is optional.
6. Video and Media Content
We use external video-hosting services, including Vimeo and YouTube, to provide video content.
When such content is loaded or played, the provider may process technical information such as your IP address, browser and device information, requested video and usage information.
Vimeo is also used to deliver video content forming part of our training courses.
Where external media is necessary to provide a purchased product, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
Where consent is required for embedded media or associated tracking technologies, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and the relevant content or technology is activated only after the required consent has been obtained.
7. Purchases through Lemon Squeezy
Certain VFXstudy products are sold through Lemon Squeezy, which acts as Merchant of Record for those transactions.
Lemon Squeezy processes payment, tax, invoicing, fraud-prevention, and related transaction information under its own terms and privacy policy.
VFXstudy does not receive your full credit card or other sensitive payment credentials.
We receive, or can access, information from Lemon Squeezy necessary to provide and administer your purchase. This may include:
- your name;
- email address;
- product purchased;
- order or transaction information; and
- payment, refund or cancellation status.
We use this information to provide the purchased product, create or update your VFXstudy account, provide customer support and maintain necessary transaction records.
Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and, where records must be retained by law, Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.
A purchase does not automatically subscribe you to our general newsletter.
8. Newsletter and Marketing Emails
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we process your email address and, where provided, your name and preferences on the basis of your consent. We currently use MailerLite to manage and send newsletters.
Where permitted by law, we may also contact existing customers by email about our own similar products or services. You can object to such marketing at any time.
You can unsubscribe or withdraw your consent at any time using the link provided in our emails or by contacting us.
9. Contact, Support and Comments
If you contact us, we process the information you provide in order to respond to your request.
Where the communication relates to an existing or prospective contract, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Other inquiries are generally processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, with our legitimate interest being communication with users and responding to inquiries.
If you submit comments or participate in course discussions, we process the submitted content together with associated account and technical information as necessary to provide and moderate that functionality.
Comments intended for public or group discussion may be visible to other users.
10. Analytics
Where enabled and where the required consent has been obtained, we may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website.
This may include information about pages visited, interactions, approximate location, browser and device characteristics, referring sources and technical identifiers.
The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
You can withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie/privacy settings on the website.
11. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary to operate the website and, with your consent where required, technologies for analytics or external media.
Technologies that are strictly necessary to provide a service requested by you may be used without consent where permitted by law.
Other cookies and similar technologies are used only after the required consent has been obtained.
You can manage or withdraw your consent through the cookie settings available on the website.
Further information about the cookies and technologies currently used is available in our Cookie Policy.
12. Recipients
We disclose personal data only where necessary and legally permitted.
Depending on the service you use, recipients may include providers used for hosting and security, email and media delivery, ecommerce and payments, login and analytics, as well as professional advisers and authorities where legally required.
13. International Data Transfers
Some external service providers may process personal data outside the European Economic Area.
Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, we rely on an applicable adequacy decision of the European Commission or appropriate safeguards such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, as required by law.
Information about applicable safeguards can be requested from us where required.
14. Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected or as required by law.
In particular:
- account and course information may be retained while the account and associated access remain active;
- newsletter information is retained until you unsubscribe or consent is otherwise withdrawn, subject to limited records required to document the withdrawal;
- communications are retained for as long as reasonably necessary to deal with the relevant matter; and
- transaction, accounting and tax records are retained for the applicable statutory retention periods.
Once data is no longer required and no legal basis for continued retention exists, it is deleted or anonymized.
15. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, and subject to the applicable legal requirements, you have the right to:
- request access to your personal data;
- request correction of inaccurate personal data;
- request deletion of your personal data;
- request restriction of processing;
- object to certain processing;
- receive certain personal data in a portable format;
- withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent; and
- lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection supervisory authority.
Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
Where personal data is processed for direct marketing, you may object to that processing at any time.
To exercise your rights, contact:
