GDPR Compliance
Your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) and UK GDPR.
Last updated: May 15, 2026 · Effective: May 15, 2026
1. Scope
This page supplements our Privacy Policy for individuals in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, and Switzerland. CatVPN acts as data controller for personal data described therein.
2. Data Controller
CatVPN
CatVPN Privacy Office, 1234 Privacy Lane, Wilmington, DE 19801, United States
Email: mail@cat-vpn.com
3. Lawful Bases for Processing
- Contract: providing the VPN service you signed up for
- Legitimate interests: security, fraud prevention, service improvement, and limited marketing analytics (balanced against your rights)
- Consent: non-essential cookies and certain marketing activities where required
- Legal obligation: compliance with applicable laws
4. Your Rights Under GDPR
You have the right to:
- Access — obtain a copy of personal data we hold about you
- Rectification — correct inaccurate data
- Erasure— request deletion ("right to be forgotten") where applicable
- Restriction — limit processing in certain circumstances
- Portability — receive data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Object — object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing
- Withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, without affecting prior lawful processing
- Lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority
5. How to Exercise Your Rights
Submit requests to mail@cat-vpn.comwith the subject line "GDPR Request." We may verify your identity before responding. We aim to respond within one month, extendable where permitted.
6. International Data Transfers
Data may be transferred outside the EEA/UK. We rely on adequacy decisions, Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), or other approved mechanisms. Contact us for more information about safeguards.
7. Automated Decision-Making
CatVPN does not use automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects without human involvement.
8. Data Protection Contact
For GDPR inquiries, contact our privacy team at mail@cat-vpn.com. We have appointed internal personnel responsible for data protection compliance.
9. Supervisory Authorities
You may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority, such as:
- Ireland: Data Protection Commission — dataprotection.ie
- UK: Information Commissioner's Office — ico.org.uk
- Germany: state data protection authorities (Länder DPAs)
10. Marketing and Advertising
Where we use Google Ads, Meta ads, or similar tools targeting EEA/UK users, we comply with applicable consent requirements. You may opt out of marketing emails via unsubscribe links and of targeted ads through platform settings and our Cookie Policy.