Can I get a signed DPA / AVV?

Yes. We sign a standard German GDPR DPA (Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag) on request - reach out from /sales. The text is the standard form most customer DPOs already know, no surprise clauses; we also accept your own paperwork if your legal team prefers their template. Reply time is within a working day. Most teams under 50 seats don't need one (the standard plan terms cover the legal posture); larger setups get a short signed addendum alongside.

How do I export my data?

Account settings → export. Returns a JSON archive containing every record you own, every file you uploaded, and the relevant audit-log entries. No support ticket, no waiting period, no fee. Same export shape works on every plan.

How do I delete my account?

Account settings → delete. Confirms once, then removes records, files, embeddings, and audit-log entries within 30 days. Stripe payment metadata stays as long as German tax law requires it (10 years), in line with §147 AO; everything else is gone.

Who are your subprocessors?

Two: Stripe (payment processing only, transferred under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework) and our transactional mail relay (EU-hosted). Neither sees your records. The full list and what each one is allowed to touch lives at /privacy and /security.

Does Grants use Google Analytics or Meta Pixel?

No. No third-party analytics at all. Device + session metrics live in our own Postgres + Redis. The cookie banner that GA / Meta require doesn't apply because we don't load them - one fewer dialog between a visitor and the page they came for.

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Grants: the GDPR-friendly alternative to Unternehmenswerk

Plain-language privacy notice, standard German GDPR DPA available on request, self-serve export + delete.

GDPR alternative

Unternehmenswerk

AVGS

Finn GlasCo-Founder + Engineering

·May 15, 2026·

1 min read

GDPR isn't a checkbox - it's a posture. If you're moving off Unternehmenswerk because their AVV / DPA is opaque, Grants is what a clean alternative looks like: subprocessor list of two (Stripe + mail relay), self-serve export + delete from account settings, and a standard German GDPR DPA on request when your procurement team needs one.

At a glance

Unternehmenswerk is a Germany-wide consulting firm specialising in business-plan writing bundled with founder coaching, grant-application support (Gründungszuschuss), and financing guidance. They deliver a bank-compliant plan in ~14 days. Their special angle: many founders coming from ALG-1/ALG-2 unemployment can use the AVGS-Gutschein from the Arbeitsagentur to cover most or all of the consulting fee - effectively free for the founder. That makes Unternehmenswerk a great fit for necessity-driven founders writing a bank plan + Gründungszuschuss application. Grants doesn't fit that flow - we don't write the document for you, and we don't handle AVGS billing. We're a workspace for innovation grants (EXIST, IGP, KMU innovativ, BMBF, Horizon) where the document, reviewer, and criteria are completely different. Pick by which money you're after.

GDPR posture

GDPR is a posture, not a checkbox

Three things matter under GDPR for a tool like this: (1) lawful basis for processing, (2) data subject rights (export, delete, port), and (3) the auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag / DPA chain. Grants treats them as engineering invariants, not legal optics. Lawful basis is the contract you sign with us. Subject rights are self-serve from your account settings - no support ticket required. The subprocessor list has two entries (Stripe + mail relay). A standard German GDPR DPA is available on request from /sales whenever your procurement team needs one - we don't charge for it and don't gate it behind a plan tier. Where Unternehmenswerk sits on each of these is the rest of this page.

Grants vs Unternehmenswerk: GDPR comparison

	Ours Grants	Theirs Unternehmenswerk
AVGS-Gutschein billing (Arbeitsagentur)
Gründungszuschuss application support
Bank-loan-ready business plan in ~14 days
EXIST / IGP / KMU innovativ / BMBF / Horizon application
Innovation-grant chapter structure with reviewer language
1:1 consulting hours
Founder writes themselves
Effective price for ALG-eligible founders	Standard subscription	~€0 with AVGS-Gutschein

When to pick which

Pick Grants when

You're going for innovation grants where the document needs PTJ / DLR-PT / EU-reviewer-grade structure, not a bank plan.

You're a tech / research-driven founder and the AVGS path doesn't apply to you.

You want to write the document yourself - keeping the learning, owning the IP narrative.

Pick Unternehmenswerk when

You're an ALG-1 / ALG-2 founder and the AVGS-Gutschein covers most of the consulting fee.

Your target is the Gründungszuschuss plus a bank-loan plan - not an innovation grant.

You want 1:1 senior coaching alongside the document and don't need a long-term workspace.

GDPR questions

What customer data-protection teams typically ask before signing a DPA.

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Free plan, no credit card. We host in Germany. Export + delete are self-serve.

Written by

Finn Glas

Co-Founder + Engineering

Finn is one of the Co-Founders. He owns the engineering side, the infrastructure, and most of the late-night fixes that ship before anyone notices.

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