Personal data collection
This privacy policy describes how this website collects and processes your data. Your personal data are processed only in accordance with the GDPR and German data privacy laws. The following provisions describe the type, scope and purpose of collecting, processing and utilizing personal data:
(1) Your personal data are used exclusively with regard to the proper functionality of this website and to facilitate inquiries via the contact form. Using the contact form requires you to provide personal information that can be used to contact or identify you, namely your name and email address.
(2) Your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties without your explicit consent or a legal basis.
This data privacy policy applies only to my website. If links on my site route you to other web pages, please inquire there about how your data are handled by them.
Information about cookies
(1) This website uses cookies. These are small (temporary) text files stored on your computer or device. “Session” cookies are deleted after you close the browser. “Persistent” cookies remain on your computer and allow the website to remember certain information, which helps improve your access to this website.
(2) You can prevent storage of cookies by choosing a “disable cookies” option in your browser settings. This might limit the functionality of this website as a result. Accepted cookies are stored by your browser on your own computer, not on the Internet. Websites can only read these accepted cookies. Cookies are always anonymous.
(3) What cookies does this website use?
Essential cookies
Essential cookies are necessary for a website to work properly and are always enabled.
Functional cookies
Functional cookies are necessary for a website to work properly and also remember whether other cookies have been accepted or not. As the name suggests, these cookies handle functionalities on the website such as your ability to like posts or leave comments.
Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies give insight into website traffic and visitor behavior. My website collects data like page views or how long visitors stay on my website. Examples of usage data that is collected and analyzed:
- the number of visitors on this website
- the visited pages
- the time and date of a visit
- the duration of a visit
- the searches on this website
- the devices / browsers with which this website is visited
- the IP address of a visitor’s device
Third-party data processors
(1) Cloudflare
Purpose: Increase the global accessibility, security and performance of this website by using the Cloudflare Content Delivery Network (CDN). Cloudflare and other firewall software used in the service of the website may log your IP address for security purposes. This information is not used to personally identify you.
Description of data processing: A Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a network of regionally distributed servers that are connected via the Internet. Simply put, a CDN creates a copy of this website on the network’s own servers and ensures that it is accessible everywhere in the world through shorter transmission distances. This network thereby ensures that the content of the website is delivered quickly and reliably, even when there is a lot of web traffic. In the case of Cloudflare CDN, the data transfer between your browser and this website is routed through Cloudflare’s network. Cloudflare collects various access and log data in this process and also sets a cookie, which helps the provider to maintain a high level of security protection. Cloudflare assures to store the submitted user data for less than 24 hours. Cloudflare privacy policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/de-de/privacypolicy/.
Legal basis and objection: The use of Cloudflare CDN requires your consent. This consent is obtained via the cookie banner. Legal basis is therefore Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and §25 para. 1 TTDSG. The provision of your data is voluntary and the consent can be revoked at any time.
Transfers to third countries: Processing also takes place outside the EU. Guarantees exist in the form of concluded Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission, pursuant to Art. 46 para. 2 lit. c GDPR. Information on Cloudflare’s SCCs can be found here: https://www.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-customer-scc/.
(2) Google Analytics
Purpose: This site uses Google Analytics to collect and analyze data about user interaction. Google Analytics logs data such as rough geographical location, device, internet browser, which pages are visited on this website and for how long. None of this information personally identifies you.
Description of data processing: If you consent to tracking by Google Analytics, a cookie is set on your device, which gives your device a unique identifier (tracking ID). This cookie is linked to Google Analytics. It records the surfing behavior of website visitors and the resulting statistics may provide information about which target groups feel addressed by this website. The data that appears in Google Analytics is completely anonymous. Stored data is automatically deleted after 14 months. You can find more information about the storage period of the tool here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196.
Legal basis and objection: The use of Google Analytics requires your consent. This consent is obtained via the cookie banner. Legal basis is therefore Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and §25 para. 1 TTDSG. The provision of your data is voluntary and the consent can be revoked at any time.
Further notes on data protection: Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. If you prefer to opt out of having cookies placed for the purposes of Google Analytics, you can install the opt-out browser add-on from Google. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Transfers to third countries: Processing also takes place outside the EU, namely in the USA. Guarantees exist in the form of concluded Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission, pursuant to Art. 46 para. 2 lit. c GDPR. Information on Google’s SCCs can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.
IP Anonymization: No full IP addresses of visitors within the European Economic Area (EEA) are stored and transmitted to the USA.
Mirthe van Popering 