General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the "Information about the Controller" section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected exclusively when you provide it to us. This includes data you enter into the contact form.

What do we use your data for?
The data is collected solely to process your inquiry and to contact you.

External Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). Personal data collected on this website is stored on the host's servers. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communication data, contract data, contact data, names, website accesses, and other data generated via a website.

The host is used for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its performance obligations and to follow our instructions with respect to such data.

We use the following host:
Hetzner Online GmbH
Industriestr. 25
91710 Gunzenhausen
Germany

Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for.

Information about the Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period is stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke consent for data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons no longer apply.

SSL or TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases

If data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Competent supervisory authority for this website:
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
North Rhine-Westphalia
Kavalleriestraße 2-4
40213 Düsseldorf
Germany
Phone: +49 211 38424-0
Email: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format (JSON or CSV). If you request direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done if technically feasible.

Automated Decision-Making

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling.

International Data Transfers

All data processing takes place within the European Union. Your personal data is hosted on servers located in Germany (Hetzner Online GmbH) and is not transferred to third countries outside the EU/EEA. No international data transfers occur.

Cookies

This website does NOT use cookies. We do not use cookies for technical purposes, analysis, or marketing.

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages (Hetzner) automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of their website. Server log files are automatically deleted after 7 days.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). When submitting the contact form, you provide explicit consent for data processing as per Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

The following data is collected via the contact form:

• Name
• Email address
• Subject
• Message

The data you enter in the contact form will be sent to us exclusively by email and deleted after your inquiry has been processed. Data is retained for a maximum of 6 months after the inquiry has been resolved. No storage in a database takes place.

Inquiries by Email or Phone

If you contact us by email or phone, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent. Data from email inquiries is deleted 6 months after resolution of the matter.

Links to Social Networks

Our website contains only links to our profiles on social networks (GitHub, LinkedIn). These are simple hyperlinks, not embedded plugins or widgets. When you click on these links, you will be redirected to the respective platforms. Only then will data be transmitted to these platforms. We have no influence on the data processing by these platforms.

This website does NOT use analytics tools. We do not use Google Analytics, Matomo, or any other tracking or analytics services. Your visit to our website is not tracked or analyzed.

This website does NOT use external plugins or tools. All fonts and resources are loaded locally from our server. No data is transmitted to third-party providers such as Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts, or similar services.

Information, Correction, and Deletion

Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

Right to Object to Processing

You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data that is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR.

Contact for Data Protection Inquiries

For these and other questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time: