🔒 Privacy Policy

Protecting your personal data is very important to me. I handle your data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations, especially the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).


📥 1. Collection and Processing of Personal Data

When you visit my website, general information is automatically collected. This includes, for example, browser type, operating system used, referrer URL, time of server request, and anonymized IP addresses. These data cannot be assigned to specific individuals and are not merged with other data sources.

Additionally, I may collect personal data you voluntarily provide, such as when you fill out contact forms or subscribe to newsletters.

Legal basis: The processing of your data takes place based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), or to fulfill contractual obligations (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR), or to protect legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).


✉️ 2. Use of the Contact Form

When you fill out my contact form, I store the personal data you provide (e.g., name, email address, message) in order to process your inquiry. Without your explicit consent, no further use or transfer of this data takes place.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting me via the contact details below. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the legality of processing before the withdrawal.


🍪 3. Use of Cookies and Tracking Technologies

My website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your user experience and for analytical purposes. Specifically, I use:

  • Google Analytics: to analyze how visitors use the website.
  • Google reCAPTCHA: to protect my contact forms from spam and abuse.

You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect the functionality of certain features on my site.

Before using cookies or trackers that process personal data, you will be asked for your explicit consent via a cookie consent banner. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time.


🛡️ 4. Use of Google reCAPTCHA

To protect my contact form against automated spam submissions, I use Google reCAPTCHA. In this process, data is transmitted to Google LLC in the USA. Google processes these data according to Google's privacy policies. You can prevent data collection by reCAPTCHA by not using my contact form.


📊 5. Use of Google Analytics

My website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your anonymized IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

I have activated IP anonymization ("anonymizeIp") in Google Analytics so that your IP address is shortened within the European Union or other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area beforehand.

Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for me, and to provide other services related to website use. Google will not associate your IP address with other data held by Google.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly; however, please note that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

Additionally, you can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.


🛡️ Use of Cloudflare and Rocket Loader

This website uses Cloudflare as a Content Delivery Network (CDN) and security provider. Cloudflare stores your IP address to optimize traffic and protect against attacks. The IP address is anonymized as far as possible.

Additionally, the Cloudflare Rocket Loader is activated, which improves loading times by asynchronously loading JavaScript files. This may cause certain scripts to load with delay in order to optimize user experience.

For more information on Cloudflare's data protection, please visit: Cloudflare Privacy Policy.


📈 Custom Visitor Counter

Furthermore, this website uses a custom visitor counter that anonymously records and stores the number of visits. Visitor IP addresses are stored temporarily for a maximum of 3 hours to avoid multiple counts from the same user within this period and are then automatically deleted.

No personal data is shared with third parties and no personal data is stored beyond this counting process.


🔐 6. Data Retention

I retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with legal obligations. Once data is no longer needed, it will be securely deleted or anonymized.


🔐 7. Data Security

I take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against loss, destruction, manipulation, and unauthorized access.


🌍 8. Data Transfer and International Processing

Some of the services I use, such as Google Analytics, reCAPTCHA, and Cloudflare, transfer your data to servers outside the European Economic Area, such as the United States. I ensure that these service providers comply with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework or other appropriate safeguards.


🧾 9. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Request access to the personal data I hold about you;
  • Request correction or deletion of your personal data;
  • Request restriction of data processing;
  • Object to the processing of your data;
  • Request data portability;
  • Withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal;
  • File a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe your rights have been violated.

To exercise your rights or for inquiries, please contact me at my contact form. I will respond as soon as possible.


🧾 10. Complaints to Supervisory Authority

If you believe your data protection rights have been violated, you have the right to file a complaint with the relevant data protection supervisory authority, for example: Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg
Address: Königstraße 10a, 70173 Stuttgart, Germany
Website: https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de


🔄 11. Changes to this Privacy Policy

I may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Please check back periodically to stay informed about how I protect your data.


⚙️ 12. Use of Custom Scripts and Tools

I provide self-developed scripts and tools on this website purely for your convenience and functionality. These scripts do not collect, store, or process any personal data.

Therefore, no additional data protection concerns arise from using these scripts.