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Privacy policy

This is a translation for convenience. The German version is legally binding.

1. Privacy at a glance

General information

The following information gives 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 identify you personally. Detailed information on data protection can be found in this privacy policy.

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the section “Controller” of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

When you visit the website, technical data (e.g. IP address, browser, operating system or time of access) is processed automatically by our hosting provider so that the page can be delivered. We only receive further data if you provide it to us yourself, for example by email.

This website sets no cookies, uses no tracking or analytics tools and loads no third-party content (including no external fonts).

What do we use your data for?

Technical data is processed solely to deliver the website reliably and securely. Data you send us by email or phone is used to handle your request.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time about this and any other questions on data protection.

2. Hosting and email

Cloudflare Pages

This website is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. The provider is Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (“Cloudflare”).

When you visit our website, Cloudflare processes the data technically required for delivery, in particular your IP address, the requested page, date and time of access, browser type and operating system, and the referrer URL. Cloudflare operates a global network of data centers; the website is usually delivered from a data center close to you. The data is also used to defend against attacks (e.g. DDoS). No cookies are set.

Cloudflare is used on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in delivering our website as reliably, quickly and securely as possible.

Data transfers to the USA are based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found in Cloudflare’s Data Processing Addendum: https://www.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-customer-dpa/. For more information, see Cloudflare’s privacy policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these standards. More information: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/.

Email hosting

Our email communication is handled by Migadu. The provider is Migadu-Mail GmbH, Rohnen 587, CH-9414 Schachen, Switzerland. If you contact us by email, your email address, the content of your message and the associated technical metadata are stored on Migadu’s servers. Processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR; our legitimate interest lies in secure and reliable email communication. If your request aims at concluding a contract, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

The European Commission has issued an adequacy decision for Switzerland, which ensures an adequate level of data protection.

Data processing agreements

We have concluded data processing agreements (DPAs) with the providers named above. These agreements, required by data protection law, ensure that the providers process the personal data of our visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

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

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Christoph Sens
Küsterkamp 2e
33161 Hövelhof
Germany

Phone: +49 152 384 965 33
Email: datenschutz@christoph-sens.com

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses).

Storage period

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

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. If your data is required to perform a contract or to take pre-contractual measures, we process it on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. We also process your data where required to fulfil a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The relevant legal basis in each case is stated in this privacy policy.

Recipients of personal data

We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary to perform a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. disclosure to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits it. When using processors, we only pass on personal data on the basis of a valid data processing agreement.

You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected.

Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)

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 on grounds relating to your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy. If you object, we will no longer process the personal data concerned unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (objection under Art. 21 (1) GDPR).

If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection under Art. 21 (2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged violation. This right exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place where technically feasible.

Access, correction and deletion

Within the 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 the processing, and, where applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time about this and other questions on personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us about this at any time. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

  • If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of processing.
  • If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of processing instead of deletion.
  • If we no longer need your personal data but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing instead of deletion.
  • If you have lodged an objection under Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of processing.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

SSL/TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this site uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser’s address bar starting with “https://” and by the lock symbol. When SSL/TLS encryption is active, the data you send to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

This website does not use cookies and does not otherwise access information on your device (§ 25 TDDDG). Consent is therefore not required.

Server log files

When you visit the website, our hosting provider Cloudflare automatically processes information transmitted by your browser:

  • IP address
  • date and time of the request
  • requested page
  • browser type and version
  • operating system
  • referrer URL

This data is not combined with other data sources. We do not analyse this data ourselves.

Processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the technically error-free and secure delivery of our website, which requires processing this data.

Fonts

The fonts used on this website are embedded locally and loaded from the same server as the website itself. There is no connection to servers of Google or other third parties.

This website contains links to external websites, e.g. to GitHub or to our blog. Data is only transmitted to these providers when you click such a link. The respective provider is responsible for processing on those websites.

Enquiries by email or phone

If you contact us by email or phone, your enquiry including all resulting personal data (name, request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if your enquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary to take pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling the enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

The data you send us remains with us until you ask us to delete it or the purpose for storing it no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Source: https://www.e-recht24.de (adapted)