Privacy Policy
Last updated: 08/24/2025
Controller
Hosting
Our website is hosted by a European provider. The host processes server log data on our behalf to operate and secure the website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR; data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR).
- Provider: netcup GmbH, Emmy-Noether-Straße 10, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Server location: data center in Germany (Nuremberg).
- No transfers to third countries take place.
Access Data & Server Logs
When you access our website, technical information is processed automatically (requested URL, date/time, transferred data volume, HTTP status, browser type/version, operating system, referrer URL if sent, and IP address in shortened/anonymized form). Purpose/legal basis: operation and security of the website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Retention: 7 days; longer only if required (e.g., security incidents).
Cookies
We only use technically necessary cookies (e.g., to store the Matomo opt-out). We do not use comfort, marketing or statistics cookies.
Web Analytics with Matomo (cookieless)
We run Matomo on our own server. It is configured for privacy: cookieless tracking (tracking cookies disabled), IP anonymization, respect for Do Not Track, no user IDs, no heatmaps/session recording. The processed data are pseudonymized usage data (e.g., visited pages, time spent, shortened IP, browser/OS, referrer, approximate region).
Legal basis: our legitimate interest in measuring reach and improving the website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Note: The opt-out sets a technically necessary cookie to remember your choice.
Contact
If you contact us, we process the provided data to handle your request (Art. 6(1)(b) or (f) GDPR). Data will be erased after completion or according to statutory retention periods.
Your Rights
- Access (Art. 15 GDPR)
- Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
- Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
- Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
- Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
- Objection to processing based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (Art. 21 GDPR)
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)
Changes
We update this Privacy Policy when laws, technology or our processes change. The current version is always available on this page.