1. Subject matter and scope of the application
This Privacy Policy provides information about which personal data is collected during individual processing operations and how and for what purposes this personal data is processed.
This Privacy Policy provides information about data processing when visiting the website, but also in other contexts, e.g. about the processing of data from customers, applicants and when participating in video conferences.
Your personal data will always be processed in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
Usage Data: Pages viewed, time spent on pages, and click activity collected via cookies and analytics tools.
Technical Data: IP address, browser type/version, and device identifiers logged automatically.
2. How We Use Your Information
- To Deliver Content: Blog updates
- To Improve the Site: Analyze usage data for performance and feature enhancements.
- To Monetize the Site: Display ads .
- Legal Compliance: Fulfill legal obligations.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are used on the website. Cookies are pieces of information that are transferred from our web server or third-party web servers to the browser of the website visitor and stored there for later retrieval. Cookies can be small files or other types of information storage. Information is stored in cookies that are generated in connection with the specific end device used. Cookies contain a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again. A cookie also contains information about its origin and the storage period. However, this does not mean that the identity of the website visitor can be obtained directly from a cookie.
When you visit the website, cookies are set that are absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. These absolutely necessary cookies may, for example, be cookies that are required to display the website with a content management system, that are used to recognize language settings or that are used to document whether consent has been given to the setting of further (optional) cookies or whether such storage has been rejected. The strictly necessary cookies, including their purpose and storage or deletion period, are explained below and in the cookie banner that is displayed when the website is accessed.
Optional cookies are also used, for example, to collect additional information about the interests of visitors to the website or their usage behavior to analyze and optimize the website and customer interactions in general.
Optional cookies, including their purpose and storage or deletion period, are explained below and in the banner that is displayed when the website is accessed. Optional cookies are only set if you have expressly consented to the setting of optional cookies.
4. Third-Party Services
Analytics: Google Analytics collects anonymized usage data.
Hosting & CDN: Site hosted on GitHub Pages; images served via Unsplash CDN.
5. Children’s Privacy (COPPA)
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe we’ve inadvertently collected a child’s data, please contact us to have it deleted.
6. Data Retention
We adhere to data minimization principles and only store your personal data as long as necessary for its processing purpose or as required by law. Once the purpose no longer applies, data is anonymized or deleted in accordance with statutory provisions.
7. Data Subject Rights
Within the scope of the legal requirements, data subjects have the following rights with regard to the processing of personal data:
Right of Access
Data subjects have the right to request information about the personal data processed about them.
Right to Rectification
Data subjects have the right to request the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. They also have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data.
Right to Erasure
Data subjects have the right to request the erasure of personal data concerning them.
Right to Restriction of Processing
Data subjects have the right to request that the processing of personal data concerning them be restricted.
Right to Object to Processing
Data subjects have the right to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning them which is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller or which is based on a legitimate interest. In this case, the data will no longer be processed unless the Controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
In addition, data subjects have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning them for the purpose of direct marketing; this also applies to any profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct marketing.
Right to Withdraw Consent
Data subjects have the right to withdraw their consent if they have given their consent for processing.
Right to Data Portability
Data subjects have the right to receive the personal data concerning them … in a structured, commonly used and machine‑readable format.
Right to Lodge a Complaint
If data subjects believe processing breaches data protection law, they have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
Exercising Your Rights
You can exercise these rights by contacting us or our Data Protection Officer at the details provided above.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy periodically. We will post the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page and notify subscribers of material changes.
9. Data Controller
Controller: Pascal Clanget, EisenbahnstraĂźe 47, 66117 SaarbrĂĽcken, Germany, Email: clap@mailbox.org
Data Protection Officer: clap@mailbox.org
10. Technologies used on this site
Here are the different technologies we use on this site and it's purpose:
Fonts (Google Fonts)
To display the content of the website correctly and graphically appealing across browsers, the Web Fonts font library provided by Google Ireland Ltd. in Ireland is used to make the website available. The provider acts as a data processor based on a data processing agreement.
When a website on which a font library is integrated is accessed, the required font is loaded into the browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly. Google receives the information that the font required for the website has been called up from the IP address of the website visitor.
Personal data may be transferred to third countries that do not offer an adequate level of data protection. In this case, it is ensured that appropriate safeguards are provided for such a transfer in order to ensure an adequate level of data protection. The Controller will provide evidence of these appropriate safeguards on request.
The legal basis for this data processing is the Controller's legitimate interest in a uniform and legible presentation of the website across all devices. If consent has been obtained, the expressly granted consent, which can be revoked at any time, constitutes the legal basis.
Google AdSense
The website uses the Google AdSense advertising service provided by Google Ireland Limited in Ireland. The provider acts as a data processor on the basis of a data processing agreement.
AdSense makes it possible to display targeted advertisements from third parties on the website or to have them displayed by Google. The content of the advertisements is selected based on the interests and previous user behavior of the website visitors. Google AdSense uses cookies and so-called "web beacons" (small invisible graphics) and device fingerprints (which can be used to recognize end devices based on the configuration).
Personal data may be transferred to third countries that do not offer an adequate level of data protection. In this case, it is ensured that appropriate safeguards are provided for such a transfer in order to ensure an adequate level of data protection. The Controller will provide evidence of these appropriate safeguards on request.
The legal basis for this data processing is the express consent of the website visitor. If no consent has been given, the legal basis for this data processing is our legitimate interest Our overriding legitimate interest is the above-mentioned purposes.
Tracking-Pixel
Tracking pixels and cookies from various providers, e.g. LinkedIn, Bing, Meta, Google, Outbrain, Pinterest, Snapchat, Taboola, TikTok, Twitter and/or Yahoo Native (Gemini), are used on the website to track the use of the website and the actions of website visitors for the purpose of conversion tracking.
The tracking pixels are a code snippet that can be used to track the actions of visitors to the website, which makes it possible to personalize and improve advertisements and measure their success. In this way, the use of the website can be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and advertising campaigns can be optimized.
The data collected via the tracking pixels can be used by the providers of the respective pixels for their own tracking and advertising purposes. Further details can be found in the Privacy Policies of the providers of the respective pixels.
If a visitor to the website is a member of a social media platform of one of the providers of the tracking pixels and has allowed the respective provider to do so via the settings of the user account with the social media network, the provider of the social media network or tracking pixel can link the information collected about the visit to the website with the associated user account with the respective social media network and use it for the targeted placement of advertisements.
The website provider can also measure the effectiveness of advertisements in the respective social media networks and see whether a user was redirected to the website via such advertisements (conversion measurement).
When such tracking pixels are integrated, personal data may be transferred to third countries that do not offer an adequate level of data protection. In this case, it is ensured that appropriate safeguards are provided for such a transfer in order to ensure an adequate level of data protection. The Controller will provide evidence of these appropriate safeguards on request.
The legal basis for this data processing, including the transfer of data to LinkedIn, is the express consent of the visitor to the website.
11. Mandatory Information and Profiling
The provision of personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, except where necessary to conclude or execute a contract. Automated decision‑making, including profiling, is not carried out.
12. Information Security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, manipulation, loss, or destruction. Our site uses SSL/TLS encryption; employees receive regular data‑protection training and only access data on a need‑to‑know basis.
13. Amendment of this Privacy Policy
We may update this policy to comply with legal requirements or to reflect changes in our services. The “Last updated” date at the top indicates the current version.