Data Protection

Who we are

Comments

When visitors write comments on the website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor's IP address and the user agent string (to identify the browser) to help detect spam.

An anonymized string (also called a hash) can be created from your email address and passed to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The privacy policy of the Gravatar service can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is publicly visible in the context of your comment.

Media

If you are a registered user and upload photos to this website, you should avoid uploading photos with EXIF GPS location data. Visitors to this website could download and extract any location data from photos stored on the website.

Contact forms

When contacting us via our contact form, email, third-party portals, or telephone, the user's details will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and in the event that follow-up questions arise. We do not pass on this data without the user's consent and it will be treated confidentially, unless required by applicable law.

Processing of personal data

When you use our contact form, we process the following personal data:

  • First Name Last Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number

Legal basis for processing

  • Data storage: The data collected via the contact form will be stored in the database.
  • Data transfer: Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.
  • Purpose of processing : We process your personal data in order to handle your request and get in touch with you.
  • Legal basis for processing: The legal basis for processing your data is your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR .
  • Consent: By submitting the contact form, you agree that the data you provide will be stored and processed in accordance with this privacy policy to handle your request.
  • Withdrawal of consent: You can revoke your consent to the storage and processing of your data at any time. The revocation does not affect the legality of the data processing that took place prior to the revocation.

SSL encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS. However, we disclaim any liability for the security of data transmission over the Internet.

Cookies

If you write a comment on our website, this can be consent to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is a convenience feature so that you do not have to enter all this data again if you write another comment. These cookies are stored for one year.

If you have an account and log in to this website, we will set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

If you log in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and display options. Login cookies expire after two days, and cookies for display options after one year. If you select "Stay logged in" during registration, your login will be maintained for two weeks. Logging out of your account will delete the login cookies.

When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and only refers to the post ID of the article you just edited. The cookie expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this website may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor had visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking services, and record your interaction with this embedded content, including your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to this website.

Analysis services

We use Independent Analytics a GDPR-friendly Plugin for website analysis, which was exclusively developed for WordPress.

Link to social media platforms

Links to the following social networks are used on our website: Facebook , Youtube , Instagram , Google Maps

How long we store your data

When you write a comment, it is stored indefinitely including metadata. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profiles. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (the username cannot be changed). Website administrators can also see and edit this information.

What rights you have regarding your data

If you have an account on this website or have written comments, you can request an export of your personal data from us, including all data you have provided to us. In addition, you can request the deletion of all personal data we have stored about you. This does not include data that we are obliged to retain for administrative, legal, or security-related reasons.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked by an automated spam detection service.

Your contact information

You can submit written requests for deletion, correction, or processing of personal data to Email OK set up.