Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following notes give a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit our website. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy found below.

Data Collection on this Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the "Note on the Responsible Party" section of this privacy policy and in the imprint.

2. Hosting

Vercel

We host our website with Vercel. The provider is Vercel Inc., 340 S Lemon Ave #4133, Walnut, CA 91789, USA (hereinafter referred to as Vercel). When you visit our website, Vercel collects various log files including your IP addresses. The use of Vercel is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation and provision of our website. We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with Vercel in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. Data transfer to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF).

3. General Notes and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of these pages 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. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for.

Note on the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Neals
Inh. Nils Boden
c/o Christian Jahnke
Gulisastraße 93
56072 Koblenz
Email: nilsboden@proton.me

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing it.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser's address line when it changes from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon is displayed in your browser's address bar. If encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.

Rights of the Data Subject

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing (Art. 15 GDPR) and, if applicable, a right to correct (Art. 16 GDPR), block or delete (Art. 17 GDPR) this data. Furthermore, you have the right to restrict processing (Art. 18 GDPR), the right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR), and the right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR). In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR). For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.

4. Data Collection on this Website

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are: browser type and browser version, operating system used, referrer URL, host name of the accessing computer, time of the server request and IP address. This data is not merged with other data sources. The data is collected on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Inquiry by Email

If you contact us by email, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass these details on without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, if your request is related to the execution of a contract.

Contact Form

If you submit inquiries to us via the contact form, the information provided in the inquiry form, including the contact details you specified there (name, email address, message), will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. This data is stored on the servers of our hosting provider, Vercel, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if requested. The data remains with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies.

5. Analytics and Advertising

Google Analytics 4

This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics 4. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics enables us to analyze the behavior of website visitors (e.g. page views, duration of visit, operating systems used). The use of this analysis tool is based exclusively on your active consent (opt-in) pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR in conjunction with § 25(1) TDDDG (German Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act); the consent can be revoked at any time. We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with Google in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. If data is transferred to the US, this is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). We have activated IP anonymization on this website by default through GA4. The cookie "_ga" has a storage duration of 2 years; the cookie "_ga_[ID]" has a storage duration of 2 years. Revoking your consent: You can revoke your cookie consent at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" button in the footer of this website. Any existing Google Analytics cookies will be automatically deleted upon revocation. More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

6. Affiliate Links

This website contains so-called affiliate links to online shops (including Amazon and eBay). When you click on such a link and subsequently make a purchase, we receive a commission from the respective provider. This does not result in any additional costs for you. Affiliate links on our website are clearly marked as such.

When you click on an affiliate link, you are redirected to the website of the respective provider. The privacy policies of the respective provider apply there. The provider may set its own cookies and track your user behavior in order to attribute the commission to us. Further information can be found in the privacy policies of the respective providers:

The inclusion of affiliate links is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in refinancing our journalistic work.