Privacy Policy

1 Controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

Pia Baran; Asberpplatz 6; 50937 Cologne
pia.baran@gmail.com

2 General Information on Data Processing

We process the personal data of visitors to our website only to the extent necessary for providing a functional website as well as our content and services. The processing is carried out on the basis of the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the GDPR.

3 Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider: Hostinger International Ltd., Laisvės pr. 78B, LT-05111 Vilnius, Lithuania.

Hostinger is a tool for creating and hosting websites. When visiting the site, technical data (e.g. IP addresses, logs) are processed for provision and security. Necessary cookies are set for display/security purposes.

Data is stored in the EU (including Lithuania/Netherlands). Details: Hostinger Privacy Policy https://www.hostinger.com/de/legal/datenschutz-bestimmungen.

Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest). An order processing agreement exists pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR.

4 Server Log Files

When accessing the website, information is automatically collected by the hosting provider and stored in server log files. This includes in particular:

- page accessed
- date and time of access
- browser type and version
- operating system
- referrer URL
- IP address (shortened or anonymized where possible)

These data serve exclusively the technical provision, stability, and security of the website and are not used to create user profiles. Storage occurs for a maximum of 7–30 days.

5 Contact

When you contact us by email or via the contact form, your details (first name, last name, email address, message) are stored for processing the request.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (pre-contractual communication) and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in processing requests).

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the purpose of processing (e.g. after completion of communication), unless statutory retention periods apply.

6 Cookies

Our website uses exclusively technically necessary cookies, if set by the hosting system.

These cookies serve exclusively the secure and error-free provision of the website. Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. No tracking or marketing cookies are used.

7 Storage Duration

Personal data are stored only as long as necessary to fulfill the respective purposes or statutory retention periods exist (e.g. logs: 7–30 days; contact: after completion of request).

8 Your Rights

You have the right at any time, subject to applicable statutory provisions, to:

- access to your stored data (Art. 15 GDPR)
- rectification of incorrect data (Art. 16 GDPR)
- erasure of your data (Art. 17 GDPR)
- restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
- data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
- objection to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)

To exercise your rights, a simple notification to the contact address above is sufficient.

9 Right of Appeal to the Supervisory Authority

You have the right to complain to the competent data protection supervisory authority:

Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen (LDI NRW),

Postfach 20 04 44, 40102 Düsseldorf,

Phone: +49 211 38424-0, Email: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de, www.ldi.nrw.de.

10 Data Security

This website uses SSL encryption for security reasons. However, data transmission over the internet may have security vulnerabilities; complete protection against third-party access is not possible.

11 Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy to always comply with current legal requirements or to account for changes to our services.