Privacy Policy
Transparent information about the processing of your personal data
Table of Contents
1. Responsible Party
Responsible party for data processing
2. General Information on Data Processing
Basic information about data protection
We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data (such as name, address or email addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis wherever possible.
This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating via email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
3. Data Collection on This Website
What data is collected and for what purpose?
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device. You can manage cookies in this website's settings at any time and activate or deactivate individual categories.
Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the basic functions of the website (session management, security, language settings). This includes Google reCAPTCHA v3, which runs in the background to protect the website from bots and spam. Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly.
Legal Basis: Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This allows us to continuously improve the user experience.
Legal Basis: Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO (Einwilligung)
Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant advertising and marketing campaigns. They track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
Legal Basis: Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO (Einwilligung)
Server Log Files
The page provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files that your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
- IP-Adresse
- Datum und Uhrzeit der Anfrage
- Inhalt der Anforderung (konkrete Seite)
- Zugriffsstatus/HTTP-Statuscode
- Übertragene Datenmenge
- Website, von der die Anforderung kommt (Referrer)
- Browser und Betriebssystem
4. Contact Form
Data processing when contacting us
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your data from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent. The following data is processed:
Legal Basis:Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO (Einwilligung durch aktives Absenden des Formulars)
Purpose:Processing your inquiry and contacting you for follow-up questions
Storage Duration:Until your inquiry has been fully processed, then 3 years for possible follow-up questions, unless there are statutory retention obligations
5. Hosting and Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Where and how is your data hosted?
Hosting with Netcup GmbH
This website is hosted on servers of netcup GmbH. The hoster processes data collected when visiting this website on our behalf.
netcup GmbH
Daimlerstraße 25
76185 Karlsruhe
Deutschland
Processed Data: IP-Adresse, Zugriffszeitpunkt, aufgerufene Seiten, Referrer, Browser-Informationen
Legal Basis: Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO (berechtigtes Interesse an zuverlässigem Hosting)
Data Processing Agreement: Vereinbarung nach Art. 28 DSGVO abgeschlossen
Cloudflare Content Delivery Network (CDN)
We use the Content Delivery Network (CDN) of Cloudflare to increase the security and delivery speed of our website. A CDN is a network of globally distributed servers capable of delivering optimized content to website users.
Cloudflare Germany GmbH
Rosental 7
80331 München
Deutschland
Processed Data: IP-Adresse, Zeitstempel, HTTP-Anfragen, Browser-Informationen
Purpose: Accelerating loading times, protection against DDoS attacks, provision of SSL certificates
Legal Basis: Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO
Data Processing Agreement: Vereinbarung nach Art. 28 DSGVO
Data Transfer to the USA
Cloudflare also processes data on servers in the USA. Data transfer is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses.
Legal basis for third-country transfer: EU-Angemessenheitsentscheidung C(2023) 4745, Data Privacy Framework (DPF)
Blog Statistics and View Tracking
On our blog pages, we collect anonymized page views to measure the popularity of articles. This collection is completely anonymized and GDPR compliant.
Processed Data
We store an anonymized hash value (generated from browser information and date) to prevent duplicate counts on the same day. No IP addresses or other personal data are stored.
It is not possible to draw conclusions about individual visitors from the stored data.
Legal Basis: Data processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in analyzing article popularity).
Storage Duration: The anonymized hash values are automatically deleted after 24 hours. Only the aggregated view counts per article remain stored.
6. Third Parties and Other Services
External services and their data processing
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze how the website is used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
IP Anonymization
We have activated IP anonymization on this website. This means that your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and truncated there.
Legal Basis: The use is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
Datenübermittlung: Data transfer to the USA is based on the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) and the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses.
More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google's privacy policy:
Google Analytics DatenschutzGoogle reCAPTCHA
We use "Google reCAPTCHA" (hereinafter "reCAPTCHA") on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
reCAPTCHA is used to check whether data entry on this website (e.g. in a contact form) is made by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics.
This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, length of time the website visitor stays on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.
Legal Basis: The reCAPTCHA analyses run completely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place. The use is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and spam.
Datenübermittlung: Data transfer to the USA is based on the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) and the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses.
For more information about Google reCAPTCHA, please refer to Google's privacy policy and terms of use at the following links:
7. Data Storage and Deletion
How long is your data stored?
We only store personal data for as long as is necessary for the respective purpose or as required by statutory retention periods.
Automatic Deletion
After the expiry of the storage periods, your data will be automatically deleted, unless statutory retention obligations (e.g. tax or commercial retention periods of 6 or 10 years respectively) prevent this.
8. Your Rights as a Data Subject
What rights do you have regarding your data?
According to GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right to access
Art. 15 DSGVO
You have the right to request information about your personal data processed by us.
Right to rectification
Art. 16 DSGVO
You have the right to request immediate correction of incorrect or completion of incomplete data.
Right to erasure
Art. 17 DSGVO
You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data, provided the legal requirements are met.
Right to restriction of processing
Art. 18 DSGVO
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
Right to data portability
Art. 20 DSGVO
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, commonly used format.
Right to object
Art. 21 DSGVO
You have the right to object to the processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
Right to withdraw consent
Art. 7 Abs. 3 DSGVO
You have the right to revoke consent given at any time with effect for the future.
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Art. 77 DSGVO
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your data.
Contact us to exercise your rights
9. SSL/TLS Encryption
Secure data transmission
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of your browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line. When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Website Checker Tool
Privacy information for website analysis
Our free Website Checker analyzes publicly accessible websites for performance, SEO, security and technology. Below we explain which data is processed.
Input Data
You enter a URL (web address) to be analyzed. This URL is not permanently stored. The URL is transmitted to the following services:
Google PageSpeed Insights API
To analyze performance, accessibility and best practices, the entered URL is transmitted to the Google PageSpeed Insights API. Google's privacy policy applies. Google may process the transmitted URL and associated analysis data in accordance with their own privacy policy.
Google Privacy PolicyServer-side Analysis
Our server accesses the entered URL to analyze the HTML source code and HTTP headers. No cookies are set and no login credentials are used. Only publicly accessible information is evaluated.
Rate Limiting
To prevent abuse, your IP address is temporarily stored in the server's memory (max. 1 minute). There is no permanent storage of the IP address and no logging.
No Permanent Data Storage
The analysis results are not stored on our server. They only exist in memory during your browser session and are deleted when you close the page.
Legal Basis: Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent through active use of the tool) and Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in providing a useful analysis service)
WhatsApp Contact
Our website offers the option to contact us via WhatsApp. A link to WhatsApp (wa.me) is provided. No external scripts are loaded, no cookies are set, and no data is transmitted to Meta/WhatsApp until you actively click the link.
Data processed upon use
Only when you click the link and send a message via WhatsApp will data be transmitted to Meta Platforms Ireland Limited. WhatsApp/Meta's privacy policy and terms of service apply. The following data may be processed: your phone number, message content, time of message, and device-related information.
No automatic data transfer
The WhatsApp widget on our website is a plain link. No data is transmitted to Meta/WhatsApp until you actively send a message. No tracking pixels, cookies, or external scripts from Meta are embedded.
Provider:
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland
Legal Basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent through actively clicking the link and sending a message)
Datenübermittlung: Data transfer to the USA cannot be excluded. Meta is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
More information about WhatsApp's privacy policy:
WhatsApp Privacy Policy11. Objection to Advertising Emails
Protection against unwanted advertising
We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information, such as spam emails, being sent.
Status of this Privacy Policy: February 2026