Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Purpose of data processing

This website uses Matomo, an open source, self-hosted software, to collect anonymous usage data for this website.

The data on visitor behavior is collected to identify any problems such as pages not found, search engine problems, or unpopular pages. Once the data (number of visitors who see error pages or only one page, etc.) is processed, Matomo generates reports so we can respond.

Matomo processes the following data:

  • Cookies
  • Anonymized IP addresses by removing the last 2 bytes (so 198.51.0.0 instead of 198.51.100.54)
  • Pseudo-anonymized location (based on anonymized IP address)
  • Date and time Title of the visited page URL of the visited page
  • URL of the previous page (if allowed)
  • Screen resolution
  • Local time
  • Files clicked and downloaded
  • External links
  • Duration of page build-up
  • Country, region, city (with low accuracy due to IP address)
  • Main language of the browser
  • User agent of the browser
  • Interactions with forms (but not their content)

Indirect data collection

Server Logs

When you use this website, the call is recorded by the host of the website. This log contains your IP address, which indirectly identifies you through your internet service provider. Recording this data is legally required and necessary for security. There is no opt-out, but the data is never used for other purposes.

Basis of legitimate interest

Data processing is based on the principle of legitimate interest.

Processing the data helps us to find out what works and what doesn’t on our site. For example, we find out if the content is well received or how we can improve the structure of the website. Our team benefits from this and can respond to it. Due to data processing, you thus benefit from a website that is constantly improving.

Details on transfer to third countries

The data of this website and Matomo are hosted in Germany. The data never leaves the EU.

The right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority

If you believe that the way we process your data with Matomo violates the law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority.

As Matomo collects data based on legitimate interest, you can exercise the following rights: See Opt-Out checkbox at the bottom of the page.

Embedded content from other websites

Posts on this website may contain embedded content (e.g. videos, images, posts, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the other website.

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

Rights of data subjects

  • Right of access and data portability: You can request all your data at any time.
  • Right to erasure and rectification: You can request that we completely delete all your data at any time.
  • Right to object and restriction of processing: You can object to data collection at any time by checking this box:

Opt-out

You may choose to prevent this website from aggregating and analyzing the actions you take here. Doing so will protect your privacy, but will also prevent the owner from learning from your actions and creating a better experience for you and other users.