Privacy policy in accordance with the GDPR
Last change: 10/28/2025
The responsible body in terms of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is the website operator specified in the legal notice – Florian Ehrle.
1 : Your rights as a data subject
You can exercise the following rights at any time by simply contacting us:
- Information about your data stored by us and its processing,
- Correction of incorrect personal data,
- Deletion of your data stored by us,
- Restriction of data processing, if we are not yet permitted to delete your data due to legal obligations,
- Objection to the processing of your data by us, and
- Data portability, if you have consented to data processing or have concluded a contract with us.
If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.
You can contact your competent supervisory authority at any time with a complaint. Your competent supervisory authority depends on the state in which you live, work, or where the alleged violation occurred. A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
2 : Purposes of data processing by the responsible body and third parties
We process your personal data only for the purposes stated in this privacy policy. Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those stated. We will only disclose your personal data to third parties if:
- you have given your explicit consent to this,
- the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you,
- the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation,
processing is necessary to safeguard legitimate interests and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data.
3 : Deletion or blocking of data
We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data minimization. We therefore only store your personal data for as long as is necessary to achieve the purposes stated here or as required by the various storage periods provided for by law. Once the respective purpose has ceased to apply or these periods have expired, the corresponding data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.
4 : Collection of general information when visiting our website
When you access our website, information of a general nature is automatically collected using cookies. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, and similar information. This is exclusively information that does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person.
This information is technically necessary in order to correctly deliver the content you have requested from websites and is mandatory when using the Internet. It is processed in particular for the following purposes:
- Ensuring problem-free connection to the website,
- ensuring smooth use of our website,
- evaluating system security and stability, and
- for other administrative purposes.
The processing of your personal data is based on our legitimate interest in the aforementioned purposes for data collection. We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. The recipients of the data are only the responsible body and, if applicable, the processor.
We may statistically evaluate anonymous information of this kind in order to optimize our website and the technology behind it.
5 : Cookies
Like many other websites, we also use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a website server to your hard drive. This automatically provides us with certain data, such as your IP address, the browser you are using, your operating system, and your connection to the Internet.
Cookies cannot be used to start programs or transfer viruses to a computer. The information contained in cookies enables us to make navigation easier for you and to ensure that our web pages are displayed correctly.
Under no circumstances will the data we collect be passed on to third parties or linked to personal data without your consent.
Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are usually set to accept cookies. In general, you can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use the help functions of your Internet browser to find out how to change these settings. Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the use of cookies.
6 : Comments
When users leave comments on our website, the time of creation and the username previously selected by the website visitor are also stored in addition to this information. This serves our security, as we can be prosecuted for illegal content on our website, even if it was created by users.
7 : Newsletter / Subscription to comments on specific pages via email
Based on your express consent, we will regularly send you our newsletter or similar information by email to the email address you have provided.
To receive the newsletter, it is sufficient to provide your email address. When you register to receive our newsletter, the data you provide will be used exclusively for this purpose. Subscribers may also be informed by email about circumstances relevant to the service or registration (e.g., changes to the newsletter offer or technical circumstances).
We require a valid email address for effective registration. To verify that a registration is actually made by the owner of an email address, we use the “double opt-in” procedure. For this purpose, we log the newsletter order, the sending of a confirmation email, and the receipt of the requested reply. No further data is collected. The data is used exclusively for sending the newsletter and is not passed on to third parties.
You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for sending the newsletter at any time. Each newsletter contains a link for this purpose. You can also unsubscribe directly on this website at any time or inform us of your request using the contact details provided at the end of this privacy policy.
8 : Usage of Google Maps
This website uses Google Maps API to visually display geographic information. When using Google Maps, Google also collects, processes, and uses data about how visitors use the map functions. For more information about data processing by Google, please refer to Google’s privacy policy. There you can also change your personal privacy settings in the privacy center.
Detailed instructions on managing your own data in connection with Google products can be found here.
9 : Embedded YouTube-Videos
We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube servers is established. YouTube is informed which pages you visit. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behavior to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.
When a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior.
If you have disabled the storage of cookies for the Google Ad program, you will not have to expect such cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you want to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in your browser.
Further information on data protection at YouTube can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
10 : Changes to our privacy policy
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.
11 : Questions for the data protection officer
If you have any questions about data protection, please send me an email to the address provided in the legal notice.
This privacy policy was created using the privacy policy generator from activeMind AG and translated into English using DeepL.