Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to any data by which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy below.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is handled by the website operator, whose contact information is provided in the “Notice on the Responsible Party” section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected when you provide it to us, such as through data entered in a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or upon your consent when you visit the website, primarily technical data (e.g., web browser, operating system, or the time the page was accessed). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

Why do we use your data?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts are made or initiated through the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other service requests.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive free information at any time about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have consented to data processing, you may withdraw this consent at any time with future effect. Additionally, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time regarding questions on data protection.

Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools

When visiting this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated, mainly using analytics programs. Detailed information on these analytics programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host our website content with the following provider:

IONOS

The provider is IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur (hereinafter “IONOS”). When you visit our website, IONOS records various log files, including your IP addresses. For details, please refer to IONOS’s privacy policy: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy.

The use of IONOS is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, where we have a legitimate interest in a reliable presentation of our website. If consent has been requested, processing is based exclusively on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG (Telecommunication Telemedia Data Protection Act), insofar as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) under TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.

Order Processing

We have entered into a data processing agreement (DPA) to use the above service. This legally required contract ensures that the service processes personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.

Various personal data will be collected when you use this website. Personal data refers to any data by which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and for what purposes. It also explains how and why this happens.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., via email communication) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from third-party access is not possible.

Notice on the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Dr. Christian Kressmann
Heinrich-Mirbach-Str. 4
12487 Berlin, Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 163 778 2993
Email: mail@christiankressmann.de

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Period

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases to apply. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data exist (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in such cases, deletion occurs after these reasons no longer apply.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data per Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you consent to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent is revocable at any time. If your data is necessary to fulfill a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, if your data is necessary for legal obligations, we process it under Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest per Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases for each case are specified in the respective sections of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

We cooperate with various external parties as part of our business activities, and sometimes it is necessary to transfer personal data to these parties. We only share personal data with external parties when required to fulfill a contract, when legally obligated (e.g., transferring data to tax authorities), when we have a legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in sharing, or when other legal bases allow data sharing. When using processors, we only share personal data with a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is signed.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may revoke any previously given consent at any time. The legality of the data processing done until revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION AT ANY TIME; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE, OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING AT ANY TIME; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to File Complaints with Regulatory Authorities

In the event of GDPR violations, data subjects have the right to file complaints with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. This right to appeal exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.

Access, Correction, and Deletion

You have the right to free information on your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing, as well as the right to correct or delete this data within the scope of applicable legal provisions. You can contact us at any time regarding questions on personal data.

Right to Restrict Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time regarding this. The right to restrict processing applies in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. During the review period, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request restriction instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims, you have the right to request restriction instead of deletion.
If you have objected under Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your and our interests. As long as it is unclear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If processing of your personal data is restricted, this data—apart from being stored—may only be processed with your consent or for asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or requests that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the address line of the browser changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our internet pages use “cookies.” Cookies are small data packets and do not harm your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Permanent cookies remain on your device until you delete them yourself or until automatic deletion occurs through your web browser.

Cookies can come from us (first-party cookies) or third-party companies (third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of specific services from third parties within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies serve various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as some website functions wouldn’t work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or video display). Other cookies can be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies necessary for electronic communication, to provide certain functions you desire (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audience) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for a technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for storing cookies or similar recognition technologies has been requested, processing will be based solely on this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG); consent may be revoked at any time.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies, to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When cookies are disabled, the functionality of this website may be limited.

You can find out what cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, the information you provide in the inquiry form, including the contact details you enter there, will be stored by us for processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling the inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent may be revoked at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—especially retention periods—remain unaffected.

Inquiry by Email, Telephone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including any resulting personal data (e.g., name, inquiry) will be stored and processed for handling your request. We do not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent may be revoked at any time.

The data sent to us as part of contact inquiries remains with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—especially statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.

Comment Function on This Website

For the comment function on this page, your comment, the time of creation, your email address, and, if you are not posting anonymously, the username you have chosen will be saved.

IP Address Storage

Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who post comments. Since we do not review comments on this website before they are published, we need this data to be able to take action against the author in cases of legal violations, such as insults or propaganda.

Subscribing to Comments

As a user of the site, you may subscribe to comments after signing up. You will receive a confirmation email to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address. You can unsubscribe from this function at any time via a link in the info emails. In this case, the data entered as part of subscribing to comments will be deleted; if you have transmitted this data to us for other purposes and elsewhere (e.g., newsletter subscription), this data will remain with us.

Storage Duration of Comments

The comments and associated data are stored and remain on this website until the commented content is completely deleted or the comments must be deleted for legal reasons (e.g., offensive comments).

Legal Basis

The storage of comments is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke your consent at any time by providing an informal email message to us. The legality of data processing operations already performed remains unaffected by the revocation.

Gravatar

We have integrated Gravatar on this website. The provider is Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA (hereinafter “Gravatar”).

Gravatar is a tool that allows us to provide personal images (avatars) for the users of our website. The avatars serve as visual representations of users and are displayed wherever a user interacts with the platform (e.g., in forums or chats). When a user interacts with the platform, their avatar is displayed based on the selection associated with their email address, adding a personal touch to the user’s online presence and making identification easier as the chosen image is linked to the user’s online activities.

If you comment or interact on our website and Gravatar is enabled, Gravatar processes the hash of the user’s email address (used as an ID) based on the email address associated with Gravatar.

Use of Gravatar is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, where the website operator has a legitimate interest in an appealing presentation of its forums. If relevant consent has been requested, processing is based solely on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.

For more details, please refer to the provider’s privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/.

The company has certification under the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF), which is an agreement between the European Union and the U.S. intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the U.S. Any DPF-certified company is committed to maintaining these data protection standards. For more information, please refer to the provider’s link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4709.

Order Processing

5. Social Media

Facebook

This website integrates elements of the social network Facebook. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the collected data may also be transferred to the U.S. and other third countries.

An overview of Facebook’s social media elements can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.

When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account. Please note that, as the site provider, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. For more information, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

The use of this service is based on your consent per Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.

Insofar as personal data is collected on our website using this tool and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). Joint responsibility is limited solely to the collection of data and its transmission to Facebook. The subsequent processing by Facebook is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations we share have been documented in a joint processing agreement. The text of the agreement can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for implementing the tool on our website in compliance with data protection law. Facebook is responsible for the data security of its products. Data subject rights (e.g., requests for information) regarding data processed by Facebook can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obligated to forward these to Facebook.

Data transfer to the U.S. is based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Details are available here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381, and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

X (formerly Twitter)

This website integrates functions of the service X (formerly Twitter). These functions are offered by X Corp., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. For data processing of persons residing outside the U.S., the responsible entity is Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland.

When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the X server. X (formerly Twitter) thereby receives information about your visit to this website. By using X (formerly Twitter) and the „Re-Tweet“ or „Repost“ function, the websites you visit are linked to your X (formerly Twitter) account and disclosed to other users. Please note that, as the site provider, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by X (formerly Twitter). For more information, please refer to the X (formerly Twitter) privacy policy: https://x.com/de/privacy.

The use of this service is based on your consent per Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the U.S. is based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Details are available here: https://gdpr.x.com/en/controller-to-controller-transfers.html.

You can change your privacy settings for X (formerly Twitter) in your account settings at https://x.com/settings/account.

Instagram

This website integrates functions of the service Instagram. These functions are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.

When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. Instagram thereby receives information about your visit to this website.

If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. Please note that, as the site provider, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.

The use of this service is based on your consent per Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.

Insofar as personal data is collected on our website using this tool and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). Joint responsibility is limited solely to the collection of data and its transmission to Facebook or Instagram. The subsequent processing by Facebook or Instagram is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations we share have been documented in a joint processing agreement. The text of the agreement can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for implementing the tool on our website in compliance with data protection law. Facebook is responsible for the data security of its products. Data subject rights (e.g., requests for information) regarding data processed by Facebook or Instagram can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obligated to forward these to Facebook.