Privacy Policy

1) Introduction and Contact Details of the Controller

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.

1.2 The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Lars Pagelsen, Zeißelstraße 25, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Tel.: 01726623973, E-Mail: lars.p16@gmail.com. The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website

When using our website for information purposes only, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to the page server (so-called "server log files"). When you visit our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

  • Our visited website

  • Date and time at the moment of access

  • Amount of data sent in bytes

  • Source/reference from which you reached the page

  • Browser used

  • Operating system used

  • IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)

Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

Squarespace For hosting our website and displaying page content, we use the system of the following provider: Squarespace Ireland Ltd., Squarespace House, Ship Street Great, Dublin 8, D08 N12C, Ireland. All data collected on our website is processed on the provider's servers. We have concluded an order processing agreement (Data Processing Addendum) with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

In the context of the aforementioned services, data may also be transmitted to Squarespace Inc. in the USA as part of further processing on our behalf. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

4) Contacting Us

In the context of contacting us (e.g., via contact form or e-mail), personal data is collected. Which data is collected in the case of a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request or for establishing contact and the associated technical administration.

The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point (f) GDPR. If your contact aims at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) point (b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your request. This is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been finally clarified and provided that there are no legal storage obligations to the contrary.

5) Use of Customer Data for Direct Advertising

5.1 Subscription to our e-mail newsletter If you subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address. Providing further data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for sending the newsletter. This means that we will only send you an e-mail newsletter if you have expressly confirmed that you consent to receiving newsletters. We will then send you a confirmation e-mail asking you to confirm by clicking on a corresponding link that you wish to receive the newsletter in the future.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent for the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point (a) GDPR. When registering for the newsletter, we store your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later date. The data collected by us when you register for the newsletter will be used exclusively for the purpose of advertising by way of the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided for this purpose in the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message to the controller named at the beginning. After unsubscribing, your e-mail address will be deleted immediately from our newsletter distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to further data use that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

5.2 MailChimp Our e-mail newsletters are sent via this provider: The Rocket Science Group, LLC d/b/a MailChimp, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. On the basis of our legitimate interest in effective and user-friendly newsletter marketing, we pass on the data you provide when registering for the newsletter to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point (f) GDPR, so that they can handle the newsletter dispatch on our behalf.

Subject to your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point (a) GDPR, the provider also carries out a statistical success evaluation of newsletter campaigns using web beacons or tracking pixels in the e-mails sent, which can measure opening rates and specific interactions with the content of the newsletter. Device information (e.g., time of access, IP address, browser type, and operating system) is also collected and evaluated but not merged with other datasets. You can revoke your consent to newsletter tracking at any time with effect for the future. We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

6) Site Functionalities

6.1 YouTube This website uses plugins to display and play videos from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland. Data may also be transmitted to: Google LLC., USA.

If you call up a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers to load the plugin. In the process, certain information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider. If the playback of embedded videos is started via the plugin, the provider also uses cookies to collect information about user behavior and to prevent abusive behavior. All the aforementioned processing, in particular the setting of cookies, only takes place if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time via the cookie consent tool. Google has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

6.2 Apple Music / 6.3 SoundCloud / 6.4 Spotify Functionalities of these music service providers are integrated on this website for playing music tracks.

  • Apple: Apple Distribution International, Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland

  • SoundCloud: SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG, Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, 10115 Berlin, Germany

  • Spotify: Spotify AB, Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm, Sweden

When visiting this site, a direct connection can be established between your browser and the provider's servers. The provider receives the information that you have visited our site (including your IP address). If you play a track while logged into your respective account, the provider can assign the visit to your account. The legal basis for processing is our legitimate interest in an appealing acoustic design of our website in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point (f) GDPR. You can prevent this by logging out of your accounts or using script blockers like "NoScript".

7) Rights of the Data Subject

7.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following rights (information and intervention rights) vis-à-vis the controller regarding the processing of your personal data:

  • Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)

  • Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)

  • Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)

  • Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)

  • Right to be informed (Art. 19 GDPR)

  • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)

  • Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 (3) GDPR)

  • Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)

7.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA WITHIN THE SCOPE OF A BALANCE OF INTERESTS BASED ON OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION. IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, FURTHER PROCESSING REMAINS RESERVED IF WE CAN PROVE COMPELLING REASONS FOR THE PROCESSING WORTHY OF PROTECTION WHICH OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS. IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING. IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES.

8) Duration of Storage of Personal Data

The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and – if relevant – additionally by the respective statutory retention period (e.g., commercial and tax law retention periods).

  • Processing based on consent (Art. 6 (1) (a)): Data is stored until consent is withdrawn.

  • Processing for contractual obligations (Art. 6 (1) (b)): Data is deleted after expiry of statutory retention periods, provided it is no longer required for contract fulfillment.

  • Processing based on legitimate interest (Art. 6 (1) (f)): Data is stored until the right to object is exercised, unless compelling reasons for processing exist.

  • Processing for direct advertising: Data is stored until the right to object is exercised.

Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this declaration, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted if it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.