Privacy Policy
1. General information
Protecting your personal data is important to me. Personal data is treated confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection law (GDPR, BDSG, TTDSG).
2. Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Gil Niclas Schwarte
Birkenallee 28a
49076 Osnabrück
Germany
Email: gilniclasschwarte@gmail.com
3. Hosting
This website is hosted by:
Vercel Inc.
340 S Lemon Ave #4133
Walnut, CA 91789
USA
When you visit the website, server log files are automatically collected (e.g. IP address, browser type, operating system, time of access).
Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in stable and secure provision of the website).
Data transfer to the USA cannot be excluded. Vercel uses standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR.
4. Cookie consent tool
This website uses a consent management tool to obtain and manage consent for cookies and tracking technologies.
On your first visit you can choose which categories of cookies you wish to accept.
Consent is obtained pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 TTDSG.
5. Cookies
This website uses cookies. Some cookies are technically necessary; others serve analytical or marketing purposes.
Non-essential cookies are only set after your explicit consent.
You can withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie banner.
6. Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics (GA4), a web analytics service provided by:
Google Ireland Limited
Gordon House
Barrow Street
Dublin 4
Ireland
Google Analytics uses cookies to enable analysis of website usage. Data collected may include:
- IP address (truncated / anonymised)
- Page views
- Time on site
- Device information
- Referrer URL
Processing takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Data may be transferred to the USA. Google uses standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR.
You can withdraw your consent at any time.
7. Meta Pixel (Facebook Pixel)
This website uses the Meta Pixel provided by:
Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.
4 Grand Canal Square
Dublin 2
Ireland
The Meta Pixel enables analysis of user behaviour after clicking on Facebook or Instagram ads. Data collected may include:
- Pages visited
- Interactions
- Device information
- IP address
Processing only takes place after your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Data transfer to the USA cannot be excluded.
8. Pinterest Tag
This website uses the Pinterest Tag provided by:
Pinterest Europe Ltd.
Palmerston House, 2nd Floor
Fenian Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
The Pinterest Tag is used to measure the success of Pinterest ads.
Processing only takes place after your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
9. Affiliate programmes
This website participates in affiliate partner programmes.
If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, I receive a commission. Cookies may be set to attribute the commission.
Processing is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
10. Social media links
This website contains links to:
- TikTok
When you click through to a platform, the privacy policy of that provider applies.
These are plain hyperlinks only — no social media plugins are embedded.
11. Your rights
You have the following rights under GDPR:
- 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 data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
- Right to withdraw consent
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Competent supervisory authority in Lower Saxony:
Die Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen
Prinzenstraße 5
30159 Hannover
Germany
12. Retention periods
Personal data is retained only as long as necessary for the relevant purposes or as required by statutory retention obligations.