Privacy Policy

1. Controller

Name: Stefan Wintergerst
Email: wintergerst.stefan@googlemail.com
Website: stefanwintergerst.com

2. Hosting (Vercel)

This website is hosted by Vercel Inc., 340 S Lemon Ave #4133, Walnut, CA 91789, USA. Vercel processes server log data (IP address, browser type, and time of access) to ensure secure and reliable operation.

Legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in reliable and secure website delivery).
Data transfer: Data may be transferred to the USA. Vercel participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

3. Analytics (PostHog in Cookieless Mode)

This website uses PostHog to collect privacy-friendly usage statistics in cookieless mode. The analytics setup helps us understand how visitors use the website and improve its content and performance without storing analytics cookies on your device.

Data collected: PostHog processes event and usage data such as page views, referrers, approximate device/browser information, and similar technical interaction data. Analytics are run in cookieless mode, so no analytics cookies are set on your device for this purpose.

Legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in analyzing and improving website performance).
Data processor: PostHog, Inc., 965 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.
Data transfer: Data may be transferred to the USA. PostHog states that it relies on appropriate safeguards for international data transfers.
Privacy-friendly: PostHog is configured in cookieless mode on this website. This reduces tracking by avoiding analytics cookies and limiting analytics to website usage events.

For more information, see PostHog's privacy and data processing documentation.

4. Cookies

This website does not use analytics cookies. If cookies are used at all, they are limited to technically necessary functionality provided by the website or hosting environment. You can delete or block cookies through your browser settings at any time.

Legal basis: Technically necessary cookies, where applicable - Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in providing basic website functionality).

5. Your Rights

You have the right to request access, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability, and to object to processing under Articles 15-21 GDPR. You may also file a complaint with your local data protection authority, such as the Landesbeauftragte fur Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit in your federal state.

6. Updates

This policy may be updated to reflect legal or technical changes. Please review this page periodically for the latest version.