Privacy Policy

1. General Information

Data Protection

The protection of your personal data is very important to us. We process your data exclusively on the basis of legal regulations (GDPR, TKG 2003, TMG, TTDSG). This privacy policy informs you about the most important aspects of data processing on our website.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access your data stored with us (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Rectification of incorrect data (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Erasure of your data (Art. 17 GDPR)
• Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
• Withdraw your consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR)
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)

To exercise your rights, please contact us at: privacy@sebastianhof.com

Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority:

2. What Data Do We Collect?

2.1 Access Data (Server Log Files)

Each time you access our website, the following data is automatically collected and stored in server log files:

• IP address of the accessing computer
• Date and time of the request
• Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
• Name of the accessed file
• Access status/HTTP status code
• Amount of data transferred
• Website from which access was made (referrer URL)
• Browser used
• Operating system and its interface
• Language and version of browser software

This data is automatically collected by Vercel to ensure the stability and security of our website.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) to ensure technical functionality and security

Storage duration: Maximum 90 days

2.2 Contact Data

If you contact us by email or through a contact form, your information (email address, possibly name and other voluntarily provided data) will be stored for processing your request.

Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) or pre-contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR)

Storage duration: Until your request is fully processed and beyond for the duration of legal retention requirements

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

3.1 What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They allow your device to be recognized on your next visit.

3.2 Which Cookies Do We Use?

We use the following types of cookies:

Technically Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for the basic functions of the website and cannot be disabled.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)

Storage duration: Session or up to 1 year

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website (see Section 4).

Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)

Storage duration: See respective analytics tool

3.3 Your Cookie Settings

You can adjust your cookie settings at any time via the cookie banner or in your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may limit the functionality of the website.

4. Sharing Data with Third Parties

We only share your data with the following third parties:

4.1 Vercel Inc. (Hosting)

We use Vercel for hosting our website.

Data collected:

• Server logs (IP address, timestamps, requested URLs)
• Performance metrics
• Error logs

Privacy Policy: https://vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy

Legal basis: Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) to ensure technical functionality

Data transfer to third countries: Vercel processes data in the USA. Appropriate standard contractual clauses apply.

4.2 Vercel Analytics

We use Vercel Analytics to analyze visitor behavior and improve our website.

Data collected:

• Page views and navigation paths
• Referrer (where visitors come from)
• Device information (screen size, device type)
• Location (country and city level)
• Performance metrics

Special feature: Vercel Analytics works without cookies and does not collect personal data. IP addresses are not stored.

Privacy Policy: https://vercel.com/docs/analytics/privacy-policy

Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) or legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), as no personal data is collected

Data transfer to third countries: USA

Opt-out option: You can disable Vercel Analytics by adjusting your cookie settings.

4.3 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze user behavior on our website.

Data collected:

• Page views and dwell time
• Click paths and interactions
• Demographic information (age, gender) - if enabled
• Interests and behavioral characteristics
• Device and browser information
• IP address (anonymized)

Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Google Analytics Privacy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245

Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)

IP Anonymization: We have enabled IP anonymization. Your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Data transfer to third countries: Google is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

Storage duration: Google Analytics stores data for 14 months (configured by us)

Opt-out options:

• Adjust your cookie settings
• Browser add-on to disable Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
• Deactivation via your Google account: https://adssettings.google.com/

4.4 Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.

Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)

Opt-out options:

• You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings.
• Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

5. Data Retention

We only store your data for as long as necessary for the respective purposes:

• Server logs (Vercel): Maximum 90 days
• Vercel Analytics: Data is aggregated and not stored in a personally identifiable manner
• Google Analytics: 14 months (configurable)
• Contact requests: Until fully processed, then legal retention obligations (usually 6-10 years for business correspondence)
• Cookies: Depending on cookie type, between session end and 2 years

6. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data:

• SSL/TLS encryption: All data transmissions are encrypted (recognizable by "https://" in the URL)
• Access control: Only authorized persons have access to personal data
• Regular backups: To prevent data loss
• Security updates: Regular updating of all systems
• Vercel Security: Hosting on secured servers with DDoS protection

Despite all security measures, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Choices

7.1 Adjust Cookie Settings

You can adjust your cookie preferences at any time via the cookie banner at the bottom of the screen or block cookies in your browser settings.

7.2 Browser Settings

You can disable cookies in your browser:

• Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies
• Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies
• Safari: Settings > Privacy > Block cookies
• Edge: Settings > Privacy > Cookies

7.3 Disable Google Analytics

• Browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
• Adjust your cookie settings on this website

7.4 Request Data Deletion

Contact us at privacy@sebastianhof.com to request deletion of your data.

8. External Links

Our website may contain links to external websites. We have no control over the content and privacy practices of these websites. Please read the privacy policies of the linked websites.

9. Children and Adolescents

Our website is not specifically directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 16 without parental consent.

If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected data from children under 16 without appropriate consent, we will delete this data immediately.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements.

For significant changes, we will notify you with a prominent notice on our website.

The current version is always available at https://markdown2jira.sebastianhof.com/privacy

11. Contact

For questions about privacy or to exercise your rights, please contact us: