Privacy Policy

Personal data (usually referred to just as "data" below) will only be processed by me to the extent which is absolutely necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its contents, and the services offered there.

Per Art. 4 No. 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the "GDPR"), "processing" refers to any operation or set of operations such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, alignment, or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction performed on personal data, whether by automated means or not.

The following privacy policy is intended to inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration, and legal basis for the processing of such data either under my own control or in conjunction with others. I also inform you below about the third-party components I use to optimize my website and improve the user experience which may result in said third parties also processing data they collect and control.

My privacy policy is structured as follows:

I. Information about us as controllers of your data
II. The rights of users and data subjects
III. Information about the data processing

I. Information about us as controllers of your data

The person responsible for this website for purposes of data protection law is:

Valentin Illich

Kornbergerweg 14
81245 Munich
Germany

Telephone: 089 82909571

E-Mail: Valentin.Illich@web.de

II. The rights of users and data subjects

With regard to the data processing to be described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right to confirmation of whether data concerning them is being processed, information about the data being processed, further information about the nature of the data processing, and copies of the data (cf. also Art. 15 GDPR); to correct or complete incorrect or incomplete data (cf. also Art. 16 GDPR); to the immediate deletion of data concerning them (cf. also Art. 17 DSGVO), or, alternatively, if further processing is necessary as stipulated in Art. 17 Para. 3 GDPR, to restrict said processing per Art. 18 GDPR; to receive copies of the data concerning them and/or provided by them and to have the same transmitted to other providers/controllers (cf. also Art. 20 GDPR);

to file complaints with the supervisory authority if they believe that data concerning them is being processed by the controller in breach of data protection provisions (see also Art. 77 GDPR).

In addition, the controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom it discloses data of any such corrections, deletions, or restrictions placed on processing the same per Art. 16, 17 Para. 1, 18 GDPR. However, this obligation does not apply if such notification is impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. Nevertheless, users have a right to information about these recipients.

Likewise, under Art. 21 GDPR, users and data subjects have the right to object to the controller's future processing of their data pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permissible.

III. Information about the data processing

Your data processed when using my website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose for its storage ceases to apply, provided the deletion of the same is not in breach of any statutory storage obligations or unless otherwise stipulated below.

Server data

For technical reasons, the following data sent by your internet browser to my server provider will be collected, especially to ensure a secure and stable website: These server log files record the type and version of your browser, operating system, the website from which you came (referrer URL), the webpages on our site visited, the date and time of your visit, as well as the IP address from which you visited our site.

The data thus collected will be temporarily stored, but not in association with any other of your data.

The basis for this storage is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality, and security of our website.

The data will be deleted within no more than seven days, unless continued storage is required for evidentiary purposes. In which case, all or part of the data will be excluded from deletion until the investigation of the relevant incident is finally resolved.

Newsletter

If you register for our free newsletter, the data requested from you for this purpose, i.e. your email address and, optionally, your name and address, will be sent to us. We also store the IP address of your computer and the date and time of your registration. During the registration process, we will obtain your consent to receive this newsletter and the type of content it will offer. The data collected will be used exclusively to send the newsletter and will not be passed on to third parties.

The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

You may revoke your prior consent to receive this newsletter under Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR with future effect. All you have to do is inform us that you are revoking your consent or fill in the unsubscribe form of the newsletter.

mywebsite-editor.com - 1&1 IONOS SE

I use the mywebsite-editor.com service for the functionality of my website. This is a service of 1&1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany, hereinafter referred to as "mywebsite-editor".

Due to the integration of mywebsite-editor, your internet browser will load a mandatory JavaScript code from the mywebsite-editor server to display the content of our website.  This gives mywebsite-editor confirmation that my website has been accessed via your IP address.  At the same time, a so-called session cookie is stored on your device via your internet browser.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the presentation of a uniform and appealing presentation of our website.

To totally prevent the execution of mywebsite-editor’s JavaScript code, you can install a so-called JavaScript blocker, such as noscript.net or ghostery.com. You can also deactivate the execution of the Java Script code in the settings of your Internet browser.

If you do not agree to the processing of cookies, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your browser. You can find more information on this under “Cookies” above.

Use of the Jitsi Meet instance https://a9814a8.online-server.cloud

The open source software Jitsi Meet can be used for web conferencing. The server used for my Jitsi Meet instance a9814a8.online-server.cloud is operated by the provider 1&1 IONOS SE. For the instance a contract for commissioned processing has been concluded with this provider for the processing of personal master data, communication data (e. g. B. Telephone, e-mail), log data and audio and video data. I have adjusted the installation accordingly so that no data is saved. By default, Jitsi Meet would be configured with the logging setting set to INFO. Since the IP addresses are stored here, I have adjusted the setting to WARNING. This means that no log entries are created during normal operation.

.level=WARNING  

The logging of the webserver NGINX has been completely deactivated with the following entries:

access_log off;  
error_log off;  

With Jitsi Meet, WebRTC-based data or Media streams are transmitted encrypted via Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) and Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP). However, WebRTC does not (yet) offer the possibility to encrypt video chats with multiple persons end-to-end. This means: On the transport route or on the network, the video chat is encrypted, but on the video chat server hosting Jitsi Meet, all traffic is decrypted and thus theoretically visible to the operator. However, as the operator I do not store any information about you or the video chats. Nothing is logged or saved / recorded.

In addition, I have changed the default configuration of Jitsi so that no participant of a meeting is able to record it by the built in mechanism.

If you attend a Jitsi Meet web conference, you will be asked for your name at the beginning of the meeting. This name will be processed for the duration of your participation in the respective online meeting and subsequently deleted. Any audio, video or chat content will only be processed during the respective online meeting. In addition, you have an option to enter your e-mail address in the settings. It is usually linked to the Gravatar service to display a user image. This feature has been disabled on my server. Therefore, the email address for the session will be saved but not used further.

Origin: Anwaltskanzlei Weiß & Partner, Configuration for Jitsi