Privacy & Policy
Protecting your personal data is important to me. This website is a private, non-commercial blog. Personal data is processed only to the extent technically necessary or when you voluntarily provide it.
Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Karsten Zimmer
General Information on Data Processing
This website can generally be used without actively providing personal data. I do not create user profiles, do not use advertising tracking, and do not sell or share data with third parties.
Comments via Disqus
This website uses Disqus (Disqus, Inc., USA) to provide a comment function.
When you leave a comment, the data you enter as well as your IP address are transmitted to and processed by Disqus. I have no influence over the scope or nature of data processing by Disqus.
Further information can be found in Disqus’ privacy policy:
https://help.disqus.com/en/articles/1717103-disqus-privacy-policy
Use of the comment function is voluntary.
Web Analytics with Matomo
This website uses Matomo, a self-hosted open-source analytics platform.
Matomo is configured so that:
- IP addresses are anonymized before storage
- no tracking cookies are set
- no personal data is stored or shared
The analysis is used solely to obtain a general overview of page usage. It is not possible to identify individual users.
Google Web Fonts
This website uses Google Web Fonts to ensure consistent font display.
The fonts are loaded from servers operated by Google LLC (USA). In this process, your IP address may be transmitted to Google. Further information can be found in Google’s privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Server Log Files
When visiting this website, technically necessary access data is recorded in so-called server log files. This data is collected by me as the website operator and is used solely to ensure the secure and stable operation of the web server.
IP addresses are stored only in shortened or anonymized form. The recorded data is not merged with other data sources.
Your Rights
As no personal data is permanently stored on this website, the following rights are generally not applicable in practice. However, they exist as a matter of law.
You have the right to:
- request information about personal data if it is processed
- request correction of inaccurate data
- request deletion or restriction of processing, where applicable
You may contact me at any time with questions regarding data processing on this website.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
I reserve the right to update this privacy policy if required due to technical changes or legal requirements.