Privacy Policy

Preamble

With the following privacy policy, we would like to inform you about the types of your personal data (hereinafter also referred to as “data”) that we process, for what purposes, and to what extent. This privacy policy applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both in the course of providing our services and, in particular, on our websites, mobile applications, and within external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “online offering”).

The terms used are not gender-specific.

Last updated: January 26, 2026

Controller
Julian Foerster
Christian-Ferkel-Str. 6
04159 Leipzig
Germany

Email address: kontakt@julianfoerster.de
Imprint: https://julianfoerster.com/impressum/

Overview of Processing Activities

Types of data processed:
Inventory data; contact data; content data; usage data; meta, communication and procedural data; log data.

Categories of data subjects:
Communication partners; users.

Purposes of processing:
Communication; security measures; reach measurement; organizational and administrative procedures; feedback; user profiles; provision of our online offering; IT infrastructure; public relations.

Legal Bases Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
Performance of contract and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR)
Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)

National German data protection law (BDSG) applies in addition to the GDPR.
This policy also applies under the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP).

Security Measures
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security
appropriate to the risk.

Transfer of Personal Data
Personal data may be transferred to service providers or third parties involved in providing our services. Appropriate data protection agreements are concluded.

International Data Transfers
Data transfers to third countries only occur in compliance with GDPR requirements, including
adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses, consent, or statutory necessity.
EU–US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) applies where relevant.

Data Storage and Deletion
Personal data is deleted once legal bases cease to apply, unless statutory retention obligations require
longer storage.

Retention periods under German law:
10 years – accounting records
6 years – business correspondence
3 years – limitation periods for claims

Rights of Data Subjects

Right to object
Right to withdraw consent
Right of access
Right to rectification
Right to erasure or restriction
Right to data portability
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Provision of Online Offering and Web Hosting
Processing of IP addresses and server log files for security and functionality.
Log files stored for up to 30 days.
Legal basis:
Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)

Cookies
Cookies are used for functionality, security, and analytics.
Consent is obtained where required.
Session cookies and persistent cookies (up to 2 years).
Legal bases: Consent and legitimate interests.

Contact and Inquiry Management
Data processed to respond to inquiries via email, contact form, or social media.
Legal bases:
Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR

Web Analytics and Optimization
Use of web analytics to evaluate usage and improve services.
IP masking and pseudonymization applied.

Google Analytics:
Provider: Google Ireland Limited
Legal basis: Consent
DPF applies
Social Media Presences
We maintain presences on Instagram and Facebook.

Instagram:
Provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
Functions of the Instagram service are integrated into our website. These functions are provided by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagrambutton. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We note that as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.
For more information, please refer to Instagram’s privacy policy: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/

Facebook Pages:
Joint controllership with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited for Page Insights data. Our pages include plugins from the social network Facebook, provided by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. You can find an overview of Facebook plugins here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook account.

Plugins and Embedded Content
Third-party content requires processing of IP addresses.

Google Fonts:
Provider: Google Ireland Limited
Legal basis: Legitimate interests
DPF applies

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