Privacy Notice

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data means any data by which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the privacy policy below.

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the section “Controller information” in this privacy policy.

Some of your data is collected when you communicate it to me, e.g. data you enter in a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website by the IT systems used (e.g. browser, operating system, time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request rectification or erasure of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may withdraw this consent at any time with future effect. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You can contact me at any time with regard to this and any other questions about data protection.

When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically evaluated, primarily with analytics programs. Detailed information on these programs can be found below in this privacy policy.

I host my website with All-Inkl. Provider: ALL-INKL.COM – Neue Medien Münnich, Inh. René Münnich, Hauptstraße 68, 02742 Friedersdorf (“All-Inkl”). See All-Inkl’s privacy info: https://all-inkl.com/datenschutzinformationen/. Use of All-Inkl is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. I have a legitimate interest in a reliable presentation of my website. Where consent is requested, processing is based solely on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as consent covers storing cookies or accessing information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) under the TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

I have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with the above provider. This legally required contract ensures that personal data of my website visitors is processed only according to my instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

I take the protection of your personal data very seriously. I treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data will be collected. This policy explains what data I collect and what I use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens. Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., communication by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

The controller for data processing on this website is:

Michael Köllner
Ferdinand-Kopf-Str. 5
79117 Freiburg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)761 48924318
Email: touched-to-be@posteo.de

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses).

Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with me until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you make a justified request for erasure or withdraw consent to processing, your data will be deleted unless I have other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, deletion takes place after these reasons cease to apply.

If you have consented to processing, I process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and, where special categories of data under Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed, Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR. In the case of express consent to transfer personal data to third countries, processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or the access to information in your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), processing additionally takes place on the basis of § 25(1) TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. If your data is necessary for contract performance or for pre-contractual measures, I process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Where data is required to comply with a legal obligation, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may further be based on my legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The applicable legal basis in each individual case is explained in the sections below.

Many processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may withdraw consent at any time. The lawfulness of processing carried out prior to the withdrawal remains unaffected.

If processing is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data, including profiling based on those provisions. The respective legal basis of processing is set out in this policy. If you object, I will no longer process your personal data unless I can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims (Art. 21(1) GDPR). Where your personal data is processed for direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to processing of your personal data for such marketing, including profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for direct marketing (Art. 21(2) GDPR).

In the event of infringements of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

You have the right to receive data that I process automatically based on your consent or in performance of a contract, in a commonly used, machine-readable format, or to have it transmitted to a third party. Where you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done where technically feasible.

Within the framework of applicable law, you have the right at any time to free access to your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, the purpose of processing, and, if applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data. You can contact me at any time regarding this and other questions on personal data.

You have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data. You can contact me at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction exists in the following cases: If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by me, I usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data. If the processing of your personal data was/ is unlawful, you may request restriction instead of erasure. If I no longer need your personal data but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of processing instead of erasure. If you have objected pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and mine. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of processing. If processing has been restricted, such data—apart from storage—shall only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for important public interest of the EU or a Member State.

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries you send), this site uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser’s address line changing from “http://” to “https://” and the lock icon. When SSL/TLS encryption is enabled, data you transmit cannot be read by third parties.

My websites use “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that do not harm your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are deleted automatically after your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored until you delete them yourself or your web browser deletes them automatically. Cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you enter my site (third-party cookies). These enable me or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g., cookies for processing payment services). Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., shopping cart or video display). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or display advertising. Cookies necessary for electronic communication, the provision of certain functions you desire (e.g., shopping cart), or optimization of the website (e.g., audience measurement) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR unless another legal basis is specified. I have a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for technically error-free and optimized provision of my services. Where consent for storing cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is based exclusively on that consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG); consent can be withdrawn at any time. You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and enable automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website. Where third-party cookies or cookies for analytics are used, I will inform you separately in this privacy policy and request consent if necessary.

The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in server log files that your browser automatically transmits to me. These are:

– Browser type and version
– Operating system used
– Referrer URL
– Hostname of the accessing computer
– Time of the server request
– IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources. Collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. I have a legitimate interest in the technically error-free display and optimization of my website—for this, server log files must be collected.

If you send me inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide, are stored by me for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. I do not pass on this data without your consent. Processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to the performance of a contract or required for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on my legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to me (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time. The data you enter in the contact form remains with me until you request deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completion of processing your inquiry). Mandatory statutory provisions—particularly retention periods—remain unaffected.

If you book an appointment via the online booking on my site, you use the service Calendly (provider: Calendly LLC, 115 E Main St, Ste A1B, Buford, GA 30518, USA). Calendly processes the data you enter (e.g., name, email address, phone number, appointment preferences) to enable the booking. Your IP address and technical information (e.g., browser, OS) may also be transmitted to Calendly servers in the USA. Transfers to the USA are based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC). Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract performance). If you do not wish to use the embedded widget, you can contact me by phone or email instead. Further information: https://calendly.com/de/pages/privacy

To deliver my website reliably and attractively, I use Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). These load stylesheets and libraries (Bootstrap, jQuery, Font Awesome) from external servers (including NetDNA/StackPath and Google). When you access my pages, your IP address is transmitted to these providers. Processing on servers outside the EU (e.g., in the USA) cannot be ruled out. Use of these CDNs is in the legitimate interest of fast and stable delivery of my website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If you do not wish this, you can use browser add-ons such as “NoScript” or “uBlock.” In that case, the site may not display fully. Further information:
Bootstrap CDN: https://www.bootstrapcdn.com/privacy-policy/
Google Hosted Libraries: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Font Awesome: https://fontawesome.com/privacy

If you email me, your details are stored by Posteo e.K., Berlin. Posteo processes personal data (e.g., sender address, contents) strictly under German data protection laws and encrypts both transmission and storage. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (communication in the context of an inquiry or contract). I have concluded a DPA with Posteo. More information: https://posteo.de/datenschutzinformationen

If you contact me by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry including all personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed for the purpose of handling your request. I do not share this data without your consent. Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to contract performance or necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on my legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time. Data sent in contact requests remains with me until you request deletion, withdraw consent, or the purpose of storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been handled). Mandatory legal provisions—especially statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.