Privacy Policy
Effective: August 2025
- Data Controller
Christof Hintze
Weilheimer Straße 1
82347 Bernried am Starnberger See
Germany
Phone: +49 172 200 5261
Email: thanks@christofhintze.com
- Collection and Storage of Personal Data and Type and Purpose of Use
- a) When visiting the website
When you access our website christofhintze.com, information is automatically sent to our website’s server by the browser used on your device. This information is temporarily stored in so-called log files. The following information is collected without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted:
- IP address of the requesting device
- Date and time of access
- Name and URL of the accessed file
- Website from which access occurs (referrer URL)
- Browser used and, if applicable, your computer’s operating system and the name of your access provider
The data is processed for the following purposes:
- Ensuring a smooth connection to the website
- Ensuring convenient use of our website
- Evaluating system security and stability
- Administrative purposes
The legal basis for processing this data is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes listed above.
- b) When contacting us via email or phone
If you contact us by email or phone, the personal data you provide (e.g., name, phone number, email address, and message content) will be stored and processed in order to respond to your inquiry.
The legal basis for processing this data is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures).
- Disclosure of Data
Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties unless:
- You have given your explicit consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
- Processing is necessary to fulfill a contract with you (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR)
- There is a legal obligation to disclose the data (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR)
- Disclosure is necessary to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
- Cookies
Our website generally does not use cookies unless they are technically necessary. If analytics or marketing cookies are used, this will only happen with your explicit consent via a cookie banner (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
- Social Media
If our website contains links to social media platforms such as Instagram, data processing only occurs after you click the link. For data processing on these platforms, the respective provider’s privacy policy applies.
- Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Request information about your personal data we process (Art. 15 GDPR)
- Request correction of incorrect or completion of your personal data (Art. 16 GDPR)
- Request deletion of your personal data (Art. 17 GDPR)
- Request restriction of processing of your personal data (Art. 18 GDPR)
- Receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format (Art. 20 GDPR)
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)
- Right to Withdraw Consent
If your personal data is processed based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw this consent at any time (Art. 7(3) GDPR).
- Data Security
We use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or total loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties.
- Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is currently valid as of August 2025. Due to the further development of our website or changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may be necessary to amend this policy. The current version can always be found at www.christofhintze.com/privacy.