Privacy Policy

1. Controller

Martin Kleinheinz
Photographer
Hannover, Germany
Email: business (at) martinkleinheinz.de
Website: https://martinkleinheinz.de

2. General information

Protecting your personal data is important to me. This privacy policy informs you about the type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data on this website.

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

3. Automatic data collection when visiting the website

3.1 Server log files

When this website is visited, the following information is automatically collected and stored:

• IP address of the requesting device
• Date and time of the request
• Name and URL of the retrieved file
• Website from which access is made (referrer)
• Browser and operating system used
• Name of the internet service provider

Purpose: This data is required to ensure the proper operation of the website and the security of the IT systems.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest)

Storage period: Log files are automatically deleted after 30 days.

3.2 Cookies

This website only uses technically necessary cookies that are required for the proper operation of the website. No marketing or analytics cookies are set.

Session cookies: These are automatically deleted when you close your browser.

4. Hosting

This website is hosted on servers operated by Vercel Inc.:

Vercel Inc.
340 S Lemon Ave #4133
Walnut, CA 91789
USA

Vercel processes the server log files mentioned above on our behalf. Data processing is based on a data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR.

Data transfer: Vercel may transfer data to the USA. Vercel is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

5. External links and social media

This website contains links to external websites and social media platforms. When you click on these links, you will be redirected to the respective providers.

Note: This privacy policy applies only to this website. The respective providers are responsible for the data protection practices of the linked websites.

Social media share buttons: The share buttons on this website are simple links to the respective platforms. No data is transmitted to the social media providers until you actively click on a share button.

6. Contacting us

If you contact me via the website (e.g. by email or via a contact form), the data you provide will be used to process your enquiry.

Data processed: name, email address, message, and any other information you provide

Purpose: handling your enquiry and communication

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (performance of a contract) or Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest)

Storage period: your data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected, at the latest after 3 years.

7. Workshop registrations

For workshop registrations, the following data is processed:

Data processed: name, email address, phone number, workshop preferences, any special requirements

Purpose: running the workshops, communication, organisation

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (performance of a contract)

Storage period: until the workshop is fully concluded, then for 3 years for documentation purposes

8. Your rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access: you may request information about the data stored about you
• Right to rectification: you may request the correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure: you may request the deletion of your data
• Right to restriction: you may request the restriction of processing
• Right to data portability: you may receive your data in a structured format
• Right to object: you may object to processing

Contact: to exercise your rights, please contact me at: business (at) martinkleinheinz.de

9. Right to lodge a complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data. The competent supervisory authority is:

Die Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen
Prinzenstraße 5
30159 Hannover
Email: poststelle@lfd.niedersachsen.de
Website: https://www.lfd.niedersachsen.de

10. Data security

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser address line changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.

When SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to me cannot be read by third parties.

11. Changes to this privacy policy

I reserve the right to amend this privacy policy so that it always reflects current legal requirements or in order to implement changes to my services in the privacy policy, e.g. when new services are introduced.

The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.

12. Contact

If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, please contact:

Martin Kleinheinz
Email: business (at) martinkleinheinz.de
Website: https://martinkleinheinz.de