Privacy Policy

Information pursuant to GDPR (Art. 13, 14)

1. Controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

Stefan Berge
Hubertusstr. 11c
85521 Ottobrunn
Germany
Email: hello@stefanberge.com

2. Hosting by GitHub Pages

This website is hosted via GitHub Pages. For users in the EU, the provider is GitHub B.V., Prins Bernhardplein 200, Amsterdam 1097 JB, Netherlands (internationally: GitHub, Inc., 88 Colin P. Kelly Jr. Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA).

When this website is accessed, GitHub as the hosting provider automatically collects server log files. These may include:

  • IP address of the requesting device
  • Date and time of access
  • Page or file accessed
  • Browser type and operating system
  • HTTP status code

This data is processed by GitHub in its capacity as an independent controller to ensure the secure operation of its infrastructure. As the operator of this website, I have no influence over this processing and no access to the raw data.

The legal basis for this processing by GitHub is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest). For questions about GitHub's data processing, please contact GitHub directly:

3. No Cookies, No Tracking

This website does not set any cookies of its own and uses no web analytics or tracking tools (e.g. Google Analytics). No user profiles are created and no data is collected or shared for advertising purposes.

4. Contact by Email

If you contact me by email, the data you provide (name, email address, message content) will be stored and used solely for the purpose of processing your enquiry. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (pre-contractual measures) or Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to enquiries). Your data will not be passed on to third parties and will be deleted after the correspondence is complete, unless statutory retention obligations apply.

5. External Links (LinkedIn)

This website contains links to LinkedIn (LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland). Clicking such a link will take you away from this website. I have no control over data processing by LinkedIn. LinkedIn's privacy policy applies: linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

6. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
  • Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
  • Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
  • Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
  • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
  • Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)

To exercise your rights, please contact: hello@stefanberge.com

7. Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority regarding the processing of your personal data. The competent authority in Bavaria is the Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA). A list of all German supervisory authorities is available at: bfdi.bund.de.

8. Updates to This Policy

This privacy policy is currently valid as of February 2025. As this website evolves or due to changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may be necessary to update this policy accordingly.

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