Who we are
The website address is: https://andrea-schenk.com
Data Controller Responsibility
Andrea Schenk
c/o Online-Impressum 11209
Europaring 90
53757 Sankt Augustin
e-Mail: co*****@***********nk.com
Hosting
This website is hosted by STRATO AG, Pascalstraße 10, 10587 Berlin, Germany.
When you visit this website, STRATO automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser transmits automatically. This includes:
- browser type and version
- operating system used
- referrer URL
- hostname of the accessing device
- time of the server request
- IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources and is used to ensure the secure and stable operation of the website (e.g. detecting and preventing misuse or attacks).
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in the secure and reliable provision of this website).
Further information can be found in Strato’s privacy policy: [EN]: https://www.strato-hosting.co.uk/privacy-policy/
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
As Automattic Inc. is based in the United States, this involves a transfer of data to a third country. We rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (Art. 46 GDPR) as an appropriate safeguard.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (your consent, given by voluntarily submitting a comment). You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future, for example by requesting deletion of your comment.
Antispam
To prevent spam comments, this website uses the anti-spam service CleanTalk (CleanTalk Inc.). CleanTalk analyzes visitor data (such as IP address, browser user agent string, and submitted comment data) to detect and block spam submissions.
Further information can be found in CleanTalk’s privacy policy: https://cleantalk.org/privacy
As CleanTalk Inc. is based outside the EU, this may involve a transfer of data to a third country. We rely on appropriate safeguards under Art. 46 GDPR for this transfer.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in preventing spam and protecting the website from abuse).
Contact Form
This website uses the WordPress plugin Contact Form 7 to provide a contact form. When you use the contact form, the data you enter (name, email address, subject and message) is transmitted via email to the website operator. Contact Form 7 itself does not store submitted messages in the website’s database; the data is only forwarded via email.
The data you provide is used exclusively to process and respond to your inquiry.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to inquiries), or Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry relates to the initiation or performance of a contract.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. Unless stated otherwise below, embedded content behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
YouTube
This website may embed videos from YouTube (Google Ireland Limited) using YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com). In this mode, YouTube does not set cookies related to video playback unless you actively play the video. Once you click play, YouTube may set cookies and collect data about your interaction with the embedded content, even if you do not have a YouTube account.
Further information can be found in Google’s privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
As Google Ireland Limited is part of the Google group, which includes companies based in the United States, this may involve a transfer of data to a third country. We rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (Art. 6 GDPR) as an appropriate safeguard.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (your consent, given by actively clicking to play the video).
Who we share your data with
This website uses affiliate links to third-party providers which are listed below. When you click on such a link, a tracking cookie from the respective provider is set, allowing them to recognize that the visit was referred from this website. This may involve transmitting data such as your IP address, the time of the click, and the referring page to the provider.
This data processing is carried out independently by the respective third-party provider. Further information can be found in their privacy policies:
As TurboSquid, Inc. is based in the United States, this involves a transfer of data to a third country. We rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (Art. 46 GDPR) as an appropriate safeguard.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in financing this website through affiliate commissions).
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained for as long as this website exists, unless you request deletion. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Messages submitted via the contact form are retained for as long as necessary to process your inquiry, and are deleted afterwards unless a longer retention is required for legal or administrative reasons (e.g. ongoing correspondence).
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where processing is based on legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), you have the right to object to this processing at any time (Art. 21 GDPR).
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. (Art. 77 GDPR)
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service, specifically Cleantalk. You can read their privacy policy under: https://cleantalk.org/privacy.
See the Antispam and Who we share your data with sections above for details on third-party recipients.
Social Media Links
This website contains links to my social media profiles. These are plain links, not embedded plugins or widgets. No data is transmitted to the respective platform until you actively click on one of these links and are redirected to their website. Once you leave this website, the privacy policy of the respective platform applies.
