Christian Balbach

1. Name and Contact Details of the Controller and the Data Protection Officer

This privacy notice applies to data processing by:

Controller:
Christian Balbach
Im Dahläckern 62
45721 Haltern, Germany
Email: hello(at)christianbalbach.com
Phone: +49 177 6710629

2. Collection and Storage of Personal Data and the Nature and Purpose of Their Use

a) When Visiting the Website

When you access our website christianbalbach.com, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to our website’s server. This information is temporarily stored in a so‑called log file. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until it is automatically deleted:

  • IP address of the requesting device
  • Date and time of access
  • Name and URL of the retrieved file
  • Website from which the access originated
  • Browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your device as well as the name of your access provider

These data are processed for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a smooth connection to the website
  • Ensuring comfortable use of our website
  • Evaluation of system security and stability
  • Other administrative purposes

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data to draw conclusions about your identity.

In addition, we use cookies and analytics tools when you visit our website. Further details can be found in Sections 4 and 5 of this Privacy Policy.

b) When Interacting on Our Blog

If you contact us via the contact options provided on our blog, your information will be stored so that we can process and respond to your inquiry.

If you leave a post or comment on the blog, your IP address and your email address will be stored. This is based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR and serves our security as website operators: should your comment violate applicable law, we may be held liable, and therefore we have an interest in the identity of the author.

3. Disclosure of Data

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We only disclose your personal data to third parties if:

  • You have given your explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR
  • Disclosure is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in the non-disclosure of your data
  • There is a legal obligation to disclose pursuant to Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR
  • Disclosure is legally permissible and necessary for the performance of a contract with you pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR

4. Cookies

We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small files that your browser automatically creates and stores on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not harm your device and do not contain viruses, trojans, or other malware.

A cookie stores information related to the specific device used. However, this does not mean that we gain direct knowledge of your identity.

We use cookies to make the use of our website more pleasant for you. For example, we use session cookies to recognize that you have already visited certain pages of our website. These are automatically deleted when you leave our site.

We also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness. These are stored on your device for a defined period. If you return to our site, it is automatically recognized that you have visited before and which settings you made, so you do not have to re-enter them.

Additionally, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and evaluate it for optimization purposes (see Section 5). These cookies allow us to recognize repeat visits. They are automatically deleted after a defined period.

The data processed by cookies are necessary for the purposes mentioned and serve our legitimate interests and those of third parties pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. You can configure your browser to prevent cookies from being stored or to notify you before a new cookie is created. Completely disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website.

5. Analytics Tools

a) Tracking Tools

The tracking measures listed below are carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. With these tracking tools, we aim to ensure a needs-based design and continuous optimization of our website. We also use them to statistically record website usage and evaluate it for optimization purposes. These interests are considered legitimate within the meaning of the GDPR.

The specific purposes and categories of data processed can be found in the descriptions of the respective tracking tools.

i) Matomo

We use the open-source software Matomo to analyze and statistically evaluate website usage. Cookies are used for this purpose (see Section 4). The information generated by the cookie is transmitted to our servers and compiled into pseudonymized user profiles. The information is used to evaluate website usage and to enable a needs-based design of our website. The information is not shared with third parties.

IP addresses are never associated with other user-related data. IP addresses are anonymized so that assignment is not possible (IP masking).

Your visit to this website is currently being tracked by Matomo. Click here (https://matomo.org/privacy/) to opt out of tracking.

6. Rights of Data Subjects

You have the right to:

  • Request information about your personal data processed by us pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, including processing purposes, categories of data, recipients, storage duration, existence of rights to rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, origin of your data (if not collected by us), and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling
  • Request rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR
  • Request erasure of your personal data pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR unless processing is required for freedom of expression, legal obligations, public interest, or legal claims
  • Request restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR
  • Receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format or request transfer to another controller pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR
  • Withdraw consent at any time pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR
  • Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR

7. Right to Object

If your personal data is processed based on legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to such processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, provided there are reasons arising from your particular situation or the objection concerns direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object without needing to state a particular situation.

To exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, simply send an email to: hello@christianbalbach.com

8. Data Security

We use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protocol during your website visit, in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. Typically, this is 256‑bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256‑bit encryption, we use 128‑bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether a page is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed lock or key symbol in your browser’s status bar.

We also use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

9. Updates and Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is based on the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), applicable since May 2018, and the new Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). It is updated on an ongoing basis.

Wenn Du möchtest, kann ich Dir auch eine kürzere Version, eine DSGVO-konforme Cookie-Banner-Formulierung, oder eine englische Terms-of-Service-Seite erstellen.