Last Edited: January 11, 2022
The following gives you an overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit this website. Personal information is any data with which you can be personally identified. The operator of this website takes the protection of your personal data serious, treats it confidential and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations.
The site operator and third parties carry out the data processing on this website. The operator's contact data can be found in the website's required legal notice.
This website stores data in your browser's storages (e. g. as cookies). This is necessary for the website's operation and for remembering your preferences. You can find more information about this here.
However, the website operator himself will only record your personal data, if you actively send it to him (e. g. via email).
Third parties can also collect data when you visit this site. You can find more information about this here.
Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of this website. Other data can be used to remember your preferences, to analyze user behavior statistically and to contact you on request. The basis for data processing is here Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. This article allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures.
As permitted by law, you always have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You also have the right to request that the data will be corrected, blocked or deleted. Furthermore, you have the right to file a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority.
If you have more questions about the issue of privacy and data protection on this website, contact the site operator, using the address given in the legal notice, at any time.
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or together with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e. g. names, email addresses, etc.).
On this website, the site operator and third parties carry out the data processing. The operator's contact data can be found in the website's required legal notice.
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. An informal notification by email to the website operator is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
If the data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR, you have always the right to object the processing of your personal data for reasons that arise from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis can be found in this data protection policy.
If you lodge an objection, the website operator will no longer process your personal data concerned, unless he can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims (contradiction according to Art. 21 (1) GDPR).
If your personal data are processed for direct advertising purposes, you have always the right to object this; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is connected to a direct advertising. If you object, then your personal data will no longer be used for direct advertising purposes (contradiction according to Art. 21 (2) GDPR).
In the event of violations of the GDPR, those affected have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the country of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged violation.
The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
You have the right that the processed data, based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, will be delivered to you or a third party in a standard, machine-readable format.
A direct transfer of your data to another party will only be done if it is technically feasible.
This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as your inquiries send to the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http: //” to “https: //” and by the displayed lock icon.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, third parties cannot read the data that you transmit to the website operator.
As permitted by law, you have always the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge according to Art. 15 GDPR. You also have the right to request that this data will be corrected according to Art. 16 GDPR and blocked or deleted according to Art. 17 GDPR.
If you have further questions about this topic, contact the website operator at any time using the address given in the legal notice.
You have always the right to request that the processing of your personal data will be restricted in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR. For that purpose, contact the website operator using the address given in the legal notice.
The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data - apart from its storage - may only be processed with your consent or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.
According to Section 28 BDSG, the website operator objects to any commercial usage and disclosure of his personal data, given in the legal notice. This includes every direct marketing, advertising broadcasting or market and opinion researching.
He expressly reserves the right to take legal actions in any event of an unsolicited sending of advertising and information material, such as spam emails or mailings.
The website operator requests you to inform yourself regularly about the content of this privacy policy. Because, he adapts this policy as soon as changes in his data processing make it necessary. If the changes require e. g. an approval from you or another individual notification, he will inform you.
The website operator stores the following data in your browser's storages.
Cookies:
Local Storage:
Session Storage:
The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing these data for an error-free, legally compliant and optimized provision of his services.
You have the opportunity to set the preferences of your browser so that you will be informed about the storing and only allow it in individual cases or exclude it in general. You can also activate there an automatic clearing. If you refuse the storing, the functionality of this website is limited.
If you contact the website operator, e. g. via email, your request including all personal data resulting from it (name, request, etc.) will be saved and processed by him for the purpose of processing your request. This data will not be passed on without your consent.
The data will be processed based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, if your request is related to a contract fulfillment or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing will be based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) and/or on the legitimate interest of the website operator (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR), because he has a legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to him.
Your data remain by the website operator until you demand a deletion, revoke your consent or the purpose no longer applies (e. g. after your request has been processed).
In the following section is described how third parties collect data on this website.
This website is hosted as Github Pages on servers of the GitHub Inc., 88 Colin P Kelly Jr. Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. GitHub can therefore record technical information including your IP address, when you access this website. Further information on how GitHub handles your personal data can be found in their site policy.
It should also be mentioned, that GitHub is certified according to the EU-US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is an agreement between the EU and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA. You can find GitHub's Privacy Shield Compliance Statement here.
The website operator would like to embed videos on this website with the extended data protection mode from the platform of the YouTube LLC., 901 Cherry Ave., 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA. According to YouTube, the extended data protection mode means that they won't collect data about you, before an embedded video is started.
When you agree to the embedding and you start a video, a connection to the YouTube servers will be established. In course of that, YouTube will at least collect and process your IP address, the date, the time and the website you visited. A connection to Google’s DoubleClick advertising network will also be established.
If you are logged into YouTube at the same time, they will assign the connection information to your account too. You can prevent this by logging out of your account.
Furthermore, YouTube can save various data on your browser's storages (e. g. as cookies). They use this information, e. g. to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness and prevent fraud. The data remain on your end device until you delete it.
Maybe further data processing processes can be triggered if you agree to embed videos, over which the website operator has no influence.
The website operator would like to use YouTube in the interest of an appealing and illustrating presentation of his online offer. This represents a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
YouTube is a subsidiary of the Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA. Therefore, you can find further information, about the collection and use of your data by YouTube as well as your rights and protection options, in Google's privacy policy.
It should also be mentioned that Google, and thus YouTube as a subsidiary too, is certified according to the EU-US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is an agreement between the EU and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA. You can find Google's Privacy Shield Compliance Declaration here.
In the following, you have the opportunity to allow or disallow embedded YouTube videos on this website. You can always change your preference again.
This website uses Google Search Console. The Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, provides this service.
It allows the website operator to monitor and analyze his site. The purposes are error solving and search engine optimization. This website won't collect personal user and tracking data or transmit these to third parties during the use of Google Search Console.
You can find more information about Google Search Console here.
It should also be mentioned, that Google is certified according to the EU-US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is an agreement between the EU and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA. You can find Google's Privacy Shield Compliance Statement here.
This website uses Google Web Fonts to display texts and fonts uniformly. The Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, provides these fonts.
During your first visit to this website, your browser loads the required Google Web Fonts only locally from the web server of this site into your browser's cache. That means, there is no connection and data transfer to other servers.
The website operator uses Google Web Fonts in the interest of a search engine optimization, an improved loading time, a less administrative effort and an appealing uniformly cross-device presentation of his online offer. This represents a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
You can find more information about Google Web Fonts here and in the privacy policy by Google.
It should also be mentioned, that Google is certified according to the EU-US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is an agreement between the EU and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA. You can find Google's Privacy Shield Compliance Statement here.
Devicon Icons is a font-based icon collection that includes programming languages, design and development tools. Julien Monty provides this collection here.
During your first visit to this website, your browser loads the required Devicon Icons only locally from the web server of this site into your browser's cache. That means, there is no connection and data transfer to other servers.
Font Awesome is a font-based icon collection. The Fonticons Inc. provides this collection here.
During your first visit to this website, your browser loads the required fonts only locally from the web server of this site into your browser's cache. That means, there is no connection and data transfer to other servers.
Sweet-Scroll is a JavaScript plugin that enables dynamic navigation. Tsuyoshi Wada provides this plugin here.
During your visit to this website, Sweet-Scroll is loaded only locally from the web server of this site. That means, there is no connection and data transfer to other servers.
Canvas-Particle-Network is a JavaScript plugin that enables the creation of an animated particle network. Julian Laval provides this plugin here.
During your visit to this website, Canvas-Particle-Network is loaded only locally from the web server of this site. That means, there is no connection and data transfer to other servers.
Bootstrap is a front-end framework. It contains HTML and CSS based design templates for typography, forms, buttons, tables, grid systems, navigation and other user interface design elements as well as additional, optional JavaScript extensions. This team provides this framework here.
During your visit to this website, Bootstrap is loaded only locally from the web server of this site. That means, there is no connection and data transfer to other servers.
Popper is a tooltip and popover JavaScript plugin. Federico Zivolo provides this plugin here.
During your visit to this website, Popper is loaded only locally from the web server of this site. That means, there is no connection and data transfer to other servers.
jQuery is a JavaScript library. The jQuery Foundation provides this library here.
During your visit to this website, jQuery is loaded only locally from the web server of this site. That means, there is no connection and data transfer to other servers.
All buttons on this website, such as the Share-, Follow-, Fork- and Download-Buttons, only establish a direct connection between the respective network and a user, when the user actively clicks on one of these buttons. That means that a data transfer only takes place with a click, whereby the click on a button constitutes consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
For more information about the collection and use of your data by the network providers as well as your rights and protection options look at their specific privacy policy.
This data protection policy is largely based on a template from eRecht24 and information from e. g. datenschutz-notizen.de, datenschutz.org, datenschutzbeauftragter-info.de and the it-recht-kanzlei, which the website operator has customized.
Last Edited: January 11, 2022
The website operator maintains publicly accessible profiles on social media networks. The networks used are listed here.
Social media networks analyze user behavior comprehensively when their website is visited. Consequently, if you visit the website operator's social media presences, numerous data processing processes can be triggered. E. g., if you are logged into a social media account at the same time, the network providers can assign your visit to your account too. However, your personal data can also be recorded if you are not logged in or if you haven't an account. In these cases, the data will be collected e. g. through cookies that are stored on your end devices or by recording your IP address.
Based on the collected data, the network providers can create user profiles in which your preferences and interests are stored. They can use this profiles to show you interest-based advertising inside and outside of the networks and on all end devices, on which you are/were logged in.
It should also be noticed that the website operator can't comprehend all data processing processes of the network providers. Depending on the provider, further data processing processes may be carried out. Details about this can be found in their specific terms of use and privacy policy.
The website operator's social media presences are intended to ensure a wide presence of his online offer. This is a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
The analyze processes initiated by the network providers may be based on a different legal bases. They have to specify their legal bases by themselves (e. g. the consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).
The website operator and the network providers are both responsible for the data processing processes triggered through a visit to a social media presence. In principle, users can exercise their rights in terms of information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability and complaint against the website operator as well as against the network providers.
It should be noted that despite the joint responsibility, the website operator does not have full influence on the data processing processes of the network providers. His possibilities depend largely on the corporate policy of the providers.
The data recorded directly by the website operator via the social media presences will be deleted as soon as the purpose of the storage ceases to exist; users request the deletion or revoke their consent to the storage.
Saved cookies remain on your end devices until you delete them. Mandatory legal provisions - in particular statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.
The website operator has no influence on the storage periods of personal data that is saved by the network providers for their own purposes. For more information about the collection and use of your data by the network providers as well as your rights and protection options look at their specific privacy policy.
The website operator has a GitHub profile. The GitHub Inc., 88 Colin P Kelly Jr. Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, provides this network. Further information on how GitHub handles your data can be found in their site policy.
It should also be mentioned, that GitHub is certified according to the EU-US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is an agreement between the EU and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA. You can find GitHub's Privacy Shield Compliance Statement here.
The website operator has a YouTube profile. The YouTube LLC., 901 Cherry Ave., 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA, provides this network.
YouTube is a subsidiary of the Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA. Therefore, you can find further information about the collection and use of your data by YouTube as well as your rights and protection options in Google's privacy policy.
It should also be mentioned that Google, and thus YouTube as a subsidiary too, is certified according to the EU-US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is an agreement between the EU and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA. You can find Google's Privacy Shield Compliance Declaration here.
The website operator has a Twitter profile. The Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA, provides this network.
Users can independently adjust their Twitter privacy settings here. Further information on how Twitter collects and handles your data as well as your rights and protection options can be found in their privacy policy.
It should also be mentioned that Twitter is certified according to the EU-US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is an agreement between the EU and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA. You can find Twitter's Privacy Shield Compliance Declaration here.
The website operator has a Reddit profile. The Reddit Inc., 548 Market Street, 16093 San Francisco, CA 94104, USA, provides this network. Further information on how Reddit handles your data can be found in their privacy policy.
It should also be mentioned, that Reddit is certified according to the EU-US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is an agreement between the EU and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA. You can find Reddit's Privacy Shield Compliance Statement here.
This data protection policy is largely based on information from eRecht24, which the site operator has customized.
Last Edited: January 11, 2022
Responsible for the content according to Section 55 (2) RStV:
Matthias Sittig
Bachstraße 3
37308 Heiligenstadt
GERMANY
According to Section 28 BDSG, the website operator objects to any commercial usage and disclosure of his personal data. This includes every direct marketing, advertising broadcasting or market and opinion researching.
He expressly reserves the right to take legal actions in any event of an unsolicited sending of advertising and information material, such as spam emails or mailings.
The legal notice shows the location of the website operator and the fact that this is a private publication. Therefore, you have to accept his location as the place of jurisdiction for all disputes surrounding this website.
According to Section 7 (1) TMG, the website operator is responsible that his content comply with general laws.
However, he does not take on any liability for actuality, correctness, completeness or for the quality of the provided content and downloads. Liability claims, relating to material or immaterial damage, caused by the use or non-use of the provided content and downloads, or by the use of incorrect and incomplete content and downloads are fundamentally excluded.
Furthermore, according to Section 8 to 10 TMG, the website operator is not obliged to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information or to investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activities.
Obligations to remove or block the use of information, according to general laws, remain unaffected. However, liability in this regard is only possible if the website operator becomes aware of such a violation. As soon as he becomes aware of this, he will fix that.
The operator also reserves the right to change, add or delete parts of the website or to discontinue the entire offer temporarily or entirely without any separate announcement.
This website contains links to external websites of third parties. The website operator has no influence over the content of these sites. Therefore, he cannot take on any liability. Instead, the respective provider is always responsible for the content. The linked pages were checked for possible legal violations at the time of linking and illegal content wasn't discernible.
A permanent control of the linked pages is unreasonable without concrete evidence of an infringement. However, if the website operator becomes aware of such a violation, he will act immediately.
The content and works on this website created by the site operator are subject to the German Copyright Law. Duplication, editing, distribution and any kind of usage outside the limits of this Copyright Law requires his written consent unless otherwise stated.
As far as the website operator didn't create the content, he will highlight that and respect the copyrights of third parties. Nevertheless, if you should become aware of a copyright infringement, please inform the website operator. As soon as he becomes aware of such a violation, he will fix this.
Note on protected brand names and logos:
This disclaimer is largely based on a template from eRecht24 and information from e. g. widerspruch.org which the website operator has customized.
