Privacy Policy

1. Controller

Marta Kowalczuk
Louisa-Kamana-Weg 2
22335 Hamburg
Germany

E-mail: martakkowalczuk[at]gmail.com

I am responsible for the processing of personal data on this website in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. Hosting and Website Operation

This website is built with WordPress and hosted by Hostinger.

When you visit this website, technical information may be processed to deliver the website, maintain its security and ensure its proper functioning. This may include your IP address, date and time of access, requested pages, browser type and operating system.

The legal basis for processing necessary to operate and secure the website is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, based on my legitimate interest in providing a secure and functional website.

Information about the hosting provider and any applicable data processing arrangements is available from Hostinger.

3. Contact by E-mail and Contact Form

You can contact me by e-mail or through the contact form on this website, which uses WPForms Lite.

When you contact me, I process the information you provide, such as your name, e-mail address and message, to respond to your enquiry.

The legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where your enquiry concerns a contract or pre-contractual measures, and Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for other enquiries, based on my legitimate interest in responding to messages.

I retain correspondence for as long as necessary to handle your enquiry and any subsequent matters, subject to applicable statutory retention requirements.

4. Spam Protection with Google reCAPTCHA

The contact form on this website uses Google reCAPTCHA v3, a spam protection service provided by Google. The service operates in the background and analyses interactions with the website to help distinguish legitimate visitors from automated submissions.

When reCAPTCHA runs, Google may process technical information, including your IP address, browser and device information, and interactions with the website. The service also sets a cookie called `_GRECAPTCHA` for risk analysis.

The processing is intended to protect the contact form against spam and automated abuse. Where required, consent will be obtained before the service is activated.

Google’s privacy policy is available at:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

Further information about reCAPTCHA is available at:

https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/docs/faq

5. Embedded YouTube Video

This website contains an embedded YouTube video. When the video or its player is loaded, YouTube and Google may receive technical information, including your IP address and information about your browser and device. Depending on the embedding method and your interaction with the player, cookies or similar technologies may also be used.

YouTube is operated by Google. Further information about data processing is available in Google’s Privacy Policy:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

6. Links to External Websites

This website contains links to external websites and services, including third-party audio and video platforms.

When you click an external link, you leave this website and access the relevant third-party website. The respective provider is responsible for its own data processing. Please consult the privacy policy of the provider concerned.

Simply providing a link does not itself embed the external service into this website.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

WordPress, the hosting environment and integrated services may use cookies or similar technologies for technical operation, security and other purposes.

The specific technologies used depend on the website’s configuration and the services loaded. Where consent is legally required for storing information on or accessing information from your device, the relevant technologies must not be used before the necessary consent has been obtained.

Further information about the cookies and similar technologies actually used on this website should be provided once the website configuration has been verified.

8. Locally Hosted Fonts

The fonts used on this website are hosted locally. They are therefore loaded from this website’s hosting environment rather than directly from an external font provider.

9. Recipients and International Data Transfers

Personal data may be processed by service providers involved in operating this website, including the hosting provider and Google in connection with reCAPTCHA and the embedded YouTube video.

Depending on the services and their configuration, data may be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area. Where applicable, such transfers must comply with the requirements of the GDPR.

10. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data.
  • Request correction of inaccurate data.
  • Request deletion of your personal data.
  • Request restriction of processing.
  • Receive your personal data in a portable format where applicable.
  • Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
  • Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

To exercise your rights, contact me.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated if the website, the services used or the applicable legal requirements change. The current version will be published on this page.