We only use the storage needed for the display and your privacy choice – no cookies. We count page views anonymously on our own server; external content such as videos is loaded only with your consent. No advertising cookies, no tracking, no selling of data. You can change your choice at any time at the bottom left or under “Privacy settings”. Privacy policy · Impressum
Necessary
Display (light/dark) and your privacy choice – stored only in your browser, no cookies (always on)
Details
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Your privacy choice and when you made it · 12 months, then we ask again
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Day/night display you chose yourself · until you clear it
Server
Connection data technically needed to deliver the pages; IP addresses reach the log only on errors, and the log is overwritten continuously
Legal basis
§ 25(2) no. 2 TDDDG, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR
Statistics
Anonymous counting of page views (article, device, language, origin) on our own server – no cookies, nothing passed to third parties
Your browser sends the “Global Privacy Control” signal, so statistics are switched off for you.
Details
What
Views per article, device type, browser language, approximate country, referring site
How
No cookies; the IP address is not stored, visits on the same day are grouped by a one-way code that changes daily
Where
Our own server (IONOS, Frankfurt am Main)
Kept
Aggregated data is deleted after 24 months
Legal basis
Legitimate interest, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR · object with this switch
External media
YouTube and Vimeo videos – loaded only when you press play; your IP address may then be sent to the provider
Details
YouTube
Google Ireland Ltd., Dublin · privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com)
Vimeo
Vimeo.com, Inc., New York · with “Do Not Track”
Without consent
A short notice appears before each video; you can play it once
Transfer
Possible to the USA; both providers are certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework
Legal basis
Your consent, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR · withdraw at any time
Marketing
Not in use – we use no advertising or tracking cookies
Details
Not used
Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, ad networks, retargeting, profiling
Social networks
Plain links only; opening our pages sends no data to Instagram, YouTube, Facebook or X
