Privacy Policy

The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

This website is hosted by an external service provider. Personal data collected on this website is stored on the host's servers. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communications, contract data, contact details, names, website access data, and other data generated through a website.

The host is used for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with potential and existing visitors (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of this online service by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

The host of this website automatically collects and stores information in server log files that your browser transmits automatically. These include:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing device
• Time and date of the server request
• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources. Collection is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR — the legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of this website.

If you subscribe to the newsletter, your email address is transmitted to and stored by Buttondown (buttondown.email, operated by Buttondown, LLC, USA), which sends the newsletter on my behalf.

Processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link in any newsletter email or by contacting me directly.

As Buttondown is based in the USA, data is transferred to a third country. Buttondown complies with the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.

Buttondown's privacy policy: buttondown.email/privacy ↗

Some pages on this site embed videos from YouTube using the privacy-enhanced mode via youtube-nocookie.com. No cookies are set until you actively play a video.

When you play a video, a connection is established to Google/YouTube servers, which may collect your IP address and other data. I have no influence over this processing. For more information see Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy ↗

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR — legitimate interest in illustrating tutorials with video content.

This site uses Google Fonts. The font files are downloaded locally during the build process and served directly from this server. No connection to Google's servers is made when you visit this website.

To remember your preferred colour scheme (light / dark mode), an entry is saved in your browser's local storage (localStorage). This data never leaves your device and is not transmitted to any server. It is not a cookie in the legal sense.

If you contact me by email, the data you provide (including your contact details) will be stored for the purpose of handling your enquiry. This data will not be passed on without your consent. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR — legitimate interest in responding to enquiries.

With regard to your personal data you have the following rights:

• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)

To exercise your rights please contact: doering.tomvfx@gmail.com

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The competent authority for North Rhine-Westphalia is the Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit NRW.