Privacy Policy

Thank you for your interest in this website. The protection of your personal data is important to us. Below we inform you about the processing of personal data when you use this website.

1. Controller

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

Melina Venckus
[Street and number]
[Postal code and city], Germany
Email: contact@melina-venckus.com

2. Hosting and server log files

This website is operated by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host's servers. On our behalf, the host processes data that is automatically collected when the website is accessed (server log files), such as IP address, date and time of the request, page accessed, browser type and operating system. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in secure and stable operation).

3. Cookies and local storage

This website uses a functional cookie (“NEXT_LOCALE”) to remember your chosen language, as well as local browser storage (“localStorage”) to remember your theme preference (light/dark). This storage is necessary to provide the website and serves a user-friendly design. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and § 25 (2) TDDDG. No tracking or marketing cookies are used.

4. Contact by email

If you contact us by email, your details, including the contact data you provide, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the request and in case of follow-up questions. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) or (f) GDPR. The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected.

5. Newsletter

A newsletter is not currently offered. If a newsletter service (e.g. Mailchimp) is introduced in the future, we will inform you here about the provider, purpose, legal basis and how to withdraw your consent.

6. Your rights

Under the GDPR you have the following rights: access (Art. 15), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20) and objection to processing (Art. 21). You may withdraw any consent you have given at any time with effect for the future (Art. 7 (3)). You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77).

7. SSL/TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this site uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser's address bar changes from “http://” to “https://”.

8. Updates

This privacy policy will be updated if data processing practices or the legal situation change.