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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 14 August 2026

Controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

DigitalZen GmbH
St.-Cajetan-Str. 12
81669 München
Germany

For anything related to data protection, you can reach us at datenschutz@digitalzen.cc.

Privacy at a Glance

This website is deliberately built to collect as little data as possible:

  • We do not use tracking or analytics cookies.
  • We do not show advertising and do not embed ad networks.
  • We do not use third-party analytics services.
  • Fonts are served from our own server; no data is transmitted to Google when fonts load.
  • You see no cookie banner because nothing on this site would require one.

If we embedded third-party advertising, tracking or analytics services, data such as your IP address would be transmitted to third parties. We prefer not to. We also do not use automated decision-making, including profiling.

Individual features of this website process additional data — each one is described separately below.

Hosting and Server Log Files

This website is statically generated and externally hosted.

Our hosting provider is Cloudflare, Inc., USA. Cloudflare is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (adequacy decision of the European Commission, Art. 45 GDPR); in addition, EU standard contractual clauses (Art. 46 (2) (c) GDPR) are in place.

When you visit the website, the hosting provider automatically processes server log files: your device's IP address, the user agent (browser and operating system), the date and time of the request, and the page requested. The hosting provider processes this data on our behalf as our processor (Art. 28 GDPR). We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures our visitors' personal data is processed only on our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

The purpose of this processing is the secure, fast and efficient delivery of our website and the defence against attacks and abuse (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). The log files are stored only for as long as these purposes require and are then deleted. The data is not evaluated for marketing purposes in this context. All data is transmitted TLS-encrypted (HTTPS).

No Cookies

This website sets no cookies of its own. No third-party cookies are used either. That is why you see no cookie banner here.

Theme Preference (Dark Mode)

If you use the dark-mode toggle, your browser creates one localStorage entry that stores a single piece of information: whether the site should be displayed in light or dark mode. The entry is written only when you actively use the toggle, serves that one purpose only, and is never transmitted to us. You can view and delete it at any time in your browser settings. Storing this information and accessing information already stored are strictly necessary for the feature you explicitly request (§ 25 (2) no. 2 of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG)); no further processing of personal data by us takes place.

Contacting Us by Email

If you contact us by email, we store your inquiry, including any personal data it contains, in order to handle your request. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR where your inquiry relates to a contract or to pre-contractual steps, and otherwise our legitimate interest in handling inquiries effectively (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). We delete the data once the matter has been conclusively resolved; statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

International Data Transfers

Where we transfer personal data to countries outside the EU or the European Economic Area, we do so only if the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision for that country (Art. 45 GDPR) or appropriate safeguards are in place, in particular the standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission (Art. 46 (2) (c) GDPR). You can request a copy of the standard contractual clauses from us. Which mechanism applies to a specific service is stated in the relevant section of this Privacy Policy.

Storage Periods

Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this Privacy Policy, we store personal data only for as long as is necessary to achieve the purpose of the processing. If you make a justified request for erasure or withdraw your consent, we delete the data unless other legally permissible grounds for continued storage exist. Statutory retention obligations — in particular under the German Commercial Code (HGB) and the Fiscal Code (AO), generally six, eight or ten years — remain unaffected.

Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access (Art. 15 GDPR)
  • Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
  • Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
  • Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
  • Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) — receiving your data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format
  • Withdrawal of consent (Art. 7 (3) GDPR) — at any time with effect for the future; the lawfulness of the processing carried out before withdrawal remains unaffected

A simple email to datenschutz@digitalzen.cc is enough to exercise any of these rights.

Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR): You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We will then no longer process the data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. Where personal data is processed for direct marketing, you can object at any time without giving reasons.

We do not conduct direct marketing without your consent.

Under Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement. This right is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We update this Privacy Policy when our services evolve or when legal or regulatory requirements change. The current version is always available on this page; the date at the top indicates the latest revision. On your next visit, the updated Privacy Policy applies.