Privacy Policy

Controller

Christian Schulte
Im Kaltenborn 79
59846 Sundern (Sauerland)
Germany
Email: info@d5roadbook.de

General Information on Data Processing

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Personal data is processed on this website only where necessary for the operation of the website, communication with visitors, or the use of the functions provided. Processing is carried out in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations.

Hosting and Server Log Files

This website is hosted by IONOS SE. When you access this website, technically necessary data is processed by the web server in server log files. This may include, in particular, the page or file accessed, the date and time of access, browser type and browser version, operating system, and technical connection data.

The processing serves to ensure the secure and technically error-free provision of this website.

According to IONOS, visitor data generated as part of web hosting is stored for 8 weeks.

IONOS WebAnalytics

This website uses IONOS WebAnalytics, an analytics service provided by IONOS SE. WebAnalytics is used for statistical analysis and technical optimisation of this website.

Among other things, the previously visited website, pages or files accessed, browser type and browser version, operating system, device type and time of access may be recorded.

The IP address is transmitted when a page is accessed and is then immediately processed in anonymised form.

IONOS WebAnalytics does not use cookies for this purpose. The collected data is not passed on to third parties.

Contact by Email

If you contact us by email, the information you provide, including your contact details, will be processed for the purpose of handling your enquiry and any follow-up questions.

If your enquiry relates to the initiation or performance of a contract, processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in responding to your enquiry pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for processing the enquiry, provided that no statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.

Cookies and Consent Management

This website uses technically necessary cookies.

This includes, in particular, the “pll_language” cookie used by the Polylang plugin. It stores the language selected by the visitor so that the website can be displayed in the corresponding language version during future visits.

The cookie does not contain information used for advertising or profiling purposes.

The standard storage period is up to one year.

Embedded Content and YouTube

This website may in future include content from external providers, in particular videos from the YouTube platform.

For users in the European Economic Area, the provider is generally Google Ireland Limited.

When embedded YouTube content is loaded, technical data such as the IP address, the page accessed, browser information and other usage data may be transmitted to Google.

Google states that certain data may already be transmitted to YouTube when the embedded player is displayed. Additional data may be processed, in particular when a video is played.

Social Media: Instagram, Facebook and TikTok

This website may contain links to our profiles on Instagram and Facebook and may in future also include embedded content from these platforms.

For users in the European Economic Area, the operator of these services is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin D04 X2K5, Ireland.

When using a simple link to Instagram or Facebook, data is generally only transferred to Meta when you click the corresponding link.

If content from Instagram or Facebook is embedded directly on this website, technical information may be transmitted to Meta when this content is loaded.

Meta also states that website operators may transmit information about activities on websites and devices to Meta through certain Meta technologies and integrations.

Where consent is required for loading embedded social media content, such content will only be loaded after you have given your consent.

Further information on the processing of personal data by Meta can be found in Meta’s privacy information.

TikTok

This website may in future include content from the TikTok platform or links to our TikTok profile.

For users in the European Economic Area, TikTok Technology Limited in Ireland and TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited are joint controllers for the processing of personal data in connection with the TikTok platform.

TikTok processes, among other things, information provided by users, automatically collected information, and information obtained from other sources.

If this website merely contains a link to TikTok, data is only transferred to TikTok when you click the corresponding link.

If TikTok videos are embedded directly, a player provided by TikTok is loaded on the website. This may establish a connection to TikTok as soon as the embedded content is loaded.

Google Maps

This website may in future include maps provided by Google Maps.

The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When an embedded Google map is loaded, data may be transmitted to Google. This may include, in particular, the IP address, date and time of access, browser and device information, and the page accessed.

Google Maps Platform may log, among other things, the IP address, request URL, time of the request and, for web applications, typically browser and operating system information.

Where consent is required, map content will only be loaded after the visitor has given consent. Until then, a notice or placeholder should be displayed instead of the map.

Google may also process cookies or other information stored on the user’s device when embedded services are used.

Further information on data processing by Google can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy.

Your Rights

If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.

Storage Period

Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this Privacy Policy, personal data will only be stored for as long as necessary for the respective processing purpose.

Where statutory retention obligations apply, the data will only be deleted after the expiry of the applicable retention periods.

If the purpose of processing no longer applies and there are no statutory retention obligations, the relevant data will be deleted.

SSL/TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption.

You can identify an encrypted connection, in particular, by the fact that the website address begins with “https://”.

This is intended to protect transmitted data from access by unauthorised third parties.

Contact Form (WPForms)

This website may use a contact form provided by the WPForms Lite plugin.

When you use the contact form, the data you enter, in particular your name, email address, subject and message, will be processed for the purpose of handling your enquiry.

The information is transmitted by email in order to respond to your enquiry.

In the configuration currently used on this website, WPForms Lite does not store form submissions as regular entries in the WordPress database.

The integrated anti-spam protection provided by WPForms is used to prevent automated spam messages.

An external CAPTCHA service such as Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha or Cloudflare Turnstile is currently not used.

If the contact is made for the purpose of initiating or performing a contract, processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Comments

If visitors leave comments on this website, the data entered in the comment form will be processed.

This may include, in particular, the visitor’s name, email address, comment text and technical information such as the IP address and information about the browser used.

WordPress generally provides for such data fields within its comment system.

Processing is carried out for the purpose of displaying and managing comments and for detecting and preventing misuse and spam.

The data will be stored for as long as the comment remains published or for as long as further storage is required for legal or security-related reasons.

The display of external Gravatar profile images is disabled on this website.

Privacy Tools

This website also provides a Privacy Tools page.

There you can, where technically supported, submit privacy-related requests and use functions for accessing, exporting or deleting personal data.

Go to Privacy Tools