1. Controller
The controller for data processing on this website is Steffi Bigeschke, Beilsteiner Str. 47, 12681 Berlin, Germany, email: steffi.bigeschke@gmx.de, phone: +49 162 8532788.
2. Hosting and server log files
This website is hosted by WordPress.com (Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd., Dublin, Ireland; parent company Automattic Inc., USA). When you visit the site, technically necessary data is processed, in particular your IP address, date and time, the page requested, and browser and operating system information. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR; my legitimate interest is the secure and stable operation of the website. A data processing agreement is in place with the hosting provider. Transfers to the USA rely on the adequacy decision under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework or standard contractual clauses.
3. Image delivery via a content delivery network
For faster loading, images are delivered via the network of WordPress.com/Automattic (domain wp.com). Your IP address is transmitted to its servers in the process. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (efficient and secure provision of the website).
4. Cookies and local storage
This website uses only technically necessary cookies or storage access, for example to remember your language setting. The legal basis is Section 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. I do not use tracking or analytics tools.
5. Contacting me
If you contact me by email or phone, I process the data you provide (e.g. name, contact details, content of your message) in order to respond to your inquiry. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where pre-contractual measures are concerned (e.g. recruitment conversations), otherwise Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. I delete the data once your inquiry has been resolved, unless statutory retention obligations apply.
6. External links
This website contains a link to my LinkedIn profile. Merely visiting my site does not transfer data to LinkedIn. LinkedIn’s privacy policy applies only once you click the link.
7. Your rights
You have the right of access (Art. 15 GDPR), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20), and the right to object to processing based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (Art. 21). Please use the contact details above.
8. Right to lodge a complaint
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, e.g. the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit), Alt-Moabit 59–61, 10555 Berlin, Germany.
9. Last updated
October 2026. I will update this policy if the website or the legal situation changes.