Privacy Policy

Information in accordance with Art. 13 and 14 GDPR

1. Data Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the GDPR is:

Anja Achenbach
Baron-Voght-Straße 41
22609 Hamburg
Germany
Email: hello@anja-achenbach.com
Phone: +39 331 733 9700

2. General Principles

I take the protection of your personal data seriously and strictly comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

Personal data is collected on this website only to the extent technically necessary. Under no circumstances will the data collected be sold or passed on to third parties without legitimate reason.

3. Website Hosting

This website is hosted by Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany.

A data processing agreement (DPA) pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR has been concluded with the provider to ensure the protection of your data.

4. Server Log Files

Each time the website is accessed, technically necessary information is automatically recorded and stored in server log files. This includes:

• IP address (anonymised)
• Date and time of access
• Page / file accessed
• Amount of data transferred
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referrer URL (previously visited page)

This data is evaluated exclusively to ensure the smooth operation of the website and to improve my services. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest). The data is automatically deleted after 7 days unless security-relevant incidents require longer storage.

5. Contacting Me

If you contact me by email, your information (name, email address, content of the message) will be stored to process your enquiry and for possible follow-up questions. I will not share this data without your consent.

The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures) or Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in communication).

Your enquiry will be deleted as soon as it has been finally processed, provided there are no statutory retention obligations.

6. Booking via Calendly

For booking Discovery Calls and other appointments, I use the service Calendly, provided by Calendly LLC, 271 17th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30363, USA.

When you book an appointment, you will be redirected to the Calendly website. The following data is collected from you there:

• First and last name
• Email address
• Date and time of the desired appointment
• Time zone
• Optional: additional information you provide in the booking form

This data is processed by Calendly to enable you to book an appointment and to transmit the booking to me.

Data transfer to the USA: Calendly also processes personal data in the USA. Calendly LLC is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures an adequate level of data protection.

The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (initiation of contract) or Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent through active use of the booking tool).

For more information, please see Calendly's privacy policy: https://calendly.com/privacy

7. Use of Local Fonts

This website uses fonts (Fraunces and Inter) loaded directly from my server. There is no connection to external servers (in particular not to Google Fonts). No data is transferred to third parties.

8. Web Analytics (Planned)

Google Analytics 4 (prepared, not yet active)

Once activated, this website will use Google Analytics 4, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies that enable an analysis of your use of the website.

The following will be processed in particular:

• Shortened (anonymised) IP address
• Pages visited and time spent
• Browser type, device type, operating system
• Approximate location (country, region)
• Referrer URL

The IP address is anonymised before any storage. There is no merging with other data. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent). You can revoke your consent at any time via the cookie banner.

A data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR has been concluded with Google. For more information: https://policies.google.com/privacy

9. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR): You can request information about the data stored about you.
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): You can request the correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): You can request the deletion of your data, unless statutory retention obligations preclude this.
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR).
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR): You can receive your data in a structured, common format.
• Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR) to processing based on legitimate interest.
• Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 (3) GDPR) at any time with effect for the future.

To exercise these rights, an informal email to hello@anja-achenbach.com is sufficient.

10. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority regarding the processing of your personal data. The competent authority for me is:

The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Ludwig-Erhard-Straße 22, 7th floor
20459 Hamburg, Germany
datenschutz-hamburg.de

11. Changes to this Privacy Policy

I reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy if the legal situation or the functioning of the website changes. The current version available on this page always applies.