Privacy Policy — Thorsten Ott

1. Controller / Verantwortlicher

The person responsible for data processing on this website is:

Thorsten Ott
Buschgasse 56
50189 Elsdorf
Germany
E-Mail: thorsten [at] thorsten-ott.de

2. General Information

This website is a personal homepage. We take the protection of your personal data seriously and treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection regulations, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

This website does not use tracking, analytics, advertising cookies, or social media plug-ins that collect personal data.

3. Server Log Files

The web server automatically collects and stores information in server log files when you visit this website. This data includes:

Browser type and version
Operating system
Referrer URL
Hostname of the accessing device
Date and time of the request
IP address (anonymised after collection)

This data is not combined with other data sources. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR — our legitimate interest in ensuring the technical operation and security of the website. Log data is deleted after 7 days.

4. External Services

Tailwind CSS CDN

This site loads Tailwind CSS from a content delivery network (CDN) provided by Tailwind Labs. This causes your browser to establish a connection to the CDN server, which may log your IP address. This service is technically necessary for the correct display of the website. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in website functionality). Tailwind Labs' privacy policy applies: tailwindcss.com/privacy-policy.

Google Fonts (optional, consent-based)

If you accept our cookie notice, this site loads web fonts (Inter, JetBrains Mono) from Google Fonts servers (fonts.googleapis.com). This causes your browser to send your IP address to Google servers, which may be located outside the EEA. Google may process this data according to its privacy policy. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (your consent). You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing your browser's local storage. If you decline, system fonts are used instead and no request is made to Google. Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy.

5. Cookies & Local Storage

This website stores a single entry in your browser's localStorage to remember your cookie preference (cookie-consent). This is not a tracking cookie. No data is transmitted to third parties. You can delete this entry at any time through your browser's developer tools or by clearing site data.

6. Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Art. 15 GDPR — Right of access
Art. 16 GDPR — Right to rectification
Art. 17 GDPR — Right to erasure
Art. 18 GDPR — Right to restriction of processing
Art. 20 GDPR — Right to data portability
Art. 21 GDPR — Right to object
Art. 7(3) GDPR — Right to withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, please contact: thorsten [at] thorsten-ott.de

7. Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the EU Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement (Art. 77 GDPR). The supervisory authority for Germany is the respective state data protection authority (Landesdatenschutzbehörde).