Data Policy

This privacy notice for Alessia Oertel ("I", "me", or "mine") describes how and why I might collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your information when you use my services ("Services"), such as when you:

• Visit my website at https://www.alessiaoertel.com, or any website of mine that links to this privacy notice
• Engage with me in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events

Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with my policies and practices, please do not use my Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact me at hello@alessiaoertel.com.

PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU DISCLOSE TO ME

I collect personal information that you voluntarily provide me when you express an interest in obtaining information about me or my products and services when you participate in activities on the services or otherwise when you contact me.

SENSITIVE INFORMATION

I do not process sensitive information. All personal information that you provide to me must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify me of any changes to such personal information.

INFORMATION AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED

I automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate my website. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use my services, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of my website and for my internal analytics and reporting purposes. Like many businesses, I also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

The information I collect includes:

LOG- AND USAGE DATA

Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information my servers automatically collect when you access or use my website and which I record in log files. Depending on how you interact with me, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type, and settings and information about your website activity (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches, and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called "crash dumps"), and hardware settings).

DEVICE DATA

I collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access the website. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.

LOCATION DATA

I collect location data such as information about your device's location, which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information I collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the website. For example, I may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells me your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing me to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your location setting on your device. However, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the website.

I process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with my website, including:

• To request feedback. I may process your information when necessary to request feedback and to contact you about your use of my website.
• To protect my services. I may process your information as part of our efforts to keep my services safe and secure, including fraud monitoring and prevention.
• To identify usage trends. I may process information about how you use my website to better understand how they are being used so I can improve them.
• To save or protect an individual's vital interest. I may process your information when necessary to save or protect an individual’s vital interest, such as to prevent harm.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR requires me to explain the valid legal bases I rely on to process your personal information. As such, I may rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:

CONSENT

I may process your information if you have permitted me (i.e. consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time. 

LEGITIMATE INTERESTS

I may process your information when I believe it is reasonably necessary to achieve my legitimate business interests and those interests do not outweigh your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms. For example, I may process your personal information for some of the purposes described:

• Analyse how my website is used so I can improve it to engage and retain users
• Diagnose problems and/or prevent fraudulent activities
• Understand how my users use my products and services so I can improve user experience

LEGAL OBLIGATIONS

I may process your information where I believe it is necessary for compliance with my legal obligations, such as to cooperate with a law enforcement body or regulatory agency, exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence in litigation in which I am involved.

VITAL INTERESTS

I may process your information where I believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as in situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.

VENDORS, CONSULTANTS, AND OTHER THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS

I may share data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents ("third parties") who perform services for me or on my behalf and require access to such information to do that work. I have contracts in place with our third parties, which are designed to help safeguard your personal information. This means that they cannot do anything with your personal information unless I have instructed them to do it. They will also not share your personal information with any organisation apart from me. They also commit to protect the data they hold on my behalf and to retain it for the period I instruct.

The categories of third parties I may share personal information with are as follows:

• Testing Tools
• Website Hosting Service Providers
• Product Engineering & Design Tools
• Performance Monitoring Tools
• Data Analytics Services

I also may need to share your personal information in the following situations:

BUSINESS TRANSFERS

I may share or transfer your information in connection with or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of my business to another company.

I may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information.

I will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).

When I have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, I will either delete or anonymise such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then I will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

I have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organisational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information I process. However, despite my safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so I cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorised third parties will not be able to defeat my security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.

Although I will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from my website is at your own risk. You should only access the website within a secure environment.

I do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the website, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the services. If I learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, I will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from my records. If you become aware of any data I may have collected from children under the age of 18, please contact me at
hello@alessiaoertel.com.

In some regions (like the EEA, UK, and Switzerland), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data portability; and (v) not to be subject to automated decision-making. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by writing to me at hello@alessiaoertel.com.

I will consider and act upon any request by applicable data protection laws.

If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe I am unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your Member State Data Protection Authority or UK Data Protection Authority. If you are located in Switzerland, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.

WITHDRAWING YOUR CONSENT

If I am relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by writing to me at hello@alessiaoertel.com.

However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before withdrawal nor, will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.

COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of my website.

If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email me at
hello@alessiaoertel.com.

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognising and implementing DNT signals has been finalised.

As such, I do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that I must follow in the future, I will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice.

I may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If I make material changes to this privacy notice, I may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. I encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how I am protecting your information.

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may contact me by email at hello@alessiaoertel.com, by phone at 0431 69028329, or contact me by post at:

Alessia Oertel

Wiker Straße 62

24106 Kiel

Germany

Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information I collect from you, change that information, or delete it. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please email me at
hello@alessiaoertel.com.