Privacy Policy

Last updated: 16 August 2026

1. Controller

The controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is:

Rico Klein
Rehwinkel 7 58640 Iserlohn
Germany

2. Hosting

This website is hosted by:

Netlify, Inc.
101 2nd Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
United States

When you access this website, technical information necessary to deliver and secure the website may be processed. This may include, in particular, your IP address, browser and device information, the requested URL, the date and time of access, and related request data.

The processing is necessary to provide the website reliably and securely and to protect the website and infrastructure against misuse and technical attacks.

The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the secure, reliable and efficient provision of this website.

Netlify processes data in connection with the provision of its hosting services. Personal data may also be processed in the United States or other countries outside the European Economic Area. Netlify states that it uses appropriate safeguards for international data transfers, including the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and, where applicable, Standard Contractual Clauses.

Technical data is retained only for as long as necessary for the operation, security and administration of the hosting service, subject to Netlify's applicable retention practices and legal obligations.

3. Contact by Email

If you contact me by email, I process the information you provide, including your email address, the content of your message and any other information you voluntarily provide.

If your inquiry relates to entering into or performing a contractual relationship, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

For other business-related inquiries, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is responding to inquiries and communicating with prospective or existing business contacts.

The information is retained for as long as necessary to process the inquiry and is subsequently deleted unless statutory retention obligations or other legitimate reasons require longer storage.

4. Analytics, Tracking and Cookies

No analytics or tracking tools are currently enabled on this website.

No non-essential cookies are currently used by the website operator for advertising, analytics or profiling purposes.

If additional services are introduced in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly and, where legally required, consent will be obtained before such technologies are used.

5. External Services and Embedded Content

This website currently does not embed external social-media feeds, videos, maps, booking tools or comparable third-party content.

Ordinary links to external websites do not result in data being transmitted to those providers until you choose to follow the relevant link.

6. Your Rights

Subject to the requirements of applicable data-protection law, you have the right to:

request access to your personal data;
request correction of inaccurate personal data;
request deletion of your personal data;
request restriction of processing;
object to processing based on legitimate interests;
receive personal data in a portable format where the legal requirements for data portability are met; and
withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

To exercise your rights, contact:

Email: rico@rico-klein.com

7. Right to Lodge a Complaint

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes applicable data-protection law.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated if the website, the services used on it or the applicable legal requirements change.

The current version is available on this website at all times.