Controller
Martin Lanius, Holzmannstr. 39, 12099 Berlin, Germany. For privacy enquiries, email martin@klar-und-einfach.com. This notice applies to the Klar&Einfach / Plain&Simple website. Individual apps have their own privacy notices.
Website hosting and server logs
This website is hosted by STRATO GmbH, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany. When you open a page, the web server processes technical information such as your IP address, the requested resource, the date and time, and browser information. This is used to deliver the website, identify technical problems and protect it from misuse. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in the secure and reliable operation of the website under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. STRATO states that it retains visitor IP addresses for a maximum of seven days to detect and prevent attacks.
Contact by form or email
If you contact us, we process your name, email address, message and any details you choose to provide. Submissions through the contact form are stored in WordPress using SureForms. We use the information to respond to your enquiry and handle related correspondence. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry concerns a contract or steps you request before entering into one, or Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for other enquiries. Our legitimate interest is responding to enquiries. The retention period depends on how long the data are needed to deal with your enquiry. Statutory retention obligations or the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims may require longer retention. You can choose whether to contact us. We need a valid email address and the details of your enquiry to reply.
Blog comments
If you leave a comment, we process the details you submit and technical information used to prevent spam and abuse. The comment and display name may be visible publicly after approval. We process these data to run and moderate the discussion under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Published comments are retained as long as they form part of the discussion, subject to requests for erasure and any overriding legal grounds.
Language preference
Polylang stores the last used language in the pll_language cookie. The cookie lasts up to one year and is used to provide your requested language. The legal bases are Section 25(2)(2) TDDDG and, where personal data are processed, Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. If you opt in on the comment form, WordPress can also save your name, email address and any website address in your browser for future comments. These cookies last up to one year by default. You can delete them in your browser.
External links
The website links to other providers, including app stores. When you follow a link, the destination provider processes data under its own privacy notice.
Your rights
Subject to the conditions in the GDPR, you have the right to access, rectify and erase your personal data, to restrict processing and to receive your data in a portable format. You may object on grounds relating to your particular situation to processing based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time with future effect. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. To exercise your rights, email martin@klar-und-einfach.com.
In Berlin, you can contact the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information.