Thank you for your interest in this website. Protecting your personal data is important to us. Below we inform you, pursuant to Art. 13, 14 GDPR, about the processing of personal data on this website.

1. Controller

2. Hosting / data processing on our behalf

This website is technically operated and hosted via the platform Galario. Platform operator:

We have a data processing agreement with Galario pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR: the platform processes personal data arising from visits to this website solely on our behalf and instructions.

3. Server log files

When you visit this website, the hosting infrastructure processes technically necessary data (IP address, date/time, resource requested, browser/device information) to deliver and secure the service. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in a secure, functioning offering).

4. Getting in touch

If you contact us via a contact form or by email, we process the data you provide (e.g. name, email address, message) to handle your request. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) or (f) GDPR (contract initiation or legitimate interest in responding).

5. Galleries and image purchases

If this website provides photo galleries or sells images/licences, we process the data required for that (e.g. email address, order and payment data) to process orders. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (contract performance). Payments, where offered, are processed via Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd. (Ireland) or PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (Luxembourg); payment data entered during checkout is processed directly by the respective provider, we do not store full payment card data. Any transfer to affiliates of these providers in the USA is based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or, alternatively, Standard Contractual Clauses (Art. 46 GDPR).

6. Cookies

This website uses only technically necessary cookies or comparable storage technologies required to operate the website (legal basis Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and § 25 (2) TDDDG). Non-essential cookies are not used, or only with your consent.

7. Recipients

To provide the service we use carefully selected service providers (in particular Galario as hosting/technology provider and, where applicable, payment service providers). Where required, we have data processing agreements with them pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR.

8. Storage period

We process personal data only for as long as necessary for the stated purposes or as required by statutory retention periods (in particular up to 10 years under commercial and tax law).

9. Your rights

Subject to the statutory requirements, you have the right to:

• access (Art. 15 GDPR),
• rectification (Art. 16 GDPR),
• erasure (Art. 17 GDPR),
• restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),
• data portability (Art. 20 GDPR),
• object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR), and
• withdraw consent given, with effect for the future (Art. 7 (3) GDPR).

10. Right to complain

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR), e.g. the authority responsible for you or: Der Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg, Königstraße 10a, 70173 Stuttgart.

Last updated: 10/2026

This privacy policy is a standard template based on the data you provided and must be adapted to the actual processing activities and reviewed by a lawyer before going live.

This is a non-binding translation. The German version is legally binding.