Privacy Policy

1. Controller

The person responsible for data processing on this website (the “Controller”) according to Art. 4 (7) GDPR is:

Alec Winter Blumenau 89, 22089 Hamburg, Germany
Email: contact@awinter.dev

2. Collection and Storage of Personal Data

When you visit this website, the following data is processed:

  • Technical Server Logs: To ensure the stability and security of the website, the hoster (Vercel) automatically collects and stores information that your browser transmits. This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, referrer URL, and the time of the request.
  • Vercel Analytics: I use Vercel’s privacy-friendly analytics. This tool does not use cookies and does not track you across different websites. It provides purely statistical, aggregated data (e.g., which posts are popular) without identifying individual visitors.

The processing of data on this website is based on:

  • Legitimate Interest (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR): To provide a functional, secure, and stable website, and to understand how my content is consumed in an anonymized way.

4. Hosting and Third-Party Providers

I have entered into a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with my hosting provider:

  • Vercel (Hosting): This website is hosted by Vercel Inc. While Vercel aims to process data within the EU (Frankfurt region), data may technically be processed by the US parent company. Vercel is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, ensuring a level of data protection compliant with European standards.

5. Storage Duration

  • Server Logs: Technical logs are stored for security purposes and are automatically deleted after 14 days.
  • Contact Data: If you contact me via email, your data will be stored only as long as necessary to process your inquiry.

6. Cookies

This website is designed to be as “lean” as possible. I do not use marketing or tracking cookies.

7. Your Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR:

  • Right to Access (Art. 15): Request information about your data stored by me.
  • Right to Rectification (Art. 16): Correct inaccurate data.
  • Right to Erasure (Art. 17): Request the deletion of your data.
  • Right to Object (Art. 21): Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Right to Lodge a Complaint (Art. 77): You have the right to complain to a supervisory authority (e.g., the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection).

For any privacy-related inquiries, please contact: contact@awinter.dev