Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

We, Jens Alsleben, Lange Reihe 15, 20099 Hamburg, Germany (hereinafter referred to as "we"), take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We process your data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

This Privacy Policy informs you about the collection, use, and processing of your personal data when visiting our website www.starkimsturm.com.

2. Data Controller

Jens Alsleben
Lange Reihe 15
20099 Hamburg
Germany
E-mail: ja@starkimsturm.com
Phone: +49 (0) 176 27202072

3. Collection and Processing of Personal Data

a) When Visiting the Website
When using our website for purely informational purposes, no personal data is collected except for the data that your browser automatically transmits to our server (e.g., IP address, date and time of the request, browser type, operating system). This data is used solely to ensure the smooth operation of the website and improve our services.

b) Contact Form
If you contact us via the contact form, we collect the following data:

- Name
- E-mail address

This data is used exclusively to respond to your inquiry. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures).
The data is stored in Webflow's CRM system. We do not transfer this data to third parties.

c) Newsletter (Substack)
Our daily blog subscription is managed via a widget from Substack. All data processing related to the newsletter is handled exclusively by Substack.
For more information, please see Substack’s Privacy Policy.

4. Cookies

For details about the cookies we use, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

5. Integration of Third-Party Services

a) YouTube
We embed videos from YouTube, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
When you visit a page containing a YouTube video, a connection to YouTube servers is established, and YouTube is informed of the pages you visited.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account before visiting our site.
For more information, please see Google’s Privacy Policy.

b) Substack
We use a widget from Substack Inc., 111 Sutter Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94101, USA, to provide our blog and newsletter subscription.
By using the widget, personal data may be transferred to Substack. All data processing is handled exclusively by Substack.
For more information, please see Substack’s Privacy Policy.

c) Podigee
Our podcasts are embedded using the Podigee platform, operated by Podigee GmbH, Schlesische Straße 20, 10997 Berlin, Germany.
When you play a podcast, data is transmitted to Podigee's servers. Data processing takes place in accordance with Podigee's privacy regulations.
For more information, please see Podigee’s Privacy Policy.

6. Data Recipients

Personal data is not disclosed to third parties unless required by law or necessary to fulfill a contract.

7. Data Retention

We store your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the respective purpose. Newsletter data can be deleted at any time by unsubscribing directly via Substack.

8. Your Rights

You have the following rights under the GDPR:

  • Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
  • Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
  • Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
  • Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
  • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
  • Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)

To exercise your rights, please contact us at bb@starkimsturm.com.

9. Data Security

We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.

10. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy as necessary. The current version is always available on our website.