Privacy policy

This page explains which personal data AmtsGuide processes and which rights you have.

1. Privacy at a glance

General information

These notes explain what happens to your personal data on amtsguide.de. Personal data is any information that makes you identifiable as a person.

Controller

The controller for data processing on amtsguide.de is Blinktank GmbH.

Blinktank GmbH Hauptstr. 5L 10317 Berlin Germany

Email: hallo@amtsguide.de Phone: +49 30 23255886

The controller decides the purposes and means of the processing. That is a person or a company.

2. Data collection on this website

Server log files

The server automatically stores technical details in server log files. Your browser sends these details when you open a page.

• Browser type and version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL, the page previously visited
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address, anonymised after 7 days

This data is not assigned to a specific person. We do not combine it with other data sources. The stored log data is automatically deleted after 7 days.

Legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The purpose is the security and operation of the pages.

Umami Analytics, opt-in

We use Umami for reach measurement on our own server. Measurement with Umami starts only after your explicit consent.

What Umami collects:

• Page views without personal data
• Time spent on pages
• Approximate geographic region, country
• Device type, desktop, mobile or tablet

What Umami does not collect:

• No cookies
• No IP addresses
• No individual user profiles
• No personal data

Storage location: our own server in Germany, stats.amtsguide.de Legal basis: Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, consent Retention period: 180 days

You withdraw this consent through the cookie settings in the footer.

Click tracking for provider links

A click on a provider link stores these details:

• Timestamp of the click
• Provider clicked as an anonymised token
• District from the URL
• Language version, DE or EN
• No IP address
• No personal data

Purpose: evidence of performance for providers Legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, legitimate interest Retention period: 90 days

Contact by email

An email to us stores these details:

• Email address
• Message text
• Timestamp

Purpose: handling your enquiry Legal basis: Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, steps before a contract Article 6(1)(f) GDPR also applies to the reply. Retention period: until the enquiry is handled, then deletion

3. Hosting and third-party providers

Hetzner Cloud

amtsguide.de is hosted by:

Hetzner Online GmbH Industriestr. 25 91710 Gunzenhausen Germany

Data processing: server logs and storage of the files Legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR Location: Germany, EU

Postmark, email delivery

We use the Postmark service for sending email.

ActiveCampaign, LLC (Postmark) 1 N Dearborn St, Suite 500 Chicago, IL 60602, USA

Data processing: email delivery and short storage of email addresses Legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR Privacy policy: https://postmarkapp.com/privacy-policy Postmark processes the delivery data on servers in the United States. The basis for this transfer is the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

4. Your rights

You have these rights for your personal data:

• Right of access, Article 15 GDPR
• Right to rectification, Article 16 GDPR
• Right to erasure, Article 17 GDPR
• Right to restriction of processing, Article 18 GDPR
• Right to data portability, Article 20 GDPR
• Right to object, Article 21 GDPR

To use these rights, write to hallo@amtsguide.de.

Right to lodge a complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Friedrichstr. 219 10969 Berlin Phone: 030 13889-0 Email: mailbox@datenschutz-berlin.de

5. No disclosure to third parties

We do not disclose your personal data to third parties. Exceptions are a legal duty, a needed contract performance, and your explicit consent. Needed contract performance includes hosting by Hetzner.

6. Data security

To protect the data we use technical and organisational security measures.

• HTTPS encryption, TLS
• Secure servers in Germany
• Regular security updates
• Access controls
• No cookies without consent

7. Newsletter through Substack

We offer a newsletter through Substack. Substack is a service based in the United States.

A click on Subscribe on Substack opens the Substack pages. Substack collects and processes your email address under its own privacy policy.

AmtsGuide does not collect your email address for this newsletter. The subscription exists directly between you and Substack.

Substack privacy policy: https://substack.com/privacy

A transfer of your data to the United States is possible. Substack is subject to United States data protection rules and states its own safeguards.

For an unsubscribe or deletion request, contact Substack directly. You can also use the unsubscribe link in each newsletter email.