Privacy Policy
The protection and confidential handling of your personal data is of paramount importance to CKRNETZ. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our website and services.
Effective Date: January 2025
Table of Contents
1. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for processing your personal data on this website is CKRNETZ. As the data controller, we determine the purposes and means of processing personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
2. Data Collection
We collect personal data in various ways when you interact with our website and services. The types of data collected depend on how you use our services.
Server Log Files
Our web servers automatically collect and store information that your browser transmits to us. This data is collected for technical purposes and to ensure the security and functionality of our website.
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referrer URL (previously visited page)
- IP address (anonymized)
- Date and time of access
Contact Form
When you submit a project inquiry through our contact form, we collect the information you provide, including your name, email address, company name, and project details. This data is used solely to respond to your inquiry and evaluate potential project collaboration.
Email Communication
If you contact us via email, we store your email address and the content of your message to process and respond to your inquiry. This correspondence is retained for documentation purposes and to maintain our business relationship.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds under the GDPR:
Consent - Processing based on your explicit consent (e.g., newsletter subscription, analytics cookies)
Contract Performance - Processing necessary for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures (e.g., project inquiries)
Legitimate Interests - Processing necessary for our legitimate business interests (e.g., website security, service improvement)
5. Third-Party Services
We use carefully selected third-party services to operate our website and provide our services. These providers process data on our behalf and are contractually bound to protect your information.
Analytics Services
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors interact with our website. This service uses cookies to collect anonymized data about page views, session duration, and user behavior. IP addresses are anonymized before processing.
Hosting Provider
Our website is hosted on Vercel's infrastructure, which provides secure and reliable hosting services. Vercel processes server requests and may temporarily store access logs for security purposes.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Contact form submissions and project inquiries are retained for the duration of our business relationship plus any legally required retention period. Server logs are automatically deleted after 30 days. Cookie consent preferences are stored for 12 months.
7. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our website uses HTTPS encryption for all data transmission. Access to personal data is restricted to authorized personnel only. We regularly review and update our security practices.
8. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have comprehensive rights regarding your personal data. You can exercise these rights at any time by contacting us.
Right of Access
Request information about your personal data we process
Right to Rectification
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
Right to Erasure
Request deletion of your personal data ('right to be forgotten')
Right to Restriction
Request limitation of processing of your data
Right to Data Portability
Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
Right to Object
Object to processing based on legitimate interests
Right to Withdraw Consent
Withdraw consent at any time without affecting prior processing
Right to Lodge a Complaint
File a complaint with a supervisory authority
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, wish to exercise your data protection rights, or have concerns about how we handle your personal data, please contact our data protection team.
We aim to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. For complex requests, we may need additional time, in which case we will inform you accordingly.
privacy@ckrnetz.comLast updated: January 2025