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Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you.

2. Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Collateralus Consulting
Dr. Christian Spaniol
Dahlienstr. 5
66793 Saarwellingen
Germany

E-Mail: [E-Mail wird geladen...]

3. Data Collection on This Website

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This could be data you enter in a contact form, for example. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This is primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access).

4. Hosting

This website is hosted by Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany. When you visit our website, the following data is automatically collected in server log files:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Referrer URL
  • Date and time of access

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in the secure provision of the website)

Storage duration: 7 days

5. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device. Cookies help us make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure.

You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies on a case-by-case basis, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser.

6. Analytics Tools

Umami Analytics

This website uses Umami, a privacy-friendly web analytics solution. Umami does not store any personal data and does not use cookies. Only anonymized, aggregated statistics are collected, such as page views and visit duration. Identification of individual users is not possible.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in anonymous analysis for website optimization)

7. Contact Form

When you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures)

Storage duration: 3 years after completion of the inquiry

Email delivery: Email delivery is handled by Resend (Resend, Inc., USA). Data transfer to the USA is based on Standard Contractual Clauses.

8. Appointment Booking (Calendly)

For appointment booking, we use the service Calendly (Calendly LLC, Atlanta, USA). When you book an appointment, your entered data (name, email, and any additional information) is processed by Calendly.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent through active use of the service)

Third country transfer: USA, based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework

Calendly Privacy Policy: https://calendly.com/privacy

9. Your Rights

You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. For this and any other questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.

  • Right to information (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)

Right to withdraw consent: If processing is based on consent, you can withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. The lawfulness of the processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected.

10. Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The responsible supervisory authority is:

Independent Data Protection Center Saarland
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Fritz-Dobisch-Straße 12
66111 Saarbrücken
Germany

Tel.: 0681 94781-0
E-Mail: [E-Mail wird geladen...]

11. SSL/TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.