Privacy Policy

This explains what happens to your data on this site, in plain language. It applies to alekmartin.com, operated from Germany and subject to the GDPR.

Controller

The short version

There is no analytics on this site, no advertising, no tracking cookies and no profiling. Nothing about you is sold or shared for marketing. Data is processed only where it has to be: the technical data every website receives, what you enter when you book through Calendly, the email address you give me if you choose to send it, and what you send me when you contact me.

Hosting and server logs

This site is hosted by Netlify (Netlify, Inc., USA), acting as a processor on my behalf under a data processing agreement. When you visit, the server automatically receives technical data such as your IP address, browser type, the page requested, and the date and time. This is standard for any website and is used only to deliver the site and keep it secure. Legal basis: my legitimate interest in operating a secure website, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Because Netlify is based in the United States, this involves a transfer to a third country, safeguarded by the EU Standard Contractual Clauses and the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.

Fonts

The typefaces on this site are hosted on this server. No data is sent to Google or any other font provider.

Cookies and local storage

This site stores one small entry in your browser to remember that you have seen the cookie notice. It is not used for tracking. No advertising or analytics cookies are set, so no consent banner for tracking is required.

If you send me your email address

If you answer the question on this site and submit your email address, I receive that address and store it. I use it for one purpose: to write to you personally and to let you know when the book is published. What you send is transmitted through Netlify Forms (Netlify, Inc., USA) and delivered to my mailbox. Legal basis: your consent, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can withdraw that consent at any time by writing to the address above, and I will delete your address. Withdrawal does not affect anything sent before it.

Booking through Calendly

To book a call, you can use Calendly (Calendly LLC, USA). Calendly receives the name, email address, chosen time and any answers you enter, and passes them to me. Legal basis: steps prior to a contract, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The transfer to the USA is safeguarded by the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and Standard Contractual Clauses. Calendly's own privacy policy applies.

If you contact me directly

You can reach me by email, WhatsApp or phone. I receive and keep what you send so I can reply. Email is handled by Apple (iCloud Mail, Apple Distribution International Ltd., Ireland). WhatsApp is operated by Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., and its own privacy terms apply. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where the contact concerns a possible engagement, otherwise Art. 6(1)(f). I keep correspondence only as long as needed for your enquiry or as long as the law requires.

Your rights

Under the GDPR you have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and objection in relation to your personal data. Where processing rests on consent, you may withdraw it at any time. To exercise any of these, write to me at the address above. You also have the right to complain to a supervisory authority — for this site that is the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit).

Last updated: October 2026