PRIVACY INFORMATION

Privacy

This notice describes how personal data is processed when you visit this website or make contact by email.

1. Data controller

Philip M. Gerstner
Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 57
49191 Belm
Germany
Email: philip@philipgerstner.com

2. Website access and hosting

This website is hosted by STRATO GmbH, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany. Technical connection data is processed when you access the website. This includes, in particular, your IP address, the date and time of access, the requested URL, HTTP status, the volume of data transferred, browser and operating system information and, where applicable, the page visited previously.

The data is processed to deliver the website, resolve errors and protect it against attacks. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the reliable and secure operation of this website. The recipient is the hosting provider, which processes the data on behalf of the website owner.

According to STRATO, IP addresses are retained for no more than seven days to detect and prevent attacks. IP addresses and hostnames are anonymised in the access logs made available to website owners; STRATO provides these logs for the preceding six weeks. No separate visitor database is maintained. Further information is available in STRATO’s privacy notice and its information on data processing and security logs.

3. Fonts, images and analytics

Fonts and lamp images are served directly by this website. The website code contains no external font services, analytics tools, advertising trackers or embedded social media content. It sets no cookies and does not use browser storage. Your language choice is part of the page URL and is carried through links within the website.

4. Contact by email

The contact links open your email application. There is no contact form. If you send a message, your email address, your name where provided, and the contents of your message are processed to handle and respond to your enquiry.

Processing is based on the legitimate interest in responding to voluntarily submitted enquiries (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). Messages are deleted once they are no longer needed for the correspondence, unless statutory retention obligations require otherwise. Recipients may include the email service providers used for delivery and storage. Messages are not used for advertising or newsletters.

5. Your rights

Under the GDPR, you have rights of access, rectification, erasure and restriction of processing, and, where applicable, data portability. You may object to processing based on legitimate interests on grounds relating to your particular situation. You may withdraw any consent you have given with effect for the future.

To exercise your rights, please use the email address above. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, particularly in the place of your habitual residence, workplace or the alleged infringement.

Last updated: 30 September 2026