Privacy Policy

Courtesy translation of the German Datenschutzerklärung. Status: October 2026.

1. Controller

The controller for data processing on this website is:

Falkenstein Studios
Owner: Hagen Falkenstein
Mozartstr. 2
74653 Kuenzelsau
Germany
Email: falkenstein.digitalretail@gmail.com

2. Overview

This website is purely informational. It uses no cookies, no web analytics or tracking services and no advertising networks, and it contains no forms, newsletter sign-ups or comment functions. No third-party content (such as fonts, videos or maps) is loaded when you open the site.

3. Hosting and server log files

This website is hosted by IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany. When you open the site, the hosting provider processes technically necessary data in so-called server log files. These include:

• the IP address of the requesting device
• date and time of the request
• the requested file or page and the amount of data transferred
• the status code of the request
• browser type and version, operating system
• where applicable, the previously visited page (referrer)

This processing is necessary to deliver the website and to ensure its security and stability. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in the secure and efficient operation of the website). The log files are stored by the hosting provider according to its own policies and then deleted. A data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR is in place with IONOS.

4. Fonts

The font used on this website is delivered locally from my own server. No connection is made to Google servers or other third parties.

5. Contact via Instagram

This website links to my Instagram profile. A connection to Instagram is only established once you click the link. Instagram is operated by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, Ireland. Meta is responsible for data processing on Instagram; Instagram’s privacy policy applies. Data may also be transferred to third countries, in particular the USA.

If you message me on Instagram (e.g. with the word “Analysis”), I process your profile name, the content of your messages and the information you share with me. To prepare an analysis, I also look at publicly visible content of your channel. This processing serves to answer your request and to prepare a possible collaboration. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures at your request) and otherwise Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR. I delete the data once the purpose no longer applies and no statutory retention obligations prevent it.

6. Contact by email

If you write to me by email, I process your email address and the content of your message in order to answer your request. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1)(b) or (f) GDPR. The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for its purpose and no statutory retention obligations apply.

7. External links

This website contains links to external websites. I have no influence on their data processing. Please refer to their respective privacy policies.

8. SSL / TLS encryption

For security reasons, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by “https://” in your browser’s address bar.

9. Your rights

Within the limits of the law, you have the right to:

• access to your stored data (Art. 15 GDPR)
• rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR)
• erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
• restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR). Where processing is based on legitimate interests, you may object at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation.
• withdraw any consent given, with effect for the future (Art. 7 (3) GDPR)

To exercise your rights, a message to the contact address above is sufficient. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the EU member state of your habitual residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement (Art. 77 GDPR).

10. Updates

I will update this privacy policy if the website or the legal requirements change. The version published here applies.