1. Data Controller
Selina Gaertner Consulting
Selina Gaertner
Auwaldstr. 1
79110 Freiburg
Germany
Phone: +49 152 5855 2250
Email: mail@selinagertner.com
2. Overview of Data Processing
Types of data processed
- Usage data (e.g. pages visited, access times)
- Meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses)
- Contact data (e.g. email, phone number) when you contact us
Categories of data subjects
- Website visitors
- Communication partners
3. Legal Basis
Personal data is processed on the following legal bases:
- Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) – Where you have given us your consent.
- Contract performance (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) – Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
- Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) – Where processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests, e.g. analyzing and optimizing our website.
4. Hosting
This website is hosted by Netlify, Inc. (44 Montgomery Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA). When you visit this website, Netlify automatically collects the following information in server log files:
- IP address of the requesting device
- Date and time of the request
- URL / name of the requested file
- Amount of data transferred
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referrer URL
This processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation of the website). A Data Processing Agreement (DPA) has been concluded with Netlify in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. Netlify is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
Netlify's privacy policy: https://www.netlify.com/privacy/
5. Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how you use the site.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We have activated IP anonymization on this website, so that your IP address is truncated by Google within Member States of the EU or other EEA states before transmission.
On behalf of the website operator, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services relating to website and internet usage to the website operator.
Legal basis: Google Analytics is used on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Opt-out: You can prevent cookies from being stored by adjusting your browser settings. You can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by downloading and installing the browser opt-out add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
6. Calendly
We use Calendly (Calendly LLC, 3423 Piedmont Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30305, USA) for appointment scheduling. When you book an appointment, the data you enter (name, email address, and any additional information) is processed by Calendly.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures) and Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent through active booking).
Calendly's privacy policy: https://calendly.com/privacy.
7. LinkedIn
Our website contains links to our LinkedIn profile. When you click on these links, you are redirected to the platform of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company (Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland). No automatic data transfer to LinkedIn occurs simply by visiting our website.
LinkedIn's privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
8. SSL/TLS Encryption
This website uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the "https://" in the address bar of your browser and the lock icon.
9. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR) – You may request information about your personal data processed by us.
- Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) – You may request the correction of inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) – You may request the deletion of your data, provided the legal requirements are met.
- Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR) – You may request restriction of the processing of your data.
- Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) – You may request that we provide your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
- Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR) – You may object to the processing of your data at any time, insofar as the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
- Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR) – You may withdraw any consent given at any time.
- Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR) – You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The competent authority is: Der Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg, Lautenschlagerstraße 20, 70173 Stuttgart, Germany.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This privacy policy is current as of March 2026. Due to the further development of our website or changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this privacy policy. The current version can always be accessed on our website.