Privacy Policy

Drafted under EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and German data-protection law (BDSG).

1. Data Controller

The data controller for the processing of personal data on this website is:
Prof. Dr. phil. Michael Mainka
Höhenstrasse 54
87629 Füssen
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 8362 4095884
Email: info@mmainka.de

2. Information collected when you visit the site

When you visit our website, general information is automatically recorded (server log files). This information may include the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address, the date, and the time of the request.

This data is processed in particular for the following purposes:

We do not use your data for any purpose that allows conclusions to be drawn about your person. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the purposes listed above.

3. Hosting

Our website is hosted by:
Hostinger International Ltd., Hostinger UAB,
Šaltinio g. 4-3, LT-01124 Vilnius, Lithuania.

The hosting provider processes personal data on the basis of a data-processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR.

4. Contact form (Contact Form 7)

When you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the form — in particular your name, email address, and the text of your message — are stored with us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR (consent) and/or Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests in processing your inquiry).

Retention period: The data you enter in the contact form remains with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., once your inquiry has been resolved).

5. Embedded fonts (Google Fonts)

This website uses external fonts from Google LLC (Google Fonts) for consistent typography. When you load a page, your browser caches the required fonts. In the process, your IP address is transmitted to Google. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

The use of Google Fonts serves the consistent and visually appealing presentation of our online offerings. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest).

Further information on Google Fonts: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq
Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

6. Cookies

This website may use functional cookies that are necessary for the operation of the site (e.g., for session handling in WordPress). These cookies are processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

Any additional cookies (e.g., for analytics or marketing) will only be set after your explicit consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR).

7. Your rights as a data subject

You have the right at any time to:

To exercise your rights, an informal email to info@mmainka.de is sufficient.

8. Right to complain to a supervisory authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data-protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR (Art. 77 GDPR).

Competent supervisory authority for the data controller:
Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA)
Promenade 18
91522 Ansbach, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 981 180093-0
Email: poststelle@lda.bayern.de
Web: https://www.lda.bayern.de

9. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time to ensure it always meets current legal requirements. The most recent version applies to your next visit.

Last updated: May 2026