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Heimat & Home An American family in the Pfalz
Heimat & Home An American family in the Pfalz

Datenschutz

Datenschutzerklärung

Privacy notice as required under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR / DSGVO) and the German Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG). This page is in English because the site’s primary audience is English-speaking; the underlying legal obligations are the same.

1. Verantwortliche Stelle / Data Controller

Ryan Bush
Balbierstraße 8
67663 Kaiserslautern
Germany
Email: [email protected]

2. Server log files

The hosting provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files that the browser transmits, including: browser type and version, operating system, referrer URL, hostname of the accessing computer, time of the server request, and IP address. This data is not merged with other data sources. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in operating a stable, secure website).

3. Cookies

This site uses functional cookies required for the site to operate (e.g. WordPress login session for the site administrator). No tracking or advertising cookies are set without consent.

4. Comments

If you leave a comment, the comment text, the time of submission, your email address, and (if provided) your name and website URL will be stored. The IP address of the commenter is also stored to defend against abuse. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent given by submission).

5. Third-party services

This site uses the following third-party services that may process personal data:

  • Cloudflare (CDN, DDoS protection): Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. Cloudflare processes IP addresses and request metadata to deliver the site and block malicious traffic. Privacy policy.
  • Wordfence (security plugin): Defiant, Inc., USA. Wordfence processes IP addresses and login attempts to detect attacks. Privacy policy.
  • Google Analytics 4 (via Site Kit): Google Ireland Limited. Tracks aggregated page views, sessions, and pseudonymized user interactions for traffic analysis. Logged-in administrators are excluded from tracking. Measurement ID: G-N968C691Z4. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent, collected via the cookie banner). Google Privacy Policy.
  • Google Search Console (via Site Kit): Google Ireland Limited. Provides aggregated search-query data to the site owner. No personal data is collected from individual visitors.
  • Google PageSpeed Insights (via Site Kit): Used by the site owner to measure page-load performance. No visitor data is transmitted to Google by this module.

6. Your rights under GDPR

You have the right to: access (Art. 15), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20), and to object to processing (Art. 21). You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority — for residents of Rheinland-Pfalz this is the Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Rheinland-Pfalz.

7. Contact for privacy questions

For any privacy-related question or to exercise your rights, contact: [email protected].