Privacy Notice

This privacy notice explains how we process personal data when you visit our website Chinese Coaching and when you contact us. We aim to keep data collection to the minimum necessary.

1. Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Steinhäuser Verlag
Steinhauser Str. 53
D-42399 Wuppertal
Germany

Email:

2. Server log files

When you visit this website, the web server automatically stores certain information in so-called log files. The following data may be processed:

• IP address of the requesting device (shortened or anonymized where technically feasible)
• Date and time of access
• URL and file accessed
• Amount of data transferred
• Referring URL (website from which you came to us)
• Information about the browser and operating system used

This data is processed to ensure the technical operation, security and stability of the website, and to be able to investigate misuse or attacks. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in the secure and stable operation of this website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Server log data is usually kept for a short period only and deleted or anonymized thereafter, unless longer retention is necessary in individual cases (for example, in connection with security incidents).

3. Web analytics with Matomo

We use the open-source software Matomo for privacy-friendly web analytics. Matomo is self-hosted on our own server and is configured to collect only the minimum amount of information necessary to understand how our website is used.

Depending on your configuration and browser settings, the following data may be processed:

• Pages and files accessed on our site
• Date and time of access
• Approximate location (country/region) based on IP address
• Information about the device, operating system and browser used
• Referring website (if any)

We have configured Matomo so that no personal profiles are created and no data is shared with third parties. Matomo is operated without third-party trackers and without advertising cookies. IP addresses are shortened or otherwise processed so that direct identification of individual visitors is not intended.

The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in improving the content, structure and performance of our website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The analytical data is kept only for as long as necessary for these purposes and then deleted or anonymized.

4. Contact by email

If you contact us by email, we process the information you provide (in particular your email address, name and the content of your message) in order to handle your inquiry and any follow-up questions.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, where the communication relates to the preparation or performance of a coaching relationship, and otherwise our legitimate interest in responding to inquiries (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

We keep emails only for as long as necessary to handle your request and in accordance with any applicable statutory retention periods.

5. Recipients and data processing in the EU

Our website is hosted by a service provider within the European Union. In the course of providing hosting and maintenance services, this provider may have access to personal data (for example, server log files). Appropriate data processing agreements and technical and organizational measures are in place.

We do not transfer personal data collected via this website to countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area, and we do not share analytics data with third-party advertising networks or social media platforms.

6. Legal basis summary

• Operation and security of the website (server logs):
  Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
• Privacy-friendly web analytics with Matomo:
  Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
• Communication by email (inquiries, coaching arrangements):
  Performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and, where applicable, legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)

7. Your rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR:

• Right of access to the personal data we process about you (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Right to rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) (Art. 17 GDPR)
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Right to data portability, where applicable (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Right to object to processing based on legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), including profiling based on those interests (Art. 21 GDPR)

To exercise these rights, you can contact us at the email address provided above.

8. Right to lodge a complaint

If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates data protection law, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement (Art. 77 GDPR).

9. Changes to this privacy notice

We may update this privacy notice from time to time, for example if our website or legal requirements change. The current version is always available on this page.

Last updated: March 2025