Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 25, 2025

At Dennis Doerflinger, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy outlines what data we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have regarding your information.

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website.

Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you.

Detailed information on data protection can be found in the full privacy policy listed below this section.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator.

Their contact details can be found in the section "Information about the Responsible Party" in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Some of your data is collected when you provide it to us. This could be data you enter into a contact form, for example.

Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website — mostly technical data (e.g., your web browser, operating system, or the time of the page visit). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access the site.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the website works correctly.

Other data may be used to analyze user behavior.

If contracts are created or initiated via the website, the submitted data may also be used to handle contract offers, orders, or other inquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data.

You also have the right to request correction or deletion of your data.

If you have given consent for data processing, you can revoke this at any time in the future.

Additionally, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted under certain circumstances.

You also have the right to file a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.

If you have any questions about privacy or your data, you can contact us at any time.

Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be analyzed statistically.

This is mainly done using analytics programs.

You'll find more detailed info about those tools in the rest of this privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

External Hosting

This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communications, contract data, contact details, names, website access logs, and other data generated via the website.

External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of providing our online services in a secure, fast, and efficient manner by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) of the TDDDG (German Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act), provided the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as defined by the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Our hosting provider(s) will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill their service obligations and in accordance with our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following hosting provider:

Vercel Inc., 440 N Barranca Ave Pmb 4133, Covina, CA, 91723-1722 United States

Data Processing Agreement

We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a legally required contract under data protection law that ensures the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Notes and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of this site take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., communication via email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Dennis Dörflinger

Email: legal@dennisdoer.com

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Retention Period

Unless a more specific storage period has been stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted—unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the data will be deleted once those reasons no longer apply.

4. Your Rights

Right to Object to Data Collection

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ARTICLE 6 (1)(E) OR (F) OF THE GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS.

The specific legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy.

If you object, we will no longer process your affected personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims (objection under Article 21 (1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING AT ANY TIME. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING.

If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct advertising purposes (objection under Article 21 (2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement. This right exists regardless of any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive the data we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format. You also have the right to have this data transmitted directly to another controller, where technically feasible.

Access, Correction, and Deletion

You have the right, within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, to receive free information at any time about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for other questions relating to personal data, you can contact us at any time.

5. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

We do not use tracking cookies or store any personally identifiable cookies. Our analytics are fully cookie-free (via Vercel), so no cookie banner is required.

Server Log Files

The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Hostname of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of their website — for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.

6. Plugins and Tools

YouTube

This website embeds videos from YouTube. The operator of YouTube is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you visit one of our pages where a YouTube video is embedded, a connection is established to YouTube's servers. In doing so, the YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.

Additionally, YouTube may store various cookies on your device or use similar recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting). This way, YouTube can gather information about visitors to this website. These are used, among other things, to compile video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can directly link your browsing behavior to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of presenting our online offerings in an appealing way. This constitutes a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

Further information about how YouTube handles user data can be found in their privacy policy at:

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Authentication with Google

We offer login via Google (OAuth). When you choose to log in with your Google account, we receive your email address and basic profile information from Google to authenticate your identity and give you access to the Pro version of the PowerLibs Component Library.

We do not access your contacts, emails, or any other private data from your Google account.

Your login data is only used to verify your account and enable features you paid for.

Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Payment Provider (Stripe)

Payments for Pro features are handled securely by Stripe on our behalf. When you purchase, your email address and payment details are securely transmitted to Stripe for processing, invoicing, and fraud prevention.

We do not store any credit card or payment info on our servers.

Stripe is fully GDPR-compliant and certified to the highest industry standards (PCI-DSS, etc.).

Stripe's privacy policy: https://stripe.com/privacy

Questions About Your Privacy?

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please contact us at legal@dennisdoer.com