1. Controller#
Simon Hilke Digitales Marketing
Finkenweg 26
51515 Kürten
Germany
Email: hallo@mit-kappe-im-wald.de
2. General#
I collect and use personal data only to the extent necessary to operate this website and provide its content. Processing is carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).
3. Hosting & Server Log Files#
This website is hosted on a server within the EU. When you visit the site, the following data is automatically recorded in the server log:
- IP address (anonymised)
- Date and time of access
- Requested URL
- Referrer URL (previously visited page)
- Browser and operating system
This data is used solely for the technical provision of the website and is deleted after a maximum of 7 days. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest).
4. Cookies & Cookie Consent#
This website uses cookies. On your first visit, a cookie banner allows you to give or refuse consent.
Necessary cookies are required for the website to function and are set without your consent. They store your cookie preferences.
Analytics cookies (Google Analytics) are only set if you consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by reopening the cookie preferences (link in the footer).
5. Google Analytics#
If you consent, this website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics uses cookies to help analyse how visitors use the site. The information generated (including your truncated IP address) is transmitted to and stored on Google’s servers. IP anonymisation is enabled.
Google may use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity and provide other services relating to internet use.
Cookies: _ga, _ga_* (retention: 2 years), _gid (retention: 24 hours)
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent).
More information: policies.google.com/privacy
You can prevent data collection by Google Analytics by not giving consent in the cookie banner, or by withdrawing it at any time.
6. Embedded YouTube Videos#
Some pages embed YouTube videos. To protect your privacy, I use YouTube’s privacy-enhanced domain youtube-nocookie.com. A connection to YouTube’s servers is only established when you actively play a video.
When a video is played, the following data may be transmitted to YouTube (Google Ireland Limited): IP address, browser information, and interaction data. More information: policies.google.com/privacy
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest) / Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent when actively playing).
7. External Links & Affiliate Links#
This website contains links to external websites. I have no influence over their data practices and accept no responsibility for their content.
Some links are affiliate links (e.g. to Amazon or other online shops). If you make a purchase via such a link, I receive a small commission — at no additional cost to you. When you click an affiliate link, the respective provider may set cookies and track your click. Please refer to the privacy policies of the respective providers.
8. Your Rights#
As a data subject, you have the following rights:
- Access (Art. 15 GDPR): Find out what data I hold about you.
- Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): Have incorrect data corrected.
- Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): Have your data deleted, unless a legal retention obligation applies.
- Restriction (Art. 18 GDPR): Restrict the processing of your data.
- Objection (Art. 21 GDPR): Object to processing based on legitimate interest.
- Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR): Receive your data in a commonly used format.
- Withdrawal (Art. 7(3) GDPR): Withdraw any consent given at any time.
For requests, contact: hallo@mit-kappe-im-wald.de
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The competent authority is, for example, the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia (LDI NRW).
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy#
I reserve the right to update this privacy policy as needed. The current version is always available on this page. Last updated: March 2026.