1. General Information
The protection of your personal data is important to me. Personal data is processed on this website only where necessary and in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
This Privacy Policy explains what personal data may be processed when you visit this website or contact me.
2. Responsible Person
Yasser Elshantaf
Berlin, Germany
Email: info@elshantaf.de
3. Website Hosting and Server Log Files
When you visit this website, the hosting provider may automatically process technical information that is transmitted by your browser. This may include:
- IP address
- Date and time of access
- Requested page or file
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referrer URL
This processing is generally necessary to ensure the secure, stable, and proper operation of the website.
4. Contact Form
This website uses WPForms to provide a contact form.
If you contact me through the contact form, the information you provide, such as your name, email address and message, will be processed for the purpose of handling and responding to your inquiry.
Depending on the configuration of WPForms, submitted information may be stored in the WordPress database and may also be transmitted by email to the website owner.
WPForms itself states that form entry data is processed on the website where WPForms is installed rather than being collected by WPForms as a service provider. WPForms
Personal data submitted through the contact form will not be used for unrelated purposes and will be retained only for as long as necessary to handle the inquiry or where retention is required by applicable law.
5. Additional Data Processed by WPForms
Depending on the WPForms configuration, additional technical information such as the visitor’s IP address and user agent may be collected when a form is submitted.
WPForms provides privacy settings that allow website operators to disable the storage of user cookies, IP addresses and user-agent information. WPForms
6. Spam Protection with Cloudflare Turnstile
The contact form on this website is protected by Cloudflare Turnstile, a service provided by Cloudflare, Inc.
Turnstile is used to protect the website against automated submissions, spam, bots and malicious activity.
For this purpose, Cloudflare Turnstile processes certain technical signals, which may include:
- IP address
- User-Agent header
- TLS fingerprint
- Sitekey and associated website origin
- Other technical browser and device signals
Cloudflare states that these signals are used to distinguish legitimate visitors from automated traffic and to improve bot detection. Cloudflare acts as a processor for certain Turnstile processing performed on behalf of website operators and as a controller for certain processing used to improve Turnstile. Cloudflare
Turnstile does not process the content that you enter into the contact form for the purpose of bot detection.
Further information is available in Cloudflare’s Turnstile Privacy Addendum and Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
7. Cookies
This website may use technically necessary cookies that are required for the proper operation, security and functionality of the website.
WPForms may use a UUID cookie depending on its configuration. This cookie can be disabled through the WPForms GDPR settings. WPForms
Cloudflare Turnstile may also use strictly necessary technical mechanisms for bot detection and website security. Cloudflare states that the signals processed by Turnstile are necessary for detecting and blocking automated traffic. Cloudflare
If additional analytics, advertising or marketing cookies are introduced in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly.
8. Legal Basis for Processing
Personal data submitted through the contact form is processed for the purpose of responding to your inquiry.
Technical data necessary for website security, operation and spam protection may be processed on the basis of legitimate interests in maintaining a secure and functional website.
Where consent is required by applicable law, processing will take place only after consent has been provided.
9. Data Retention
Personal data will be stored only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Contact requests may be deleted once the inquiry has been fully handled and there is no further reason to retain the information.
10. Recipients of Personal Data
Personal data may be processed by service providers that are necessary for the operation and security of the website, including:
- The website hosting provider
- Email service providers involved in delivering contact form notifications
- Cloudflare, Inc., in connection with Turnstile spam and bot protection
Data is not sold to third parties.
11. International Data Transfers
Some service providers used by this website, including Cloudflare, may process data outside the European Economic Area.
Where applicable, such processing is subject to the data protection safeguards provided by the respective service provider and applicable data protection law. Cloudflare publishes information concerning international data transfers in its privacy documentation. Cloudflare
12. Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data
- Request correction of inaccurate personal data
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Request restriction of processing
- Object to certain processing
- Request data portability
- Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent
You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.
13. Data Security
Appropriate technical and organizational measures are used to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse or alteration.
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated if the website, its services or applicable legal requirements change.
The current version of this Privacy Policy is the version published on this website.
15. Contact Regarding Privacy
If you have questions regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact:
Yasser Elshantaf
Email: info@elshantaf.de