Privacy Policy

1. Controller

The controller responsible for processing your personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

2. What data do we collect ourselves?

Dr. Kalliwoda Research GmbH does not place its own tracking or analytics cookies on this website and does not run any first-party analytics tools (no Google Analytics, Matomo, Plausible, or similar).

We only process personal data that you actively provide to us, namely:

• data submitted through the newsletter subscription form (see the separate newsletter privacy policy for details);
• content of any emails or messages you send to us;
• technical server logs kept by our hosting provider IONOS for operational and security purposes.

3. Server logs

Our hosting provider IONOS automatically records standard server log information when you visit the website, including IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring page, pages accessed, and date/time of access. These logs are used solely for the technical operation and security of the website and are not combined with other personal data.

Legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in operating a secure website).

4. Cookies

This website does not set any first-party tracking cookies.

A single technical entry may be stored in your browser's local storage to remember your choice regarding the Google Maps consent (see section 5). This entry contains only the value accepted or declined and no personal data. It remains on your device until you clear it through your browser settings.

5. Embedded Google Maps

The Contact page includes a map provided by Google Maps (a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). When you actively consent to loading the map:

• Google receives your IP address, the URL of the page you are visiting, and standard request data (browser/operating system, language preference, etc.);
• Google may set cookies on your device to provide and protect the Maps service;
• Google may process this data in the United States and other countries.

Legal basis: your prior consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time by clearing the kw-maps-consent entry in your browser's local storage.

More information about Google's processing of personal data is available in Google's privacy policy.

6. Other external resources

This website also loads the following resources from third-party content delivery networks for layout and typography purposes. These services do not set cookies on your device but may briefly receive your IP address when their files are requested:

• Bootstrap CSS/JS from cdn.jsdelivr.net;
• Font Awesome icon CSS from cdnjs.cloudflare.com;
• Inter, Sora and Playfair Display fonts from fonts.googleapis.com.

7. Newsletter subscriptions

If you subscribe to our updates, the data you submit is governed by our newsletter privacy policy, which describes the double-opt-in process, what data we store, how long we keep it, and how to unsubscribe.

8. Your rights under GDPR

Subject to the applicable legal requirements, you have the right to:

• request access to your personal data;
• request correction of inaccurate data;
• request deletion of your personal data;
• request restriction of processing;
• receive your personal data in a portable format where applicable;
• withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future;
• object to processing based on legitimate interest;
• lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection supervisory authority.

To exercise your rights, contact: nk@kalliwoda.com

9. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy where necessary to reflect changes to our website, the services we use, or legal requirements. The current version is always available at this URL.