1. Overview and Controller Information
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 with which you can be personally identified.
Data Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Tobias FröhlichElectrifying Media
Beim Schlump 85
20144 Hamburg
Germany
Phone: +49 179 220 9 200
Email: tof@electrifyingmedia.com
2. Hosting
Hosting of This Website
This published version of the website is hosted through OpenAI Sites and delivered using Cloudflare infrastructure. When you visit the website, technical connection data, including your IP address, is processed to deliver the pages and protect the service.
The use of hosting services is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the reliable, secure and technically flawless presentation of our website.
Further information about the providers’ handling of personal data is available in the OpenAI Privacy Policy and the Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures
Third-Country Data Transfers
When hosting providers or external services such as Microsoft or Google process personal data, this may involve countries outside the European Union or European Economic Area, including the United States. Such transfers are subject to the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR. Transfer mechanisms may include an applicable adequacy decision, such as the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, or standard contractual clauses. The providers’ privacy statements explain their international processing and transfer safeguards.
Storage Duration
Unless a specific retention period is specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases to apply. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be erased, provided we have no other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data, such as statutory retention periods under commercial or tax law.
Your Rights as a Data Subject
Subject to the conditions and exceptions of the GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR): You have the right to obtain information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients and the purpose of the data processing.
- Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us.
- Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR): You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
- Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR): Where processing is based on consent or a contract and carried out by automated means, you have the right to receive the personal data you provided in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and to transmit it to another controller.
- Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to revoke previously given consent at any time with effect for the future. This does not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.
- Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR): Where processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, you may object on grounds relating to your particular situation. You may object to processing for direct marketing at any time.
- Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR): If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.
To exercise these rights, you may contact us at any time using the contact details provided above.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Technical Connection Data and Server Logs
When your browser requests a page, our hosting infrastructure receives technical information needed to deliver and secure the website. Depending on your browser and its settings, this may include:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL, if transmitted by your browser
- Requested page or asset
- Time of the server request
- IP address
The hosting providers may process this information in operational or security logs. We do not use it to build marketing profiles. Processing for the technically faultless display and security of the website is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
Contact by Email or Telephone
If you contact us by email or telephone, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data such as your name, contact information and the content of your inquiry, will be stored and processed for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent, except where necessary to process your inquiry through our service providers or to meet legal obligations.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR).
YouTube Videos
Selected work and speaking videos use YouTube’s privacy-enhanced player, loaded from youtube-nocookie.com. Video players are not loaded when you first visit a page. A connection to YouTube is established when you choose to play a video.
When the player loads, Google receives connection information, including your IP address and technical details about your browser. YouTube may use cookies or similar technologies for playback and other functions. Privacy-enhanced mode does not mean that no personal data is processed. Closing the video removes the embedded player from the page.
YouTube is provided in the EEA by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Data may also be processed outside the EEA. Further information is available in the Google Privacy Policy and YouTube’s information about privacy-enhanced mode.
5. Appointment Scheduling
Microsoft Bookings (Outlook)
We provide the option to schedule advisory sessions online using Microsoft Bookings, a service provided by Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, D18 P521, Ireland. Its parent company is Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA.
Selecting “Get in touch” opens the booking panel and automatically loads the Microsoft calendar, establishing a direct connection to Microsoft’s servers. Following the direct Microsoft Bookings link also connects you to Microsoft. The calendar is not loaded before you open the panel. You can close the panel at any time to remove the embedded calendar.
To schedule an appointment, data such as your name, email address, chosen time slot and any notes or telephone numbers you provide are processed through the booking form. Microsoft also receives technical connection information, including your IP address and browser details, and may use cookies or similar technologies.
Appointment coordination and preparation are based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR where they are necessary for pre-contractual or contractual performance, and otherwise on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, reflecting our legitimate interest in efficient appointment management. The optional embedded calendar is activated only at your request.
Microsoft may also process data in the USA. Microsoft states that it participates in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Details about its processing and international transfer safeguards are available in the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
6. Fonts and Assets
Locally Hosted Fonts
This website uses exclusively locally hosted fonts or standard system fonts to ensure consistent rendering. When you load a page, no connection is established to external third-party font servers such as Google Fonts or Adobe Typekit, and no IP addresses are shared with those services for font rendering.