Who We Are

Our website address is: https://ben.blackcattb.de.

The controller responsible for data processing on this website, within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is the operator of this website. For questions regarding this policy or the handling of your personal data, you may contact us via the contact options provided on the website.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information displayed in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string generated from your email address (also called a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible in the context of your comment.

Legal basis (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): Legitimate interest in preventing spam and ensuring website security.

Media

If you are a registered user and upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images hosted on the site.

Legal basis (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): Consent, as uploading images is voluntary.

Cookies

  • If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
  • When you log in, a temporary cookie will be set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
  • Upon login, we set cookies to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies expire after two days, while display preference cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove these cookies.
  • If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

Legal basis (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): Consent, where cookies are not technically necessary.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the originating website directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Legal basis (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): Legitimate interest in providing a user-friendly website.

Data Sharing

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Legal basis (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR): Performance of a contract (user account management).

Data Retention

  • Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
  • User accounts: For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

Legal basis (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR): Performance of a contract.
Legal basis (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): Legitimate interest in maintaining a functioning website.

Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR): Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): Request deletion of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”).
  • Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR): Request that processing of your data be limited.
  • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR): Request your data in a machine-readable format.
  • Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR): Object to the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR): Withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
  • Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR): File a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe your data is being processed unlawfully.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Legal basis (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): Legitimate interest in protecting the website from abuse.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to comply with legal requirements or adapt to changes in our services. The latest version will always be published on this page.