Privacy Policy

Legally binding version is the German one. This English text is a convenience translation; in case of doubt the German privacy policy prevails.

1. Controller

The controller within the meaning of the GDPR is the natural person reachable at the following address, who operates this website privately and without any intent to make a profit:
Email: kontakt@akmaker.de

Name and summonable postal address are provided on request via the email address above — see also the legal notice.

2. General information on data processing

We generally process our users' personal data only to the extent necessary to provide a functional website along with our content and services. Processing regularly takes place only with the user's consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR) or on the basis of legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR).

3. Contact form & bot protection (Cloudflare Turnstile)

The contact form is protected against automated requests by Cloudflare Turnstile. In the process, technical data (IP address, browser properties, embedded JavaScript from Cloudflare, Inc.) is transmitted to Cloudflare in the USA. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in spam protection). The data transfer to the USA takes place on the basis of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (Cloudflare is DPF-certified).

4. Form relay backend

Entries from the contact form are validated on the server and forwarded by email to kontakt@akmaker.de. We do not store the entries permanently in a database. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in answering enquiries).

5. External profiles (Forgejo, GitHub)

In the footer we link to our public profiles on Forgejo (homelab) and GitHub. These are plain hyperlinks; data is only transmitted to these services once you actively click. The privacy policies of the respective linked providers then apply.

6. External resources / CDNs

The website generally loads all assets from its own server. Only the JavaScript for Cloudflare Turnstile (see above) is loaded directly from challenges.cloudflare.com. The Directus CMS for the admin area (admin.akmaker.de) is self-hosted (no external CDN). The optional members' area also stores entered pool values there, on our own server.

7. Server location & hosting

The website is hosted with netcup GmbH (Germany). A data transfer to third countries only takes place in the exceptional case described above (Turnstile).

8. Storage period

• Server logs (HTTP access logs, errors): 14 days, then automatic rotation.
• Contact form entries: only as email; no permanent storage.

9. Data-subject rights

Under Art. 15-21 GDPR you have the right to:

• Access to the processed data (Art. 15)
• Rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16)
• Erasure (Art. 17, "right to be forgotten")
• Restriction of processing (Art. 18)
• Data portability (Art. 20)
• Objection to processing (Art. 21)

Please direct requests to kontakt@akmaker.de.

10. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement (Art. 77 GDPR). The competent authority is generally the data protection supervisory authority of the federal state of the controller — we will name the specific authority on request via the email address stated under "1. Controller".

11. Status of this privacy policy

Status: 2026-05-12