Privacy Policy / Imprint

Imprint

Under German law (§ 5 DDG), the imprint must be provided in its original German wording. The English-language section below covers the privacy policy. For the responsible person, see the imprint on the German version of this page (/datenschutz/).

Responsible person:
Bernhard Roetzel, Kribber Str. 1, 19357 Karstädt, Germany.
Phone: +49 176 40158279
Email: info@feineherr.de

Privacy Policy

1. Data controller

The data controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

Bernhard Roetzel
Kribber Str. 1
19357 Karstädt
Germany
Phone: +49 176 40158279
Email: info@feineherr.de

A data protection officer is not legally required.

2. General information on data processing

We process the personal data of our users only to the extent necessary to provide a functional website together with our content and services. Processing generally takes place only after the user’s consent. An exception applies in cases where prior consent cannot be obtained for practical reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by law.

Legal bases for the processing are in particular:

  • Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent)
  • Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (contract or pre-contractual measures)
  • Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR (legal obligation)
  • Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest)
  • § 25 (1) TDDDG for storing or reading information on terminal equipment (cookies and similar technologies)

Personal data are deleted as soon as the purpose of the processing ceases to apply and no statutory retention obligations stand in the way.

3. Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider:

IONOS SE
Elgendorfer Straße 57
56410 Montabaur
Germany

The provider processes personal data of the users of this website on our behalf (in particular IP addresses, log files). A data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR is in place. Processing takes place on the basis of our legitimate interest in a technically secure and efficient operation of the website (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

4. Provision of the website and server log files

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the requesting device’s computer system. The following data are collected:

  • IP address (shortened after 7 days)
  • date and time of access
  • time zone difference from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
  • content requested (specific page)
  • access status / HTTP status code
  • volume of data transferred
  • website from which the request originates (referrer)
  • browser type and version
  • operating system

These data are stored in the log files of our host. The data are not stored together with other personal data of the user.

The processing serves the technical functionality, security and stability of the website. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Log files are automatically deleted after 14 days at the latest.

5. Cookies and consent management (Borlabs Cookie)

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies (such as LocalStorage) to keep the website functional, to enable reach measurement and to embed third-party content.

For consent management we use the consent manager Borlabs Cookie, provided by Borlabs GmbH, Rübenkamp 32, 22305 Hamburg, Germany. Borlabs Cookie stores your cookie consent in a strictly necessary cookie on your device. The following data are stored:

  • consents given
  • timestamp of consent
  • anonymised identifier (UUID)

The storage period is 12 months. The processing serves to fulfil a legal obligation (proof of consent under Art. 7 (1) GDPR); the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. Borlabs Cookie processes the data exclusively on our server; no transmission to third parties takes place.

You can revoke or adjust your consent at any time via the “Cookie settings” link in the footer.

Cookies that are not strictly necessary are only set after your active consent under § 25 (1) TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

6. Reach measurement and web analytics

6.1 Google Analytics 4 (via Google Tag Manager)

After your consent, this website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). Google Analytics is loaded via Google Tag Manager.

Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies that enable the analysis of website usage. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We use Google Analytics exclusively with IP anonymisation enabled. As a result, your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transmitted to the USA.

The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.

Transfer to the USA: Google LLC is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (the successor to the Privacy Shield, which was invalidated by the Schrems II judgment of 16 July 2020). The transfer takes place on the basis of the EU Commission’s adequacy decision of 10 July 2023 (Art. 45 GDPR). Certification status can be checked at: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG (consent via Borlabs Cookie).

Storage period: 14 months.

You can revoke your consent at any time via the cookie settings.

A data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR is in place with Google.

Further information: https://policies.google.com/privacy

6.2 AnalyticsWP

We use the WordPress plugin AnalyticsWP to analyse, in anonymised form, which posts are read and how often. AnalyticsWP runs server-side on our host. No data are transmitted to external providers. The following are recorded:

  • URL accessed
  • timestamp
  • referrer
  • shortened IP address (last octet removed)

The legal basis is our legitimate interest in simple, data-minimising reach measurement (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Since no cookies are set and the IP is shortened, no consent is required.

Storage period: 12 months.

7. Fonts (Adobe Fonts / Typekit)

After your consent, we use Adobe Fonts (Typekit) provided by Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Ireland, for the consistent presentation of typefaces.

When a page using Adobe Fonts is accessed, your browser loads the required fonts from Adobe servers (use.typekit.net). Your IP address is transmitted to Adobe in the process. Adobe is also certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

Until you give consent, the script is blocked by our consent manager Borlabs. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG.

Further information: https://www.adobe.com/privacy/policy.html

8. Newsletter (MailPoet)

You can subscribe to our newsletter on our website. For dispatch and management we use the WordPress plugin MailPoet (MailPoet, Inc., 660 4th Street #119, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA; a subsidiary of Automattic Inc.).

MailPoet is integrated into our WordPress installation as a plugin. Subscription data and newsletter content are stored in the database of our website on our host. In default operation, no automatic transmission of your email address to servers outside the EU takes place; if we use MailPoet’s optional sending service (“MailPoet Sending Service”), the dispatch of emails is handled via MailPoet/Automattic servers in the USA.

We use the double opt-in procedure for sign-ups: after your registration you receive a confirmation email. Only after confirmation is your address added to the distribution list.

Data processed:

  • email address (mandatory)
  • name (optional)
  • IP address at the time of registration and confirmation
  • timestamp of registration and confirmation
  • open and click behaviour in the dispatched newsletters (tracking pixels for statistical purposes)

The legal basis is your consent under Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the unsubscribe link in every email or by message to info@feineherr.de. Your data are removed from the active distribution list after unsubscription; log data for proof of consent are kept for up to 3 years (limitation period).

Transfer to the USA: To the extent that dispatching the newsletters involves transmission to MailPoet/Automattic servers in the USA, Automattic Inc. is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. The transfer takes place on the basis of the EU Commission’s adequacy decision (Art. 45 GDPR). A data processing agreement is in place with MailPoet/Automattic.

Further information: https://www.mailpoet.com/privacy-notice/

9. Contact form and Google reCAPTCHA

When you contact us via the contact form or by email, the information you provide (name, email address, message) is stored to process your request and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass these data on without your consent.

The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures) or Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in answering your request). The data are deleted as soon as processing is complete and no statutory retention obligations stand in the way.

To defend against automated requests (spam protection), we use Google reCAPTCHA on the contact page, a service of Google Ireland Limited. Technical data (including IP address, dwell time, mouse movements, browser and device information) are transmitted to Google and evaluated there. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in spam protection (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

10. Comment function

Users can leave comments on our posts. We use the comment function integrated in WordPress. The following data are collected:

  • name (mandatory; pseudonym permitted)
  • email address (mandatory, not publicly displayed)
  • website (optional)
  • IP address at the time of the comment
  • timestamp
  • comment text

All comments are manually approved before publication (pre-moderation) to prevent spam and abuse.

The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent through active submission) and Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in an editorial discussion forum). Storage is indefinite as long as the post is online; you can request deletion at any time by email to info@feineherr.de.

11. Advertising in the sidebar

We include advertising slots in the sidebar. Part of this advertising is delivered programmatically via Adform (Adform A/S, Wildersgade 10B, 1408 Copenhagen K, Denmark). After your consent, Adform uses cookies or similar technologies to measure delivery and analyse reach.

Data processed may include:

  • IP address
  • device and browser information
  • advertising IDs
  • interactions with the advertising material

Adform is based in the EU. A data processing agreement is in place with the advertising partners. Until you give consent, the advertising script is blocked by Borlabs Cookie.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG.

Adform privacy policy: https://site.adform.com/privacy-center/website-privacy/product-and-services-privacy-policy

Other advertising slots in the sidebar are delivered statically and do not set cookies. When you click on a banner, you are redirected to the website of the advertising partner, which receives your IP address.

The advertising slots shown in the sidebar also appear mirrored in the right-hand column of our Address Book map at feineherr.de/map/. The content and the advertising partners are the same; no additional data processing takes place.

12. Embedded content

In individual posts and where applicable on the homepage we embed third-party content, in particular:

  • the Instagram feed of @bernhardroetzel (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland)
  • occasionally videos from YouTube (Google Ireland Limited) or Vimeo (Vimeo, Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011, USA)

This embedded content is only loaded after your consent via Borlabs Cookie. Before that you see a placeholder instead of the embed.

Once you consent to the embed, your browser establishes a direct connection to the respective provider. Technical data (in particular IP address, browser, referrer) are transmitted to the provider. If you are simultaneously logged in to the respective service, the provider can attribute the visit to your account.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG.

Privacy notices:

Transfers to the USA take place on the basis of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (Meta, Google) or standard contractual clauses (Vimeo).

13. Address Book map (CARTO and Leaflet)

At https://feineherr.de/map/ and below individual articles, we show an interactive map of the locations of the tailors, shoemakers and outfitters we feature. The map is based on the open-source library Leaflet, which we host locally on our own server. No data are exchanged with external JavaScript CDNs.

The map tiles (the visual background of the map) are provided by CARTO:

CARTO Inc.
19 W 24th Street
New York, NY 10010
USA

The tiles are delivered via Amazon Web Services servers within the European Union. When you load the map, your browser transmits your IP address to CARTO/AWS so the tiles can be served. To the best of our knowledge, no further data processing by CARTO takes place; CARTO does not set tracking cookies and does not use personalised identification.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in providing a functional map as an essential element of our editorial reporting).

CARTO’s privacy policy: https://carto.com/privacy

The underlying map data (street names, places, geometries) come from the OpenStreetMap project. CARTO renders these data visually. Attribution appears in the bottom right corner of the map.

14. Location feature (Geolocation API)

On the map you can use a “Locate” button to determine your current position so that nearby addresses can be highlighted. We use your browser’s Geolocation API, which explicitly requires your consent (browser dialog). Your location is processed exclusively locally in your browser to centre the map. We do not store, transmit or otherwise process your position.

15. Map language preference (LocalStorage)

On the Address Book map you can switch between German and English. We store your selected language in your browser’s LocalStorage so that you land on the preferred language on repeat visits. This is a strictly necessary storage within the meaning of § 25 (2) no. 2 TDDDG; no consent is required. The storage is held exclusively in your browser; no transmission to our server or to third parties takes place.

16. Links to social networks

In the footer and on the About page we link to the following profiles:

These are static links only, not embedded plug-ins. Only when you click a link are you redirected to the respective provider, in which case your IP address and possibly further data are transmitted.

Providers:

17. Image optimisation (EWWW Image Optimizer)

To accelerate page loads we use the WordPress plugin EWWW Image Optimizer. Optimisation takes place server-side on our host. No transmission to external providers takes place.

18. Recipient categories and transfers to third countries

Personal data are transmitted to the following categories of recipients in the context of the processing described above:

  • hosting provider (within the EU)
  • analytics and advertising providers (Google, Adobe, Meta, MailPoet, Adform, CARTO)
  • authorities, where legally obliged

Transfers to third countries (in particular the USA) take place exclusively:

  • on the basis of the adequacy decision under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (Art. 45 GDPR), or
  • on the basis of appropriate safeguards under Art. 46 GDPR (in particular standard contractual clauses), or
  • on the basis of your explicit consent (Art. 49 (1) (a) GDPR).

In the case of a transfer based on standard contractual clauses, we note that US authorities may, under certain conditions, gain access to personal data without affected persons having effective legal remedies before US courts.

19. Retention periods

Personal data are stored only as long as necessary for the respective purpose or as required by statutory retention obligations (in particular § 257 HGB, § 147 AO, up to 10 years for tax- and commercial-law-relevant records). Otherwise the retention periods stated in the respective sections apply.

20. Your rights as a data subject

You have the following rights with regard to your personal data:

  • right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
  • right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
  • right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
  • right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
  • right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
  • right to withdraw a given consent with effect for the future (Art. 7 (3) GDPR)
  • right to object to processing based on Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR (Art. 21 GDPR), in particular to object to direct marketing
  • right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)

The competent supervisory authority for our place of business is:

Die Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und für das Recht auf Akteneinsicht Brandenburg
Stahnsdorfer Damm 77
14532 Kleinmachnow
Germany
Phone: +49 33203 356-0
Email: poststelle@lda.brandenburg.de
Web: https://www.lda.brandenburg.de

You can exercise your rights against us at any time by email to info@feineherr.de or by post to the address given in the Imprint.

21. Objection to direct marketing

You can object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes at any time without giving reasons. An informal email to info@feineherr.de is sufficient.

22. Automated decision-making

We do not use decision-making based exclusively on automated processing, including profiling, within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR.

23. Data security

During visits to the website we use the standard TLS procedure in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. You can recognise the TLS encryption by the closed padlock in your browser’s address bar and by the address bar beginning with “https://”.

We use appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or deliberate manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorised access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

24. Currency and changes to this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and dated May 2026.

As our website is developed further or due to changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this privacy policy. The current version of the privacy policy can be retrieved on this website at any time.