This English translation is provided for convenience only. In the event of any discrepancy, the German version shall prevail.
1. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is:
Professor Eric Kearney
Berliner Str. 14
D-14169 Berlin
Germany
Email: info@erickearney.de
2. General information
Protecting your personal data is important to me. I process your personal data exclusively in accordance with the applicable legal provisions, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Personal data means any information that can be used to identify you personally.
This Privacy Policy explains which personal data is processed when you visit this website, for what purposes it is processed, and the legal basis for such processing.
3. Provision of the website and hosting
This website is hosted by a hosting service provider in Germany:
Hetzner Online GmbH
Industriestraße 25
D-91710 Gunzenhausen
Germany
For the secure and stable provision of this website, the server records technically necessary data whenever the website is accessed. In particular, the following data may be processed:
- IP address
- date and time of access
- page or file accessed
- amount of data transferred
- notification of successful retrieval
- browser type and version
- operating system used
- referrer URL
- host name of the accessing device
This data is processed in order to operate the website, ensure system security and stability, and prevent misuse and attacks.
The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. My legitimate interest lies in the secure, stable and functional provision of this website.
Where the hosting provider processes personal data on my behalf, this takes place on the basis of a data processing agreement pursuant to Article 28 GDPR.
The All-In-One Security plugin helps protect this website against unauthorised access. IP addresses, timestamps, details of login attempts and security-related events may be logged on the web server to detect and prevent attacks. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR; my legitimate interest is the secure operation of this website. Backup copies of the website and its database are stored on the web server to allow recovery after technical failures or security incidents.
4. Cookies and similar technologies
This website does not use cookies for analytics, tracking, marketing or profiling purposes.
This website uses the Polylang plugin’s “pll_language” cookie to remember your selected language for up to one year, so that it can be used when you return. This cookie is not used for advertising or to create usage profiles. You can delete it at any time through your browser settings.
Nor are any other technologies that are not technically necessary used to store information on your device or access information stored there.
Where technically necessary WordPress or hosting functions are used in individual cases, they are used only to the extent required to provide the website. Cookies or comparable technologies requiring consent are not used. Under Section 25 of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG), consent is required in particular for storage on or access to end devices that is not strictly necessary; strictly necessary processes are exempt.
5. Contacting me
If you contact me by email, telephone or through the contact form, I process the information you provide, in particular:
- your name
- contact details
- the content of your message
- any other information you provide voluntarily
Information submitted through the contact form is stored in this website’s database using the Fluent Forms plugin and sent by email so that your inquiry can be handled.
The information is processed exclusively for the purpose of handling your inquiry and, where applicable, taking steps prior to entering into a contract or performing a contract.
The legal bases are:
- Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, where processing is necessary to respond appropriately to other inquiries
- Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, where your inquiry relates to entering into or performing a contract
6. Recipients of personal data
Your personal data is disclosed to third parties only where this is permitted by law or necessary for the relevant processing.
Recipients may include in particular:
- the hosting service provider
- email service providers used to handle correspondence
- IT service providers for maintenance and administration, where necessary
- tax advisers or other professional advisers, where necessary to comply with legal obligations
- public authorities or courts, where disclosure is required by law
A transfer to countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area is not currently intended unless expressly stated otherwise in an individual case.
7. Retention period
I retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the relevant purposes or for as long as statutory retention obligations apply.
Where statutory retention obligations apply, data is stored to the extent prescribed by law.
Server log files are retained only for as long as necessary for the secure operation of the website.
Data from contact inquiries is retained for as long as necessary to process the inquiry and any follow-up questions.
8. Your rights
Subject to the applicable legal requirements, you have the following rights:
- the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority under Article 77 GDPR
- the right of access under Article 15 GDPR
- the right to rectification under Article 16 GDPR
- the right to erasure under Article 17 GDPR
- the right to restriction of processing under Article 18 GDPR
- the right to data portability under Article 20 GDPR
- the right to object under Article 21 GDPR
9. Right to object
Where I process personal data on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation.
10. Obligation to provide data
As a rule, you are not legally or contractually required to provide personal data. However, without certain information I may be unable to process your inquiry.
11. No automated decision-making
No automated decision-making, including profiling within the meaning of Article 22 GDPR, takes place.
12. Status and amendments to this Privacy Policy
I reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy where legal, technical or factual changes make this necessary.
Last updated: 7 September 2026