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Privacy policy

Last updated: November 2026. The legally binding version is the German Datenschutzerklärung.

1. Controller

Frank Pfuhl
HM EXVIVO – a Hauptstadt Media Berlin brand
Otternweg 4
13465 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)30 401 09 784
Email: redaktion@hauptstadtecho.de

No data protection officer has been appointed, as there is no legal obligation to do so.

2. Overview

We only process personal data where needed to run this website, answer enquiries and review applications. This website sets no cookies, uses no analytics or tracking tools and shows no ads. Fonts are served from our own server; there is no connection to Google.

3. Hosting and server log files

This website is hosted by Netlify, Inc., 101 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA. When you visit, Netlify automatically processes information sent by your browser: IP address, date and time, page requested, referrer URL, browser type and operating system.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest in providing the website securely and reliably. A data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR is in place with Netlify.

Netlify is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Transfers to the USA are based on the European Commission’s adequacy decision (Art. 45 GDPR) and additionally on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (Art. 46 GDPR). More: netlify.com/privacy.

4. Contact form

When you use the contact form, we process the details you enter (name, email, optionally company, topic and message) to handle your enquiry. Form data is transmitted and stored via Netlify Forms.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where your enquiry relates to a contract or pre-contractual steps, otherwise Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We delete the data once your enquiry is fully dealt with, unless statutory retention periods apply.

5. Freelancer applications

Via the freelancer form we process the details you submit: name, email, optionally phone number, city, focus areas, work region, experience, availability, optionally day rate, portfolio link, optionally an uploaded PDF file and your message. Data is transmitted and stored via Netlify Forms.

The purpose is to review a possible collaboration. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual steps). If no collaboration follows, we delete your data no later than six months after the selection process ends. If you would like to join our freelancer pool, we store your data with your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) until you withdraw it.

6. Contact by email or phone

If you contact us by email or phone, we process your details to handle your enquiry. Legal basis and deletion follow section 4.

7. Cookies and local storage

This website sets no cookies and stores no information on your device. Consent under § 25 TDDDG is therefore not required.

8. Fonts

We use the fonts Bricolage Grotesque and Figtree, served directly from our own server. No connection to third-party servers is made.

9. SSL/TLS encryption

This website uses SSL/TLS encryption for security. You can recognise an encrypted connection by “https://” in your browser’s address bar.

10. Your rights

Within the legal framework you have the right to:

To exercise your rights, simply email redaktion@hauptstadtecho.de.

11. Right to lodge a complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. Ours is:

Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit
Alt-Moabit 59–61
10555 Berlin, Germany
www.datenschutz-berlin.de

12. Obligation to provide data

Providing your data is not required by law or contract. Without the required form fields, however, we cannot handle your enquiry or application. No automated decision-making or profiling takes place.

13. Changes

We update this policy when the website or the law changes. The version published here applies.