Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 2026
1. Data Controller
Adam Smiarowski
Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany
Email: kontakt@smiarowski.com
2. Overview of Data Processing
This website is a personal portfolio and blog. The following information provides an overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website.
3. Hosting
This website is hosted externally. Personal data collected on this website is stored on the host's servers. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access data, and other data generated via a website.
The use of the host is in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offering (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
4. General Notes and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operator of these pages takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
5. Data Collection on This Website
Server Log Files
The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser automatically transmits. These are:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources. Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Newsletter / Scorecard Form
If you subscribe to the scorecard/newsletter offered on this website, the data you provide (first name, email address, role) will be used exclusively for sending the scorecard and newsletter. No data is shared with third parties. You can unsubscribe at any time. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent).
6. Cookies
This website uses only technically necessary cookies required for the operation of the site. No tracking cookies or analytics cookies are used. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest).
7. Analytics and Advertising
This website currently does not use any analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) or advertising services. Should this change, this privacy policy will be updated accordingly and consent will be obtained via a cookie banner.
8. External Links
This website contains links to external websites (e.g., Substack, LinkedIn). The respective operators are responsible for the content and data protection practices of these external sites.
9. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access your stored personal data (Art. 15 GDPR)
- Rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR)
- Erasure of your data (Art. 17 GDPR)
- Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
- Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
- Object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
- Withdraw consent at any time (Art. 7(3) GDPR)
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)
Competent supervisory authority: Der Hessische Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit (The Hessian Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information).
10. SSL/TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL/TLS encryption for security purposes. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser address bar changing from "http://" to "https://".