Last Updated: February 7, 202
1. At a Glance
- Who we are: OpenHalle (Ben Hammond).
- What we track: We monitor how people use our site to make it better, but we use an independent analytics solution that processes data anonymously. We cannot identify you personally.
- Your data: We do not sell your data. We host our website in Germany (Hetzner) to ensure high privacy standards.
- Your rights: You can ask us what data we have and request its deletion at any time.
2. Responsible Body (Controller)
The person responsible for data processing on this website is:
Ben Hammond Weserstr. 56 12045 Berlin Germany
Email: hallo@openhalle.com Website: openhalle.com
3. Data Collection on Our Website
A. Server Log Files When you visit openhalle.com, our web server automatically collects information that your browser transmits to us. This is technically necessary to display the website and ensure stability/security. This data includes:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL (the page you visited before ours)
- Time of the server request
- IP address (stored briefly for security logs, then anonymized or deleted)
B. Independent Anonymous Analytics We use an independent, privacy-focused analytics solution to understand how our website is used.
- Anonymization: Your IP address is immediately anonymized (masked). We cannot trace this data back to you as an individual.
- Data Ownership: This data is processed by us solely for statistical purposes and website optimization. It is not shared with third-party advertising networks or “Big Tech” companies.
- No Personal Profiling: We do not create user profiles or track your behavior across other websites.
C. Cookies We may use essential cookies (small text files) to ensure the website functions correctly. If our analytics solution uses cookies, they are used strictly for gathering anonymous statistics and are not used for advertising or retargeting.
4. Hosting (Hetzner)
Our website is hosted by Hetzner Online GmbH.
- Provider: Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany.
- Data Security: The personal data collected on this website is stored on Hetzner’s servers. This includes IP addresses and contact requests.
- Location: Hetzner is a German provider, and your data remains within the legal jurisdiction of the EU/Germany (GDPR compliant).
- Agreement: We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA/AVV) with Hetzner to ensure your data is protected according to legal standards.
5. Your Rights
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:
- Right to Access: You can request information about your stored data.
- Right to Deletion: You can ask us to delete your data.
- Right to Correction: You can ask us to fix incorrect data.
- Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your data.
- Right to Complain: You have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection supervisory authority (Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz).
To exercise these rights, please contact us at hallo@openhalle.com.
6. Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please reach out:
Ben Hammond Weserstr. 56 12045 Berlin Germany hallo@openhalle.com