Privacy Policy

1. Controller

The controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is:

Petrov Ahner
Oudenarder Straße 25
13347 Berlin
Germany

E-mail: info@petrovahner.de

2. General Information

The protection of your personal data is important to me. I process personal data confidentially and in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the German Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act (TDDDG).

This Privacy Policy explains which personal data may be processed when you visit this website and for what purposes this data is processed.

3. Access to the Website and Server Log Files

When you visit this website, certain information is automatically processed by the technical operation of the website. This may include, in particular:

  • IP address or an anonymised IP address,
  • date and time of access,
  • pages and files accessed,
  • amount of data transferred,
  • browser used,
  • operating system used,
  • referring website (referrer).

This processing is carried out in particular to ensure the technical provision, security and stability of the website and to detect and correct technical errors.

The data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the secure and technically reliable operation of this website.

The server log files are generally stored only for as long as necessary to fulfil these purposes and are then deleted or anonymised, unless a longer storage period is required by law.

4. Hosting

This website is hosted by STRATO AG.

STRATO may process technical access data and server log information when this website is accessed. The processing is necessary for the technical operation, security and stability of the website.

For further information on data processing by STRATO, please refer to the privacy information provided by STRATO.

5. Visitor Statistics

This website uses the visitor statistics provided by the hosting provider STRATO.

The statistics are used to obtain general information about the use of the website and to improve its technical operation and content.

The statistics are based on technical information relating to visits to the website. No use is made of Google Analytics or a comparable external web analytics service on this website.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

This website may use technically necessary cookies or comparable technologies that are required for the technical operation of the website.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser.

Where cookies are technically necessary for the provision of the website or a service explicitly requested by you, their use is based on the applicable provisions of the TDDDG.

Where consent is legally required for the use of cookies or comparable technologies, such technologies will only be used on the basis of your consent.

7. WordPress and TranslatePress

This website is operated using WordPress.

The multilingual presentation of the website is implemented using the plugin “TranslatePress – Multilingual”. TranslatePress is used to provide the website content in German and English.

The plugin processes the information necessary to display the respective language version of the website. The multilingual functionality is part of the technical operation of the website.

8. Contact by E-Mail

If you contact me by e-mail, the personal data you provide, including your e-mail address and the content of your message, will be processed for the purpose of handling your enquiry.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where your enquiry relates to the initiation or performance of a contractual relationship, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR may also apply.

Your data will not be passed on to third parties unless this is necessary to process your enquiry, required by law, or you have given your consent.

9. Instagram

This website may contain a link to my Instagram profile.

The Instagram link is an external link. No Instagram feed is embedded directly into this website.

When you follow the link to Instagram, you leave this website. The data processing carried out by Instagram is then subject to the privacy policy of the respective provider.

10. Newsletter

At present, this website does not operate an active newsletter service.

Should a newsletter service be introduced in the future, the relevant data protection information will be provided before personal data is collected for this purpose.

11. Legal Basis for Processing

Where personal data is processed, the legal basis depends on the respective purpose of the processing.

Processing may be based, in particular, on:

  • Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, where consent has been given;
  • Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures;
  • Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR, where processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation;
  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, where processing is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by the controller, unless those interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject.

12. Data Retention

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the respective purpose of processing or as required by statutory retention obligations.

After the relevant retention period has expired, the data will be deleted unless further processing is necessary for another legally permissible purpose.

13. Your Rights

Under the applicable data protection regulations, you have the following rights, subject to the respective legal requirements:

  • the right to obtain information about your personal data stored by me;
  • the right to request rectification of inaccurate personal data;
  • the right to request erasure of your personal data;
  • the right to request restriction of processing;
  • the right to object to certain processing activities;
  • the right to data portability;
  • the right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.

14. Competent Supervisory Authority

The competent data protection supervisory authority for Berlin is:

Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit
Friedrichstr. 219
10969 Berlin
Germany

You have the right to contact the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes applicable data protection law.

15. Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be amended where necessary to reflect changes to the website, technical services used or applicable legal requirements.

The current version published on this website shall apply.

Last updated: September 2026