Privacy Policy
Information on the processing of personal data in accordance with GDPR
As of: March 2026
Protecting your personal data is important to us. This privacy policy informs you about how we handle your data when you visit our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.
1. Data Controller
The data controller within the meaning of the GDPR is:
BlattWerk e.V.
Address: Wetzellplatz 2, 31137 Hildesheim, Germany
Email: info@blattwerk.dev
For questions about data protection, please contact us directly at the email address above.
2. Hosting
This website is hosted by Netlify Inc., 512 2nd Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.
Netlify processes technical connection data (IP address, timestamp, page accessed, browser type) as part of hosting. This data is stored for a maximum of 30 days and serves the security and error-free operation of the website.
Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in secure operation of the website).
Netlify is certified under the Data Privacy Framework for transatlantic data transfer. More information: https://www.netlify.com/gdpr-ccpa
3. Contact Form
When you use our contact form, the entered data (name, email, subject, message) is processed to respond to your inquiry.
Form data is processed via Formspree Inc. (44 Tehama Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA) and forwarded to us by email. Formspree stores the submitted data on servers in the USA. An adequacy decision by the EU Commission exists (EU-US Data Privacy Framework). The data is not used for other purposes and is deleted after the inquiry is completed, at the latest after 6 months. More information: https://formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy
Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (pre-contractual measures) or Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in answering inquiries).
4. Cookies and Local Storage
This website uses only technically necessary cookies and the browser's local storage (localStorage).
We store your cookie consent (cookie_consent) in localStorage to remember that you have already seen the cookie notice. This entry contains no personal data.
We do not use tracking cookies, analytics tools (e.g. Google Analytics) or remarketing. No data is transmitted to advertising networks.
Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in the functional operation of the website).
5. Google Maps
On our contact page, we use Google Maps to display our location. Google Maps is only loaded after your explicit consent (click on "Load map").
When loading Google Maps, a connection to servers of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA is established. Personal data (in particular IP address and location data) may be transmitted to Google.
Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent). You can revoke your consent at any time by reloading the page.
6. Fonts
This website uses Google Fonts (Fraunces, Plus Jakarta Sans, JetBrains Mono). The fonts are downloaded during the build process and served from our own server.
No connection to Google servers is made when visiting the website. No user data is transmitted to Google.
7. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
To exercise your rights, contact: info@blattwerk.dev
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.
8. Member Data
For club members, we additionally process the data required for club membership (name, date of birth, address, ID data, health data according to KCanG requirements).
This data is collected separately and governed by a separate privacy policy for members, which is provided upon admission.
Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract performance), Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR (explicit consent for health data).
9. Data Security
We use technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against manipulation, loss or unauthorized access.
The connection to our website is encrypted with TLS/SSL (HTTPS). Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy as needed to bring it into line with changed legal situations or changes to our services. The current version is available on this page.