Who I Am
I am Damoklés Iéros Héllen ([ðamoˈklis iˈeros ˈelen]), a freelance author.
You can access my website at: https://damhel.eu.
Responsible Party within the Meaning of the GDPR:
Damoklés Iéros Héllen (Pseudonym)
Email: privacy@damhel.eu
Hosting
This website is hosted by Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany. As a hosting service provider, Strato processes access data such as IP addresses, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, and the notification of successful retrieval. The processing of this data is necessary for the secure and stable operation of the website and serves our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
SSL/TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as your inquiries, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by your browser’s address bar changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser bar. When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to me cannot be read by third parties.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on this website, we collect the data displayed in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and the user agent string (which identifies the browser). This helps detect spam. The collection of this data is based on our legitimate interest in ensuring the security and integrity of our website pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
An anonymized string (also called a hash) may be created from your email address and transmitted to the Gravatar service to check if you are using this service. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy can be found at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment has been approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible in the context of your comment. This is done based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR if you use the Gravatar service in connection with your comment.
Media
If you are a registered user and upload photos to this website, you should avoid uploading photos with embedded EXIF GPS location data. Visitors to this website could download these photos and extract the location information.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on my website, you can consent to the storage of your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is a convenience feature, so you do not have to re-enter this data for subsequent comments. These cookies are stored for one year. Storage is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
If you have an account and log in to this website, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain any personal data and is deleted when you close your browser. This is necessary for the functionality of the website and is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
When you log in, we set some cookies to save your login information and display options. Login cookies expire after two days, and cookies for display options after one year. If you select “Remember Me” when logging in, your login will be maintained for two weeks. When you log out of your account, the login cookies are deleted. These cookies are used to fulfill the contract (provision of the user account) in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is stored in your browser. This cookie does not contain any personal data and simply refers to the post ID of the article you have just edited. The cookie expires after one day. This serves the functionality of the website and is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Posts on this website may contain embedded content (e.g., videos, images, posts, etc.) from other websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor has visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking services, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to the external website.
Who This Website Shares Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. This is necessary for carrying out the password reset and is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
How Long This Website Retains Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This way, we can automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue. This retention is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, to efficiently manage the comment function and prevent abuse.
For users who register on this website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profiles. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (the username cannot be changed). Website administrators can also view and edit this information. This storage is for the fulfillment of the contract (provision of the user account) in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
Your Rights Regarding Your Data
You have the right to receive information about your personal data stored by us at any time (Art. 15 GDPR). You have the right to rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR). You have the right to erasure of your personal data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR), provided that no administrative, legal, or security necessities prevent this. You have the right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR). You have the right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR). You have the right to withdraw given consents (Art. 7 (3) GDPR). A withdrawal is only effective for the future; the lawfulness of processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected. You have the right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR) if the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest).
To exercise your rights, please contact privacy@damhel.eu.
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of data protection breaches, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The supervisory authority responsible for us is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Berlin (Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Berlin). You can usually find their contact details on their website.
Where Your Data is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked by an automated spam detection service. This is done based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.