Privacy Policy

1. General Information

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you use this website.

Controller:
Dr. Helge Holzmann
Neue Gärten 4, 29690 Schwarmstedt, Germany
contact@archivedweb.net

2. Hosting

This website is hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS), using AWS Elastic Beanstalk in the EU region (eu-central-1).

Provider: Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL.

Personal data processed includes technical data such as IP addresses and request metadata. Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in secure and efficient operation).

3. Server Logs and Technical Data

We collect technical data automatically when you access the website, including:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referrer URL
• Timestamp of access
• Anonymized IP address (stored in combination with user-agent)

These logs are used for security, debugging, and abuse prevention.

4. Analytics

We use Plausible Analytics.

Plausible does not use cookies and processes only aggregated, anonymized data. No personal profiles are created.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

5. Advertising (Google AdSense)

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements.

Google may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Display personalized ads
• Measure ad performance
• Detect fraud

Personal data such as IP address, device information, and interactions may be processed.

6. Consent Management

We use Google's consent management solution to collect and manage user consent for cookies and advertising.

You can modify or withdraw your consent at any time via the consent interface.

7. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for:

• Advertising
• Security and session handling
• Essential site functionality

Non-essential cookies are only used after obtaining consent.

8. User Accounts (Planned Feature)

We may offer user accounts in the future.

When registering, we may collect:

• Email address
• Username
• Authentication data

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

9. OAuth Login (Planned)

We may allow login via third-party providers such as:

• Google
• GitHub
• Meta

When using OAuth login, we may receive:

• Email address
• Public profile information

Authentication is handled by the respective provider.

10. Payments and Donations

We accept voluntary payments via:

• PayPal
• Stripe

Payment processing is handled by the respective providers.

We do not store full payment details. Data transmitted may include:

• Name
• Email
• Transaction data

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

11. Public API

We provide a public API accessible to users.

When using the API, we may process:

• IP address (anonymized where possible)
• Request data
• Usage metrics

This is necessary to ensure functionality, rate limiting, and abuse prevention.

12. External Resources

This website uses locally hosted fonts.

It may also load external scripts or content. When doing so, your IP address may be transmitted to third-party services.

13. Data Transfers

Some services (e.g. Google, PayPal, Stripe) may process data outside the EU.

Where applicable, transfers are based on adequacy decisions or safeguards such as the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

14. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described or as required by law.

15. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access your data
• Request correction or deletion
• Restrict processing
• Object to processing
• Data portability

You may also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

16. Contact

For privacy-related inquiries:

privacy@archivedweb.net