"Police Checkpoint", by Alexander Breitenbach

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data includes all data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the section “Information on the Responsible Party” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include data you enter into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when visiting the website by our IT systems. These are primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the error‑free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive information free of charge at any time about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent for data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data under certain circumstances. You also have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. For this and for further questions regarding data protection, you may contact us at any time.

Analytics tools and tools from third‑party providers:
When visiting this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is done primarily using so‑called analytics programs. Detailed information on these analytics programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

The provider is Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin (hereinafter “Strato”). When you visit our website, Strato collects various log files including your IP addresses.

Strato states that when visiting this website (breitenbach.support, including all subdomains) the following log data is automatically collected: this domain, the anonymized client IP, request line, timestamp, status code, size of the response body, referrer sent by the client, user agent sent by the client, remote user. To detect attacks, Strato stores non‑anonymized IP addresses for seven days. After that, they are anonymized irreversibly. As a Strato customer, we can view IP addresses only in anonymized form and therefore cannot establish any personal reference. We rely on the legal basis of legitimate interests, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable possible presentation of our website, and the processing of the data takes place exclusively on this basis.

For further information, please refer to Strato’s privacy policy:

https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/

The use of Strato is also based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above‑mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures that Strato processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Notices

Data Protection

As the operators of these pages, we take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use them for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

Information on the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Alexander Breitenbach,
Scheelestraße 110,
12207 Berlin

Phone: +49 1575 6595801
Email: alex@breitenbach-fotografie.de

Information on the Responsible Party

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period is mentioned in this privacy policy, your personal data remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion occurs after these reasons no longer apply.

General Information on the Legal Bases for Data Processing on This Website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data under Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing also takes place on the basis of Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing additionally takes place on the basis of § 25(1) TTDSG. Consent may be revoked at any time. If your data are required for contract fulfillment or pre‑contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if required to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also take place on the basis of our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases for each individual case are explained in the following sections of this privacy policy.

Notice on Data Transfer to Third Countries Not Considered Secure Under Data Protection Law and Transfer to U.S. Companies Not Certified Under the DPF

We currently do not use any tools from companies based in third countries that are not considered secure under data protection law. Furthermore, we do not use any tools from U.S. companies or tools that transfer data to the United States of America.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. This may require the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only transfer personal data to external parties when necessary for contract fulfillment, when we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., transfer of data to tax authorities), when we have a legitimate interest in the transfer under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or when another legal basis permits the transfer. When using processors, we only transfer personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may revoke consent already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING PURPOSES; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, workplace, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a common, machine‑readable format, either for yourself or for transfer to a third party. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done if technically feasible.

Right of Access, Rectification, Deletion

You have the right, within the framework of applicable legal provisions, to receive free information at any time about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to rectification or deletion of this data. For this and further questions regarding personal data, you may contact us at any time.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data. You may contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you require them for the exercise, defense, or establishment of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing instead of deletion.
• If you have lodged an objection under Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data.

If you have lodged an objection under Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data.

SSL and TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address line changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to Advertising Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the scope of the legal notice obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials. We, as the operators of these pages, expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising, such as spam emails.

4. Data Collection on This Website

External Links

This website contains links to pages of other providers over whose content we have no influence and for which we are not responsible. The privacy notices of the respective providers apply on those pages. Please inform yourself about their privacy policies when visiting those sites.

The links themselves do not collect any data. Only when you click the button or the link text is a direct connection to the provider’s server established (consent), and the provider receives the information that you visited this website with your IP address.

We make every effort to carefully check external links before including them on our website. Nevertheless, we cannot assume liability for the content of external pages.

Cookies

We currently use NO cookies on our website. You can verify this by clicking the lock icon displayed to the left of the address bar in your browser. A small window will open where you can view this information by clicking on “Cookies”.

Nevertheless, an explanation here: Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser performs an automatic deletion.

Cookies may originate from us (first‑party cookies) or from third‑party companies (so‑called third‑party cookies). Third‑party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third‑party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., shopping cart functionality or video display). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies required for carrying out electronic communication processes, providing certain functions you desire (e.g., shopping cart functionality), or optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audience) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error‑free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for storing cookies or similar recognition technologies has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG); consent may be revoked at any time.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.

Server Log Data

Our provider automatically collects and stores information in so‑called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time and date of the server request
• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. As website operators, we have a legitimate interest in the technically error‑free presentation and optimization of our website — for this, the server log files must be collected.

Contact Form, Subscription

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, the information you provide in the inquiry form, including the contact details you enter there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow‑up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for pre‑contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if requested; consent may be revoked at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions — especially retention periods — remain unaffected.

Inquiry by Email or Telephone

If you contact us by email or telephone, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for pre‑contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if requested; consent may be revoked at any time.

The data you send us via contact inquiries remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions — especially statutory retention periods — remain unaffected.

5. Social Media

Social Media Elements

No plug-ins or buttons from social media platforms are used on this website in order to avoid unwanted data transmission and thus ensure data protection.

The buttons for Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube used on this site are only equipped with an external link. This prevents user-related data from being transmitted to the respective social media platforms when visiting our website. Only when you click the button of the social network is a direct connection to the provider’s server established (consent), and the provider receives the information that you visited this website with your IP address. If you are simultaneously logged into your respective social media account (e.g., Facebook), the provider may associate the visit to this website with your user account.

Activating the link constitutes consent within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG. You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.

The use of this service is carried out to obtain legally required consents for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.

Facebook

This website does not integrate any elements of the Facebook social network, only buttons that link to pages of this service. This means that a connection to Facebook is only established when you actively click this link. As with all external links on this site, the respective provider is responsible for content and data protection (see here). Further information can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy at:

Link to Facebook’s Privacy Policy

Instagram

This website does not integrate any elements of the Instagram social network, only buttons that link to pages of this service. This means that a connection to Instagram is only established when you actively click this link. As with all external links on this site, the respective provider is responsible for content and data protection (see here). Further information can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy at:

Link to Instagram’s Privacy Policy

YouTube or Other Video Service Providers

No elements of the social networks YouTube, Vimeo, or similar providers are integrated on our website. No elements of the social networks YouTube, Vimeo, or similar providers are integrated on our website.

6. Newsletter and Contact Form

If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website (or the email notification about the publication of a new blog post), we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and that you agree to receiving the newsletter. No additional data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information or for our mutual communication and do not pass it on to third parties.

The processing of the data entered into the newsletter registration or contact form is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke the consent given for the storage of the data, the email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter or contacting us will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter or until the purpose for data storage no longer applies, and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after the newsletter has been canceled or the purpose has ceased. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Data stored by us for other purposes, such as mutual correspondence, remain unaffected. After you have unsubscribed from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored in a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider if necessary to prevent future mailings. The data in the blacklist is used solely for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not time‑limited. You may object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

7. Plugins and Tools

Google Fonts (and Other Fonts)

We do NOT use Google Fonts, Awesome Fonts, or any other online fonts on this website. All fonts used here are stored in our own data directories. Their use does not establish any connection to other websites and therefore no data is exchanged with third‑party providers.

If your browser does not support our fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

Open Street Maps

We use the map service OpenStreetMap (OSM).

We link via an external link to the server of the OpenStreetMap Foundation, St John’s Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WS, United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is considered a data‑protection‑secure third country. This means that the UK provides a level of data protection equivalent to that of the European Union. Only when you activate the link to OpenStreetMap maps is a connection established to the servers of the OpenStreetMap Foundation. In doing so, your IP address and other information about your behavior on this website may be transmitted to OSMF. OpenStreetMap may store cookies in your browser or use comparable recognition technologies. However, you will receive a separate consent request as soon as you enter their site.

The use of OpenStreetMap is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and easy discoverability of the locations we specify on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The map section on our pages is a static graphic with an external link to OpenStreetMap. See our notes on external links here.

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