Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Paul Nägl
Zülpicher Str. 231
50937 Cologne
Germany

Email: work@paulnaegl.com
Phone: +49 157 36238031

2. Hosting with Cargo

This website was created using Cargo (Cargo Collective Inc.) and is hosted on its servers.

Provider:
Cargo Collective Inc.
New York, USA

When you visit this website, Cargo processes technical data (such as your IP address, access time, and browser information) to provide the website and ensure system security.

The processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), reflecting our legitimate interest in the secure and stable operation of the website.

Where personal data is processed outside the European Union, such processing is carried out on the basis of appropriate safeguards in accordance with Article 46 GDPR.

For further information, please refer to Cargo's Privacy Policy.

3. Server Log Files

When you access this website, the following information is automatically collected:

IP address
Date and time of access
Browser type and version
Operating system
Referrer URL

This data is used solely to ensure the technical security and stability of the website and is not combined with data from other sources.

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

4. Contact

If you contact me by email, the information you provide (such as your name, email address, and message) will be processed for the purpose of handling your inquiry.

Legal basis:

Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures), or
Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in communicating with you).

Your personal data will be deleted once it is no longer required for the respective purpose and provided there are no statutory retention obligations.

5. Embedded Videos (Vimeo / YouTube)

This website contains embedded videos from third-party providers, including:

Vimeo (Vimeo Inc., USA)
YouTube (Google Ireland Limited)

When you visit a page containing an embedded video, a connection is established to the servers of the respective provider. In doing so, personal data (such as your IP address and browser information) may be transmitted.

If you are logged into your account with the respective provider, your visit to this website may be associated with your user account.

The videos are embedded in the interest of presenting my portfolio in an appealing manner, based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Where a cookie consent banner is used, embedded content may only be loaded after you have given your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

For further information, please refer to the privacy policies of the respective providers.

6. External Links

This website contains links to external websites, including Instagram, Vimeo, and YouTube.

By clicking on one of these links, you leave this website. The respective provider is solely responsible for the processing of personal data on the linked website.

7. Cookies

This website uses technically necessary cookies to ensure its proper functionality.

Any additional tracking or marketing cookies are only used with your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

8. Data Retention

Personal data is stored only for as long as necessary to fulfill the respective purposes or as required by applicable legal retention obligations.

9. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

Right of access (Article 15 GDPR)
Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR)
Right to erasure (Article 17 GDPR)
Right to restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR)
Right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR)
Right to object (Article 21 GDPR)

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