Privacy Policy

1. Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Arcadia Publishing
Bernd Oliver Bühler
Birkenloher Straße 8
D-74417 Gschwend
Germany

Email: arcadia(dot)publishing(at)proton (dot)me

2. General Information on Data Processing

The protection of your personal data is important to us. We process personal data exclusively in accordance with the applicable data protection laws, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

3. Access to the Website / Server Log Files

When you access this website, technically necessary data is processed in order to provide the website and to ensure its security and stability. This may include, in particular, the following data:

IP address
date and time of access
pages / files accessed
referrer URL
browser type and browser version
operating system
access status / HTTP status code

The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure, stable, and technically error-free provision of this website.

4. Hosting via Ghost(Pro)

This website is operated using Ghost(Pro). As part of the hosting process, personal data may be processed on Ghost systems to the extent necessary for the operation of the website, memberships, newsletters, forms, technical security, and content delivery.

Where Ghost processes personal data on our behalf, such processing is carried out within the framework of a data processing agreement.

If you sign up via the subscribe or membership function integrated into this website, we process the data you provide, in particular:

email address
name, where applicable
status and time of registration
newsletter and/or membership preferences

The processing is carried out for the purpose of providing our newsletter and membership offering on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and, where consent is required, on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

If you subscribe to a newsletter, we use your data to send you the selected content by email.

You may withdraw your consent or unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time with effect for the future, for example via the unsubscribe link in an email or by contacting us.

6. Contact by Email

If you contact us by email, we process the data you provide, in particular:

your email address
your name, if provided
the content of your message
any other information you provide voluntarily

The processing is carried out for the purpose of handling your request on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the proper handling of incoming inquiries.

7. Comments

If a comment function is activated on this website, comments and the data associated with them may be processed when this function is used. This may include, in particular:

name or displayed identity
email address and/or membership reference
comment content
time of submission
technical metadata

Comments are processed in order to provide the discussion function on the website.

8. Analytics / Reach Measurement

If analytics functions are activated on this website, usage data may be processed in order to better understand reach, usage, and interactions with our content.

This may include, in particular, statistical information on page views, reading behavior, newsletter opens, or clicks.

Depending on the configuration, processing is carried out either on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR or, where required, on the basis of consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

This website may use technically necessary cookies or similar technologies to the extent required for the secure and functional operation of the website.

To the extent that non-essential cookies or comparable technologies are used beyond that, this will only take place on the basis of appropriate consent, where such consent is legally required.

10. Recipients of Personal Data

Personal data is only disclosed to third parties where this is legally permitted or necessary for the operation of our services.

Recipients may include, in particular, technical service providers and processors, especially in the areas of hosting, the sending of technical or editorial emails, and website operation.

11. Storage Period

We store personal data only for as long as necessary for the respective purposes or as long as statutory retention obligations apply.

Access data is generally stored only for as long as required for technical operation and security.
Data from email inquiries is stored for as long as necessary to process the request.
Data related to newsletter or membership functions is stored for as long as the subscription or membership exists or a legal basis for further storage applies.
Comments are generally stored for as long as the comment function and the respective post remain available on the website, unless deletion is required by law.

12. Your Rights

Subject to the applicable legal provisions, you have the following rights in particular:

right of access to the personal data we process
right to rectification of inaccurate data
right to erasure of your data
right to restriction of processing
right to data portability
right to object to processing where it is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR
right to withdraw any consent given with effect for the future

To exercise your rights, an informal notice to the contact details above is sufficient.

13. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

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

The competent supervisory authority for Baden-Württemberg is:

The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Württemberg
Heilbronner Straße 35
70191 Stuttgart
Germany

14. Currency and Amendments to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy where necessary due to legal, technical, or substantive changes to our services.

Status: June 2026