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Responsible for Content

Martin Hain & Jannik Drescher (address as above)

Dispute Resolution

The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (ODR): ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. We are not obligated to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board and do not generally do so.

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Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 2026

1. Overview

We take the protection of your personal data seriously. This privacy policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

Controller responsible for data processing:

2. Data We Collect

We collect personal data only when you voluntarily provide it to us. This includes:

• Enquiry form: name, email address, and the information you include in your message
• Newsletter signup: email address only
• Website visits: server log data (IP address, browser type, pages visited, time of access) — collected automatically by our hosting provider

3. How We Use Your Data

• To respond to your expedition enquiry
• To send the newsletter you signed up for
• To improve our website (anonymised analytics only)

We do not sell, rent, or share your data with third parties for marketing purposes. We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Processing is based on:

• Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR — processing necessary to respond to your enquiry or fulfil a contract
• Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR — your consent (newsletter signup; you may withdraw at any time)
• Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR — our legitimate interest in operating and improving our website

5. Newsletter

When you sign up to our newsletter, we store your email address for the sole purpose of sending you the newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email, or by contacting us directly. Upon unsubscribing, your email address will be deleted from our list.

6. Hosting & Form Processing

This website is hosted by Netlify, Inc. (44 Montgomery Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA). Netlify processes form submissions and hosts the site on our behalf. Netlify is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. For more information, see netlify.com/privacy.

7. Cookies

This website does not currently use tracking cookies or third-party analytics tools. We may use essential session cookies required for basic site functionality. No consent banner is required for essential cookies only.

8. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you (Art. 15)
• Correct inaccurate data (Art. 16)
• Request deletion of your data (Art. 17)
• Restrict processing of your data (Art. 18)
• Data portability (Art. 20)
• Object to processing based on legitimate interest (Art. 21)
• Withdraw consent at any time (Art. 7(3))

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at whynot.polar@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. In Germany, this is the Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit (BfDI) or the relevant state authority.

9. Data Retention

We retain enquiry data for as long as necessary to respond to and process your request, and for a maximum of 3 years unless a contractual relationship exists. Newsletter email addresses are retained until you unsubscribe. Server log data is automatically deleted after 7 days.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The current version is always available at this URL. We will notify newsletter subscribers of any material changes.