🇬🇧 Privacy Policy

1. General information

This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is processed when you visit this website.

Data Controller:
Szymon Miklaszewski
Waffel Kids Media
Kettenberg 3a
58507 Lüdenscheid
Germany

Email: kontakt@waffelkidsmedia.com

The website operator takes the protection of personal data seriously and processes data in accordance with the UK GDPR and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), where applicable.

2. Purpose and scope of data processing

This website is informational only and is used to present the “Waffel Kids Media” project and related books.

No personal data is actively collected, as the website:

  • does not provide a contact form,
  • does not offer a newsletter,
  • does not allow user account registration,
  • does not sell products or services directly.

3. Technical data (server logs)

When you visit this website, technical data may be processed automatically, including:

  • IP address,
  • browser type,
  • operating system,
  • date and time of access,
  • referrer URL.

This data is stored in server log files and is processed solely for:

  • technical administration,
  • security,
  • ensuring the stability and proper operation of the website.

The data is not combined with other data sources and is not used to identify individual users.

4. Legal basis for processing

Technical data is processed on the basis of
Article 6(1)(f) GDPR / UK GDPR (legitimate interest),
as processing is necessary to ensure the secure and reliable operation of the website.

5. External links (Facebook and Amazon)

This website contains links to external third-party websites, in particular:

  • Facebook (Meta Platforms Inc.),
  • Amazon.

When clicking on such a link, you leave this website. From that point on, the respective provider is solely responsible for the processing of personal data in accordance with their own privacy policies.

The website operator has no influence over the scope, method, or purpose of data processing carried out by those third parties.

6. Cookies

This website does not use cookies for marketing, analytics, or tracking purposes (such as Google Analytics or Facebook Pixel).

Only strictly necessary technical cookies may be used if required for the operation of the website (e.g. by the hosting provider or content management system).

Therefore, a cookie consent banner is not required.

7. Local Analytics Tool – WP Statistics

This website uses the locally hosted analytics tool “WP Statistics”.

All data is processed exclusively on the website’s own server and no cookies are used.

No personal data is shared with third parties.

The collected information is used solely for statistical analysis and technical optimisation of the website.

The legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – the legitimate interest of the website owner in improving functionality, security and performance.

8. Data recipients

Personal data may be disclosed only to:

  • the website’s hosting provider,
  • public authorities, where required by law.

Data is not transferred outside the UK or the European Union, unless the user clicks on external links (e.g. Facebook or Amazon).

9. Data retention

Technical data is stored only for as long as necessary to ensure the security and proper functioning of the website, in accordance with the hosting provider’s policies.

10. Your rights

You have the right to:

  • access your personal data,
  • request rectification of inaccurate data,
  • request erasure of data,
  • request restriction of processing,
  • object to the processing of data,
  • lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority.

11. Changes to this Privacy Policy

The website operator reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy if required due to changes in legal requirements or website functionality.