Privacy Policy

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 and this privacy policy.

The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. Where personal data (such as name, address or email addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis as far as possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your explicit consent.

1. Data Controller

Responsible for data processing on this website:

Dipl.-Ing. René Koch
The Spiritual Engineer
Eibenstraße 7
65597 Hünfelden
Germany

Email: rene@the-spiritual-engineer.com

2. Data Collection on This Website

Server Log Files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files that your browser automatically transmits. This includes browser type/version, operating system, referrer URL, hostname, time of server request, and IP address.

This data is collected based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of the website.

If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter, we require an email address and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and consent to receiving the newsletter.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR (consent)
Revocation: You can revoke your consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter.

3. Analytics

Matomo (Self-Hosted, Cookieless)

This website uses the open-source web analytics service Matomo, operated on our own server at matomo.rene-koch.com. No data is transferred to third parties. All analytics data remains on our own server.

Matomo is configured to not set any cookies (cookieless tracking). No data is stored on your device. Consent is therefore not required.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in statistical analysis to optimize our offering).

4. Hosting

This website is hosted by Vercel Inc. (340 S Lemon Ave #4133, Walnut, CA 91789, USA). Vercel is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. A Data Processing Agreement has been concluded.

5. Payment Provider

We use ThriveCart as a payment service provider. ThriveCart processes your payment data to complete the purchase. ThriveCart is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

6. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)

7. Human Design Reports and Spiritual Analyses

For personalized reports, we require: date of birth, time of birth, place of birth, name, and email address.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (contractual performance)
Retention period: Data is stored for the duration of contract fulfillment and statutory retention periods (10 years).