Privacy
Privacy Policy
This English privacy policy summarizes how this website processes personal data. The website is operated from Germany and is designed with GDPR-style consent in mind.
Controller
Maria Westen
Eschenallee 30
15345 Eggersdorf
Germany
Email: kontakt@maria-westen.de
Hosting and CDN
This website is hosted with SiteGround. When you visit the website, technical data such as your IP address, browser information, access time, and requested files may be processed in server logs to provide and secure the website. A CDN may be used to deliver the website faster and more securely.
Cookies and consent
Necessary storage is used so the website works and remembers your consent choices. Optional categories such as analytics, marketing, and external services are only activated after consent through the cookie banner.
Google Analytics
If you consent to analytics, Google Analytics 4 may be loaded with the measurement ID G-V6YJ687ZDK. Analytics is used to understand how visitors use the website. IP anonymization and restricted advertising settings are configured where technically available.
VG Wort counting marks
Individual texts may include VG Wort counting marks operated by VG Wort, Untere Weidenstraße 5, 81543 Munich, Germany. A tiny invisible counting pixel may be loaded to measure whether a text reaches the access thresholds relevant for statutory author remuneration. According to VG Wort, no personal usage profiles are created. The legal basis is legitimate interest in documenting text usage for copyright remuneration purposes.
Contact by email
If you contact me by email or through the contact form, your message and contact details are processed to respond to your request.
Affiliate links
This website may contain affiliate links, including links to Amazon through a recommendation link. If you click such a link, the destination provider may process technical data according to its own privacy policy.
Possible future tools
The cookie banner includes categories for tools that may be added later, such as Meta Pixel, Pinterest Tag, or reCAPTCHA. These tools should only be activated after the relevant consent category is accepted.
Your rights
Depending on the applicable law, you may have rights to access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, objection, and withdrawal of consent. You can contact me at kontakt@maria-westen.de.
Last updated
May 2026