Privacy Policy

Last reviewed on 25 April 2026.

Walldorf.net ("the site", "we", "our", "us") is an independent informational website about Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect when you visit walldorf.net, why we collect it, who we share it with and what rights you have. By using the site you accept the practices described here. If you do not, please do not use the site.

1. Who is responsible

The operator of Walldorf.net is responsible (data controller within the meaning of the GDPR) for the processing of personal data described in this policy. For data-protection enquiries please write to privacy@walldorf.net.

2. What we collect

2.1 Information you give us

If you contact us by email, we receive your email address and the content of your message. We use this information only to respond to you and to keep a record of the correspondence. We do not run a contact form, a newsletter, a comments system or a user-account system.

2.2 Information collected automatically

Like most websites, our hosting provider records standard request information when a page is loaded. This typically includes:

  • your IP address (often shortened by upstream services);
  • the date and time of the request;
  • the page requested and the HTTP status returned;
  • your browser's user-agent string and the referring URL.

This data is used for security, fraud prevention and basic operational purposes and is kept only for as long as necessary.

2.3 Cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies as described in our Cookie Policy. In summary:

  • Strictly necessary — required for the site to load correctly. Always on.
  • Analytics (Google Analytics) — measures how the site is used so we can improve it.
  • Advertising (Google AdSense and its partners) — used to display advertising and, where you consent, to personalise it.

3. Google AdSense and ad personalisation

We use Google AdSense to display advertising on this site. AdSense and its partners (third-party vendors) use cookies and similar identifiers to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other sites on the internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You can review and control how Google personalises ads at Google Ad Settings. You can opt out of personalised advertising from many other vendors at aboutads.info/choices (US) and youronlinechoices.eu (EU). For details on how Google handles data when you use Google's partner sites, see Google's "How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services" page and the Google Advertising policies.

Google may use a non-personally-identifying advertising cookie ("DoubleClick DART cookie") to serve ads to you based on your visit to this and other websites. Where required, Google obtains user consent for the use of advertising cookies in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland through its consent management mechanisms.

4. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics (Google LLC) to understand aggregate site usage. Analytics cookies help us see which pages are read, how visitors arrive and where the site can be improved. The information generated about your use of the site is transmitted to and stored by Google. You can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent your data from being used by Analytics.

5. Why we use this data

  • to operate the website and keep it secure;
  • to understand which content is useful so we can improve it;
  • to display advertising that helps fund the site;
  • to respond to questions and feedback you send us;
  • to comply with legal obligations.

6. Who we share data with

We do not sell personal data. Data may be processed by:

  • our hosting provider, for the technical operation of the site;
  • Google (Analytics, AdSense), as described above;
  • third parties where we are required by law to disclose information (for example, in response to a lawful request from a public authority).

7. International transfers

Some of the providers we rely on (in particular Google) are based in or transfer data to the United States and other countries outside the European Economic Area. Where this happens, the providers rely on the safeguards set out in their own data-processing terms (Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent mechanisms).

8. How long we keep data

Server logs are kept for a short period for security and operational reasons. Email correspondence is kept for as long as needed to handle your enquiry and to comply with legal obligations. Cookies expire after the periods set out in the Cookie Policy.

9. Your rights

9.1 GDPR (EU / EEA / UK)

If the GDPR or UK GDPR applies to you, you have the right to:

  • access the personal data we hold about you;
  • have inaccurate data corrected;
  • have your data deleted ("right to be forgotten"), subject to legal exceptions;
  • restrict or object to certain processing;
  • receive your data in a portable format;
  • withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent;
  • lodge a complaint with your national data-protection supervisory authority.

9.2 CCPA / CPRA (California)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request deletion of personal information, to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information (we do not sell personal information in the conventional sense), and to be free from discrimination for exercising these rights.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@walldorf.net.

10. Security

The site is served over HTTPS. We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect data against accidental loss and unauthorised access, but no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

11. Children

The site is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so that we can delete it.

12. External links

Our pages link to other websites that we do not operate. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and recommend that you read their own privacy notices.

13. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, in the law or in the third-party services we use. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last reviewed.

14. Contact

For privacy questions or to exercise your rights, write to privacy@walldorf.net. For general questions, see our contact page.