Privacy policy
Version: 2026-07-09
Convenience translation. This English version is provided for convenience only. Only the German version is legally binding; in the event of any discrepancy, the German version shall prevail. German original: Datenschutzerklärung.
1. Controller
Detinker, owner Andreas Bernhardt, Suttkamp 13, 59229 Ahlen, Germany. Email: info@tidefall.de.
2. Subject matter of this policy
This Privacy Policy applies to the use of the marketing website tidefall.de. The website serves to provide information about the Tidefall service. No registration or use of the product takes place here; for that, the Privacy Policy of the web application at app.tidefall.de applies.
3. Hosting
The website is hosted on servers of Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany, in a data centre in Germany. When you visit the website, technically necessary connection data (in particular IP address, time, requested resource) is processed to the extent required to deliver and secure the website. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in secure operation). A data processing agreement (Art. 28 GDPR) is in place with the hosting provider.
4. Cookies
The website does not use tracking or analytics cookies. If the website is protected by a password, a technically necessary cookie is set after the password is entered successfully, which serves exclusively as access protection (legal basis Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Your user behaviour is not analysed and no data is passed on to third parties for advertising purposes.
5. Contacting us
If you contact us by email or via a contact form, we process the data you send us in order to handle your enquiry (Art. 6(1)(b) or (f) GDPR). The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose and no statutory retention obligations apply.
6. No disclosure, no transfer to third countries
Through the website, no personal data is passed on to third parties for advertising purposes. No transfer to third countries takes place via this website.
7. Your rights
You have the right of access (Art. 15), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20) and the right to object (Art. 21 GDPR). You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The competent authority is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia (LDI NRW), Kavalleriestraße 2–4, 40213 Düsseldorf, Germany.
8. Data protection in the product
The processing of personal data when using the Tidefall service (web application) is described in the separate Privacy Policy at app.tidefall.de/rechtliches/datenschutz.