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Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 2026

1. Data Controller

Rafael Gutiérrez-Canas Pazos
Hudemühler Straße 123
28329 Bremen

E-Mail: info@theologik.org

2. General Information

The protection of your personal data is important to me. This privacy policy informs you about what data is collected when using this website, for what purpose and on what legal basis.

The legal bases for processing are Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent), Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract performance) and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest).

3. Hosting

This website is hosted by Vercel Inc. (440 N Barranca Ave #4133, Covina, CA 91723, USA). When you access the site, connection data (IP address, timestamp, browser type, requested URL) is automatically transmitted to Vercel's servers. This is technically necessary to deliver the website.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in providing the website). Vercel processes data under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

4. Web Analytics

This website uses Vercel Analytics, a privacy-friendly analytics service. Vercel Analytics does not use cookies, does not store IP addresses and does not collect personal data. Only anonymized usage data is collected (page views, duration, referrer, country).

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in improving the website). A cookie banner is not required as no cookies are set and no personal data is processed.

5. Content Management System

Content on this website is managed via Sanity.io (Sanity AS, Grünerløkka, Oslo, Norway). Images are served through Sanity's CDN (cdn.sanity.io). When loading images, your IP address is transmitted to Sanity's CDN.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in efficient content delivery).

6. Fonts (Google Fonts)

This website uses fonts from Google (Playfair Display, Source Serif 4, Inter). The fonts are embedded locally via Next.js Font Optimization and are not loaded from Google servers at runtime. No data is transmitted to Google.

7. Comments

You can leave comments on articles on this website. The following data is collected:

  • Name (required)
  • Email address (optional)
  • Comment text (required)

Comments are stored in Sanity.io and moderated before publication. Your IP address is only used temporarily for abuse prevention (rate limiting) and is not stored permanently.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent by submitting the comment). You can request deletion of your comment at any time by emailing info@theologik.org.

8. Contact Form

The contact form opens your email client (mailto link). The entered data is not stored on the server but sent directly via your email client.

9. Local Storage

This website stores the following data locally in your browser (localStorage):

  • Font size setting (for readability)
  • Learning progress in the hermeneutics section

This data does not leave your browser and is not transmitted to any server. You can delete it at any time via your browser settings.

10. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • 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)

To exercise your rights, please contact info@theologik.org.

11. Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The authority responsible for me is:

Die Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit der Freien Hansestadt Bremen
Arndtstraße 1, 27570 Bremerhaven
www.datenschutz.bremen.de

12. Changes

I reserve the right to update this privacy policy as needed, e.g. when changes are made to the website or legal requirements. The current version is always available on this page.