This is a courtesy translation. The legally binding version of this privacy policy is the German one.
Privacy at a Glance#
General Information
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to the privacy policy set out below this text.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator:
Sven Gauditz — PixAgentur
Ringstraße 3
24321 Behrensdorf
Email: info@pixagentur.com
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in part when you provide it to us, e.g. via the contact form or by email. Other data is automatically collected or collected with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page access).
What do we use your data for?
Some data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)#
We host the content of our website on our own as well as on rented servers. The personal data collected on this website is stored on these servers. This may primarily include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access, and other data generated via a website.
Hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user device. Consent can be revoked at any time.
External Hosting — IONOS (1&1)
This website is hosted by an external service provider. The provider is IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Straße 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany (brand "1&1"). The servers are located in a data center in Germany; no transfer of personal data to a third country outside the European Union or the European Economic Area takes place in the context of hosting.
We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR, which obliges IONOS to process the personal data exclusively in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR. Data protection inquiries can be addressed to the data protection officer of IONOS at datenschutz@ionos.de. You can view the underlying data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR here (German): Data Processing Agreement (PDF).
Cloudflare
We use services provided by Cloudflare Germany GmbH, Rosental 7, c/o Mindspace, 80331 Munich, Germany (hereinafter "Cloudflare"). Cloudflare offers a globally distributed content delivery network with DNS, security and protection functions. The traffic of our website may be routed through the network of Cloudflare. This enables Cloudflare to carry out statistical evaluations of the data traffic and in particular to fend off attacks on our online services.
The use of Cloudflare is based on our legitimate interest in providing our web services in the most error-free, secure and high-performance manner possible (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers access to information on the end device. Consent can be revoked at any time. Further information can be found in the privacy policy of Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.
General Information and Mandatory Information#
Data Protection
The operators of these pages 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.
Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. communication by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Notice Regarding the Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Sven Gauditz — PixAgentur
Ringstraße 3
24321 Behrensdorf
Email: info@pixagentur.com
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.
Storage Duration
Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion takes place once these reasons no longer apply.
General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR. In the case of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your end device, data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for contract performance or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation, on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Recipients of Personal Data
As part of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary in the context of contract performance, if we are legally obliged to do so, if we have a legitimate interest in the transfer, or if another legal basis permits the data transfer. When using processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid data processing agreement.
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent that has already been given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out up until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
If data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right at any time to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy. If you object, we will no longer process the personal data concerned unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or unless the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR).
If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged violation. This right to complain exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy. The supervisory authority responsible for us is:
Unabhängiges Landeszentrum für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein (ULD — Independent State Centre for Data Protection Schleswig-Holstein)
Holstenstraße 98
24103 Kiel, Germany
Web: https://www.datenschutzzentrum.de
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.
Information, Correction, and Deletion
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions about personal data.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the cases set out in Art. 18(1) GDPR.
SSL/TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line. When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Data Collection on This Website#
Server Log Files
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of the website — for this purpose, server log files must be collected.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), where this has been requested.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory provisions — in particular retention periods — remain unaffected.
Inquiry by Email or Telephone
If you contact us by email or telephone, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not share this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
Spam Protection with Cloudflare Turnstile
To protect our contact form against automated entries (spam, bots), we use the Cloudflare Turnstile service. The provider is Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. Turnstile checks whether the entry is made by a human or a machine and analyzes various information for this purpose (e.g. IP address, time spent on the website, browser and device information, as well as mouse and keyboard input). The analysis begins automatically as soon as you access the form. In addition, we protect the form by means of a technical honeypot procedure and protection against cross-site requests (CSRF token).
Data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web services against abusive automated spying and against spam. Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the end device. Consent can be revoked at any time. Further information on data protection at Cloudflare can be found at: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.
Cookies and Consent#
Cookies
Our internet pages partly use so-called cookies and comparable technologies for storing information on the end device (e.g. the local storage of your browser, "Local Storage"). Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are stored on your end device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or until your web browser automatically deletes them.
Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services of third-party companies within web pages.
The storage technologies specifically used by this website are:
- Session cookie (technically necessary): Maintains your session and forms the basis for protecting our contact form (CSRF token).
- Design preference (technically necessary, Local Storage): Stores locally in your browser whether you have chosen the light or dark design. This information is not transmitted to us.
Legal Basis and Consent
Cookies and storage technologies that are strictly necessary to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions expressly requested by you, or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies for security and basic functions) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing the necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. The storage of these necessary cookies and equivalent technologies is carried out without consent in accordance with § 25(2) TDDDG.
Where consent is requested for the storage of cookies and comparable storage technologies or for access to information on your end device (e.g. for analytics or marketing purposes), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG). Consent can be revoked at any time for the future.
Managing and Deleting Cookies
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. You can also delete the local storage (Local Storage) at any time in the settings of your browser. The functionality of this website may be limited if cookies are deactivated.
Analytics Tools#
Matomo (Self-Hosted)
This website uses the open-source web analytics service Matomo. Matomo is hosted on our own servers (stats.pixagentur.com), so all analytics data remains with us and is not shared with third parties.
With the help of Matomo, we are able to collect and analyze data about the use of our website by visitors. This allows us to find out, among other things, when which page views were made and from which region they come. We also collect various log files (e.g. IP address, referrer, browsers and operating systems used) and can measure whether our website visitors have performed certain actions.
IP addresses are truncated or anonymized before storage (IP masking), so that a direct association with a person is not possible.
The storage of Matomo cookies and the use of this analytics tool are based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the end device. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Plugins, Fonts and Other Services#
Web Fonts (Locally Hosted)
For the uniform display of fonts, this website uses exclusively fonts provided locally on our own server or the system fonts installed on your end device. In doing so, no connection is established to third-party servers — in particular not to the servers of Google (Google Fonts). Therefore, no personal data (e.g. your IP address) is transmitted to Google or other third-party providers in order to load fonts.
Newsletter and Social Media#
Social Media Links
On our website we link to our profiles on external networks and platforms (e.g. GitHub). These are simple links and not embedded content (so-called social plugins). Only when you actively click on one of these links are you forwarded to the page of the respective provider and data is transmitted to the provider. When you merely access our website, no personal data is transmitted to the providers as a result. The respective provider is responsible for data processing on the linked platforms; please refer to their privacy notices.
Processing of Customer and Contract Data#
To establish, structure and perform our contracts and to manage our customers, we process personal data. This includes in particular name, address, contact details, as well as order, invoice and payment data. Processing is carried out to perform the contract and to take pre-contractual steps (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and to comply with our legal obligations, in particular under tax and commercial law (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).
For order and customer management and for creating quotes and invoices, we use the CRM software Perfex. Perfex is self-hosted by us and operated exclusively on our own or rented servers. The data therefore remains within our area of responsibility and is not passed on to the software manufacturer or other third parties for their own purposes.
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purposes stated. After a contract has been completely processed, the data is stored for the duration of the statutory retention periods (in particular under commercial and tax law, generally six to ten years) and then deleted.
Your Rights at a Glance#
As a data subject, you have the following rights at any time within the framework of the legal requirements with regard to 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 to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
- Right to withdraw a given consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR)
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)
To exercise your rights, an informal message to info@pixagentur.com is sufficient. We will process your request without undue delay and within the statutory deadlines.
Status of this privacy policy: June 2026.