{"id":18937,"date":"2026-10-21T08:28:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T06:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aachen-guide.com\/privacy-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T08:28:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T06:28:39","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aachen-guide.com\/en\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Privacy Policy<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this privacy policy, we inform you about the processing of personal data when you visit this website, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Controller<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marcus Christian Meierh\u00f6fer, M2AIX<br\/>Theaterstra\u00dfe 66<br\/>52062 Aachen<br\/>Germany<br\/>Phone: +49 241 406014<br\/>Email: info@m2aix.com<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Your rights as a data subject<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>access to the data stored about you (Art. 15 GDPR),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>erasure of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>data portability (Art. 20 GDPR),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>objection to the processing of your data (Art. 21 GDPR) and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>withdrawal of any consent given, with effect for the future (Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To exercise these rights, a message to the contact details above is sufficient.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data (Art. 77 GDPR). The supervisory authority responsible for us is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesbeauftragte f\u00fcr Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen), Kavalleriestra\u00dfe 2\u20134, 40213 D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany. <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Access data \/ server log files<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you visit this website, the hosting provider automatically collects information transmitted by your browser and stores it in so-called server log files. These are in particular: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the page \/ file accessed,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>date and time of access,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the amount of data transferred,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the website from which the access was made (referrer),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the browser used and its version,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the operating system used,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the IP address (usually anonymised or shortened).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The processing is based on our legitimate interest in a technically error-free and secure operation of the website (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The log files are automatically deleted after a short time, unless they need to be kept longer for evidence purposes in the event of security incidents. <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Hosting<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This website is hosted by ALL-INKL.COM \u2013 Neue Medien M\u00fcnnich, Hauptstra\u00dfe 68, 02742 Friedersdorf, Germany. The host processes the access data mentioned above on our behalf on the basis of a data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in a secure and reliable provision of the website (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).  <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Fonts<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fonts on this website are hosted locally on our server. There is no connection to servers of Google or other third parties for the purpose of delivering fonts. <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Cookies and consent management<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This website uses technically necessary cookies to enable the operation of the site. These are required for the website to function; the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR and Section 25 para. 2 of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG).    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where cookies or similar technologies that are not technically necessary are used, this is done exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG). To manage your consent, we use the WordPress plugin Complianz, which runs on our server. Your choice is stored in a cookie. You can find details of the cookies we use in our cookie policy. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time via the privacy settings on the website.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, common browsers allow you to restrict or block the setting of cookies. If cookies are completely deactivated, not all functions of this website may be available.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Contacting us \/ contact form<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you contact us via the contact form or by email, your details (e. g. name, email address and the content of your message) will be stored to process your enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your enquiry is related to the initiation or performance of a contract, otherwise our legitimate interest in responding to your enquiry (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for this purpose and there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary. We use the WordPress plugin Contact Form 7 to send the contact form; the submitted data is processed on our server.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Web analytics (Matomo)<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We use the open-source software Matomo for the statistical analysis of the use of this website. We operate Matomo ourselves on our own infrastructure (matomo.m2aix.com). No data is transferred to third parties.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without your consent, the analysis is carried out without cookies. Only if you consent to the \u201cStatistics\u201d category in the cookie settings does Matomo additionally set cookies to recognise returning visits. The legal basis for the analysis without cookies is our legitimate interest in privacy-friendly audience measurement (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR); for the use of cookies, it is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG). Your IP address is stored in shortened form.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The data is not combined with other data sources. The collected data is regularly deleted or anonymised.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Website technology and security<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This website is based on WordPress. To protect against attacks, we use the security plugin Wordfence provided by Defiant Inc., 1700 Westlake Ave N Ste 200, Seattle, WA 98109, USA. Wordfence processes security-relevant access data, in particular IP addresses, and compares them with information on known attacks provided by servers of Defiant Inc. In the process, data may be transferred to the USA. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in the security and integrity of the website (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission (Art. 46 para. 2 lit. c GDPR). Further information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordfence.com\/privacy-policy\/\">https:\/\/www.wordfence.com\/privacy-policy\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11. Multilingualism<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This website may be provided in several languages. The technology used for this serves solely to display the content in the selected language; it does not involve any further processing of personal data.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">12. Validity and changes to this privacy policy<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This privacy policy is currently valid. Due to the further development of the website or changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this privacy policy.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last updated: October 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Privacy Policy With this privacy policy, we inform you about the processing of personal data when you visit this website, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). 1. 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