This is a courtesy translation. The German version of this privacy policy is legally binding.
1. Data Controller
The party responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the GDPR is:
Camilla Sophia Kunkel
Softness is Power
Ruhlandstraße 88
63741 Aschaffenburg
Germany
Email: hello@softnessispower.com
Phone: +49 1577 0250048
2. Hosting (Cloudflare Workers)
This website is hosted by Cloudflare, Inc. (101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA). Cloudflare processes technical access data (server logs) and provides CDN and security services. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in secure and reliable website delivery). A data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR is in place. Data transfers to the US are based on Standard Contractual Clauses.
3. Server Logs
When visiting this site, standard access data is collected automatically: browser type and version, operating system, referrer URL, hostname, time of request, and truncated IP address. This data is used solely for secure operation and is not combined with other data sources. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
4. Cookies
This website uses only first-party cookies:
- cookie_consent — stores your consent choice. Lifetime: 1 year.
- i18n_lang — stores your language preference. Lifetime: 1 year.
5. Contact Form and Email
When you contact me via the contact form or email, your details (name, email, message) are stored for the purpose of handling your request. Email delivery is handled by Resend (Resend, Inc., San Francisco, USA) under a data processing agreement. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (b) and (f) GDPR. Data is deleted once no longer needed, subject to statutory retention obligations.
6. Self-hosted Fonts
Web fonts (Cormorant Garamond, Raleway) are hosted locally on this site's server. There is no connection to Google Fonts or third-party providers. Your IP address is not transmitted to third parties.
7. Web Analytics (Google Analytics 4)
This website uses Google Analytics 4 (Google Ireland Limited) only if you have given your consent via the cookie banner. IP anonymization is enabled. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG. You can withdraw consent at any time with effect for the future.
8. Social Media Links
This site contains plain HTML links to external social media profiles (e.g. Instagram). No data is transferred to these providers unless you actively click the link.
9. SSL/TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL/TLS encryption for secure data transmission. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the "https://" prefix in your browser.
10. Your Rights
You have the right to access (Art. 15 GDPR), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction (Art. 18), objection (Art. 21), data portability (Art. 20), and withdrawal of consent (Art. 7 (3)). To exercise these rights, contact hello@softnessispower.com.
11. Right to Lodge a Complaint
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The authority responsible here is the Bavarian Data Protection Commissioner, Wagmüllerstraße 18, 80538 Munich, Germany.
12. Changes to this Policy
This privacy policy may be updated to reflect legal requirements or changes in services. The current version is always available on this page.