Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

1. Who is responsible

The person responsible for data processing on this website is:

Katrin Straupe
Wartenburgstr. 4
www.katrinstraupe.com Berlin, Germany
Email: info@katrinstraupe.com

2. Hosting – IONOS & Adobe Portfolio

This website's domain is hosted by IONOS SE (Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany). IONOS processes server data necessary for the technical delivery of the website.

The website is built and presented using Adobe Portfolio, a service provided by Adobe Inc. (345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA) / Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited (4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Ireland).

When you visit this website, your browser automatically transmits certain data to the server, including:

IP address (anonymized, see section 4)

Date and time of the visit

Pages and files accessed

Browser type and version

Operating system

This data is processed for technical reasons — to ensure the stable and secure delivery of the website. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in operating a secure and functional website).

IONOS is a German company operating within the EU, which means your data is processed in accordance with European data protection law. For more information, see IONOS's privacy policy: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/datenschutzerklaerung

3. Contact via email

If you contact me by email, I will store your name, email address, and the content of your message in order to process your enquiry and for any follow-up questions.

This data is not passed on to third parties without your consent. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual or contractual communication) and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to enquiries).

Data shared via email will be deleted once the matter has been fully resolved and no legal retention obligations apply.

4. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland).

Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect information about how visitors use this website. The following data may be collected:

Pages visited and time spent

Approximate location (country/city level)

Device type, browser, and operating system

How you arrived at the website (referrer / traffic source)

IP anonymization is enabled on this website. This means your IP address is shortened before it is stored and cannot be used to identify you directly.

Data collected by Google Analytics may be transferred to and processed on Google servers, which may be located outside the European Union. Google has implemented appropriate safeguards for such transfers (Standard Contractual Clauses).

Legal basis: Your consent, given via the cookie banner when you first visit this website (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

You can withdraw your consent at any time by declining cookies via the cookie banner (reload the page to see it again after clearing your browser cookies), or by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

For more information, see Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

5. Your rights

As a data subject under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

Right of access – You can request information about the personal data I hold about you (Art. 15 GDPR).

Right to rectification – You can request correction of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR).

Right to erasure – You can request deletion of your data where no legal obligation to retain it exists (Art. 17 GDPR).

Right to restriction – You can request that processing of your data is restricted in certain circumstances (Art. 18 GDPR).

Right to object – You can object to processing based on legitimate interests (Art. 21 GDPR).

Right to data portability – You can request your data in a structured, machine-readable format (Art. 20 GDPR).

Right to withdraw consent – Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

Right to lodge a complaint – You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The competent authority for Berlin is:

Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit
Friedrichstr. 219, 10969 Berlin
https://www.datenschutz-berlin.de

6. Changes to this privacy policy

I may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in the services I use or in applicable law. The current version is always available on this page.