Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy (English)

Last updated: October 2026

This policy explains which personal data are processed when you visit this blog, for what purpose and on what legal basis. You can generally use the blog without providing any personal information.

1. Controller

Georg Stockhorst, Helmholtzstrasse 15, 10587 Berlin, Germany Phone: +49 (0)30 345 1233 Email: astrogeography@email.de

No data protection officer has been appointed, as there is no legal obligation to do so.

2. Hosting and server log files

This blog is hosted by Strato Gmbh, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, D-10249 Berlin, Germany. A data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR is in place with the provider.

When you access the pages, the server automatically stores: IP address, date and time, page requested, referrer URL, browser type and version, and operating system. These data are technically required for secure and stable operation (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Log files are deleted after [7] days unless they are needed to investigate a security incident.

All data are transmitted encrypted via TLS (indicated by “https://”).

3. Cookies and consent

This blog uses strictly necessary cookies, for example to store your language setting (WPML plugin) and your cookie choice. The legal basis is Section 25(2) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG) in conjunction with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

All non-essential cookies and services are loaded only after you consent via the cookie banner (Section 25(1) TDDDG, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time via the “Cookie settings” link in the footer. See the [Cookie Policy] for details.

4. Contact by email or phone

If you contact me, I process the information you provide (e.g. name, email address, message) to answer your enquiry. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry relates to a contract, otherwise Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. I delete the data once your enquiry has been dealt with, unless statutory retention obligations apply.

5. Consultations

For an astrological consultation I usually need your birth data (date, time, place) and the locations in question. I process these data to carry out the consultation (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). If you share health information with me during a medical astrology consultation, I process it only with your explicit consent (Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR). Invoice data are kept for up to 10 years in line with German tax law.

Bookings and orders are handled on my websites sundance-berlin.de and astrogeography.com where their own privacy policies apply.

6. Comments

The comment function is currently disabled. Comments already published remain visible with the name given. On request I will delete or anonymise your comment.

7. Gravatar

Author images are loaded via the Gravatar service of Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd. (Grand Canal Dock, 25 Herbert Place, Dublin, Ireland). This transmits your IP address to the provider. The legal basis is my legitimate interest in a consistent presentation (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Data may be transferred to the USA; Automattic is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

8. Videos and social networks

My videos and podcasts on YouTube and my profiles on Facebook and X are only linked, not embedded. Only when you click such a link are you taken to the provider’s site, where its privacy policy applies.

9. Fonts

The fonts used are loaded locally from my server. No connection to Google servers is made. [Check – see preliminary notes.]

10. Your rights

You have the right at any time to access (Art. 15 GDPR), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20), and to withdraw any consent with effect for the future (Art. 7(3)). An informal email to me is sufficient.

Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR): Where I process data on the basis of legitimate interests, you may object at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation.

Right to lodge a complaint: You may lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The authority responsible for me is the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Alt-Moabit 59–61, 10555 Berlin, Germany, www.datenschutz-berlin.de.

11. Automated decision-making

No automated decision-making, including profiling, takes place.