Last updated: March 2026
We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. This privacy policy informs you about how we handle your personal data when you visit our website and about your rights under data protection law, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Hermann Paar
Elsenborner Str. 23
50933 Köln
Germany
Email:
When you visit our website, our hosting provider automatically collects certain technical data. This may include your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URL, date and time of your visit, and pages accessed. This data is collected for the purpose of ensuring a secure and stable website operation and constitutes a legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Our website contains links to external websites of independent magazine publishers and other third parties. When you click on these links, you leave our website. We have no control over the content or privacy practices of these external sites and accept no responsibility or liability for them.
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and, optionally, your name. This data is used exclusively for the purpose of sending you our newsletter. The legal basis is your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent and unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided in each newsletter or by contacting us directly at .
Our newsletter is distributed via a third-party service provider (e.g., Substack). By subscribing, your data will be processed by this provider in accordance with their own privacy policy.
Our website may use cookies — small text files stored on your device by your browser. Some cookies are technically necessary for the proper functioning of the website. You can configure your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent.
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data: the right of access (Art. 15), the right to rectification (Art. 16), the right to erasure (Art. 17), the right to restriction of processing (Art. 18), the right to data portability (Art. 20), and the right to object to processing (Art. 21).
If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be published on this page.
If you have questions about this privacy policy or your personal data, please contact us at: