Privacy policy
This is an English translation for your convenience. Only the German version is legally binding.
This privacy policy explains which personal data is processed when you visit this website, for what purpose, and what rights you have.
1. Controller
Karl-Heinz Hirschberger
Finckensteinallee 1
12205 Berlin
Germany
Email: info@karlheinzhirschberger.com
Phone: +49 172 2112675
I have not appointed a data protection officer, as the legal requirements for doing so are not met.
2. Hosting and server log files
This website is hosted by STRATO GmbH, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany. A data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR is in place with STRATO. The servers are located in Germany.
Each time the website is accessed, the server automatically stores information transmitted by your browser (server log files):
- IP address of the requesting device
- date and time of access
- page or file requested
- referrer URL (the previously visited page)
- browser and operating system used
I need this data to deliver the website securely and reliably and to detect attacks. The legal basis is my legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The log files are not combined with other data and are deleted automatically after a short period, unless they are needed for longer to investigate a security incident.
3. Encryption
For security reasons, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise it by the padlock symbol and “https://” in your browser’s address bar.
4. Contact by email, phone, WhatsApp or form
If you contact me by email, phone or via the contact form, I process the information you provide (for example your name, email address, phone number and your request) in order to reply to your enquiry and arrange an initial conversation. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR where your enquiry relates to coaching, and otherwise my legitimate interest in replying pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
The contact form sends your details to me by email; they are not stored on the website itself. I delete your enquiry once it has been dealt with, unless statutory retention obligations apply.
If you write to me via WhatsApp, WhatsApp Ireland Ltd. (Meta) also processes your data in accordance with its own privacy policy. If you do not want this, please use email, phone or the form.
5. Cookies and consent
This website only sets cookies that are necessary for it to work. These include a cookie that stores your choice in the cookie notice so that it does not reappear on every visit, and a cookie (khh_lang) that remembers whether you prefer the German or English version. The legal basis is Section 25 (2) No. 2 TDDDG and Art. 6 (1) (c) and (f) GDPR. No tracking or marketing services are used.
Consent is managed by the Consenta plugin directly on this server; no data is transferred to third parties. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time:
The following list shows the cookies used on this website:
No cookies or services configured.
6. Fonts
The fonts used on this website are stored locally on the server. No connection to Google or other font providers is established when a page is loaded.
7. Links to LinkedIn
This website contains a link to my LinkedIn profile. It is a simple link, not an embedded plugin: data is only transferred when you click the link and thereby open the LinkedIn website. The privacy policy of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company applies there.
8. Your rights
You have the right to access the data stored about you (Art. 15 GDPR), to rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18) and data portability (Art. 20). You can withdraw any consent you have given at any time with effect for the future (Art. 7 (3) GDPR).
Right to object: Where I process data on the basis of my legitimate interest (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR), you can object to this processing at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation (Art. 21 GDPR).
An informal message to info@karlheinzhirschberger.com is all it takes.
9. Right to lodge a complaint
You can 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 (Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit), Alt-Moabit 59–61, 10555 Berlin, Germany.
10. Last updated
November 2026