At jan.madeus.org, your privacy is important to me. This Privacy Policy outlines how your personal information is collected, used, and protected when you visit or interact with this website.
1. Who I Am
This website is operated by Jan Madeus. You can contact me at:
Email: kjar@gmx.de
2. What Personal Data Is Collected
You may provide personal data when:
- Leaving a comment (name, email, IP address)
- Subscribing to email updates
- Contacting me via a form
- Visiting the site (cookies, analytics)
The data collected may include:
- Name and email address
- IP address and browser information
- Website usage statistics (via analytics tools)
3. How Your Data Is Used
Your data is used for:
- Responding to inquiries
- Sending email updates (if you’ve subscribed)
- Monitoring website performance and usage trends
- Complying with legal obligations
I do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.
4. Cookies
This site uses cookies to enhance user experience and analyze traffic. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.
You will be notified of cookie use on your first visit and given a choice to accept or manage preferences. You can also disable cookies through your browser settings.
For more, please see our Cookie Policy.
5. Third-Party Services
I use trusted third-party tools and services that may collect data on my behalf:
- Google Analytics: Tracks anonymous usage data
- Mailing List Provider: Stores email addresses for newsletters
- Affiliate Programs: May track clicks and sales for commission purposes (e.g., Amazon, Booking.com)
Each service complies with data protection regulations and provides its own privacy policies.
6. Data Retention
I retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected, or as required by law. You may request deletion of your personal data at any time.
7. Your Rights (Under GDPR)
If you’re located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the right to:
- Access the personal data I hold about you
- Request correction or deletion of your data
- Object to or restrict data processing
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority
To exercise any of these rights, contact me at [Insert contact email].
8. Data Security
I take data protection seriously and use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure.
9. Updates to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated occasionally. The latest version will always be posted on this page with the effective date noted at the top.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://jan.madeus.org.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.