Privacy Policy

1. Controller

The data controller responsible for this website is:

2. What Data We Collect

This website collects only minimal, anonymised data:

• Page view analytics — via Vercel Web Analytics. This includes the visited URL, referrer, approximate country (derived transiently from your IP address), browser type, and operating system. No cookies are set and no persistent identifier is stored on your device.
• Server / infrastructure logs — Vercel, our hosting provider, automatically records IP addresses and HTTP request metadata for security and operational purposes. These logs are retained according to Vercel's privacy policy.

We do not use advertising trackers, third-party analytics services (e.g. Google Analytics), social media pixels, or any form of browser fingerprinting.

3. Legal Basis (GDPR)

The processing of the above data is based on our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in understanding aggregated site usage and ensuring the security and stability of our infrastructure. Because Vercel Analytics does not use cookies or persistent identifiers, no consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR is required for analytics.

4. Data Processors

We use the following third-party processors who may handle data on our behalf:

• Vercel Inc. (hosting & analytics) — 340 Pine Street, Suite 701, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA. Data transfers to the USA are covered by Vercel's Data Processing Agreement and Standard Contractual Clauses.

5. Cookies

This website does not use cookies of any kind — neither session cookies, persistent cookies, nor third-party cookies. No consent banner is therefore displayed.

6. Retention

Anonymised analytics data is retained by Vercel for up to 12 months. Server logs are retained according to Vercel's standard operational policy. We do not store any personal data independently on our own systems beyond what Vercel automatically logs.

7. Your Rights

Under the GDPR you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@redcolumn.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority — in Germany, this is your local Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz or the Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit (BfDI).

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will always reflect the most recent version.