Privacy

1. Data controller

Phone: +49 173 6097903
Email: m.friemann@gmx.de

2. Hosting and technical delivery

This website is provided through ChatGPT Sites. For users in the European Economic Area, the service provider is OpenAI Ireland Limited, 1st Floor, The Liffey Trust Centre, 117–126 Sheriff Street Upper, Dublin 1, D01 YC43, Ireland.

When you access this website, the platform provider processes data required for technical operation. This may include your IP address, date and time of access, the page requested, browser and device information, the referring URL, and log and security data. This processing supports the secure, stable, and error-free delivery of the website. The legal basis for the website delivery initiated by us is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR; our legitimate interest is the secure operation of this private information service.

ChatGPT Sites currently does not provide fixed data or processing residency. Data may therefore also be processed outside the European Economic Area. OpenAI’s applicable contractual and privacy provisions govern this processing. More information about processing, retention periods, and possible data transfers is available in OpenAI’s EU Privacy Policy and the ChatGPT Sites Terms.

3. Encryption

This website is transmitted using HTTPS/TLS encryption. This protects data exchanged between your browser and the server from being read by third parties.

4. Cookies and similar technologies

We do not use analytics, marketing, or advertising cookies, and we do not operate our own web analytics system. The technical platform provider may use cookies or similar storage technologies that are necessary for delivery, security, and, where applicable, access control. Details are provided in OpenAI’s Cookie Policy.

5. Contact by email or phone

This website has no contact form, user accounts, comments, or upload function. You may contact us only outside the website by email or phone.

If you contact us in this way, we process the information you provide—particularly your name, contact details, message, and any documents or photographs you send—to respond to your inquiry and any follow-up questions. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is responding to inquiries and conducting collaborative genealogical research. If the communication concerns an agreement, Article 6(1)(b) GDPR may also apply.

The information will be deleted once the inquiry has been fully addressed, unless statutory retention obligations or legitimate grounds require further storage. Please contact us before sending particularly sensitive information.

6. Genealogical information, photographs, and family records

The website contains historical family information and images. As a general rule, the GDPR applies only to personal data relating to living individuals. We publish information about living people only when there is an appropriate legal basis, particularly consent or an overriding legitimate interest that respects personal rights. If you believe information is incorrect, rights are affected, or material should be reviewed or removed, please contact us at the address above.

7. External links

Simply visiting this website does not transmit data through an external link to its destination. The destination provider’s privacy terms apply only after you open the link.

8. Retention period

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for its respective purpose. Data may be retained longer where required by law, needed to protect legal claims, or permitted by valid consent. Technical log data is stored and deleted according to the platform provider’s policies.

9. Your rights

Subject to the applicable legal requirements, you have the right of access (Article 15 GDPR), rectification (Article 16 GDPR), erasure (Article 17 GDPR), restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR), data portability (Article 20 GDPR), and objection to processing based on legitimate interests (Article 21 GDPR). You may withdraw consent at any time with future effect (Article 7(3) GDPR).

10. Right to lodge a complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The authority responsible in particular for private-sector entities in Bavaria is:

11. Updates to this privacy notice

We update this privacy notice when the website, the services used, or legal requirements change.