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Privacy Policy

1. General Information

The protection of your personal data is important to us. This Privacy Policy informs you about what data is collected on this website and how it is used.

2. Controller

Henning Hünemohr
Haydnstraße 14
65193 Wiesbaden
Germany
Email: kontakt@hoehencheck.de

3. Hosting

This website is hosted on our own server at Hetzner Online GmbH (Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany). When you visit the website, server log files are automatically recorded. These may include:

This data is used solely for the technical provision and security of the website. Server log files are automatically deleted after a maximum of 14 days. The server is located in Germany. For more information: hetzner.com/legal/privacy-policy.

4. IP Geolocation (ipinfo.io)

To automatically centre the map on your region when you first visit, your IP address is transmitted to the service ipinfo.io (IPinfo, Inc., San Francisco, USA), which returns approximate coordinates. No cookies are set and no personal data is stored permanently. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in providing a user-friendly map).

5. Fonts (Self-Hosted)

This website uses the Inter typeface, which is hosted on our own server. No connection to Google servers is established and no IP address is transmitted to third parties for font loading.

6. Leaflet / OpenStreetMap Tiles

The interactive map uses JavaScript libraries ("Leaflet") loaded via the CDN service unpkg.com (Cloudflare, Inc., USA). Your IP address is transmitted during this loading process. Map tiles are provided by OpenStreetMap – see also Section 7.

7. Map Function

This website uses map data from OpenStreetMap via the Leaflet JavaScript framework. When loading the map, connections to OpenStreetMap servers may be established, and your IP address may be transmitted to OpenStreetMap.

8. Location Data (Geolocation)

This website may request your current location via the Geolocation API of your browser in order to determine your elevation above sea level.

Location access is only requested if you explicitly allow it in your browser. Location data is not stored on our servers.

9. Elevation Calculation

To calculate your elevation, the Open-Meteo Elevation API is used. Your coordinates (latitude and longitude) are transmitted to this API. No personal data is stored.

10. Cookies and Google AdSense

This website uses Google AdSense, an advertising service by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google AdSense sets cookies to display personalised ads based on your interests.

When you visit this website, a cookie notice is displayed. Non-essential cookies (including those for personalised advertising) are only set after you have given your consent.

You can opt out of personalised advertising at: google.com/settings/ads. For more information about how Google uses data, see the Google Privacy Policy.

The legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent).

11. Comment Function

On the main page, we offer an optional comment function. When you submit a comment, the following data is collected and processed:

Data is stored exclusively on our own server in Germany (Hetzner Online GmbH) in a local database. No data is transferred to third parties. IP addresses are not stored alongside comments.

Explicit consent is required before submitting a comment. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent).

Comments are displayed publicly. No email address is collected. Data is stored until you request deletion or the comment function is discontinued. To delete your comment, contact us at: kontakt@hoehencheck.de.

12. Your Rights

You have the right at any time to:

Please contact us at the address listed above.

13. Changes

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy if technical or legal requirements change.