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Last updated: April 2026 Deutsche Version →
1. Data Controller

The person responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the GDPR is:

Andrea Barbaini
Friedrich-Engels-Allee 216
42285 Wuppertal
Germany
Email: info@visualreads.de

2. General Principles

VisualReads collects and processes personal data only to the extent technically necessary for operating the website. No user profiles are created, no tracking pixels are used, and no data is passed on to advertising partners – except as described below.

This website sets no tracking cookies. The only data stored in your browser are technical preferences (reading mode, language) that remain exclusively on your device and are not transmitted to any server.

3. Hosting – Cloudflare Pages

This website is hosted via Cloudflare Pages. When you access the website, technical data such as IP address, browser type, operating system, and access time are automatically recorded in server log files. This data is processed to ensure the technical operation of the website and is generally deleted after a short period.

Cloudflare is a US-based company. Data transfers to the USA take place on the basis of EU Standard Contractual Clauses (Art. 46 GDPR).

Cloudflare Privacy Policy: cloudflare.com/privacypolicy

Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in secure operation of the website).

4. Google Fonts

This website uses Google Fonts, a service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The fonts are loaded directly from Google servers when the page is accessed. Your IP address is transmitted to Google in this process.

Note: Google Fonts is currently embedded via external Google servers. We plan to self-host the fonts in the future to avoid this data transfer. Until then: if you wish to prevent the transmission, you can block Google Fonts in your browser – the website remains fully usable.

Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in consistent website presentation). Google Privacy Policy: policies.google.com/privacy

5. Affiliate Links (Amazon & Blinkist)

This website contains affiliate links to Amazon and Blinkist. When you click such a link, you will be redirected to the respective provider's website. Cookies may be set there that track your behaviour on the third-party site. I am not responsible for data processing on partner websites.

Amazon

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. When you click an Amazon link, a cookie is set that Amazon uses for commission attribution (30-day duration). Amazon Privacy Policy: amazon.com/privacy

Blinkist

I participate in the Blinkist affiliate programme via Impact Radius. When you click a Blinkist link, a tracking cookie may be set (30-day duration). Blinkist Privacy Policy: blinkist.com/privacy

Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in refinancing the website).

6. Local Storage

This website stores technical preferences locally in your browser (localStorage): the selected reading mode (Glance / Minute / Deep / Thread) and preferred language (DE / EN). This data does not leave your browser and is not transmitted to any server. You can delete it at any time via your browser's developer tools.

7. Contact by Email

If you contact me by email, the data you provide (email address, name, message content) will be stored to process your enquiry. This data will not be shared and will be deleted after your enquiry has been resolved, unless statutory retention obligations apply.

Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

8. Your Rights

You have the right to access the personal data stored about you (Art. 15 GDPR), to rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR), to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR), to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR), and to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR).

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The authority responsible for North Rhine-Westphalia is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (LDI NRW): ldi.nrw.de

For enquiries, please contact: info@visualreads.de

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