Privacy Policy (Datenschutzerklärung)

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified.

This website is a personal portfolio and CV website. I take the protection of your personal data very seriously and treat your data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

Who is responsible for data collection on this website? Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the Legal Notice (Impressum) section of this website.

How do we collect your data? Your data is collected when you provide it to us (e.g., via a contact form). Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This mainly includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for? Some of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior, but this website currently does not use analytics or tracking tools.

This website is hosted by Vercel Inc. (340 S Lemon Ave #4133, Walnut, CA 91789, USA).

When you visit this website, Vercel automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser automatically transmits. These include:

• Browser type and version • Operating system used • Referrer URL (the previously visited page) • Hostname of the accessing computer • Time of the server request • IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources. The basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, which permits data processing for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

For more information about Vercel's data processing, please see their privacy policy: https://vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy

This website uses localStorage to save your language preference (English/German). This data remains on your device and is not transmitted to any server.

This website does not use:

• Analytics tools (Google Analytics, Plausible, etc.) • Tracking cookies • Third-party advertising cookies • Social media tracking pixels

You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser.

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR): You have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed.

• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal data.

• Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data.

• Right to restriction (Art. 18 GDPR): You have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data.

• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR): You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format.

• Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR): You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data.

To exercise these rights, please contact me at: contact@danielthurston.xyz

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR.

If you have questions about data protection, please contact:

Daniel Thurston Email: contact@danielthurston.xyz Phone: Available upon request via email

Last updated: February 2026