Your Privacy Matters

I respect your privacy and believe in keeping things simple. This website is intended to share my professional experience, expertise, and perspectives on digital transformation — not to collect personal information unnecessarily.

This privacy policy explains how personal data may be processed when you visit markus.digital or contact me.

1. Data Controller

Markus Siepmann
Stockholmer Platz 1
70173 Stuttgart
Germany

Email: hello (at) markus.digital

2. Website Access and Hosting

When you visit this website, technical information may be processed by the hosting provider to deliver the website, maintain its availability, and protect it against misuse.

This may include your IP address, browser information, operating system, date and time of access, and requested pages.

The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), based on the legitimate interest in operating a secure and reliable website.

Hosting provider: dogado GmbH, Dortmund

Server logs are retained for 30 days and subsequently deleted, unless longer retention is necessary for security or legal reasons.

3. Cookies and Analytics

This website does not use analytics, advertising, or tracking cookies. I do not use visitor profiling or behavioral tracking technologies.

4. Contact

If you contact me by email or phone, I process the information you provide solely to respond to your inquiry and communicate with you.

Depending on the nature of your inquiry, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR or Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where communication relates to a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Your information is retained only as long as necessary for the respective purpose or to comply with applicable legal obligations.

5. External Links and Services

This website may contain links to external websites. When you follow these links, the privacy policies of the respective providers apply.

6. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to request access to your personal data, correction of inaccurate data, deletion, restriction of processing, and, where applicable, data portability.

You may also object to processing based on legitimate interests and withdraw consent where consent is the legal basis.

To exercise your rights, please contact me using the email address above.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.

7. Changes to This Policy

This privacy policy may be updated to reflect changes to the website, its technical operation, or applicable legal requirements.

Last updated: November 2026