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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 2026-02-04

Responsible Party

Name:
Ivan Kozlov

Overview

This website processes personal data to provide and securely operate the website, store preferences, and detect and prevent abuse. Optional (only with consent): Usage statistics/analytics (currently not active).

Cookies & Local Storage

This website uses cookies and local storage (e.g., localStorage) to securely operate the website and store preferences.

Necessary (essential)

These cookies are required for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled.

  • __Host-na.xsrf – Anti-Forgery Token (Expiry: up to 2 years)
  • .AspNetCore.Identity.Application – Authentication/Session Cookie (Expiry: when you close your browser)

Note: On this website, visitors cannot currently create their own account. The authentication/session cookie is used exclusively for administrative functions.

Purpose: Protection against CSRF/manipulation, securing administrative areas/sessions.

Legal Basis: Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in security and functionality).

Preferences

Stores your decisions (e.g., theme, language and similar settings).

  • theme – Stores your theme preference (light/dark)
  • cookieConsent – Stores your cookie consent preferences

Purpose: Comfort features (remembering settings).

Legal Basis: Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), insofar as consent is required for this.

Analytics

Usage statistics and analytics (requires explicit consent).

  • Currently: none

Legal Basis: Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) if activated.

Change or Revoke Consent

You can change or revoke your consent at any time by deleting cookies and/or local storage (localStorage) or adjusting your browser settings.

Website Delivery & Server Logs

When you access the website, server-side log data is processed (e.g., IP address, User-Agent, timestamp, requested path/URL, status code; possibly Referrer if transmitted by browser).

Purpose: Website delivery, IT security, error analysis, abuse detection.

Storage Duration: 30 days.

Legal Basis: Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in security and stable delivery).

Administrative Access & Audit Logs

For operation and maintenance, there may be administrative access. Security-relevant events (Audit Logs) may be processed, e.g., for traceability of changes and defense against attacks.

Purpose: Operational security, abuse detection, error analysis, traceability of administrative changes.

Storage Duration: As long as required, maximum until deletion as part of regular system maintenance or if no security or evidence requirements apply.

Legal Basis: Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in security and operation).

Data Retention (Content/News)

News items are limited per source; older articles are automatically pruned so that 50 entries per feed remain.

Your Rights

You have the following rights, depending on the requirements of the GDPR:

  • Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
  • Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
  • Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
  • Right to restrict processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
  • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
  • Right to object to processing based on legitimate interests (Art. 21 GDPR)
  • Right to withdraw consent with effect for the future (Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR)
  • Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)

Contact

For privacy questions, write to [email protected].

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes to the website or legal requirements. The respectively published version is authoritative.