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Privacy Policy.
How Simon Mayrhofer processes your personal data in accordance with the GDPR and Austrian data protection law.
Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the GDPR (Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR) is:
Simon Mayrhofer design.engineer
Feldgasse, 8020 Graz, Austria
Email: hi@simon-mayrhofer.com
Phone: +43 677 610 30795
What Data is Collected and Why
1. Contact inquiries — When you contact me via email or phone, I process your name, email address, phone number (if provided), and your message. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures) and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry). Retention: until the inquiry is fully resolved, or up to 3 years for potential contractual relationships.
2. Website analytics — This website uses Plausible Analytics, a privacy-friendly, cookieless analytics tool. Plausible does not use cookies, does not collect personal data, and does not track individual visitors across sites or devices. No IP addresses are stored. The data collected (page views, referrers, device types) is fully anonymized and aggregated. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in understanding how the website is used). No consent is required as no personal data is processed.
3. Server logs — When you visit this website, your browser automatically transmits technical data (browser type, operating system, referring URL, date/time of access). These logs are processed by Vercel (our hosting provider) for security and operational purposes and are retained for a short period. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in secure website operation).
Data Sharing
Your data is not sold or shared with third parties for marketing purposes. The following service providers may process data on my behalf as data processors under Art. 28 GDPR:
— Vercel Inc., 340 Pine Street Suite 701, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA (website hosting). Vercel provides adequate safeguards via the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
— Plausible Analytics (Plausible Insights OÜ, Västriku tn 2, 50403 Tartu, Estonia) — anonymized, cookieless analytics. No personal data transferred.
Your Rights under GDPR
As a data subject under Austrian and EU law, you have the following rights:
— Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR): obtain confirmation whether your data is being processed.
— Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): have inaccurate data corrected.
— Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): request deletion of your data.
— Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR).
— Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR).
— Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR): object to processing based on legitimate interest.
To exercise any of these rights, contact me at hi@simon-mayrhofer.com.
Right to Lodge a Complaint
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority (Datenschutzbehörde) at any time:
Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde
Barichgasse 40-42, 1030 Vienna, Austria
dsb.gv.at — dsb@dsb.gv.at
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Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect changes in legal requirements or data processing practices. The current version is always available at simon-mayrhofer.com/privacy.