1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our Privacy Policy set out below.
Data collection on this website
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 ‘Information on the responsible body’ section of this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected, on the one hand, when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website via our IT systems. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page view). 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 the website functions correctly. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour. Where contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the data provided will also be processed for contractual offers, orders or other enquiries.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to obtain, free of charge, information about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the rectification or erasure of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you may withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You may contact us at any time regarding this matter or any further questions on the subject of data protection.
2. Hosting
External hosting
This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact enquiries, metadata and communication data, contractual data, contact details, names, website visits and other data generated via a website.
External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations towards our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of providing our online services securely, quickly and efficiently through a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Our hosting provider(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil their service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following hosting provider:
webhostone GmbH
Rheinvogtstraße 7
D-79713 Bad Säckingen
3. General Information and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to guarantee complete protection of data against access by third parties.
Information on the data controller
The data controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Raimund Fischer
c/o COCENTER
Koppoldstr. 1
86551 Aichach
Email: kontakt@paul-sperling.de
The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).
Retention period
Unless a more specific retention period is stated in this privacy policy, we will retain your personal data until the purpose for which it is processed no longer applies. If you submit a valid request for erasure or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be erased unless we have other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, erasure will take place once these grounds no longer apply.
General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website
Where you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. Consent may be withdrawn at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data where this is necessary to comply with a legal obligation on the basis of Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR. Data processing may also take place on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
Recipients of personal data
As part of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only disclose personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so, if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure of data.
Withdrawal of your consent to data processing / Right to lodge a complaint / Right of access, erasure and rectification
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may withdraw any consent you have already given at any time. In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. Furthermore, within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, and, where applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data.
SSL or TLS encryption
This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the website operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of your browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the padlock symbol in your browser bar.
4. Data collection on this website
Contact form
If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, provided that your enquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of enquiries addressed to us (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR). The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies.
5. Newsletter
Newsletter details
If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we require your email address and information that enables us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you consent to receiving the newsletter. No further data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties. The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw your consent to the storage of the data, the email address and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter.
Brevo (formerly Sendinblue)
This website uses Brevo to send newsletters. The provider is Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany. Brevo is a service that can be used, amongst other things, to organise and analyse the sending of newsletters. The data you provide for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter is stored on Brevo’s servers in Germany.
6. Payment Providers
PayPal
On this website, we offer the option to make donations or payments via PayPal. The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”).
If you choose to pay via PayPal, the payment details you enter will be transmitted to PayPal. The transmission of your data to PayPal is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR (performance of a contract) and to safeguard our legitimate interests in secure and smooth payment processing in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. You have the option to withdraw your consent to data processing at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the validity of historical data processing operations. Further information on data protection at PayPal can be found in PayPal’s Privacy Policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.
7. Payment Processing and Sale of Digital Goods (Resellers)
We offer digital products (e-books) for sale on our website. The legal sale and payment processing are not handled directly by us. Instead—depending on the chosen language version or the specific purchase link—we use specialized external service providers (Resellers / Merchants of Record).
When you click on a buy button, you will be redirected to the server of the respective provider to complete the purchase. In doing so, personal data (such as IP address, name, email address, and payment information) is transmitted to this provider. This data processing is absolutely necessary for the performance of the contract and the provision of the e-book (Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR).
Depending on the product, we use the following providers:
1. Digistore24 (esp. for the German-speaking market)
The service provider is Digistore24 GmbH, St.-Godehard-Straße 32, 31139 Hildesheim, Germany. For more information on how your data is handled, please refer to the Digistore24 privacy policy: https://www.digistore24.com/page/privacy
2. Gumroad (esp. for international editions)
The service provider is Gumroad, Inc., 548 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA. For data transfers to the US, Gumroad employs safeguards to ensure European data protection standards are met (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses). For more information, please refer to Gumroad’s privacy policy at: https://gumroad.com/privacy
7. Payment Processing, Sale of Digital Goods, and External Shop Links
We offer digital products (e-books) for sale on our website and link to external platforms for the purchase of printed editions. The legal sale and the entire payment processing are not handled directly by us but – depending on the chosen language version or the respective purchase link – via specialized external service providers (resellers) or retailers.
When you click a buy button, you will be redirected to the server of the respective provider. Connection data (e.g., IP address) and, during the purchase process, further data may be transmitted to this provider. This is absolutely necessary for the performance of a contract or to initiate a purchase (Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR).
Depending on the product, we use the following providers:
1. Digistore24 (esp. for e-books in German-speaking regions)
The service provider is Digistore24 GmbH, St.-Godehard-Straße 32, 31139 Hildesheim, Germany. Further information on data processing can be found in the privacy policy of Digistore24: https://www.digistore24.com/page/privacy/en
2. Gumroad (esp. for international e-book editions)
The service provider is Gumroad, Inc., 548 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA. Since the USA is considered a third country under data protection law, Gumroad is committed to complying with European data protection standards. Further information on data processing can be found in the privacy policy of Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/privacy
3. Amazon (Sale of physical books)
For the purchase of printed editions (print versions), we link to Amazon platforms. If you click on such a link, you will be redirected to Amazon. The purchase contract for the physical book is concluded exclusively with Amazon. The provider for European customers is Amazon Europe Core S.à r.l., 38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg. Further information on data processing by Amazon can be found at: https://www.amazon.de/privacy
8. Analytics Tools
Local Web Analytics (Independent Analytics)
We use the “Independent Analytics” plugin on our website for the statistical analysis of visitor traffic. Data processing takes place entirely locally on our own server. No data is shared with third parties (e.g., Google). The plugin does not use cookies in your browser.
To protect your privacy, your IP address is immediately anonymized upon collection. The collected data (such as pages visited, anonymized geographic origin, browser type) cannot be traced back to you personally.
This processing is based on our legitimate interest in the statistical analysis and optimization of our website in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.