Privacy Policy

Protecting your personal data is important to me. I process your data only in accordance with legal requirements (GDPR and Austrian TKG 2021) and only to the extent necessary. This page explains what happens in the background when you use my website.

Hosting & technical setup
This website is hosted on my own server in Austria. No data is transferred to external service providers, and therefore not to countries outside the EU.

Website visits & security logs
To protect client galleries against unauthorized access, suspicious requests (for example repeated invalid page requests with 404 errors or failed login attempts) may be logged. This may include: IP address, date and time, requested URL, browser type, and operating system.

Contact requests
If you contact me via the form or by email, I process the details you provide (for example name, email address, and message) to answer your request and handle follow-up questions. I do not share this data without your consent.

Spam protection with ALTCHA
To prevent automated spam, I use ALTCHA, a privacy-friendly proof-of-work system. A small challenge is solved directly in your browser. I self-host this system as well, so no personal data is sent to third parties.

Technically required cookies & no tracking
I do not use tracking or analytics cookies. For the protected login area, a technically required session cookie is used. It only identifies your login session and is deleted when you close your browser.

Your rights
You have the right to request information about your stored data, have it corrected or deleted, request restricted processing, or receive your data in a common format. If processing is based on consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time with effect for the future.

If you believe your data is not handled carefully enough, you can file a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority. Ideally, we solve it directly first.

Contact for privacy requests
Georg Kropik - datenschutz@georgkropik.at