Privacy Policy
1. Overview of Data Protection
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data includes all data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section “Notice Concerning the Responsible Party” in this privacy policy.
How Do We Collect Your Data?
Your data is collected in two ways:
- You provide data to us: For example, data that you enter into a contact form.
- Automatic or consent-based data collection: Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). These data are automatically collected as soon as you access the website.
Why Do We Use Your Data?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What Rights Do You Have Regarding Your Data?
You have the right to request, free of charge, information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can withdraw this consent at any time with future effect. Additionally, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to file a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time regarding this and any other questions related to data protection.
2. Hosting
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
IONOS
The provider is IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur (hereinafter referred to as IONOS). When you visit our website, IONOS collects various log files, including your IP addresses. For details, please refer to the privacy policy of IONOS:
www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy.
The use of IONOS is based on Article 6(1) (f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in providing our website as reliably as possible. If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1) (a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
Data Processing Agreement
We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures the service provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General Information and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of this site take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data refers to information that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., communication via email) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
Notice Concerning the Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Nikita Burtsev / Nikita Burtsev Fotografie
Am Kätzenbach 45
71334 Waiblingen
Germany
Mobile phone: +49 176 45656465
E-Mail: photo@nikitaburtsev.com
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Data Retention Period
Unless a more specific retention period is stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you submit a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent for data processing, your data will be deleted, provided we do not have other legally permissible reasons for retaining your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods). In such cases, the deletion will occur once these reasons no longer apply.
General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website
If you have given consent to data processing, we process your personal data based on Article 6(1) (a) GDPR or Article 9(2) (a) GDPR, provided that special categories of data are processed under Article 9(1) GDPR. In the case of explicit consent for the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Article 49(1) (a) GDPR.
If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing also takes place on the basis of Section 25(1) TTDSG. The consent can be withdrawn at any time.
If your data is required for the fulfillment of a contract or for the performance of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Article 6(1) (b) GDPR.
Additionally, we process your data if it is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation on the basis of Article 6(1) © GDPR.
Data processing may also occur based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6(1) (f) GDPR.
The specific legal basis for each individual case will be provided in the following sections of this privacy policy.
Notice on Data Transfer to the USA and Other Third Countries
We use tools from companies based in the USA or other countries that do not have adequate data protection standards. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these third countries. We would like to point out that in these countries, there is no guarantee of a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU. For example, US companies are obligated to disclose personal data to security agencies without the possibility for affected individuals to take legal action against this. It cannot therefore be excluded that US authorities (e.g., intelligence services) may process, analyze, and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.
Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing activities are only possible with your explicit consent. You can withdraw any consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing that took place prior to the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Specific Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARAGRAPH 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RELEVANT LEGAL BASIS FOR THE PROCESSING CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING PURPOSES; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority
In case of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically based on your consent or in the performance of a contract, in a commonly used, machine-readable format, and to transmit those data to another controller. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done if technically feasible.
Right to Access, Deletion, and Rectification
You have the right to request, at any time and free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of the data processing. You also have the right to rectification or deletion of these data, if applicable, in accordance with the applicable legal provisions. For further inquiries regarding your personal data, you can always contact us.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this. The right to restrict processing applies in the following cases:
- If you dispute the accuracy of the personal data stored with us, we generally need time to verify this. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
- If the processing of your personal data was unlawful, you can request the restriction of processing instead of the deletion of the data.
- If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing instead of deletion.
- If you have filed an objection under Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your and our interests. As long as it is not clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data is restricted, these data may only be processed apart from storage with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a member state.
SSL/TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address bar changes from “” to “” and by the lock symbol in your browser’s address bar.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Server Log Files
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser transmits to us automatically. These include:
- Browser type and browser version
- Used operating system
- Referrer URL
- Hostname of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources.
The collection of this data is based on Article 6, Paragraph 1, Letter f of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring the technical error-free display and optimization of the website, for which the server log files must be collected.
Contact Form
When you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information, including the contact details you provide, will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Article 6, Paragraph 1, Letter b of the GDPR, provided your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of the requests directed to us (Article 6, Paragraph 1, Letter f of the GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6, Paragraph 1, Letter a of the GDPR), if obtained; the consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—especially retention periods—remain unaffected.
Inquiries via Email, Phone, or Fax
If you contact us via email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including any personal data resulting from it (e.g., name, inquiry), will be stored and processed for the purpose of addressing your request. We will not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Article 6, Paragraph 1, Letter b of the GDPR, provided your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively addressing the inquiries directed to us (Article 6, Paragraph 1, Letter f of the GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6, Paragraph 1, Letter a of the GDPR), if obtained; the consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—especially retention periods—remain unaffected.
Communication via WhatsApp
For communication with our customers and other third parties, we use the instant messaging service WhatsApp. The provider is WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Communication takes place through end-to-end encryption (peer-to-peer), which ensures that WhatsApp or other third parties cannot access the content of the communication. However, WhatsApp does have access to metadata generated during the communication process (e.g., sender, recipient, and time).
We also point out that WhatsApp, according to its own statement, shares personal data of its users with its parent company Meta, based in the USA. For further details on data processing, please refer to WhatsApp’s privacy policy at:
www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy.
The use of WhatsApp is based on our legitimate interest in maintaining quick and effective communication with customers, prospects, and other business and contractual partners (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO). If consent has been requested, the data processing is solely based on the consent, which can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.
The communication content exchanged with us via WhatsApp remains with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after completing the processing of your request). Mandatory legal requirements—especially retention periods—remain unaffected.
We use WhatsApp in the “WhatsApp Business” version.
Data transmission to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission. For more details, please refer to:
www.whatsapp.com/legal/business-data-transfer-addendum
We have configured our WhatsApp accounts so that there is no automatic data synchronization with the address book on the smartphones in use.
5. Analysis Tools and Advertising
Google Ads
The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program of Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Ads allows us to display ads in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when users enter specific search terms (keyword targeting). Additionally, targeted ads can be shown based on user data available to Google (e.g., location data and interests) (audience targeting). As the website operator, we can quantitatively evaluate this data by analyzing, for example, which search terms triggered our ads and how many clicks led to the respective ads.
The use of this service is based on your consent under Article 6(1) (a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Further details can be found here:
policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks? hl=en-US
External Image Retrieval via wfolio
For faster delivery of our images to you, we collaborate with the external image storage service of wfolio (wfolio limited, Unit 1603, 16th floor, The L. Plaza 367-375 Queen’s Road, Central Sheung Wan, Hong Kong). They also provide the CMS for our website. During the retrieval and delivery of images, no personal data is shared with third parties or stored by wfolio. Only the technically necessary data for retrieving and operating the images is collected. No cookies are set during the external retrieval of the images. The external storage from which the images are loaded is reserved exclusively for us and is only accessible in connection with our domain.
Our Social Media Presence
Data Processing by Social Networks
We maintain publicly accessible profiles on social networks. The specific social networks we use are listed below.
Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, etc., can generally analyze your user behavior extensively when you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (e.g., like buttons or ad banners). By visiting our social media profiles, numerous data processing activities are triggered. Specifically:
- If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media presence, the operator of the social media portal may associate this visit with your user account. Your personal data may also be collected even if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media portal. This data collection may occur, for example, through cookies stored on your device or by recording your IP address.
- With the data collected in this way, the social media platform operators can create user profiles that contain your preferences and interests. In this way, interest-based advertising can be shown to you both within and outside of the respective social media presence. If you have an account with the respective social network, interest-based advertising may be displayed on all devices where you are or were logged in.
Please note that we cannot track all processing activities on social media portals. Depending on the provider, additional processing may be carried out by the social media portal operators. For details, please refer to the terms of service and privacy policies of the respective social media portals.
Legal Basis
Our social media profiles are intended to ensure a comprehensive presence on the internet. This constitutes a legitimate interest under Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks may be based on different legal grounds, which must be specified by the operators of the social networks (e.g., consent under Article 6(1) lit. a GDPR).
Controller and Enforcement of Rights
When you visit one of our social media profiles (e.g., Facebook), we are jointly responsible with the operator of the social media platform for the data processing triggered by your visit. You can assert your rights (access, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability, and complaints) both against us and against the operator of the respective social media platform (e.g., Facebook).
Please note that, despite our joint responsibility with the social media platform operators, we do not have full control over the data processing activities carried out by the social media portals. Our possibilities are primarily determined by the corporate policy of the respective provider.
Retention Period
The data directly collected by us via the social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as you request deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose of the data storage no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory legal provisions especially retention periods remain unaffected.
We have no influence on the retention period of your data that is stored by the social media network operators for their own purposes. For details, please refer directly to the operators of the social networks (e.g., their privacy policies, see below).
Soziale Netzwerke im Einzelnen
We have a profile on Instagram. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Data transmission to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU Commission. For details, please refer to:
www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum
If you have any specific questions about how your data is processed or stored, you should review Instagram’s privacy policy or directly contact them: help.instagram.com
We have a profile on Pinterest. The provider of this service is Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
For details on how Pinterest handles your personal data, please refer to their privacy policy: