Privacy Policy
1. Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the GDPR is:
Adrian Weniger
Wilhelmsaue 111
10715 Berlin
Germany
Email: wattsailorblog@gmail.com
2. Hosting — Cloudflare Pages
This website is hosted by Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA ("Cloudflare"). As part of delivering the website, Cloudflare processes standard HTTP request data in its capacity as a data processor (Art. 28 GDPR). This may include:
- IP address of the requesting device
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referrer URL
- Date and time of the request
- Requested URL / file path
This data is processed for the purpose of delivering the website, maintaining security, and detecting abuse. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in operating a publicly accessible website securely and reliably). Cloudflare retains these request logs for approximately 24–72 hours before they are deleted.
Cloudflare participates in the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and provides adequate safeguards for data transfers to the United States. For more information, see Cloudflare's Privacy Policy and their GDPR documentation .
3. Cookies and Tracking
This website uses Microsoft Clarity, a web analytics service provided by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052, USA ("Microsoft"). Clarity helps us understand how visitors interact with the website (e.g. session recordings, heatmaps, click and scroll behavior) so we can improve its usability.
Clarity is only activated after you have given your consent via the cookie banner shown on this website; until you consent, no Clarity cookies are set and no data is transmitted to Microsoft. The banner uses our consent management system's local consent-signal handling (technically compatible with Google Consent Mode v2) purely to control which scripts are allowed to run on this device — this website does not use Google Analytics or Google Ads, so no data is transmitted to Google as part of this process.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the floating cookie-settings button displayed on every page of this website.
The legal basis for this processing is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Data processed may include your IP address, device and browser information, and your interactions with this website.
The following cookies may be set once you consent:
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_clck | Microsoft Clarity | Persists a user ID to recognize returning visitors across sessions | 1 year |
_clsk | Microsoft Clarity | Groups multiple page views by the same visitor into a single session | 1 day |
In addition to these cookies, Microsoft retains the underlying Clarity session data (e.g. recordings, heatmap interactions) on its servers for up to 13 months.
As Microsoft is based in the United States, this involves a transfer of data to a third country. Microsoft participates in the EU–US Data Privacy Framework, and Standard Contractual Clauses are additionally in place as a safeguard for such transfers. For more information, see Microsoft's Privacy Statement and the Clarity Privacy Statement .
4. Your Rights under the GDPR
With respect to your personal data you have the following rights:
- Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
- Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
- Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
- Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
- Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
- Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at wattsailorblog@gmail.com.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The competent authority depends on your place of residence or the alleged infringement. As the controller is based in Berlin, the competent authority for this website is:
Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit
Friedrichstr. 219, 10969 Berlin, Germany
www.datenschutz-berlin.de
5. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy to reflect changes in legal requirements or the technical setup of the website. The current version is always available at this URL.