privacy policy
**effective date: december 9, 2025**
1. introduction and data controller (gdpr)
your privacy is important to us. this policy explains what personal data we collect and how we process
it.
for the purpose of the **general data protection regulation (gdpr)** (regulation (eu) 2016/679), the
**data controller** is: gerlinde gronow,
e-mail: transientsignals@mail.online-impressum.de.
as this is a private website showcasing creative coding and web design experiments, we generally collect
very little personal data.
2. information we may collect
we do not use any tracking or analytical tools (such as google analytics or similar services) on this
website. we also do not use cookies unless strictly necessary for the technical operation of the site,
in which case they would be session-only and not store personal data.
the only personal data we process are those that you intentionally provide to us through one of the
following contact methods:
* communication data: if you contact us, we will process the data you provide to us (e.g., your name,
email address, postal address, and the content of your message).
3. methods of contact and data exchange
you have three ways to exchange data with us, all of which are managed via a third-party service, **online-impressum.de** (acting as a data processor for the contact methods):
a. contact via email
you can send us an email to the address provided in the imprint/legal notice:
'transientsignals@mail.online-impressum.de'
* data processed: your email address, name (if provided), and the content of your email.
* purpose: to respond to your query.
* legal basis (gdpr art. 6(1) lit. f): our legitimate interest in processing your communication to
respond to your inquiry.
* storage: emails are received and stored in our mailbox provided by online-impressum.de.
b. contact via postal mail
you can send us a letter to the postal address provided in the imprint/legal notice:
transient signals — gerlinde gronow
c/o online-impressum.de #5211
europaring 90
53757 sankt augustin
germany
* data processed: your name, return address, and the content of your letter.
* purpose: to respond to your query.
* legal basis (gdpr art. 6(1) lit. f): our legitimate interest in processing your communication to
respond to your query.
* storage: letters received at this address are scanned by online-impressum.de and stored digitally in
our mailbox.
you can follow the "contact form" link in the imprint/legal notice, which redirects you to our social hub
on online-impressum.de. from there, you can access a contact form.
* data processed: the data you enter into the contact form (e.g., name, email, message content).
* purpose: to respond to your query.
* legal basis (gdpr art. 6(1) lit. a): your explicit consent, which is required and captured by
online-impressum.de before submission.
* note: the processing of data through this form is subject to the additional privacy notices and
consent mechanisms provided by online-impressum.de. the submitted form data is forwarded to our mailbox.
4. future development of interactive content
we plan to introduce interactive creative coding elements in the future. before launching any interactive elements that may process personal data (e.g., storing preferences, tracking interaction data, or using local storage/cookies beyond essential functions), we will **update this privacy policy** accordingly and inform users about the changes.
5. data storage and security
* all communication data (emails, scanned letters, contact form submissions) are stored and processed
within the secure environment of our mailbox provider, online-impressum.de, which
operates in compliance with gdpr.
* we use standard technical and organisational measures to ensure the security of the data we
process.
6. your rights
under the gdpr, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
* right of access (art. 15): you have the right to request confirmation as to whether or not your
personal data is being processed, and access to that data.
* right to rectification (art. 16): you have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal
data.
* right to erasure / "right to be forgotten" (art. 17): you have the right to request the deletion of
your personal data under certain conditions.
* right to restriction of processing (art. 18): you have the right to request that we restrict the
processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
* right to data portability (art. 20): you have the right to receive the personal data you have provided
in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
* right to object (art. 21): you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data based
on legitimate interests (art. 6(1) lit. f).
to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information in section 1.
7. right to lodge a complaint
you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of
your habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement if you consider that
the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the gdpr.
the competent supervisory authority for data protection in bavaria, germany, is:
**bayerisches landesamt für datenschutzaufsicht (baylda)**
postfach 606
91511 ansbach
germany
8. changes to our privacy policy
any changes we may make to this privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you through prominent notice on the website.