Last updated: November 10, 2026.
1. Data controller
The controller responsible for processing personal data on the Daily Journal website is:
Jonas Keller
Musterstraße 12
10115 Berlin, Germany
Email for privacy enquiries: [email protected]
2. Website visits and hosting
The website is hosted by Example Hosting GmbH, Germany.
When you access the site, the server processes technical information required to deliver the pages and operate the website. This may include your IP address, request time, requested page, browser details, and operating system.
Purposes: operating the website, diagnosing errors, and protecting against misuse.
Legal basis: our legitimate interest in operating a secure and functional website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Server log retention period: 14 days.
Recipients: Example Hosting GmbH, acting as our hosting provider.
3. Email enquiries
If you contact us by email, we process the information you provide to handle your enquiry and respond.
This may include your name, email address, message, and attached files.
Legal basis: our legitimate interest in answering enquiries (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), or steps taken at your request before entering into a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR), where relevant.
Retention period: until your enquiry is resolved, plus any period required by law.
4. Cookies and local storage
The website uses only technically necessary cookies, such as those needed for site security and basic functionality. We do not use analytics or advertising cookies.
You can restrict or delete cookies through your browser settings. Some website features may work differently as a result.
5. Additional services
At the date above, the website does not use analytics, advertising, newsletter, or comment services. If we add such services, we will update this policy before they are enabled.
6. Your rights
Depending on applicable law and the legal basis for processing, you may have the right to access, correct, or erase your personal data; restrict processing; request data portability; or object to processing.
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before it.
For privacy enquiries, contact [email protected].
You may also lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority. For a controller based in Berlin, this is the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information.
7. Changes to this policy
We update this policy when our data-processing practices or services change. The current version is published on this page.