Controller
Tim Alexander Söther SÖTHER
Giesebrechtstraße 5
10629 Berlin
Phone: +49 151 64402481
Email: info@soether.com
I have not appointed a data protection officer, as there is no legal obligation to do so.
Your rights
You have the following rights towards me regarding your personal data:
Access (Art. 15 GDPR)
Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Objection to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
Withdrawal of consent given, with effect for the future (Art. 7(3) GDPR)
For all requests, an email to info@soether.com is sufficient.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The competent authority is the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Alt-Moabit 59–61, 10555 Berlin.
Hosting
This website is operated by Framer B.V., Rozengracht 207B, 1016 LZ Amsterdam, Netherlands. When the website is accessed, Framer processes technically necessary data such as IP address, date and time of access, page accessed, browser and operating system (server log files). This is necessary to provide the website securely and reliably. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. A data processing agreement is in place with Framer.
Encryption
For security reasons, this website uses TLS encryption. You can recognise it by the padlock symbol in your browser's address bar.
Cookies and consent
This website uses technically necessary cookies without which it would not work. The legal basis is Section 25(2) TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
I only use all other cookies and services, in particular Google Analytics, with your consent (Section 25(1) TDDDG, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Consent is obtained via Framer's cookie banner. You can withdraw it at any time with effect for the future via the cookie settings in the footer of the website.
Visitor statistics
Framer Analytics Framer compiles aggregated statistics on page views for me, for example which pages are viewed how often and where visitors come from. Framer does not set cookies or create user profiles for this. I only see aggregated figures, not individual people. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR; my legitimate interest lies in improving my offering.
Google Analytics With your consent, I use Google Analytics 4 by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics sets cookies and records how you use the website, for example pages viewed, time spent, approximate location, device and browser. IP addresses are not stored in Google Analytics 4. A transfer to the USA cannot be ruled out; it takes place on the basis of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, under which Google is certified, and the European Commission's standard contractual clauses. A data processing agreement is in place with Google. The data is deleted after 14 months. The legal basis is your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG.
Contact form
If you send me an enquiry via the contact form, I process your details (name, company, email address, optionally phone number, your request, desired start and how you heard about me) in order to handle your enquiry and reply to you. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where your enquiry relates to a contract, otherwise Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
I use the following services to handle enquiries:
Google Workspace (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland): receiving and forwarding the enquiry, sending the confirmation of receipt and my reply by email. A transfer to the USA cannot be ruled out; it takes place on the basis of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and the European Commission's standard contractual clauses.
awork (awork GmbH, Hamburg, Germany): filing the enquiry as a task in my project management.
After submitting, you will receive an automatic confirmation of receipt by email.
I store your details until the enquiry has been fully dealt with. If it results in an engagement, the statutory retention periods apply, in particular those under commercial and tax law.
Contact by email or phone
If you contact me by email or phone, I process your details to handle your request. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) or (f) GDPR. For email, I use Google Workspace (see section 7).
Appointment booking (Outside View)
To book the Outside View, I use Fantastical by Flexibits Inc., USA. When you book an appointment, Flexibits processes your name, your email address, the chosen time and any information you provide voluntarily. The data is transferred to the USA. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
Booking opens on a page hosted by Fantastical. Flexibits’ privacy policy also applies to that page.
Video calls
I hold the Outside View and other conversations via Google Meet, provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Your name, your email address and your image and sound during the call are processed. I do not record calls. A transfer to the USA cannot be ruled out; it takes place on the basis of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. If your company invites me to a different service, that service’s privacy policy applies.
Fonts
The fonts on this website are hosted on Framer's servers and delivered from there. No connection to font providers such as Adobe or Google is established when the site is accessed.
Links to social networks
On this website I link to my profiles on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. These are simple links. Data is only transmitted when you click a link and visit the respective network. The privacy policy of that provider then applies.
Changes
I update this privacy policy whenever the website or the legal situation changes. The version published here applies.