Privacy Policy
Effective: 11 November 2026
1. Controller
Vathanakone Prakosay
Andersenstr. 1
06126 Halle (Saale)
Germany
Email: info@auslandsleben.com
2. What this site is
auslandsleben.com is a private knowledge site about emigrating from Germany and immigrating to Germany. There is no account, no shop, no form, no newsletter and no advertising. We only process the data listed below.
3. Data we process
3.1 Hosting and server logs
When you open a page, our hosting provider Grigora processes technical data: IP address, date and time, page requested, browser type and version, operating system. This is needed to deliver the site and keep it secure. Cloudflare manages the addresses of the domain (DNS). Your browser loads images and font files from Grigora's server.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in secure operation).
Retention: Grigora and Cloudflare delete the logs according to their own periods. We will tell you the current period on request.
3.2 Fonts
The font (Inter) is stored on our own storage space at Grigora. Your browser does not load fonts from Google or other providers.
3.3 Storage in your browser
When you switch between light and dark design or change the text size, your browser stores this choice locally (local storage). The choice never leaves your device. You can delete it in your browser settings.
Legal basis: Section 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG (needed for the function you use) and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
3.4 Contact by email
If you write to us, we process your email address, your name (if you give it) and the content of your message to reply to you. Our email provider is Fastmail.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (your enquiry) and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in replying).
Retention: We delete the message once your enquiry is resolved, at the latest after 6 months.
3.5 Consent banner
We ask for your consent to services that store or read data on your device through a banner. For this we store your choice and the time. The service is GetTerms.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(c) and (f) GDPR (proof of consent).
Retention: We keep the proof as long as it is needed to document your decision.
You can change your choice at any time via "Cookie settings" in the footer.
3.6 Audience measurement (statistics)
We currently use no statistics or analytics services and do not measure reach. If we used such services (for example Google Analytics), they would only load after your consent.
4. Recipients and transfers to third countries
We only share data with the providers named above. They process data on our behalf or for their own purposes:
| Service | Purpose | Registered office / location of processing |
|---|---|---|
| Grigora (Latracal Solutions Private Limited) | Hosting, site builder, image and font server | Sub-processors according to Grigora include Hetzner Cloud (USA, Ashburn) and Cloudflare (worldwide) |
| Cloudflare, Inc. | DNS of the domain | USA; transfer based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (Art. 45 GDPR), additionally EU standard contractual clauses (Art. 46(2)(c) GDPR) |
| Fastmail Pty Ltd | Australia (registered office); server locations see Fastmail's privacy policy | |
| GetTerms (General Labs Pty Ltd) | Consent banner | Western Australia, Australia; processing in Australia and Singapore. No adequacy decision; based on EU standard contractual clauses (Art. 46(2)(c) GDPR) |
5. Your rights
You have the right to:
- access (Art. 15 GDPR)
- rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
- erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
- restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
- data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
- object to processing based on legitimate interest (Art. 21 GDPR)
- withdraw consent with effect for the future (Art. 7(3) GDPR)
Write to us at info@auslandsleben.com.
Complaint: You can complain to a data protection authority. The authority responsible for us is: Landesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz Sachsen-Anhalt, Postfach 1947, 39009 Magdeburg, Germany, https://datenschutz.sachsen-anhalt.de
6. Obligation to provide data, automated decisions
You do not have to give us any data. Without server logs, the site cannot be delivered. We make no automated decisions and do no profiling.
7. Children
This site is not aimed at children. We do not knowingly collect data from children.
8. External links
If we link to other sites, their operators are responsible for data protection there.
9. Changes
We update this policy when the site or the law changes. The version published here applies.