privacy policy

Privacy Policy

Status: December 2025

1. Introduction and Controller

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.

The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), and the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG) is:

Name: Frederic Kollmer

Address: Gebirgspionierstraße 34, 82481 Mittenwald, Germany

Email: rawscopestudios@outlook.com

Website: https://www.rawscopestudios.com

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, contact details, IP addresses, etc.).

2. General Information

This website is a purely private website. It serves exclusively for information purposes and provides links to external internet pages (Social Media profiles). There is no commercial use of the contents.

Despite the private nature, the operation of this website is subject to the requirements of the GDPR, as personal data (such as the IP address) is processed for technical reasons as soon as the site is accessed.

3. Detailed Definitions

In the interest of transparency, we explain the terms used in this policy in accordance with Art. 4 GDPR:

• Personal Data: Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, or an online identifier.

• Processing: Any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means (e.g., collection, storage, adaptation, transmission, erasure).

• Data Subject: Any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.

• Controller: The natural or legal person who determines the purposes and means of the processing.

• Third Country: A country outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA).

4. Legal Basis for Processing

The processing of your data is always carried out on a secure legal basis:

• Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR: If you have given your express consent.

• Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR: To protect our legitimate interests in providing a technically error-free, secure, and optimized website.

• Section 25 (1) TDDDG: For storing information on your terminal equipment (cookies) or accessing information already stored there.

5. Hosting and Technical Provision (Google Sites)

This website is operated using Google Sites. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google").

When using Google Sites, technically necessary data is collected to deliver the website stably and securely. This includes:

• IP address of the terminal device

• Date and time of access

• Browser type and version

• Operating system used

• Referrer URL (the previously visited page)

This data is stored in so-called server log files. Google Sites is a closed system; as the operator, we do not have direct access to the full server log files but use them indirectly to ensure security.

Legal Basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

6. Domain Registration via Squarespace

The domain of this website is managed via Squarespace Domains II LLC, 800 W. César Chávez St., Austin, TX 78701, USA. In the context of domain management, registration data is processed to ensure the accessibility of the website.

Legal Basis: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (Performance of a contract).

Squarespace Privacy Policy: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy

7. Use of Google Fonts

This website uses Google Fonts for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required fonts into its browser cache. Since this website is hosted via Google Sites, this process is technically integrated via Google servers. In the process, your IP address is transmitted to Google.

Legal Basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (Legitimate interest in a uniform and appealing design).

Information on Google Fonts: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq

8. Cookies and Storage Technologies

In accordance with Section 25 TDDDG, we inform you about the use of cookies:

1. Technically Necessary Cookies: These are mandatory for the operation of Google Sites. No consent is required for these.

2. Analysis & Marketing Cookies: This website does not use its own analysis or tracking tools (such as Google Analytics). We do not create user profiles.

You can delete or block cookies in your browser settings at any time.

9. Links to Third-Party Providers (Social Media)

We use simple hyperlinks on our website to our profiles on external platforms. These are not embedded plugins that transmit data as soon as the page is loaded. Data is only transmitted to the third-party providers if you actively click on the respective link.

Details on data protection at the linked providers:

• YouTube: https://policies.google.com/privacy

• Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/eea/privacy-policy/en

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy

• SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy

10. Data Transfer to Third Countries (USA)

By using Google and Squarespace, data may be transferred to the USA. The USA is generally considered a third country with an insecure level of data protection. However, Google and Squarespace are certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), which guarantees an adequate level of protection according to Art. 45 GDPR. In addition, Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) are used.

11. Storage Duration

Personal data is only stored for as long as required by the purpose (e.g., for the duration of the website visit) or as provided for by statutory retention periods. IP addresses in server log files are generally deleted or anonymized after 7 days at the latest.

12. Your Rights as a Data Subject

Under the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to:

• Access (Art. 15 GDPR): To obtain information about your data stored by us.

• Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): To correct inaccurate data.

• Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): The "right to be forgotten".

• Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR).

• Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR).

• Objection (Art. 21 GDPR): In particular against processing based on legitimate interests.

• Withdrawal (Art. 7 (3) GDPR): To withdraw consent once given at any time.

13. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.

Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI): https://www.bfdi.bund.de

14. SSL or TLS Encryption

For security reasons, this site uses SSL encryption. This means that data you transmit via this website cannot be read by third parties. You can recognize this by the prefix https:// in the address bar of your browser.

15. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to adapt this policy in the event of technical changes or new legal requirements. The version published on the website at the time of your visit shall apply.