Preamble

With the following privacy policy, we would like to inform you about the types of your personal data (hereinafter also referred to as "data") that we process, for what purposes, and to what extent. This privacy policy applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both in the context of providing our services and, in particular, on our websites, in mobile applications, and within external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as "online services").

The terms used are not gender-specific.

Last updated: March 15, 2026

Table of Contents

Preamble

Data Controller

Overview of Processing Activities

Relevant Legal Bases

Security Measures

Transfer of Personal Data

International Data Transfers

General Information on Data Storage and Deletion

Rights of Data Subjects

Provision of the Online Service and Web Hosting

Use of Cookies

Contact and Inquiry Management

Changes and Updates

Definitions

Data Controller

R. Tietke

Probebuehne Loschwitz
Grundstr. 36

01326 Dresden

Germany

mail@instant-compositions.space

Overview of Processing Activities

The following overview summarizes the types of data processed, the purposes of processing, and the data subjects.

Types of Data Processed

Contact data

Content data

Usage data

Meta, communication, and procedural data

Log data

Categories of data subjects

Communication partners.

Users.

Purposes of processing

Communication.

Security measures.

Organizational and administrative procedures.

Feedback.

Provision of our online services and user-friendliness.

Information technology infrastructure.

Relevant Legal Bases

Relevant legal bases under the GDPR: Below you will find an overview of the legal bases under the GDPR on which we process personal data. Please note that in addition to the provisions of the GDPR, national data protection regulations may apply in your or our country of residence or establishment. If more specific legal bases apply in individual cases, we will inform you of these in the privacy policy.

Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR) - The data subject has given consent to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes.

Contractual performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR) - Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.

Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR) – processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data.

National data protection regulations in Germany: In addition to the GDPR, national data protection regulations apply in Germany. These include, in particular, the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). The BDSG contains specific provisions regarding the right of access, the right to erasure, the right to object, the processing of special categories of personal data, processing for other purposes, and data transfers, as well as automated individual decision-making, including profiling. Furthermore, state data protection laws of the individual federal states may also apply.

Security Measures

In accordance with legal requirements, and taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation, and the nature, scope, context, and purposes of processing, as well as the varying likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, we implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk.

These measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data, as well as access to, input of, disclosure of, and ensuring the availability and separation of the data. Securing online connections with TLS/SSL encryption technology (HTTPS): To protect user data transmitted through our online services from unauthorized access, we rely on TLS/SSL encryption technology. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) are the cornerstones of secure data transmission on the internet. These technologies encrypt the information transmitted between the website or app and the user's browser (or between two servers), thus protecting the data from unauthorized access. TLS, as the more advanced and secure version of SSL, ensures that all data transmissions meet the highest security standards. When a website is secured with an SSL/TLS certificate, this is indicated by the display of HTTPS in the URL. This serves as an indicator to users that their data is being transmitted securely and encrypted.

Transfer of Personal Data

In the course of processing personal data, it may be necessary to transfer or disclose this data to other entities, companies, legally independent organizational units, or individuals. Recipients of this data may include, for example, IT service providers or providers of services and content integrated into a website. In such cases, we comply with legal requirements and, in particular, conclude appropriate contracts or agreements with the recipients of your data to protect your data.

International Data Transfers

Data Processing in Third Countries: If we transfer data to a third country (i.e., outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)), or if this occurs in connection with the use of third-party services or the disclosure or transfer of data to other persons, entities, or companies (which is identifiable by the postal address of the respective provider or if the privacy policy explicitly refers to the data transfer to third countries), this is always done in accordance with legal requirements.

For data transfers to the USA, we primarily rely on the Data Privacy Framework (DPF), which was recognized as a secure legal framework by the European Commission's adequacy decision of July 10, 2023. In addition, we have concluded standard contractual clauses with the respective providers, which comply with the European Commission's requirements and establish contractual obligations for the protection of your data.

This dual safeguard ensures comprehensive protection of your data: The DPF forms the primary layer of protection, while the standard contractual clauses serve as an additional layer of security. Should changes occur within the framework of the DPF, the standard contractual clauses act as a reliable fallback option. This ensures that your data remains adequately protected even in the event of any political or legal changes.

For each service provider, we will inform you whether they are DPF-certified and whether standard contractual clauses are in place. Further information on the DPF and a list of certified companies can be found on the US Department of Commerce website at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/ (in English).

For data transfers to other third countries, appropriate safeguards apply, in particular standard contractual clauses, explicit consent, or transfers required by law. Information on third-country transfers and applicable adequacy decisions can be found in the information provided by the European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection_en?prefLang=de.

General Information on Data Storage and Deletion

We delete personal data that we process in accordance with legal provisions as soon as the underlying consents are withdrawn or no further legal basis for processing exists. This applies to cases in which the original processing purpose no longer applies or the data is no longer needed. Exceptions to this rule exist if legal obligations or special interests require longer storage or archiving of the data.

In particular, data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons, or whose storage is necessary for legal proceedings or for the protection of the rights of other natural or legal persons, must be archived accordingly.

Our privacy policy contains additional information regarding data retention and deletion that applies specifically to certain processing activities.

If multiple retention periods or deletion deadlines are specified for a particular date, the longest period always applies. Data that is no longer needed for its original purpose, but is retained due to legal requirements or other reasons, is processed by us only for the reasons that justify its retention.

Data Retention and Deletion: The following general retention periods apply under German law:

10 years – Retention period for books and records, annual financial statements, inventories, management reports, opening balance sheets, and the work instructions and other organizational documents necessary for their understanding (§ 147 para. 1 no. 1 in conjunction with para. 3 AO, § 14b para. 1 UStG, § 257 para. 1 no. 1 in conjunction with para. 4 HGB).

8 years – Accounting documents, such as invoices and expense receipts (§ 147 para. 1 nos. 4 and 4a in conjunction with para. 3 sentence 1 AO and § 257 para. 1 no. 4 in conjunction with para. 4 HGB).

8 years 6 years – Other business documents: received commercial or business letters, copies of sent commercial or business letters, other documents relevant for taxation, e.g., timesheets, cost accounting sheets, calculation documents, price tags, and also payroll documents, insofar as they are not already accounting documents, and cash register receipts (Section 147 Paragraph 1 Nos. 2, 3, 5 in conjunction with Paragraph 3 of the German Fiscal Code (AO), Section 257 Paragraph 1 Nos. 2 and 3 in conjunction with Paragraph 4 of the German Commercial Code (HGB)).

3 years – Data required to consider potential warranty and damage claims or similar contractual claims and rights, as well as to process related inquiries, based on past business experience and standard industry practices, will be stored for the duration of the regular statutory limitation period of three years (Sections 195, 199 of the German Civil Code (BGB)).

3 years Commencement of a time limit at the end of the year: If a time limit does not expressly begin on a specific date and is at least one year long, it starts automatically at the end of the calendar year in which the event triggering the time limit occurred. In the case of ongoing contractual relationships in which data is stored, the event triggering the time limit is the effective date of the termination or other end of the legal relationship.

Rights of Data Subjects

Rights of data subjects under the GDPR: As a data subject, you have various rights under the GDPR, which arise in particular from Articles 15 to 21 GDPR:

Right to object: You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions. Where personal data concerning you are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.

Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw any consent you have given at any time.

Right of access: You have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning you are being processed, and, where that is the case, access to the personal data and the following information, as well as a copy of the personal data, in accordance with the legal requirements.

Right to rectification: In accordance with legal requirements, you have the right to request the completion of your personal data or the correction of inaccurate personal data concerning you.

Right to erasure and restriction of processing: In accordance with legal requirements, you have the right to request that your personal data be erased without undue delay, or alternatively, in accordance with legal requirements, to request a restriction of the processing of your data.

Right to data portability: You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, or to request its transmission to another controller, in accordance with legal requirements.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority: Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, your 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.

Provision of the online service and web hosting

We process user data in order to provide our online services to users. For this purpose, we process the user's IP address, which is necessary to transmit the content and functions of our online services to the user's browser or device.

Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g., page views and time spent on the site, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions); metadata, communication data, and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, individuals involved); log data (e.g., log files relating to logins or data retrieval, or access times).

Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).

Purposes of processing and legitimate interests: Provision of our online services and user-friendliness; information technology infrastructure (operation and provision of information systems and technical equipment (computers, servers, etc.)); security measures.

Storage and Deletion: Deletion is carried out in accordance with the information in the section "General Information on Data Storage and Deletion."

Legal Basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Further Information on Processing Activities, Procedures, and Services:

Provision of Online Services on Rented Storage Space: To provide our online services, we use storage space, computing capacity, and software that we rent or otherwise obtain from a corresponding server provider (also known as a "web host"). Legal Basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Collection of Access Data and Log Files: Access to our online services is logged in the form of so-called "server log files." Server log files may contain the address and name of the accessed web pages and files, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), and, typically, IP addresses and the requesting provider. Server log files can be used for security purposes, such as preventing server overload (especially in the case of malicious attacks, so-called DDoS attacks), and to ensure server capacity and stability. Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR). Data deletion: Log file information is stored for a maximum of 30 days and then deleted or anonymized. Data that needs to be retained for evidentiary purposes is exempt from deletion until the respective incident has been fully resolved.

Use of Cookies

The term "cookies" refers to functions that store information on and read information from users' devices. Cookies can also be used for various purposes, such as ensuring the functionality, security, and user-friendliness of online services, as well as analyzing visitor traffic. We use cookies in accordance with legal regulations. Where necessary, we obtain users' consent beforehand. If consent is not required, we rely on our legitimate interests. This applies when storing and reading information is essential to providing explicitly requested content and functions. This includes, for example, saving settings and ensuring the functionality and security of our online services. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. We provide clear information about the scope of consent and which cookies are used.

Information on the legal basis for data protection: Whether we process personal data using cookies depends on consent. If consent has been given, it serves as the legal basis. Without consent, we rely on our legitimate interests, which are explained above in this section and in the context of the respective services and procedures.

Storage duration: The following types of cookies are distinguished with regard to their storage duration:

Temporary cookies (also: session cookies): Temporary cookies are deleted at the latest after a user leaves an online service and closes their device (e.g., browser or mobile application).

Persistent cookies: Persistent cookies remain stored even after the device is closed. For example, login status can be saved and preferred content can be displayed directly when the user revisits a website. User data collected using cookies can also be used for audience measurement. Unless we provide users with explicit information about the type and storage duration of cookies (e.g., when obtaining consent), they should assume that these cookies are persistent and can be stored for up to two years.

General information on revocation and objection (opt-out): Users can revoke their consent at any time and also object to processing in accordance with legal requirements, including via their browser's privacy settings.

Types of data processed: Metadata, communication data, and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, individuals involved).

Data subjects: Users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).

Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR). Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR).

Further information on processing procedures, methods, and services:

Processing of cookie data based on consent: We use a consent management solution to obtain users' consent for the use of cookies or for the methods and providers mentioned within the consent management solution. This process serves to obtain, log, manage, and revoke consent, particularly regarding the use of cookies and similar technologies that are used to store, read, and process information on users' end devices. As part of this process, user consent for the use of cookies and the associated processing of information, including the specific processing activities and providers mentioned in the consent management process, is obtained. Users also have the option to manage and withdraw their consent. The declarations of consent are stored to avoid repeated requests and to provide proof of consent in accordance with legal requirements. Storage takes place server-side and/or in a cookie (so-called opt-in cookie) or using comparable technologies to assign the consent to a specific user or their device. Unless specific information on the providers of consent management services is available, the following general information applies: The storage period for consent is up to two years. A pseudonymous user identifier is created, which is stored together with the time of consent, details of the scope of consent (e.g., categories of cookies and/or service providers concerned), and information about the browser, system, and device used. Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR).

Contact and Inquiry Management

When you contact us (e.g., by mail, contact form, email, telephone, or via social media), as well as within the context of existing user and business relationships, the information provided by the inquiring individuals is processed to the extent necessary to respond to the contact requests and any requested actions.

Types of data processed: Contact details (e.g., postal and email addresses or telephone numbers); content data (e.g., textual or image messages and posts, as well as related information such as authorship or date of creation); metadata, communication data, and procedural data (e.g., IP addresses, timestamps, identification numbers, individuals involved).

Data subjects: Communication partners.

Purposes of processing and legitimate interests: Communication; organizational and administrative procedures; feedback (e.g., collecting feedback via online form); provision of our online services and user-friendliness.

``` Storage and Deletion: Deletion is carried out in accordance with the information in the section "General Information on Data Storage and Deletion".

Legal Basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR). Contract performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR).

Further Information on Processing Procedures, Processes, and Services:

Contact Form: When you contact us via our contact form, by email, or through other communication channels, we process the personal data you provide to answer and process your request. This generally includes information such as your name, contact details, and any other information you provide that is necessary for proper processing. We use this data exclusively for the stated purpose of contacting you and communicating with you; Legal Basis: Contract performance and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR), Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Changes and Updates

We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy regularly. We will update the Privacy Policy as soon as changes to our data processing activities make this necessary. We will inform you if any changes require your action (e.g., consent) or other individual notification.

If we provide addresses and contact information for companies and organizations in this Privacy Policy, please note that these addresses may change over time. We ask that you verify the information before contacting them.

Definitions

This section provides an overview of the terms used in this Privacy Policy. Where terms are legally defined, those legal definitions apply. The following explanations are primarily intended to aid understanding.

Content Data: Content data includes information generated during the creation, editing, and publication of all types of content. This category of data can include text, images, videos, audio files, and other multimedia content published on various platforms and media. Content data is not limited to the actual content but also includes metadata that provides information about the content itself, such as tags, descriptions, author information, and publication dates.

Contact information: Contact information is essential for communicating with individuals or organizations. It includes telephone numbers, postal addresses, email addresses, and communication methods such as social media handles and instant messaging identifiers.

Metadata, communication data, and process data: Metadata, communication data, and process data are categories that contain information about how data is processed, transmitted, and managed. Metadata, also known as data about data, includes information that describes the context, origin, and structure of other data. It can include details about file size, creation date, document author, and modification history. Communication data captures the exchange of information between users across various channels, such as email traffic, call logs, social media messages, and chat histories, including the individuals involved, timestamps, and transmission paths. Process data describes the processes and procedures within systems or organizations, including workflow documentation, transaction and activity logs, and audit logs, which are used to track and verify operations.

Usage data: Usage data refers to information that captures how users interact with digital products, services, or platforms. This data encompasses a wide range of information revealing how users interact with applications, which features they prefer, how long they spend on specific pages, and the paths they take through an application. Usage data can also include frequency of use, timestamps of activities, IP addresses, device information, and location data. It is particularly valuable for analyzing user behavior, optimizing user experiences, personalizing content, and improving products or services. Furthermore, usage data plays a crucial role in identifying trends, preferences, and potential problem areas within digital offerings.

Personal Data: "Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as "data subject"). An identifiable natural 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, an online identifier (e.g., a cookie), or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

Log Data: Log data is information about events or activities that have been logged in a system or network. This data typically includes information such as timestamps, IP addresses, user actions, error messages, and other details about the use or operation of a system. Log data is often used to analyze system problems, for security monitoring, or to generate performance reports.

Controller: The term "controller" refers to the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

Processing: "Processing" means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and encompasses virtually any handling of data, be it collection, analysis, storage, transmission, or erasure.

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