Legal notice & privacy policy

Legal notice (Impressum)

BuddhaCat Publishing e.K.
Plankensteinstr. 8
81673 Munich, Germany
Email: info@buddhacat.eu

Owner: Jan Schulenberg
Commercial register: HRA 122396, Munich District Court
VAT identification number: DE461296593

Privacy policy

1. Data controller

BuddhaCat Publishing e.K.
Jan Schulenberg (Owner)
Plankensteinstr. 8 · 81673 Munich, Germany
Email: info@buddhacat.eu

2. Hosting & content delivery network

This website is served via Cloudflare Pages, a service of Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (German subsidiary: Cloudflare Germany GmbH, Rosenheimer Straße 143C, 81671 Munich; collectively referred to as “Cloudflare”). Cloudflare acts as a data processor on our behalf in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. The corresponding data processing agreement (DPA) is available at: Cloudflare DPA .

When you visit this website, Cloudflare automatically collects technical access data in server log files. This includes: IP address, date and time of access, page visited, amount of data transferred, browser and operating system used, and the referring URL. Access to this information on your device is governed by § 25(2) TDDDG; further processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in secure and efficient operation). The retention period for server log files follows Cloudflare’s internal policies and is typically a few days. Additionally, Cloudflare may deploy client-side scripts on this website to improve security. For more information, please refer to Cloudflare’s privacy policy .

3. Data transfers to the USA

Cloudflare, Inc. is headquartered in the USA. Cloudflare is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), ensuring an adequate level of data protection. Additionally, EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) apply. More information: Cloudflare privacy policy

4. Cookies

We do not set any cookies ourselves. Cloudflare may set technically necessary cookies as part of its security services (e.g., bot detection). Where information is stored or read on your device, this is done on the basis of § 25(2) TDDDG (strictly necessary cookies). These serve exclusively to provide and secure the website. No analytics or tracking cookies are used.

5. No analytics or tracking services

This website does not use analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) or tracking. No external fonts, scripts, or images from third-party providers are loaded. The only exception is scripts that Cloudflare, as our hosting provider, automatically includes for website security and protection (see section 2).

6. No automated decision-making

No automated decision-making or profiling within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR takes place.

7. Email contact

If you contact us by email, the personal data you provide (name, email address, message content) will be processed for the purpose of handling your enquiry. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to enquiries). Your data will be deleted once the enquiry has been fully resolved and no statutory retention obligations apply.

8. SSL/TLS encryption

This website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the lock icon in your browser’s address bar.

9. Your rights

You have the right to information (Art. 15 GDPR), rectification (Art. 16 GDPR), erasure (Art. 17 GDPR), restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR), data portability (Art. 20 GDPR), and objection to processing (Art. 21 GDPR). To exercise your rights, please contact us at the email address stated above.

10. Right to lodge a complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The authority responsible for us is: Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA), Promenade 18, 91522 Ansbach, Germany.

Last updated: April 2026