IRINA HECKMANN

Privacy Policy

1. Controller

The controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

Irina Heckmann
Artist and filmmaker

Alter Fährweg 9
58456 Witten
Deutschland

Telefon: +49 160 27 22 863
E-Mail: irinaheckmannfilm@gmail.com

2. General Information

Protecting your personal data is important to us. We process your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

This website serves as the online portfolio of the artist and filmmaker Irina Heckmann.

Personal data is only processed where necessary to provide a functional website or where you have given your explicit consent.

3. Definitions

This Privacy Policy uses the terminology of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including:

  • Personal Data
  • Processing
  • Controller
  • Processor
  • Consent

The definitions set out in Article 4 GDPR apply.

4. Hosting

This website is hosted by an external hosting provider.

The hosting provider processes personal data on behalf of the controller in accordance with Article 28 GDPR.

Whenever you visit this website, technical information is automatically processed, including:

  • IP address
  • Date and time of access
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Referring URL
  • Requested pages
  • Amount of data transferred
  • HTTP status code

This processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Our legitimate interest is the secure and reliable operation of this website.

Server log files are used exclusively for technical operation, security and troubleshooting and are deleted in accordance with statutory retention periods.

5. SSL/TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential information, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption.

You can recognise an encrypted connection by the “https://” prefix in your browser’s address bar.

6. Cookies

This website uses technically necessary cookies as well as, subject to your consent, cookies for analytics and external media.

Technically necessary cookies are required for the proper functioning of the website and cannot be disabled.

Analytics and external media cookies are only stored after you have provided your explicit consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

You may withdraw your consent at any time with future effect.

We use the consent management tool Klaro! to manage your consent for optional services.

When you first visit our website, you can decide whether to enable:

  • analytics services (Google Analytics),
  • external media (YouTube, Vimeo).

Your selection is stored in a cookie on your device so that your privacy preferences can be remembered for future visits.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by using the Cookie Settings link in the footer of this website.

The legal basis for storing your consent preferences is Section 25(2) No. 2 of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG). Where personal data is processed on the basis of your consent, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

8. Google Analytics 4

Subject to your consent, this website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by:

Google Ireland Limited
Gordon House
Barrow Street
Dublin 4
Ireland

Google Analytics helps us understand how visitors use our website.

The following information may be processed:

  • Anonymised IP address
  • Device information
  • Browser information
  • Operating system
  • Visited pages
  • Session duration
  • User interactions
  • Approximate geographic location
  • Traffic source

IP anonymisation is enabled.

Google may process personal data on servers located in the United States.

Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, Google relies on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).

Processing is based solely on your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

You may withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings.

9. Data Retention

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by law.

Google Analytics data is automatically deleted after the retention period configured within the Analytics account.

10. YouTube

This website may include videos hosted on YouTube. The service is provided by:

Google Ireland Limited
Gordon House
Barrow Street
Dublin 4
Ireland

To protect your privacy, YouTube videos are not loaded automatically.

Instead, a placeholder is displayed until you explicitly consent to loading the video.

Only after you have given your consent will a connection be established to YouTube’s servers.

During this process, YouTube may process the following information:

  • Your IP address
  • Browser information
  • Device information
  • Date and time of access
  • The page you visited
  • Additional information if you are logged into your Google or YouTube account

We have no control over the scope of data collected by YouTube.

The legal basis for processing is your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

You may withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings.

11. Vimeo

If Vimeo videos are embedded on this website, they are also loaded only after your explicit consent.

The provider is:

Vimeo Inc.
555 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
United States

When a Vimeo video is loaded, a connection is established to Vimeo’s servers.

The following data may be processed:

  • IP address
  • Browser information
  • Device information
  • Referrer URL
  • Date and time of access

Personal data may be transferred to servers located in the United States.

Processing is based solely on your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

You may withdraw your consent at any time.

12. Contacting Us

If you contact us by email or telephone, the personal data you provide will be processed solely for the purpose of handling your enquiry.

This may include:

  • Your name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number (if provided)
  • The content of your message

The legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where your enquiry relates to a contractual relationship or pre-contractual measures, or Article 6(1)(f) GDPR where processing is based on our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries.

Your personal data will be deleted once your enquiry has been fully processed unless statutory retention obligations apply.

This website contains links to third-party websites.

By clicking on such links, you leave this website.

We have no control over the content or data processing practices of external websites and therefore cannot accept responsibility for their privacy practices.

Please consult the respective privacy policies of those websites.

This website contains links to social media platforms such as YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn.

These are standard hyperlinks only.

No personal data is transferred to these platforms simply by visiting this website.

A connection to the respective provider is established only after you click the corresponding link.

15. Your Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:

  • Right of access (Article 15 GDPR)
  • Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR)
  • Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) (Article 17 GDPR)
  • Right to restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR)
  • Right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR)
  • Right to object to processing (Article 21 GDPR)
  • Right to withdraw consent at any time (Article 7(3) GDPR)

The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

16. Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates applicable data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority.

You may contact the supervisory authority responsible for your place of residence, place of work, or the location of the alleged infringement.

17. Provision of Personal Data

The provision of personal data is generally neither legally nor contractually required.

However, certain technical information (such as your IP address) is necessary to deliver this website correctly.

Providing any additional personal data is entirely voluntary.

18. Automated Decision-Making

This website does not use automated decision-making or profiling within the meaning of Article 22 GDPR.

19. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy to ensure compliance with applicable legal requirements or to reflect changes to our website or services.

The current version published on this website shall apply whenever you visit the site.

Status

Last updated: July 26, 2026