{"id":979,"date":"2025-08-11T16:24:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.mrkoelsch.de\/privacy-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T15:04:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:04:06","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cms.mrkoelsch.de\/en\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>As of: March 3, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>Only the German version of this privacy policy is legally binding. Translations are for better understanding only. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Controller<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>The K\u00f6lsch Crew, Owner: Michael Piel<\/strong><br\/>Schmiedegasse 30, 50735 Cologne, Germany<br\/>Phone: 0221 66994069<br\/>Email: tours@koelschcrew.com<br\/>(Hereinafter: &#8220;we&#8221;, &#8220;us&#8221;)<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A data protection officer has not been appointed, as the legal requirements are currently not met (Art. 37 GDPR).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Terms &amp; Legal Basis<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Personal Data<\/strong> means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (Art. 4 No. 1 GDPR).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Processing<\/strong> means any operation performed on personal data (Art. 4 No. 2 GDPR).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legal Basis:<\/strong> Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a (consent), lit. b (contract\/initiation), lit. c (legal obligation), lit. f (legitimate interest) GDPR.     <\/li>\n<li><strong>TTDSG:<\/strong> Consent according to Section 25 (1) TTDSG is required for setting\/reading non-technically necessary cookies. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Hosting &amp; Server Log Data<\/h2>\n<p>Our website is operated on our own dedicated server at <strong>Hetzner Online GmbH<\/strong>, Germany. The servers are located within the EU. <\/p>\n<p>When you access our website, the following data is automatically processed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IP address<\/li>\n<li>Date and time of access<\/li>\n<li>Referrer URL<\/li>\n<li>Browser type and operating system<\/li>\n<li>Accessed resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> Operation, security, error analysis.<br \/><strong>Legal basis:<\/strong> Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.  <br \/><strong>Storage period:<\/strong> 7\u201330 days.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Cookies &amp; Consent Management<\/h2>\n<p>We use a consent management system. Non-technically necessary technologies are only activated with your consent. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Technically necessary:<\/strong> Session, language, booking context (Section 25 (2) TTDSG).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Analytics &amp; Marketing:<\/strong> only with consent (Section 25 (1) TTDSG, Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Revocation:<\/strong> possible at any time via &#8220;Cookie Settings&#8221; in the footer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Google Analytics 4 (GA4)<\/h2>\n<p>We use Google Analytics 4 (Google Ireland Ltd.).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IP anonymization activated<\/li>\n<li>Storage period for event data: max. 14 months <\/li>\n<li>Data transfer to the USA takes place based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Legal basis:<\/strong> Consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR).<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Google Ads &amp; Campaign Tracking<\/h2>\n<p>We use Google Ads to promote our tours.<\/p>\n<p>When clicking on an ad, the following parameters may be processed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign<\/li>\n<li>campaignid \/ utm_id<\/li>\n<li>utm_term, utm_content<\/li>\n<li>gclid, gbraid, wbraid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These parameters are used for campaign attribution and success measurement.<\/p>\n<p>With your consent, selected attribution parameters can be stored for up to <strong>30 days<\/strong> in a first-party cookie to attribute later bookings to the original campaign.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Legal basis:<\/strong> Consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR; Section 25 TTDSG).<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Microsoft Clarity<\/h2>\n<p>We use Microsoft Clarity (Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd.).<\/p>\n<p>Clarity analyzes anonymized usage data (scroll behavior, clicks, heatmaps) to optimize user-friendliness.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Form inputs are masked<\/li>\n<li>No recording of sensitive content<\/li>\n<li>Data processing agreement with Microsoft exists<\/li>\n<li>Data transfer may occur based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Legal basis:<\/strong> Consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR).<\/p>\n<p>Further information:<br \/>https:\/\/clarity.microsoft.com\/privacy<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Booking System (Recras)<\/h2>\n<p>We use Recras B.V., Netherlands, for processing bookings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Processed data:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Name<\/li>\n<li>Contact details<\/li>\n<li>Booking information<\/li>\n<li>Payment status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Legal basis:<\/strong> Contract fulfillment (Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR).<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Payment Service Provider<\/h2>\n<p>Payments are processed via Mollie B.V., Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Legal basis:<\/strong> Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Sharing with service partners &amp; freelance guides<\/h2>\n\n<p>To provide the services you book, we work with selected service partners. Where necessary to fulfil the contract, we share the required personal data with them. <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Restaurants and beer houses<\/strong> (e.g. to reserve tables)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Event and experience partners<\/strong> (e.g. providers of axe throwing or other add-on services)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Freelance guides<\/strong> who run a booked tour on our behalf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Only the data required to deliver the booked service is shared, in particular:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Name of the person booking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Date and time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Number of participants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Booked service or tour details<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If applicable, contact details for organisational queries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Purpose of processing:<\/strong> Carrying out pre-contractual measures and fulfilling the contract.<br\/><strong>Legal basis:<\/strong> Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Freelance guides act either as independent controllers or\u2014where contractually agreed\u2014as service providers bound by instructions. Any further use of the data for their own marketing purposes is not permitted. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11. Recipients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Hetzner (Hosting, EU)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft (Email, Clarity)<\/li>\n<li>Google (Analytics, Ads)<\/li>\n<li>Recras (Booking system)<\/li>\n<li>Mollie (Payments)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">12. Retention period<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Server logs: 7\u201330 days<\/li>\n<li>Analytics data: up to 14 months<\/li>\n<li>Attribution parameters: 30 days (with consent)<\/li>\n<li>Contract data: according to commercial and tax retention periods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">13. Data subject rights<\/h2>\n<p>You have the right to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Information<\/li>\n<li>Rectification<\/li>\n<li>Erasure<\/li>\n<li>Restriction of processing<\/li>\n<li>Data portability<\/li>\n<li>Objection<\/li>\n<li>Withdrawal of given consents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contact: tours@koelschcrew.com<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">14. Changes<\/h2>\n<p>We update this privacy policy if our services or the legal situation change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of: March 3, 2026 Only the German version of this privacy policy is legally binding. Translations are for better understanding only. 1. Controller The K\u00f6lsch Crew, Owner: Michael PielSchmiedegasse 30, 50735 Cologne, GermanyPhone: 0221 66994069Email: tours@koelschcrew.com(Hereinafter: &#8220;we&#8221;, &#8220;us&#8221;) A data protection officer has not been appointed, as the legal requirements are currently not met [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-979","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.mrkoelsch.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.mrkoelsch.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.mrkoelsch.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.mrkoelsch.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.mrkoelsch.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=979"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cms.mrkoelsch.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4407,"href":"https:\/\/cms.mrkoelsch.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/979\/revisions\/4407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.mrkoelsch.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}