Privacy Policy
Stefan Richter is a self-employed photographer with headquarters at Gartenstraße 8, 04451 Borsdorf, Germany. He is the controller responsible for processing personal data on the website sr-weddingfilms.de in accordance with Article 4(7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Because the processing of personal data is neither carried out by a public authority nor does it consist of the core activity of regularly and systematically monitoring individuals, nor does it involve large-scale processing of special categories of data, and fewer than 20 persons are regularly involved in automated data processing, there is no obligation to appoint a data protection officer under Article 37 GDPR in conjunction with Section 38(1) of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).
Hosting and Technical Processing
The website is hosted by Strato AG. There is a data-processing agreement with the hosting provider pursuant to Article 28 GDPR, which ensures proper processing of personal data by the processor. Each time the website is accessed, information is automatically transmitted from the user’s browser to the server and stored in log files. This includes the IP address, date and time of the request, amount of data transferred, requesting provider, browser type, and operating system. The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in the technical display and security of the website). The data-processing agreement can be viewed here: https://www.strato.de/agb/avv/
Contact Form and Data Collection for Contract Initiation
Personal data are collected via the contact form, in particular name, address, wedding details, telephone number, email address, and other voluntary information. Processing is primarily based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR for contract initiation of videography services in connection with wedding events. If no contractual relationship has yet been established, processing is based on consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, obtained via a checkbox in the form.
In the event of a concluded contract, the data collected are subject to statutory retention obligations under Section 147(3) of the German Fiscal Code (AO) and Section 257(4) of the German Commercial Code (HGB). Contract-related documents must be retained for ten years and booking records for eight years (from 2025). The retention period begins at the end of the calendar year in which the contract ended. If no contract is concluded, data are deleted after processing the request and at the latest after six months, unless other legal retention obligations apply.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
The website uses both technically necessary cookies and cookies for SEO tracking purposes. Technically necessary cookies are required for basic website functionality and are set on the basis of legitimate interest under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. For all other cookies, consent is obtained via the “CookieYes” consent banner in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. Users can manage their cookie settings at any time via the banner and may withdraw consent at any time. No separate web-analytics tool such as Google Analytics is used.
Embedding of External Fonts
The website uses the fonts “Cormorant Garamond” and “Yeseva One.” To avoid data-protection risks from automatic connections to Google servers, these fonts should be hosted locally. The legal basis for processing the IP address when loading external fonts is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in uniform website presentation).
Social Media Links
The website contains links to Instagram and Facebook profiles. When users click these links, they leave our site, and the data-protection policies of the respective platforms apply. No social-media plugins or share buttons are embedded that would automatically establish connections to the networks when the page loads.
WordPress Plugins and Third-Party Services
The following privacy-relevant plugins are used on the homepage:
Akismet Anti-Spam: May transfer personal data to Automattic Inc. (USA), processing IP addresses and possible contact details
Ally – Web Accessibility: Improves accessibility; may process IP addresses
Contact Form 7: Processes form data and contact details for communicationCookieYes | GDPR Cookie Consent: GDPR-compliant cookie management; processes IP addresses and cookies
Elementor: Page builder; processes personal data only locally in the user’s browser
Data Subject Rights and Contact
Every data subject has:
the right to access their personal data (Art. 15 GDPR)
the right to correct inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR)
the right to erasure (“right to be forgotten,” Art. 17 GDPR)
the right to restrict processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
the right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests (Art. 21 GDPR)
the right to withdraw consent at any time with future effect (Art. 7(3) GDPR)
To exercise these rights or for any privacy-related inquiries, you may contact Stefan Richter at info@sr-weddingfilms.de.
Data subjects also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority:
Saxon Data Protection and Transparency Officer
Devrientstraße 5, 01067 Dresden, Germany
Tel: +49 351 85471101
Email: saechsdsb@slt.sachsen.de
International Data Transfers
When using certain plugins (notably Akismet), data may be transferred to service providers outside the European Economic Area. Such transfers occur only in compliance with the provisions of Articles 44 ff. GDPR, with appropriate safeguards under Article 46 GDPR or by reference to adequacy decisions of the European Commission.
This privacy policy has been drafted to fulfill the legal information obligations under Articles 13 and 14 GDPR and will be updated as necessary to reflect changes in data processing.
Effective date: August 8, 2025