Legal notice
Information pursuant to Section 5 of the German Digital Services Act (DDG)
Vincent Johnson
Stuppstraße 3
50823 Cologne
Germany
Contact
Email: email@vincentjohnson.de
Responsible for content pursuant to Section 18(2) of the German Interstate Media Treaty (MStV)
Vincent Johnson
Address as above
Copyright
The content and works created by the operator of this website are subject to German copyright law. Reproduction, modification, distribution or any other use beyond the limits of copyright law requires the written permission of the respective author or creator.
Where content on this website was not created by the operator, third-party copyrights are respected. If you nevertheless become aware of a copyright infringement, please let me know. Upon becoming aware of an infringement, I will remove the relevant content without delay.
Liability for external links
This website contains links to third-party websites whose content I cannot influence. I therefore provide no guarantee for this external content. The respective provider or operator is always responsible for the content of linked websites. Upon becoming aware of a legal infringement, I will remove the relevant links without delay.
Privacy policy
1. Controller
The person responsible for processing data on this website is:
Vincent Johnson
Stuppstraße 3
50823 Cologne
Germany
Email: email@vincentjohnson.de
2. General information
Protecting personal data matters to me. Personal data is any information that can identify a person directly or indirectly.
This privacy policy explains what data is processed when you visit this website, for what purposes, and what rights you have.
3. Hosting
This website is hosted by STRATO.
Provider:
STRATO AG
Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7
10249 Berlin
Germany
When you visit this website, STRATO processes technical data necessary to provide and securely operate the website. This may include IP addresses and server log files.
Processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. My legitimate interest is the secure, stable and reliable provision of this website.
A data processing agreement pursuant to Article 28 GDPR is in place with STRATO.
4. Server log files
When you access this website, the web server automatically collects information and stores it in server log files. This may include:
- IP address
- Date and time of the request
- Page or file requested
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referrer URL
- Hostname of the accessing computer
This data is not combined with other data sources. It is stored for the technical provision, security and stability of the website.
The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
5. Contact by email
If you contact me by email, the data you provide is processed to respond to your enquiry. I will not share this data without your consent.
The legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR if the contact relates to a contract or a pre-contractual enquiry. In all other cases, processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. My legitimate interest is handling your enquiry.
6. Embedded third-party content
Some pages of this website may contain third-party content, such as videos or posts from YouTube, Vimeo or Instagram.
Opening a page with embedded content may establish a connection to the third party’s servers. Technical data, particularly your IP address, browser information and information about your visit to this website, may be transmitted to that provider.
If you are logged into the provider’s service, the provider may be able to associate your visit with your account.
Content is embedded to present audiovisual work and project materials on this website. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where consent is requested, processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
7. Cookies and tracking
This website currently uses no analytics or marketing tools of its own.
Any technically necessary cookies are used solely to provide and operate the website. Embedded third-party content may use its own cookies or similar technologies once that content is loaded.
The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where consent is requested, processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Language selection: The visitor’s IP address is compared locally on the server with a country database to select German for Germany and English for other countries. No request containing the visitor’s IP address is sent to a geolocation service, and the language lookup does not store the IP address. A manually selected language is saved in the cookie vj_language for one year. You can change it at any time using DE / EN.
Country data: IP Geolocation by DB-IP, October 2026, derived Germany-only ranges, CC BY 4.0.
8. Your rights
Under the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to:
- Access your stored personal data
- Correct inaccurate data
- Have your data erased
- Restrict processing
- Object to processing
- Data portability
- Withdraw consent with effect for the future
You also have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority.
9. Retention periods
Personal data is stored only for as long as necessary for the relevant purpose or as required by statutory retention periods.
10. Changes to this privacy policy
I reserve the right to update this privacy policy if the website, embedded services or legal requirements change.
