Datenschutzerklärung -

(this website)

Sachverständigenkanzlei WOLCZIK
https://wolczik-expert.com

Last updated: 3 November 2026 – Draft; technical review and legal approval pending

1. Data Controller

The controller responsible for processing personal data in connection with this website is:

EMERALD EQUINE & MEDIA GROUP UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Gontermannstr. 70
12101 Berlin
Germany

Represented by the Managing Directors:

Sandra Diana Wolczik
Sebastian V. K. Wolczik

Contact:
Email: info.sachverstaendige-wolczik@web.de

2. General Information on the Processing of Personal Data

We process personal data in accordance with applicable legal provisions, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Processing takes place primarily for the technical provision and security of our website, communication with interested parties and business partners, and handling enquiries relating to the professional activities of WOLCZIK Independent Expert Consultancy.

The personal data processed depends on how our website is used and which technical services are actually employed.

3. Hosting and Server Logs

Hosting Provider::

ALL-INKL.COM – Neue Medien Münnich
Hauptstraße 68
02742 Friedersdorf
Germany

When our website is accessed, technically necessary connection and access data may be processed. This may include, in particular:

IP address of the accessing device
Date and time of access
Pages and files accessed
Access status and amount of data transferred
Referrer information
Browser and operating system information

Processing serves to ensure the availability, stability and security of the website.

The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, provided that the statutory requirements are met.

According to ALL-INKL.COM's privacy information, connection data required to provide the website is deleted at the end of the respective session. Server log files are generally deleted after no more than seven days. Longer retention may be necessary in the event of security incidents.

Where required by law, appropriate agreements are concluded with processors engaged by us.

4. Contact and Professional Enquiries

You can contact us using the email address provided or the contact form on our website.

When you contact us, we process the information you provide in order to review and respond to your enquiry and, where appropriate, coordinate further steps.

In particular, the following information may be submitted through our contact form:

First name and surname
Email Address
Selected area of expertise
Content of your message or professional question

Providing an area of expertise is voluntary.

Contact Form: Fluent Forms

We use the WordPress plugin Fluent Forms for our contact form. Form submissions may be stored in the WordPress database and forwarded to the relevant contact address via email notifications.

The specific storage, forwarding and deletion of data depend on the technical configuration of the form.

Where processing is necessary for pre-contractual measures or the performance of a contract, it is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

For general business enquiries, processing may be based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, provided that the statutory requirements are met.

Please do not submit particularly sensitive personal data or confidential documents through the general contact form unless a suitable method of transmission has been agreed in advance.

The data submitted will be deleted once it is no longer required for processing, unless statutory retention obligations or other lawful grounds for continued storage apply.

Sending Emails via FluentSMTP

We use the WordPress plugin FluentSMTP for the technical sending of email notifications. Emails are sent through the SMTP server of our hosting provider, ALL-INKL.COM.

Enquiries received through the contact form may be stored in the WordPress database and forwarded by email to the contact address responsible for handling them. The contact details and message content required to process the enquiry are handled for this purpose.

If email logging is enabled in FluentSMTP, additional sending information and message content may be stored in the WordPress database. The retention period depends on the logging and deletion settings actually configured.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use technically necessary cookies and comparable technologies where these are required for the operation, security or basic functions of the website.

For cookies and comparable technologies that are not technically necessary and require consent, appropriate consent must be obtained before they are used.

The legal basis for storing information on end-user devices or accessing information already stored on them is Section 25 of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG). Where personal data is processed, the provisions of the GDPR also apply.

The technologies actually used depend on the technical configuration of our website.

6. Contact Form and Spam Protection

To protect our contact form against automated or improper submissions, technical security features provided by the WordPress software and the form software used may be employed.

We use Fluent Forms to provide the contact form. The processing of submitted information and email notifications is described in Section 4 of this Privacy Policy.

A separate external CAPTCHA service is not currently configured. Personal data is therefore not transmitted to such a service.

7. VG WORT / METIS Access Counting

We use the METIS access counting system operated by Verwertungsgesellschaft WORT (VG WORT) for selected online texts.

The purpose of access counting is to determine the statistical use of copyright-protected online texts. The results may serve as a basis for copyright remuneration distributed by VG WORT.

Technical connection data may be processed as part of access counting. According to VG WORT's technical information, the METIS system uses a client ID and a so-called METIS session cookie to prevent repeated counting within a browser session.

According to VG WORT, measurements are carried out without identifying individual website visitors. The data protection assessment and any required consent mechanisms depend on the technology actually used and the applicable legal requirements.

Further information about access counting and data processing by VG WORT is available at https://www.vgwort.de/.

8. External Links

Our website may contain links to external websites, media platforms or other information services.

Where content is provided exclusively through external links, merely visiting our website generally does not establish a connection to the respective destination platform.

Only when a user actively follows such a link are they directed to the external website. The processing of personal data on that website is governed by the privacy information and technical settings of the respective provider.

9. Multilingual Availability

Our website is available in German and English (British English).

We use the WordPress plugin TranslatePress to provide multilingual content. The language versions are maintained editorially and translated or entered manually.

The language selector allows visitors to access the available language versions. Technically necessary information relating to the selected language may be processed or stored.

According to the current configuration, automatic translation of website content through an external translation service is not intended.

If additional translation services or technical extensions are introduced in future, the privacy information will be updated to reflect the solution actually used.

10. Web Analytics

According to the current configuration, we do not use separate web analytics services such as Google Analytics or Matomo on our website.

When our website is accessed, technically necessary connection data is processed by our hosting provider. Further information can be found in Section 3 of this Privacy Policy.

We use VG WORT's METIS access counting system for selected online texts. This serves to determine statistical access figures in connection with copyright remuneration. Further information can be found in Section 7 of this Privacy Policy.

If additional analytics or audience measurement services are introduced in future, we will provide information about the respective providers, processing purposes, legal bases and any consent requirements before they are activated.

11. Retention Periods

As a general rule, personal data is stored only for as long as necessary for the respective processing purpose.

Where statutory retention obligations apply, data is retained for the period prescribed by law.

Once the processing purpose no longer applies and the relevant retention periods have expired, personal data is deleted unless another legal basis permits or requires its continued storage.

12. Rights of Data Subjects and Right to Lodge a Complaint

Subject to the applicable legal requirements, you have the following rights in particular:

Right of access under Article 15 GDPR
Right to rectification under Article 16 GDPR
Right to erasure under Article 17 GDPR
Right to restriction of processing under Article 18 GDPR
Right to data portability under Article 20 GDPR
Right to object under Article 21 GDPR
Right to withdraw consent under Article 7(3) GDPR with effect for the future

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal.

To exercise your rights, you may contact us using the contact details provided above.

In addition, under Article 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.

In particular, the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information may be the competent supervisory authority for the controller.

13. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy where changes to our website, the technical services used or our data processing activities make this necessary, or where the applicable legal framework changes.

The version currently published on this website shall apply.