Privacy policy
This is a translation for convenience. The German version (Datenschutzerklärung) is legally binding.
1. Controller
Lyn Sören Matten (“LM Consult”)
Chausseestr. 42, 10115 Berlin, Germany
Email: contact@lm-consult.com
Phone: +49 30 34 78 12 11
2. Overview
This is a static website. It does not set cookies, contains no tracking script and does not embed any third-party content or services. For visitor statistics I evaluate the server log files (see section 4). Fonts are served from my own server. There is no contact form.
3. Hosting and server log files
The website is served from self-operated servers in a data center in Finland. Each request processes technically necessary data in server log files: IP address, date and time, requested page, amount of data transferred, HTTP status code, referrer URL as well as browser type and operating system.
The purpose is to deliver the website and to ensure security and stability, for example detecting and defending against attacks. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR; the legitimate interest lies in secure and trouble-free operation.
Log files are deleted after 14 days. Data is only kept longer where it is required to investigate a specific security incident – until that investigation is concluded.
4. Visitor statistics
To see how this website is used, I evaluate the server log files from section 3 with the open source software Matomo. Matomo runs on a self-operated server in a data center in Finland. The evaluation runs once a day on the server. It loads no JavaScript, sets no cookies, and nothing is stored on or read from your device. The statistics cover requests since 9 September 2026.
During the import, the full IP address is used only briefly to create a pseudonymous visitor identifier that changes daily and applies only to this website. Only the shortened IP address is stored (for IPv4 without the last two bytes, for IPv6 only the first 48 bits). No location is derived from it. The requested page, date and time, referrer URL, and browser type and operating system are also processed. Requests from recognised bots are skipped. The copy of the log files made for the import is deleted at the end of each run.
Visit data in Matomo is deleted after 12 months. Aggregated reports are kept; they no longer show individual visits.
The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR; the legitimate interest lies in measuring the use of the website and improving it. The data is not passed on to third parties.
You can object to this evaluation under Art. 21 GDPR by email to contact@lm-consult.com. There is no way to switch it off in the browser, because nothing runs on your device. Because the IP address is shortened, I can generally no longer attribute individual visits afterwards.
5. TLS encryption
The connection to this website is encrypted with TLS throughout.
6. Contact by email or phone
If you contact me by email or phone, I process the data you provide (e.g. name, email address, phone number and the content of your enquiry) in order to handle your enquiry. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where the enquiry relates to a contract or pre-contractual measures, and otherwise Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in answering enquiries).
Emails are received and stored on a self-operated mail server in a data center in Germany and are automatically checked for spam.
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for handling the enquiry and no statutory retention obligations (in particular under tax law) apply.
7. Recipients and third countries
Your data is not passed on to third parties and is not transferred to countries outside the EU/EEA unless I am legally obliged to do so.
8. Your rights
You have the right to
- access to the data stored about you (Art. 15 GDPR),
- rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR),
- erasure (Art. 17 GDPR),
- restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),
- data portability (Art. 20 GDPR).
Right to object: Where processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you may object to it at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation (Art. 21 GDPR).
To exercise your rights, an email to contact@lm-consult.com is sufficient. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR), for example the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information.
9. Last updated
October 2026