Privacy Policy

Last updated: 20.01.2026

This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is collected, used, and protected when you visit this website or interact with its services.

1. Controller

The data controller responsible for this website under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

Jasmin Joachims
Indie Author & Publisher
Germany
Email: queer@authorjjoachims.de

2. Hosting

This website is hosted by MailerLite UAB, an email marketing and website hosting provider.

MailerLite processes personal data on my behalf as a data processor in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. Appropriate data processing agreements are in place.

MailerLite UAB
Vilnius, Lithuania
Privacy Policy: https://www.mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy

The domain for this website is registered with STRATO AG, Germany.

3. Access Data and Server Logs

When you visit this website, MailerLite automatically collects limited technical data, including:

  • IP address (anonymized where possible)

  • Date and time of access

  • Browser type and version

  • Operating system

  • Referrer URL

This data is used solely to ensure the secure and stable operation of the website and for aggregated statistical purposes.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest).

4. Newsletter

If you sign up for my newsletter, I collect and process the following personal data:

  • Email address

  • Date and time of subscription

  • Interaction data (e.g. whether an email was opened or a link clicked)

The newsletter is sent approximately twice per month and contains updates about my books, writing projects, and occasionally information about group promotions in cooperation with platforms such as BookFunnel.

Registration for the newsletter uses a double opt-in procedure. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link included in every newsletter email.

The newsletter is managed via MailerLite, which stores and processes the data on secure servers.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent).

5. Contact Form

This website includes a contact form provided by MailerLite. When you submit a message, the following data is processed:

  • Email address

  • Any information you include in your message

The data is used exclusively to respond to your inquiry and is not shared with third parties.

Legal basis:

  • Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual communication), or

  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to inquiries)

6. Analytics

MailerLite provides aggregated website analytics, such as:

  • Number of visitors

  • Page views

  • Approximate visit times

These analytics do not identify individual users.

For newsletters, MailerLite tracks interaction data (opens and link clicks) on a per-subscriber basis to evaluate newsletter performance.

Legal basis:

  • Website analytics: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR

  • Newsletter analytics: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR

7. External Links (Amazon & BookFunnel)

This website contains links to external platforms such as Amazon and BookFunnel.

When you click one of these links, you leave this website. I have no control over how these third parties process personal data. Please refer to their respective privacy policies for more information.

8. Cookies

This website does not use tracking cookies for advertising or profiling purposes.

MailerLite may set technically necessary cookies required for website functionality and security. These cookies do not require consent under GDPR.

9. Data Retention

  • Newsletter data is stored until you unsubscribe.

  • Contact inquiries are deleted once they are no longer required for communication, unless legal obligations require longer storage.

10. Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the right to:

  • Access your personal data (Art. 15 GDPR)

  • Rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR)

  • Erasure of your data (Art. 17 GDPR)

  • Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)

  • Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)

  • Object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)

  • Withdraw consent at any time (Art. 7(3) GDPR)

To exercise your rights, please contact me at the email address listed above.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the EU member state of your residence.

11. Data Security

Appropriate technical and organizational measures are in place to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

I reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in legal requirements or website functionality. The current version is always available on this website.