Privacy Policy
Information on the processing of personal data
Last updated: June 2026
1. Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:
KIN Collective Represented by: Anke Hardt, Alexander Wiegratz Untergasse 9 35037 Marburg Germany Email: anke.hardt1@gmx.de
2. General Information
Protecting your personal data is important to us. We process personal data only to the extent necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services, or where you have consented to processing.
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
3. Provision of the Website and Server Log Files
When you visit our website, our hosting provider automatically collects information and stores it in server log files. This may include: IP address, date and time of the request, time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), content of the request, HTTP status code, amount of data transferred, referring website, browser, operating system, and system language.
The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure, stable, and efficient provision of our online offering.
Hosting provider: Vercel Inc., 440 N Barranca Ave #4133, Covina, CA 91723, USA. Where data is transferred to the USA, this is based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses pursuant to Art. 46 (2) lit. c GDPR. Further information: https://vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy
4. Technically Necessary Browser Storage
This website uses your browser's sessionStorage to record whether the introductory animation has already been shown (key: "kin-landing-seen"). No personal profiles are created; only a technical status value is stored for your current browser session.
The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in a user-friendly presentation of the website). The data is deleted when you end your browser session.
We do not use tracking, marketing, or analytics cookies.
5. Fonts and Media
Fonts (Agrandir) as well as image and video files are delivered from our server or hosting provider. No external font or video services (e.g. Google Fonts, YouTube) are embedded.
The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
6. Contact by Email
If you contact us by email, we process the data you provide (e.g. name, email address, message content) to handle your request.
The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR where your enquiry relates to the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures; otherwise Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to enquiries).
Data is deleted once it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected, unless statutory retention obligations apply.
7. Content Management (Sanity Studio)
Website content may be maintained using a content management system (Sanity). The public area of the website can be accessed without login. The editorial area at /studio is intended exclusively for authorised users.
When authorised editors use the studio, login and usage data may be processed by Sanity AS, Prinsens gate 22, 0552 Oslo, Norway. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Further information: https://www.sanity.io/legal/privacy
8. Storage Duration
We process personal data only for as long as necessary for the respective purposes or where statutory retention periods apply.
9. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR) • Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) • Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) • Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR) • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) • Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR) • Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 (3) GDPR) with effect for the future
To exercise your rights, please contact us informally at the email address above.
10. Right to Lodge a Complaint
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority regarding our processing of personal data.
Supervisory authority for Hesse, Germany: The Hessian Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Postfach 3163, 65021 Wiesbaden, Germany https://datenschutz.hessen.de
11. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to reflect changes to our services. The current version applies to each visit.
