English privacy policy see below.

Angaben gemäß § 5 TMG:

Berliner Notenverlag

Dietrich Koch
Helmstr. 2
10 827 Berlin

fon: +49 30 61 65 87 84
funk: +49 163 61 65 878
fax: +49 30 61 65 87 54
post@dietrichkoch.com

Privacy Policy

I. General

The operator of these pages takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. I treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection laws and this privacy policy.

You can use this website without providing personal data.

Where personal data (e.g. name, address or email addresses) is collected on my pages, this is always on a voluntary basis. This data will not be passed on to third parties.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

II. Name and Address of the Controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is:

Dietrich Koch
Helmstr. 2
10827 Berlin

Phone: +49 30 61 65 87 84
Mobile: +49 163 61 65 878
post@dietrichkoch.de
www.dietrichkoch.de

III. General Information on Data Processing

1. Scope of Processing Personal Data

I process personal data of my users only to the extent necessary to provide a functional website and my content and services. Processing of users’ personal data generally only takes place with the user’s consent. An exception applies where obtaining prior consent is not possible for practical reasons and processing is permitted by law.

2. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data

Where processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations necessary for pre-contractual measures.

Where processing is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation to which my activities are subject, Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR serves as the legal basis.

Where processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person, Art. 6(1)(d) GDPR serves as the legal basis.

Where processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of my business or a third party, and the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override that interest, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR serves as the legal basis.

3. Data Deletion and Retention Period

Personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. Storage may continue if provided for by European or national legislation in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. Data will also be blocked or deleted when a storage period prescribed by such standards expires, unless there is a necessity to continue storing the data for the conclusion or performance of a contract.

IV. Collection of General Data and Information (Server Log Files)

1. Description and Scope of Data Processing

When a data subject or automated system accesses the website, the browser used on the end device automatically transmits a range of general data and information to the server. This general data and information is temporarily stored in server log files.

The following information may be recorded and stored until automated deletion:

  • IP address of the requesting computer
  • Date and time of access to the website
  • Name and URL of pages accessed on my website via the requesting system
  • The website from which the access originates (referrer URL)
  • The browser type and version used
  • The operating system of the requesting system
  • The internet service provider of the requesting system

These anonymously collected data and information are not evaluated by www.dietrichkoch.de. The anonymous server log file data is not merged with other data sources.

2. Purpose of Data Processing

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user’s computer. For this, the user’s IP address must be stored for the duration of the session.

3. Retention Period

Data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of data collected to provide the website, this is when the respective session has ended.

4. Right to Object and Removal

The collection of data for the purpose of providing the website and the storage of data in log files is essential for the operation of the website. Accordingly, there is no option for the user to object.

V. Processing of Personal Data

1. Data You Voluntarily Submit – Contact

When you contact me (by email, contact form or telephone), the information you voluntarily provide will be processed for the purpose of handling the contractual relationship or processing your enquiry, pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

This means that where personal data is collected through contact, it is because you are, for example, interested in a service or product. Personal data transmitted during contact will only be stored if a service or purchase contract is concluded. It will not be passed on to third parties. The data collected can be seen from the respective input forms.

For the performance of a contract, we will pass your data to the shipping company entrusted with delivery, where necessary for delivering ordered goods. For payment processing, we will pass the required payment data to the credit institution or payment service providers handling the payment, or to the payment service you selected during the ordering process.

If you sign up for our newsletter, we will use the data provided or separately communicated by you to send you our email newsletter on a regular basis. You may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time, either by contacting us at the address below or by using the unsubscribe link in the newsletter.

2. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data

The legal basis for processing data transmitted in the course of sending an email is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where the email contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

3. Retention Period

Personal data is stored for the duration of the applicable statutory retention periods under tax and commercial law. After expiry of that period, or once I no longer have a legal basis for processing your data, it will be deleted, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data.

4. Routine Deletion and Blocking of Personal Data

The controller processes and stores personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose of storage, or as required by the GDPR or other applicable laws and regulations.

If the storage purpose ceases to apply or a prescribed retention period expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal requirements.

5. Right to Object and Removal

The user may withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If a user contacts me by email, they may object to the storage of their personal data at any time by sending an email to post@dietrichkoch.de. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued. All personal data stored in connection with the contact will be deleted.

VI. Right to Access, Deletion, Blocking, Restriction of Processing and Withdrawal

You have the right at any time, free of charge, to:

  • Request information pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR about your personal data processed by me, including the purposes of processing, the categories of data, recipients to whom data has been or will be disclosed, the planned retention period, the existence of a right to rectification, deletion, restriction of processing or objection, the right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data where it has not been collected directly from you, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, where applicable, meaningful information about its details;
  • Request immediate rectification of inaccurate or completion of incomplete personal data stored by me, pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;
  • Request deletion of your personal data stored by me pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, to the extent that processing is not required for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;
  • Request restriction of processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, where you dispute the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful but you oppose deletion, I no longer need the data but you need it for legal claims, or you have objected to processing under Art. 21 GDPR;
  • Withdraw consent you have given at any time pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR, with the effect that I may no longer continue the data processing based on that consent going forward.

1. Right to Data Portability

You have the right pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR to receive personal data that I process on the basis of your consent or for the performance of a contract in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, or to request that it be transferred to another controller. Where you request direct transfer to another controller, this will only take place to the extent technically feasible.

2. Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority

In the event of data protection violations, you have the right pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority at any time. The competent supervisory authority for data protection matters is the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection in the state where my business is located (https://www.datenschutz-berlin.de).

3. Right to Object

Where your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR to object to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation, or where the objection relates to direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object which will be implemented by me without reference to a specific situation.

To exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, an email to post@dietrichkoch.de is sufficient.

VII. Objection to Advertising Emails

The use of contact details published as part of the imprint obligation for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby expressly prohibited. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example by spam emails.

VIII. Currency and Amendment of this Privacy Policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and was last updated in May 2018.

As my website and its offerings develop, or as a result of changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this privacy policy. The current version of the privacy policy can be accessed and printed at any time on the website at https://www.dietrichkoch.de/en/impressum/.

Responsible for content pursuant to § 55(2) RStV:

Dietrich Koch (contact details as above)

IX.. Data Processing in Connection with the Electronic Cancellation Function

Effective June 19, 2026, we will provide an electronic cancellation function in accordance with Section 356a of the German Civil Code (BGB). When this function is used, we process only the data necessary to handle the cancellation:

Name

Order number / Contract number

Date of contract conclusion and cancellation

Email address for the acknowledgment of receipt

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(c) of the GDPR (compliance with a legal obligation) in conjunction with Section 356a of the German Civil Code (BGB).

Purpose: Processing and documenting the cancellation, as well as sending the legally required acknowledgment of receipt.

Retention period: The data will be stored for the duration of the statutory retention obligations (generally 3 years from the date of withdrawal; up to 10 years under commercial and tax law).

No data beyond what is necessary for the withdrawal process will be collected. A reason for withdrawal does not need to be provided and will not be requested.

Image and Graphic Credits:

Photos: Jörg Metzner, Daniela Incoronato, Daniel Pasche, David Beecroft
Web design (WordPress): Sven Hinse

Disclaimer

Liability for Content
The content of our pages has been created with the utmost care. However, we cannot guarantee the accuracy, completeness or currency of the content. As a service provider, we are responsible for our own content on these pages under general laws pursuant to § 7(1) TMG. Under §§ 8 to 10 TMG, however, we are not obliged to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information or to investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activity. Obligations to remove or block the use of information under general laws remain unaffected. Liability in this regard is only possible from the moment of knowledge of a specific infringement. Upon becoming aware of such infringements, we will remove the relevant content immediately.

Liability for Links
Our website contains links to external third-party websites over whose content we have no influence. We therefore accept no liability for such external content. The respective provider or operator of the linked pages is always responsible for their content. The linked pages were checked for possible legal violations at the time of linking. No unlawful content was apparent at the time of linking. Ongoing monitoring of the content of linked pages is not reasonable without specific indications of a legal violation. Upon becoming aware of infringements, we will remove such links immediately.

Copyright
The content and works created by the site operators on these pages are subject to German copyright law. Reproduction, editing, distribution and any kind of use beyond the limits of copyright law require the written consent of the respective author or creator. Downloads and copies of these pages are only permitted for private, non-commercial use. Where content on this site has not been created by the operator, third-party copyrights are respected. Third-party content is identified as such. Should you nonetheless become aware of a copyright infringement, please notify us accordingly. Upon becoming aware of infringements, we will remove the relevant content immediately.

 

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