1. Privacy at a Glance
General Information
This Privacy Policy explains what happens to personal data when you visit the ruesken.net website or contact us through the website.
Personal data means any information that can be used to identify you personally. This includes, for example, your name, email address, IP address or information you submit through a contact form.
Controller
The controller responsible for processing personal data on this website is:
Christian Rüsken
ruesken.net
Salzstraße 17
44894 Bochum
Germany
Phone: +49 (234) 92784938
Email: info@ruesken.net
How Is Your Data Collected?
Some data is provided directly by you. This is the case, for example, when you complete a contact form, send us an email or contact us by telephone.
Other data is collected automatically by the IT systems involved when you visit the website. This particularly includes technical data such as your IP address, browser, operating system, pages accessed, and the date and time of access.
Where non-essential cookies or analytics tools are used, they are generally activated only after you have given your consent.
What Is Your Data Used For?
Technical data is processed to ensure that the website can be provided securely, reliably and without errors.
Other data may be processed in order to:
- respond to your enquiries,
- take steps prior to entering into a contract,
- process contractual relationships,
- statistically evaluate the use of the website,
- improve the content and usability of the website,
- comply with legal obligations.
What Rights Do You Have?
Under the applicable legal provisions, you have the right in particular to:
- obtain information about your stored personal data,
- have inaccurate data corrected,
- request the deletion of your data,
- request the restriction of data processing,
- object to data processing,
- receive data you have provided in a machine-readable format,
- withdraw consent with effect for the future,
- lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.
You can contact the controller named above at any time if you have questions about data protection or wish to exercise your rights.
2. Hosting
IONOS
This website is hosted by:
IONOS SE
Elgendorfer Straße 57
56410 Montabaur
Germany
When you access this website, IONOS processes technical connection data and stores it in server log files. This may particularly include:
- IP address,
- date and time of access,
- page or file requested,
- amount of data transferred,
- browser used,
- operating system used,
- referrer URL,
- requesting provider.
The data is processed to provide the website reliably and securely, detect technical errors and identify attacks or misuse.
The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the secure, stable and technically reliable operation of this website.
Further information is available in the IONOS Privacy Policy:
https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy
Data Processing Agreement
Where required, a data processing agreement has been concluded with IONOS. This agreement ensures that IONOS processes visitors’ personal data only within the scope of the agreed services, in accordance with instructions and in compliance with applicable data protection requirements.
3. General Information on Data Processing
Protection of Personal Data
The protection of your personal data is important to me. Personal data is treated confidentially and processed only in accordance with applicable data protection legislation and this Privacy Policy.
This website is designed to collect as little personal data as reasonably possible. However, completely anonymous operation of a publicly accessible website is not technically possible.
Please also note that data transmission over the internet may generally involve security risks. This applies, for example, to communication by email. Complete protection against access by third parties cannot be guaranteed.
Legal Bases for Processing
Personal data is processed in particular on the following legal bases:
- Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, where you have consented to the processing,
- Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or to take steps prior to entering into a contract,
- Article 6(1)(c) GDPR, where processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation,
- Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, where there is a legitimate interest in processing and your interests or fundamental rights do not override that interest.
Where cookies or comparable technologies are stored on your device, or information on your device is accessed, the lawfulness of this processing is additionally governed by Section 25 of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG).
The relevant legal basis is explained in more detail in the following sections.
Storage Period
Personal data is generally stored only for as long as necessary for the respective purpose.
If you submit a valid request for deletion or withdraw your consent, the data concerned will be deleted unless statutory retention obligations or other legally permissible reasons require continued storage.
Statutory retention periods, for example under commercial or tax law, remain unaffected. The data will be deleted once these periods have expired.
Recipients of Personal Data
Personal data is transferred to external parties only where:
- this is necessary for the performance of a contract,
- there is a legal obligation to do so,
- there is a legitimate interest in the transfer,
- you have expressly consented,
- another legal basis permits the transfer.
Where external service providers are used as processors, this is done on the basis of an appropriate data processing agreement.
4. Your Rights
Withdrawal of Consent
You may withdraw consent you have already given at any time with effect for the future.
The lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected.
Right to Object
Where your personal data is processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation.
Following an objection, the relevant data will no longer be processed unless compelling legitimate grounds for the processing can be demonstrated that override your interests, rights and freedoms. Continued processing may also be permitted where it is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Where personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you may object to such processing at any time. Following your objection, your data will no longer be used for direct marketing.
Access, Rectification and Erasure
You have the right to obtain information free of charge about the personal data stored about you. This particularly includes information concerning:
- the purposes of processing,
- the categories of personal data processed,
- the recipients or categories of recipients,
- the intended storage period,
- the source of the data where it was not collected directly from you.
You may also request the correction of inaccurate data and, where the legal requirements are met, the deletion of your data.
Restriction of Processing
You may request that the processing of your personal data be restricted where:
- you dispute the accuracy of the stored data and verification has not yet been completed,
- the processing is unlawful and you request restriction instead of deletion,
- the data is no longer required for the original purpose, but you require it for legal claims,
- you have objected to the processing and the balancing of interests has not yet been completed.
Restricted data may, apart from being stored, generally be processed only with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive personal data that is processed automatically on the basis of your consent or for the performance of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
Where technically feasible, you may also request the direct transfer of this data to another controller.
Right to Lodge a Complaint
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.
You may in particular contact the supervisory authority responsible for your place of residence, your place of work or the place of the suspected infringement.
Competent Supervisory Authority in North Rhine-Westphalia
State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia
Kavalleriestraße 2–4
40213 Düsseldorf
Germany
Website:
5. Encryption
This website uses SSL or TLS encryption.
You can recognise an encrypted connection, among other things, by the fact that the website address begins with “https://” and your browser displays a padlock symbol.
Encryption helps protect transmitted data from being read by third parties during transmission.
6. Cookies and Consent Management
Cookies
This website may use cookies. Cookies are small files or information units stored on your device.
A distinction is made in particular between:
- session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser,
- persistent cookies, which remain stored on your device for a defined period,
- first-party cookies, which are set directly by this website,
- third-party cookies, which originate from integrated external services.
Technically necessary cookies may be used to provide essential website functions. Their use is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR and, where applicable, Section 25(2) TDDDG.
Cookies and comparable technologies used for analytics, statistics or marketing purposes are activated only after you have given your consent. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR in conjunction with Section 25(1) TDDDG.
You may change or withdraw your consent at any time through the consent management settings.
You can also configure your browser to restrict or block cookies or to delete them automatically when the browser is closed. Completely disabling cookies may restrict individual functions of the website.
CCM19
This website uses CCM19 to manage and document your consent.
The provider is:
Papoo Software & Media GmbH
Auguststraße 4
53229 Bonn
Germany
When you access the website, a connection to CCM19 may be established. CCM19 stores your privacy settings and associates them with your browser using a cookie or comparable identifier.
The following data may be processed in particular:
- your consent decision,
- the time of the decision,
- technical browser information,
- an identifier used to associate your settings,
- where applicable, your shortened or complete IP address.
Processing is necessary to store and document your consent decision.
The legal basis is Article 6(1)(c) GDPR in conjunction with the legal requirements governing the obtaining and documentation of consent.
The stored data is deleted once it is no longer required as evidence of consent and no statutory retention obligations apply.
Where required, a data processing agreement has been concluded with the provider.
7. Contact
Contact Form
If you contact us using a contact form on this website, the data you enter will be processed. This may include in particular:
- your name,
- your email address,
- the subject of your enquiry,
- the content of your message,
- technical information relating to transmission.
This data is used exclusively to process your enquiry and for any necessary follow-up questions. It is not transferred to third parties unless this is necessary for processing, you have consented or there is a legal obligation.
Where your enquiry relates to a contract or pre-contractual measures, processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.
In all other cases, processing is based on the legitimate interest in responding to your enquiry reliably and personally in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where consent has been requested, Article 6(1)(a) GDPR also applies.
The data will be deleted once your enquiry has been fully processed and no statutory retention obligations or other legitimate reasons require continued storage.
Contact by Email or Telephone
If you contact us by email or telephone, the information you provide will be processed to the extent necessary to deal with your enquiry.
This may particularly include your name, contact details, the content of your enquiry and any other information you provide voluntarily.
For contract-related enquiries, processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. In all other cases, processing is based on the legitimate interest in handling your enquiry appropriately in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
The data will be deleted once your enquiry has been fully processed and no statutory retention obligations or other legal grounds require continued storage.
8. Analytics and Audience Measurement
Google Tag Manager
This website may use Google Tag Manager.
The provider within the European Economic Area is:
Google Ireland Limited
Gordon House
Barrow Street
Dublin 4
Ireland
Google Tag Manager is used to centrally manage and deliver other services and website tags. It does not generally create independent usage statistics itself. However, when it is loaded, a connection to Google may be established and your IP address may be processed.
Where Google Tag Manager is loaded only after you have given your consent, processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG.
You may withdraw your consent at any time through the consent management settings.
A transfer of data to companies or servers in the United States cannot be ruled out. Where required, Google relies on appropriate data protection safeguards for such transfers.
Google LLC is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Further information:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Analytics
This website may use Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by:
Google Ireland Limited
Gordon House
Barrow Street
Dublin 4
Ireland
Google Analytics allows the use of this website to be statistically analysed. The following data may be processed:
- pages accessed,
- date and time of access,
- approximate region of origin,
- duration of the visit,
- technical device information,
- browser and operating system,
- interactions with the website,
- referrer URL,
- shortened or complete IP address.
Google Analytics may use cookies or comparable technologies to recognise recurring visits and associate interactions.
The service is used only after you have given your consent. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR in conjunction with Section 25(1) TDDDG.
You may withdraw your consent at any time through the consent management settings.
IP Anonymisation
Where Google Analytics is used, IP anonymisation is activated. As a result, your IP address is generally shortened within the European Union or the European Economic Area before any transfer to the United States.
In exceptional cases, the complete IP address may be transferred to a Google server and shortened there.
Data Transfers to the United States
Processing or storage of data by Google in the United States cannot be ruled out.
Google LLC is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission may additionally be used as a basis for data transfers.
Further information on data protection in Google Analytics:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245
Options for disabling Google Analytics:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Data Processing Agreement
Where required, a data processing agreement has been concluded with Google.
9. Matomo
This website may use Matomo to statistically analyse website usage.
Matomo is open-source web analytics software. The software is operated on a self-hosted or self-managed server. The analytics data collected generally remains within the server environment used for this purpose.
Matomo may process the following information in particular:
- pages accessed,
- time and duration of the visit,
- referring page,
- browser used,
- operating system,
- device type,
- approximate geographical region,
- interactions with the website,
- shortened or complete IP address.
The data is processed to understand which areas of the website are used and where technical or content-related improvements may be useful.
Where Matomo is activated only after consent or uses cookies or comparable technologies, processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG.
You may withdraw your consent at any time through the consent management settings.
Where Matomo is used without cookies and without accessing information on your device in a privacy-friendly configuration, processing may be based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the privacy-conscious analysis and improvement of the website.
The specific legal basis depends on the Matomo configuration actually used on this website.
10. Fonts and Icons
Locally Hosted Google Fonts
This website may use fonts originally provided through Google Fonts.
The font files are stored locally on the website server. No connection to Google servers is therefore established in order to load the fonts when you access the website.
Locally Hosted Font Awesome
This website may use icons and fonts from Font Awesome.
The necessary files are stored locally on the website server. No connection to servers operated by Fonticons, Inc. is established when the icons are loaded.
11. Software Purchases and Paddle
Sale of Digital Products
Software and licences are not sold directly through a proprietary online shop operated by ruesken.net. Orders and payments are processed through Paddle.
Paddle acts towards the customer as the merchant of record and therefore as the seller or reseller of the digital product.
Depending on the purchase process, Paddle may process the following data in particular:
- name and contact details,
- billing address,
- country or region,
- product ordered,
- purchase price and currency,
- payment details,
- tax information,
- IP address and technical connection data,
- information relating to refunds or payment issues.
The entry and processing of payment data generally takes place under the responsibility of Paddle and the payment service providers involved. ruesken.net does not necessarily receive complete payment information such as credit card or bank account details.
Provider
Depending on your region and the structure of the purchase transaction, the transaction is handled by a company within the Paddle group.
Information about the relevant Paddle company and its processing of personal data is available in Paddle’s Privacy Policy:
https://www.paddle.com/legal/privacy
Transfer of Purchase and Licence Data
Paddle may transfer information about a completed purchase to ruesken.net. This may include in particular:
- transaction number,
- product purchased,
- licence type,
- purchase date,
- purchaser’s name and email address,
- country or region,
- payment status,
- information about refunds or cancellations.
This data is processed where necessary to provide the software, create or associate a licence, provide customer support, respond to enquiries and comply with legal obligations.
The legal bases are in particular Article 6(1)(b) GDPR for the performance of the purchase and licence relationship and Article 6(1)(c) GDPR for compliance with legal obligations.
Where processing is necessary to prevent misuse, analyse errors or reliably associate a licence, it may additionally be based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Storage Period for Purchase and Contract Data
Purchase, contract and invoice data is stored for as long as necessary to process the contract, provide the licence, provide support or comply with statutory retention requirements.
Once the relevant retention periods have expired, the data will be deleted unless other legal grounds require continued storage.
12. Customer, Contract and Licence Data
Personal data may be processed in connection with the purchase or use of software where this is necessary for contract processing, licence provision or support.
This may include in particular:
- name,
- email address,
- transaction or order number,
- software purchased,
- licence status,
- purchase and activation date,
- support enquiries,
- technical information you provide as part of a support request.
Processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where it is necessary for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures.
Data subject to statutory retention obligations is processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(c) GDPR.
The data will not be used for advertising without the required legal basis or consent.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be amended where the website, the services used or the applicable legal requirements change.
The version published on this website at the relevant time applies.
Last updated: August 2026
