Privacy policy
How personal data is handled on this website.
Last updated 30 October 2026
1. Controller
The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:
Sven Walther, Bodelschwinghstraße 21, 15831 Blankenfelde-Mahlow, Germany Email: sven@syncloom.de
2. The short version
- This website uses no cookies, no analytics, no tracking pixels and no advertising.
- All fonts, scripts and images are served from the same server. Your browser does not contact third parties when you read these pages.
- The only things processed are the technical data your browser sends with every request, and what you choose to send by email.
- The Syncloom software is self-hosted. If you run it yourself, the project receives none of your data. There is no hosted Syncloom service.
3. Visiting this website
When you open a page, the web server processes the following data to deliver it and to keep it secure:
| Data | Purpose |
|---|---|
| IP address, date and time of the request | Delivery, abuse prevention, error analysis |
| Requested page and response status | Operation and security |
| Browser and operating system (user agent) | Compatibility, abuse prevention |
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the secure and reliable operation of the website.
Hosting: The website is delivered by a hosting provider that processes this data on my behalf under a data processing agreement (Art. 28 GDPR).
4. Local storage
This site remembers your colour-theme choice (light or dark) in your browser’s local storage under the key sl-theme. It never leaves your device and is not used to identify you. You can delete it in your browser settings at any time.
5. Contacting me
If you write to me by email, I process your address and message to answer you (Art. 6 (1) (b) or (f) GDPR). I delete the correspondence once your request is resolved and no legal retention duty applies.
6. GitHub
The source code lives in the GitHub organisation Syncloom. This website only links to it. When you follow such a link, GitHub processes your data under its own privacy policy.
7. Recipients and transfers
Data is not sold and is not used for advertising. The hosting provider (section 3) processes data on my behalf.
8. Your rights
You have the right to:
- access the data held about you (Art. 15 GDPR),
- have inaccurate data corrected (Art. 16),
- have your data erased (Art. 17),
- restrict processing (Art. 18),
- data portability (Art. 20),
- object to processing based on legitimate interests (Art. 21), and
- withdraw consent at any time, if processing is based on consent (Art. 7 (3)).
To exercise a right, email sven@syncloom.de. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, for example the Brandenburg State Commissioner for Data Protection and for Access to Information (Die Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und für das Recht auf Akteneinsicht Brandenburg), Stahnsdorfer Damm 77, 14532 Kleinmachnow.
9. Security
The website is served only over HTTPS.
10. Changes
This policy will be updated when the website or the law change. The date at the top shows the current version.