Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to castle.guide (the “Website”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines how we handle and process the personal data we collect from you or that you provide to us when using our Website, in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable German law (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz – BDSG).

Controller / Verantwortlicher: Elias Stadler

Pödeldorfer Str. 194

96050 Bamberg, Germany

Email: info@castle.guide

2. Data We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily

  • Contact Information: When you fill out a contact form or otherwise communicate with us, we may collect your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.

2.2 Information We Collect Automatically

  • Server Log Files: When you visit our Website, our server automatically collects and stores technical information that your browser transmits to us. This includes your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referrer URL, host name of the accessing computer, and the time of the server request.

2.3 Cookies

We use cookies to provide essential site functionality and manage user consent.

3. Legal Bases for Processing

Under the GDPR, we process your data based on the following legal grounds:

  1. Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): When you explicitly opt-in to non-essential cookies or activate interactive maps.
  2. Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): For processing technical server logs to ensure network security, maintain site performance, and protect our Website from cyber attacks.

4. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • To respond to your direct inquiries or communication.
  • To monitor and maintain the technical stability and security of our Website.
  • To provide site functionalities, like user cookie preferences.

5. Disclosure and Transfer of Your Data

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We only share your data with trusted service providers (such as our web hosting provider) who process data strictly on our behalf under a data processing agreement (AVV) pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR.

If data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure appropriate safeguards are met. Switzerland (where MapTiler is based) is recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection.

6. Data Retention

Your data is only stored as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. Server log files are automatically deleted or anonymized after a short period (typically 7 to 14 days), unless a security incident requires prolonged investigation.

7. Your Rights Under the GDPR

You have the following statutory rights regarding your personal data:

  1. Right to Access (Art. 15 GDPR): Request information about your processed data.
  2. Right to Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): Request correction of inaccurate data.
  3. Right to Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): Request deletion of your data.
  4. Right to Restriction (Art. 18 GDPR): Request limitation of data processing.
  5. Right to Data Portability (Art. 20 GDPR): Receive your data in a machine-readable format.
  6. Right to Object (Art. 21 GDPR): Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  7. Right to Withdraw Consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR): Withdraw your consent at any time with future effect.

Right to Complain: Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you believe our data processing violates regulations. The competent authority for us is the Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA).

8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to improve your experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.

  • Essential/Functional Cookies: Strictly necessary to remember your cookie banner choice and load the basic site functions.
  • Analytics/Marketing Cookies: If implemented, these will only execute after you give explicit consent via our cookie banner.

9. Third-Party Services

MapTiler

Our website uses map layers provided by MapTiler AG (Höfistrasse 5, 6312 Steinhausen, Switzerland) via the Leaflet library to display interactive maps.

To protect your privacy, we have implemented a two-click privacy solution. When you visit a page containing a map, no personal data is transmitted to MapTiler. Only when you explicitly click the map activation button will your browser establish a direct connection to MapTiler’s servers to load the map tiles, transmitting your IP address and technical browser data.

  • Legal Basis: Explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may withdraw this consent at any time by clearing your browser cache. For details, view MapTiler’s Privacy Policy.

10. Security Measures

We use industry-standard technical and organizational security measures (including HTTPS/SSL encryption) to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or alteration.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website or legal requirements. The updated date will be amended at the top of this page.

12. Contact Us

For any privacy-related queries, contact:

Elias Stadler
Pödeldorfer Str. 194
96050 Bamberg, Germany

E-Mail: info@castle.guide

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