Privacy Policy
1. Privacy at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on this Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the legal notice of this website.
How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form or send us via email.
Other data is collected automatically or after your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior, provided you have consented to this.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions about data protection.
2. Hosting
External Hosting
This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This may primarily include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated via a website.
The use of the host is for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offer by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
Our host:
STRATO AG
Pascalstraße 10
10587 Berlin
Germany
Website: www.strato.de
Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
Data Processing Agreement
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that they only process the personal data of our website visitors according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General Information and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., communication by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
Note on the Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Dr. Stephan Pflaum
Sociology of Soccer GbR
SocioloVerse.ai
Ferdinand-Kobell-Str. 58
85540 Haar
Germany
Email: stephan.pflaum@sociology-of-soccer.com
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Storage Duration
Unless a more specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons no longer apply.
Note on Data Transfer to the USA and Other Third Countries
We use, among other things, tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that are not secure under data protection law. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these third countries and processed there. We would like to point out that no data protection level comparable to that in the EU can be guaranteed in these countries.
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged violation.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format.
SSL or TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
Information, Deletion, and Correction
Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data.
4. Data Collection on this Website
Server Log Files
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources. Data collection is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Contact Form and Email Contact
If you send us inquiries via contact form or email, your details from the inquiry form or email, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
Processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR or Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Cookies
This website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies on a case-by-case basis or generally exclude them.
5. Analysis Tools and Advertising
Google Site Kit
This website uses Google Site Kit for integrating various Google services. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Use is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Google AdSense
This website uses Google AdSense, a service for embedding advertisements. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google AdSense uses cookies to analyze website usage. Storage is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
6. AI Usage Notice
Transparency in AI Assistance
The content on these websites is created with the assistance of AI systems (primarily Claude by Anthropic). AI usage follows transparent principles:
- Human Responsibility: All texts are reviewed, edited, and authorized by the human author (Dr. Stephan Pflaum).
- AI as a Tool: AI serves to support the writing process, not as an independent author.
- Data Protection: No personal data is transmitted to AI systems.
When using AI assistance systems, no personal data from website visitors is processed.
7. Scope
This privacy policy applies to all domains of the “Haus der Soziologie” (House of Sociology) network (see legal notice).
Last updated: November 2025
Contact: stephan.pflaum@socioloverse.ai