Data Privacy

1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how I collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit my website and engage my services as a freelance public affairs advisor in Germany.

2. Data Controller
Lew Becker
Public Affairs Advisor
Shared Start-Up Space
August-Bebel-Straße 89
14482 Potsdam
Germany

hello@lewbecker.com
+49 30 41477963

3. Data Collection
I value your privacy and limit the collection of personal data to the essentials. The data collected includes:

Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, and any other information you voluntarily provide through contact forms or direct communication.
Usage Data: Information on how you use the website, including IP addresses, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the website. This data is collected through standard server logs.

4. Legal Basis for Data Processing
I process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
Contractual Necessity: To provide and manage my public affairs advisory services.
Legitimate Interests: To improve my website and services, and to communicate with you effectively.
Consent: Where you have explicitly given consent, such as for receiving newsletters or marketing materials.

5. Use of Data
The collected data is used for the following purposes:
To respond to your inquiries and provide the services you request.
To improve the functionality and user experience of the website.
To comply with legal obligations.

6. Data Sharing
I do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal data to third parties without your consent, except:
To service providers who assist in operating the website and conducting my business, subject to confidentiality agreements.
To comply with legal obligations or protect my rights and safety.

7. Data Retention
I retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and to comply with legal obligations. Usage data may be retained for a shorter period, except when required to improve website security or functionality.

8. Data Security
I implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.

9. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

Access: You can request a copy of your personal data held by me.
Rectification: You can request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete data.
Erasure: You can request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
Restriction: You can request the restriction of processing your data under certain conditions.
Portability: You can request to receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
Objection: You can object to the processing of your data under certain conditions.
Withdrawal of Consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.
To exercise these rights, please contact me using the contact details provided above.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

11. Contact
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal data, please contact me at:
Lew Becker
Public Affairs Advisor
Shared Start-Up Space
August-Bebel-Straße 89
14482 Potsdam
Germany

hello@lewbecker.com
+49 30 41477963