Last updated: September 2026
1. Controller
[Your Name]
Email: hello@beyondbalticnorth.com
2. General
This website is an editorial platform with no registration requirement. No user accounts are created. Personal data is only processed where technically necessary or where you have given explicit consent.
3. Hosting
This website is hosted on the Ghost platform (Ghost Foundation, 24 Raffles Place, #10-05, Clifford Centre, Singapore 048621). Each time the website is accessed, the hosting provider automatically stores information in server log files:
- IP address of the requesting device
- Date and time of access
- URL accessed
- Referrer URL (website from which you arrived)
- Browser and operating system
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in the secure and stable operation of the website). Log files are automatically deleted after a maximum of 30 days. Ghost's privacy policy: https://ghost.org/privacy/
4. Newsletter
If you subscribe to the newsletter, your email address is used solely to send it. Processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw consent at any time via the unsubscribe link in any newsletter, or by emailing hello@beyondbalticnorth.com. Your email address is not shared with third parties. Technical delivery is handled by Ghost.io (see section 3).
5. YouTube Videos
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Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in providing video content). Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
6. Cookies
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7. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
- Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
- Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
- Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
- Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
- Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
To exercise your rights: hello@beyondbalticnorth.com
8. Right to Lodge a Complaint
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The authority responsible for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is:
Der Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Schloss Schwerin, 19048 Schwerin
www.datenschutz-mv.de