The controller responsible for processing personal data on this website is Prof. Dr. Armin Trost, Im Keltergarten 29, 72070 Tübingen, Germany, email: info@armintrost.de.
The protection of your personal data is important to us. We process personal data exclusively in accordance with applicable data protection law, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. In a business context, this may in particular include data relating to contact persons at companies.
When you visit this website, the hosting provider IONOS processes technically necessary data in order to provide the website, ensure its stability and security, and prevent or investigate misuse. This may include, in particular, the IP address, date and time of access, pages and files accessed, browser type, operating system, referrer URL, and other technically necessary information in so-called server log files. The processing is based on our legitimate interest in the secure and functional operation of the website.
If you contact us, for example by email or via a contact form, we process the information you provide in order to handle your inquiry. This includes, in particular, your name, your company, your contact details, and the content of your message. Where your inquiry relates to entering into or performing a contract, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. In other cases, we rely on our legitimate interest in appropriate communication with prospective customers, customers, and business partners.
If you order products or request services via this website, we process the personal data you provide in the respective form to the extent necessary to process your order or inquiry, take pre-contractual measures, perform the contract, or comply with legal obligations. This may include, in particular, your name, company, address, email address, telephone number, and information relating to your order or inquiry.
If white papers, reports, or other downloads are offered on this website in the future, we will process any personal data arising in connection with the respective offer. If a download is provided without an input form, only the technically necessary access data will generally be processed. If the content is provided via a form, we process the data you provide in order to make the requested content available to you and handle your inquiry.
At present, we do not use analytics or marketing tools. To the extent that cookies or comparable technologies are required for the technical operation of the website, they are used on the basis of our legitimate interest in a functional and secure website. If additional services or cookies that are not technically necessary are used in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly.
This website contains links to external providers, in particular Amazon, Springer, Calendly, and LinkedIn. At present, these are ordinary external links. When you click such a link, you leave this website. From that point onward, the privacy policies of the respective provider apply. We have no influence over the processing of personal data carried out there.
Personal data is disclosed to third parties only to the extent that this is legally permissible or necessary to handle your inquiry, perform a contract, or operate the website technically. Recipients may include, in particular, technical service providers involved in hosting or other service providers where their involvement is necessary for the purposes stated above.
We store personal data only for as long as necessary for the respective purposes. Data from contact inquiries is generally stored only until the inquiry has been fully handled, unless statutory retention obligations or other legitimate interests prevent deletion. Data from contractual or ordering processes is stored for longer periods as required by statutory retention obligations. Technically necessary log data is retained only for as long as required for the secure operation of the website.
Subject to the applicable legal requirements, you have the right to obtain information about the personal data we process about you, to have inaccurate data corrected, to request deletion, to restrict processing, to data portability, and to object to processing. Where processing is based on your consent, you also have the right to withdraw that consent at any time with effect for the future. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.
Where we process personal data on the basis of a legitimate interest, you have the right to object to such processing at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation.
You are generally not required to provide us with personal data. Without certain information, however, we may be unable to process your inquiry or provide a requested service.
No automated decision-making, including profiling within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR, takes place.
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy as necessary, in particular if the website, the services used, or the legal framework changes.
Last updated: March 2026