PRIVACY POLICY (GDPR COMPLIANT)

PRIVACY POLICY (GDPR COMPLIANT)
Effective Date: August 14, 2026

1. Data Protection Overview
Sirius Media Agency and its cultural platform Raseef 81 (accessible via raseef81.com and www.raseef81.de) take the protection of your personal data with utmost seriousness. This Privacy Policy outlines how our executive headquarters in Bonn, Germany, collects, processes, secures, and utilizes personal data in strict compliance with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz - BDSG).

2. Data Controller
The legally responsible data controller for all data processing operations conducted through this official platform is:
  • Entity: Sirius Media Agency & Raseef 81 Magazine
  • Executive Director: Dr. Fadi Sido
  • Location: Bonn, Germany
  • Official Contacts: raseef81@web.de | raseef81.de

3. Types of Data We Collect
We process personal data only when strictly necessary to deliver a world-class editorial and academic user experience:
  • Communication Data: When you utilize our contact, support, or partnership forms, we collect your full name, institutional affiliation, official email address, phone number, and the detailed content of your message.
  • Transaction Data: To facilitate downloads or purchases within the Hermes Books digital store, we collect names, billing parameters, and payment confirmation tokens. No raw credit card metadata is retained on our infrastructure.
  • Technical & Analytics Data: To maintain website performance under our Light Mode architecture, our web hosting servers via SITE123 automatically collect server log files (IP addresses, browser variations, operating systems, and timestamps).

4. Legal Basis for Processing Data
Under the strict parameters of the GDPR, we process your personal data relying on the following legal foundations:
  • Article 6(1)(b) GDPR: For the fulfillment or initiation of a mutual academic contract or media service inquiry.
  • Article 6(1)(c) GDPR: For legal compliance under German federal fiscal regulations regarding transaction records.
  • Article 6(1)(a) GDPR: Based on your explicit, unforced consent given when subscribing to the newsletter or completing interactive forms.

5. Data Retention & Third-Party Sharing
  • Retention Schedule: Personal data is archived only for the duration required to process your editorial inquiry, support request, or statutory commercial timelines under German tax law (up to 10 years for transaction ledgers).
  • Third-Party Transmissions: We never lease, trade, or distribute your database profiles to external advertising syndicates. Data is transmitted exclusively to authorized technical micro-processors (such as secure e-commerce gateways and Cloudflare CDN) directly under data processing agreements.

6. Use of Cookies and Tracking (Google Analytics 4)
This platform deploys essential cookies to optimize layout rendering and non-essential analytical cookies (via Google Analytics 4) to track global intellectual engagement.
  • User Authority: A dedicated cookie management prompt ensures you can selectively activate or revoke analytical tracking at any given moment.

7. Your Absolute Rights Under the GDPR
As an accessed data subject residing within the European Economic Area or globally, you possess absolute legal rights under the GDPR, including:
  • Right of Access (Art. 15 GDPR): Request a transparent copy of your personal datasets retained by us.
  • Right to Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): Demand immediate correction of inaccurate profile markers.
  • Right to Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): Request total deletion of your personal records ("Right to be Forgotten").
  • Right to Data Portability (Art. 20 GDPR): Obtain your datasets in a structured, machine-readable digital format.
To permanently exercise any of these constitutional rights, please address your signed request directly to our executive office at raseef81@web.de.