Data Privacy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 29, 2026

1. General Information

The protection of your personal data is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is processed when you visit the personal website of Beatrice Aretz, contact us, subscribe to a newsletter, or use other services offered through this website.

Personal data is processed only where there is a legal basis for doing so and only for as long as necessary for the respective purpose.

To operate and improve this website, selected service providers may be used, for example for website hosting, analytics, contact forms, or newsletter distribution. Where these providers process personal data on our behalf, they are required to handle such data in accordance with applicable data protection law.

This Privacy Policy applies exclusively to this website and its associated subpages and services.

2. Data We Process

Depending on how you use this website, we may process different types of personal data.

This may include:

  • technical information generated when you access the website
  • IP address
  • browser type and operating system
  • device information
  • pages visited and interactions with the website
  • information you voluntarily provide when contacting us
  • your name and email address, where applicable
  • newsletter subscription information, where applicable

3. Website Provision and Hosting

When you visit this website, certain technical data is processed in order to display the website securely and reliably.

This may include:

  • IP address
  • date and time of access
  • browser type and version
  • operating system
  • device information
  • pages or files accessed
  • technical log and error data

This processing is necessary for the technical provision, security, and stability of the website.

Where the website is hosted using an external service provider, that provider may process such technical information on our behalf.

4. Website Analytics

Where analytics services are used on this website, they are used to better understand how visitors interact with the website and to improve its content and usability.

Analytics services that are not technically necessary are only activated, where required, after you have given your consent through the cookie banner.

Depending on the analytics service used, information such as the following may be processed:

  • pages visited
  • interactions with the website
  • approximate usage statistics
  • browser and device information
  • anonymised or shortened IP addresses

Where processing is based on consent, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

You can withdraw or change your consent at any time through the cookie settings on the website.

5. Contact

If you contact us by email, through a contact form, or through another communication channel provided on this website, we process the information you provide in order to respond to your enquiry.

This may include:

  • your name
  • your email address
  • your organisation or company
  • the content of your message
  • other information you voluntarily provide

Depending on the nature of your request, the legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where your enquiry relates to a potential or existing contractual relationship, or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries and maintaining professional communication.

Your information will be deleted once it is no longer required for the respective communication, unless statutory retention obligations apply.

6. Speaking, Media and Cooperation Enquiries

You may use the contact options provided on this website to contact us regarding speaking engagements, media requests, interviews, research collaborations, partnerships, or other professional enquiries.

We process the information you provide exclusively for the purpose of reviewing and responding to your request and, where applicable, organising the resulting collaboration.

The data processed may include:

  • name
  • email address
  • organisation
  • information about the proposed engagement or collaboration
  • other information included in your enquiry

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where the communication relates to a potential contractual relationship and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR for other professional enquiries.

7. Newsletter

If you subscribe to a newsletter through this website, we process your email address and, where applicable, your name for the purpose of sending you the newsletter.

The newsletter is sent only after you have given your consent. Where a double opt-in process is used, you will be asked to confirm your subscription before receiving the newsletter.

The legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in each newsletter. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

If an external newsletter provider is used, that provider may process the data required for newsletter distribution on our behalf in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

8. Cookies and Consent Management

This website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Some cookies are technically necessary to provide the website and its functionality. Other technologies, for example analytics cookies, are only used with your consent where required by law.

You can use the cookie banner to decide whether non-essential cookies may be used and can change your preferences at any time.

9. External Links and Third-Party Content

This website may contain links to external websites, social media profiles, publications, videos, podcasts, event pages, or other third-party services.

When you follow an external link, the respective third-party provider is responsible for the processing of personal data on its website or platform. The respective provider's privacy policy applies.

Where third-party content is embedded directly into this website, personal data may be transmitted to the respective provider when the content is loaded. Where legally required, such content will only be loaded after you have given your consent.

10. Disclosure of Personal Data

Personal data is only disclosed where this is necessary for the operation of the website or the provision of the requested service, where there is a legal obligation to do so, or where you have given your consent.

Service providers may include providers responsible for:

  • website hosting
  • website development and maintenance
  • analytics
  • consent management
  • newsletter distribution
  • professional communication

Where service providers act as processors, appropriate data processing agreements are concluded where required under Art. 28 GDPR.

11. International Data Transfers

Some service providers may be based outside the European Union or European Economic Area or may process personal data in third countries.

Where personal data is transferred outside the EU or EEA, such transfers are made only where the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are met.

Depending on the provider, appropriate safeguards may include:

  • an adequacy decision by the European Commission
  • an applicable recognised data protection framework
  • EU Standard Contractual Clauses
  • additional technical and organisational safeguards

12. Storage Period

Personal data is stored only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

Different retention periods may apply depending on the type of processing.

Data may be retained for longer where required by statutory retention obligations.

13. Your Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you may have the following rights with regard to your personal data:

  • Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR
  • Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR
  • Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR
  • Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR
  • Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR
  • Right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR
  • Right to withdraw consent at any time with effect for the future where processing is based on consent

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.

14. Controller

The controller responsible for processing personal data in connection with this website is:

Beatrice Aretz
Pastor-Lambertz-Straße 23
41747 Viersen
Germany

Email: hi@beai.dev

15. Contact for Data Protection Matters

If you have any questions about data protection or would like to exercise any of your rights, you can contact us at:

hi@beai.dev

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy where necessary, for example if legal requirements change, new website functions are introduced, or the services used on this website change.

The current version is available on this website at all times.