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Last updated: 10 August 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how 4chems.com processes and protects personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
It describes what information is collected, why it is processed, how long it is stored, and what rights you have regarding your data.

1. Controller

Oliver Philippsen
Berner Str. 107, 60437 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 69 8700 1541
Email: impressum@4chems.com

2. Hosting, CDN, and Server Logs

This website is hosted on servers located in Germany (Frankfurt am Main). To ensure fast content delivery worldwide, we use AWS CloudFront (Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL / Amazon.com, Inc.) as a Content Delivery Network (CDN).

When you access this website, the following data is automatically processed and stored for up to 14 days:

• IP address of the requesting device
• Date and time of access
• Requested content/URLs and status codes
• Possible error and security events (e.g., failed login attempts)

Purpose: Website operation, security (attack prevention), troubleshooting, and performance optimization.

Legal basis:

  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest).

Data transfers to third countries: When using CloudFront, personal data (e.g., IP addresses) may be transferred to non-EU countries, including the USA. Transfers are based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses and AWS’s supplementary safeguards.

3. Fonts (Google Fonts Local Hosting)

For consistent typography, this website uses Google Fonts that are hosted locally on our own server. No connection is made to Google servers when loading these fonts, and no personal data is transmitted to Google as part of font delivery.

Legal basis:

  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in a consistent visual presentation).

4. Cookies and Tracking

This website does not set cookies for analytics, marketing, or profiling purposes. No web analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Matomo) are in use.

5. Email Communication

If you contact us via email, we process the data you provide (e.g., name, email address, message content) to handle your inquiry.

Legal basis:

  • Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual or contractual communication)
  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to inquiries)

Retention period: Data will be stored until your request is completed; longer only if statutory retention obligations apply. For purely informational requests without further follow-up: maximum 6 months.

6. Recipients and Processors

Your data will not be disclosed to third parties except where necessary (e.g., hosting/CDN, email provider), required by law, or where you have provided consent. Service providers are carefully selected, contractually bound to comply with Art. 28 GDPR, and regularly reviewed for data protection and security compliance.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to access (Art. 15), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20), and to object to processing based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (Art. 21). You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR).

8. Deletion of Data

Personal data will be deleted once the purpose of processing no longer applies, unless legal retention periods require otherwise.

9. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated as needed. The current version is always available on this website.