Privacy Policy

Information on the collection and processing of personal data

Last updated: 25 April 2026

1. Information on the Collection of Personal Data

Below we inform you about the storage of all personal data collected when using our website. Personal data is any data that can be personally related to you, e.g. name, address, email addresses, user behaviour.

Controller pursuant to Art. 4 para. 7 EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
Birgit Boettcher
Lindenstrasse 245
40235 Duesseldorf
Phone: +49 (0)211 550 42 423
Email: info@boettcher-coaching.de

When you contact us by email or via a contact form, the data you provide (your email address, possibly your name and phone number) will be stored by us to answer your questions. We delete the data collected in this context once storage is no longer necessary, or restrict processing if statutory retention obligations apply. The legal basis for processing is legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 lit. f GDPR.

2. Your Rights

You have the following rights with regard to the personal data concerning you:

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data by us.

3. Collection of Personal Data When Visiting Our Website

When using our website for informational purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website and to ensure stability and security (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR):

Hosting / Data Processing Agreement

This website is hosted by Mittwald CM Service GmbH & Co. KG, Königsberger Straße 4–6, 32339 Espelkamp, Germany ("Mittwald"). Mittwald processes the data accruing in the server logs exclusively on our behalf. A data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR is in place with Mittwald. Server logs are deleted automatically after a maximum of 7 days, unless security-relevant anomalies require longer storage. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in secure and stable website operation). For more information, see Mittwald's privacy notice.

Cookies and Consent Management

In addition to the aforementioned data, cookies and comparable storage technologies (e.g. local storage) are stored on your computer, mobile phone, or tablet when using our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive in association with the browser you are using and through which certain information flows to the entity that sets the cookie. Cookies cannot execute programs or transmit viruses to your computer. They serve to make the website more user-friendly and effective overall.

Consent banner: When you visit this website for the first time, a consent banner is displayed. There you can choose between the categories Necessary (always active) and External content (Vimeo videos, ProvenExpert review widget). Your choice is stored locally in your browser (local storage, key bb_consent_v1) and is technically required so the banner can respect your choice on subsequent visits (legal basis Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR and § 25 para. 2 no. 2 TTDSG). You can change or withdraw your choice at any time via the Privacy settings link in the footer of this website.

External content (Vimeo, ProvenExpert) is only loaded after your active consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Without consent, a placeholder is displayed instead of the external content; no data is transferred to the respective providers.

Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. These include session cookies in particular. These store a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the common session. This allows your computer to be recognised when you return to our website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.

Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies at any time in your browser's security settings.

You can configure your browser settings according to your preferences and, for example, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. Please note that you may not be able to use all functions of this website.

Instructions for cookie management in common browsers:

Privacy Notice for the Facebook Page

Joint Controllers:

The operator of this Facebook page has no interest in collecting and processing personal data for analysis or marketing purposes. The operation of the page is based on legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

The European Court of Justice ruled on 5 June 2018 that page operators are jointly responsible with Facebook for data processing. Facebook processes data for advertising purposes (analysis, personalised advertising), creation of user profiles, and market research. Facebook uses cookies for storage and processing.

Opt-out options:

More information: Facebook Privacy Policy

Through Facebook "Insights", statistical data such as page views, "likes", post interactions, reach, video views, gender distribution, origin by country and city, and language are available. The page operator has no influence on the generation and display of this data.

For information requests or legal questions, direct contact with Facebook is recommended. For support: coaching.boettcher@gmail.com

Last updated: 18 June 2018

4. Data Processing upon Contract Conclusion

When a contract is concluded, personal data is collected and stored for fulfilment purposes pursuant to Art. 6 lit. b GDPR. Mandatory fields are specially marked; additional information is voluntary.

Due to commercial and tax law requirements, address, payment, and order data must be stored for ten years. After two years, processing restrictions apply -- data is only used to comply with legal obligations.

All data is transmitted via SSL encryption to prevent unauthorised third-party access.

5. Duration of Data Storage

The storage duration follows statutory retention periods. After expiry of the periods, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided it is no longer required for contract fulfilment or contract initiation and there is no legitimate interest in continued storage.

6. Google Maps

This website integrates the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and easy findability of the locations indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

More information: Google Privacy Policy

7. Google Web Fonts

This website uses so-called web fonts provided by Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google's servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

More information: Google Fonts FAQ and Google Privacy Policy

8. Embedded Videos (Vimeo)

On some pages of this website we embed videos provided by Vimeo, Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA ("Vimeo"). Embedding only occurs after your express consent via the consent banner (category "External content"). Without consent, a placeholder is displayed instead of the video; no connection is made to Vimeo's servers.

If you have given consent and load a video, your browser will signal to Vimeo that you have visited the corresponding subpage of our website. In particular, your IP address, the address of the visited website, technical browser and operating system information, and possibly Vimeo cookies will be transmitted to Vimeo. This information will be transmitted to a Vimeo server in the USA and stored there, regardless of whether you have a Vimeo account that you are logged into or no Vimeo account.

The legal basis is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future via the Privacy settings link.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU Commission (Art. 46 para. 2 lit. c GDPR). Vimeo is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. For more information, see Vimeo's privacy policy.

9. ProvenExpert (Review Widget)

This website embeds the review widget ("widget bar") of Expert Systems AG, Quedlinburger Straße 1, 10589 Berlin, Germany ("ProvenExpert"). The widget displays aggregated reviews of our coaching services and is loaded only after your consent via the consent banner (category "External content").

When the widget is loaded, technical data (in particular IP address, date/time, user agent, referrer) is transmitted to ProvenExpert servers. ProvenExpert processes this data to deliver the widget and for statistical analysis. The legal basis is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

For more information, see ProvenExpert's privacy policy.

10. Appointment Booking via Doctolib

On individual pages of this website we link to our online booking profile at Doctolib and/or embed a related booking widget. The provider is Doctolib GmbH, Mehringdamm 51, 10961 Berlin, Germany ("Doctolib"). The booking widget is technically delivered via the platform of the affiliated Docplanner Group (script platform.docplanner.com/js/widget.js) and is loaded only after you give explicit consent via the consent banner (category "External content"). Without consent, a placeholder is displayed instead of the widget; no connection to Doctolib or Docplanner servers is established.

If you activate the widget or follow a Doctolib link, technical data (in particular IP address, user agent, referrer, timestamp, cookies) as well as the master and appointment data you enter for the booking are transmitted to Doctolib and processed there. Some processing during the booking flow takes place under Doctolib's sole responsibility; for the coaching appointment itself, Doctolib acts as a processor on behalf of Birgit Böttcher. A data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR is in place with Doctolib.

The legal basis for embedding the widget is your consent under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. The legal basis for processing your booking data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract initiation/performance). Processing primarily takes place within the European Union. For more information, see Doctolib's privacy policy.

11. Links to Jameda

On our press page we link to articles on the Jameda portal. The provider is Jameda GmbH, St.-Cajetan-Straße 41, 81669 Munich, Germany ("Jameda"). These are outbound links together with embedded preview images served from our own server. A direct data transfer to Jameda only takes place if you actively click on a corresponding link.

When you click a Jameda link, Jameda's privacy terms apply. For more information, see Jameda's privacy policy.

12. SSL/TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.

13. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy so that it always complies with the current legal requirements or to reflect changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply on your next visit.