Legal information
Information according to German legal requirements and the General Data Protection Regulation.
This page covers the website operator, editorial responsibility and privacy information for common-ground.net.
Legal Notice / Impressum
Information pursuant to Section 5 of the German Digital Services Act (Digitale-Dienste-Gesetz, DDG):
Paul Wieczorek
Westring 255
24116 Kiel
Germany
Email: paul.wieczorek@common-ground.net
Responsible for editorial content pursuant to Section 18(2) of the German Interstate Media Treaty (MStV):
Paul Wieczorek
Westring 255
24116 Kiel
Germany
Privacy Policy
The controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is:
Paul Wieczorek
Westring 255
24116 Kiel
Germany
Email: paul.wieczorek@common-ground.net
We process personal data only where this is necessary to provide, secure and operate this website, communicate with users, contributors and applicants, and organise the editorial work of Common Ground.
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
If you contact us by email, including through addresses such as contact@common-ground.net, apply@common-ground.net or other Common Ground email addresses, we process the personal data contained in your message.
This may include your name, email address, message content, application information, preferred country responsibility, information contained in attached documents and any other information you choose to provide.
We process this data in order to respond to your message, handle contributor applications, organise onboarding and coordinate editorial collaboration.
The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in communicating with interested persons, contributors and applicants and in organising the editorial work of Common Ground. Where communication relates to steps prior to entering into a possible contractual or quasi-contractual relationship, Article 6(1)(b) GDPR may also apply.
Email services are provided using Zoho Mail. Zoho may process technical and communication-related data in order to provide, secure and deliver email services. Further information is available at zoho.com/privacy.html and zoho.com/gdpr.html.
Application and communication data is retained only for as long as necessary to process the request, application or collaboration, unless longer retention is required by law or necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
When you access this website, technical information is automatically transmitted by your browser to the server on which the website is hosted.
This information may include:
This data is processed to deliver the website, maintain its technical stability and security, identify technical errors and protect the website against misuse.
The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). Our legitimate interest lies in the secure, stable and reliable operation of the website.
Server log files are generally retained only for as long as necessary for technical security, troubleshooting and abuse prevention. Longer storage may occur where this is necessary to investigate a specific security incident or comply with a legal obligation.
This website is hosted using Cloudflare Pages, a service provided by Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, United States.
The hosting provider may process technical data, including IP addresses and server log data, in order to provide and secure the website.
Where required, the hosting provider processes this data on our behalf pursuant to a data processing agreement under Article 28 GDPR.
Further information concerning Cloudflare’s processing activities is available at cloudflare.com/privacypolicy. Cloudflare also provides information on GDPR compliance at cloudflare.com/trust-hub/gdpr.
This website does not use analytics, advertising or tracking technologies.
We do not create user profiles and do not track visitors across different websites.
Technically necessary cookies or comparable technologies may be used only where they are required for the proper functioning, security or delivery of the website.
The website may use local storage in your browser to remember whether you have already acknowledged the preview notice shown when first visiting the website. This information is stored only on your device and is used solely to avoid showing the same notice repeatedly.
This website contains links to external websites and social media profiles, including LinkedIn and Instagram.
These are ordinary links. No social media plugins, embedded feeds or tracking elements from these platforms are loaded on this website. If you click one of these links, you leave this website and the privacy policies of the respective external provider apply.
Personal data may be processed by service providers that assist us in hosting, securing or technically operating the website.
Personal data contained in emails, applications or editorial communication may be processed by service providers that assist us in providing email and communication services.
Personal data may also be disclosed where this is required by law, a court order or a request from a competent public authority.
The hosting provider may process personal data in countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area.
Email and communication service providers may also process personal data in countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area.
Where such transfers take place, they are based on an adequacy decision of the European Commission or appropriate safeguards pursuant to Articles 44–49 GDPR, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Data may be retained for a longer period where this is required by law or necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
Subject to the conditions established by the GDPR, you have the right to:
To exercise these rights, contact: paul.wieczorek@common-ground.net.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority under Article 77 GDPR.
The supervisory authority generally responsible for a controller established in Schleswig-Holstein is:
Unabhängiges Landeszentrum für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein
Holstenstraße 98
24103 Kiel
Germany
We do not use automated decision-making or profiling within the meaning of Article 22 GDPR.
We may update this Privacy Policy where the website, its technical operation or the applicable legal requirements change.
Last updated: July 2026