LAST UPDATED: 22 JULY 2026
Information pursuant to § 5 DDG (Digital Services Act – German Implementation)
Service provider
Santhosh Pendanam
Pescher Str. 243
41065 Mönchengladbach
Germany
Contact
Phone: +49 178 4750686
Email: hello@santhosh-pendanam.com
VAT / Tax information
Tax identification to be provided upon request (Finanzamt Mönchengladbach). If a VAT ID pursuant to § 27a UStG has been issued, it will be listed here once available.
Responsible for content pursuant to § 18 (2) MStV (Interstate Media Treaty)
Santhosh Pendanam, address as above.
EU Online Dispute Resolution
The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (ODR): ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. This website operates exclusively in the B2B sector; we are neither obligated nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.
Liability for content
As a service provider, I am responsible for my own content on this website under general law. However, I am not obligated to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information, or to investigate circumstances indicating illegal activity. Obligations to remove or block the use of information under general law remain unaffected. Liability in this regard is only possible from the point in time at which a specific legal violation becomes known.
Liability for links
This website may contain links to external third-party websites over whose content I have no influence. I therefore cannot accept any liability for this third-party content. The respective provider or operator of the linked pages is always responsible for their content. Linked pages were checked for possible legal violations at the time of linking. No illegal content was identifiable at that time.
Copyright
Content and works on this website created by the site operator are subject to German copyright law. Reproduction, editing, distribution, or any form of commercialisation beyond the scope of copyright law requires the prior written consent of the respective author.
LAST UPDATED: 22 JULY 2026 · APPLIES TO: SANTHOSH-PENDANAM.COM
This policy is drafted to reflect standard GDPR (EU 2016/679) and German TTDSG requirements based on the current, minimal functionality of this website (no analytics or marketing cookies deployed by default). It should be reviewed by a qualified lawyer before publication, and updated whenever new tools, cookies, or processing purposes are added to the site.
1. Controller (Art. 4 No. 7, Art. 13 GDPR)
Santhosh Pendanam
Pescher Str. 243, 41065 Mönchengladbach, Germany
Email: hello@santhosh-pendanam.com · Phone: +49 178 4750686
No Data Protection Officer is required under Art. 37 GDPR / § 38 BDSG given the scale of processing. The controller listed above is the contact point for all data protection matters.
2. Categories of Data Processed, Purpose, and Legal Basis
2.1 Access / Server Log Files
Each time this website is accessed, the hosting provider's server automatically records: IP address (anonymised or shortened where technically supported), date and time of access, requested URL, referrer URL, browser type and version, and operating system.
Purpose: Ensuring stable and secure operation of the website (IT security), error diagnosis.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR — legitimate interest in the technical operation and security of the website.
Retention: 7 days, then automatically deleted, unless retention is required for evidentiary purposes following a specific security incident.
2.2 Contact by Email or Contact Form
If you contact me by email, WhatsApp, or any contact form on this site, the data you provide (name, email address, message content, and any data voluntarily included) is stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and any follow-up questions.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures / performance of a contract) or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to inquiries) where no contract is intended.
Retention: Deleted once the inquiry has been conclusively resolved and no statutory retention obligation applies, unless you have become a client, in which case standard commercial retention periods under German commercial and tax law (§ 257 HGB, § 147 AO — typically 6 to 10 years) apply to the resulting business correspondence.
2.3 Cookies and Similar Technologies
This website uses only strictly necessary cookies by default, which are required for basic technical functions (e.g. remembering your cookie preference) and do not require consent under § 25(2) TTDSG.
Should optional cookies (e.g. for performance measurement or functionality) be activated via the cookie banner, they are only set after your explicit, opt-in consent pursuant to § 25(1) TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can withdraw this consent at any time with future effect via the "Cookie Settings" link in the website footer, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
| Category | Purpose | Consent Required |
|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Core site functionality, security, remembering cookie preferences | No — § 25(2) No. 2 TTDSG |
| Performance | Anonymised/pseudonymised analytics on how the site is used, if and when activated | Yes |
| Functionality | Storing preferences such as language or region, if and when activated | Yes |
2.4 Hosting
This website is hosted by a third-party provider acting as processor on my behalf under a Data Processing Agreement (Art. 28 GDPR). Hosting details are available on request.
2.5 AI-Assisted Tools (EU AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Art. 50 — Transparency Obligations)
Parts of this website's content (text, structure, and design) were developed with the assistance of AI-based tools. All AI-assisted output is reviewed and approved by a human before publication. In accordance with Art. 50 of the EU AI Act, this disclosure is provided for transparency. Your personal data submitted via this website is not used to train any AI model.
3. Recipients of Data
Data is only shared with third parties where necessary for the purposes listed above (e.g. the hosting provider as processor), where you have given explicit consent, or where there is a legal obligation to disclose. No data is sold or shared with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
4. International Data Transfers
Where any service provider used for this website is located outside the European Economic Area (EEA), such transfer only takes place on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission (Art. 45 GDPR) or subject to appropriate safeguards such as EU Standard Contractual Clauses (Art. 46 GDPR).
5. Your Rights (Art. 15–22, Art. 77 GDPR)
- Right of access to your personal data (Art. 15)
- Right to rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16)
- Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") (Art. 17)
- Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18)
- Right to data portability (Art. 20)
- Right to object to processing based on legitimate interest (Art. 21)
- Right to withdraw consent at any time, with future effect (Art. 7(3))
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77)
To exercise any of these rights, contact: hello@santhosh-pendanam.com
6. Supervisory Authority
Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen (LDI NRW)
Kavalleriestraße 2–4, 40213 Düsseldorf, Germany
www.ldi.nrw.de
7. Changes to This Policy
This privacy policy is updated whenever changes to the website's functionality, tools, or applicable law require it. The version date at the top of this page reflects the most recent update.
