Legal Notice & Privacy Notice — stephan-siegert.com

Legal Notice ("Imprint")

Responsible person for this website is:

Stephan Siegert Institute of Veterinary Medicine University of Göttingen Burckhardtweg 2 37077 Göttingen Germany

E-mail: stephan.siegert@uni-goettingen.de

For legal enquiries regarding this website, please use the contact details above or refer to the Contact page.

Privacy Notice

0. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for this website is the person identified in the Legal Notice above.

1. Website Hosting & Domain

This website is built with Google Sites and hosted by Google LLC. The domain stephan-siegert.com is registered with Squarespace Domains (successor to Google Domains).

2. Data Collection by the Website Operator

No personal data is actively collected, stored, or processed by the website operator beyond what is described in this notice. This website operates without contact forms, newsletter subscriptions, or third-party tracking tools installed by the website owner.

E-mail addresses and other contact details provided voluntarily for the purpose of correspondence are processed on the legal basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures) and/or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to enquiries). Such data is used solely to respond to the enquiry and is retained for no longer than necessary for that purpose. Where an ongoing professional relationship exists — such as academic supervision — contact details may be retained for the duration of that relationship and deleted when it is no longer active.

3. Cookies

This website is hosted on Google Sites, which automatically displays a cookie consent notice to visitors upon first visit. Google Sites uses cookies to deliver its services and to analyse traffic. By continuing to use this website after acknowledging the cookie notice, visitors consent to the use of cookies by Google in accordance with Google's Cookie Policy.

Visitors may manage or disable cookies at any time through their browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this and other websites. For further information, please refer to Google's Cookie Policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies

4. Data Collection by Google

When you visit this website, Google automatically collects certain technical data, including but not limited to IP addresses, browser type, device information, pages visited, and session duration. This data is processed by Google LLC in accordance with Google's own Privacy Policy. Information about your use of this site is shared with Google.

For further information on how Google processes data, please refer to:

• Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

• Google's use of cookies: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies

5. Domain Registrar

The domain stephan-siegert.com is registered with Squarespace Domains (successor to Google Domains). Domain registration data is governed by Squarespace's Privacy Policy:

• Squarespace Privacy Policy: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy

6. External Links & Third-Party Services

This website contains links to external websites and third-party services, including but not limited to academic platforms (Google Scholar, ORCID, ResearchGate, etc.), social media platforms (LinkedIn, Bluesky, Instagram, Threads, X (Twitter), Telegram, etc.), professional networks (GitHub, etc.), and other services relevant to Mr. Siegert's academic and professional activities.

These services operate independently of this website and are governed solely by their own terms of service and privacy policies. Many of these services are operated by organisations based outside the European Union and may process personal data under legal frameworks that differ from those applicable within the EU.

Mr. Siegert has no influence over the data collection, storage, or processing practices of any third-party platform. By clicking on any external link, visitors leave this website and enter a third-party environment. Visitors are solely responsible for informing themselves about the privacy practices of any external service before interacting with it.

External links are identifiable by the fact that they lead away from the domain stephan-siegert.com.

7. Your Rights

Visitors have the right to request access to, rectification of, or erasure of personal data processed by the website operator, as well as the right to restrict or object to processing and to data portability where applicable.

Where processing is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal.

Complaints may be directed to the competent supervisory authority: Landesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen — https://www.lfd.niedersachsen.de

For enquiries directed at the website operator, please use the contact details in the Legal Notice above. For data processed by Google or Squarespace, refer to their respective privacy policies above.

This Privacy Notice was last updated: July 2026. It will be reviewed and updated periodically as necessary to reflect changes in applicable law, platform policies, or website functionality.