Privacy notice
The German version at /datenschutz is the legally authoritative one.
1. Privacy at a glance
General notes
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to the privacy notice below.
Data collection on this website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Her contact details can be found in the "Information about the controller" section of this privacy notice.
How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected by you providing it to us. This may be, for example, data you enter when making a booking or in the intake form.
Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website, by our IT systems. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other order requests.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time about this and other questions on the subject of data protection.
2. General notes and mandatory information
Data protection
The operator of these pages takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy notice.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy notice explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
Information about the controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Christina Theisen
Lottumstraße 15
10119 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)170 5474980
Email: hello@steppinginto.de
The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).
Storage period
Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this privacy notice, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for erasure or revoke a consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion takes place after these reasons have ceased to apply.
General notes on the legal bases for data processing on this website
If you have consented to the data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data within the meaning of Art. 9 (1) GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing also takes place on the basis of Art. 49 (1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your terminal device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing additionally takes place on the basis of § 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data where necessary to comply with a legal obligation, on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also take place on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR. The legal bases applicable in each individual case are described in the following sections of this privacy notice.
Recipients of personal data
In the course of our business activities, we work with various external bodies. In some cases, the transmission of personal data to these external bodies is also necessary. We only pass on personal data to external bodies if this is necessary in the context of the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. the transfer of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR in passing on the data, or if some other legal basis permits the transfer. When using processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint-controller agreement is concluded.
Revocation of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke a consent already given at any time. The lawfulness of data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to object to the collection of data in special cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
If data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right at any time to object to the processing of your personal data for reasons arising from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The legal basis on which any processing is based can be found in this privacy notice. If you object, we will no longer process the personal data concerned unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (objection under Art. 21 (1) GDPR).
If your personal data is processed for direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for the purpose of direct advertising (objection under Art. 21 (2) GDPR).
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged breach. The competent authority for this practice is the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place insofar as it is technically feasible.
Information, correction, and deletion
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, where applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time about this and any other questions on the subject of personal data.
Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time about this. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
- If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
- If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
- If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
- If you have lodged an objection under Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data — apart from its storage — may only be processed with your consent, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.
SSL / TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as bookings or enquiries that you send to us as the operator of the site, this page uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Objection to advertising emails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of the imprint obligation for the sending of unsolicited advertising and information material. The operator of the pages expressly reserves the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as by spam emails.
Data protection officer
This practice is not required by law to appoint a data protection officer (§ 38 BDSG). Please address all data-protection enquiries to the controller named above.
3. Hosting and delivery of the website
When you load this website, the hosting provider records technical server logs (IP address, date, requested URL, user agent, etc.). These data are used solely to ensure operation and security. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest).
Hosting: Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. Content is served from a global edge network; requests from the EU are primarily handled by EU data centres. Transfers to the USA are based on Standard Contractual Clauses and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. A data processing agreement is in place.
4. Booking a session
When you request an appointment via /en/book, we process the following data:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number (optional)
- Free-text notes (optional)
- Chosen session type, date and time
Purpose: arranging, conducting and following up on the appointment. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR (initiation and performance of contract).
Bookings via this website are made exclusively by adults. Where a session is arranged for a minor child, this is done by a parent or legal guardian acting for the child, who provides consent for the processing of the child's personal data — including special categories of personal data (health, body, wellbeing) within the meaning of Art. 9 GDPR (Art. 8 GDPR, § 1626 BGB).
Database: Data is stored with Neon, Inc. in an EU data centre (AWS Frankfurt, eu-central-1); data residency is therefore within the EU. Because Neon is a US-incorporated company, Standard Contractual Clauses are additionally in place to cover any incidental access from the USA. A data processing agreement is in place.
Email delivery: Confirmation and reminder emails are sent via Resend, Inc. (USA). Transfers to the USA on the basis of Standard Contractual Clauses; a data processing agreement is in place.
Retention period: Booking data is deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the performance of the contract. Records relevant under German tax and commercial law (e.g. invoices) are retained for 10 years pursuant to § 147 AO; all other booking data no later than 3 years after the last contact.
5. Intake form before the first session
After a first session is confirmed, you receive a personal link to an intake form by email. The questions help us prepare the session well for you. Answering is voluntary; individual fields may be left blank.
Because the answers may contain information about health, body, or wellbeing, they can constitute special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 GDPR. The legal basis for processing is your explicit consent (Art. 9 (2)(a) GDPR) together with Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR (preparation of the contracted session). Consent is obtained via a separate checkbox before the form begins; the timestamp and version of the consent text are recorded.
Storage and recipients: Answers are stored in the database with Neon, Inc. in an EU data centre (AWS Frankfurt); a summary is emailed to the practice via Resend, Inc. (USA). The Standard Contractual Clauses and data processing agreements referenced in section 4 apply.
Retention period: Answers are deleted as soon as they are no longer needed to support our work together, and in any case no later than 12 months after the last session.
Withdrawal: You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future — informally by email to hello@steppinginto.de. The lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal is not affected.
6. Cookies
This website does not set marketing or tracking cookies. The admin area (/admin) sets a strictly necessary, signed session cookie (HTTP-only, SameSite=Lax). Legal basis: Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR; § 25 (2) no. 2 TDDDG (strictly necessary).
7. Web analytics (Cloudflare Web Analytics)
To measure page views, traffic sources, and rough device/country distribution, we use Cloudflare Web Analytics (Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA). The tool works without cookies, without local storage, and without browser fingerprinting. No personal profiles are built and no data is linked across page views. IP addresses are processed only briefly to derive aggregated statistics and are not stored persistently.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in privacy-preserving reach measurement). § 25 TDDDG does not apply as no information is stored or read on the user's device. Transfers to the USA are based on Standard Contractual Clauses and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
8. Changes
This notice will be updated whenever processing changes. Last updated: May 2026.
Source of the general notes: eRecht24.