This policy explains what personal data is processed when you visit this website. It is designed to collect as little data as possible: there are no forms, no user accounts, no analytics and no advertising.
Last updated: November 2026
Controller
Wild Intelligence Lab e.V.
Schlossparkstraße 13
52072 Aachen, Germany
Represented by the board (Vorstand): Marc Ungeheuer, Chairman
Email: contact@wildintelligencelab.com
Hosting and server log files
This website is hosted on a server operated by Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany. Each time a page is requested, the web server stores technical data in log files: IP address, date and time, requested page, status code, data volume, referring page and the browser and operating system used.
We process this data to deliver the website and to keep it stable and secure. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure and reliable operation of the website. Log files are deleted after 14 days. We only keep individual entries longer while they are needed to investigate a security incident.
Storage on your device
This website does not set cookies of its own. It stores your choice from the consent banner in your browser’s local storage under the key wil-consent-v1. This is strictly necessary to remember your decision (Section 25(2) TDDDG). You can remove the entry at any time in your browser settings.
YouTube videos
Some pages include videos from YouTube, a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. By default these videos are not loaded and no connection to YouTube is made; you see a local image instead.
Videos are only loaded after you accept in the consent banner or click “Load video”. Either choice applies to all YouTube videos on this website, including the silent background videos, and is remembered until you change it. We use the privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com). Once a video is loaded, your browser connects to Google servers. Google receives at least your IP address and information about the page you are visiting, and may store cookies or similar data on your device. If you are logged in to a Google account, this information may be linked to it. Data may be transferred to the USA. Google LLC is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
The legal basis is your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future under “Cookie Settings” in the footer. For details see Google’s privacy policy.
Contacting us
If you contact us by email, we process your details and message to answer your enquiry. You decide what you tell us; we only need the details without which we cannot answer. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for enquiries about a contract and otherwise Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, based on our legitimate interest in answering enquiries. We delete the data when it is no longer needed and no statutory retention periods apply.
Our email service is provided by Google, which processes the messages on our behalf. In doing so, data may be transferred to the USA. Google LLC is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Joining us and applications
If you write to us because you would like to join, volunteer or work with us, we process the details and documents you send only to consider your enquiry and to prepare your membership or collaboration. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. If you do not join us, we delete your details no later than six months after our decision, unless you have agreed to us keeping them longer.
Our social media profiles
We have profiles on LinkedIn (LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland) and Instagram (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland). This website only links to them: no data is sent to these providers until you follow such a link.
When you visit one of our profiles, the provider processes your data under its own responsibility, also for advertising and market research, and may transfer it to the USA. We have no influence on this. The providers show us anonymous statistics about the use of our profiles, for which we are jointly responsible with them. We use the profiles to inform about our work and to answer messages. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. You can assert your rights against us or directly against the provider. For details see the privacy policies of LinkedIn and Instagram.
Your rights
Under the GDPR you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- access (Art. 15)
- rectification (Art. 16)
- erasure (Art. 17)
- restriction of processing (Art. 18)
- data portability (Art. 20)
- withdrawal of consent with effect for the future (Art. 7(3))
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77), for example the one responsible for our location: Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Right to object
Where we process your data on the basis of legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), you can object to this at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation (Art. 21 GDPR). We then stop processing the data unless we have compelling legitimate grounds that override your interests, or need the data to establish, exercise or defend legal claims. An email to contact@wildintelligencelab.com is enough.