Last updated: September 2026
Privacy Policy
1. Controller
Almokhtar Alelewi
c/o Block Services
Stuttgarter Str. 106
70736 Fellbach, Germany
Email: a.alelewi@thechosenbyte.com
2. Principles of data processing
We process personal data only to the extent necessary to provide our services and where a legal basis under Art. 6 GDPR exists. We do not collect data speculatively.
3. Hosting
This website is hosted by:
1&1 IONOS SE
Elgendorfer Str. 57
56410 Montabaur, Germany
All servers are located exclusively in Germany. When you visit our website, IONOS automatically collects server log files (IP address, timestamp, pages accessed, browser type) as technically required for operation.
- Legal basis
- Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR — legitimate interest in the secure operation of the website
- Retention
- In accordance with IONOS default configuration, typically 7 days
- Data processing agreement
- A data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR is in place with IONOS.
4. Contact by email
If you send us an email, we process your email address, your name (if given) and the content of your message in order to answer your enquiry.
- Purpose
- Handling your enquiry.
- Legal basis
- Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if the enquiry concerns a contract or steps prior to entering into one; otherwise Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in answering enquiries).
- Retention
- Until your enquiry has been dealt with. Beyond that only where statutory retention obligations apply. On request we delete your data immediately unless such obligations apply.
- Recipients
- The message is delivered via servers of 1&1 IONOS SE (Germany). A data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR is in place with IONOS.
5. Your rights under GDPR
You have the right to:
- Access your stored data (Art. 15 GDPR)
- Rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR)
- Erasure of your data (Art. 17 GDPR)
- Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
- Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
- Object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
- Withdraw a given consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR)
To exercise your rights, contact: a.alelewi@thechosenbyte.com
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The authority competent for Baden-Württemberg is:
Der Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg
Postfach 10 29 32
70025 Stuttgart, Germany
www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de
6. Cookies and local storage
This website uses only technically necessary cookies required for operation. No marketing or tracking cookies are used. Consent is not required for technically necessary cookies (§ 25(2) TDDDG).
We also store your chosen language (German/English) in your browser's localStorage so the website appears in the right language on your next visit. This information is likewise technically necessary (§ 25(2) TDDDG), remains exclusively in your browser and is not transmitted to any server.
7. Processors and disclosure
We do not share your personal data with third parties for commercial purposes. To operate the website and receive email we use the following processor pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR:
- 1&1 IONOS SE — website hosting and email (Germany)
Processors act exclusively on our instructions and may not use your data for their own purposes. No data is transferred to countries outside the EU or the EEA.
8. Data security
We employ technical and organisational measures to protect your data against loss, destruction, manipulation and unauthorised access. Data transmission is encrypted via SSL/TLS.
9. Changes to this privacy policy
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy as needed. The current version is always available at thechosenbyte.com/privacy. Last updated: September 2026.