GermansWatch

Privacy policy

Last updated: November 3, 2026

This is a translation for convenience; the German version is legally binding.

1. Controller

…, …, …, Germany
Email: … – see also the imprint.

2. Overview

GermansWatch has no user accounts, no contact form, no advertising and no tracking across websites. Personal data of visitors is only processed to the extent technically required to deliver the website, for cookieless reach measurement with Plausible Analytics (see 6), and when you actively choose to play a YouTube video.

3. Hosting and delivery of the website

This website is hosted by an external hosting provider. When you visit it, your browser automatically transmits data such as your IP address, date and time of the request, the requested page, browser type and operating system. This data is processed to deliver the website and stored in rotating access logs for as long as technically necessary, after which it is deleted automatically. Legal basis is our legitimate interest in the secure and reliable operation of the website (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

The website is delivered through a content delivery network (CDN). Every request first reaches a server of this network, which forwards it to our server and keeps copies of the pages to load them faster. The data listed above, including your IP address, is also processed by the CDN provider on our behalf. Legal basis is our legitimate interest in fast and secure delivery of the website (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

The connection is encrypted via TLS (HTTPS).

4. Cookies

We only set one technically necessary cookie, which stores your language (German/English) for the duration of your browser session. It is required to provide the website in the language you chose (§ 25 (2) no. 2 TDDDG, Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). We do not use any other cookies, local storage or similar technologies.

5. Images and fonts

Player images (AI-generated, from our own image server) and video thumbnails (source: YouTube) are retrieved by our server and delivered from our own domain. Fonts are hosted locally. Your browser therefore does not connect to third parties for these.

6. Web analytics with Plausible

To find out which pages are read, we use Plausible Analytics by Plausible Insights OÜ, Västriku tn 2, 50403 Tartu, Estonia. When you open a page, a script delivered from our domain sends the page visited, the referring website, browser, operating system and device type to our server, which forwards this data together with your IP address (without cookies) to Plausible. Plausible does not set cookies and stores no personal data: the IP address is only used, together with the browser data and a salt that changes daily, to compute a value from which you cannot be identified, and is then discarded. We only see aggregated statistics. The data is processed on servers in the EU. Legal basis is our legitimate interest in measuring the reach of the website (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR); you can object at any time, e.g. by blocking JavaScript or the address germanswatch.com/js/script.js in your browser. Details: Plausible data policy.

7. YouTube videos

Highlight videos are embedded in YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com) and are only loaded once you click on a video. Only then does your browser connect to servers of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, and transmits data such as your IP address and the page visited; YouTube may also set cookies and use comparable technologies. Data may be transferred to Google LLC in the USA, which is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. By clicking the video you consent to this (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, § 25 (1) TDDDG); without a click no data is transmitted to YouTube. Details: Google privacy policy.

8. External links

News headlines and video titles link to external websites (e.g. via news.google.com or youtube.com). Data is only transmitted to these providers when you click a link; their own privacy policies apply from then on.

9. Data about players

The website shows publicly available information about professional basketball players (names, sporting data, statistics, news headlines) from public sources such as ESPN, YouTube and Google News, along with AI-generated player images. This is done for sports reporting and is based on our legitimate interest and the public interest in information about professional sport (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, Art. 85 GDPR). Affected persons may object at any time (see 10).

10. Your rights

You have the right to:

To exercise your rights, an informal email to the address above is sufficient.

11. Changes

We will update this privacy policy when the website or the legal situation changes.