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Tommi Tapani Aittala Hans-Otto-Str. 15 10407 Berlin, Germany

Telefon: +49 157 7785 1492 E-Mail: info@tommiaittala.com

Ust-ID: DE 313 396 005

Angaben gemäß § 5 TMG.

Privacy Policy

Protection of your personal data

I take the confidentiality of your personal data seriously and am committed to protecting it from unauthorised access. As a freelance photographer based in Germany, I am subject to the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

Definitions

"Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, as defined in Art. 4 GDPR.

Controller

The data controller responsible for processing your personal data is:

Tommi Tapani Aittala Hans-Otto-Str. 15 10407 Berlin, Germany Email: info@tommiaittala.com

Server log files

When you visit this website, your browser automatically transmits technical data to the server, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, and the time of your visit. This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 f GDPR (legitimate interest in operating a secure website) and is stored only briefly before being deleted automatically.

Purposes of data processing

I process your personal data only for the following purposes:

— To provide the services and content offered on this website (Art. 6 para. 1 b GDPR) — To answer your enquiries via the contact form (Art. 6 para. 1 b GDPR) — For technical administration of the website and to ensure its security (Art. 6 para. 1 f GDPR)

Contact form

If you contact me via the contact form, the data you provide (name, email address, message) will be stored solely for the purpose of processing your enquiry and deleted once it is no longer needed, unless legal retention obligations apply.

Transfer of data to third parties

I only transfer your personal data to third parties if:

— You have given your express consent (Art. 6 para. 1 a GDPR) — The transfer is necessary for the assertion, exercise, or defence of legal claims (Art. 6 para. 1 f GDPR) — I am legally obliged to transfer the data (Art. 6 para. 1 c GDPR) — It is necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you (Art. 6 para. 1 b GDPR)

Hosting

This website is hosted by Squarespace, Inc. (USA). Squarespace processes technical data necessary to operate the website. Data transfers to the USA take place on the basis of the EU–US Data Privacy Framework adequacy decision. For details, see Squarespace's privacy policy: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy

Cookies

This website uses cookies set by Squarespace. These are necessary for the operation of the website. For more information, see Squarespace's cookie policy: https://www.squarespace.com/cookie-policy

Your rights as a data subject

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

— Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR) — Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) — Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) — Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR) — Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) — Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)

If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority. In Berlin, this is the Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit (www.datenschutz-berlin.de).

Photography services and use of images

Photographs taken in the course of commissioned work will be stored securely and used only for the purposes agreed upon. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, I retain the right to use images for portfolio and promotional purposes. You may object to such use at any time by contacting me directly.

Erasure of data

Personal data will be erased or anonymised as soon as it is no longer needed for the purposes for which it was collected, unless legal retention obligations require otherwise.

Changes to this privacy policy

I reserve the right to update this privacy policy at any time. The current version is always available on this website.

Last updated: May 2026

Contact

For any questions regarding your personal data, please contact me directly:

Tommi Tapani Aittala Hans-Otto-Str. 15 10407 Berlin, Germany Email: info@tommiaittala.com