CREDITS

The site Bellcurveball is published by Sven Rudloff, Düsseldorf (Germany).

What I present here is my personal and private opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of my employer or associates.

A previous blog under the domain www.bellcurveball.com has been dissolved as of June 2011, together with a blog previously hosted under the domain www.schwa.de. The latter domain points to Bellcurveball for the time being. Most of the previous content of both blogs can now be found on Cthulhoo‘s new blog Tonic Note.

I also need to give special credit to Thomas Cloer, whose wonderful German site teezeh 2.0 inspired me to use the iA3 wordpress template alongside certain plugins, and whose privacy statement was the model for the following.

CREATIVE COMMONS

Unless noted otherwise, all texts on this site are my intellectual property and to be used accordingly: Copying them is not allowed, linking to them is fine, quoting me is allowed with proper attribution of the source, but all of this only if it is for non-commercial purposes.

DISCLAIMER

I do not take any responsibility for the content of sites Bellcurveball links to, though I am careful when selecting them.

PRIVACY

I, Sven Rudloff, take the security of your personal information very seriously and strictly abide to data security and privacy regulations. This site only collects personal information insofar technically necessary. In no circumstance will the collected information be sold or handed to third parties for any reason.

The following describes how I safeguard privacy and what data is collected and why.

Data processing on this site

Bellcurveball automatically collects and stores data in its server log files which is transmitted by your browser:

- Brand and version of your browser
- Your operating system
- Referrer URL (the page visited prior to Bellcurveball)
- IP address of your computer
- Time of server request.

I am not able to link this data to a specific individual. The data is not combined with data from any other sources, and it is deleted after statistical analysis.

Cookies

Bellcurveball uses the blogging software WordPress and makes use of so called cookies in several places. They serve to make the site more user-friendly, more efficient, and safer. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and in your browser software. Most of the cookies used here are so called session cookies. They are automatically deleted after you have left the site. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses.

Comments and e-mails

Obviously I collect and store data that you enter on Bellcurveball yourself or send me otherwise. This includes comments, names, e-mail addresses and URLs that you enter in respective comment fields. The submission of this data is voluntary and not reviewed, the use of aliases is possible. Please note that your name, website (if given) and comments but not your e-mail address are visible for all other users of the site. Data is also collected and stored if you send me e-mails.

Third party services (Automattic, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Shareaholic, etc.)

This site uses external tools like the commenting system IntenseDebate (with the option to login via Facebook and Twitter) and the spam filter Akisment by Automattic, the social bookmarking plugin Sexybookmarks by Shareaholic, and tools by Google such as Google Analytics and Google Sitemaps. Due to those external services, cookies by said service providers may be stored in a site user’s browser. The owner of this site has no influence on whether third parties read those cookies.

For the privacy statements of the third parties see here for Google, here for Facebook, here for Twitter, here for Shareaholic, and here for IntenseDebate / Akismet by Automattic. You can configure your browser to prevent the acceptance of cookies.

For those who do not want to be tracked by Google Analytics on any website, Google provides a a browser plugin.

If the browser accepts cookies, a cookie will also be stored when a comment is created. This cookie enables the site to recognise the user upon future visits, and the user does not need to log into the commenting system manually. This cookie storage can be prevented by respective browser settings, too.

Right of information

Your trust is important to me. This is why I want to be as open and honest regarding the processing of your personal data as possible. At any time you have the right of information regarding data stored about you, its source, recipient, and the reason for its storage. If you have any questions that this privacy statement could not answer, or if you have any specific concerns, please get in touch. You can find several ways to contact me on this website.

CREDITS The site Bellcurveball is published by Sven Rudloff, Düsseldorf (Germany). What I present here is my personal and private opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of my employer or associates. A previous blog under the domain www.bellcurveball.com has been dissolved as of June 2011, together with a blog previously hosted under the domain www.schwa.de. The latter domain points to Bellcurveball for the time being. Most of the previous content of both blogs can now be found on Cthulhoo's new blog Tonic Note. I also need to give special credit to Thomas Cloer, whose wonderful German site teezeh 2.0 inspired me to use the iA3 wordpress template alongside certain plugins, and whose privacy statement was the model for the following. CREATIVE COMMONS Unless noted otherwise, all texts on this site are my intellectual property and to be used accordingly: Copying them is not allowed, linking to them is fine, quoting me is allowed with proper attribution of the source, but all of this only if it is for non-commercial purposes. DISCLAIMER I do not take any responsibility for the content of sites Bellcurveball links to, though I am careful when selecting them. PRIVACY I, Sven Rudloff, take the security of your personal information very seriously and strictly abide to data security and privacy regulations. This site only collects personal information insofar technically necessary. In no circumstance will the collected information be sold or handed to third parties for any reason. The following describes how I safeguard privacy and what data is collected and why. Data processing on this site Bellcurveball automatically collects and stores data in its server log files which is transmitted by your browser: - Brand and version of your browser - Your operating system - Referrer URL (the page visited prior to Bellcurveball) - IP address of your computer - Time of server request. I am not able to link this data to a specific individual. The data is not combined with data from any other sources, and it is deleted after statistical analysis. Cookies Bellcurveball uses the blogging software WordPress and makes use of so called cookies in several places. They serve to make the site more user-friendly, more efficient, and safer. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and in your browser software. Most of the cookies used here are so called session cookies. They are automatically deleted after you have left the site. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Comments and e-mails Obviously I collect and store data that you enter on Bellcurveball yourself or send me otherwise. This includes comments, names, e-mail addresses and URLs that you enter in respective comment fields. The submission of this data is voluntary and not reviewed, the use of aliases is possible. Please note that your name, website (if given) and comments but not your e-mail address are visible for all other users of the site. Data is also collected and stored if you send me e-mails. Third party services (Automattic, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Shareaholic, etc.) This site uses external tools like the commenting system IntenseDebate (with the option to login via Facebook and Twitter) and the spam filter Akisment by Automattic, the social bookmarking plugin Sexybookmarks by Shareaholic, and tools by Google such as Google Analytics and Google Sitemaps. Due to those external services, cookies by said service providers may be stored in a site user's browser. The owner of this site has no influence on whether third parties read those cookies. For the privacy statements of the third parties see here for Google, here for Facebook, here for Twitter, here for Shareaholic, and here for IntenseDebate / Akismet by Automattic. You can configure your browser to prevent the acceptance of cookies. For those who do not want to be tracked by Google Analytics on any website, Google provides a a browser plugin. If the browser accepts cookies, a cookie will also be stored when a comment is created. This cookie enables the site to recognise the user upon future visits, and the user does not need to log into the commenting system manually. This cookie storage can be prevented by respective browser settings, too. Right of information Your trust is important to me. This is why I want to be as open and honest regarding the processing of your personal data as possible. At any time you have the right of information regarding data stored about you, its source, recipient, and the reason for its storage. If you have any questions that this privacy statement could not answer, or if you have any specific concerns, please get in touch. You can find several ways to contact me on this website.