Privacy and Cookies
Last updated: 19 September 2026
1. Data Controller
The controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is:
Wolfgang Gschiel
Mercedessiedlung 9
8712 Niklasdorf
Austria
Email: contact@astrainferna.com
2. General Information
The protection of your personal data is important to me.
Personal data is processed on this website only to the extent necessary to provide and operate the website, communicate with visitors, and comply with legal obligations.
Processing is carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Austrian data-protection law.
3. Website Hosting — Squarespace
This website is created and hosted using Squarespace.
For users in the European Economic Area, Squarespace provides its services through Squarespace Ireland Ltd. Squarespace and its service providers may process technical information necessary to deliver, secure, and maintain this website.
When you visit this website, technical information may be processed automatically, including:
IP address
browser and device information
operating system
date and time of access
pages requested
referring website
technical information required for the secure operation of the website
The purpose of this processing is to provide the website, maintain its technical stability and security, and detect or prevent misuse.
The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, based on the legitimate interest in providing a secure and functional website.
Squarespace acts as a data processor where it processes personal data on behalf of the website operator. Squarespace may process data outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. Squarespace states that such transfers are covered by appropriate safeguards, including the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework where applicable.
Further information is available in Squarespace's privacy policy.
4. Cookies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies that are technically necessary for the secure and proper operation of the website.
Technically necessary cookies may be used without separate consent where they are required to provide functions explicitly requested by the visitor or to ensure the operation and security of the website.
At present, this website does not intentionally use third-party advertising or marketing cookies.
Should optional analytics, advertising, or other non-essential technologies be introduced in the future, this privacy policy and the website's consent settings will be updated accordingly.
5. Contact by Email
If you contact me by email, the information you provide — such as your email address, name, message content, and any information you voluntarily include — will be processed for the purpose of responding to your enquiry.
Email services for the domain astrainferna.com are provided by Heinlein Hosting GmbH / mailbox, Berlin, Germany.
mailbox operates its mail infrastructure in data centres located in Germany.
Depending on the nature of the enquiry, the legal basis for processing is:
Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where the communication concerns a contract or steps prior to entering into a contract; or
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR for other correspondence, based on the legitimate interest in responding to enquiries.
Correspondence will be retained only for as long as necessary for the relevant purpose or as required by applicable statutory retention obligations.
Please note that ordinary email communication may involve transmission through other mail providers over which I have no control.
6. External Links
This website contains links to external websites, including platforms on which Upward Bound can be read or other content relating to M. R. Reese can be found.
When you follow such a link, you leave this website. The respective external provider is responsible for any subsequent processing of your personal data under its own privacy policy.
Simply displaying an ordinary external link on this website does not itself transmit your personal data to the linked provider.
7. Storage Period
Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Where processing is based on a legitimate interest, data will be deleted when that interest no longer applies, provided that no statutory obligation requires continued retention.
8. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you may have the right to:
obtain information about personal data processed about you;
request correction of inaccurate data;
request deletion of your personal data;
request restriction of processing;
object to processing based on legitimate interests;
receive certain personal data in a portable format;
withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
Requests concerning these rights can be sent to:
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection supervisory authority.
In Austria, the competent authority is the Austrian Data Protection Authority (Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde).
9. Encryption
This website uses SSL/TLS encryption to protect data transmitted between your browser and the website.
You can normally recognise an encrypted connection by the https:// address and the lock symbol displayed by your browser.
10. Changes to this Privacy Policy
This privacy policy may be updated if the website, the services used, or applicable legal requirements change.
The current version will always be available on this page.