Legal & Privacy
PART 1: IMPRESSUM (LEGAL NOTICE)
Information provided according to § 5 DDG (Digitale-Dienste-Gesetz) and § 5 TMG (Telemediengesetz):
Max Ischenko
(operating and publishing professionally under the pseudonym Max Bellandi)
Address:
Max Bellandi – Max Ischenko
c/o Online-Impressum #9056
Europaring 90
53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany
Contact:
Email: impressum@maxillion.com
Contact Form: https://maxillion.com/contact
Responsible for Content
According to § 18 Abs. 2 MStV (Medienstaatsvertrag):
Max Bellandi – Max Ischenko
c/o Online-Impressum #9056
Europaring 90
53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany
Disclaimer: As a service provider, we are responsible for our own content on these pages pursuant to § 7 Abs.1 TMG. However, we are not obligated to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information. Our website contains links to external websites; we cannot accept any liability for this external content. The content created by the site operators is subject to German copyright law.
PART 2: PRIVACY POLICY
1. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is:
Max Ischenko (c/o Online-Impressum #9056, Europaring 90, 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany).
For privacy-related requests, please contact: impressum@maxillion.com.
2. Data Collection on This Site
- Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
- Media: If you upload images, avoid uploading with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the site.
- Cookies: Comment cookies may store your name, email, and website for 1 year. Login cookies last 2 days (or 2 weeks if “Remember Me” is selected). An additional cookie is saved when editing or publishing an article.
3. External Services & Analytics
We use and/or link to third-party services to optimize our digital ecosystem:
- Gumroad: For processing digital downloads and free resources.
- Adobe Stock: For external portfolio links.
- Google Analytics & Meta Ads: Used for site analytics and B2B campaign optimization. Note: Tracking cookies for these marketing services are only activated if you provide explicit consent via our cookie consent banner.
- Embedded Content: Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). This content behaves as if the visitor has visited the external website, which may collect data independently.
4. Email Collection & Newsletters
When you download free materials or make a purchase via Gumroad, your email address may be collected. We use it strictly for:
- Delivering the requested digital files.
- Sending optional updates about new content (only if you explicitly opt-in).
You can unsubscribe at any time via the link provided in the emails or by contacting us.
5. Data Sharing & Retention
We do not sell or trade your personal data.
- Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- Registered users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time.
6. Your GDPR Rights
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to:
- Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
- Request the erasure of your personal data (except for data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes).
- Restrict or object to the processing of your data.
- Lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.