Privacy Policy

Privacy policy

Status: May 2026

1. Controller

The controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is:

Patricia Freres
Email: info@patricia-freres.com

2. General information on data processing

The protection of personal data is important to us. We process personal data confidentially and in accordance with the applicable data protection laws.

This website serves the artistic presentation of Patricia Freres and enables contact regarding concert bookings, collaborations, press inquiries, and organisational matters.

We process personal data only to the extent necessary to provide this website, to respond to inquiries, and to integrate media content made available on this website. Data is only processed for other purposes where a relevant legal basis applies.

3. Access to the website and server log files

When you visit this website, technical information is automatically processed by the hosting provider and transmitted by your browser to the server.

This may include in particular:

• IP address
• date and time of access
• accessed page or file
• browser type and browser version
• operating system used
• referrer URL
• hostname of the accessing device
• technical status information concerning the retrieval

This data is processed in order to technically provide the website, ensure stability and security, and detect and prevent misuse.

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

4. Contact form and communication

If you contact us via the contact form or by email, we process the data you provide in order to handle your inquiry.

The contact form currently requests the following information:

• first name
• last name
• email address
• subject
• message

All fields are mandatory. File uploads are currently not provided.

Communication is generally handled by email.

Where your inquiry relates to the initiation or performance of a collaboration or booking, processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. In all other cases, processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR for the proper handling of contact inquiries.

5. Email communication

Technical service providers may be used for the sending and receiving of messages. Under the current technical setup, this concerns in particular the form and email infrastructure of the website.

In the context of communication, the following data may in particular be processed:

• name
• email address
• subject
• message content
• technical transmission data

Processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of receiving, handling, and responding to your inquiry.

6. Embedded content and external media

This website integrates content from external providers, in particular:

• YouTube
• Vimeo
• Zoho WorkDrive

When such content is accessed, a connection to the servers of the respective provider may be established. In this context, the IP address, browser and device data, referrer information, and usage data may in particular be processed. Depending on the provider, cookies or similar technologies may also be used.

The integration serves the appealing and functional presentation of artistic content as well as supplementary media and document offerings.

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, provided the integration takes place without accesses to end devices requiring consent. Where consent is required for individual integrations or technologies, processing takes place only after the corresponding consent has been given.

7. Social media links

This website contains links to external profiles, in particular:

• Facebook
• Instagram

When you click on these links, you leave this website. The respective provider is solely responsible for the subsequent processing of personal data.

To the best of our current knowledge, data is not transmitted to these providers merely by displaying the links, but only when the respective link is actively clicked.

8. Cookies and similar technologies

This website uses technically necessary functions and may use technically necessary cookies or similar technologies where required for the secure and functional operation of the website.

In addition, cookies or similar technologies may be used by external providers in connection with embedded content. Where consent is required for this, such technologies are only used after corresponding consent has been given.

9. Recipients of personal data

Personal data is transferred to third parties only to the extent necessary for the technical provision of the website, for communication, or for the integration of content, or where another legal basis permits such transfer.

Recipients may in particular include:

• hosting providers
• technical service providers for the website, forms, and email delivery
• providers of embedded content
• IT and administration service providers

Data is disclosed only to the extent necessary to fulfil the respective purpose.

10. Storage period

We store personal data only for as long as necessary for the respective purpose or where statutory retention obligations apply.

In particular, this means:

• server log files are generally stored only temporarily insofar as this is technically and security-related necessary
• data from contact inquiries is stored for as long as required to process the inquiry and any related follow-up communication
• statutory retention obligations remain unaffected

Once the respective purpose no longer applies and no statutory retention obligations exist, the relevant data is deleted.

11. Legal bases of processing

Unless otherwise stated in this privacy policy, we process personal data on the basis of the following legal bases:

• Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR – consent
• Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR – contract or pre-contractual measures
• Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interest

12. Your rights

Under the applicable statutory provisions, you have in particular the following rights:

• right of access
• right to rectification
• right to erasure
• right to restriction of processing
• right to data portability
• right to object to processing
• right to withdraw consent with effect for the future

To exercise your rights, an informal notification to the following address is sufficient:

info@patricia-freres.com

13. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority regarding the processing of your personal data.

14. Obligation to provide data

As a rule, there is no legal or contractual obligation to provide personal data.

However, without the information requested as mandatory fields in the contact form, it is not possible to process your inquiry.

15. No automated decision-making

No automated decision-making, including profiling, takes place on this website.

16. Changes to this privacy policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy where necessary due to legal, technical, or organisational changes.

The version published on this website shall apply in each case.