1. Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

hai.five.publishing

Markus Degen

Leitenfeldstr. 31a

90427 Nürnberg

Germany

Email:

[email protected]

Author brand / pen name:

Constantin Vane is a pen name / author brand published by hai.five.publishing.

2. General information

We take the protection of your personal data seriously.

This Privacy Policy explains which personal data is collected when you visit this landing page or subscribe to the Constantin Vane reader list, how we use it, and what rights you have under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

3. Hosting and landing page provider

This landing page is created and hosted using MailerLite. Provider: MailerLite MailerLite processes personal data on our behalf in order to provide landing pages, signup forms, email delivery, subscriber management, and related technical services. We use MailerLite on the basis of a data processing agreement. Under MailerLite's Data Processing Addendum, the customer is the data controller and MailerLite acts as data processor. MailerLite states that it processes customer data in accordance with the customer's documented instructions. Further information about MailerLite's privacy practices can be found in MailerLite's Privacy Policy.

4. Newsletter / reader list

If you subscribe to the Constantin Vane reader list, we process the personal data you provide in the signup form. This may include:

- email address

- first name, if provided voluntarily

- time and date of registration

- time and date of confirmation

- IP address, where recorded by MailerLite

- signup source or landing page

- email delivery and interaction data, such as opens and clicks, where this functionality is used

- technical tracking data from open tracking pixels and Google Analytics campaign link parameters

The purpose of this processing is to send you occasional emails about Constantin Vane, The Lines Beneath, new releases, bonus material, author updates, and related book news. The legal basis for this processing is your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

5. Double opt-in

Newsletter registration uses the double opt-in procedure. After entering your email address, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. Your subscription is only completed after you click the confirmation link. This helps us prove that the subscription was made with your consent and that the email address was not entered by someone else.

6. Unsubscribing / withdrawal of consent

You may withdraw your consent at any time. Every newsletter email contains an unsubscribe link.

You can also contact us at: [email protected]

After unsubscribing, you will no longer receive newsletter emails. We may retain limited data necessary to document your previous consent and withdrawal, unless legal deletion obligations require otherwise.

7. Email analytics and link tracking

MailerLite may track newsletter interactions, including whether an email was opened and which links were clicked.

Open tracking is performed using an invisible tracking pixel embedded in the email. Link tracking may include Google Analytics tracking parameters added to links in newsletter campaigns.

We use this information to understand whether our emails are opened, which content readers are interested in, and to improve future communications.

The legal basis is your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, where required, or our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in improving our newsletter communication.

You can object to this processing or withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter.

8. Contact by email

If you contact us by email, we process the personal data contained in your message, such as your email address, name, and message content. The purpose is to respond to your inquiry. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest in responding to messages, or Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry relates to a contract or pre-contractual matter.

9. Storage period

We store your newsletter data for as long as you remain subscribed. If you unsubscribe, your data will be deleted or restricted unless retention is necessary to document consent, comply with legal obligations, or defend against legal claims. Email correspondence is stored only as long as necessary for the purpose of the communication and any applicable legal retention periods.

10. Recipients of data

Personal data may be processed by service providers acting on our behalf, especially MailerLite for landing page hosting, subscriber management, and newsletter delivery. We do not sell your personal data.

11. Data transfers

MailerLite may process data through its group companies, service providers, or infrastructure providers. Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, appropriate safeguards under GDPR must be used, such as Standard Contractual Clauses or another valid transfer mechanism. Please refer to MailerLite's privacy and data processing documentation for further details.

12. Your rights Under the GDPR, you have the following rights, subject to the legal requirements: - 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 - right to withdraw consent at any time, Art. 7(3) GDPR - right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, Art. 77 GDPR You may contact us about your rights at: [email protected]

13. No obligation to provide data

You are not required to provide personal data. However, if you do not provide an email address, you cannot subscribe to the reader list. 14. Changes to this Privacy Policy We may update this Privacy Policy when necessary, for example if legal requirements or our services change.

Last updated: 11.05.2026

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