Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 2026
1. Data Controller
The controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is:
Alexander Mann
Römerstraße 12, 86949, Germany
alexandermann.nz@gmail.com
2. General Information on Data Processing
The protection of your personal data is important to me. I process personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection laws, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable European data protection regulations.
This website serves as an online portfolio presenting my photography, graphic design and creative work. You can generally browse the website without providing any personal information.
Personal data is only processed where necessary for the technical operation of the website, communication, the provision of its content, or where a valid legal basis or your consent exists.
3. Website Hosting – Squarespace
This website is created and hosted using the Squarespace website platform.
The provider responsible for services to customers outside the United States is:
Squarespace Ireland Limited
Squarespace House
Ship Street Great
Dublin 8
D08 N12C
Ireland
Squarespace provides the technical infrastructure required to operate and display this website.
When you visit this website, Squarespace may automatically collect and process certain personal data, including:
IP address
Date and time of access
Browser type and version
Operating system
Pages and content accessed
Referrer URL
Technical usage and connection data
This information is processed to ensure the proper functioning, availability, stability and security of the website.
Squarespace may process personal data both as a data processor on my behalf and as an independent data controller for its own purposes.
Where Squarespace acts as a data processor, the processing is governed by an applicable Data Processing Agreement (DPA).
The legal basis for processing data required to operate and secure this website is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. My legitimate interest is to provide a secure, stable and technically functional online portfolio.
Depending on the technical infrastructure and services used, personal data may also be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Such transfers are subject to the safeguards provided for under applicable data protection law.
Further information about Squarespace's data processing practices can be found here:
https://www.squarespace.com/privacy
4. Contact
If you contact me by email or through a contact form, if available, the information you provide will be processed solely for the purpose of responding to your enquiry.
This may include your name, email address and the content of your message.
The legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry relates to a contractual relationship or pre-contractual measures. In other cases, processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, reflecting my legitimate interest in responding to enquiries.
Your data will be deleted once your enquiry has been fully addressed, unless statutory retention obligations require otherwise.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies provided by Squarespace to ensure the technical operation and functionality of the website.
A distinction is made between technically necessary cookies and optional cookies used for analytics or marketing purposes.
Technically necessary cookies are required for the basic operation and security of the website.
Squarespace may also use cookies and similar technologies for statistical analysis and to evaluate visitor behaviour through Squarespace Analytics.
Non-essential cookies and tracking technologies will only be used where the required consent has been obtained.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future through the cookie settings provided on this website.
The legal basis for storing or accessing information on your device is Section 25 of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG), where applicable. The subsequent processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR for consent-based processing or Article 6(1)(f) GDPR where a legitimate interest applies.
Further information about cookies used by Squarespace is available here:
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001264507-The-cookies-Squarespace-uses
6. Copyright and Intellectual Property
All content published on this website, including photographs, graphics, layouts, illustrations, texts and design work, is protected by applicable copyright and intellectual property laws.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, all rights to my original work remain with me or the respective rights holders.
Any reproduction, modification, distribution, publication or other use of the content beyond the limits permitted by law requires prior written permission from the respective rights holder.
This applies in particular to commercial use, further processing and publication on other websites, social media platforms or in other media.
The copyright and usage rights of third parties remain unaffected and must be respected.
7. Portfolio Credits, Authorship and Use of AI
The work presented on this website comes from different areas of my photographic and creative practice. To ensure transparency, the following information explains how the work was created, processed and presented.
7.1 Photography
All photographs displayed in the "Photography" section have been personally photographed, edited and retouched by me.
The photographic images and their post-production have been created without the use of generative AI tools.
I am the photographer and copyright holder of these works, unless otherwise explicitly stated. The corresponding copyright and usage rights remain with me.
Exception – AI-generated presentation environments:
Some photographs may be integrated into AI-generated environments for presentation purposes.
For example, an actual photograph taken and edited by me may be displayed as a physical photo print on a desk or other surface generated using artificial intelligence.
In such cases, the photographic subject itself remains an authentic photograph taken and edited by me. Only the surrounding presentation environment has been generated using AI.
Such images will be clearly identified and labelled separately on the website.
7.2 Image Editing
The works displayed in the "Image Editing" section include image editing, retouching and compositing projects created by me on behalf of various creative agencies.
Some of the underlying photographic material was originally created by other photographers Toni Nuesse, Hartmuth Seehuber, Bernhard Frei and Jörg Schieferecke.
My contribution consists of post-production, image retouching, compositing and the visual integration of the individual image elements.
The copyright of the original photographs remains with the respective photographers. My editing and post-production work does not transfer or change the authorship or copyright ownership of the original photographic material.
The works are displayed in my portfolio exclusively for presentation and reference purposes, subject to the applicable usage rights and agreements with the agencies, photographers and other rights holders involved.
7.3 Brand Design
The works presented in the "Brand Design" section have been conceptualised and designed by me.
These include, in particular, graphic design concepts, corporate identity elements, brand visualisations, layouts and other forms of visual communication.
Some design projects may be presented within AI-generated environments for visualisation purposes.
For example, an original design created by me may be displayed on a digitally generated package, surface, wall or other presentation object.
The original design work itself remains unchanged. Generative AI is used exclusively to create or enhance the surrounding presentation environment, not to modify the actual design.
Such presentations will be clearly identified and labelled separately on the website.
8. Your Rights Under the GDPR
Under applicable data protection legislation, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right of access (Article 15 GDPR): You may request information about whether and which personal data concerning you is being processed.
Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR): You may request the correction of inaccurate personal data.
Right to erasure (Article 17 GDPR): You may request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
Right to restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR): You may request the restriction of processing under certain conditions.
Right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR): You may request your personal data in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
Right to object (Article 21 GDPR): You may object to the processing of your personal data where it is based on legitimate interests.
Right to withdraw consent (Article 7(3) GDPR): You may withdraw any consent previously given at any time, with effect for the future.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact me using the email address provided above.
9. Right to Lodge a Complaint
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates applicable data protection laws.
If you are based in Germany, the relevant supervisory authority may be:
Bavarian Data Protection Authority (Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht – BayLDA)
Promenade 18
91522 Ansbach
Germany
Website: https://www.lda.bayern.de/
10. Updates to This Privacy Policy
I reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy whenever necessary due to technical changes, new website features or changes in applicable legal requirements.
The latest version published on this website shall apply.