About Me

Welcome! I'm Nico Heidtke, the author of this site. I'm a passionate software engineer with a with experience in lots of stuff like C++, Python, C#, software architecture, and team leadership. I write here to help others and myself learning about stuff and to give back to the community which helped me to become the sofware engineer who I am today.

This site is my personal blog and doesn't pursue any commercial interests.

Privacy Policy and Data Protection

When you visit this website, certain information is automatically stored in web server log files for at most a week. This includes:

  • Visited pages/URLs
  • Date and time of access
  • Amount of data transferred
  • Referring website (if applicable)
  • Browser and operating system used
  • IP address

The IP address is stored for security reasons (e.g., to investigate cases of misuse) for up to 7 days and then deleted. These data are not combined with other data sources. Since there are no user accounts, tracking cookies, or similar technologies here, I do not consider these log files to be personal data.

No Cookies, No Tracking

This website does not use cookies, analytics tools, or any tracking technologies. No other data is collected, stored, or analyzed.

Rights of Data Subjects

You have the right to access information about your stored personal data, request correction or deletion, restrict processing, object to processing, and request data portability. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. Contact scatterarrow@gmx.de for inquiries.

Comments on Articles

You may submit comments on individual articles on this website without providing personal details such as your name or email address. When you submit a comment, the following data may be collected and stored:

  • The content of your comment
  • The time and date of submission
  • The IP address of the device used to submit the comment
  • A cryptographic hash of the secret you provide (if any)

The IP address is stored to ensure the security and integrity of the website, in particular to prevent misuse (such as spam or illegal content) and to be able to respond appropriately to legal complaints. This storage is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

The IP address is not published and is not used for any purpose other than the administration and security of the website. Apart from the above, no personal data is collected or analyzed in connection with comments.

Removal of Comments

Comments are reviewed as needed to ensure that no illegal content is published.

The secret you provide allows anyone who knows it (usually you) to delete all comments made with this particular secret for a specific article. To delete individual comments, use the trash button (🗑️) next to comments on any article page.