Privacy Policy
This is an informational translation. If anything differs, please refer to the German text.
Privacy information for groundlook.com, including the publicly linked weather and webcam features.
1. Data controller
Dr. Thomas Zipse / GroundLook Consult
Bäckergässele 2
D-88131 Lindau (B)
Germany
Email: info@groundlook.de
Phone: +49 8382 5043541
2. Hosting and technical access data
This website is hosted by IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Straße 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany. When you visit the website, technical access data necessary for delivery, security and stability are processed.
According to IONOS, these include pages and files accessed, referrer, browser type and version, operating system, device type and access time. IP addresses are anonymized by IONOS for web-hosting analytics. IONOS states that visitor data are retained for eight weeks for web hosting.
The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the secure and stable operation of this website.
3. IONOS WebAnalytics
IONOS WebAnalytics may be used as part of the hosting service for statistics and technical optimization. According to IONOS, WebAnalytics operates without cookies and anonymizes IP addresses in transit. GroundLook Consult does not set marketing or profiling cookies.
4. Contacting us
If you contact us by email or phone, we process the information you provide to handle your inquiry. If your inquiry concerns a contract or pre-contractual steps, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR
5. External links
This site links to third-party services, including Springer and other information sources. Normally, data are transmitted to the third party only when you follow an external link. The automatically loaded webcam is an exception
6. Weather station data and webcam
Under “Data becomes information. Information becomes decisions,” GroundLook Consult displays public Davis Vantage Pro2 measurements from lindau-insel-aktuell.de. Our server retrieves them through a server-side adapter, so your browser does not need to connect directly to the weather-data server. Only public readings are transmitted. The homepage displays the station's reported rainfall amount in millimeters. Where the source specifies a period, it is labeled “Rainfall today” or “Rainfall, past 24 hours”
When you open the homepage or “Weather & Webcam” page, the webcam image is automatically retrieved from www.lindau-insel-aktuell.de Your browser then establishes a direct connection to the webcam server, which may receive your IP address and other technically necessary browser data. This happens without a separate click. Clicking “Refresh image” triggers another request. The external webcam page is also governed by that site's privacy policy.
The guidance derived from readings on this site is illustrative and does not replace a current weather forecast or personal advice.
7. Cookies and external fonts
This website does not set non-essential cookies or load external third-party fonts. A consent banner is therefore not planned for this static site's present configuration. These notices will be updated if additional services are added later.
8. Your rights
Where permitted by law, you have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and objection. You may also lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.
9. Last updated
As of November 1, 2026