Privacy Policy

Privacy notice for our website.

Privacy notice for our website

This English privacy policy is a faithful translation of the German privacy policy. In case of legal interpretation questions, the German version at /de/datenschutz/ is authoritative.

Protecting your privacy is very important to us and a matter of course. Legal requirements demand comprehensive transparency about the processing of personal data. Only if the processing is understandable to you as the data subject are you sufficiently informed about the meaning, purpose, and scope of the processing. We therefore inform you below in detail and comprehensively about how we handle your data and about your rights regarding your personal data processed by us when you use our website at https://schooloflife.center/ (hereinafter “Website”). Personal data means all data by which you can be personally identified.

Name and address of the controller

The controller responsible for processing your personal data within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter “GDPR”) and other national data protection laws of the Member States as well as other data protection provisions for our Website is:

Life Ministry gGmbH
represented by its managing directors: Anne and Marc Mettke
Ludwig-Erhard-Straße 18, 20459 Hamburg, Germany
Phone:
Email:

The controller responsible for processing is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

General information on data processing

Type and scope of processing of personal data

We generally collect and process personal data only to the extent permitted by law and, in particular, necessary to provide a functional Website as well as our content and services. Personal data of our users is collected and used only with their consent or if the processing of the data is permitted by other statutory provisions.

Legal bases for processing personal data

Where we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing operations involving personal data, Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis. Where personal data is processed because it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures. Where processing personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR serves as the legal basis. Where vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis.

If processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or of a third party and the interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms of the data subject do not override the first-mentioned interest, Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.

Deletion of data and retention period

The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the data processing no longer applies. Further data processing, in particular storage, may take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws, or other provisions to which the controller is subject.

Disclosure / external links

Personal data is disclosed or made available via the Website by us only in the cases described below. Which personal data is processed by us or, where applicable, disclosed depends on which Website functions you use from us in each individual case.

Please note that links on our Website may take you to other websites that are not operated by us but by third parties. Such links are either clearly marked by us or can be recognized by a change in the address line of your browser. We are not responsible for compliance with data protection provisions or for secure handling of your personal data on these third-party websites.

Data collection when visiting our Website (log files)

Description and scope of data processing

When you access and use our Website purely for informational purposes, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of our Website, where it is stored temporarily in a log file (so-called “server log files”). The following information is collected and stored until automated deletion:

  • IP address of the requesting computer shortened/anonymized by the last octet,
  • date and time of access,
  • name and URL of the retrieved file,
  • website from which access takes place (referrer URL),
  • browser used and, where applicable, the operating system of your computer, and
  • the name of your access provider.

Purpose of data processing

We process the named data for the following purposes:

  • ensuring a smooth connection setup for the Website,
  • ensuring comfortable use of our Website,
  • checking and ensuring system security and stability, and
  • for further administrative purposes.

Your IP address is also collected in particular to detect malware and bots, to review and analyze attacks and unauthorized access attempts retrospectively, and to block IP addresses that cause a high load on our Website by accessing content at an unusually high frequency.

Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes of data collection stated above. In no case do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person. The data is also not disclosed or otherwise used. We do not combine this personal data with other data sources. Disclosure takes place only to the extent necessary for operating our Website with regard to processors pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR, for example storage by our hosting provider. Transfer to a third country or to an international organization is not intended. However, we reserve the right to review the server log files retrospectively if there are specific indications of unlawful or system-incompatible use of our Website.

Duration of processing

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of collecting data to provide the Website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.

In the case of storing data in log files, this is usually after sixty days. Storage beyond this period is possible. In this case, users’ IP addresses are deleted or altered so that assignment to the accessing client is no longer possible.

Possibility of objection and removal

The collection of data for providing the Website and the storage of the data in log files is absolutely necessary for operating the Website (see Art. 21(1) GDPR). Consequently, the user has no possibility to object. Visiting our Website is not possible without the data processing described above.

Cookies on the Website

Description and scope of data processing

To make visiting our Website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on the various subpages of our Website. These are small text files that are stored on your device and have various functions. Cookies do not cause damage to your device and do not contain viruses, trojans, or other malware. Information is stored in the cookie that arises in connection with the specific device used. However, this does not mean that we thereby gain direct knowledge of your identity. Some of the cookies we use are deleted again after the browser session ends, meaning after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us or our partner companies (so-called third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (so-called persistent cookies). If cookies are set, they collect and process certain user information such as browser and location data as well as IP address values to an individual extent. Persistent cookies are deleted automatically after a certain period, which can differ depending on the cookie. There are also cookies that serve to evaluate user behavior or display advertising (so-called analytics or marketing cookies).

We use technically necessary cookies as well as analytics and marketing cookies on our Website. These are visible through our cookie consent tool.

Purpose of data processing

The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to ensure the functionality and services of the Website and to make the use of websites easier for users, thereby ensuring user friendliness. Some functions of our Website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these functions, it is necessary that the browser can also be recognized after a page change.

Marketing and analytics cookies serve to collect statistical data on Website usage and to analyze it for the purpose of improving the offer, thereby evaluating user behavior or displaying advertising.

Legal basis for data processing

With regard to functional or technically necessary cookies, the legal basis is our legitimate interest in the factors stated above pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of our services.

Marketing and analytics cookies are set by us only if we have previously obtained your consent. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.

Duration of processing

Cookies are stored on your device and transmitted from it to our Website. As a user, you therefore also have full control over the use of cookies. Our cookies are stored until they are deleted in your browser or, if they are session cookies, until the session has expired. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also happen automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our Website, not all functions of the Website may be fully usable. You can find information about this option for the most commonly used browsers via the following links:

Cookie consent tool

This Website uses a cookie consent tool to enable privacy-compliant use of certain cookies, scripts, or embedded content. In particular, various technologies can be integrated through the cookie consent tool and managed on the basis of a legitimate interest or consent.

The cookie consent tool stores a cookie in your browser in order to assign the consents you have granted or their withdrawal to you. The data collected in this way is stored until you request deletion from us, delete the corresponding cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

The cookie consent tool is used to obtain the legally required consents for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR. A distinction is made between functional cookies and cookies for creating statistics. You can change the cookie settings at any time by clicking “Cookie settings” at the bottom of our Website.

Data processing when using individual services through our Website

Services are available through our Website through which we collect personal data from you if you decide to use them.

Contacting us

Description and scope of data processing

It is possible to contact us via the email address provided. In this case, the personal data transmitted with the email or message and provided by you (name, email address, your IP address, and date and time of the contact request) is stored. In this context, the data is not disclosed to third parties. The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation.

Purpose of data processing

The personal data is processed exclusively for the purpose of handling the contact request, in particular answering your question. This is also the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.

Legal basis of data processing

The legal basis for processing the data transmitted in the course of sending an email is Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. If the email contact aims at concluding a contract or such a contract is concluded, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

Duration of processing

The personal data is processed for as long as necessary to answer your inquiry. The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. This is the case here when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is ended when the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.

If your inquiry later leads to the conclusion of a contract, processing takes place for as long as necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures or to perform the contract. If no contract is concluded, the personal data is routinely deleted, generally no later than every three months. Providing your personal data in connection with contacting us is voluntary; however, contacting us is not possible without providing it.

Possibility of objection and removal

If you contact us, you may object to the storage of your personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.

The objection can be made, for example, by email or by letter to the addresses named. All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case.

Social media

Facebook/Instagram

We also use the social networks “Facebook” and/or “Instagram” in the context of our official Facebook and/or Instagram page and, in this context, make use of the related services of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Meta”), with its parent company Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, 94025 Menlo Park, USA.

We operate an organizational account on Facebook and/or Instagram and process personal data through it in joint controllership with Meta.

We process users’ personal data to protect our legitimate interests in a contemporary opportunity for information and interaction with users pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

If you visit our official Facebook or Instagram page, such a visit also triggers processing of your personal data by Meta. Meta may use the information to provide us as the operator of an account with statistical information, such as gender and age distribution regarding use of the respective page. In addition, Meta may show you further information or advertisements on Facebook according to your preferences.

In this case, we are jointly responsible with Meta for the data processing operations within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR. We have therefore concluded a joint controllership agreement with Meta pursuant to Art. 26(1) GDPR, the so-called Page Insights Controller Addendum. For use of the official Facebook or Instagram account, we have chosen the most privacy-friendly settings possible and concluded a joint controllership agreement with Meta pursuant to Art. 26(1) GDPR. Since the data collected about you is processed by Meta and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union, the above agreement (Page Insights Controller Addendum) contains the EU standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46(2) lit. c GDPR. In addition, Meta is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (Art. 45 GDPR).

The data subject rights under the GDPR can therefore generally be asserted by the user both against us and against Meta. Please note that, despite joint controllership under Art. 26 GDPR with the operators of social networks, we do not have full influence over the data processing of the individual social networks. The corporate policy of the respective provider has a decisive influence on our options. If data subject rights are asserted, we could only forward these requests to the operator of the social network.

Further information about the purpose, scope, and further processing and use of data by Meta, as well as your related rights and options for protecting your privacy, can be found in the privacy notices at: https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php and at https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

YouTube

We have integrated components from YouTube on our Website. The provider is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (“YouTube”). YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA (“Google”).

YouTube is an internet video portal that enables video publishers to upload video clips free of charge and enables other users to view, rate, and comment on them, also free of charge. YouTube permits publication of all types of videos, which means that complete films and television programs, music videos, trailers, or videos made by users themselves can be accessed via the internet portal.

YouTube has its registered office partly outside the EU or the EEA, so an adequate level of data protection under the GDPR may not exist. The browser plug-ins or YouTube components and links are therefore clearly marked on our Website. To ensure data protection on our Website, we use such YouTube components only if you have given your consent through the cookie consent tool or together with the so-called “two-click” solution. This application prevents the plug-ins integrated on our Website from transmitting data to YouTube when the Website is first entered. Only when you have given your explicit consent using the opt-in function or activate the respective plug-in/button by clicking the associated button (implied consent) is a direct connection to YouTube’s server established. As soon as you activate the plug-in, YouTube receives the information that you have visited our Website with your IP address. If you are logged into your YouTube account at the same time, YouTube can assign your visit to our Website to your user account. Activating the plug-in constitutes implied consent within the meaning of Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. Both explicit and implied consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.

In this context, we have concluded a data processing agreement with YouTube/Google within the meaning of Art. 28 GDPR. Since the data collected about you is processed by YouTube/Google and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union, the data processing agreement contains the EU standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46(2) lit. c GDPR. In addition, Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (Art. 45 GDPR).

The privacy policy published by YouTube, available at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

Google Maps

We also use services of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”) on our Website to make it easier for you to find our organization and other places specified on our Website. Responsibility for the privacy-compliant operation of this service is ensured by Google. We integrate these services exclusively by linking, so that you as a visitor to our Website have the best possible control over your personal data.

The link to Google services is clearly marked on our Website. To ensure data protection on our Website, we use such plug-ins only together with the so-called “two-click” solution. This application prevents the plug-ins integrated on our Website from transmitting data to the respective provider when the page is first entered. Only when you activate the respective plug-in by clicking the associated button is a direct connection to the provider’s server established (consent). As soon as you activate the plug-in, the respective provider receives the information that you have visited our page with your IP address. At the same time, Google may place cookies on your device, unless you have prohibited the use of cookies in your browser, or read cookies. Location data may also be collected if you allow this in your browser. Activating the plug-in constitutes consent within the meaning of Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future.

In this context, we have concluded a data processing agreement with Google within the meaning of Art. 28 GDPR and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities. Since the data collected about you is processed by Google and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union, the data processing agreement contains the EU standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46(2) lit. c GDPR. In addition, Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (Art. 45 GDPR).

The purpose and scope of data collection by Google as well as the further processing and use of your data there, and your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, can be found in Google’s privacy notices at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Web analytics tools

Google Analytics

For web analytics, we use Google Analytics, Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”), on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. Cookies are used for this purpose, through which information about your use of the online offer is generated. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate the use of our online offer, compile reports on activities within the online offer, and provide us with further services associated with the use of this online offer and internet usage, whereby pseudonymous user profiles may be created from the processed data.

We use Google Analytics only with activated IP anonymization. This means that your IP address is shortened by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address transmitted by your browser is not combined with other Google data.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google within the meaning of Art. 28 GDPR and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics. Since the data collected about you is processed by Google and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union, the data processing agreement contains the EU standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46(2) lit. c GDPR. In addition, Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (Art. 45 GDPR).

You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly; you can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the online offer, as well as Google’s processing of this data, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Further information about Google’s use of data for advertising purposes, setting options, and objection options can be found on Google’s websites: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners/ (“How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps”), http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads (“Advertising”), http://www.google.de/settings/ads (“Manage information Google uses to show you ads”), and http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/ (“Determine which ads Google shows you”).

Google Tag Manager

We also use Google Tag Manager on our Website. This service allows websites to be managed through an interface. Google Tag Manager only implements tags. This means: no cookies are used and no personal data is collected. Google Tag Manager triggers other tags that may in turn collect data. However, Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If deactivation has been carried out at domain or cookie level, it remains in place for all tracking tags, provided they are implemented with Google Tag Manager.

Transfer of data

Your personal data is not transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We disclose your personal data to third parties only if:

  • you have given your explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
  • the disclosure is necessary pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR for asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in your data not being disclosed,
  • there is a legal obligation for disclosure pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR,
  • this is legally permissible and necessary pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR for processing contractual relationships with you, or
  • the data is disclosed to a service provider acting on our behalf and exclusively according to our instructions, whom we have carefully selected (Art. 28(1) GDPR), and with whom we have concluded a corresponding data processing agreement (Art. 28(3) GDPR) that obligates our contractor, among other things, to implement appropriate security measures and grants us comprehensive control rights.

Data subject rights and right to lodge a complaint

As a data subject whose personal data is processed, you have the following rights:

Right of access

Pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, you have the right to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you may request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, where applicable, meaningful information about its details.

Right to rectification

Pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to request without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data stored by us or the completion of such data.

Right to erasure

Pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims.

Right to restriction of processing

Pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data if you contest the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful but you oppose its erasure, we no longer need the data but you need it for asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims, or you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR.

Right to data portability

Pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another controller.

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority

Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you may contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace, or of our registered office.

To assert your data subject rights, with the exception of the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority, an email to is sufficient.

Right to withdraw consent when processing is based on consent

If your personal data is processed on the basis of consent pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time without giving reasons. This means that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent for the future. However, withdrawal of your consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of consent before withdrawal.

If you wish to exercise your right of withdrawal, an email to is sufficient.

Right to object when processing is based on a legitimate interest

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR to object to the processing of your personal data, provided that there are reasons arising from your particular situation. If your objection is directed against direct advertising, you have a general right to object; no reason is required in this case.

If you wish to exercise your right to object, an email to is sufficient.

Data security

We use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties. We continuously adapt our security measures in line with technological development.

The measures include, in particular, safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data as well as access concerning it, input, disclosure, safeguarding availability, and separation. In addition, we have established procedures that ensure the exercise of data subject rights, deletion of data, and response to data threats. Furthermore, we take the protection of personal data into account already during the development or selection of hardware, software, and procedures, in accordance with the principle of data protection by design and by privacy-friendly default settings.

However, we point out that data transmission on the internet (for example, communication by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Current status and amendment of this privacy policy

This privacy policy is dated June 2026. Due to the further development of our Website and offers, or due to changed statutory or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can be accessed and printed by you on our Website at any time.

Status: June 2026