Benjamin FarmerSettleWellSettle well in Germany

Privacy policy

English convenience translation — the German version is legally binding.

1. Controller

SettleWell – Benjamin Marcel Farmer
Kastellgasse 5, 83358 Seebruck, Germany
Email: kontakt@settlewell.de · Phone: 0179 6685669

2. Visiting this website

When you visit this website, the web server automatically records technical data: IP address, date and time of the request, browser type and version, and operating system. This data serves technical stability and security (legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) and is normally deleted after 14 days. It is not combined with other data sources.

3. Contacting us

If you contact me by phone, email, WhatsApp or via the contact page, I process the data you provide (e.g. name, contact details, your request) exclusively to handle your enquiry. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (b) and (f) GDPR. Enquiries that do not lead to a cooperation are normally deleted after 6 months.

4. SSL/TLS encryption

This website uses SSL/TLS encryption to protect the transmission of confidential content.

5. Hosting

This website is hosted by 1blu GmbH, Riedemannweg 60, 13627 Berlin, Germany. 1blu processes data as a processor within the meaning of Art. 28 GDPR; the servers are located in Germany. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

6. Online appointment booking (optional, Google Calendar)

Where online booking is offered, I use the appointment-schedule feature of Google Calendar (Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). If you book an appointment, the data you enter is processed to carry out the appointment. Data may be transferred to the USA (basis: EU-US Data Privacy Framework or standard contractual clauses). Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Alternatively, you can always reach me directly by phone or email.

7. Forms: "Local partner", "Room handover" and talent sign-up

If you register as a local partner (/en/local-partners, /de/partner-werden), you submit your name, city, phone/WhatsApp number, optionally an email address, languages, and what you can help with. If you report a room becoming free (/en/room-handover, /de/zimmer-uebergeben), you submit your name, city, a contact channel and details about the flat and timing. I use this data exclusively to contact you about housing and arrival requests in your city.

If you sign up as an international professional (e.g. after one of the free checks), your name, email address and the profile details you provide (profession, country, German level, self-assessment) are transferred to the SettleWell member portal, where your registration is only completed after you confirm it via the link in the confirmation email (double opt-in).

Legal basis for all three forms is your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). The time and exact wording of your consent are stored as the legally required proof. The data is stored exclusively on this website's server in Germany, is not passed on to third parties and is not used for advertising. You can withdraw your consent at any time, without giving reasons, by sending a message to kontakt@settlewell.de; your entry will then be deleted. Without withdrawal, I delete entries after two years without contact.

8. Legal bases

  • Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR – consent
  • Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR – pre-contractual measures / performance of contract
  • Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR – legitimate interest in secure, stable operation

9. Your rights

You have the right at any time to:

  • access (Art. 15 GDPR)
  • rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
  • erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
  • restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
  • data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
  • object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority: Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA), Promenade 18, 91522 Ansbach, Germany · www.lda.bayern.de

10. Cookies

This website uses only technically necessary cookies and local storage. No analytics or tracking services are used to build user profiles.

Last updated: August 2026