Last updated: July 2026
potentialism.info is funded and operated by CarDone Digital UG (haftungsbeschränkt), which provides the technical and administrative infrastructure for this website.
The Potentialism Framework is an author-led research initiative developed by Dr.-Ing. Emad Sadeghipour. This Privacy Policy concerns the processing of personal data on this website and does not determine scientific or conceptual authorship of the Potentialism Framework.
This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is processed when visitors use this website. The website can be used without registration.
1. Controller
The controller responsible for this website is:
CarDone Digital UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Altenesser Straße 180
45326 Essen
Germany
Represented by:
Emad Sadeghipour, Managing Director
Email for privacy-related requests:
contact [at] potentialism.info
No data protection officer has been appointed.
2. Hosting and Server Log Files
This website is hosted by STRATO and operated with WordPress.
When this website is accessed, technical data may be processed automatically by the hosting provider. This may include the IP address, date and time of access, requested pages and files, browser and operating system information, referrer URL, and server log files.
This processing is necessary to provide the website, ensure technical stability, detect errors, and protect the website against misuse or attacks. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the secure and reliable operation of this website.
3. Contact by Email
If you contact us by email, the information you provide will be processed in order to respond to your request. This may include your name, email address, message content, and any additional information you voluntarily provide.
The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If the communication relates to pre-contractual or contractual matters, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR may also apply.
4. Contact and Contribution Forms
This website may provide forms for contacting us or submitting questions, feedback, critique, use cases, or contributions related to the Potentialism Framework.
The forms may collect name, email address, and message or contribution content. Form submissions are sent by email and may be reviewed by Dr.-Ing. Emad Sadeghipour in his role as author and research lead of the Potentialism Framework.
Contributions are not published automatically. Publication of personal data will only take place if permission has been given or if the content is published in anonymised form.
The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the processing of inquiries, feedback, critique, and contributions related to the Potentialism Framework. If explicit consent is given for publication, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
5. Google Site Kit
This website uses the WordPress plugin Site Kit by Google. The following Google services are currently connected:
- Google Search Console
- Google PageSpeed Insights
Google Search Console is used to monitor the visibility and technical status of the website in Google Search. Google PageSpeed Insights is used to analyse and improve website performance.
These services are used for technical monitoring, optimisation, and search visibility. They are not used on this website for advertising or behavioural tracking.
The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the technical optimisation and reliable operation of the website.
Provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
6. Google Analytics and Advertising
Google Analytics and Google Ads are currently not active on this website.
If analytics, advertising, or comparable tracking technologies are used in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated. Where legally required, such services will only be activated after prior consent.
7. Wordfence Security
This website uses Wordfence Security to protect the website against attacks, unauthorised access, malware, and other security risks.
For this purpose, security-related technical data such as IP addresses, access times, requested URLs, browser information, login attempts, and security events may be processed. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the secure operation of the website and the prevention of misuse and attacks.
8. Yoast SEO
This website uses Yoast SEO for search engine optimisation. Yoast SEO is used for technical and editorial optimisation of website content and is not used for behavioural tracking of visitors.
The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the optimisation and discoverability of the website.
9. Cookies
This website currently does not use analytics, advertising, or marketing cookies.
Technically necessary cookies may be used where required for the operation, security, or administration of the website. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
If consent-based cookies or similar technologies are introduced in the future, visitors will be asked for consent before such technologies are used.
10. External Links
This website contains links to external websites, including Zenodo. When you click an external link, you leave this website. The respective external provider is responsible for data processing on the linked website.
11. No Comments and No Public User Accounts
This website currently does not provide public comment functions or public user accounts.
12. Retention
Personal data is stored only for as long as necessary for the purposes described above, unless legal retention obligations or legitimate interests require longer storage.
13. Rights of Data Subjects
Under the GDPR, you have the right to request access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and to object to certain processing activities. You may also withdraw consent with effect for the future.
To exercise these rights, please contact:
contact [at] potentialism.info
14. Right to Lodge a Complaint
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates data protection law.
The competent supervisory authority in North Rhine-Westphalia is:
State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
North Rhine-Westphalia
Kavalleriestraße 2-4
40213 Düsseldorf
Germany
15. Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated if the website, services used, or legal requirements change.