Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 12, 2026

1. Who is responsible for your data?

This website is operated by:

Melanie Richter
mellari.design
Johannes- Brahms Str. 13; 24768 Rendsburg, Germany
Email: info@mellari.design

For questions about this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, please use the contact details above.

2. Website hosting and technical data

This website is created and hosted using Framer, a service provided by Framer B.V., based in the Netherlands.

When you visit mellari.design, technical information such as your IP address, browser information, requested pages and access times may be processed to deliver the website and ensure its security.

The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), reflecting my legitimate interest in operating a reliable and secure website.

Framer also provides built-in website analytics. According to Framer, these statistics do not use tracking cookies or persistent visitor identifiers. They help me understand general website traffic, such as page views and visitor countries.

Further information: Framer Privacy Statement.

3. Contact and enquiries

If you contact me through the contact options provided on this website, I process the information you share, such as your name, email address and message, to respond to your enquiry.

For enquiries relating to a potential commission, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, concerning steps taken before entering into a contract. For other enquiries, processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Your information is retained only for as long as necessary to handle your enquiry, unless statutory retention requirements apply.

4. Interactive experiences powered by Rive

mellari.design features interactive demonstrations created with Rive, including the Cookie Decorator.

These experiences are embedded using a service provided by Rive Inc. When a page containing a Rive embed is loaded, your browser connects to Rive's servers. Technical data, such as your IP address, browser information and request details, may be transmitted to Rive.

The purpose of this integration is to demonstrate my interactive design work and allow visitors to experience it directly.

The legal basis for processing necessary to present this content is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, reflecting my legitimate interest in showcasing my work. Where additional cookies or comparable technologies require consent, the applicable legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR together with Section 25(1) TDDDG.

Rive is based in the United States. Personal data may therefore be processed outside the European Economic Area. Rive states that it uses the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses as safeguards for international data transfers.

Further information: Rive Privacy Policy.

5. Cookies and similar technologies

Framer's built-in analytics do not require tracking cookies.

Third-party embedded content, including Rive, may use cookies or comparable browser technologies. Where these are not strictly necessary and require consent, they must not be activated before that consent is obtained.

6. External links

This website may contain links to external platforms, including LinkedIn and Instagram.

When you follow these links, you leave mellari.design. The respective platform's privacy policy applies to the processing of your data on its website.

7. Data retention

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy or as required by applicable law.

Retention periods for technical data processed by external service providers are governed by their respective policies and applicable contractual arrangements.

8. Your rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right, subject to applicable legal conditions, to:

• Request access to your personal data.

• Request correction or deletion of your data.

• Request restriction of processing.

• Object to processing based on legitimate interests.

• Request data portability where applicable.

• Withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of earlier processing.

  
  

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.

The supervisory authority in Schleswig-Holstein is:

Unabhängiges Landeszentrum für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein (ULD)
www.datenschutzzentrum.de

9. Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated when the website's features, services or data processing practices change. The latest version will always be available on this page.