Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies to the collection and use of personal data via the website of Carsten Dohnke / Tao & Qigong - The Art of Living, accessible at www.taoandqigong-artofliving.com.

We care about your privacy and ensure that your data is handled securely and in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Who we are

Carsten Dohnke

Tao & Qigong - The Art of Living
Neuer Krug 76
21502 Geesthacht

info(at)carstendohnke.com

2. What personal data we collect

When you sign up for our newsletter or receive our free video/giveaway, we collect:

  • Your first & last Name

  • Email address

3. Why we collect your data

We use your data for the following purposes:

  • To send you free video, links to webinar, didactics,…

  • To send emails with inspiration, updates, insights or occasional offers related to Qigong or similar topics

4. Legal basis

We process your data based on:

  • Consent – you give explicit permission by signing up and accepting this privacy policy

5. How long we store your data

Your data is stored as long as you are subscribed to our emails. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link at the bottom of each email. Once unsubscribed, your data will be deleted or anonymized.

6. Do we share your data?

No. We never sell or share your personal data with third parties for commercial purposes.

We do work with trusted third-party tools to process your data securely, such as:

  • Our email marketing service (Mailchimp, Cleverreach)

  • Our website hosting and form processor

All third parties are GDPR-compliant and bound by data processing agreements.

7. Your rights

You have the right to:

  • Access your personal data

  • Correct or delete your data

  • Withdraw your consent at any time

  • File a complaint with your national data protection authority

To exercise any of these rights, contact us via [your email address].

8. Cookies

This website uses only necessary technical and functional cookies to ensure it works properly. If analytical cookies are used, they are fully anonymized.

This website partly use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our service more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and stored by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies". They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies, allowing cookies only in individual or certain cases, or generally exclude or automatically delete cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

9. Contact

Do you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we use your data?

Please contact us at:
📧 info(at)carstendohnke.com

Final note

This privacy policy was last updated on 1 Juni 2025. We reserve the right to update this policy, and will notify you of any significant changes by email.

This Privacy Policy is entered into by and between Art of Living - Tao & Qigong on behalf of itself and its affiliates, group companies, related entities, and licensors.

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

The use of our website is usually possible without providing personal data. When personal data on our website (for example name, address or E-Mail addresses) are granted, this always happens, on a voluntary basis, as far as possible. These data will not be passed to third parties without your explicit consent.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (for example, when communicating by e-mail) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

Browser type and browser version

used operating system

Referrer URL

Host name of the accessing computer

Time of the server request

These data can not be assigned to specific persons. There is no merge of this data with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively, if we become aware of specific indications for illegal use.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored in order to process the request and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this information without your consent.