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Last updated: January 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how SleepingWheel ("we", "our", or "us") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit sleepingwheel.com (the "Website"). We are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable national data protection laws.
The data controller responsible for this website is identified in the Contact & Impressum page. For any privacy-related inquiries, please use the contact details provided there.
Server Log Data: When you visit our Website, our web server automatically records standard access logs, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and date/time of access. This data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in operating and securing the Website. Log files are retained for a maximum of 14 days and then deleted.
Contact Form Data: If you contact us via the contact form, we collect your name (optional), email address, and message content. This data is processed for the purpose of responding to your inquiry (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR — performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures, or Art. 6(1)(f) — legitimate interest). Data submitted via contact forms is retained for as long as necessary to handle your request, and deleted within 12 months thereafter unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Cookies and Analytics: We currently use no advertising cookies. If we introduce analytics tools (such as Google Analytics or a privacy-preserving alternative), we will update this policy accordingly and, where required under GDPR, seek your consent prior to any non-essential cookie placement.
Some pages on this Website reference YouTube videos (currently: breathwork.html and meditation.html). YouTube is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
We use a two-click solution to protect your privacy: YouTube videos are not loaded automatically when you visit a page. A placeholder is displayed instead. The YouTube player — and any associated data transfer to Google — only activates when you explicitly click "Load & Play Video". No connection to YouTube's servers is established before that click.
Once you click to load a video, YouTube may set the following cookies and access local storage on your device: VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE (YouTube viewer preferences, up to 6 months), YSC (session identifier for YouTube), IDE (Google DoubleClick advertising cookie, up to 13 months), as well as local storage entries including yt-remote-device-id and ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY. These may be used by Google to build advertising profiles.
The legal basis for this processing — which occurs only after your active click — is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can prevent this processing entirely by not clicking the load button. Videos are also directly accessible at youtube.com without any data transfer to our site.
For YouTube's full privacy policy, see policies.google.com/privacy. Google LLC participates in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework; data transfers to the USA are covered accordingly.
Our Website links to external resources including WebMD and scientific journals. These links are provided for informational purposes. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of linked external sites.
If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details on the Contact page.
We use industry-standard security measures to protect data transmitted to and stored by our Website, including HTTPS encryption. No transmission over the internet is completely secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security but take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data.
This Website is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
For privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights, please use the contact details on our Contact & Impressum page.