Privacy Policy

Datenschutzerklärung according to Art. 13 GDPR

1. Controller (Verantwortlicher)

The controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR / DSGVO) is:

2. Server Log Files

When you visit this website, the hosting provider's web server automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files. The following data is recorded:

• IP address of the requesting device
• Date and time of the request
• The page or resource requested
• Referrer URL (the page from which you arrived)
• Browser type and version (User-Agent)

Purpose (Zweck): Ensuring server security, technical stability, and analysis of operational errors.

Legal basis (Rechtsgrundlage): Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, legitimate interest (berechtigtes Interesse) in the secure and stable operation of the website.

Storage period (Speicherdauer): Server log entries are retained for a maximum of 14 days and automatically deleted thereafter. They are not merged with other data sources and are not used for profiling.

3. Hosting: netcup GmbH

This website is hosted by netcup GmbH, Daimlerstraße 25, 76185 Karlsruhe, Germany. netcup processes the data described in section 2 on our behalf as a processor (Auftragsverarbeiter) within the meaning of Art. 28 GDPR. A data processing agreement (Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag) has been concluded with netcup as required by Art. 28 GDPR.

All processing takes place exclusively on servers located within the European Union. No data is transferred to third countries.

netcup's privacy policy: https://www.netcup.com/de/kontakt/datenschutzerklaerung

4. Cookies and Local Storage

This website does not set any tracking, advertising, or analytics cookies. No first-party or third-party cookies requiring consent under § 25 TDDDG are loaded.

Local storage (localStorage): The interactive X4 universe map provides an optional "mark as found" checklist for derelict ships. When you actively tick a ship, your selection is saved under the key vv_x4_found in your browser's local storage. This information remains exclusively on your device, is never transmitted to this website's server or to any third party, contains no personal data (only internal ship identifiers), and serves solely to remember your own progress between visits. You can delete it at any time using the "Reset" button on the map or by clearing your browser's site data. As this storage is strictly necessary to provide the checklist function you have explicitly requested, it is exempt from the consent requirement pursuant to § 25 (2) no. 2 TDDDG.

Accordingly, no cookie consent banner is required, as no consent-requiring technologies are used.

5. External Links and Embedded Resources from Google Services

This website links to and loads selected external resources from Google services for the purpose of promoting the Veantur YouTube channel. Specifically:

• YouTube video thumbnails are loaded directly from Google's content delivery network (i.ytimg.com) at the moment the page loads, so that the preview images reflect the current state of each video on the Veantur channel.
• Hyperlinks to individual YouTube videos and to the Veantur YouTube channel (youtube.com/@Veantur) are present as standard href links and are only activated when you click them.
• Embedded video player (click-to-play): The featured video on the homepage is not loaded when the page opens. Only when you actively click the video preview does this website load the YouTube player, and it does so through the privacy-enhanced domain youtube-nocookie.com. No connection to YouTube / Google is established for the player before your click, and in this mode YouTube does not store cookies for personalised advertising unless and until you start playback.

What is transmitted to Google when you load this page: When your browser requests a thumbnail image from i.ytimg.com, the following data is automatically sent to Google Ireland Ltd. (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) and may be forwarded to Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA): your IP address, the requested image URL, your User-Agent (browser and operating system), and the referring page (veanturverse.com). No cookies are set by Google in this process unless you have visited a Google service previously and Google has set cookies in your browser independently.

Legal basis (Rechtsgrundlage): Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, legitimate interest in providing accurate, up-to-date video previews for the promotional purpose of this referral page. The page would not fulfil its function as a video-driven recruit funnel without showing what the linked videos are about.

Third-country transfer: Data may be transferred to the USA. Google is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), which the European Commission has recognised as providing an adequate level of data protection (Adequacy Decision of 10 July 2023). Additionally, Google relies on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses pursuant to Art. 46 (2) (c) GDPR.

Your right to object: You may object to this processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR by using browser settings or extensions that block requests to i.ytimg.com. The page will then display generic placeholders instead of the thumbnails.

After you click a YouTube link you leave veanturverse.com entirely. From that point on, exclusively the privacy policy of YouTube / Google applies: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

6. External Link: Roberts Space Industries

This website contains a hyperlink to the official Star Citizen recruit registration operated by Roberts Space Industries / Cloud Imperium Games. This link is a plain href only. No iframes, embeds, pixels, preloads, or background requests are issued to Roberts Space Industries from this website. No personal data is transmitted to Roberts Space Industries before you actively click the referral link.

Once you follow the link you leave veanturverse.com and the privacy policy of Roberts Space Industries applies exclusively: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/legal/privacy-policy.

7. External Link: Ko-fi

This website contains a "Buy me a coffee" link to the operator's page on Ko-fi (ko-fi.com), operated by Ko-fi Labs Limited. This link is a plain href only. No script, widget, iframe or other content from Ko-fi is loaded on this website. No data is sent to Ko-fi when you visit this website.

Only if you click the link and open ko-fi.com do you leave veanturverse.com. From that point on, the privacy policy of Ko-fi applies: https://more.ko-fi.com/privacy.

8. Star Citizen Referral Program

This website contains a referral link to the official Star Citizen recruit program (referral code: STAR-MQHJ-SQYT).

If a visitor creates a Star Citizen account using this referral link, the new recruit receives a one-time bonus of 50,000 UEC (in-game currency). The operator of this website may, in return, receive a corresponding referral reward from the program operator (e.g. UEC or recruit ranks).

This referral relationship is disclosed transparently: the website is clearly identified as a recruit funnel for the Star Citizen referral program. No commission is paid in cash, and no personal data of the recruit is shared with the operator of this website by the program operator beyond what is publicly visible on the recruit's Star Citizen profile.

9. Your Rights as a Data Subject (Betroffenenrechte)

Under the GDPR you have the following rights with regard to your personal data processed by the controller named above:

• Right of access, Art. 15 GDPR (Auskunftsrecht)
• Right to rectification, Art. 16 GDPR (Recht auf Berichtigung)
• Right to erasure, Art. 17 GDPR (Recht auf Löschung / „Recht auf Vergessenwerden")
• Right to restriction of processing, Art. 18 GDPR (Recht auf Einschränkung der Verarbeitung)
• Right to data portability, Art. 20 GDPR (Recht auf Datenübertragbarkeit)
• Right to object, Art. 21 GDPR (Widerspruchsrecht)
• Right to withdraw consent, Art. 7 (3) GDPR (Recht auf Widerruf der Einwilligung), where applicable

To exercise any of these rights, please contact the controller using the email address listed in section 1.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, Art. 77 GDPR (Beschwerderecht bei einer Aufsichtsbehörde): You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The competent authority for the controller is:

10. Changes to this Privacy Policy

This privacy policy will be updated when the legal situation or the technical infrastructure of this website changes. The current version always applies as published on this page.

// Last updated: September 30, 2026