Privacy Policy

Hollywood Rankings is committed to protecting visitors' privacy and processing personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws. This Privacy Policy explains what data may be processed when you use this website.

Controller

Name:
Ronald Bartmus

Address:
Ronald Bartmus
c/o Block Services
Stuttgarter Str. 106
70736 Fellbach
Germany

Email: [email protected]

Hosting

This website is hosted by Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany. Technical data may be processed by the hosting provider to ensure the secure and reliable operation of the website.

Server Log Files

The hosting provider automatically processes technical server log data that your browser transmits when accessing the website.

This may include:

  • IP address
  • Date and time
  • Requested URL
  • Browser type
  • Browser version
  • Operating system
  • Referrer URL (if available)

These data are processed only for security, troubleshooting and reliable operation of the website. The legal basis is the website operator's legitimate interest in maintaining a secure and stable website.

Contact

If you contact us by email, the information you provide will be used solely to respond to your inquiry.

The data will not be shared with third parties unless required by law.

Community Vote

The Community Vote feature stores a randomly generated browser identifier (UUID) on your device using technically necessary browser storage (such as a cookie or local storage).

This identifier is used solely to prevent multiple votes in the same comparison. It cannot be used to identify an individual visitor.

If IP-based rate limiting is used, IP addresses are processed only temporarily for fraud prevention and are not used for marketing or profiling.

The identifier is stored solely for preventing duplicate votes and is never combined with analytics or advertising data.

Cookies and Local Storage

Hollywood Rankings uses technically necessary cookies and/or browser storage required for website functionality and consent management.

This may include remembering Community Vote participation, storing cookie consent choices or maintaining secure website functionality.

Depending on browser capabilities, this information may be stored using cookies or local browser storage.

Consent Management

Hollywood Rankings uses a custom cookie consent banner with Google Consent Mode v2. Consent choices are stored locally in the visitor's browser and can be changed at any time by reopening Cookie Settings in the footer.

Third-Party Services

This website uses selected third-party services where necessary to measure website usage. Where required, these services are activated only after the visitor has granted the corresponding consent through the cookie consent banner.

Google Analytics is used to measure website usage and is activated only after the visitor has granted analytics consent.

No third-party advertising service is currently active on Hollywood Rankings. If advertising services are introduced in the future, the consent information will be updated where required.

Visitors can withdraw or change their consent at any time by reopening Cookie Settings in the website footer.

Legal Basis for Processing

Personal data are processed either on the basis of your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), to comply with legal obligations, or on the basis of our legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR), depending on the respective processing activity.

Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access
  • Right to rectification
  • Right to erasure
  • Right to restriction of processing
  • Right to object
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

International Visitors

Hollywood Rankings is operated from Germany. If you access this website from outside Germany, your personal data will be processed in accordance with applicable European data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), where applicable.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect legal requirements, technical changes or new website features.

Last updated: 11 August 2026