1. Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website (fun-facts.net) is:

Burkhard Rosemann
D-24636 Neumuenster
Email: byburk (at) icloud.com

2. General Information

fun-facts.net is a simple website built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

The site offers optional AI features that use the free Hugging Face Inference API and Pollinations.ai API.

This policy explains what data is processed locally, what is transmitted to these AI providers, and how it is handled.

The website does not use analytics tools, advertising trackers, social media plugins, or external services other than Hugging Face and Pollinations.ai.

3. Hosting

The website is hosted on servers located in Germany.

Your hosting provider may process minimal technical data as part of operating the service, under GDPR Article 28.

4. Server Log Files

When visiting fun-facts.net, the hosting provider automatically collects log data. This includes:

• IP address
• Date and time of access
• Requested file or URL
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referrer URL (if provided)
• HTTP status code

These logs are necessary for security and technical stability.

Legal basis: GDPR Article 6(1)(f).

Logs are retained only for a short, host-dependent duration and deleted automatically.

5. Cookies

fun-facts.net uses only essential, functional cookies.

These cookies are required for basic operation or interface behavior.

The site does not use analytics cookies or marketing cookies.

6. Use of AI Inference APIs

The AI feature on fun-facts.net uses the Hugging Face Inference API and Pollinations.ai API.

When you use this feature, the text you enter into the AI input field (or the category selected) is transmitted to these providers so that the model can generate a response.

6.1 Hugging Face Inference API

The primary AI service used is Hugging Face.

Data Sent to Hugging Face

When using the AI feature, the following data is transmitted:

• Your prompt or text input
• Technical request metadata (IP address, timestamps, routing information)

Processing by Hugging Face

The Hugging Face service is operated by:

Hugging Face Inc.
United States
Privacy Policy: https://huggingface.co/privacy

Hugging Face states that:

• It does not use user request payloads to train models.
• It does not store the bodies of requests or responses for the Inference API.
• It retains limited logs (such as IP address and timestamp) for operational and debugging purposes, typically for up to 30 days.
• Data processing occurs on servers located outside of Germany, specifically in the United States or other global locations where Hugging Face operates its inference infrastructure.

6.2 Pollinations.ai API

If the primary service is unavailable, the website may use Pollinations.ai as a fallback.

Data Sent to Pollinations.ai

When using the AI feature via this fallback, the following data is transmitted:

• Your prompt or text input
• Technical request metadata

Processing by Pollinations.ai

The Pollinations.ai service is an open-source project.

Pollinations.ai
Privacy Policy/Terms: https://github.com/pollinations/pollinations/blob/master/TERMS.md

Pollinations.ai is designed to be privacy-friendly and typically does not require account creation for basic usage.

Legal basis for transmitting data to AI providers:
GDPR Article 6(1)(b) (service functionality) and Article 49(1)(a) (explicit user action when submitting prompts).

If you do not use the generate feature, no data is sent to these providers.

7. No Tracking and No User Profiling

fun-facts.net does not use:

• Google Analytics
• Matomo
• Facebook or social media plugins
• Marketing trackers
• Cookies for profiling

No usage profiles are created.

8. Links to External Sites

fun-facts.net may contain links to external websites.

Once users leave the site, the privacy policies of the respective external services apply.

10. Data Security

The website uses SSL/TLS encryption.

This ensures that data sent between your browser and the server cannot be read by third parties.

11. User Rights Under GDPR

Users have the right to:

• Access their personal data (Art. 15)
• Rectify data (Art. 16)
• Erase data (Art. 17)
• Restrict processing (Art. 18)
• Data portability (Art. 20)
• Object to processing (Art. 21)

To exercise these rights, contact the controller via email.

Users have the right to file complaints with their respective data protection authority.

In Germany, this is the authority of the user's federal state.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This policy may be updated when technical or legal changes occur.

The latest version is always available on this page.