Disclaimer, Privacy Policy & Cookie Policy

This website is owned and run by Theresa Schlage, whose contact details are listed below.

Theresa Schlage
E-Mail: [email protected]

Theresa is currently based in Asia but as she is living a location independent lifestyle she does not have a permanent address.

1. Content

The contents of these pages have been created with the utmost care. However, the contents’ accuracy, completeness or topicality cannot be guaranteed. The author reserves the right not to be responsible for the topicality, correctness, completeness or quality of the information provided. Liability claims regarding damage caused by the use of any information provided, including any kind of information which is incomplete or incorrect will therefore be rejected. In this context, please note that I am accordingly not obliged to monitor merely the transmitted or saved information of third parties, or investigate circumstances pointing to illegal activity.
All offers are not-binding and without obligation. Parts of the pages or the complete publication including all offers and information might be extended, changed or partly or completely deleted by the author without separate announcement.

2. Referrals and links

The author is not responsible for any contents linked or referred to from his pages – unless she has full knowledge of illegal contents and would be able to prevent the visitors of his site from viewing those pages.  No violations were evident to the author at the time of linking. If any damage occurs by the use of information presented there, only the author of the respective pages might be liable, not the one who has linked to these pages. Furthermore the author is not liable for any postings or messages published by users of discussion boards, guestbooks or mailing lists provided on his page.

3. Copyright

The author intended not to use any copyrighted material for the publication or, if not possible, to indicate the copyright of the respective object.
All web pages and their contents are subject to international copyright law. Unless expressly permitted, every form of utilising, reproducing or processing works subject to copyright protection require the prior consent of the respective owner of the rights. Individual reproductions of a work are allowed only for private use, so must not serve either directly or indirectly for earnings. Unauthorised utilisation of copyrighted works is punishable.

4. Additional Privacy Information

GDPR compliance

– I promise that I take data safety seriously and I use your private data only to offer a personalized experience.
– I use Mailchimp for my newsletter, which you can opt out of anytime.
– If you subscribed to my newsletter, you will receive my newsletters. You can always unsubscribe by following the link in the email or by emailing me at [email protected]
– If you gave me your first and last name, it will only be used to personalize the newsletters

Note: core data-processing details, cookie categories, user rights, retention, etc., are in our iubenda-hosted policy. This section adds only what iubenda does not cover.
– We do not use Google Analytics; site analytics are handled via Google Search Console (aggregated data only) under our iubenda policy.
– We engage in the following affiliate programmes (under your consent via our cookie banner):

– For full detail on your rights and how to exercise them, see our iubenda privacy policy or contact [email protected].
– We have never sold, and will never sell, your personal data.

How your information may be used:

To operate and maintain the Website;
To send you newsletters. Each email promotion will provide an easy opt-out button;
To respond to your comments or inquiries;
To track and measure statistics/advertising on the website;
To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
I may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize me to share your information. Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.

Notice concerning the party responsible for this website

 The party responsible for processing data on this website is:

Theresa Schlage
E-Mail: [email protected]

Your Rights

You have the right to: – be informed regarding how your data is collected and used
– have access to the data about you
– ask me to change your data
– ask me to delete your data
– ask me to stop sending you newsletters

“The Way to Coffee” abides by GDPR regulations. If you wish to have your information amended or removed (e.g. comments, email from mailing list) and you’re an EU resident, please contact me at [email protected]. I do not retain secondary copies of commenters/reader contact information without permission. Similarly, once you opt out of the mailing list, your data will be permanently removed.

What Information is Collected

Information You Voluntarily Submit: I may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.

Automatically-Collected Information: I automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access my Website through the services listed in our iubenda privacy policy. Your information has been anonymized and is viewed only in aggregate.

Sensitive Personal Information

If you leave a comment, certain information (your name as you provide it) may be publicly visible, however your email address will not be. At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships.

Protection of Children’s Data

The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact me immediately at [email protected].

5. Legal Validity of this Disclaimer

This disclaimer is to be regarded as part of the internet publication which you were referred from. If sections or individual terms of this statement are not legal or correct, the content or validity of the other parts remain uninfluenced by this fact.

6. Cookie Management

This Website uses a cookie banner and consent solution provided by iubenda to manage your preferences and record consent in compliance with the EU GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive. For detailed information about cookies, how we use them, and how to manage your preferences, please refer to our [iubenda Privacy & Cookie Policy].

7. Commercial Affiliation

The Way to Coffee has financial relationships with a number of companies mentioned on this website, and www.www.thewaytocoffee.com may be compensated if you make a booking or qualified purchase via the links on this website. This type of service allows this website to display advertisements for third-party products or services. Ads can be displayed either as advertising links, images or as banners using various kinds of graphics. Clicks on the icon, links or banner posted on the application are tracked by the third-party services listed below, and are shared with this website. For details of which data are collected, please refer to the privacy policy of each service.

Amazon Affiliation (Amazon)

Amazon Affiliation is a commercial affiliation service provided by Amazon.com Inc. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Personal Data collected: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

Booking Affiliate Partner Programme (Booking) via Stay22.com

Booking Affiliate Partner Programme is a commercial affiliation service provided by Booking.com.
Personal Data collected: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: The Netherlands – Privacy Policy.

8. Website Platform and Contact Method

This website is built on WordPress using various plugins for functionality. To my knowledge, these plugins do not independently collect personal data beyond what is disclosed in this policy and our iubenda Privacy Policy. Our contact button is implemented through Elementor and uses a simple email link (mailto:) that opens your default email program. This means when you click “Contact,” no data is collected or transmitted through our website – the action simply launches your email client with our address pre-filled. Any information you choose to send is transmitted directly through your email provider, not through our website’s servers. Should any WordPress plugin collect data beyond our knowledge, such collection would be subject to that plugin’s own privacy policy, and we encourage users to report any unexpected data collection to us at [email protected].

Disclaimer, Privacy Policy & Cookie Policy updated July 2025.