Gilad Abiri

Legal Notice & Privacy Policy

1. Information pursuant to § 5 TMG / Art. 13–14 GDPR

Gilad Abiri
Associate Professor of Law
Peking University School of Transnational Law
Peking University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Email: gilad@abiri.net
Website: abiri.net

This is a personal academic website. Gilad Abiri is responsible for its content within the meaning of § 18(2) MStV and is the controller of personal data within the meaning of Art. 4(7) GDPR.

2. Scope and purpose of this policy

This privacy policy explains what personal data, if any, is collected when you visit this website and how it is processed. The website is operated exclusively for informational and academic purposes. It does not sell products or services and does not process personal data for commercial purposes.

3. Hosting

This website is hosted by towfigh.law. The hosting provider automatically processes technical data transmitted by your browser (so-called server log files), including:

This processing is technically necessary to deliver the website content to your device and to ensure stability and security.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in the secure and efficient provision of this website). Server log files are deleted automatically after 14 days unless retention is required for security investigations.

4. No cookies, tracking, or analytics

This website does not use:

No user behavior on this website is analyzed, profiled, or stored beyond the server log files described above. No consent banner is required because no consent-dependent processing takes place.

5. Self-hosted fonts

This website uses web fonts that are hosted locally on the same server. No connection to external font providers (such as Google Fonts) is established when you visit this website. No data is transmitted to third parties for the purpose of font delivery.

6. Contact by email

If you contact the controller via email, the personal data you provide (name, email address, content of your message) will be processed solely to respond to your inquiry.

Such data will not be disclosed to third parties without your consent unless disclosure is required by law. Correspondence is deleted once your inquiry has been resolved, unless statutory retention obligations apply.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to inquiries); where applicable, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual communication).

7. Links to external websites

This website contains links to external websites (e.g., journal publishers, SSRN, arXiv). The controller has no influence over the content or data-processing practices of those sites. Please consult the respective privacy policies of any external website you visit.

8. Data retention

Personal data is stored only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. Server log files are retained for up to 14 days. Email correspondence is retained for as long as necessary to handle the inquiry and is deleted thereafter, unless statutory retention obligations require longer storage.

9. Your rights under the GDPR

As a data subject, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

To exercise any of these rights, please contact: gilad@abiri.net.

10. Right to lodge a complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data-protection supervisory authority, in particular in the EU Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement (Art. 77 GDPR).

11. Data security

This website uses SSL/TLS encryption (HTTPS) to protect data transmitted between your browser and the server. While reasonable technical measures are in place, absolute security of data transmission over the Internet cannot be guaranteed.

12. Changes to this policy

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements or the functionality of this website. The current version is always available at this page. Last updated: April 2026.

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