Privacy Policy

 As of 30.01.2026

Who we are

The data controller responsible in accordance with the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union and other data protection regulations is:

Aristech GmbH

Galileistr. 1-3

69115 Heidelberg

Germany

+49 6221 43859-0

speech@aristech.de

www.aristech.ai

How to contact the data protection officer

The designated data protection officer is:

DataCo GmbH

Sandstr. 33

80335 München

Germany

+49 89 7400 45840

www.dataguard.de

General information on data processing

On this page, we provide you with information regarding the processing of your personal data on our website.

How we collect and use your personal data will depend on how you interact with us or the services you use. We only collect, use or share your personal data where we have a legitimate purpose and a legal basis for doing so.

What do we mean by ‘legal basis’?

Consent (Art. 6(1) (a) GDPR)– You have given us your consent to process your personal data for the specific purpose we have explained to you. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. For further information on how to withdraw consent, please see the ‘Exercising your rights’ subsections in the subsequent sections of this Privacy Policy.

Contract (Art 6(1) (b) GDPR) – We need to use your data to fulfil a contract you have with us. Alternatively, it’s necessary to use your data because we have asked you to, or you have taken yourself, specific steps before entering that contract.

Legal Obligation (Art 6(1) (c) GDPR) – We need to use you’re your data to comply with the law.

Vital Interests (Art 6(1) (d) GDPR) – Processing your data is necessary to protect your vital interests or of another person. For example, to prevent you from serious physical harm.

Public Task (Art 6(1) (e) GDPR) – Using your data is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest, or because it is covered by a task set out in law, for example, for a statutory function. Legitimate Interests (Art 6(1) (f) GDPR) – Processing your data is necessary to support a legitimate interest we or another party has, only where this is not outweighed by your own interests.

Please note where your data is processed under the performance of a contract or for a legal obligation, if you do not provide the data requested, we may be unable to provide you with our app.

Data sharing and international transfers

As explained throughout this Privacy Policy, we use various service providers to help us deliver our services and keep your data secure. When we use these service providers, it is necessary for us to share your personal data with them.

We have agreements in place with all our service providers that we share your data with that oblige them to protect your data.

Where your personal data is shared outside the EU, we ensure that your personal data is given an equivalent level of protection, either because the jurisdiction to which your data is transferred has an ‘adequate’ data protection standard according to the European Commission, or by using another safeguard such as an enhanced contractual agreement, i.e. Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the European Commission (SCCs).

For example, where we use US service providers, we either rely on SCCs or the EU-US Data Protection Framework, depending on the specific provider. You can request a copy of SCCs we have concluded with our service providers by sending an email to the email address provided in this Privacy Policy.

Your rights

When your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and have the following rights:

1. Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)

You may request the data controller to confirm whether your personal data is processed by them.

If such processing occurs, you can request the following information from the data controller:

  • Purposes of processing
  • Categories of personal data being processed.
  • Recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed.
  • Planned storage period or the criteria for determining this period
  • The existence of the rights of rectification, erasure or restriction or opposition.
  • The existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
  • If applicable, origin of the data (if collected from a third party).
  • If applicable, existence of automated decision-making including profiling with meaningful information about the logic involved, the scope and the effects to be expected.
  • If applicable, transfer of personal data to a third country or international organization.

2. Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)

You have a right to rectification and/or modification of the data, if your processed personal data is incorrect or incomplete. The data controller must correct the data without delay

3. Right to the restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)

You may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under the following conditions:

  • If you challenge the accuracy of your personal data for a period that enables the data controller to verify the accuracy of your personal data.
  • The processing is unlawful, and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and instead request the restriction of their use instead.
  • The data controller or its representative no longer need the personal data for the purpose of processing, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims; or
  • If you have objected to the processing pursuant and it is not yet certain whether the legitimate interests of the data controller override your interests.

4. Right to erasure (“Right to be forgotten”) (Art. 17 GDPR)

If you request from the data controller to delete your personal data without undue delay, they are required to do so immediately if one of the following applies:

  • Personal data concerning you is no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or processed.
  • You withdraw your consent on which the processing is based pursuant to and where there is no other legal basis for processing the data.
  • You object to the processing of the data and there are no longer overriding legitimate grounds for processing, or you object pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR.
  • Your personal data has been processed unlawfully.
  • The personal data must be deleted to comply with a legal obligation in Union law or Member State law to which the data controller is subject.
  • Your personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 (1) GDPR.

The right to deletion does not exist if the processing is necessary to exercise

  • the right to freedom of speech and information;
  • to fulfil a legal obligation required by the law of the Union or Member States to which the data controller is subject, or to perform a task of public interest or in the exercise of public authority delegated to the representative. for reasons of public interest in the field of public health.
  • for archival purposes of public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes.
  • to enforce, exercise or defend legal claims.

5. Right to data portability

You have the right to receive your personal data given to the data controller in a structured and machinereadable format. In addition, you have the right to transfer this data to another person without hindrance by the data controller who was initially given the data.

6. Right to object

For reasons that arise from your particular situation, you have, at any time, the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (e) or 6 (1) (f) GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

If the personal data relating to you are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data in regard to such advertising; this also applies to profiling associated with direct marketing.

7. Right to complain to a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR. The supervisory authority to which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Art. 78 GDPR. A list, of the locally competent supervisory authorities in Germany can be found on the website of the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection at the following

link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html

Data processing when you load our website

1. Description and scope of data processing

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and relevant information from the computer system of the calling device.

The following data is collected:

  • Information about the browser type and the version used
  • The user’s operating system
  • The Internet service provider of the user
  • Date and time of access
  • Websites from which the user’s system accessed our website
  • Websites the user’s system accessed through our website

This data is stored in the log files of our system.

2. Purpose of data processing

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary for the delivery of the website to the computer of the user. For this purpose, the user’s IP address must be kept for the duration of the session.

The storage in logfiles is done to ensure the functionality of the website. The data is also used to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our IT systems. An analysis of the data for marketing purposes does not take place.

  1. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and logfiles is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

4. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose of its collection. The session is complete when the collection of data for the provision of the website is accomplished.

If the data is stored in log files, this is the case after seven days at the latest. Storage beyond this is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users are deleted or alienated so that an assignment of the calling client is not possible.

5. Exercising your rights

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. The user can object to this. Whether the objection is successful is to be determined within the framework of a balancing of interests.

Use of cookies

1. Description and scope of data processing

When you visit our website, we use technical tools for various functions, in particular cookies, which can be stored on your device. When you visit our website for the first time and at any time later, you have the choice of whether you generally permit the setting of cookies or which individual additional functions you would like to select. You can make changes in your browser settings or via our consent manager. Cookies are text files or information in a database that are stored on your hard drive and assigned to the browser you are using so that certain information can be passed to the entity that sets the cookie.

We use technically necessary cookies, which are required for the technical structure of the website. Without these cookies, our website cannot be displayed (completely correctly) or the support functions are not possible.

The following data is stored and transmitted in the technical necessary cookies:

  • Language settings
  • Use of website functionalities

We use cookies on our website that are not technically necessary. Technically unnecessary cookies are text files that are not only used for the functionality of the website, but also collect other data.

As a result, the following data will be processed:

  • IP-address

2. Purpose of data processing

The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to ensure the functionality of our website. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change.

We need technical necessary cookies for the following purposes:

  • Storage of language settings
  • Functionality of the website

The use of technically not necessary cookies is carried out for the purpose of improving the quality of our website, its content and thus our reach and profitability. By setting these cookies, we learn how the website is used and can thus constantly optimize our offer. These cookies serve us particularly for statistical purposes:

3. Legal basis for data processing

The regulations of the Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG) are relevant for the storage of information in the end user’s terminal equipment and/or access to information already stored in the end user’s terminal equipment. If the setting and reading of cookies is technically necessary, this is done to ensure the functionality of our website. In this case, the storage of and access to cookies on your terminal equipment is carried out on the basis of § 25(2)(2) TDDDG. This storage of and access to the information in your terminal equipment serves to facilitate your use of our website and to be able to offer you our services as you have requested. Some functions of our website also do not work without the use of these cookies and could therefore not be offered. The cookies are generally deleted after the session ends (e.g. logging out or closing the browser) or after the expiry of a specified duration. Information on different storage periods for cookies can be found in the following sections of this data protection declaration.

As far as cookies are set that are not technically necessary, this is done on the basis of your expressed consent, which you can provide via the cookie banner. The basis for storing and accessing information in this case is § 25(1) TDDDG in conjunction with. Art. 6(1)(1)(a), Art. 7 GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future or subsequently grant it again by configuring your settings for cookies accordingly. Alternatively, you can prevent the storage of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your browser software. Please note that the browser settings you make only affect the browser you are using. If personal data is processed following the storage of and access to the information on your terminal equipment, the provisions of the GDPR are relevant. Information on this can be found in the following sections of this privacy policy.

4. Exercising your rights

You can revoke consent to the use of cookies and manage your consent preferences at any time at the following link: www.aristech.ai

Contact form

1. Description and scope of data processing

A contact form is available on our website, which can be used for electronic contact. If you make use of this option, the data entered in the contact form will be transmitted to us and stored.

When sending the message the following data will also be stored:

  • Email address
  • Last name
  • First name
  • Company name
  • Position
  • IP address of the user’s device
  • Date and time

2. Purpose of data processing

The processing of the personal data from the form as well as if you contact us by mail serves us exclusively for the purpose of establishing contact.

The other personal data processed during the sending process serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

3. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted while sending an email is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to provide you with the best possible response to the request you send to us via the contact form. If the purpose of the email contact is to conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

4. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. For the personal data from the contact form and those sent by email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation ends when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been conclusively clarified.

The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted after a period of seven days at the latest.

5. Exercising your rights

If you contact us via the the contact form or via e-mail, you can object to the storage of your personal data at any time, by sending an email to datenschutz@aristech.de.

In this case, all personal data stored while establishing contact will be deleted.

Use of corporate profiles in professionally oriented networks

1. Scope of data processing

We use corporate profiles on professionally oriented networks. We maintain a corporate presence on the following professionally oriented networks:

  • LinkedIn

On our site we provide information and offer users the possibility of communication.

The corporate profile is used for job applications, information, public relations, and active sourcing.

We do not have any information on the processing of your personal data by the companies jointly responsible for the corporate profile. Further information can be found in the privacy policy of:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

If you carry out an action on our company profile (e.g. comments, contributions, likes etc.), you may make personal data (e.g. clear name or photo of your user profile) public.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data for the purpose of communication with customers and interested parties is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to answer your request optimally or to be able to provide the requested information. If the aim of contacting you is to conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

3. Purpose of the data processing

Our corporate web profile serves to inform users about our services. Every user is free to publish personal data.

  1. Duration of storage

The data generated on the company profile are not stored in our own systems.

5. Exercising your rights

You can object at any time to the processing of your personal data that we collect within the framework of your use of our corporate web profiles and assert your rights as a data subject mentioned the “Your rights” section of this privacy policy.Please send us an informal email to the email address stated in this privacy policy.

You can find further information on objection and removal options here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Hosting

The website is hosted on servers of a service provider commissioned by us.

Our service provider is:

IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany.

For further information on the processing of personal data by Ionos please see: https://www.ionos.com/terms-gtc/privacy-policy/

The servers automatically collect and store information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits when you visit the website. The stored information is:

Information about the browser type and the version used

The user’s operating system

The Internet service provider of the user

Date and time of access

Websites from which the user’s system accessed our website

Websites the user’s system accessed through our website

This data will not be merged with other data sources. The data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of his website – and server log files are therefore recorded.

The server of the website is geographically located in Germany.

Integrated third-party services

We use various service providers to deliver the service we offer through the app.

Generally, where such services are essential to providing the basic service offered by the website, we have a legitimate interest in sharing your data with the relevant service providers in order to provide the relevant website service.

Where such services are required for additional services, enhanced functionalities, or additional purposes, your personal data will only be transferred to service providers if you provide consent.

You can manage your consent preferences at any time here: www.aristech.ai

Complianz (Cookie-Consent solution)

  1. Scope of processing of personal data

We use the Complianz plugin, a consent management platform that helps manage and document user consent for cookies and tracking technologies in compliance with GDPR and ePrivacy requirements. The tool is provided by Complianz B.V., Atoomweg 6B, 9743 AK Groningen, The Netherlands.
We use Complianz to obtain, record, and manage user consent for cookie usage and to ensure the lawful implementation of consent-based data processing on our website.

  1. Purpose of data processing

The purpose of using Complianz is to manage and document the consents given by users for the use of cookies and other tracking technologies and to comply with our legal obligations under the GDPR.

  1. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The processing of personal data by Complianz is based on our legal obligation under Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR, to obtain and document valid user consent in accordance with data protection law.

  1. Duration of storage

The personal data collected by Complianz (such as the consent status, time of consent, and anonymized user ID) are stored only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes stated above and as long as legal retention obligations exist. Once the purpose of storage ceases to apply or retention obligations expire, the data will be deleted or anonymized in a secure manner.

  1. Exercising your rights

You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

For more information on how Complianz processes personal data, please refer to the Complianz privacy policy at: https://complianz.io/privacy-statement/.

Use of LinkedIn

  1. Scope of processing of personal data

We use functions of the network LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place,

Dublin 2, Irland (Hereafter referred to as LinkedIn). Each time you access one of our pages that contains LinkedIn functions, a connection is established to LinkedIn servers. LinkedIn will be informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn “Recommend” button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn will be able to associate your visit to our website with you and your user account. This allows personal data to be stored and evaluated, in particular the user’s activity (in particular which pages have been visited and which elements have been clicked on) and device and browser information (in particular the IP address and the operating system).

We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn. For more information on LinkedIn’s collection and storage of data, please visit:

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

2 . Purpose of data processing

The use of the LinkedIn Plugin serves the usability of our online presence.

  1. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is the user’s given consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

  1. Duration of storage

Your personal information will be stored for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by law, e.g. for tax and accounting purposes.

  1. Exercising your rights

You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The revocation of the consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation.

You can prevent LinkedIn from collecting and processing your personal data by preventing the storage of third-party cookies on your computer, by using the “Do Not Track” function of a supporting browser, by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker such as NoScript

(https://noscript.net/) or Ghostery (https://www.ghostery.com) in your browser. Furthermore, the transmission may be prevented by logging out of your LinkedIn account before accessing our website. The following links will allow you to deactivate the use of your personal data by LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controlsy

For further information on the possibilities of objection to and removal from LinkedIn, please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Use of Matomo

  1. Scope of processing of personal data

We use the open source tracking tool Matomo (https://matomo.org/) to analyse the surfing behavior of our users. Matomo places a cookie on your computer. This allows personal data to be stored and evaluated, in particular the user’s activity (in particular which pages have been visited and which elements have been clicked on), device and browser information (in particular the IP address and the operating system), data on the advertisements displayed (in particular which advertisements have been displayed and whether the user has clicked on them) and also data on advertising partners (in particular pseudonymised user IDs). The software is set so that the IP addresses are not stored completely, but 2 bytes of the IP address are masked for anonymization (e.g.: 192.168.xxx.xxx). In this way, it is no longer possible to assign the shortened IP address to the calling computer. The data is stored in our MySQL database, logs or report data are not sent to Matomo servers.

For more information about Matomo’s collection and storage of data, please visit:

https://matomo.org/privacy-policy/

  1. Purpose of data processing

The processing of users’ personal data enables us to analyse the surfing behaviour of our users. By evaluating the data collected, we are able to compile information on the use of the individual components of our online presence. This helps us to constantly improve our online presence and its user-friendliness.

  1. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is the user’s given consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

  1. Duration of storage

Your personal information will be stored for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by law, e.g. for tax and accounting purposes.

  1. Exercising your rights

You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The revocation of the consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation.

You can prevent Matomo from collecting and processing your personal data by preventing the storage of cookies from third parties on your computer, by using the “Do Not Track” function of a supporting browser, by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or by using a script blocker such as NoScript (https://noscript.net/) or Ghostery (https://www.ghostery.com) in your browser.

With the following link you can deactivate the processing of your personal data by Matomo: https://matomo.org/privacy-policy/

For more information on objection and removal options against Matomo please visit: https://matomo.org/privacy-policy/

Friendly Captcha

  1. Scope of processing of personal data

We use the Friendly Captcha service, provided by Friendly Captcha GmbH, Am Anger 3–5, 82237 Wörthsee, Germany. Friendly Captcha is a privacy-friendly security solution that helps protect our website from automated attacks and spam (e.g., by bots).
When you use our website, Friendly Captcha may process information such as the request headers (including the IP address, anonymized via hashing), referrer URL, and technical information about the browser and system. Friendly Captcha does not use cookies or tracking technologies.

  1. Purpose of data processing

The purpose of using Friendly Captcha is to ensure the security and stability of our website, to prevent automated misuse, and to protect our online forms from spam and attacks.

  1. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The processing of personal data through Friendly Captcha is based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in ensuring the security of our online services and protecting against abusive automated input.

  1. Duration of storage

The data collected by Friendly Captcha are stored only as long as necessary to verify the legitimacy of user interactions and to ensure website security. IP addresses are anonymized immediately after verification. Once the purpose of processing has been fulfilled, the data are deleted in accordance with the applicable retention policies.

  1. Exercising your rights

You can prevent the collection and processing of your personal data by Friendly Captcha by disabling the execution of script code in your browser, installing a script blocker such as NoScript (https://noscript.net/) or Ghostery (https://www.ghostery.com), or by adjusting your browser settings to block third-party scripts.

Further information on the processing of personal data by Friendly Captcha can be found in their privacy policy: https://friendlycaptcha.com/legal/privacy-end-users/.

Google Fonts (local hosting)

  1. Scope of processing of personal data

We use Google Fonts to ensure a consistent and visually appealing presentation of fonts on our website. Google Fonts is a font directory provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
The fonts provided by Google Fonts are locally integrated and hosted on our own server. This means that when our website is accessed, no connection is established to Google’s servers.
In particular, no IP addresses or other personal data are transmitted to Google.

  1. Purpose of data processing

The use of locally hosted Google Fonts serves the purpose of:

  • ensuring a consistent and user-friendly presentation of our website,
  • improving visual appearance and readability, and
  • optimizing loading times, since the fonts are loaded directly from our server.
  1. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The use of Google Fonts through local hosting is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest).
Our legitimate interest lies in providing an attractive, consistent, and technically optimized presentation of our online offering. Since the fonts are locally integrated and no personal data are transmitted to Google, the interests or fundamental rights of the data subjects are not adversely affected.

  1. Duration of storage

In the context of using locally integrated Google Fonts, no personal data of website visitors are stored or processed.
Therefore, no storage of personal data takes place.

  1. Exercising your rights

As no transmission of personal data to Google occurs when Google Fonts are used locally, a separate opt-out is not necessary.
Regardless, you can generally prevent the collection and processing of your personal data by:
• disabling the storage of third-party cookies in your browser,
• enabling the “Do Not Track” function of a supported browser,
• disabling the execution of script code in your browser, or
• installing a script blocker such as NoScript (https://noscript.net/) or Ghostery (https://www.ghostery.com).

Further information on Google Fonts can be found at: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq
and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Wordfence

  1. Scope of processing of personal data

We use Wordfence, a website security plugin provided by Defiant, Inc., 800 5th Ave Ste 4100, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.

Wordfence serves to protect our website against malware, brute-force attacks, and other security-related threats. For this purpose, Wordfence analyzes incoming traffic to our website and compares it with known attack patterns.

In the course of using Wordfence, the following personal data may in particular be processed:

  • IP address of the requesting device
  • date and time of access
  • accessed URLs
  • technical information about the browser and operating system used
  • login attempts and security-related events

According to the provider, IP addresses may be shortened or hashed before further processing.

  1. Purpose of data processing

The processing of personal data is carried out for the purpose of ensuring the IT and data security of our website, defending against cyberattacks, malware, and unauthorized access, analyzing security-related events, and maintaining the integrity and availability of our online services.

  1. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The processing of personal data by Wordfence is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest), insofar as Wordfence is necessary to defend against concrete attacks, ensure technical security, and prevent misuse.

Our legitimate interest lies in the protection of our website, our IT systems, and the data processed on them.

  1. Data transfer to third countries

Wordfence is operated by a provider based in the United States. Therefore, a transfer of personal data to a third country outside the European Union cannot be excluded.

The transfer takes place on the basis of appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR, in particular through the conclusion of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) adopted by the European Commission.

  1. Duration of storage

The personal data processed by Wordfence are stored only for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes mentioned above. Thereafter, the data are deleted or anonymized, unless statutory retention obligations exist.

  1. Exercising your rights

If the processing is based on legitimate interest, you can prevent the collection and processing of your personal data by Wordfence by:

  • disabling the storage of third-party cookies in your browser,
  • using the “Do Not Track” function of a supported browser,
  • disabling the execution of script code in your browser, or
  • installing a script blocker such as NoScript (https://noscript.net/) or Ghostery (https://www.ghostery.com).

Please note that this may limit the security and functionality of our website.

Further information on data processing by Wordfence can be found in the provider’s privacy policy:

https://www.wordfence.com/privacy-policy/

Changes to our privacy notice

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy to reflect any changes in the legal situation or in the event of modifications to the service or the processing of personal data.

This privacy policy has been created with the assistance of DataGuard.