Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website, within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

2. General information on data processing

We only process personal data of our users to the extent necessary to provide a functioning website and our content and services. Processing generally takes place only with the user's consent, except in cases where obtaining prior consent is not possible for factual reasons and processing is permitted by law.

Legal bases include, in particular, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent), Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract performance / pre-contractual measures), and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest).

3. Your rights as a data subject

You have the following rights regarding personal data concerning you:

• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Right to rectification or erasure (Art. 16, 17 GDPR)
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Right to withdraw consent at any time, without giving reasons, with effect for the future (Art. 7(3) GDPR)
• Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)

The supervisory authority responsible for partiqon:

4. Data collected when visiting the website

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the accessing computer system (server log files), including:

• IP address (in shortened, anonymized form)
• Date and time of the request
• Browser type and version, operating system used
• Referrer URL (previously visited page)
• Amount of data transferred, access status (HTTP status code)

This data serves to ensure trouble-free operation and the security of our IT systems (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). This data is not combined with other data sources, nor is it evaluated for marketing purposes. Log files are stored for a limited period for security reasons (e.g., to investigate misuse) and then deleted.

5. Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the hosting provider's servers.

The hosting provider is Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany. Servers are located in Germany. A data processing agreement (Art. 28 GDPR) has been concluded with the hosting provider.

The use of the hosting provider serves to fulfill our contractual obligations toward our prospective and existing users (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and is in our interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

6. Cookies and similar technologies

Our website uses technically necessary local storage required for the operation of the site, for example to store your theme preference and privacy choices. These preferences are not used for marketing purposes.

Optional analytics are managed through the self-hosted Klaro consent tool. Analytics remain disabled until you consent. You can change your choice at any time through the privacy settings link in the footer.

6a. Optional analytics

If you consent, we load Plausible Analytics from plausible.partiqon.com. Plausible is designed to work without cookies and is used only to understand aggregated website usage such as page views and referrers.

The legal basis is your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may withdraw consent at any time through the consent settings.

7. Waitlist sign-up

If you sign up via our waitlist form, we collect your email address. We use this data solely to notify you when access to partiqon becomes available to you.

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (a pre-contractual measure taken at your request). This data is deleted once the purpose of storage no longer applies (e.g., after your access is activated or upon your withdrawal) and no statutory retention obligations apply.

8. Disclosure of data to third parties

We do not transfer your personal data to third parties for purposes other than those stated. We only share your personal data with third parties if:

• you have given your explicit consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR),
• disclosure is necessary to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR),
• there is a legal obligation to disclose the data (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR), or
• this is legally permitted and necessary for the performance of the contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR), for example toward technical service providers (processors) engaged as part of data processing on our behalf.

9. Data retention

Unless a more specific retention period is stated within this privacy policy, your personal data remains with us until the purpose for processing no longer applies. Where statutory retention periods apply (e.g., for commercial or tax reasons), deletion takes place after these periods expire.

10. SSL/TLS encryption

For security reasons, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of your browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock icon in your browser bar.

11. Changes to this privacy policy

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements, or to reflect changes to our services. The new privacy policy will apply on your next visit.