Privacy & Cookies

Argus (“we”, “us”) operates this website. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, how we process it, and what rights you have.

1. Data We Collect

Contact form submissions. When you use the contact form, we collect:

• Your email address
• The message you write
• Browser metadata (user agent, platform, language, timezone, screen size, touch support, Do Not Track preference, referrer) — collected solely to help us understand and respond to inquiries appropriately
• A Cloudflare Turnstile security token, which verifies you are a human and not an automated bot

Server-side metadata. When you submit the form, our server automatically receives your IP address, country, autonomous system number (ASN), and TLS connection details from Cloudflare’s edge network. This is standard for any HTTPS connection and is used solely for security and abuse prevention.

2. How We Use Your Data

• To receive and respond to your inquiry via email
• To prevent spam, abuse, and automated misuse of the contact form
• To maintain a minimum audit trail for security purposes

We do not use your data for marketing, profiling, or automated decision-making.

3. Legal Basis

• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): By submitting the contact form, you consent to the processing of your data for the purpose of responding to your inquiry.
• Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): We process server-side metadata and Turnstile verification data to protect the contact form from spam and abuse.

4. Data Processors

We use the following third-party services as data processors:

• Cloudflare, Inc. (USA) — Hosts the website (Cloudflare Pages), provides DDoS protection, and powers the Turnstile anti-bot widget. Cloudflare processes IP addresses and request metadata at the edge. Data Processing Addendum: Cloudflare DPA.
• MXroute LLC (United States) — Relays transactional emails via SMTP on our behalf when you submit the contact form. MXroute processes the email address and message content you provide. MXroute’s privacy policy: MXroute Terms of Service.

Both processors are bound by Data Processing Agreements and appropriate safeguards for international data transfers (EU Standard Contractual Clauses).

5. Data Retention

Contact form submissions (including browser metadata) are stored solely for the period necessary to respond to your inquiry and maintain a minimal security audit trail. Submissions are deleted within 12 months of receipt, or earlier upon your request.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties except for the data processors listed above, and only to the extent necessary to provide the contact form service. We do not use your data for advertising, marketing, or cross-context behavioural tracking.

7. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Rectification — request correction of inaccurate data
• Erasure — request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”)
• Restriction — request limited processing of your data
• Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interest
• Withdraw consent — withdraw consent at any time without affecting prior lawful processing

To exercise any of these rights, email us at Loading…. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.

8. Contact

For privacy-related inquiries or Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR), contact our data protection team at Loading…

This site uses only strictly necessary functional cookies and local storage. No tracking cookies, no analytics cookies, and no third-party advertising cookies are deployed.

Cookies We Use

Both cookies are strictly necessary for the contact form’s security function. Without them, we cannot distinguish legitimate users from bots and spam. Under the ePrivacy Directive (Art. 5(3)) and GDPR, strictly necessary cookies do not require prior consent.

Local Storage

We store one item in your browser’s localStorage:

• theme: Your colour scheme preference (dark or light). This is a purely functional preference that persists across visits so you do not see a flash of the wrong theme. It contains no personal data and is never transmitted to any server.

How to Manage Cookies

You can disable cookies and clear local storage through your browser settings. Instructions for common browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Edge

Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may prevent the contact form from working, as the Turnstile security check requires them.

No Tracking

We do not deploy any tracking, analytics, advertising, social media, or profiling cookies. No third-party trackers are loaded on this site. There is no Google Analytics, no Facebook Pixel, no Hotjar, and no other behavioural tracking technology of any kind.