Privacy Policy for Defend Project
Effective Date: 2025-09-25
Welcome to Defend Project. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information on this website in compliance with European data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Our guiding principle is to collect as little user information as possible. This website has no login system and no newsletters. We only collect personal information when you voluntarily provide it through our contact form.
Information We Collect
Contact Form Data
When you voluntarily submit our contact form to request more information about the project, we collect the following personal data:
- Name: To address you properly in our response.
- Email Address: To reply to your inquiry.
- Message Content: The information or question you submit to us.
This data is collected based on your Consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR), which you provide by voluntarily submitting the form. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry and will not use it for any other purpose without your explicit consent.
Anonymous Analytics Data
For the sole purpose of understanding how our website is used and how to improve it, we use a web analytics service. This service automatically collects the following types of anonymous, non-personal data:
- Browser and Device Information: Your browser type (e.g., Chrome, Firefox), operating system, and device type.
- Usage Data: The pages you visit on our site, the time and date of your visit, and the referring website that brought you here.
- Anonymized IP Address: Your IP address is processed in a way that it cannot be used to identify you (e.g., by removing the last octets).
- General Geographic Location: Your country or city, derived from your anonymized IP address.
This information is always aggregated and anonymized. It is impossible for us to single out or identify an individual visitor from this data.
How We Use This Information
Contact Form Data
The personal data you provide through our contact form is used exclusively to:
- Respond to your inquiry about the project.
- Provide you with the information you requested.
We retain your contact form data only for as long as necessary to fulfill your request and for a reasonable period thereafter to address any follow-up questions. You may request deletion of this data at any time.
Analytics Data
The anonymous analytics data we collect is used exclusively for the following purposes, which fall under our Legitimate Interest (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) to maintain and improve our website:
- To analyze website traffic and user engagement.
- To understand which parts of our website are most popular.
- To improve the website's performance, content, and user experience.
Cookies
Our website may use cookies to help us gather the anonymous analytics data described above. A cookie is a small text file stored on your device.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser's settings. Please note that disabling cookies will not affect your ability to use our website, as they are not essential for its core functionality.
Data Sharing and Third Parties
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your information to outside parties.
The only third party that has access to the anonymous analytics data is our analytics provider. We have ensured that our provider is also GDPR-compliant.
Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding the personal data you provide through our contact form:
- Right of Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You can request correction of any inaccurate data.
- Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time, which will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the form on our site or by the contact details provided below. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The latest version will always be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date."
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us filling the form in the site.