Privacy Statement for reTECH Europe
We at reTECH Europe respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the ePrivacy Directive. Our website does not collect any personally identifiable information from you when you simply browse our pages. We do not ask for your name, email, or any contact details just for visiting the site. The only data we gather is minimal technical information (via server logs and Google Analytics) to understand traffic on our site and improve our content. This data is non-identifiable and is used only for analytics purposes, as detailed below. We do not use it to identify you or for marketing.
EU GDPR & ePrivacy Compliant
Data Collection and Use: When you visit retecheurope.com, our web servers and analytics tools automatically receive basic information such as: your IP address, browser type, device information, and which pages you visited and when. We use Google Analytics to analyze this traffic data. We do not collect any personal data like your name, address, phone number, or email through these analytics – only aggregated statistics about how the site is used. Google Analytics may use your IP address to derive general location (e.g. city or country), but we have configured Google Analytics to enhance your privacy (for instance, IP anonymization is enabled so that Google does not store your full IP address). The usage data collected is solely used to help us improve the website’s content and user experience. We do not use this data for any kind of advertising profiling or personalized marketing.
Cookies and Analytics: We do not use any first-party tracking cookies on our site, and we do not set cookies ourselves for advertising or personalization. However, Google Analytics (a third-party analytics service provided by Google) may place a cookie on your browser to distinguish unique visitors and understand user behavior on our site. This cookie stores anonymous information such as how you arrived at our site, which pages you visited, and the time spent on each page. The information generated by the Google Analytics cookie about your use of our website (including parts of your IP address) is automatically transmitted to and stored by Google on its servers, which may be located outside the EU. Please note that no personally identifying information is contained in these analytics cookies – they only collect usage statistics. In line with the EU ePrivacy Directive’s requirements on cookies, we inform you of this cookies usage. By continuing to use our site, you are aware of and agree to our use of Google Analytics as described here. If you prefer not to be included in Google Analytics tracking, you can opt out by disabling cookies in your browser settings or by installing the https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptoutGoogle Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Declining or blocking the analytics cookie will not significantly affect your experience on our site; you will still have access to all content.
Third-Party Data Processing (Google Analytics): We use Google Analytics as our data processor for website analytics. Google acts as an independent data controller for the data it collects via our site. This means that Google may use the collected usage information to compile reports for us and to improve its own services. Google does not provide us with any personally identifiable information about you – we only see aggregated statistics. We do not share the analytics data with anyone other than Google (which provides the service) and authorized site administrators. Google has its own stringent privacy measures; for instance, Google Analytics 4 does not log or store individual IP addresses of EU users by default. Google may use the data collected from our site for broader analytical purposes (in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy). For more details on how Google handles collected data, you can refer to the https://policies.google.com/privacyGoogle Privacy Policy. Rest assured, aside from Google Analytics, no other third parties receive or process your data through your use of our website. We do not sell, rent, or trade any user data to third parties.
No Other Personal Data Collection: We do not require you to create an account or submit personal information to use reTECH Europe. No registration or login is needed, and we have no newsletters or forms that ask for your personal details in order to view content. In the event you choose to contact us or voluntarily send us information (for example, by emailing us or using the Contact page on our site), any personal data you provide (such as your name or email address and the content of your message) will be used only for the purpose of responding to your inquiry or providing the requested service. We will not add you to any mailing list or use your contact details for marketing without your explicit consent. We also minimize what we store: if you do send us personal information, we will keep it only as long as necessary to fulfill your request or as required by law, and then securely delete it. There is no obligation for you to provide any personal data to browse our website, and we do not collect any such data unless you actively choose to communicate with us.
Your Rights under GDPR: Since we do not generally obtain personal data about visitors, most of the typical GDPR data subject rights (such as the right to access, correct, or delete your data) may not be applicable to the anonymous analytics data we collect. However, if you have ever provided us with personal information or if you believe we might be inadvertently processing any identifiable data about you, you have the right to request access to that data, ask for correction or deletion, and to object to or restrict processing of it, as per GDPR. We will honor all valid requests in accordance with applicable data protection laws. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory data protection authority in the EU if you believe your data has been handled unlawfully.
Contact Information: For any privacy-related questions or requests regarding your data, please contact us via our Contact page (see Contact.html on our website). On that page, you will find our contact email and/or a contact form which you can use to reach us. We are happy to answer any questions you have about this Privacy Statement or how we handle data.
Updates to This Policy: We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time. The latest revision date will be noted at the top of the policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Any changes will be posted here and will take effect immediately upon posting. We will not use your data in a new way without informing you.
Summary: In plain terms, reTECH Europe does not actively collect personal information from you as a visitor. The only data we use is anonymous, aggregated site-usage data via Google Analytics, which helps us improve our website. We value your privacy and have taken steps to minimize data collection and to be transparent about our use of analytics. By using our site, you acknowledge our minimal data practices as described above. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Contact
For privacy inquiries, email info@retecheurope.org.