Privacy Policy

1Controller

The controller responsible for processing personal data in connection with this website is:

FORGE.ROCKS AGKurvenstrasse 328006 ZurichSwitzerland

Email:

oliver@forge.rocks

2General information

FORGE.ROCKS AG processes personal data in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection and other applicable data protection regulations.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal data may be processed when you visit this website, why it is processed and which service providers may receive such data.

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.

3Website hosting

This website is hosted by:

Netlify, Inc.San Francisco, CaliforniaUnited States

When you access the website, Netlify may automatically process technical information required to deliver, operate and secure the website.

This information may include:

• your IP address
• date and time of access
• requested pages and files
• browser type and version
• operating system and device information
• referring website
• technical error and security information

This data is processed for the purpose of providing the website, maintaining its stability and security, detecting technical problems and preventing misuse.

Netlify may process personal data outside Switzerland, including in the United States. Netlify uses recognised safeguards for international data transfers.

Further information about Netlify’s processing of personal data is available at:

https://www.netlify.com/privacy/

4Cookie consent management

This website uses CookieYes, a consent management service provided by:

CookieYes Limited3 Warren YardWarren ParkWolverton MillMilton Keynes MK12 5NWUnited Kingdom

CookieYes is used to display the cookie banner, manage your consent preferences and remember whether you have accepted or rejected optional services.

CookieYes stores a technically necessary cookie called “cookieyes-consent” in your browser. This cookie may contain information such as:

• your consent status
• selected cookie categories
• a consent identifier
• the date and time of your selection

If consent logging is enabled, CookieYes may also record information such as the consent ID, country, consent status, date and time and proof of consent.

The processing is necessary to manage and document your privacy preferences.

You can change or withdraw your selection at any time through the cookie settings available on this website.

Further information about CookieYes is available at:

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

5Google Fonts

This website uses Google Fonts, a web font service provided by Google, to ensure a consistent visual appearance.

Google Fonts are treated as an optional external service and are loaded only after you have consented through the cookie banner.

When Google Fonts are loaded, your browser establishes a direct connection to Google’s servers. During this connection, Google may receive technical information including:

• your IP address
• the requested font resource and URL
• browser and operating system information
• the referring webpage
• date and time of the request

According to Google, the Google Fonts Web API does not set or log cookies. Google also states that information collected through Google Fonts is not used to create end-user profiles or for targeted advertising.

Google may process data outside Switzerland, including in the United States.

If you do not consent to Google Fonts, the website remains accessible and uses fallback system fonts instead.

You may withdraw or change your consent at any time through the cookie settings available on this website.

Further information is available at:

https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq/privacy

https://policies.google.com/privacy

6Contact by email

The website does not contain a contact form.

If you contact FORGE.ROCKS AG by email, we process the information that you provide voluntarily. This may include:

• your name
• your email address
• the content of your message
• any files or attachments sent by you
• additional contact or company information

This information is processed in order to respond to your enquiry and to manage any subsequent communication or business relationship.

Email correspondence is retained only for as long as necessary for these purposes or as required by statutory retention obligations.

7Cookies and browser storage

This website uses cookies or browser storage only where required for:

• managing cookie consent
• remembering privacy preferences
• enabling optional services selected by the visitor
• maintaining technically necessary website functionality

Optional services are activated only according to your consent selection.

You can delete cookies and locally stored data through your browser settings. Deleting the CookieYes consent cookie may cause the cookie banner to be displayed again on your next visit.

8No analytics or advertising

This website does not currently use:

• website analytics services
• advertising or marketing pixels
• behavioural profiling
• cross-site tracking
• personalised advertising
• newsletter tracking

No visitor profiles are created for analytics or advertising purposes.

9No embedded third-party content

This website does not currently embed content from video platforms, social networks, map services or other external media providers.

The website may contain links to external websites. When you follow such a link, the respective website operator is responsible for the processing of personal data on that website.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of the respective provider.

10Disclosure of personal data

Personal data may be disclosed to service providers where this is necessary to operate the website or provide the requested communication.

The service providers currently relevant to this website include:

• Netlify for website hosting
• CookieYes for consent management
• Google for externally hosted fonts

Personal data may also be disclosed where required by law, a court order or a competent authority.

FORGE.ROCKS AG does not sell personal data.

11International data transfers

Some service providers used by this website are located outside Switzerland or may process personal data outside Switzerland.

Countries outside Switzerland may not provide the same level of data protection as Swiss law.

Where required, international data transfers are protected through recognised legal safeguards, such as:

• adequacy decisions
• recognised data protection frameworks
• standard contractual clauses
• contractual data protection obligations
• other legally permitted transfer mechanisms

12Data retention

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected or as required by applicable legal retention obligations.

The relevant retention period depends on the type of data and the purpose of processing.

In particular:

• technical server logs may be retained temporarily for security and operational purposes
• consent preferences and consent records may be retained for documentation purposes
• email correspondence may be retained for the duration of the communication or business relationship
• legally relevant business correspondence may be retained in accordance with statutory requirements

Data that is no longer required is deleted or anonymised where reasonably possible.

13Your rights

Subject to applicable data protection law, you may have the right to:

• request information about the personal data processed about you
• receive a copy of your personal data
• request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• request the deletion of personal data
• object to or request the restriction of certain processing
• withdraw consent with effect for the future
• request the release or transfer of certain personal data

The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

Requests concerning your personal data may be sent to:

oliver@forge.rocks

We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.

14Supervisory authority

You have the right to contact the competent data protection authority.

In Switzerland, the competent authority is:

Federal Data Protection and Information CommissionerFDPIC

Further information is available at:

https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/

15Data security

FORGE.ROCKS AG and its service providers use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against:

• unauthorised access
• accidental or unlawful loss
• misuse
• alteration
• disclosure
• destruction

The website is delivered using encrypted HTTPS connections.

However, data transmission over the internet cannot be guaranteed to be completely secure.

16Changes to this privacy policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated if the website, the services used or the applicable legal requirements change.

The current version published on this website applies.

The date of the most recent update is shown at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.