Privacy Policy

1. Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

xq-Tec GmbH
Harztaler Str. 5
67693 Fischbach
Germany

Phone: +49 6305 81098 - 99
Email: info@xq-tec.com

2. General Information on Data Processing

We take the protection of your personal data seriously. Personal data is processed confidentially and in accordance with the applicable data protection laws, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This privacy policy explains which data may be processed when you visit this website and for what purposes.

3. Hosting

This website is hosted by:

Hetzner Online GmbH
Industriestr. 25
91710 Gunzenhausen
Germany

When you visit this website, the hosting provider may automatically process technical access data in server log files. This may include:

• browser type and browser version
• operating system
• referrer URL
• host name of the accessing device
• time of the server request
• IP address

This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the secure, stable, and reliable operation of the website.

Server log data is retained only for as long as required for security, technical operation, and troubleshooting.

Further information is available in Hetzner's privacy policy: https://www.hetzner.com/de/rechtliches/datenschutz.

4. Cookies and Local Storage

This website does not use cookies.

We also do not use tracking, analytics, marketing tags, or profiling technologies on this website.

To provide the optional light/dark mode, the website may store your selected theme in your browser's local storage on your device. This information is used exclusively to remember your display preference and is not used for tracking. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR and, where applicable, Section 25(2) TDDDG as technically necessary storage for a user-requested function. The data remains on your device until you change the setting or clear your browser storage.

5. Contact Form, Email or Telephone

If you use the contact form on this website, the data you enter is transmitted to us via Formspree and processed for the purpose of handling your request and any follow-up communication. Depending on the information you provide, this may include your first name, last name, email address, phone number, and message.

Formspree is a technical service provider we use to receive and manage contact form submissions. When you submit the form, your data is transmitted to Formspree and then made available to us.

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry relates to pre-contractual measures or an existing contractual relationship. In all other cases, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR due to our legitimate interest in responding to incoming inquiries.

If you contact us by email or telephone instead, the information you provide will be processed for the same purposes.

We retain contact requests and related communications only for as long as necessary to process the inquiry and comply with any applicable statutory retention obligations.

6. Third-Party Services and Embedded Content

Fonts hosted locally
This website uses fonts that are hosted locally. No connection to external font providers is established for this purpose.

No third-party tracking or embedded marketing services
At present, this website does not use third-party analytics, advertising services, marketing tags, map embeds, video embeds, chat widgets, or comparable external content that processes personal data for tracking purposes.

Formspree contact form service
We use Formspree to process contact form submissions. When you submit the contact form, the data you enter is transmitted to Formspree for technical processing and forwarded to us. Further information is available in Formspree's privacy policy: https://formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy.

7. Recipients and International Transfers

Recipients of personal data may include the hosting provider to the extent necessary for technical website operation and security, as well as Formspree as the provider of the contact form processing service.

When contact form data is processed via Formspree, personal data may also be processed in countries outside the EU/EEA, in particular the United States. According to the provider, appropriate safeguards are used where required by law to protect such transfers.

8. Storage Duration

Unless a more specific retention period is stated in this privacy policy, personal data remains with us only for as long as necessary for the respective purpose or as long as statutory retention obligations apply.

9. Your Rights

You have the right, subject to the applicable statutory requirements, to request information about your personal data, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, and data portability. You also have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

If processing is based on your consent, you may revoke that consent at any time with effect for the future.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the EU member state of your habitual residence, your place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.

10. Contact Regarding Data Protection

If you have questions about this privacy policy or the processing of personal data, please contact us at info@xq-tec.com.