1. Controller

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

Full postal and contact details are provided in the Legal Notice.

2. Website operation

This is a static informational website. It does not use advertising, behavioral tracking, website analytics, third-party video or social-media embeds, or non-essential cookies operated by Annecto Advisory.

There is no contact form. Visitors may contact Annecto Advisory directly by email or telephone.

3. Hosting, delivery and security

The website is delivered using services provided by Cloudflare, including hosting, DNS, content-delivery and security infrastructure.

When the website is accessed, technically necessary connection and request data may be processed. This may include IP addresses, the requested page or file, date and time of access, routing information, device or browser information, and related technical metadata.

This processing is undertaken for the legitimate interest of providing a secure, reliable and technically functional website pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

4. Contact by email or telephone

If you contact Annecto Advisory by email or telephone, the information you provide is processed for the purpose of responding to your inquiry and, where appropriate, considering, establishing or administering an advisory engagement.

Where the communication relates to a possible or existing contractual relationship, processing may be based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

Other professional or business correspondence may be processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, reflecting the legitimate interest in responding to business inquiries and maintaining professional communications.

5. Retention

Personal data are retained only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which they were collected or as required by applicable legal, tax, accounting, documentation or contractual obligations.

Technical website data are retained in accordance with the applicable hosting and security configuration.

6. Your rights

Subject to the requirements of applicable data-protection law, you may have rights including:

  • access to your personal data;
  • rectification of inaccurate data;
  • erasure;
  • restriction of processing;
  • objection to processing based on legitimate interests; and
  • data portability where applicable.

Requests relating to personal data may be sent to [email protected].

7. Right to complain

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes applicable data-protection law.

For North Rhine-Westphalia, the relevant authority is:

8. Changes to this notice

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