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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Pattern Trade Radar ("Pattern Trade Radar", "we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards information when you visit our website or use our AI-supported data analysis and decision-support services. This is a general template intended for informational purposes and should be reviewed and adapted to reflect your actual data practices and applicable law before publication.

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1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways depending on how you interact with our website and services.

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

  • Contact details such as name, email address, and phone number submitted through forms or correspondence
  • Account or registration information, if applicable, including login credentials
  • Any information you voluntarily share when contacting our support team
  • Communication preferences and feedback you provide to us

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

  • Device and browser information, including IP address, operating system, and browser type
  • Usage data such as pages visited, time spent on the site, and referring URLs
  • Cookie and similar tracking technology data (see Section 4 below)
  • Approximate location data derived from IP address

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for purposes that include, but are not limited to, the following:

Service Delivery

To operate, maintain, and provide the features and functionality of our website and reporting tools.

Communication

To respond to inquiries, send administrative notices, and provide customer support.

Improvement & Analytics

To understand how visitors use our site so we can improve content, usability, and performance.

Security

To detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent activity, unauthorized access, and other security incidents.

Legal Compliance

To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, and enforceable governmental requests.

Business Operations

For internal record-keeping, auditing, and other legitimate operational purposes.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Where applicable data protection law requires a legal basis for processing personal information, we rely on one or more of the following: your consent, the necessity of processing to perform a contract with you, our legitimate interests in operating and improving our services, and compliance with legal obligations. You may withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We and our service providers may use cookies, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies to recognize your browser, remember preferences, and collect usage information. These technologies may fall into the following general categories:

  • Strictly necessary cookies required for basic site functionality
  • Performance and analytics cookies used to understand visitor behavior
  • Functionality cookies that remember your preferences and settings
  • Third-party cookies placed by analytics or embedded content providers

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

5. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information in the following circumstances:

  • With service providers and vendors who perform functions on our behalf, such as hosting, analytics, and communications
  • With professional advisors, including legal and financial consultants, where necessary
  • In connection with a business transaction, such as a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets
  • When required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request
  • To protect the rights, property, or safety of Pattern Trade Radar, our users, or others
  • With your consent or at your direction

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Criteria used to determine retention periods include the length of time information is needed to provide our services, whether we have a legal obligation to retain it, and whether retention is advisable considering our legal position, such as regarding applicable statutes of limitations, litigation, or regulatory investigations.

7. Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.

8. International Data Transfers

If you access our services from outside the country in which our servers or service providers are located, your information may be transferred across international borders. Where such transfers occur, we aim to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place consistent with applicable data protection requirements.

9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, which may include the right to:

  • Request access to the personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions
  • Object to or restrict certain processing activities
  • Request portability of your personal information
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  • Lodge a complaint with a relevant supervisory or data protection authority

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in Section 13 below. We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.

10. Children's Privacy

Our website and services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child, we will take steps to delete such information promptly.

11. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Pattern Trade Radar. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such third-party sites, and we encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you visit.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or other factors. We will post the revised policy on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we handle your information.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us through the details listed on our Contact page or write to us at the address below.

Pattern Trade Radar
Mainzer Landstraße 51,
60329 Frankfurt am Main,
Germany