The privacy and protection of your data is of great concern to us. This document describes the collection, usage, and disclosure of personal information when using various services of EconScope. It also provides information about your rights and how they are protected.
Our website collects and processes your data exclusively based on existing laws - e.g., the European General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"). The collected personal information is used to provide and improve our services. We will never use or share any of your personal information except as described in this policy. By choosing to use our services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this privacy policy.
We handle your data in accordance with the European General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), which gives people extensive rights with respect to how their personal data is collected and processed. These rights include:
The data controller is the person or company responsible for the purposes and types of processing of personal data (e.g., name, e-mail addresses, etc.). In the case of our website, that is:
"EconScope.com"
We engage the following data processors to support our operations. These processors are contractually obligated to adhere to data protection standards as per the GDPR.
"Address:" Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, EU
"Purpose:" Processing of data for web analyzing purposes
"Data Categories:" Usage Data, Usage Statistics
"Privacy Policy:" https://policies.google.com/privacy
"Address:" 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
"Purpose:" Displaying of interactive maps
"Data Categories:" Usage Data, Geo Data
"Privacy Policy:" https://policies.google.com/privacy
"Privacy Shield:" https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI
"Address:" 185 Berry Street, Suite 550, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
"Purpose:" Payment processing
"Data Categories:" Usage Data, Inventory Data, Payment Data
"Privacy Policy:" https://stripe.com/privacy
"Privacy Shield:" https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TQOUAA4
Our website takes many technical measures to provide a secure transmission and storage of any collected data and to guard it against manipulation or unauthorized access. Any communication between your device, this website, and any further backend services is encrypted via SSL. You can verify the SSL encryption in your browser via the lock symbol in the address bar.
All data is stored on servers of our data processors. Collection and usage of this data is based on contracts with those processors according to Article 28 of the GDPR.
Our website uses so-called "cookies," which are small text files processed and stored on your device by your web browser. They are used to store various types of information to enable certain functionality of our website.
Cookies may be set by our website itself ("first-party cookies"), or by third-party websites whose services we use (e.g., sending of emails, web analytics, advertising, or tracking). On an initial visit to our site, only technically mandatory non-third-party cookies are used.
Most browsers allow you to view and delete already set cookies. Furthermore, you can also configure your browser not to accept any cookies at all. But be aware that this will hinder our website from functioning properly.
Here is a complete overview of all technically mandatory "first-party-cookies" set by our website:
And these are the "third-party-cookies" set by using various parts of our website:
These cookies are used for advertising purposes and to track user interactions across different platforms.
When visiting any website, your browser automatically transmits information to the server and infrastructure it is hosted on to download the website and any additional required resources (such as images or fonts). In our case, these are provided by AWS and Cloudflare. The transmitted information can include the following types of data:
This data is transmitted and logged automatically to ensure the connectivity and functionality of our website and enables us to evaluate and ensure its security and stability. The data is kept until the log is deleted. The collected data is essential for running and maintaining this website and is in no way used to identify or track you as a person. Data might be stored in the European Union or the United States and will be processed according to the "Privacy Shield" agreement between the EU and USA and based on a data processing contract between us and the respective data processors. Collection and processing of this data is in accordance with Article 6 (1) of the GDPR.
We perform web analytics internally to understand and improve how visitors are using our website. If you accept web analytics in the cookie notification, our website will collect and process certain usage data. This data is used to track and report website traffic for statistical purposes and to enhance user experience.
The data we collect is pseudonymized (by partially masking your IP address) and is stored securely within our own infrastructure. We retain this data for a period of 12 months to allow for year-over-year comparisons and trend analysis.
Please note that no analytics data will be collected or processed if you do not explicitly accept the cookie notification visible on the page on your first visit ("OPT-IN"). This data processing is in accordance with Article 6 (1a) of the GDPR.
We utilize AI models from "OpenAI" and "Anthropic" to enhance user experience and provide intelligent features on our website. These services may process data to deliver their functionalities.
Data processed by these AI models is handled in accordance with their respective privacy policies and applicable data protection laws.
Our website includes links to other websites, which are not operated by us. When clicking such an outgoing link, you will be redirected there. We have no control over these websites and their privacy policies. Therefore, we assume no responsibility regarding their content or behavior. We recommend you check their privacy policies for details.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].