Privacy Policy
How hardonbase collects, uses and protects information from visitors to this website.
This Privacy Policy explains how hardonbase ("hardonbase", "we", "us") handles information relating to visitors of hardonbase.com. hardonbase is an informational publisher based in Lausanne, Switzerland, and does not sell products or manage funds on behalf of visitors.
1. Information we collect
We collect limited information necessary to operate the website and respond to enquiries:
- Contact form data: name, email address, subject and message content submitted through the contact page.
- Technical data: basic, aggregated analytics such as pages visited, browser type and approximate region, collected automatically through cookies described in our Cookies page.
- We do not knowingly collect financial account details, government identification numbers, or other sensitive personal data through this website.
2. How we use information
- To respond to messages submitted through the contact form.
- To understand, in aggregate, how the site is used so we can improve content.
- To maintain the security and proper functioning of the website.
We do not sell, rent or trade personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.
3. Legal basis for processing
Where applicable data protection law requires a legal basis, we rely on your consent (for optional cookies), our legitimate interest in operating and improving an informational website, and the necessity of processing to respond to enquiries you initiate.
4. Data retention
Contact form submissions are retained only as long as needed to address the enquiry and for a reasonable period afterward for record-keeping, after which they are deleted or anonymised.
5. Your rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal data we hold about you, and to object to or restrict certain processing. To exercise these rights, contact us at info@hardonbase.com.
6. Third-party services
The website uses standard third-party infrastructure such as font and analytics providers, which may process limited technical data under their own privacy terms. We select providers that offer reasonable data protection commitments.
7. Children's privacy
This website is intended for general audiences and is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
8. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by an updated date at the top of this page.
9. Contact
Questions about this policy can be sent to info@hardonbase.com or by post to our office in Lausanne, Switzerland.