Privacy Policy

1. Who I Am

This website is operated by Valentin Beck ("I", "me", or "the Consultant"), under the name Permalink.

2. Information Collected

I collect only the information necessary to communicate with you and, if applicable, provide professional services.

This may include:

• Your name
• Your email address
• The content of messages you send via email or the contact form
• Basic technical information automatically provided by your browser (such as IP address or user agent), as part of standard server logs

3. How Information Is Used

Personal information is used solely to:

• Respond to inquiries
• Evaluate potential engagements
• Communicate during an active professional relationship
• Maintain basic operational and security logs

4. What I Do Not Do

I do not:

• Sell or rent personal data
• Use personal data for advertising or marketing lists
• Track users across websites
• Use analytics platforms that profile individual visitors

5. Cookies

This website does not use tracking or advertising cookies.

If cookies are used at all, they are limited to strictly necessary technical functionality (such as form handling or basic session management).

6. Data Retention

Personal information is retained only for as long as necessary to:

• Respond to inquiries
• Maintain records related to professional services
• Comply with legal or accounting obligations

7. Data Sharing

Personal information is not shared with third parties, except where required by law or necessary to provide agreed services (for example, infrastructure providers or hosting services used as part of a client engagement).

8. Data Security

Reasonable technical and organizational measures are used to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, or loss.

No system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9. Your Rights

Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you may have the right to:

• Request access to your personal information
• Request correction or deletion of your personal information
• Object to certain uses of your personal information

Requests can be made by contacting me directly.

10. External Links

This website may contain links to external websites. I am not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites.

11. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The current version will always be available on this page.

12. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how personal information is handled, you can contact me via the Contact page linked on this website.