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Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2026 – This privacy policy should be reviewed by legal counsel before publication.

1. Controller

Buqon GmbH
Alemannenstrasse 11
6830 Rankweil
Austria

Phone: +43 720 310 244
Email: office@buqon.com
Web: www.buqon.com

2. Overview of Data Processing

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and this privacy policy.

When you visit our website, various personal data are collected. The following information provides an overview of what data we collect, what we use it for, and what rights you have regarding your data.

3. Hosting

Our website is hosted by Vercel Inc. (440 N Barranca Ave #4133, Covina, CA 91723, USA). When you visit our website, your data is processed on Vercel's servers. Personal data may also be transferred to Vercel's servers in the USA.

The use of Vercel is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring the most reliable presentation of our website. Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

4. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

Controller Information

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is Buqon GmbH as named in Section 1. The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data. In this case, deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke consent already given at any time. The lawfulness of data processing carried out prior to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

5. Data Collection on Our Website

Server Log Files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Hostname of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address

This data is not combined with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the form (name, email address, message) will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

The contact form is submitted via the service Formsubmit.co. The data you enter is transmitted to Formsubmit's servers and forwarded to us as an email. For more information, please refer to Formsubmit's privacy policy.

6. Cookies and Local Storage

Our website uses localStorage (local browser storage) to save your cookie preferences. This is purely technical storage required for the operation of the website. No tracking cookies are used.

This usage is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing technically necessary information to optimize its web offering.

7. External Services and Content

Google Fonts

This website uses Google Fonts for the uniform display of typefaces, provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). When you access a page, your browser loads the required fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google's servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Fonts is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. For more information about Google Fonts, see https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Wistia (Video Embedding)

Our website uses services from Wistia Inc. (17 Tudor Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA) for embedding videos. When you visit a page with an embedded Wistia video, a connection to Wistia's servers is established. This tells the Wistia server which of our pages you have visited. Wistia may also place various cookies on your device.

The use of Wistia is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. For more information, see Wistia's privacy policy: https://wistia.com/privacy.

8. Your Rights as a Data Subject

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR): You have the right to request information about your personal data processed by us.
  • Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate or the completion of your personal data stored by us.
  • Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression, for compliance with a legal obligation, or for reasons of public interest.
  • Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR): You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
  • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR): You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
  • Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR): You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data where the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

9. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

In the event of data protection violations, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. In Austria, this is:

Austrian Data Protection Authority
Barichgasse 40–42
1030 Vienna
www.dsb.gv.at

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy to ensure that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.