1. An overview of data protection
General
The following provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit our website. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy found below.
Data collection on our website
The data collected on this website is processed by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the website’s required legal notice (imprint).
How do we collect your data?
Some data are collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data you enter on a contact form. Other data are collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. These data are primarily technical data such as the browser and operating system you are using or when you accessed the page. These data are collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site. Data may also be used for the purpose of marketing and communication, where you have agreed to receive such communications.
2. General information and mandatory information
Data protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
Notice concerning the party responsible for this website
The party responsible for processing data on this website is:
SCIQOS Publishing & Consulting UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Kolonnenstraße 8
10827 Berlin
Germany
Email: contact@10xsoftwareengineering.com
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (names, email addresses, etc.).
Revocation of your consent to the processing of your data
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data which we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser’s address line when it changes from “http://” to “https://” and the lock icon is displayed in your browser’s address bar.
3. Data collection on our website
Cookies
The internet pages partly use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain in your device’s memory until you delete them. These cookies make it possible to recognize your browser when you next visit the site.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Server log files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in “server log files”. These are:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
These data will not be combined with data from other sources.
Contact form
Should you send us questions via the contact form, we will collect the data entered on the form, including the contact details you provide, to answer your question and any follow-up questions. We do not share this information without your permission.
We will, therefore, process any data you enter onto the contact form only with your consent. You can revoke consent to the storage of your data and email address as well as their use for sending the newsletter at any time, e.g., through the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
The data provided in the contact form is therefore processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations carried out up to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g., after fulfilling your request). Any mandatory statutory provisions, especially those regarding mandatory data retention periods, remain unaffected by this provision.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
Google Analytics cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising.
Active Campaign
This website uses Active Campaign to collect visitor and customer contact information such as Email, Name, Company name, and Job title. The information is collected for the purpose of sending the visitor or customer related information to the product they have inquired about or have bought (for example, “10x Software Engineering Delivery” product). This data is processed based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.
Stripe
This website uses Stripe for secure payment processing. This includes the collection of customer contact, billing, and payment information. All payment data is stored and processed by Stripe and is subject to their own privacy policy. We do not store any payment or credit card details on our servers.
Calendly
We use Calendly to schedule strategy calls with our clients and potential clients. When scheduling a call, you will be asked to provide certain personal information, including your name, email address, and phone number. This information is necessary for the organization and facilitation of the call, as well as any follow-ups that may be necessary. Calendly does not share this information with third parties or use it for their own promotional purposes.
Your use of Calendly is subject to Calendly’s Privacy Policy, which can be found here. Please review their privacy policy to better understand how your personal information is handled by Calendly.
Zoom
Our strategy calls are facilitated using Zoom Video Communications, Inc. During these calls, personal data may be processed as part of the communication process. The data processing operations may include, but are not limited to, IP addresses, MAC addresses, device IDs, device type, operating system type and version, client version, camera type, microphone type, connection type, etc.
Zoom is committed to protecting your privacy and takes its obligations for the security of user information very seriously. The use of Zoom is subject to Zoom’s Privacy Policy, which can be found here.
Please review their privacy policy to better understand how your personal information is handled by Zoom.
Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of (insert date). Changes to our Privacy Policy will be communicated through our website or by direct communication.
4. Plugins and tools
Social media sharing
This website provides ways to share blog posts and pages with all major social media platforms. When you share content in this way, the respective social media platform may collect data about your sharing activity. This data collection is subject to the privacy policy of the respective social media platform.
5. Comments
When visitors and customers leave comments on our blog posts, the comments and the metadata of the comments will be stored indefinitely. This is done so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who leave comments on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
6. Changes to our privacy policy
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by sending you an email, or by placing a notice in a prominent place on our website.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 2023-07-16.
7. How to contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at contact@10xsoftwareengineering.com.
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at contact@10xsoftwareengineering.com.