This Privacy Policy explains how Arete Trading GmbH ("Arete Trading", "we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects personal data when you visit aretetrading.org (the "Website") or contact us through it. Arete Trading GmbH publishes informational content on wealth management and alternative trading strategies and does not offer paid products or services.
1. Data controller
The data controller responsible for personal data processed through this Website is:
Arete Trading GmbH
Klippe 37
45473 Mülheim an der Ruhr
Deutschland
Email: support@aretetrading.org
Phone: +49 208 97040723
2. Information we collect
We collect limited personal data, primarily information you choose to provide directly to us:
- Contact form data: name, email address, selected subject, and message content submitted through our contact form.
- Correspondence data: information contained in emails or other messages you send us directly.
- Technical data: limited, non-identifying information such as browser type, approximate location derived from IP address, and pages visited, collected through essential and, where consented to, analytics cookies as described in our Cookies Policy.
We do not knowingly collect financial account numbers, payment card details, or government identification numbers through this Website, as we do not process payments or offer paid services.
3. How we use information
- To respond to enquiries submitted through the contact form or by email.
- To maintain the security, functionality, and performance of the Website.
- To understand, in aggregate and where consented to, how visitors use the Website so that we can improve our content.
- To comply with applicable legal obligations, such as record-keeping requirements under German law.
We do not use personal data submitted through this Website for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
4. Legal basis for processing
Where the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies, we rely on the following legal bases:
- Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) for non-essential cookies and for processing your contact form submission.
- Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in maintaining a secure and functioning Website.
- Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR) where retention of certain records is required by law.
5. Sharing of information
We do not sell personal data. We may share limited information with:
- Service providers who host our Website or support our email infrastructure, acting under contractual data processing terms.
- Public authorities, where required to comply with a legal obligation, court order, or valid regulatory request.
We do not share personal data with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
6. Data retention
We retain contact form submissions and related correspondence only for as long as necessary to address your enquiry and to comply with applicable legal, accounting, or reporting obligations, after which the data is deleted or anonymised.
7. Your rights
If the GDPR applies to you, you have the right to:
- Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Request erasure of your data, subject to legal exceptions.
- Request restriction of, or object to, certain processing.
- Request portability of data you have provided to us.
- Withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, such as the data protection authority of North Rhine-Westphalia.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at support@aretetrading.org.
8. Cookies
This Website uses a limited number of cookies to operate correctly and, where you consent, to understand aggregate usage. Full details are provided in our separate Cookies Policy.
9. Security
We apply reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Children's privacy
This Website is not directed at individuals under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so that we can remove it.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. Material changes will be reflected here.
12. Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy can be directed to Arete Trading GmbH, Klippe 37, 45473 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Deutschland, or by email to support@aretetrading.org.