Terms, Privacy & Cookies

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using this website, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the website.

2. Intellectual Property

All content on this website — including text, graphics, logos, design elements, and code — is the intellectual property of Argus unless otherwise stated. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works without prior written permission.

3. Acceptable Use

You agree not to misuse the contact form or any other feature of this website. This includes, but is not limited to: submitting spam, automated submissions, attempts to exploit or compromise the website, scraping, or any activity that imposes an unreasonable load on our infrastructure.

4. Disclaimer of Warranties

This website is provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied. We make no warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or availability of the website or its content. Your use of the website is at your own risk.

5. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Argus shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, this website. This includes, but is not limited to, damages for loss of data, loss of business, or service interruption.

6. Third-Party Links

This website may contain links to third-party websites (e.g., Cloudflare, MXroute, browser settings pages). We are not responsible for the content or practices of these third-party sites. Access them at your own discretion.

7. Governing Law

These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the country Argus is the resident in, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising from these terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the city and country where Argus is the resident.

8. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. Changes take effect immediately upon posting to this page. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

9. Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

Argus (“we”, “us”) operates this website. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, how we process it, and what rights you have.

1. Data We Collect

Contact form submissions. When you use the contact form, we collect:

• Your email address
• The message you write
• Browser metadata (user agent, platform, language, timezone, screen size, touch support, Do Not Track preference, referrer) — collected solely to help us understand and respond to inquiries appropriately
• A Cloudflare Turnstile security token, which verifies you are a human and not an automated bot

Server-side metadata. When you submit the form, our server automatically receives your IP address, country, autonomous system number (ASN), and TLS connection details from Cloudflare’s edge network. This is standard for any HTTPS connection and is used solely for security and abuse prevention.

2. How We Use Your Data

• To receive and respond to your inquiry via email
• To prevent spam, abuse, and automated misuse of the contact form
• To maintain a minimum audit trail for security purposes

We do not use your data for marketing, profiling, or automated decision-making.

3. Legal Basis

• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): By submitting the contact form, you consent to the processing of your data for the purpose of responding to your inquiry.
• Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): We process server-side metadata and Turnstile verification data to protect the contact form from spam and abuse.

4. Data Processors

We use the following third-party services as data processors:

• Cloudflare, Inc. (USA) — Hosts the website (Cloudflare Pages), provides DDoS protection, and powers the Turnstile anti-bot widget. Cloudflare processes IP addresses and request metadata at the edge. Data Processing Addendum: Cloudflare DPA.
• MXroute LLC (United States) — Relays transactional emails via SMTP on our behalf when you submit the contact form. MXroute processes the email address and message content you provide. MXroute’s privacy policy: MXroute Terms of Service.

Both processors are bound by Data Processing Agreements and appropriate safeguards for international data transfers (EU Standard Contractual Clauses).

5. Data Retention

Contact form submissions (including browser metadata) are stored solely for the period necessary to respond to your inquiry and maintain a minimal security audit trail. Submissions are deleted within 12 months of receipt, or earlier upon your request.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties except for the data processors listed above, and only to the extent necessary to provide the contact form service. We do not use your data for advertising, marketing, or cross-context behavioural tracking.

7. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Rectification — request correction of inaccurate data
• Erasure — request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”)
• Restriction — request limited processing of your data
• Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interest
• Withdraw consent — withdraw consent at any time without affecting prior lawful processing

To exercise any of these rights, email us at Loading…. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.

8. Contact

For privacy-related inquiries or Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR), contact our data protection team at Loading…

9. California Privacy Rights

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents have specific rights regarding their personal information. This section describes those rights and how to exercise them.

We do not sell, share, or rent personal information as defined by the CCPA and CPRA. We do not collect or process sensitive personal information (as defined by the CPRA), nor do we use personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising or profiling.

The following rights are available to California residents:

• Right to Know — request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources, the purposes, and any third parties with whom we share it.

10. Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed at individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a minor has submitted personal data through our contact form, please contact us immediately and we will delete it. If you are under 16, please do not use the contact form or submit any personal data through this website.

This site uses only strictly necessary functional cookies and local storage. No tracking cookies, no analytics cookies, and no third-party advertising cookies are deployed.

Cookie Consent

When you first visit this site, a banner appears at the bottom of the page informing you about the cookies we use. This banner is a transparency notice — not a consent gate. Since all cookies deployed on this site are strictly necessary for the contact form’s security function and your theme preference, explicit opt-in consent is not required under the ePrivacy Directive (Art. 5(3)) or GDPR. Dismissing the banner stores a flag in your browser’s local storage so the notice does not reappear on subsequent visits. No personal data is associated with this flag.

Cookies We Use

Both cookies are strictly necessary for the contact form’s security function. Without them, we cannot distinguish legitimate users from bots and spam. Under the ePrivacy Directive (Art. 5(3)) and GDPR, strictly necessary cookies do not require prior consent.

Cloudflare, our hosting and security provider, may set additional technical cookies at the network edge for purposes such as load balancing and rate limiting. These cookies are strictly necessary for site operation and are subject to Cloudflare’s own privacy policy.

Local Storage

In addition to cookies, we store the following items in your browser’s localStorage. These are purely functional and contain no personal data. They are never transmitted to any server.

• theme-icu: Your colour scheme preference (dark or light). This persists across visits so you do not see a flash of the wrong theme. It contains no personal data and is never transmitted to any server.
• cookie-dismissed-icu: A flag set when you dismiss the cookie notice banner, so it does not reappear on subsequent visits. Contains only the string true. Contains no personal data and is never transmitted to any server.

How to Manage Cookies

You can disable cookies and clear local storage through your browser settings. Instructions for common browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Edge

Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may prevent the contact form from working, as the Turnstile security check requires them.

No Tracking

We do not deploy any tracking, analytics, advertising, social media, or profiling cookies. No third-party trackers are loaded on this site. There is no Google Analytics, no Facebook Pixel, no Hotjar, and no other behavioural tracking technology of any kind.