Effective Date: 1st of August 2025

PG-AEC (“we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.

1. Who We Are

PG-AEC
Pablo Gutierrez-Gonzalez
Ortlindestrasse 2, 81927, München
Email: info@pg-aec.com
Website: https://pg-aec.com

2. What Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal data:

a. Information You Provide to Us

  • Name, email address, phone number
  • Company name, job title
  • Content of your messages (e.g., via contact form or email)

b. Automatically Collected Data

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Pages visited and time spent
  • Device information
  • Referrer URLs

c. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies (e.g. local storage, web beacons) to enhance user experience, analyze traffic, and provide essential website functionalities.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your data on the following legal bases:

  • Consent (e.g., for newsletter subscriptions, analytics)
  • Performance of a contract (e.g., when you engage our services)
  • Legal obligation (e.g., compliance with tax laws)
  • Legitimate interest (e.g., improving our website and services)

4. How We Use Your Data

We use your data for:

  • Communicating with you
  • Providing and improving our services
  • Sending marketing communications (if consent is given)
  • Analyzing website usage and improving performance
  • Fulfilling legal and contractual obligations

5. Sharing of Data

We may share your data with:

  • Service providers (e.g., hosting providers, analytics, payment processors)
  • Professional advisors (e.g., accountants, legal consultants)
  • Legal authorities if required by law

All service providers are carefully selected and obligated to comply with GDPR.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above or to comply with legal obligations (e.g., accounting laws). Contact form submissions and correspondence may be stored for up to 10 years in accordance with German commercial and tax law (AO & HGB).

7. International Transfers

Some of our service providers (e.g., Google, Mailchimp) may transfer data outside the EU. In such cases, we ensure appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) are in place.

8. Your Rights Under the GDPR

You have the following rights:

  • Access – request a copy of your personal data
  • Rectification – request correction of incorrect data
  • Erasure – request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”)
  • Restriction – limit how we process your data
  • Objection – object to processing based on legitimate interest
  • Data portability – receive your data in a portable format
  • Withdraw consent at any time (for consent-based processing)
  • Lodge a complaint with the data protection authority

To exercise these rights, contact us at [your email].

9. Cookies and Analytics

Our website uses cookies. You can manage your preferences via our cookie consent banner. We may use:

  • Essential cookies – necessary for website functionality
  • Analytics cookies (e.g., Google Analytics)
  • Embedded content cookies (e.g., YouTube, Vimeo)

You can also block cookies through your browser settings.

10. Embedded Services

Our website may include content or tools from third parties, such as:

  • YouTube videos
  • Google Maps
  • Mailchimp (for newsletter sign-up)
  • Calendly (for scheduling)

These third parties may collect usage data even if you do not interact with the service.

11. Data Security

We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, or disclosure. These include:

  • SSL encryption
  • Secure data storage
  • Access controls and firewalls

12. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of any significant changes by updating the date at the top of this page.

13. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact:

Pablo Gutierrez Gonzalez
Email: info@pg-aec.com
Website: https://pg-aec.com
Supervisory authority: Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA)