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Last updated: January 2025

1. Introduction

Hive Launch Consulting S.à r.l.-S ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at hive-launch.consulting and use our consulting services.

This policy applies to information we collect through our website, email communications, and in the course of providing our consulting services.

2. Data Controller

Hive Launch Consulting S.à r.l.-S
7 Avenue du Swing
L-4367 Belvaux

Registered in Luxembourg (RCS: B281120)
Email: privacy@hive-launch.consulting

3. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly

We collect information that you provide to us when you:

  • Submit our contact form (name, email, phone number (optional), company name (optional), and message content)
  • Send us emails or other communications
  • Submit your CV or professional information for consulting opportunities
  • Enter into consulting agreements with us

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain information is collected automatically:

  • Basic Analytics: We use Cloudflare Pages' privacy-focused analytics to understand page visits and general site usage. This does not collect personal data or use tracking cookies.
  • Essential Cookies: Our contact form protection service (via Google reCAPTCHA) uses essential cookies to prevent spam and ensure website security. These cookies are only set after you provide explicit consent when attempting to use the contact form.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

  • Legitimate Interest: To respond to inquiries, prevent spam, and maintain website security
  • Contract: To provide consulting services and manage our business relationships
  • Consent: Where you have explicitly agreed to specific processing activities
  • Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws and regulations

5. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for:

  • Responding to your inquiries and communications
  • Providing and managing our consulting services
  • Matching consultants with appropriate client opportunities
  • Sending relevant business communications about our services
  • Protecting our website from spam and abuse
  • Complying with legal obligations

When you submit our contact form, your message is forwarded to our company email for processing and response. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information with:

  • Service Providers:
    • Static Forms (form submission forwarding service - US-based)
    • Google reCAPTCHA (spam prevention - US-based)
    • Cloudflare (website hosting and security - EU/US)
  • Clients and Partners: When matching consultants with opportunities (only with your consent)
  • Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights

7. International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers operate outside the European Economic Area (EEA), particularly in the United States. When we transfer your data internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including:

  • Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission
  • Ensuring service providers are compliant with GDPR requirements
  • Only transferring data when necessary for service provision

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy:

  • Contact form inquiries: Retained indefinitely as part of our business communications, unless deletion is requested
  • Consultant information: Retained indefinitely to consider for future opportunities, unless deletion is requested
  • Client project data: Retained for the duration of our business relationship and any applicable legal retention periods
  • Email communications: Retained as part of our business records unless deletion is requested

You may request deletion of your personal data at any time (see Your Rights section below).

9. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
  • Restriction: Request limitation of processing in certain circumstances
  • Portability: Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format
  • Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@hive-launch.consulting. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

10. Security Measures

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

  • Secure hosting infrastructure through Cloudflare
  • Spam protection through reCAPTCHA
  • Regular security reviews
  • Limited access to personal data on a need-to-know basis

However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Cookies

Our website uses only essential cookies required for security and functionality:

  • Google reCAPTCHA Cookies: These cookies are set by Google reCAPTCHA to protect our contact form from spam and abuse. They are only activated after you provide explicit consent when attempting to use the contact form. If you decline consent, no cookies are set, and you can contact us via the alternative methods provided.

We do not use marketing, advertising, or non-essential analytics cookies. The basic analytics provided by Cloudflare Pages do not use cookies or track individual users.

12. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child without parental consent, we will take steps to delete such information.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Email: privacy@hive-launch.consulting

15. Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe our processing of your personal data violates applicable law. In Luxembourg, the supervisory authority is:

Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (CNPD)
15, Boulevard du Jazz
L-4370 Belvaux
Tel: (+352) 26 10 60 -1
Website: https://cnpd.public.lu