Privacy Policy

Consent

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. Non-essential cookies (such as analytics and marketing cookies) are only activated after you provide explicit consent. You may manage your cookie preferences at any time through the cookie settings accessible via the banner or from the footer of our website. By submitting a form on our website, you consent to the processing of your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.

If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

When you register for an Account, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as name, company name, address, email address, and telephone number.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our website
• Improve, personalize, and expand our website
• Understand and analyze how you use our website
• Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
• Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
• Send you emails
• Find and prevent fraud

Log Files

Tachyon Security follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Cookies And Web Beacons

Like any other website, Tachyon Security uses 'cookies'. These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

Cookies on www.tachyonsecurity.com and www.tachyonsecurity.eu

A cookie is a text file stored on your computer. It is used to remind you about your choices on the website. Cookies are used on websites to save and remember information and settings.

On our Website we use two types of cookies, Session cookies and Persistent cookies.

Session cookies

On our website, we primarily use Session cookies. They help us keep track of visitors, recognize browsers and allow visitors to use different services on our Website. Session cookies are not permanently stored on your computer, they disappear when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies

We also use Persistent cookies. It is a small file that makes the site recognize returning visitors. Information about statistics are stored in the file. The cookie is also used to manage that specific messages are only displayed once. Persistent cookies are stored on the visitors' computer and must be removed manually.

No cookies

If you do not wish to allow cookies to be stored on your computer, you can disable it in your browsers security settings. No cookies are then stored on your computer, but you will be unable to use certain features on our and other websites.

Cookie Consent Management

Our website uses a cookie consent banner that appears when you first visit. All non-essential cookies are blocked by default until you provide explicit consent. You may choose to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or manage your preferences by category (Strictly Necessary, Analytics & Performance, Marketing & Advertising). Your consent preferences are stored in a cookie on your device for up to one year. You may change or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the 'Manage preferences' link in the cookie banner.

Third-Party Data Processors

We use the following third-party service providers to operate and improve our website. Each processor has been selected with data protection in mind, and we have ensured appropriate safeguards are in place.

Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected. Specifically:

• Contact form submissions: Retained for 12 months unless ongoing communication requires longer retention.
• Google Analytics data: Retained for the minimum period configured in GA4 (2 months for user-level data).
• Cookie consent preferences: Stored for up to 1 year, after which you will be asked to provide consent again.
• Job application files (uploaded to AWS S3): Retained for the duration of the recruitment process plus a maximum of 6 months.
• You may request the deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.

Contact & Data Protection

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data protection rights, or wish to file a complaint, please contact us at:

privacy@tachyonsecurity.eu

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, such as the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).

Choice

You should review this Privacy Statement carefully, because if you do not agree with our practices, your ultimate choice is to not use the Website. Remember, by using any part of our Website, you accept and agree to our privacy practices.

Advertising Partners Privacy Policies

You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of Tachyon Security.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Tachyon Security, which are sent directly to user's browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note that Tachyon Security has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

Third Party Privacy Policies

Tachyon Security's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)

Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:

• Request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
• Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
• Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data.
• If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

GDPR Data Protection Rights

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights.

Every user is entitled to the following:

• The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Children's Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

Tachyon Security does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

International Transfer of Data

Tachyon Security may store and process any information collected in connection with the Website in any country where we have facilities. Currently Tachyon's global offices are located here: