Effective 21 July 2026
This policy explains what personal data Vältgeist collects, why, on what legal basis, who we share it with, and the rights you have. It is written to align with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Vältgeist is a venture of the Euroswarms research institute.
The data controller is Vältgeist / Euroswarms. For any privacy question or to exercise your rights, contact [email protected]. If we have appointed a data protection contact, this address reaches them.
| Data | When / why | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Email address (and any message you send) | When you join the waitlist or email us — so we can contact you about pod availability and reply to you | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)); or steps at your request (Art. 6(1)(b)) |
| Your consent record (that you ticked the box, timestamp) | To evidence lawful consent | Legal obligation / legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(c)/(f)) |
| Technical data: IP address, approximate location, browser/device, request logs | Generated automatically when you visit, for security, abuse prevention, and aggregate, cookieless traffic measurement | Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)) |
| Cookie / storage preferences | To remember your consent choices and site theme | Consent, or strictly-necessary functioning |
We do not ask for your name, and we do not collect special-category data. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18.
We use a small number of processors and infrastructure providers strictly to run the site and reach you. These may include:
We do not sell your personal data, and we do not share it for third-party advertising.
Some providers may process data outside your country, including outside the European Economic Area. Where they do, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses or an adequacy decision.
We keep waitlist details until you ask us to delete them or until the waitlist purpose ends, after which we delete or anonymise them. Security and server logs are kept for a limited period for their purpose. Consent records are kept as long as needed to demonstrate compliance.
Subject to applicable law, you have the right to: access your data; correct it; erase it; restrict or object to processing; data portability; and to withdraw consent at any time (which does not affect processing already carried out). To exercise any of these, email [email protected]. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Details of the cookies and local storage we use, and how to change your choices, are in our Cookie Policy.
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We may update this policy; the effective date above will change and, for material updates, we will take reasonable steps to notify you.