Effective Date: December 30, 2025
Welcome to 5e-net.net. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal information when you visit and interact with our website.
The responsible party (data controller) under the applicable data protection laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:
Name: Patrick Knoedler
Email: thinktank@5e-net.net
Website: https://5e-net.net
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, you can contact us at the address above.
We may collect personal data that you voluntarily provide to us when you use our website, including:
Contact information: such as your name and email address when you subscribe to newsletters or contact us.
Technical data: such as IP addresses, browser type, device identifiers, and operating system.
Usage data: information about how you interact with our site (pages viewed, time spent, etc.).
Cookies and similar technologies: to enable website functionality and analytics.
We use personal data for the following purposes:
To respond to your inquiries and communicate with you.
To provide, maintain, and improve our website and services.
To send newsletters or updates, if you have opted in.
To analyze usage trends and enhance user experience.
To comply with legal obligations.
We rely on the following legal bases under the GDPR for processing your personal data:
Consent: when you subscribe to newsletters or opt in to receive communications.
Contractual necessity: if processing is required to provide a service you requested.
Legitimate interests: for analytics, improving our website, and security purposes.
Legal obligation: when we must process data to comply with applicable law.
To enhance your experience on our website, we use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies may be used for:
Essential website functions
Performance and analytics
Remembering preferences
You may manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the website.
We may share your data with trusted service providers who help operate our website, such as:
Web hosting providers
Analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics)
Email newsletter platforms
These third parties are contractually bound to protect your data and may only use it for the services they provide to us.
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, loss, and misuse. However, no method of data transmission or storage is completely secure.
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. For example:
Contact form submissions: retained until you request deletion
Analytics data: retained for a limited period for insight and improvement
Under applicable data protection laws, you may have the right to:
Access your personal data
Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data
Request deletion of your data
Object to processing or request restriction
Data portability (where applicable)
Withdraw consent at any time
To exercise your rights, contact us at thinktank@5e-net.net.
Our site is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors without parental consent.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When changes occur, we will post the updated policy on this page with a revised effective date.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact:
Email: thinktank@5e-net.net
Website: https://5e-net.net
