--- title: Website Privacy Policy version: 1.1 effective: 2026-11-03 classification: public review_by: 2027-11-03 --- # Website Privacy Policy **Argus Archive Kft.** ## 1. About Us Argus Archive Kft. ("Argus Archive", "we", "us", or "our") is a software company incorporated in Hungary, European Union. **Registered address:** Mező utca 8. Fsz. 2., Budapest, 1038 Hungary **Company registration number:** 01-09-456027 **Privacy and data protection contact:** compliance@argusarchive.com Argus Archive Kft. is the data controller responsible for the personal data described in this Privacy Policy. ## 2. Scope of This Policy This Privacy Policy explains how Argus Archive collects and uses personal data when you visit our website at argusarchive.com, submit a request through it, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us directly. This Policy applies solely to personal data collected through our website. Personal data processed when you use the Argus Archive platform is covered by our Privacy Policy and, for Customer Content, by the Data Processing Agreement. ## 3. Personal Data We Collect When you interact with our website, we collect the following personal data: - **Identity & contact data:** name, job title, business email address, telephone number, company name, company website, country and industry, provided when you register, request a demo, apply to become a partner, or submit a contact enquiry. - **Enquiry data:** the content of messages you send us through a contact form, by email, or by other correspondence. - **Marketing & newsletter data:** email communication preferences, newsletter subscription status, and information about your engagement with our communications, where you have opted in to receive marketing or newsletter communications. - **Website analytics data:** behavioural and device-related data collected through analytics technologies, which may include pseudonymised identifiers, browser information, approximate geographic region, pages visited, and interaction events, subject to your cookie consent preferences. - **Technical data:** IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, referral URLs, session information, security-related telemetry, and server log information collected automatically when you visit our website. We also process technical and usage-related information for security monitoring, abuse prevention, spam detection, and website integrity purposes. We do not request special category personal data through our website, and ask that you do not include it in messages you send us. Providing your personal data is voluntary. Where you choose not to provide it, we may be unable to respond to your enquiry or send you the communications you have requested. There is no statutory or contractual obligation to provide personal data to us through our website. ## 4. How We Use Personal Data | Purpose | Data Used | Legal Basis (EU GDPR) | |---|---|---| | Responding to requests you submit through our website or send to us | Identity, contact, enquiry data | Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) in responding to business enquiries and developing business relationships | | Sending marketing communications and newsletters | Identity, contact, marketing and newsletter data | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) | | Website analytics | Website analytics data | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) | | Maintaining website security, preventing spam, and diagnosing errors | Technical data, enquiry data | Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) in maintaining the security, reliability, and integrity of our website and services | | Complying with legal obligations | As required by applicable law | Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)) | Where processing is based on legitimate interests, we assess and balance our interests against the rights and freedoms of affected individuals. ## 5. Newsletters and Marketing Communications We operate a newsletter to share company news, product updates, and industry information. Subscription is voluntary and based on your explicit consent. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any newsletter email or by contacting us at compliance@argusarchive.com. Newsletters are sent from our business email service. The provider we use is listed in Section 6. ## 6. Data Sharing and Disclosure We do not sell personal data. We share personal data only in the following circumstances: ### Service Providers We engage third-party providers to help operate our website and communications. All are bound by data processing agreements or equivalent contractual safeguards that restrict their use of personal data to the provision of services on our behalf. | Provider | Purpose | Location | |---|---|---| | Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (Microsoft Azure) | Website hosting, form handling, and storage of form submissions and subscriber records | European Economic Area; website pages may be delivered through Microsoft's global network | | Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (Microsoft 365) | Business email, enquiry handling, storage of form submissions and subscriber records, and newsletter distribution | European Union and EFTA (data at rest) | | Google Ireland Limited (Google Analytics, Google Search Console) | Website analytics and search performance | United States | We may change the provider used for any of these purposes. We will update this Policy when we do. ### Legal and Regulatory Requirements We may disclose personal data to competent authorities where required by law, court order, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Argus Archive or others. ### With Consent We will share personal data in any other circumstance only with the explicit consent of the relevant individual. ## 7. International Data Transfers Some of the providers listed in Section 6 process personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), as shown in that section. Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, or outside the United Kingdom for visitors located there, we rely on a safeguard recognised under Chapter V of the EU GDPR or the UK GDPR, as applicable: an adequacy decision, including the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and its UK extension, or the Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, with the UK Addendum where required. You may request a copy of the relevant safeguard by contacting us at compliance@argusarchive.com. ## 8. Data Retention We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Policy: - **Request data:** for as long as needed to respond to your request and continue our business relationship, and no longer than 3 years after our last contact with you, unless a longer period is required by law. If you become a customer or partner, our Privacy Policy applies from then on. - **Newsletter and marketing data:** until consent is withdrawn or you opt out, after which active subscription data is deleted within 30 days. Minimal suppression-list records may be retained to ensure future communications are not sent in error. - **Website analytics data:** for 14 months from collection, and only where you have accepted analytics cookies. - **Technical and security data:** retained for up to 90 days for security, diagnostic, abuse prevention, and operational integrity purposes. - **Cookie choice:** stored only in your browser, for up to 12 months, after which we ask again. You can change it at any time using the "Manage consent" link at the foot of every page. ## 9. Security We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, disclosure, or destruction. ## 10. Your Rights Individuals whose personal data we hold have the following rights under the EU GDPR and UK GDPR, subject to the exceptions and conditions set out in those laws. ### Right of Access You have the right to ask whether we hold personal data about you and, if we do, to receive a copy of it, together with information about how we use it. ### Right to Rectification You have the right to request the correction of personal data we hold if it is inaccurate or incomplete. ### Right to Erasure You have the right to request that we delete your personal data. ### Right to Restrict Processing You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances. ### Right to Data Portability You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format where processing is based on consent or contract and carried out by automated means. ### Right to Object You have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests. You have the absolute right to object at any time to processing for direct marketing purposes, and you can do so using the unsubscribe link in any newsletter email. ### Right to Withdraw Consent Where we rely on consent, you have the right to withdraw it at any time, using the unsubscribe link in any newsletter email or the "Manage consent" link at the foot of every page. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at compliance@argusarchive.com with the subject line **"Data Subject Request"**, stating your name, the email address you used when contacting us, and the right you wish to exercise. We may need to verify your identity before processing a request. We will respond within one month of receipt of your request. Where necessary, taking into account the complexity and number of requests, this period may be extended by two further months, in which case we will inform you of the extension and the reasons for it within one month of receipt of your request. Argus Archive does not make decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affect you. ### 10.1 Complaints You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the country where you live or work, or where you believe the infringement took place. Our lead supervisory authority is the Hungarian authority listed below. **Hungary:** Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság (NAIH): [naih.hu](https://naih.hu/) **United Kingdom:** Information Commissioner's Office (ICO): [ico.org.uk](https://ico.org.uk/) ## 11. Cookies and Website Analytics Our website uses local browser storage that is strictly necessary for it to function, to remember choices you make, such as your display theme and your cookie choice. This storage cannot be switched off and is not used for any other purpose. Analytics cookies are set only if you accept them in the cookie banner. If you decline, or later change your choice using the "Manage consent" link at the foot of every page, analytics cookies are not set, and any already set are deleted. | Name | Type | Set by | Purpose | Kept for | |---|---|---|---|---| | `cookie-consent` | Local storage (strictly necessary) | Argus Archive | Remembers whether you accepted or declined analytics cookies | 12 months, then we ask again | | `theme` | Local storage (strictly necessary) | Argus Archive | Remembers the light or dark display you chose | Until you clear your browser's storage | | `_ga` | Cookie (analytics, only if you accept) | Google Analytics | Tells visits from the same browser apart | 13 months | | `_ga_` | Cookie (analytics, only if you accept) | Google Analytics | Keeps track of your current visit | 13 months | ## 12. Children's Privacy Our website and services are not directed to children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. ## 13. Changes to This Policy We may amend this Policy at any time. We will bring material changes to your attention by appropriate means before they take effect, and will update the effective date of this Policy. The current version of this Policy is always available at [argusarchive.com/legal/website-privacy-policy](https://argusarchive.com/legal/website-privacy-policy). ## 14. Contact Us For any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Policy or our data protection practices, please contact us at: **Email:** compliance@argusarchive.com\ **Subject line:** "Data Subject Request" for rights requests, or "Privacy Enquiry" for general queries\ **Post:** Argus Archive Kft., Mező utca 8. Fsz. 2., Budapest, 1038 Hungary ## Version history | Version | Effective | Changes | |---|---|---| | 1.1 | 2026-11-03 | First published version. | --- _Argus Archive Kft. — Registered in Hungary — Company registration number: 01-09-456027_