Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller and Scope

The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data on fuzzrankrankbaskt.com is Orchard Mechanics European Services Ltd., Industriestrasse 14, 8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland. We are committed to processing your personal data strictly in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, "GDPR"), the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP), and other applicable regional data protection statutes.

2. Categories of Data Collected

We collect personal data only when necessary to provide access to our technical publications, process service inquiries, or manage web platform stability:

• Inquiry and Contact Information: When you submit our technical request form, we collect your full name, business email address, fruit-growing operation type, machinery categories of interest, location details, and message notes.
• Server Log Data: When accessing our website, web server software automatically records standard HTTP log information, including your IP address (anonymized where feasible), browser user-agent header, referring URL, timestamp of request, and specific pages requested.
• Cookie Preference Telemetry: Records of your interaction with our cookie consent mechanism, stored within your local browser storage.

3. Purposes and Legal Bases of Processing

Under Article 6(1) of the GDPR, personal data is processed under the following legal frameworks:

• Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (Contractual and Pre-Contractual Steps): Processing your contact inquiry to provide maintenance scheduling estimates, workshop availability details, or equipment repair guidance.
• Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (Legitimate Interests): Processing server log information to maintain network security, diagnose web server performance bugs, and protect against fraudulent denial-of-service attempts.
• Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (Consent): Processing analytical cookies where you have explicitly opted in via our cookie banner.

4. Third-Party Processors and Infrastructure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to marketing brokers. Data may be processed by trusted infrastructure partners operating under strict Data Processing Agreements (DPAs):

• Static web hosting and content distribution network (CDN) providers delivering encrypted static files across European edge nodes.
• Secure enterprise email routing servers used solely to deliver inquiry submissions to our engineering workshop staff.

5. Data Retention Periods

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was gathered:

• Contact Inquiries: Retained for 24 months following the resolution of your inquiry, unless an ongoing commercial machinery service contract necessitates statutory commercial record keeping.
• Server Logs: Automatically overwritten or purged after 30 days.
• Consent Tokens: Stored locally in your client device until cleared or overwritten after 12 months.

6. Data Security Practices

All communications between your browser and fuzzrankrankbaskt.com are encrypted using Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.2 or higher). We implement strict internal access controls, firewall inspection systems, and least-privilege administrative principles to prevent unauthorized disclosure, tampering, or loss of personal data.

7. Your Statutory Rights Under the GDPR

As a data subject within the European Union, European Economic Area, or Switzerland, you maintain comprehensive statutory rights:

• Right of Access (Article 15 GDPR): You may request confirmation and a copy of any personal data we hold concerning you.
• Right to Rectification (Article 16 GDPR): You may request immediate correction of inaccurate or incomplete records.
• Right to Erasure (Article 17 GDPR): You may request the deletion of your personal data where retention is no longer justified.
• Right to Restriction of Processing (Article 18 GDPR): You may request limitation of processing under specific legal disputes.
• Right to Data Portability (Article 20 GDPR): You may request that machine-readable copies of your provided data be transferred to you or another provider.
• Right to Object (Article 21 GDPR): You maintain the right to object at any time to processing based upon legitimate interest justifications.

8. International Data Transfers

Where infrastructure providers process telemetry outside the European Economic Area, transfers are governed by European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or adequacy decisions, ensuring an equivalent level of data protection.

9. Privacy Contact and Supervisory Authorities

To exercise your privacy rights, request data deletion, or submit questions regarding this policy, contact our dedicated Data Protection Officer at:

Email: [email protected]
Postal Address: Data Protection Officer, Orchard Mechanics European Services Ltd., Industriestrasse 14, 8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

You also have the right to lodge a formal complaint with your national Data Protection Authority (such as the Swiss FDPIC, the French CNIL, the German BfDI, or the Italian Garante).

Document version 2.4 — Effective from January 1, 2026.