Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to DPPtex ("we", "our", or "us"). We operate as an academic and professional research platform dedicated to the dissemination of Digital Product Passport (DPP) standards and EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) guidelines. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 and related data protection authorities.

2. Information We Collect

We believe in absolute data minimization. We only collect information that is necessary to provide our services, optimize user experience, and serve relevant content:

• Usage Data: Through automated logging, we may collect technical data such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages visited. This is used solely for traffic analysis and platform security.
• Communication Data: If you contact us directly via email, we collect your name, email address, and any correspondence contents to resolve your inquiry.
• Interactive Input Data: Inputs entered into our B2B Compliance Widget or DPP Simulator are processed entirely client-side in your browser. We do not store or transmit your organization's compliance status to our servers.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use essential and analytics cookies to enable core site functionality and gather anonymous metrics. Cookies are small text files placed on your device to remember user settings and analyze traffic patterns.

You can manage or disable cookies at any time through your browser's settings panel. However, please note that disabling cookies may affect the usability of certain interactive features on our site.

4. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Policies

We partner with Google AdSense to serve advertisements on our platform. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites on the internet.

Google's Use of Advertising Cookies: Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

How to Opt-Out:

• Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

5. GDPR Data Protection Rights

If you reside within the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights regarding your personal data under the GDPR:

• The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
• 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.
• The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our designated address below. We respond to all requests within 30 days.

6. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our data handling practices, or would like to submit a data request, please reach out to us:

Email: privacy@dpptex.com

Corporate Address: DPPtex Research Group, Legal & Compliance Dept, Brussels, Belgium.