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Privacy Policy & Data Protection

Effective Date: January 1, 2026. This comprehensive Privacy Policy defines how Fermentum BioArtisans Labs Ltd. collects, manages, encrypts, and respects your personal data under UK GDPR and international privacy statutes.

1. Entity Overview & Data Controller

This privacy declaration applies to all interactions with viblyhappybundl.com. The official Data Controller is:

Fermentum BioArtisans Labs Ltd.
Company Registration No: 14892019
48 Fermenter's Quay, Bristol Organic District, BS1 6XG, United Kingdom
Data Protection Officer Email: [email protected]

2. Data We Collect and Process

We restrict data collection exclusively to what is strictly necessary to deliver functional scientific tools, calculator configurations, and support communications:

  • Direct Submissions: Your name, email address, and message inquiries submitted via our contact triage form.
  • Client-Side Storage Data: Local browser storage preferences (such as cookie consent status and local recipe parameters calculated in the Brine Tool). This data never leaves your client browser unless explicitly submitted.
  • Technical Diagnostic Logs: Anonymized IP addresses, browser version identifiers, operating system metrics, and timestamp headers collected automatically to prevent Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attempts against our lab servers.

3. Legal Bases for Processing under UK GDPR

We process your data strictly under lawful criteria defined in Article 6 of the UK General Data Protection Regulation:

  1. Consent: Where you have granted explicit consent for specific communications or non-essential cookies.
  2. Contractual Necessity: To fulfill direct requests for microbiological consultation or account services.
  3. Legitimate Interests: To optimize server infrastructure, prevent fraud, and ensure the security of our online tools.

4. Data Retention and Security Safeguards

All transmitted data is encrypted using Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.3). Contact messages are retained for a maximum of 24 calendar months for laboratory record-keeping, after which they are irreversibly scrubbed from our encrypted databases. We do not sell, rent, monetize, or broker your personal information to third-party data aggregators under any circumstances.

5. Your Statutory Rights

Under UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and equivalent international privacy laws, you possess unconditional rights to:

  • Request a complete digital export of all personal data held about your profile.
  • Demand immediate correction or rectification of incomplete or inaccurate data.
  • Request the erasure (Right to be Forgotten) of your personal contact records.
  • Lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

6. Policy Updates & Inquiries

Any revisions to this document will be posted directly to this URL with a revised timestamp. For all data rights requests, contact our dedicated team at [email protected].