Privacy Policy

Allometra Materials, Inc. ("Allometra," "we," "us," or "our") operates the website at allometramaterials.com. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that data.

We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable U.S. privacy laws.

1. Data Controller

The data controller for this website is:

Allometra Materials, Inc.
Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Email: inquiries@allometramaterials.com

2. What Data We Collect

This website collects limited data only when you provide it or consent to analytics. Specifically:

• Analytics data (with consent): If you accept cookies, we use Google Analytics 4 to collect anonymized usage data, including pages visited, time on site, approximate geographic location (country/city level), device type, and referral source. This data does not identify you personally.
• Contact form data: If you submit a contact or inquiry form, we collect your name, email address, and message content in order to respond to you.
• No analytics without consent: If you decline cookies, Google Analytics fires in anonymous/cookieless mode. No personal identifiers or tracking cookies are stored.

3. Cookies

We use the following cookies on this site:

• _ga, _ga_E58NT3LMFN (Google Analytics): Set only if you accept analytics cookies. Used to distinguish users and sessions for aggregate traffic analysis. Expires after 2 years.
• cookie_consent (Functional): Stores your cookie preference (accepted or declined) so we do not ask again on repeat visits. This is a strictly necessary functional cookie and does not require consent.

We do not use advertising, retargeting, or social media cookies.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For EU/EEA visitors, our legal basis for processing personal data is:

• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): Analytics data is processed only with your explicit consent, which you can withdraw at any time below.
• Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): Contact form responses are processed to respond to your inquiry.

5. How We Use Your Data

• To understand aggregate website traffic and improve our site
• To respond to inquiries submitted via contact forms
• We do not sell, rent, or share your data with third parties for marketing purposes

6. Third-Party Services

We use Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC, USA) to analyze site traffic. Google processes analytics data on our behalf under a Data Processing Agreement. Google Analytics data may be transferred to and stored on servers in the United States. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.

Google Analytics is configured with IP anonymization and operates under Google Consent Mode v2, which restricts data collection when consent is not granted.

7. Your Rights

Under GDPR, EU/EEA residents have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction or deletion of your data
• Withdraw consent for analytics at any time (see below)
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at admin@allometramaterials.com.

8. Manage Your Cookie Consent

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9. Data Retention

Google Analytics data is retained for 14 months (the minimum configurable period). Contact form inquiries are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your request.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. We encourage you to review this page occasionally.

11. Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy? Contact us at admin@allometramaterials.com.