Quant Investing Privacy policy
Last updated: 30 September 2025
Serendipity Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt) ("us", "we", or "our") operates the www.quant-investing.com website (the "Service").
This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.
We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible from www.quant-investing.com/terms-and-conditions
Definitions
Personal Data
Personal Data means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).
Usage Data
Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of data stored on a User’s device.
Data Controller
Data Controller means a person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data are, or are to be, processed.
For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your data.
Data Processor (or Service Providers)
Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any person (other than an employee of the Data Controller) who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller.
We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.
Data Subject
Data Subject is any living individual who is the subject of Personal Data.
User
The User is the individual using our Service. The User corresponds to the Data Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data.
Information Collection and Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address
- First name and last name
- Phone number
- Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
- Cookies and Usage Data
We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send.
Usage Data
We may also collect information how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Cookies and Analytics
Our website uses cookies to ensure its proper technical operation and to analyse its use.
- Essential cookies are required for the website to function correctly and are set automatically.
- Analytics cookies (Matomo) help us understand how visitors use our website. These are only set after you give your explicit consent through our cookie banner.
You can withdraw your consent or change your cookie preferences at any time through the cookie settings link available on our website.
For more details, please see our Cookie Policy
Use of Data
Serendipity Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt) uses the collected data for various purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Service
- To notify you about changes to our Service
- To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
- To provide customer support
- To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
- To monitor the usage of our Service
- To detect, prevent and address technical issues
- To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information
Retention of Data
We keep your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
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Customer and subscriber information is retained for as long as your account or subscription is active and for up to six years afterward to meet accounting and legal obligations.
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Email and marketing consent records are kept until you withdraw your consent or unsubscribe.
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Usage data and analytics information are stored for a maximum of 12 months unless required longer for security purposes.
Transfer of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside Germany and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Germany and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
Serendipity Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt) will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
Disclosure of Data
Business Transaction
If Serendipity Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt) is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Disclosure for Law Enforcement
Under certain circumstances, Serendipity Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt) may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
Legal Requirements
Serendipity Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt) may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- To comply with a legal obligation
- To protect and defend the rights or property of Serendipity Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
- To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
- To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
- To protect against legal liability
Security of Your Data
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. These include encryption, access control, and secure data backups. While no online system can be completely secure, we regularly review and improve our safeguards.
Breach notification
In case of a data breach we will do the following:
1. Notify the appropriate regulatory body
2. Inform you of the following:
- What happened
- What we are doing about
- What you can do to protect yourself and how we can help you
- How you can contact us to answer any questions you may have
"Do Not Track" Signals
We do not support Do Not Track ("DNT"). Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked.
Your Rights
Your Rights under GDPR
You have the following rights concerning your personal data:
- Right of access and to receive a copy of your data (Art. 15 GDPR)
- Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
- Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”, Art. 17 GDPR)
- Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
- Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
- Right to object to processing based on legitimate interests (Art. 21 GDPR)
You can exercise these rights by contacting us at [email protected]
If you believe we are processing your data unlawfully, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Hamburg Data Protection Authority (www.datenschutz-hamburg.de).
Service Providers
Third-Party Service Providers
We engage external service providers to assist in delivering our services (for example, email delivery, analytics, payments, and customer support).
These providers act as data processors under written data-processing agreements (Art. 28 GDPR) and may process your personal data only according to our instructions.
Certain providers (e.g., Stripe, PayPal) act as independent controllers when processing payment data under their own legal obligations.
Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyse the use of our Service.
Matomo Cloud
We use Matomo Cloud, an open-source web analytics service, to track and report website traffic. Matomo collects data that helps us monitor the usage of our website, without sharing it with third-party services. Unlike other analytics platforms, Matomo ensures that all collected data remains under our control, adhering to strict privacy and data protection regulations.
Matomo Cloud operates under its own Data Processing Agreement (DPA), ensuring compliance with data protection laws like GDPR. This agreement guarantees that data collected through Matomo is processed securely and transparently, without the need for external advertising or service networks.
For more details on Matomo's privacy practices, please refer to the following links:
Matomo Privacy Policy: https://matomo.org/privacy-policy/
Matomo Data Processing Agreement (DPA): https://matomo.org/matomo-cloud-dpa/
Matomo Tag Manager
We also use Matomo Tag Manager, which allows us to manage various analytics and marketing tags on our website. This system helps us ensure smooth tracking and analysis of user behavior without compromising user privacy.
For more information on Matomo Tag Manager and its privacy policies, please visit:
Website Security and Optimisation
Cloudflare
We use Cloudflare for web optimisation and security services to improve and protect this website.
Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/
Cloudflare's Privacy Shield Framework Statement can be viewed at: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacyshield/
We also use Cloudflare's CAPCHA service. It helps protect websites from spam and abuse. We use it to check if a user that submits a form through our website is a human. Cloudflare captcha uses API.JS script.
Auth0
Login to our services are managed by Auth0.
Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at: https://auth0.com/privacy
Google Fonts
Our website uses Google Fonts as part of the design.
You can read Google Font's privacy policy here: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq/privacy
Payments
We may provide paid products and/or services within the Service. In that case, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors).
We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.
The payment processors we work with are:
Stripe
Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://stripe.com/us/privacy
PayPal or Braintree
Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
Pabbly
Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.pabbly.com/privacy-policy/
We use third-party service providers to send you emails.
These service providers have access to your Personal Data the use of which is governed by their Privacy Policy.
The email service provider we work with are:
MailChimp
Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at: www.mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
Mailchimp Data Processing Addendum (DPA) can be viewed at: https://mailchimp.com/legal/data-processing-addendum/
SendGrid
Their Privacy Policy can be viewed here: https://www.twilio.com/en-us/legal/privacy
Their Data Processing Addendum (DPA) can be viewed here: https://www.twilio.com/en-us/legal/data-protection-addendum
We use a third-party service, when you sign up through a pop-up message, to our newsletter.
The service provider we use is:
Hello Bar
Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at: www.hellobar.com/privacy-policy
Customer service
We use a third-party service provider to provide customer support.
This service provider has access to your Personal Data the use of which is governed by their Privacy Policy.
Groove
Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at: www.groovehq.com/our/privacy
Webinar service
We use a third-party service provider to provide webinar services.
If you sign up for a webinar this service provider has access to your Personal Data the use of which is governed by their Privacy Policy.
Go To Webinar
Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at: www.logmeininc.com/de/legal/privacy
Invoicing service
We use a third-party service provider to provide invoices to customers.
Should you request an invoice from us this service provider has access to your Personal Data the use of which is governed by their Privacy Policy.
Wave
Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at: https://my.waveapps.com/privacy/
Links to Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Children's Privacy
Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16 within the European Union. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under this age. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can delete it promptly.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- By email: [email protected]
- By phone number: +49 40 4146 6659
- By mail: Serendipity Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Langbehnstr. 15, 22761, Hamburg, Germany
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