PRIVACY POLICY


Last updated: 2026-03-01

This Privacy Policy explains how A FORCE UNKNOWN (“we”, “us”) processes personal data when you visit our website [https://aforceunknown.com] (the “Website”) or contact us.

1. Data Controllers (GDPR) / Contact

A FORCE UNKNOWN is operated by Juergen Bollmeyer and Nastuh Abootalebi

Contact address
2483 N. Beachwood Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90068
United States

Email:


2. Hosting and Server Log Data

Our Website is hosted by Hetzner Online GmbH, Germany. For technical operation, stability, and security, server log data is processed when you access the Website. This may include:

  • IP address
  • date and time of access
  • requested page/URL
  • referrer URL
  • browser/device information
  • status codes


Purpose: secure and reliable website delivery, error analysis, and prevention of abuse.
Legal basis (GDPR): Art. 6(1)(f) (legitimate interests).
Retention: 14 days, unless longer retention is required for security incident investigation.


3. Contact Form

When you contact us via the Website contact form, we process the information you provide, typically:

  • name (if provided)
  • email address
  • message content
  • any other information you choose to include


Purpose: to respond to your inquiry and, where applicable, to take steps prior to entering into a contract.
Legal basis (GDPR): Art. 6(1)(b) (pre-contractual measures/contract) and/or Art. 6(1)(f) (handling inquiries).
Retention: We keep inquiries for as long as necessary to process and document the request, then delete them unless legal retention obligations apply (e.g., business correspondence).


4. Cookies and Consent Preferences

We use a cookie preferences banner. It offers the following categories:
Necessary (always on): required for the Website to function and to store your cookie preference.
Statistics (optional): enables analytics (Matomo) so we can understand how visitors use the Website and improve it.
You can accept all, decline all, or confirm a custom selection. 

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via 'Cookie Preferences' link in the website footer.

5. Web Analytics

We use Matomo for website analytics. Matomo runs on our server instance in Germany.

Statistics are only collected if you enable “Statistics” in the cookie banner.
If you do not consent, Matomo remains disabled.

If enabled, Matomo may process (depending on configuration):

  • anonymized/truncated IP address
  • page views, referrer URL, timestamps
  • device/browser information
  • approximate location derived from IP (if enabled)


Matomo may set first-party cookies (e.g., _pk_*) when Statistics is enabled.
Purpose: usage analysis and improvement of the Website.
Legal basis (GDPR): Art. 6(1)(a) (consent).
Retention: Raw visit logs are automatically deleted after 180 days (scheduled weekly). Aggregated reports may be retained longer.

We do not share Matomo analytics data with third parties.


6. Fonts

We currently use fonts from Google and Adobe to display the Website consistently. Depending on how the fonts are integrated, your browser may request font files from servers operated by these providers. In that process, the provider may receive technical request data, including your IP address.

Providers:

  • Google (Google Fonts)
  • Adobe (Adobe Fonts / Typekit)

Purpose: consistent typography and presentation of the Website.
Legal basis (GDPR): Art. 6(1)(f) (legitimate interests in a consistent and high-quality website presentation).


7. Data Recipients

Depending on your use of the Website and our technical setup, personal data may be processed by:

  • Hetzner Online GmbH (hosting/infrastructure, Germany)
  • Google (font delivery, if fonts are loaded from Google servers)
  • Adobe (font delivery, if fonts are loaded from Adobe servers)


We do not use advertising trackers and we do not sell personal data.


8. International Data Transfers

Some providers (e.g., Google and Adobe) may process data outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States, in connection with font delivery. In addition, team members located in the United States may access contact inquiries for operational purposes.

Where required, we implement appropriate safeguards for international transfers (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses).


9. Your Rights (GDPR)

If GDPR applies to you, you have the right to:

  • access (Art. 15), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17)
  • restriction (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20)
  • object to processing based on Art. 6(1)(f) (Art. 21)
  • withdraw consent at any time (Art. 7(3)) where processing is based on consent (e.g., Statistics/Matomo)


You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.


10. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is fully secure.


11. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date will be changed accordingly.