Privacy Policy
Last updated: February 8, 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to Pogton Technologies ("Pogton," "we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Swedish data protection laws.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website pogton.com or use our services, including tech consulting and managed website packages.
2. Information We Collect
Information you provide directly:
- Name, email address, and company name when you submit our contact form
- Phone number and business details when requesting a website quote
- Message content and inquiry type (consulting, website, job, other)
- Payment information when purchasing services (processed securely by Stripe — we never store your card details)
Information collected automatically:
- Browser type, operating system, and device information
- IP address and approximate geographic location
- Pages visited, time spent, and referral source
- Language preference (stored via cookie for i18n)
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your contact form submissions and quote requests
- Deliver and manage our tech consulting and website services
- Process payments through Stripe
- Send you service-related communications (project updates, invoices)
- Improve our website, services, and user experience
- Comply with legal obligations
We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.
4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
We process your personal data based on:
- Consent — when you submit a contact form or quote request
- Contract performance — when we deliver services you've purchased
- Legitimate interest — to improve our website and respond to inquiries
- Legal obligation — to comply with Swedish and EU regulations
5. Third-Party Services
We share data with the following third-party processors, all of which are GDPR-compliant:
- Stripe — payment processing (Stripe Privacy Policy)
- Resend — transactional email delivery (contact form submissions)
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third parties.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 24 months. Payment records are retained as required by Swedish accounting regulations.
7. Your Rights Under GDPR
As a data subject, you have the right to:
- Access — request a copy of your personal data
- Rectification — correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- Erasure — request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
- Restriction — restrict how we process your data
- Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interest
- Withdraw consent — at any time, without affecting prior processing
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at anton@pogton.com. We will respond within 30 days.
8. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data, including HTTPS encryption, secure authentication, and access controls. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure.
9. International Transfers
Some of our third-party service providers (Stripe, Resend) may process data outside of the EU/EEA. In such cases, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, contact us at:
Pogton Technologies
Email: anton@pogton.com
Website: pogton.com/connect
Country: Sweden
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) at imy.se.