Last Updated: November 18, 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how CereGate (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects your information when you visit our website fog-study.com, submit information through our contact forms, or interact with our advertisements.

By using this website, you consent to the practices described in this policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

• Information You Provide Voluntarily: When you use our contact forms or correspond with us, we collect the personal information you provide, such as your name, email address, phone number, and the content of your message.
• Automated Data Collection: When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain technical information from your device, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and access times.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, pixels (such as the Meta Pixel), and similar technologies to track your activity on our site and across other websites to personalize your experience and deliver targeted advertisements.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
• To operate, maintain, and improve our website and services.
• To analyze usage patterns and optimize our user experience.
• For Marketing and Advertising: To display personalized advertisements to you on third-party platforms (such as Google and Facebook) based on your interactions with our website (Remarketing).

To protect our website, prevent fraud, and comply with legal obligations.

3. Use of Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics collects information such as your IP address, device type, and pages visited. Google may use this data to personalize ads within its own advertising network.

You can learn more about Google’s data practices here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

You may opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on.

4. Use of Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager (GTM) to manage tracking scripts on our website. GTM itself does not collect personal data but triggers other tags (like Google Analytics or Meta Pixel) that may collect data.

5. Use of Google Ads (Remarketing & Conversion Tracking)

We use Google Ads to advertise our services. We use remarketing features and conversion tracking pixels which allow Google to show you our ads on other websites based on your past visits to our site. This involves the processing of personal data (such as IP addresses and cookie identifiers).

You can opt out of personalized Google Ads here: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous

6. Use of Meta Pixel (Facebook and Instagram)

We use the Meta Pixel (provided by Meta Platforms, Inc.) to track visitor actions on our website, optimize our advertising campaigns, and build audiences for remarketing on Facebook and Instagram. The data collected is anonymous to us but is stored and processed by Meta, which may link this information to your Facebook account.

You can manage your Facebook ad preferences here: https://www.facebook.com/adpreferences/ad_settings

7. How We Share Information (“Selling” and “Sharing”)

We do not sell your personal information for monetary value. However, under U.S. state privacy laws (such as the CCPA and CPRA), allowing third-party advertising networks (like Google and Meta) to collect data via cookies on our site for the purpose of targeted advertising is classified as “Sharing” or “Selling” personal information.

We share information with:

• Service Providers: Hosting, CRM, and email providers who assist our business operations.
• Advertising Partners: Google and Meta, for the purpose of delivering targeted ads.
• Legal Authorities: If required by law.

You have the right to opt out of this “Sharing” at any time (see Section 10).

8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to ensure our website functions properly and to facilitate the marketing activities described above. You can control cookies through your browser settings or by using the consent management tool located in the footer of our website. We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals as a valid request to opt out of data selling/sharing.

9. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected (e.g., answering your inquiry) or as required by law.

10. Your Privacy Rights (USA – CCPA/CPRA and others)

If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Virginia, Connecticut, or Utah, you have specific rights, including:

• Right to Know: Request access to the specific pieces of personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal data.
• Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to Opt-Out of Selling/Sharing: You have the right to opt out of the use of your personal data for targeted advertising.

How to Exercise Your Rights:

To Opt-Out of Ads/Sharing: Click the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link in the footer of our website to update your cookie preferences.

Other Requests: To request access, correction, or deletion, please contact us at contact@ceregate.com.

11. Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information. However, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the security of our data systems.

12. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect or share personal information from children under 16.

13. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties.

14. Updates to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically. The updated date will be listed at the top of this page.

15. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: contact@ceregate.com

16. Information for European Visitors (GDPR Notice)

This section applies if you are visiting our website from the European Economic Area (EEA) or the UK.

Because the operator of this website is based in the European Union (Germany), we comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

• Legal Basis: We process your personal data based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) for tracking cookies and advertising pixels. You may revoke this consent at any time via our cookie settings. For inquiries submitted via contact forms, we process data to fulfill pre-contractual measures or based on our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(b) or (f) GDPR).
• Data Transfers: Data collected via Google and Meta services may be transferred to the USA. We rely on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to ensure data security.
• Your Rights: Under GDPR, you have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, and data portability. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.