Privacy Policy & Terms of Use
Who operates this site
This website is operated by a private individual based in Switzerland. thdeck44 is not a registered company.
All content published here represents personal analysis and independent perspectives, produced without commercial affiliation.
Data we collect and why
This site does not run advertising, sell products, or collect data for commercial purposes.
The following data is processed as a consequence of operating this website:
Visitor analytics. This site uses Squarespace's built-in analytics, which collects anonymised information about site visits including approximate geographic location, browser type, pages visited, and time spent. This data is aggregated and does not identify you personally. It is used solely to understand which content is read.
Contact form submissions. If you use any contact form on this site, the information you submit (name, email address, message) is received by the site operator and used only to respond to your enquiry. It is not stored beyond that purpose.
Email subscriptions. If you subscribe to updates, your email address is stored via Squarespace's mailing list functionality and used only to send you new content notifications. You may unsubscribe at any time via the link in any email.
Cookies. Squarespace sets functional and analytics cookies on your device when you visit this site. These are used for site operation and anonymous traffic measurement. You can block or delete cookies at any time via your browser settings. Doing so will not affect your ability to read content on this site.
Legal basis (Switzerland & EU)
This site is operated in compliance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (revDSG, in force September 2023). For visitors located in the European Union, processing is conducted based on legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), specifically the legitimate interest of operating a functional website and understanding readership.
No data is sold, shared with third parties for marketing purposes, or used for profiling.
Third-party processing
This site is hosted by Squarespace Inc., a US-based company. As the hosting provider, Squarespace processes technical data (including IP addresses and cookies) as part of site operation. Squarespace's own privacy policy applies to this processing and is available at squarespace.com/privacy.
Data processed by Squarespace may be transferred to and stored in the United States. Squarespace participates in applicable data transfer frameworks between the US and EU/Switzerland.
No other third-party services are used on this site.
Your rights
Under Swiss and EU data protection law, you have the right to:
Request information about what personal data relating to you is held
Request correction of inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data
Withdraw consent for email communications at any time
To exercise any of these rights, contact: policy(at)thedeck44.com. Requests will be responded to within 30 days.
Data retention
Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry. Email subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe. Anonymised analytics data is retained by Squarespace in accordance with their own retention policies.
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated occasionally. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site following any update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
Intellectual Property & Terms of Use
Ownership of content
All written content published on this site — including essays, analysis, commentary, and any other original text — is the exclusive intellectual property of the site operator and is protected under Swiss copyright law (Urheberrechtsgesetz, URG) and applicable international copyright conventions.
Copyright protection applies automatically from the moment of publication. No registration is required, and none has been made, as Swiss law does not require it.
Permitted use
You may:
Read and share links to individual articles
Quote brief passages (not exceeding two to three sentences) for commentary, criticism, or non-commercial discussion, provided the source and URL are clearly attributed
You may not, without prior written consent from the site operator:
Reproduce any article or essay in full or in substantial part, in any medium or format
Translate, adapt, or create derivative works based on content published here
Republish content on other websites, newsletters, or publications, whether commercial or non-commercial
Use any content for the purpose of training artificial intelligence or machine learning systems
Enforcement
Unauthorised reproduction or use of content constitutes copyright infringement under Swiss law and, where applicable, the laws of the jurisdiction in which the infringement occurs. The site operator reserves all rights to pursue appropriate remedies.
If you wish to request permission to reproduce content, contact: policy(at)thedeck44.com. Requests are considered case by case.
No warranty
Content published on this site represents the personal views and analysis of the author(s). It is provided for informational and editorial purposes only. Nothing on this site constitutes legal, financial, tax, or investment advice. The site operator accepts no liability for decisions made in reliance on content published here.