LEGAL
Last updated: November 2026
Novissium / Jens Pfortje, c/o Frey Services, Eggstrasse 14f, 8134 Adliswil, Switzerland. Email:
This policy explains how personal data is processed on novissium.com and when you buy or use our WordPress plugins. It is based on the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, where it applies, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
This website runs on our own server, hosted in Germany. When you visit the site, the server automatically records technical data: IP address, date and time, requested page, status code, browser information and referring page. We use this data only to deliver the website, fix errors and protect the site against abuse. Log files are deleted automatically after about 10 days. From these logs the server creates anonymous visitor statistics (number of visits, pages, browsers) that cannot be linked to individual persons.
Legal basis (GDPR): Art. 6(1)(f), our legitimate interest in a secure and reliable website.
Technically necessary cookies are used without consent, for example for the site administration and to remember your cookie choice.
Cookie banner (Real Cookie Banner). To ask for and document your consent, we use the WordPress plugin Real Cookie Banner, which runs on our own server. It assigns a random pseudonymous ID to your browser and stores in cookies and in our database which services you agreed to, when you agreed, the banner settings at that time and how you made your choice (for example which button you clicked). Your IP address is not stored. This record is kept for the duration required to prove your consent. Legal basis (GDPR): Art. 6(1)(c), our legal obligation to document consent.
Matomo. To count visits and see which pages are used, we use Matomo, an open-source web analytics software that runs on our own server in Germany. The data stays on our server and is not passed to third parties. Matomo works without cookies. Your IP address is shortened before it is stored, so that only its first part is kept and it cannot be linked to you; at most the country is derived from this shortened address. Matomo also records the pages you visit, the time of the visit, the referring page and technical details such as browser, operating system and screen size. To group page views of one visit without cookies, Matomo uses a temporary identifier calculated from technical data, which is not stored in your browser. We use the results only as aggregated statistics. Raw visit data is deleted automatically after 180 days; aggregated reports without personal data are kept for up to 14 months, monthly and yearly totals longer. Legal basis (GDPR): Art. 6(1)(f), our legitimate interest in understanding how our website is used.
Google Analytics. With your consent we use Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”), to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics is integrated through Google Site Kit and the Google tag. It sets cookies (for example _ga) and processes information such as pages visited, time of visit, device, browser, approximate location and a shortened IP address. Google may process this data in the USA; Google is certified under the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Analytics data is kept for at most 14 months (event data for 2 months). Analytics cookies are only set after you have agreed in the cookie banner. We use Google Consent Mode: if you do not agree, the Google tag sets no cookies and only sends anonymous signals without identifiers (for example that a page was viewed), which Google uses for aggregated, modelled statistics.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time with the cookie settings link at the bottom of every page. More information: policies.google.com/privacy.
We do not use advertising or remarketing tools. Fonts and design files are loaded from our own server.
Legal basis (GDPR): Art. 6(1)(a), your consent; for necessary cookies and for Matomo Art. 6(1)(f).
If you contact us through the contact form or by email, we use your details and message only to answer your request. Form messages are stored in our website database and sent to our own mail server. We delete them when they are no longer needed for your request, unless we must keep them for legal reasons. We only add you to our newsletter if you sign up for it yourself (see below).
Legal basis (GDPR): Art. 6(1)(b) where your request concerns a contract, otherwise Art. 6(1)(f).
To download NoviDeck Free, you enter your name and email address in a form on our website and confirm that we may use them for this purpose. We use these details only to send you the download link by email. The entry (name, email address, date and time) is stored in our website database and deleted after 12 months at the latest, or earlier on request. We do not use your details for newsletters or advertising.
Legal basis (GDPR): Art. 6(1)(a), your consent. You can withdraw it at any time by writing to us.
On our NoviFix page you can leave your email address to hear about new fixes and product updates. Signing up is optional and not needed for the download. We store your email address, your consent and the date and time in our website database and use them only for this purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time by writing to , and we will delete your address.
Legal basis (GDPR): Art. 6(1)(a), your consent.
You can sign up for our newsletter “Novissium – News” on our website. We use it to tell you about new releases, updates and offers for our products. Sign-up uses double opt-in: after you enter your email address, we send you an email with a confirmation link, and you are only added once you click it. We store your email address, your name if you give it, the list you joined and the date and time of sign-up and confirmation. We do not store your IP address.
The newsletter runs on listmonk, an open-source newsletter software installed on our own server in Germany. Your details are not passed to an external newsletter service, and emails are sent from our own mail server. We do not track whether you open an email or click a link. The sign-up forms are protected against automated abuse by ALTCHA, a check that runs in your browser without cookies and without third-party services.
Every newsletter contains a link to unsubscribe. On the page behind that link you can also download your data or delete it completely. You can also write to at any time. Once you unsubscribe, you no longer receive the newsletter.
Legal basis (GDPR): Art. 6(1)(a), your consent.
Our products are sold through Freemius, Inc., 4023 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE 19807, USA, which acts as the seller (merchant of record). Freemius handles checkout, payment, taxes, invoices, licenses, subscriptions and refunds, and sends the related emails (purchase confirmations, renewal reminders, receipts).
To show the checkout on our pricing and product pages, these pages load the Freemius checkout script from checkout.freemius.com. When such a page loads, your browser connects to Freemius, which can see your IP address and browser information. When you open the checkout, the data you enter is processed by Freemius under its own privacy policy: freemius.com/privacy.
Freemius is based in the USA. Data transfers to the USA are covered by the safeguards described in the Freemius privacy policy.
Legal basis (GDPR): Art. 6(1)(b) for the purchase, Art. 6(1)(f) for providing the checkout on our pages.
When you install and activate one of our paid plugins, the plugin connects to Freemius to activate your license and deliver updates. In this process Freemius receives your website address, the plugin and WordPress versions and your license details. During activation the plugin may ask whether you want to share additional usage information; this is optional.
The plugins do not send your website content or your visitors’ data to us.
Legal basis (GDPR): Art. 6(1)(b).
Our pages contain links to other websites. Their own privacy policies apply once you follow such a link.
You can ask for access to your personal data, and for it to be corrected or deleted, and you can object to its processing. Where the GDPR applies, you also have the right to restrict processing, to data portability and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In Switzerland you can contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).
We update this policy when our processing changes. The current version is always published on this page.
