Faradex Partners is a battery sector market intelligence platform operated by Norven Intelligence LLC, a limited liability company incorporated in Wyoming, United States of America (registered address: 30 N Gould St Ste R, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801). References to "Faradex Partners", "Faradex", "we", "us", or "our" in this Privacy Policy refer to Norven Intelligence LLC operating under the Faradex Partners trading name.
For all privacy-related enquiries, requests to exercise data rights, or questions about this policy, please contact us at: [email protected]. We aim to respond to all verified privacy enquiries within 10 business days.
Faradex Partners is not a regulated entity under the EU GDPR as a data controller established in the EU, but we apply GDPR-equivalent standards to personal data from data subjects located in the European Economic Area as a matter of policy, consistent with our commitment to responsible data practice.
We collect personal data that you provide directly to us through the following interactions:
When you visit the Faradex Partners website, our web servers collect standard technical log data including:
This technical data is used for site security monitoring and aggregate usage analysis. We do not use this data to build individual user profiles or to serve targeted advertising.
When we engage practitioners as primary research panel participants for commissioned research, we collect the following data about participants:
We do not collect payment card numbers, bank account details, national identification numbers, passport details, biometric data, health data, racial or ethnic origin data, political opinion data, religious belief data, or sexual orientation data. We do not use advertising networks and do not collect data for advertising profiling purposes.
| Data Category | Processing Purpose | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Client contact data | Responding to enquiries; fulfilling report orders; delivering commissioned research | Contract performance; legitimate interests |
| Purchase records | Order fulfilment; licence management; accounting and tax compliance | Contract performance; legal obligation |
| Research update preferences | Sending research update communications to opted-in contacts | Consent (opt-in required; withdrawable at any time) |
| Technical log data | Site security; aggregate usage analysis; fraud prevention | Legitimate interests |
| Panel participant data | Scheduling and conducting research sessions; conflict-of-interest assessment; research output production | Legitimate interests; consent (participants opt in to engagement) |
We use the personal data we collect for the following purposes and no others:
We do not use your personal data to: build advertising profiles; sell or rent data to third parties; train machine learning models using identifiable personal data; or make automated decisions about you that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data with any third party for commercial purposes. We share personal data only in the following limited circumstances:
Panel participant data is never shared with clients, commission requestors, or subject companies under any circumstances. See Section 2.3 above.
Faradex Partners is operated from the United States. If you are located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or other jurisdictions with data transfer restrictions, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in the United States. We apply GDPR-equivalent data protection standards to all personal data from EEA data subjects and rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) as the legal basis for such transfers where required.
| Data Category | Retention Period | Basis for Period |
|---|---|---|
| Client contact data and purchase records | 7 years from last transaction | Accounting and tax compliance requirements |
| Enquiry data (no purchase) | 24 months from last contact | Legitimate interest in maintaining contact history for returning enquirers |
| Research update preferences | Until opt-out or account deletion request | Consent-based; withdrawn on request |
| Technical log data | 90 days rolling | Security and fraud monitoring purposes |
| Panel participant data | 5 years from last engagement | Research methodology audit trail; conflict-of-interest assessment |
| Panel session notes (anonymised in output) | 7 years from research publication | Methodology verification and compliance audit |
You may request deletion of your personal data at any time, subject to our retention obligations under applicable law. We will delete or anonymise data that is not subject to mandatory retention within 30 days of a verified deletion request.
The Faradex Partners website uses only the following categories of cookies:
We do not use advertising cookies, third-party tracking pixels, social media tracking scripts, or any technology that shares your browsing behaviour with third parties for advertising or profiling purposes. We do not use Google Analytics in a configuration that shares data with Google's advertising products.
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights with respect to your personal data held by Faradex Partners:
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days for standard requests and within 72 hours for urgent requests relating to data security incidents. We may ask you to verify your identity before processing requests that could affect personal data held about others.
If you are located in the EEA and believe we have processed your data unlawfully, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection supervisory authority.
Faradex Partners products and services are intended for business and professional use by adults. We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under the age of 16. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a person under 16, please contact us at [email protected] and we will delete it promptly.
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These include access controls and authentication requirements for systems containing personal data; encryption of data in transit (TLS 1.3) and at rest; regular security reviews of third-party service providers; staff training on data handling obligations; and incident response procedures for potential data breaches. In the event of a personal data breach that poses a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify affected individuals and applicable regulatory authorities within the timeframes required by applicable law.
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our data practices, applicable law, or our services. When we make material changes, we will notify active clients by email at least 14 days before the changes take effect and will update the effective date and version number at the top of this policy. Continued use of our services after the effective date of changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy. For non-material changes (formatting, clarifications that do not affect your rights), we will update the policy without prior notification.
Previous versions of this policy are available on request by emailing [email protected].
This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the State of Wyoming, United States of America, except where superseded by applicable data protection law in the jurisdiction of the data subject. Any disputes arising under this policy that cannot be resolved informally shall be subject to binding arbitration in Sheridan County, Wyoming, except that either party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction for violations of intellectual property rights or data protection obligations.