EU Do The Right Mix
Data Protection & Regulatory Compliance

Privacy Policy

How Do The Right Mix collects, processes, and protects your personal data in accordance with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Last updated: November 2026

Privacy Summary: We prioritize technical data minimisation. Our interactive calculators process numbers locally in your browser and transmit zero financial or journey data to our servers. We do not sell personal information, build invasive behavioural ad profiles, or track users across external web properties.

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for the operation of this website under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR – Regulation (EU) 2016/679) is:

Do The Right Mix
Editorial & Research Office
European Union
Contact Email: privacy@dotherightmix.eu

2. Personal Data We Collect and Why

A. Server Log Files

When you access dotherightmix.eu, our web hosting infrastructure automatically logs technical information transmitted by your browser. This includes:

  • IP address (anonymised/truncated where possible)
  • Browser type, operating system, and build version
  • Date and timestamp of request
  • Referrer URL (the previous page from which you linked to our domain)
  • Requested files and HTTP status response codes

Legal Basis: Processing this technical telemetry is based on our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in maintaining server stability, preventing Denial-of-Service (DDoS) incidents, and diagnosing network routing errors. Server log entries are retained on rolling 30-day security buffers before automated purging.

B. Interactive Tools and Mathematical Calculators

Our interactive tools (such as the Commute Cost & Carbon Calculator) execute client-side via JavaScript directly in your local browser runtime. Numerical values you input—including weekly commute distances, local fuel selections, parking expenses, and transit ticket budgets—are computed instantaneously in your memory environment and are never logged, stored, or transmitted to our web servers.

C. Direct Inquiries & Correspondence

If you reach out to our team via email (e.g., editorial, compliance, or privacy desks), we collect your name, email address, and message content to address your inquiry.

Legal Basis: Processing communication data is performed either under legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) to process communications or pre-contractual steps (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). Correspondence is securely archived and purged once the matter is resolved.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

A cookie is a small plain-text string stored on your device when you load our web pages. We adhere to strict principles of privacy by design:

  • Strictly Necessary Technical Cookies: Used exclusively to deliver core web functions (such as load balancing, CDN asset caching, or storing your cookie preferences). These do not require explicit user consent (Directive 2002/58/EC).
  • Analytics & Performance (Consent-Gated): If enabled, aggregate, anonymised metrics are monitored to quantify site readership and optimize navigation flows. IP addresses are masked, and individual user sessions are not correlated across third-party websites.
  • Managing Cookies: You can configure your browser to block or delete cookies at any time via your browser settings (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge). Blocking all cookies may minimally affect certain cached interface assets but will not impede your access to our guides.

4. Commercial Affiliate Outbound Links

Our editorial gear evaluations and transit guides contain outbound referral links to commercial hardware retailers and ticketing providers. Clicking an affiliate link directs you to an external vendor domain where tracking parameters are managed under that vendor’s independent privacy policy.

No personal identifiers, home addresses, or payment card details are ever collected or processed by Do The Right Mix during merchant checkout sequences. For complete details, see our Affiliate Disclosure.

5. Data Retention & Security Measures

We implement state-of-the-art security measures to safeguard user connections:

  • End-to-End Encryption: Modern TLS/SSL protocols (HTTPS) encrypt all data packets exchanged between your device and our web servers.
  • Hardened Infrastructure: Strict administrative access barriers, firewalls, and continuous patch cadences are maintained to resist unauthorized intrusion.

6. Your Rights Under the GDPR

As an EU/EEA resident (or user protected under equivalent data protection regulations), you possess comprehensive statutory rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of Access (Art. 15 GDPR): The right to request copies of your stored personal data.
  • Right to Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal records.
  • Right to Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): The right to request deletion of your personal records (“Right to be Forgotten”).
  • Right to Restriction of Processing (Art. 18 GDPR): The right to restrict how your personal data is utilized.
  • Right to Data Portability (Art. 20 GDPR): The right to obtain your personal records in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • Right to Object (Art. 21 GDPR): The right to object at any time to processing based on legitimate interests.

To exercise any of these rights, contact our Data Protection representative at privacy@dotherightmix.eu. Requests are processed free of charge within one calendar month.

7. Supervisory Authority Complaints

If you believe our processing of your personal data infringes on statutory data privacy regulations, you have the right to lodge a formal complaint with a competent Data Protection Supervisory Authority within your EU member state of habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement.

8. Policy Revisions

We may amend this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect technological adjustments, infrastructural migrations, or changes in statutory jurisprudence. Any revisions will be published immediately on this page with an updated revision date.