Cookie Policy
Effective date: 16 July 2026
1. Website operator
This website is operated by:
Seifallah Adnan Ishak Elguindy
trading under the business designation “Business-Alignment”
Oststr. 38
42651 Solingen
Germany
Email: support@business-alignment.com
Telephone: +49 172 241 8581
Website: https://www.business-alignment.com/
Further information about the processing of personal data is available in our Privacy Policy.
2. What are cookies and similar technologies?
Cookies are small text files or data elements that are stored on, or accessed from, a visitor’s browser or device when a website is used.
Cookies may be used to:
• operate and secure a website;
• remember user and cookie preferences;
• maintain website functionality;
• protect forms against misuse;
• understand how visitors interact with a website.
Similar technologies, including browser local storage, session storage, pixels and device identifiers, may perform comparable functions.
3. Legal framework
Under Section 25(1) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (“TDDDG”), storing information on, or accessing information from, a visitor’s device generally requires the visitor’s consent.
Consent is not required where the technology is strictly necessary to:
• transmit a communication through a public telecommunications network; or
• provide a digital service expressly requested by the visitor.
Where the use of cookies or similar technologies also involves processing personal data, the processing is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
4. Cookie categories used on this website
This website uses the following categories of cookies and similar technologies:
A. Necessary and security technologies
Necessary technologies are required to:
• deliver and display the website;
• maintain website security and stability;
• protect against technical errors;
• prevent cross-site request forgery;
• remember cookie preferences;
• prevent redirect loops;
• protect the contact form against spam and automated misuse.
Necessary technologies cannot be disabled through the website’s cookie-preference tool because they are required to operate or securely provide the website and its requested functions.
The legal basis for storage or access on the visitor’s device is Section 25(2) TDDDG.
Where personal data is processed, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interests are the secure, reliable and technically effective operation of the website and the prevention of spam, fraud, attacks and misuse.
B. Analytics and performance cookies
With the visitor’s consent, Squarespace Analytics and performance cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with this website.
They may be used to measure:
• website visits;
• pages viewed;
• visitor sessions;
• general traffic sources;
• website performance;
• general browser and device information;
• interactions with website content;
• repeated visits.
Analytics and performance cookies are optional and remain restricted until the visitor gives consent through the cookie banner.
The legal basis for storing or accessing analytics information is Section 25(1) TDDDG.
The legal basis for the associated processing of personal data is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Consent may be withdrawn at any time through the “Cookie Preferences” control available on the website.
C. Marketing cookies
Business-Alignment does not currently use advertising, behavioural-marketing or cross-site tracking cookies.
The website does not currently use:
• Meta Pixel;
• LinkedIn Insight Tag;
• Google Ads conversion tracking;
• third-party retargeting technologies;
• cross-site behavioural-advertising profiles.
5. Squarespace
This website is created and hosted through Squarespace.
Provider:
Squarespace Ireland Limited
Squarespace House
Ship Street Great
Dublin 8, D08 N12C
Ireland
Squarespace may process technical information required to deliver, secure and maintain the website.
This may include:
• IP-address information;
• browser and device information;
• date and time of access;
• requested pages;
• technical errors;
• security and diagnostic information.
Further information is available at:
https://www.squarespace.com/privacy/
https://www.squarespace.com/dpa
6. Squarespace necessary technologies
Depending on the visitor’s browser, device, website configuration and functions accessed, Squarespace may use necessary cookies and similar technologies including the following:
Cookie name: Crumb
Provider: Squarespace
Purpose: Helps protect the website against cross-site request forgery.
Category: Necessary
Duration: Session.
Cookie name: _dd_cookie_test
Provider: Squarespace technical service provider
Purpose: Tests whether the visitor’s browser supports cookies.
Category: Necessary
Duration: Expires immediately.
Cookie name: _dd_site_test
Provider: Squarespace technical service provider
Purpose: Tests whether the visitor’s browser supports cookies.
Category: Necessary
Duration: Expires immediately.
Cookie name: _dd_s
Provider: Squarespace technical service provider
Purpose: Supports browser-error and technical-performance monitoring.
Category: Necessary
Duration: Approximately four hours.
Cookie name: Test
Provider: Squarespace
Purpose: Tests whether the browser supports cookies and helps prevent technical errors.
Category: Necessary
Duration: Session.
Cookie name: RecentRedirect
Provider: Squarespace
Purpose: Prevents redirect loops where website URL redirects are used.
Category: Necessary
Duration: Approximately 30 minutes.
Cookie name: ss_performancecookiesAllowed
Provider: Squarespace
Purpose: Records whether the visitor accepted or rejected analytics and performance cookies.
Category: Necessary cookie-preference record
Duration: Approximately 30 days.
Cookie name: ss_marketingcookiesAllowed
Provider: Squarespace
Purpose: Records the visitor’s marketing-cookie preference, even though this website does not currently use marketing cookies.
Category: Necessary cookie-preference record
Duration: Approximately 30 days.
The exact necessary technologies used during an individual visit may vary according to the website functions accessed and Squarespace’s technical implementation.
7. Squarespace Analytics and performance cookies
If the visitor consents to analytics and performance cookies, Squarespace may use the following cookies:
Cookie name: ss_cid
Provider: Squarespace
Purpose: Identifies unique visitors and tracks visitor sessions.
Category: Analytics and performance
Duration: Two years.
Cookie name: ss_cpvisit
Provider: Squarespace
Purpose: Identifies unique visitors and tracks visitor sessions.
Category: Analytics and performance
Duration: Two years.
Cookie name: ss_cvisit
Provider: Squarespace
Purpose: Identifies and tracks a visitor session.
Category: Analytics and performance
Duration: 30 minutes.
Cookie name: ss_cvr
Provider: Squarespace
Purpose: Identifies unique visitors and tracks visitor sessions.
Category: Analytics and performance
Duration: Two years.
Cookie name: ss_cvt
Provider: Squarespace
Purpose: Identifies and tracks a visitor session.
Category: Analytics and performance
Duration: 30 minutes.
These cookies remain restricted unless the visitor selects the analytics category or chooses “Accept all”.
The Squarespace Activity Log has been disabled.
8. Google reCAPTCHA
The contact form uses Google reCAPTCHA to protect the website and form against spam, automated submissions, fraudulent activity and misuse.
Provider:
Google Ireland Limited
Gordon House
Barrow Street
Dublin 4
Ireland
Google reCAPTCHA analyses whether an interaction with the contact form is likely to originate from a human visitor or from an automated system.
For this purpose, Google may use or process:
• IP addresses;
• browser and device information;
• operating-system information;
• language settings;
• referring website information;
• mouse, keyboard and other interaction data;
• cookies;
• browser local storage;
• device or browser identifiers;
• information concerning whether the visitor is signed into a Google account;
• reCAPTCHA security and risk-analysis results.
The exact identifiers and retention periods used by Google may vary depending on Google’s current technical implementation, the visitor’s browser, device and Google-account status.
Google reCAPTCHA is classified on this website as a necessary security technology because it is used to securely provide and protect the contact form.
The legal basis for storing information on, or accessing information from, the visitor’s device is Section 25(2) TDDDG insofar as the technology is strictly necessary to provide and protect the contact form requested by the visitor.
The legal basis for the associated processing of personal data is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Our legitimate interests are protecting the website, contact form, systems and business communications against spam, automated attacks, fraudulent submissions and misuse.
Visitors who do not wish to use the reCAPTCHA-protected form may contact us directly by email at:
support@business-alignment.com
Further information is available at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
https://policies.google.com/terms
9. Google Drive and Google Workspace
Contact-form submissions are sent to and stored in a spreadsheet in Google Drive through the Business-Alignment Google Workspace account.
Google Drive is used as a storage destination for information voluntarily submitted through the contact form. It is not used on this website for advertising, behavioural profiling or website analytics.
The use of Google Drive as a form-storage destination is described in detail in our Privacy Policy.
Form information is transmitted to Google Drive after the visitor submits the contact form.
The provider is:
Google Ireland Limited
Gordon House
Barrow Street
Dublin 4
Ireland
Further information is available at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
https://cloud.google.com/terms/data-processing-addendum
10. Contact-form submission through Squarespace
The contact form is provided through Squarespace.
When a visitor submits the form:
• Squarespace processes the information required to transmit the submission;
• the submission is forwarded to the configured business email address;
• the submission is sent to a Google Drive spreadsheet;
• where the form contains a required email field, information may also appear in Squarespace’s Contacts or Form Submitters area.
Submitting the form does not register the visitor for a newsletter or marketing mailing list.
The contact form remains available regardless of whether the visitor accepts Squarespace Analytics cookies.
11. Cookie consent management
When visitors first access the website, the cookie banner provides the following options:
• Accept all;
• Reject non-essential;
• Manage preferences.
Necessary and security technologies remain active because they are required to operate and protect the website and its requested functions.
Analytics and performance cookies remain restricted unless the visitor gives consent.
The visitor’s choice is stored for a limited period so that the website can remember the selected preference.
12. Changing or withdrawing consent
Visitors may change or withdraw their consent at any time with effect for the future.
To change a preference, open the “Cookie Preferences” control displayed on the website.
Visitors can then:
• review their current selection;
• accept analytics and performance cookies;
• reject analytics and performance cookies;
• change an earlier selection.
Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
Visitors may also delete cookies through their browser settings. Deleting the cookie-preference record may cause the cookie banner to be displayed again.
13. Browser settings
Most internet browsers allow visitors to:
• view stored cookies;
• delete individual or all cookies;
• block cookies;
• block cookies from particular websites;
• delete browser local storage;
• configure privacy and tracking preferences.
Blocking all cookies through browser settings may affect necessary security, preference or website functions.
Instructions are normally available in the privacy or security section of the relevant browser.
14. No requirement to accept optional cookies
Visitors are not required to accept analytics or performance cookies in order to:
• access the general website content;
• read the legal pages;
• use the contact form;
• submit a business inquiry.
Necessary and security technologies remain active because they are required to securely operate the website and contact form.
15. International data transfers
Squarespace and Google may use affiliated companies, subprocessors, data centres or technical service providers located outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States.
Where personal data is transferred to a country for which the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision, the transfer may be based on that decision.
Where no adequacy decision applies, transfers may be protected through appropriate safeguards, including the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses and supplementary measures where required.
Further information is available at:
https://www.squarespace.com/dpa
https://cloud.google.com/terms/data-processing-addendum
16. Third-party services not currently used
Business-Alignment does not currently use the following technologies on this website:
• Google Analytics;
• Meta Pixel;
• LinkedIn Insight Tag;
• Google Ads conversion tracking;
• YouTube tracking embeds;
• behavioural-advertising networks;
• third-party retargeting pixels;
• newsletter tracking technologies.
If additional technologies are introduced, this Cookie Policy and the cookie-consent configuration will be updated accordingly.
17. Changes to this Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy may be updated where:
• the website configuration changes;
• Squarespace or Google modifies its technologies;
• additional services are introduced;
• applicable legal requirements change;
• the cookies or similar technologies used on the website change.
The current version will be published on this website. The effective date displayed at the beginning identifies the most recent version.
18. Contact
Questions concerning this Cookie Policy or the use of cookies and similar technologies may be sent to:
Business-Alignment
Seifallah Adnan Ishak Elguindy
Oststr. 38
42651 Solingen
Germany
Email: support@business-alignment.com
Telephone: +49 172 241 8581