Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 2026

1. Company Information

Trebuchet Dynamics Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company number 16997140, incorporated on 29 January 2026. Our registered office is located at:

71-75 Shelton Street
London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom

For data protection inquiries, contact us at: contact@trebuchetdynamics.com

2. What This Policy Covers

This policy covers the Trebuchet Dynamics website, direct business inquiries, and the published Fractal Forge Android app. Client projects and future products may have separate privacy notices when they are released or operated by a client.

We collect personal data only when you choose to send it to us or when it is needed to operate the website securely:

  • Business inquiry data: name, work email, company or role, project type, project details, and correspondence you send to us
  • Contract data: proposal, procurement, billing, delivery, and support records for clients and suppliers
  • Website technical data: limited server, security, and delivery logs such as IP address, browser type, requested URL, and timestamps

3. How We Use Your Data

Your data is used for the following purposes:

  • Responding to inquiries about our services
  • Providing technical proposals and quotations
  • Delivering contracted software development services
  • Complying with legal and regulatory obligations
  • Maintaining website security, reliability, and abuse prevention

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data under the following legal bases:

  • Consent: Where you have provided consent for marketing communications
  • Contract: Where processing is necessary for fulfilling service contracts
  • Legitimate Interest: For business development and service improvement
  • Legal Obligation: Where required by UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with:

  • Service Providers: website hosting, email, domain, security, and business operations providers
  • Professional Advisors: Lawyers, accountants, auditors as necessary
  • Legal Authorities: When required by law or regulatory request

All third-party processors are contractually bound to protect your data in accordance with UK GDPR.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary:

  • Contact Inquiries: 2 years after last contact
  • Client Data: Duration of contract plus 6 years for legal compliance
  • Website security logs: retained only as long as needed for reliability, abuse prevention, and provider operations
  • Marketing Data: Until consent is withdrawn

7. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Access: Request a copy of your personal data
  • Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Erasure: Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
  • Restriction: Request processing limitations
  • Portability: Request data in machine-readable format
  • Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interest
  • Withdrawal: Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any rights, contact us at contact@trebuchetdynamics.com. We will respond within 30 days.

Fractal Forge has no Trebuchet Dynamics account system. If you contact us directly from the website or by email, you can request deletion or correction of those correspondence records.

8. Cookies

Our website is designed to work without tracking cookies. Some hosting, security, or browser features may use technical cookies or equivalent storage where required for delivery and abuse prevention.

  • Essential Cookies: Required for basic site functionality
  • Preference Cookies: Used only if a feature needs to remember a setting you choose

You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including: encryption, access controls, regular security audits, and secure data storage systems.

10. International Transfers

As a UK-based company, data primarily stays within the UK/European Economic Area (EEA). If data is transferred outside the EEA, we ensure adequate protection via: UK adequacy decisions, Standard Contractual Clauses, or binding corporate rules.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy periodically. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. For material changes, we will notify you via email if we have your contact details.

12. Complaints

If you have concerns about how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
www.ico.org.uk

13. Fractal Forge

Fractal Forge does not require a Trebuchet Dynamics account. We do not collect, sell, or share personal data from Fractal Forge, and we do not use advertising, analytics, remarketing, or tracking SDKs in the app.

Fractal rendering, presets, and exported images are processed on your device. Saved images remain under your control on your device unless you choose to share or export them.

Mobile Device Permissions

Fractal Forge may request access to the following permissions only when needed for app features:

  • Camera: used only if you enable augmented-reality features; camera frames are not stored or uploaded to Trebuchet Dynamics
  • Photos / Media / Storage: used only when you choose to save generated images to your device

You can manage or revoke permissions at any time through your device settings.

Platform Services

Fractal Forge relies on Android platform components and may use Google Play Services for AR when AR features are enabled. Google Play, Android, or device providers may process platform, diagnostic, or network information under their own policies. The Google Play Data safety label is the app-specific disclosure for Fractal Forge.