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This Privacy Policy describes how Centaur AMR collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website or use our services. We are committed to handling your data responsibly and in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the UK GDPR and EU GDPR.
Centaur AMR ("we", "us", "our") operates the website at centauramr.com — a global intelligence hub covering autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), intelligent mobile robots (IMRs), automated guided vehicles (AGVs), humanoids, and Physical AI. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you use our website, community forum, and related services.
If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at privacy@centauramr.com.
We collect the following categories of personal data:
Account data — When you register for a forum account, we collect your name, email address, and a hashed password. You may optionally provide a display name or biography.
Usage data — We automatically collect technical information when you visit our site, including your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and timestamps. This data is used to operate and improve the service.
Forum content — Any posts, threads, or replies you create in the community forum are stored in our database and may be publicly visible to other users.
Communications — If you contact us via the Manufacturer Connect enquiry form or by email, we retain the content of your message and your contact details.
Cookies and similar technologies — We use essential cookies to maintain your login session. We do not currently use advertising or tracking cookies. See Section 6 for more detail.
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we process your personal data on the following legal bases:
Contract performance — Processing your account data is necessary to provide you with access to the forum and other registered-user features.
Legitimate interests — We process usage data to operate, secure, and improve our website. Our legitimate interests do not override your rights and freedoms.
Consent — Where we rely on consent (for example, for optional communications), you may withdraw it at any time by contacting us.
Legal obligation — We may process data where required to comply with applicable law.
We use your personal data to:
- Create and manage your forum account - Display your posts and profile to other community members - Respond to enquiries submitted via the Manufacturer Connect form - Monitor and improve site performance and security - Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, or violations of our Terms of Service - Comply with legal obligations
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties for marketing purposes.
We may share your data with:
Hosting and infrastructure providers — Our site is hosted on cloud infrastructure. Servers may be located in the United States or European Union. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for any international transfers.
Analytics services — We may use privacy-respecting analytics tools to understand aggregate site usage. Where used, these are configured to anonymise IP addresses.
Law enforcement — We may disclose data where required by law, court order, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Centaur AMR, our users, or the public.
We do not share your data with advertisers or data brokers.
We use the following types of cookies:
Essential cookies — Required for the site to function. These include session cookies that keep you logged in to your forum account. You cannot opt out of essential cookies without losing access to authenticated features.
Analytics cookies — If analytics are enabled, these help us understand how visitors use the site. You may opt out via your browser settings or a cookie preference tool if one is displayed.
We do not use advertising, retargeting, or social media tracking cookies.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling all cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of the site.
We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide our services. If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymise your personal data within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal or compliance purposes.
Forum posts may remain visible after account deletion in an anonymised form (attributed to "Deleted User") to preserve the integrity of community discussions.
Usage logs are retained for up to 12 months for security and operational purposes.
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right of access — You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification — You may ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to erasure — You may request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to restriction — You may ask us to restrict processing of your data in certain circumstances.
Right to data portability — You may request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to object — You may object to processing based on legitimate interests.
Right to withdraw consent — Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@centauramr.com. We will respond within 30 days. If you are in the EEA or UK, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include encrypted connections (HTTPS), hashed password storage, and access controls on our systems.
No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Centaur AMR is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your country of residence, including the United States. Where we transfer data from the EEA or UK to third countries, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us:
Email: privacy@centauramr.com Website: centauramr.com
For EEA/UK users, you may also contact your local data protection authority if you believe your rights have been infringed.
