Privacy Policy
Last updated: 15 July 2026
This policy explains what personal data we collect on our websites, why we collect it, and the rights you have over it. We have written it in plain language on purpose.
1. Who is responsible for your data
The websites are operated by The Bear Group Ltd., and we are the data controller.
THE BEAR GROUP LIMITED
HK Company Registration No. 2956407
Unit 2904-05, 29/F, Universal Trade Centre, 3 Arbuthnot Road
Hong Kong S.A.R.
For any privacy question or request, contact us at [email protected].
This policy covers the websites we operate, including dirkbauer.com, waranyachamrat.com, zolanius.com and thebear.group.
2. What we collect
When you subscribe to our newsletter
Your email address, and your name if you choose to give it.
When you contact us through a form or by email
Your name, email address, and whatever you write in your message.
When you book a call with us (if this feature is enabled on the site)
Your name, email address, and the scheduling details for the meeting.
When you simply browse (analytics)
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how people use the websites. It collects information such as the pages you view, how you arrived, your approximate location based on your IP address, your device and browser type, and how you interact with pages. This runs only after you accept analytics cookies (see section 4).
Automatically, for security and operation (server logs)
Our host records standard technical information such as IP address, timestamps and browser type, to keep the websites running and secure.
We do not ask for or intentionally collect sensitive personal data on the websites.
3. Why we use your data, and our legal basis
For visitors in the EU, EEA and UK, we rely on the following legal bases under the GDPR:
| What we do | Why | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Send you the newsletter | You asked to receive it | Your consent |
| Run analytics (Google Analytics 4) | Understand and improve the websites | Your consent |
| Respond to your enquiry | Answer you and, if relevant, discuss working together | Legitimate interests, or steps before entering an agreement |
| Keep the websites secure and working | Prevent abuse, diagnose problems | Legitimate interests |
| Meet legal obligations | When the law requires it | Legal obligation |
Where we rely on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time. Withdrawing consent does not affect anything we did before you withdrew it.
4. Cookies and consent
Cookies and similar technologies are small files stored on your device. We group them into:
- Essential cookies, needed for the website to work. These are always on.
- Analytics cookies, used by Google Analytics 4 to measure usage.
We use the Silktide Consent Manager to ask for your choice. Non-essential cookies, including Google Analytics, load only after you accept them through the banner. We use Google Consent Mode v2, which keeps analytics from running until you consent.
You can change or withdraw your choice at any time by reopening the cookie preferences from the banner. The banner also shows the specific cookies in use.
5. Analytics in more detail
Google Analytics 4 is provided by Google. When it is active, Google processes the data described above on our behalf, and data may be processed on servers outside your country, including in the United States. Google's own privacy information is at https://policies.google.com/privacy. You can prevent analytics by rejecting analytics cookies in our banner, or by using Google's browser opt-out add-on.
We keep Google Analytics data for 14 months.
6. Who we share your data with
We do not sell your personal data. We share it only with the service providers we use to run the websites, and only so they can perform their service for us. These may include:
| Purpose | Provider |
|---|---|
| Website hosting | Hostinger |
| Analytics | Google (Google Analytics 4) |
| Newsletter delivery | Beehiiv |
| Contact / customer records | Attio |
| Contact form email delivery | Resend |
| Business email | Google Workspace |
| Meeting scheduling | Fantastical Openings |
We may also disclose data if the law requires it, or to protect our rights.
7. Sending data outside your country
We are based in Hong Kong, and some of our providers are in other countries, including the United States and within the EU. When we transfer personal data across borders, we rely on appropriate safeguards where required, such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
8. How long we keep your data
- Newsletter: until you unsubscribe, after which we remove you from the active list within a reasonable period.
- Contact enquiries: while we handle your enquiry and for a reasonable period afterwards, up to 24 months, then we delete them.
- Analytics: for the period set in Google Analytics (see section 5).
- Server logs: for up to 30 days, for security and troubleshooting.
9. Your rights
If you are in the EU, EEA or UK, you have the right to access your data, correct it, delete it, restrict or object to how we use it, receive a copy in a portable format, and withdraw consent. You also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority (in the UK, the ICO).
If you are in Hong Kong, you have the right under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance to access and correct the personal data we hold about you.
If you are in California, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request deletion, and not to be discriminated against for exercising your rights. We do not sell your personal information.
To exercise any right, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within the time the law allows.
10. Children
The websites are meant for adults and are not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 16. If you believe a child has given us data, contact us and we will remove it.
11. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational steps to protect your data. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot promise absolute security.
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the "Last updated" date above. If the change is significant, we will make that clear on the websites.
13. Contact
The Bear Group Ltd.
Unit 2904-05, 29/F, Universal Trade Centre, 3 Arbuthnot Road, Hong Kong S.A.R.
[email protected]