Politique de confidentialité
PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: August 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how personal information may be collected, used and protected when you visit barbsgroup.com, contact us through the website, or interact with the content and services presented on it.
This website presents Quantum Drive, a technology development programme dedicated to pulsed electromagnetic technologies and their potential industrial, civil, aerospace and defence applications.
Quantum Drive is the name of the technology development programme presented on this website and is not presented as a separate legal entity.
1. DATA CONTROLLER
The website and the Quantum Drive programme are operated under the responsibility of:
Patrice Barbier
Inventor and Quantum Drive Programme Lead
Email: info@barbsgroup.com
[Professional/legal address to be added]
For questions concerning personal information or this Privacy Policy, you may contact us using the email address above.
2. INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT
This website is primarily an informational and professional presentation website.
We may collect personal information when you voluntarily contact us, including:
- name and surname;
- company or organisation;
- professional position;
- email address;
- telephone number, when provided;
- information contained in messages submitted through the contact form;
- information you voluntarily provide in connection with a potential partnership, investment, research or industrial collaboration.
Certain technical information may also be processed automatically when you visit the website, such as:
- IP address;
- browser and device information;
- operating system;
- pages visited;
- date and time of access;
- technical information required for website security and operation;
- cookie and similar technology information where applicable.
3. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION
Personal information may be used to:
- respond to enquiries submitted through the website;
- communicate with potential industrial, scientific, institutional or financial partners;
- evaluate requests concerning the Quantum Drive programme;
- organise discussions relating to research, development, investment, licensing or technological partnerships;
- maintain the security and proper functioning of the website;
- comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Personal information submitted through the website is not intended to be sold to third parties.
4. SHOPIFY
This website is hosted and technically operated using the services of Shopify.
Shopify may process certain technical and personal information necessary to provide its hosting, security and website infrastructure services.
The processing of information by Shopify is also governed by Shopify's applicable privacy and data-protection policies.
5. EMBEDDED YOUTUBE CONTENT
Certain pages of this website contain videos hosted by YouTube.
When interacting with embedded YouTube content, information may be transmitted to or processed by YouTube and Google in accordance with their respective privacy policies and technologies.
Where technically appropriate, we favour YouTube's Privacy-Enhanced Mode for embedded videos.
Google states that this mode prevents views of embedded content from being used to personalise the viewer's YouTube browsing experience and advertising outside the website.
6. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES
The website may use cookies and similar technologies required for:
- website functionality;
- security;
- technical performance;
- visitor preferences;
- audience measurement or analytics, where enabled;
- embedded third-party content.
Where required by applicable law, visitors will be given appropriate information and choices concerning non-essential cookies.
7. SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Personal information may be shared only where reasonably necessary with service providers supporting the operation of the website, such as hosting, technical infrastructure and communications providers.
Information may also be disclosed where required by law, regulation, judicial order or competent public authority.
We do not sell personal information collected through this website.
8. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
Some technical service providers used by this website may operate internationally.
As a result, personal information may in certain circumstances be processed outside the country in which a visitor is located.
Where required, appropriate safeguards will be used in accordance with applicable data-protection legislation.
9. DATA RETENTION
Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to enquiries, managing professional relationships, protecting legitimate interests and complying with applicable legal obligations.
Information that is no longer required will be deleted or anonymised where appropriate.
10. DATA SECURITY
Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal information against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, loss or misuse.
However, no method of electronic transmission or storage can guarantee absolute security.
11. YOUR RIGHTS
Depending on the data-protection legislation applicable to you, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the right to:
- request access to your personal information;
- request correction of inaccurate information;
- request deletion of personal information where applicable;
- request restriction of certain processing;
- object to certain processing;
- request portability of information where applicable;
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
- lodge a complaint with the competent data-protection authority.
To exercise a privacy right, please contact:
We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
12. THIRD-PARTY LINKS
The website may contain links to external websites or services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites. Visitors are encouraged to review the privacy policies of those services before providing personal information.
13. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
This website is intended primarily for professional, industrial, scientific, institutional and investment audiences and is not directed at children.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children through this website.
14. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in the website, the services used, applicable legislation or the development of the Quantum Drive programme.
The latest version will always be published on this page.
15. CONTACT
For any question regarding privacy or the processing of personal information through this website:
Patrice Barbier
Quantum Drive Programme
Email: info@barbsgroup.com
Tenerife Canarias island Spain