Privacy notice
Last updated: 15 November 2026
Becoming a Quant is a personal initiative run by Peter Hafez. It is not operated by or on behalf of any employer. This notice explains what personal data I collect through becomingaquant.com, why, and what your rights are.
Who is responsible for your data
The data controller is Peter Hafez, based in Spain. Contact: [email protected].
What I collect
- Sign-up form: first name, last name, email address, occupation, country, and optionally your university or company, city, and whether you want to hear about future sessions and programmes.
- Technical data: when you sign up and confirm your email, the email platform records the date, time and IP address as proof of your registration and consent. It may also record whether emails are opened or links clicked.
- Webinars and small groups: if you join a session, the video platform processes your name, email and anything you share in the chat or Q&A. Webinars are recorded; small-group sessions are not recorded unless everyone agrees in advance.
Why I use it, and on what legal basis
| Purpose | Legal basis (GDPR) |
|---|---|
| Registering you for the webinar, sending the joining link, reminders and the recording, and organising small-group sessions you ask for | Taking steps at your request to provide the session you signed up for (Art. 6(1)(b)) |
| Understanding who the audience is (for example by occupation, country or university) to shape future sessions and invite relevant guests. This is done on aggregated data. | Legitimate interest in running and improving the programme (Art. 6(1)(f)) |
| Telling you about future sessions, guest speakers and new programmes, including paid ones | Your consent, given by ticking the box on the form (Art. 6(1)(a)). You can withdraw it at any time. |
I don't sell your data, and I don't share it with recruiters or other third parties for their own purposes. If that ever changes, for example through an optional recruiting or internship programme, I will ask for your separate consent first.
Who processes it for me
- MailerLite (UAB MailerLite, Lithuania, EU): sign-up forms, contact database and emails.
- Cloudflare: website hosting, security and email forwarding.
- Google: reCAPTCHA spam protection on the form, and web fonts.
- [Webinar platform, e.g. Zoom]: running the live sessions.
Some of these providers may process data outside the EU. Where they do, they rely on safeguards recognised under the GDPR, such as the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or Standard Contractual Clauses.
How long I keep it
I keep your details while the programme is running and you remain subscribed. If you unsubscribe, I keep only what is needed to respect that choice (your email on a suppression list). Inactive contacts are deleted after 24 months without engagement.
Your rights
You can ask to access, correct, delete or export your data, object to or restrict its use, and withdraw consent at any time. Every email has an unsubscribe link, or write to [email protected]. You can also complain to the Spanish data protection authority, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD).
Cookies
This site does not use analytics or advertising cookies. The sign-up form uses Google reCAPTCHA, which may set cookies to tell people from bots.