Legal & Compliance

Privacy Policy

Project: Homebase Earth

Last updated: December 20 2025

1. Controller

The data controller responsible for this website is:

InterStellarAssociation (ISA)
Schmidhusen 18
9100 Herisau
Switzerland

📧 webador@projecthomebase.earth

2. Scope of Application

This Privacy Policy applies worldwide to all visitors, users, and customers of the website Project: Homebase Earth, in accordance with:

• Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR)
• Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (revFADP)

3. Data We Process
3.1 Automatically Collected Data

When you visit the website, the following data may be collected automatically:

• IP address (anonymized where applicable)
• Date and time of access
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referrer URL
• Pages visited

3.2 Data You Provide Voluntarily

We process personal data when you:

• Create an account or login
• Submit contact forms
• Send general inquiries or emails
• Submit funding inquiries
• Register for event alerts
• Upload content via forms
• Make payments or purchases via the webshop
• Contact us via the AI concierge

This may include:

• Name
• Email address
• Message content
• Uploaded files
• Payment-related metadata (no card data stored)

4. Purpose and Legal Basis

We process personal data for the following purposes:

Purpose and Legal Basis

Website operation & security - Legitimate interest
Communication & inquiries - Consent / Contract
Account management - Contract
Payments & webshop - Contract
Event notifications - Consent
Analytics - Consent
Legal compliance - Legal obligation

5. Cookies & Consent Management

We use a cookie consent banner provided by Webador.

• Non-essential cookies are activated only after consent
• Essential cookies are always active
• Consent can be withdrawn at any time via browser or banner settings

6. Analytics & External Services

6.1 Webador (Website Hosting & Forms)

• Provider: Webador
• Purpose: Hosting, forms, webshop, consent management
• Data may be stored on Webador servers

6.2 Domain Hosting

Provider: Hosttech.ch (Switzerland)

6.3 Google Analytics

• Provider: Google Ireland Ltd.
• IP anonymization enabled
• Activated only after consent
• Purpose: Website usage analysis
• Data may be transferred to the USA under standard contractual clauses.

6.4 Google Search Console

• Used to monitor website visibility and technical performance.
• No direct personal user data is collected.

6.5 Elfsight AI Bot (Website Concierge)

• Purpose: Provide information and navigation assistance
• Chat conversations are stored and forwarded via email
• No use for AI training
• No automated profiling or decision-making
• Users should not submit sensitive personal data

6.6 GitHub

• Used for code storage and delivery
• Scripts/resources may be loaded from GitHub
• No direct user profiling

7. Payments & Webshop

Payments are processed via:

• PayPal
• NowPayments

Payment providers act as independent controllers. We do not store credit card or wallet credentials.

8. Data Retention

Unless legally required otherwise:

• Contact inquiries: 12 months
• Account data: duration of account + legal obligations
• Uploaded content: until purpose fulfilled
• Analytics data: 14 months
• Transaction records: according to tax law

9. Data Transfers Outside Switzerland/EU

Where applicable, data transfers rely on:

• Adequacy decisions
• Standard Contractual Clauses
• GDPR-compliant safeguards

10. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access your data
• Rectify inaccurate data
• Erase data
• Restrict processing
• Data portability
• Withdraw consent
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Requests may be sent to: webador@projecthomebase.earth

11. Data Security

We apply appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.

12. Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy. The current version is always published on the website.

Terms of Use

Project: Homebase Earth

Last updated: December 20 2025

1. Scope

These Terms govern the use of the website, webshop, accounts, and services provided by Project: Homebase Earth worldwide.

2. Nature of Content

All content is provided for:

• Informational purposes
• Educational use
• Presentation of projects, concepts, and speculative ideas
• Promotion of events and products (including books)

No content constitutes legal, financial, or medical  advice.

3. Accounts & User Conduct

Users who create accounts agree to:

• Provide accurate information
• Keep login credentials secure
• Not misuse the platform
• Not upload unlawful or infringing content

We reserve the right to suspend accounts in case of violations.

4. Uploads & Submissions

By uploading content, users confirm they hold the necessary rights.

Users grant ISA a non-exclusive, purpose-limited right to process submitted content for communication or project-related purposes.

5. Webshop & Payments

• Prices are shown as indicated on the website
• Payments are handled by third-party providers
• Digital and physical products are delivered as described
• Refund policies follow applicable consumer law

6. Intellectual Property & AI Use

All content on this website is protected by copyright.

Work concept: 80 to 100% human

Creative direction: 100% human

Production: may include AI-assisted processes

AI is used strictly as a tool under human control. All copyrights are asserted via Safe Creative registrations where applicable.

7. Availability & Liability

We strive for uninterrupted availability but cannot guarantee it.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we exclude liability for:

• Temporary unavailability
• External service failures
• Third-party content or links
• Misinterpretation of informational content

8. External Links

We are not responsible for third-party websites or services linked from this site.

9. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by Swiss law.

Exclusive place of jurisdiction: Trogen AR, Switzerland, unless mandatory consumer law provides otherwise.

10. Changes to Terms

We may amend these Terms at any time. Continued use constitutes acceptance of the updated version.

At Project: Homebase Earth, artificial intelligence (AI) is used as a supportive technology under clear human control. Our approach is guided by transparency, human responsibility, and respect for intellectual property, in line with Swiss and European transparency expectations.

Purpose of Use

AI tools may be used for the following clearly defined purposes:

• Visual representations
  AI-generated images are used to illustrate ideas, concepts, or future scenarios that do not yet exist or have not yet been realized by us. These images are conceptual in nature and are not intended to represent completed work or factual documentation.

• Language and proofreading support
  AI is used to assist with proofreading and linguistic refinement to ensure clarity, correctness, and high-quality English-language communication.

• Data processing
  AI may support the processing, structuring, and analysis of data to improve efficiency and accuracy.

• Research assistance
  AI tools may be used to support research into facts, data, and sources. All research outputs are reviewed, verified, and contextualized by humans prior to publication or use.

• Graph and visualization design
  AI may assist in the technical creation of graphs and data visualizations based on human-defined data sets, interpretations, and objectives.

• Website concierge services
  An AI-supported concierge may be available on our website to help visitors access information and navigate content. This concierge does not replace human decision-making or provide professional advice.

Human Oversight and Authorship

All AI use at Project: Homebase Earth is subject to meaningful human oversight.

• Concept development: 80 to 100% human

• Creative direction: 100% human

• Production processes: may be AI-assisted up to approximately 80%)

Final responsibility for content, design, and communication always remains with humans.

Intellectual Property and Copyright

All works are created under human authorship and responsibility. AI is used exclusively as a tool.

This practice is consistent with our registrations on Safe Creative, through which we assert and manage all applicable copyrights. No content is presented in a misleading manner regarding its origin or authorship.

Commitment to Transparency

We are committed to transparent communication regarding the use of AI, in accordance with applicable Swiss and European legal standards, including principles of consumer protection, intellectual property law, and emerging AI governance frameworks.

Impressum

InterStellar Association (ISA)
Schmidhusen 18
9100 Herisau

Switzerland

Accessibility Statement for Project: Homebase Earth

Conformance status
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. Project: Homebase Earth is fully conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Fully conformant means that the content fully conforms to the accessibility standard without any exceptions.

Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Project: Homebase Earth. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers.

E-mail: info@projecthomebase.earth

Technical specifications
Accessibility of Project: Homebase Earth relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

• HTML

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Assessment approach
Project: Homebase Earth assessed the accessibility by the following approaches:

• Self-evaluation

Date
This statement was created on 13 June 2024 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.