Welcome to MariaSocratous.com, We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, www.mariasocratous.com ("Website"). Please read this policy carefully.

1. Data We Collect

When you subscribe to our blog updates, we collect your email address. We do not collect any other personal information such as your name, surname, address, or financial data.

Personal Data collected:

• Email address (for blog subscription)

2. How We Use Your Data

We will only use your email address for the following purposes:

• To send you blog updates and newsletters.

• To manage and facilitate your subscription to our mailing list.

• To respond to any inquiries or feedback you may send.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We collect and process your email address based on your consent, which you provide when you subscribe to our blog. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing from our emails using the link provided in the email footer.

4. Data Retention

We will retain your email address for as long as you are subscribed to our blog. Once you unsubscribe, your email will be permanently deleted from our mailing list. We do not store any personal data beyond what is necessary for the functioning of the blog subscription service.

5. Data Sharing

We do not share your email address with any third parties unless required by law.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

• Right to rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.

• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"): You can request that we delete your personal data.

• Right to restrict processing: You can ask us to stop processing your data temporarily or permanently.

• Right to data portability: You can request a copy of your data in a commonly used format.

• Right to withdraw consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing from our blog.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at mariasocratousart@gmail.com.

7. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and to collect information about how you use our website. We only use essential cookies and analytics tools to track performance. You can manage cookies through your browser settings.

Types of cookies used:

• Essential cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly.

• Analytics cookies: We may use third-party analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) to monitor traffic and understand how users interact with our content. These tools may collect anonymized information about your usage.

For more information on cookies, please see our Cookies Policy.

8. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data. Although we strive to protect your information, no security measure is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Your continued use of the Website after changes have been made constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: mariasocratousart@gmail.com
 

Last updated:  21.10.24