PRIVACY POLICY

martinvassilev.art is operated by Martin Vassilev (the “Controller”).

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Contact for privacy matters: studio.mars619@gmail.com

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Jurisdiction: The Netherlands / European Union. This policy is intended to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR/AVG) and applicable Dutch law.

• Contact & correspondence: name, email address, and message content when you email or use a contact form.

• Portfolio/commission materials (if applicable): briefs, references, files or media you voluntarily provide.

• Usage & device data: IP address, browser/OS type, pages visited, timestamps (via server logs and cookies).

• Cookies & similar technologies: see Cookies below.

• Responding to enquiries and providing requested information — Legitimate interests (site operation and communication) or Contract (pre‑contractual steps when you request a quote/commission).

• Operating, maintaining, and securing the website (troubleshooting, preventing abuse, security logging) — Legitimate interests.

• Analytics and performance (only non‑essential cookies, if accepted) — Consent.

• Marketing communications (only when you opt‑in) — Consent.

• Compliance with legal obligations (e.g., tax and bookkeeping) — Legal obligation.

• You may withdraw consent at any time (this does not affect processing already performed). You may also object to processing based on legitimate interests.

• Directly from you (emails, forms, files you upload or share).

• Automatically from your device when you visit the site (logs, cookies, and similar technologies).

• Through third‑party embedded content (e.g., fonts, video, maps) which may receive limited technical data to display content.

• We share personal data only with service providers necessary to run our site and communications, under confidentiality and data‑processing terms where applicable, such as:

• Website hosting / site platform and content delivery networks (CDN).

• Email service providers.

• Analytics / performance tools (only when you consent to non‑essential cookies).

• Security providers (e.g., anti‑abuse, logging).

• Professional advisers and public authorities when legally required.

• We do not sell personal data.

• Some providers may process data outside the EEA. When this happens, we rely on applicable safeguards such as adequacy decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses, plus additional measures where appropriate.

• Contact enquiries: retained up to 24 months after the last interaction.

• Security logs: retained up to 12 months (longer if needed for incident review).

• Analytics data: per the analytics tool’s configured retention (aggregated/anonymized where possible).

• Contracts/commissions & invoices: retained as required by Dutch law (typically 7 years for tax).

• Data is deleted or anonymized once retention periods expire.

• We use cookies and similar technologies to operate our site and understand performance. Essential cookies (security, core functionality) may be set without consent. Non‑essential cookies (analytics/performance and embedded media trackers) are used only with your consent via our cookie banner or preferences.

• Change your preferences: use Cookie Settings (when available in the banner/footer) or your browser settings.

• Blocking non‑essential cookies will not prevent access to the site, but some features may be limited.

• You have the right to access, rectify, erase, and restrict processing; to object to processing (including processing based on legitimate interests); to data portability; and to withdraw consent at any time.

• To exercise your rights, email studio.mars619@gmail.com. We may need to verify your identity.

• You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).

• This site is not directed to children under 16. Where processing relies on consent, children under 16 require consent from a parent or guardian.

• We apply appropriate technical and organizational measures (e.g., TLS/HTTPS, access controls, least‑privilege practices, logging). No method is 100% secure; we review and improve safeguards on an ongoing basis.

• We do not use automated decision‑making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

• We may update this policy from time to time. Material updates will be signposted by changing the “Last updated” date and, where appropriate, providing additional notice.

• For any privacy questions or requests, contact: studio.mars619@gmail.com.

• This policy is provided for information purposes and does not constitute legal advice.