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Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Protecting your personal data is important to me. This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is collected, used, and protected when you visit this website.

By using this website, you agree to the data processing described below.

2. Data Controller

Website Owner / Data Controller: Elena Lugacheva
Email: elena@lugacheva.eu

3. Hosting (Hetzner Online GmbH)

This website is hosted by:

Hetzner Online GmbH
Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany

All data that is collected on this website is processed on servers located in Germany or the EU.
Hetzner is used based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR — legitimate interest in secure and efficient hosting.

A Data Processing Agreement (Art. 28 GDPR) has been concluded with Hetzner.

4. Server Log Files

The hosting provider automatically collects and stores the following information in server log files:

Browser type and version

Operating system

Referrer URL

Hostname of accessing device

Time of request

IP address

These data are required to ensure proper website functioning and cannot be associated with specific individuals without additional information.
The data is not merged with other data sources.

5. Cookies

This website may use cookies necessary for the technical operation of WordPress. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.

You may configure your browser to notify you about cookies or to block them entirely.
Disabling cookies may affect certain website functions.

No marketing or tracking cookies are used unless explicitly stated elsewhere.

6. WordPress-Related Data Processing

6.1 Comments

Comments are not enabled on this website.
Therefore, no IP addresses, comment metadata, or User-Agent strings are collected for comment purposes.

6.2 Emojis (WordPress Emoji Script)

WordPress may load an emoji script from external servers (Automattic/wordpress.com). This may transmit your IP address.

If you want, I can give you code to disable this.

7. Google Fonts (Loaded via Google Servers)

This website uses Google Fonts to ensure consistent typography.

Google Fonts are loaded directly from Google’s CDN, meaning that:

your browser connects to Google servers,

your IP address is transmitted to Google,

Google may receive information that you visited this website.

Google Fonts is operated by:

Google LLC
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043, USA

Data processing may involve transfer to the USA.
Google processes data based on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).

More information: https://policies.google.com/privacy

8. No Analytics / No Tracking

This website does not use:

Google Analytics

Matomo

Jetpack statistics

Facebook Pixel

Any other tracking tools

If this changes in the future, the Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly.

9. No Anti-Spam Plugins

This website does not use Akismet or any other anti-spam services that transmit data to third countries.

10. Contact by Email

If you contact me by email, your message and contact data are processed solely for responding to your request.
Your data will not be shared with third parties without your permission.

11. Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the right to:

Access your stored personal data (Art. 15 GDPR)

Rectify incorrect data (Art. 16 GDPR)

Erase your data (Art. 17 GDPR)

Restrict processing (Art. 18 GDPR)

Object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)

Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)

You may exercise these rights at any time by contacting the Data Controller listed above.

12. Right to Complain

If you believe your data protection rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with a data protection authority, especially in the EU member state where you live.

Since hosting is based in Germany, a relevant authority is:

Der Bayerische Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz (BayLfD)

13. Data Security

I take technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data.
However, data transmission over the internet (e.g., email) can never be completely secure.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect legal or technical changes.
The current version will always be available on this website.