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Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

Margarita Gribovskaia, Berlin 10365, Germany, margo.gribovskaya@gmail.com.

2. General

Personal data is processed only to the extent necessary for the technical operation of the website and for handling enquiries submitted via the contact form. No third-party tracking or analytics is used.

3. Hosting (Netlify)

This website is hosted by Netlify (Netlify, Inc., USA). When the site is accessed, Netlify processes technically necessary server log data, including IP address, date and time of access, the file requested, and browser/device information. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in secure, stable operation). A Data Processing Agreement is in place with Netlify; the transfer of data to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses.

4. Contact Form & Email

If you contact us via the contact form or by email, the data you provide (first name, last name, email address, and the content of your message) is stored in order to process your enquiry. Submissions from the contact form are processed on our behalf by Netlify (Netlify Forms). The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (steps prior to a contract) and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to enquiries).

5. Retention Period

Enquiries that do not lead to a booking are deleted once the matter has been dealt with, and at the latest after six months. Where a booking or payment relationship arises, the related data is retained for the statutory tax and accounting periods under German law (§ 147 AO): business correspondence for six years, invoices and accounting records for ten years.

6. Fonts

The fonts used on this website are loaded locally from the website’s own server. There is no connection to Google servers and no data is transferred to third parties.

7. Your Rights

You have the right of access (Art. 15), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20), and objection (Art. 21 GDPR). You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (for Berlin: Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit).

8. Copyright & Use of Content

All content on this website — including text, photographs, images, graphics, and design — is the property of Margarita Gribovskaia and is protected by copyright. It may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes, in whole or in part, without prior written permission. For permission requests, please contact margo.gribovskaya@gmail.com.

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