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Privacy Policy

This page explains how Ashraellen.com may collect, use and protect personal data when visitors use the website.

Last updated: 25 May 2026

1. Who is responsible for this website

The website Ashraellen.com is operated as part of the independent creative and research project Ashraellen, associated with Nikolai Kostyshev.

For privacy-related questions, requests or cooperation matters, you may contact the project at: ashraellen.live@gmail.com.

2. What data may be collected

The website may process limited technical and contact data: browser and device data, approximate network location, visited pages, visit time, Google Analytics data with IP anonymisation, email data voluntarily sent by you, and technical data used by the browser or service worker.

The website does not ask visitors to create accounts and does not intentionally collect sensitive personal data.

3. Why data is used

Data may be used to operate the website, improve its structure and language versions, respond to messages, maintain security and diagnose technical problems.

4. Legal basis

Where the GDPR applies, data may be processed on the basis of legitimate interest, consent, contract or pre-contractual communication, and legal obligation where applicable.

5. Analytics and third-party services

Ashraellen.com uses Google Analytics to understand general website usage. Analytics starts only after user consent. The website may link to or embed third-party platforms such as YouTube, Google Play Books, Amazon, Instagram, Telegram, payment providers or mailing-list services.

6. Cookies and local technologies

The site may use cookies, local storage, service workers or similar technologies for technical operation, language handling, analytics and performance.

If analytics, newsletter tools or embedded media are expanded, a separate cookie notice or consent mechanism should be used where required by law.

7. Newsletter and updates

If a subscription service is added, it may collect your email address and related subscription data only to send requested updates and related project information, unless you clearly agree to something else.

8. Purchases and external platforms

Books, digital products or paid services may be offered through external platforms such as Amazon, Google Play Books, Stripe or similar providers. Payment and account data are processed by those platforms under their own policies.

9. How long data is kept

Technical and analytics data are kept only as long as needed for analysis, security and maintenance. Email correspondence may be kept as long as necessary to handle requests and maintain reasonable records.

10. Your rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may request access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, objection to processing and withdrawal of consent. In Poland or the EU, you may also lodge a complaint with the competent authority, including UODO.

11. Changes to this policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated when the website changes.

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