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, depending on how you use it:
- technical data such as browser type, device type, approximate location derived from network data, pages visited and time of visit;
- analytics data collected through Google Analytics, with IP anonymisation enabled;
- data voluntarily provided by you if you contact Ashraellen by email or through external services;
- technical data used by the browser and service worker to support basic site functionality.
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 make the website available, understand how visitors use it, improve structure and language versions, respond to messages, maintain security and diagnose technical problems.
4. Legal basis
Where the GDPR applies, personal 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. The analytics script is configured with IP anonymisation and starts only after user consent.
The website may link to or embed content from third-party platforms such as YouTube, Google Play Books, Amazon, Instagram, Telegram, payment providers or mailing-list services. These services may process data according to their own privacy policies when you interact with them.
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 in the future, a separate cookie notice or consent mechanism should be used where required by law.
7. Newsletter and updates
If a subscription or update notification service is added to the website, it may collect your email address and related subscription data. Such data will be used 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 external platforms under their own terms and privacy 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 the request and maintain a reasonable record of cooperation or legal obligations.
10. Your rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to request access to your personal data, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, portability, objection to processing, and withdrawal of consent where processing is based on consent.
If you are in Poland or the European Union, you may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority, including the Polish Personal Data Protection Office (UODO).
11. Changes to this policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when the website changes, especially if new forms, analytics tools, newsletter systems, payment services or embedded media are added.