**Privacy Policy for Umenie Rozhovorov**

This Privacy Policy describes how Umenie Rozhovorov (referred to as "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares personal information of users of our site. We are located at 12 Hlavná Street, Floor 3, Košice, Košice Region, 040 01, Slovakia.

**Information We Collect**

We collect information from and about you, including:

• **Information You Provide Directly:** We collect information you provide to us directly when you use our site. This includes:
  • **Contact Information:** Name, email address, phone number, postal address when you contact us, subscribe to newsletters, request services, or otherwise interact with us.
  • **Account Information:** If applicable, username and password.
  • **Professional Information:** Information related to your artistic career, portfolio, experience, and goals, submitted for portfolio reviews, career consultations, or artist representation.
  • **Payment Information:** While we may facilitate payments, we generally rely on third-party payment processors (e.g. Stripe, PayPal) to securely process payment information. We do not directly store or process your full credit card details. We may retain the last four digits of your card and expiration date for subscription and payment management.
  • **Communications:** Any communication you send to us, such as inquiries, feedback, or requests.
• **Information We Collect Automatically:** When you access or use our site, we automatically collect certain information, including:
  • **Log Data:** Information about your use of our site, such as the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, your IP address, browser type, and device information.
  • **Cookies and Similar Technologies:** We use cookies and similar technologies (e.g., web beacons, pixels) to collect information about your browsing activity. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that enable us to recognize your browser and capture certain information.

**How We Use Your Information**

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• **Providing and Improving Our Services:** To operate our site, provide the services you request (artist interviews, portfolio reviews, career consultations, promotion, artist representation), and improve our services.
• **Communication:** To communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, provide customer support, and send you updates about our services.
• **Marketing:** To send you newsletters, promotional materials, and information about new services or events that we think may be of interest to you. You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications at any time.
• **Personalization:** To personalize your experience on our site and tailor the content and services we provide to your interests and needs.
• **Analytics:** To analyze how users interact with our site and to improve its functionality and design.
• **Legal Compliance:** To comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• **Security:** To protect the security and integrity of our site and prevent fraud.

**How We Share Your Information**

We may share your information with the following categories of recipients:

• **Service Providers:** We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us with various aspects of our business, such as hosting, payment processing, email marketing, and analytics. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and only use it for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
• **Business Partners:** With your explicit consent, we may share your information with business partners, such as collaborators or sponsors, for specific projects or events.
• **Legal Authorities:** We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required by law or legal process, or if we believe that such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
• **Affiliates:** We may share information with our affiliates, subsidiaries, or parent company.
• **Business Transfers:** In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction.

**Your Rights**

You have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

• **Access:** Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• **Rectification:** Request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
• **Erasure:** Request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• **Restriction of Processing:** Request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.
• **Data Portability:** Request to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller.
• **Object:** Object to the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances, including for direct marketing purposes.
• **Withdraw Consent:** Withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal information, where we rely on consent as the legal basis for processing.
• **Lodge a Complaint:** Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that we have infringed your rights under applicable data protection laws. In Slovakia, the relevant supervisory authority is the Office for Personal Data Protection (Úrad na ochranu osobných údajov).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at 12 Hlavná Street, Floor 3, Košice, Košice Region, 040 01, Slovakia.

**Data Retention**

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

**Security**

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure.

**International Data Transfers**

Your personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of Slovakia. We will take appropriate safeguards to ensure that your personal information is protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws.

**Children's Privacy**

Our site is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to delete such information.

**Changes to this Privacy Policy**

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our site and update the date at the top of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of our site after the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

**Contact Us**

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at 12 Hlavná Street, Floor 3, Košice, Košice Region, 040 01, Slovakia.