1. Introduction
Studio aPunct ("We", "Our", "Company") is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you understand how we collect, use, and process your personal data.
This Privacy Policy explains our personal data practices and provides information about your rights under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).
2. Who We Are
Studio aPunct
Stroescu Street no. 4
Iași, Romania
Email: office@apunct.ro
Phone: +40 745 288 940
We are responsible for decisions about how your personal data is collected and used.
3. What Data We Collect
3.1 Information You Provide Directly
- Contact Form: Name, email, phone, message
- Email Requests: Any information you provide in correspondence
- Newsletter Subscription: Email address
3.2 Information Collected Automatically
- Navigation Data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent
- Cookies: Identifiers to recognize you on future visits
- Analytics: Anonymized data through Google Analytics and Posthog
4. Why We Collect This Data
We collect and process your personal data for the following legal purposes:
- Contract Performance: Responding to your requests, providing services
- Legal Obligations: Complying with applicable laws
- Legitimate Interests: Improving service, preventing fraud, safety
- Consent: For analytics and marketing (only if you accept)
5. How Cookies Work
5.1 Essential Cookies
These are necessary for the website to function and do not require explicit consent:
- Security and fraud prevention
- Language and user preferences
- Form functionality
5.2 Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics 4 and Posthog to understand how you use our website. These cookies are only activated with your consent.
5.3 Managing Cookies
You can control cookies through the consent banner that appears on your first visit. You can also change your browser settings at any time.
6. Data Sharing
We do not share your personal data with third parties, with the following exceptions:
- Service Providers: Netlify (hosting), Cloudflare (CDN), Google (analytics)
- Legal Obligations: If required by law
- Rights Protection: If necessary to protect safety
7. How Long We Keep Data
- Contact Form Messages: 3 years (for communication and records)
- Newsletter Subscriptions: Until unsubscription + 1 year
- Logs and Cookies: 12 months for analytics
- IP Data: Anonymized after 12 months
8. Your GDPR Rights
Under GDPR, you have the following rights:
8.1 Right of Access
You can request to know what personal data we hold about you.
8.2 Right to Correction
You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
8.3 Right to Erasure
You can request deletion of your data (under certain conditions).
8.4 Right to Restrict Processing
You can request to limit how we process your data.
8.5 Right to Data Portability
You can request a copy of your data in a standard format.
8.6 Right to Object
You can refuse certain types of processing, including marketing.
How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at: office@apunct.ro
9. Data Security
We implement technical and organizational security measures to protect your data, including:
- HTTPS encryption across the entire website
- SSL certificate from Cloudflare
- Regular backups
- Restricted data access
However, no internet transmission is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to other websites. This policy applies only to our website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites.
11. Minors
Our services are not intended for people under 18 years old. We do not intentionally collect data from minors. If we discover we have collected data from a minor, we will delete it immediately.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. We will notify you by email of major changes. Continued use of the website after changes means acceptance of those changes.
13. Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Studio aPunct
Email: office@apunct.ro
Phone: +40 745 288 940
Address: Stroescu Street no. 4, Iași, Romania