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Privacy Policy

This policy outlines personal data processing scope, legal bases, retention periods, data subject rights, and the use of essential local storage for website display preferences.

Also in: Slovenčina

Last updated: 20 February 2026

1. Controller and contact

Controller: Záujmové združenie speváckych zborov OZVENA

Registered seat: Dobrianskeho 1651/12, 093 01 Vranov nad Topľou, Slovak Republic

Identification data:

  • Company ID (IČO): 31955983
  • Tax ID (DIČ): 2020641557

Contact:

2. Scope

This notice applies to personal data processing on the OZVENA website sections:

  • https://www.ozvena.sk/
  • https://www.ozvena.sk/sk/

This notice does not cover third-party websites opened via external links.

3. What data we process

3.1 Access and security logs

When you visit the website, our infrastructure processes technical data such as IP address, request time, URL, user agent, and basic error diagnostics.

Purpose: secure and reliable website operation, incident diagnostics, and abuse prevention.

3.2 Communication data

If you contact us by email or phone, we process the data you provide (for example name, email, phone number, and message content).

Purpose: responding to inquiries and handling organizational communication.

3.3 No optional analytics in the current mode

At the time of this notice update, we do not run optional analytics or marketing cookies on this site.

Depending on processing context, legal bases are mainly:

  • GDPR Art. 6(1)(f) - legitimate interest (website operation, security, communication handling)
  • GDPR Art. 6(1)(b) - steps taken at your request before entering cooperation
  • GDPR Art. 6(1)(c) - compliance with legal obligations where required

5. Recipients

Data may be processed by authorized service providers acting on our behalf, mainly in categories such as:

  • website hosting and infrastructure support
  • technical maintenance and security

We require contractual safeguards where applicable.

6. International transfers

We do not intentionally transfer personal data outside the EEA in our standard website operation.

If you open third-party links (for example social platforms), those operators process your data under their own terms and transfer mechanisms.

7. Retention

We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the stated purpose or legal requirements.

Typical criteria:

  • technical logs: short operational/security period (typically up to 90 days, unless longer retention is required for incident handling)
  • communication records: until request resolution and follow-up, then only as needed for legal/administrative documentation

8. Data sources and whether data must be provided

We receive personal data:

  • directly from you (when you contact us),
  • automatically during website access (technical logs).

Providing contact details is voluntary, but without minimum contact information we may be unable to respond to your request.

9. Cookies and local storage

The website currently uses only necessary functional storage:

  • key: theme (localStorage)
  • purpose: stores light/dark mode preference selected by the user
  • retention: until changed/cleared by the user

See also: Cookie and Storage Notice

10. Your rights

Under GDPR, you may have the right to:

  • access your personal data
  • rectification
  • erasure
  • restriction of processing
  • objection
  • data portability
  • lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise rights, contact us at: ozvena@ozvena.sk

We respond without undue delay, normally within 1 month from receipt of the request (GDPR allows extension in justified cases).

11. Automated decision-making

We do not carry out automated individual decision-making or profiling for the processing described in this notice.

12. Supervisory authority

Office for Personal Data Protection of the Slovak Republic:

13. Changes to this notice

We may update this notice if processing activities or legal requirements change. The latest version date is shown at the top of this page.