22. July 2023

PRIVACY POLICY / DATA SECURITY

Thank you for your interest in our website. We take your privacy very seriously and for that, we would like to inform you about our Privacy Policy regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information when you use our Service.

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

 

Content

  1. DEFINITIONS

  2. GENERAL DATA COLLECTION & WEBSITE INFORMATION

  3. USE OF COOKIES

  4. NEWSLETTER

  5. CONTACT FORM AND E-MAIL CONTACT

  6. SOCIAL MEDIA & THIRD PARTIES

  7. RIGHTS OF THE AFFECTED PERSON

 

Contact

Sabina Mowich, Grafikdesign
Berlin, Germany
E-Mail: hello@mowich.studio
www.mowich.studio

1. Definitions

a) PERSONAL DATA
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

b) PROCESSING
"Processing" means any process performed with or without the aid of automated procedures or any such process associated with personal data. The term goes far and includes virtually every handling of data.

c) THIRD PARTY
Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.

d) CONSENT
Consent of the data subject is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous
indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

e) PROCESSOR
"Processor" means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

2. General data collection and website information

Before we process any of personal information, we need consent of our user regarding this privacy policy. To provide and improve our service, we collect several different types of information for various purposes. An exception applies to cases where prior consent cannot be obtained for reasons of fact and the processing of the data is permitted by law.

During your visit on our website or using our Service, we might ask you to provide us with specific personal information that could be used to contact or identify you. The following private information that we may collect includes:

(1) Email address
(2) Cookies and Usage data

 
2.1 DISCLOSURE OF DATA

a) Legal Requirements

We may disclose your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy, if we are required by law to do so or, if you violate our Terms of Service, to the extent necessary for us to seek legal and/or equitable remedies available to us, but not for any other reason.

2.2 DATA SECURITY AND SSL ENCRYPTION

Squarespace stores all user information in secure databases protected via a variety of industry-standard access controls. Secure passwords, SSL encryption, firewalls, and other measures are in place that helps us to protect your data. However, no company, including Squarespace, can fully eliminate security risks associated with the transmission of personal information, and you do so at your own risk. Meaning, no Internet or e-mail transmission is ever fully secure or error free. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you send to us via e-mail. Please keep this in mind when disclosing any personal information to us via the Internet. You can also get more information regarding Squarespace privacy policy on their security here: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy/.

2.3 CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children").

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

3. Use of cookies

When accessing our website, users are informed via an information banner about the use of cookies which refers to this privacy policy. We use three types of cookies and some of them are third party cookies. To learn more about types of cookies and why we use them, see article 3.2.

If you don’t want your cookies to be stored, please see article 3.3 on how to prevent the storage of cookies in your browser settings.


3.1 WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. More about cookies you can learn here: http://www.whatarecookies.com/.

3.2 TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE

A) Strictly necessary cookies:

These are cookies that are required for the operation of our site:

(1) Crumb (Squarespace.com)

We embed videos from our official Vimeo channel which can set cookies on your computer, once you visit our website. We have no control over this third party (Read more about this in article no. 6.3)

NameDurationPurposeCompanycrumbSession

Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF). CSRF is an attack vector that tricks a browser into taking unwanted action in an application when someone’s logged in. 

Squarespace.comss_cookieAllowed30 days

Remembers if a visitor agreed to placing Analytics cookies on their browser if a site is restricting the placement of cookies.

Squarespace.comss_cid2 years Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site.Squarespace.comss_cvisit30 minutes Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site.Squarespace.comss_cpvisit2 years Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site.Squarespace.comss_cvr2 years Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site.Squarespace.comss_cvt30 minutes Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site.Squarespace.com__gads, _fbp, _ga, _gcl_au, _gid, continuous_play_v3, has_uploaded, player, vimeo_gdpr_optin, vuidBetween 1 day and 10 yearsThese cookies are set on pages where we display embedded videos from Vimeo to enable features, store visitors Service preferences and deliver and track ad performance. For more information about Vimeo cookies please visit: https://vimeo.com/cookie_policyVimeo.com

B) Functionality cookies:

We also use Functionality cookies which are used to recognize you when you return to our site. You can prevent the storage of them by ignoring our cookie informational banner.

(1) ss_cookieAllowed

 

C) Analytical/Performance cookies:

Other cookies that we use are Analytical/Performance cookies, which allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our site works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. [ Our Site uses Squarespace Analytics and cookies associated with that service. Information on these cookies can be found on the https://www.squarespace.com/cookie-policy/.]

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data (if the user has already consented to cookies) and information from the computer system of the calling computer. You can prevent the storage of them by ignoring our cookie informational banner.

The following data is stored and transmitted in the cookies:

(1) Information about the browser type
(2) Date and time of access 
(3) Form submissions and button clicks
(4) Navigation data
(5) IP address 
(6) The user's operating system 
(7) Source website
(8) Website accessed by the user's system via our website
(9) Search engines & search keywords

3.3 REMOVAL OPPORTUNITY

Cookies are stored on the computer of the user and transmitted by this to our site. Therefore, as a user, you have full control over the use of cookies. If users do not want cookies stored on their computer, they will be asked to disable the option in their browser's system settings. Saved cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this website. For details, see aboutcookies.org.

4. Newsletter

4.1 DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF DATA PROCESSING

On our website, you can subscribe to a free newsletter. At the registration for the newsletter, the following data from the input mask will be sent to us:

(1) E-mail address

For the processing of the data, your consent is obtained during the registration process and reference is made to this privacy policy.

4.2 PURPOSE OF DATA PROCESSING

The collection of the user's e-mail address serves to deliver the newsletter. Data can be visible to Squarespace.com (the platform which our site is built with), where they also store information on their servers, but Squarespace.com does not share information with third parties. The data will be used exclusively for the use of Sabina Mowich to send notifications, such as news, sales, etc. and will not be shared with third parties.

4.3 DURATION OF STORAGE AND REMOVAL OPPORTUNITY

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose of its collection. The e-mail address of the user is therefore stored as long as the subscription to the newsletter is active. Users are able to unsubscribe to the newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe button at the bottom of the newsletter email or by sending a direct email to us (hello@mowich.studio).

5. Contact form & e-mail contact

5.1 DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF DATA PROCESSING

On our website, a contact form is available, which serves our users to send us an email directly through the website. If a user uses this contact option, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and will be saved.

The following data will be stored:
(1) E-mail address of the user 
(2) Subject of interest 
(3) Message text

Before we start processing user-submitted data, the user needs to consent as part of the submission process in the contact form. In the consent, reference is made to this Privacy Policy.

Alternatively, direct contact via the provided e-mail address is also possible. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted by e-mail will also be stored.

5.2 PURPOSE OF DATA PROCESSING

The collection of the data within the email sent through the contact form serves us only to process the contact. Data can be visible to Squarespace.com (the platform which our site is built with), where they also store information on their servers, but Squarespace.com does not share information with third parties. The data will be used exclusively for the use of Sabina Mowich only for communication purposes and will not be shared with third parties. The other personal data processed during the sending process serve to prevent misuse of the contact form.

5.3 DURATION OF STORAGE AND REMOVAL OPPORTUNITY

The data will be deleted when the conversation with the user ends or when it is no longer necessary for the purpose of providing the Service. The conversation is ended when all of the facts have been clarified with the user.

The user can at any time revoke his consent to the processing of the personal information by contacting us directly by e-mail (hello@mowich.studio). The objection can also be addressed by telephone and can be made informally without stating reasons. All personal information stored in the course of contacting will be deleted in this case.

6. Social media and Third Parties

We also communicate with our users through provided links to our different social media accounts. All social media links will redirect the user to the respective third-party social media website. We have no control and do not take responsibility for the contents of any such linked website. We strongly recommend you to review the Privacy Policy of every third-party site you visit since it can differ from ours. Third parties may also use data such as user IP address and "pixel tags", which can be used for different marketing and statistical purposes.

On our website, we use the following social media/third-party links:

7. Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Sabina Mowich aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you.

  • The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.

  • The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.

  • The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.

  • The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of your Personal Data in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.

  • The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Sabina Mowich relied on your consent to process your personal information.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we’ll update the “Effective Date” at the top of the Cookie Policy and post it on our sites.