Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data through this website is:

Franjo Matković
STUDIO FM, obrt za grafički dizajn i fotografiju
10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

2. Personal Data Collected

Website and analytics data

This website is hosted by Squarespace.

When you visit the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address

  • Browser, device and operating system information

  • Approximate geographic location

  • Referring website or source

  • Pages visited

  • Date and time of visits

  • Clicks and internal links

  • Scrolling and other interactions with the website

This information is used to operate the website, understand site traffic and improve the visitor experience.

Squarespace Analytics uses analytics and performance cookies only after you have provided consent through the cookie banner.

The Squarespace Activity Log may also record information such as your IP address, approximate location, browser, operating system and referrer. Activity Log information available to the website owner is retained for up to seven days.

Information you provide

If you contact me through this website or by email, I may receive personal information that you voluntarily provide, such as:

  • Your name

  • Email address

  • Company or organization

  • Telephone number, if provided

  • The contents of your message

  • Any other information you choose to provide

This information is used only for responding to your enquiry, discussing potential projects, providing services or managing an existing professional relationship.

3. Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing

Personal data may be processed for the following purposes:

Operating and securing the website

Technical information may be processed where necessary to operate, secure and maintain the website and to detect or resolve technical problems.

The legal basis is my legitimate interest in providing a secure and functional website.

Responding to enquiries

Information you provide when contacting me is processed to respond to your request and communicate with you.

Depending on the nature of your enquiry, the legal basis may be:

  • taking steps at your request before entering into a contract;

  • performing an existing contract; or

  • my legitimate interest in managing professional and business communications.

Website analytics

Analytics and performance cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website.

Where consent is required, this processing is based on your consent. You can decline analytics cookies or withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie preferences available on the website.

Legal obligations

Personal data may also be processed where necessary to comply with applicable legal, accounting, tax or regulatory obligations.

4. Cookies

This website uses necessary cookies that are required for the website to function correctly.

Analytics and performance cookies are only used after you provide consent through the cookie banner.

You can accept, decline or manage non-essential cookies and can change your preferences at any time.

For more information about the cookies used on this website, please see the Cookie Policy.

5. Sharing of Personal Data

I do not sell or rent your personal data.

Personal data may be shared only where necessary with service providers that help operate the website or provide related business services.

The primary website service provider is:

Squarespace, Inc. — website hosting, infrastructure, forms and analytics.

Personal data may also be disclosed where required by law, court order or a competent public authority.

Service providers process personal data according to their own applicable privacy obligations and, where they act as processors, on behalf of the data controller.

6. International Data Transfers

Squarespace and some of its service providers may process personal data outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States.

Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, Squarespace states that it uses appropriate transfer mechanisms and safeguards, including the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and, where applicable, Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

More information is available in the Squarespace Privacy Policy.

7. Data Retention

Personal data is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

Information provided through enquiries or professional correspondence may be retained for as long as necessary to respond to the enquiry, manage a professional relationship, fulfil contractual obligations, comply with legal requirements or establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

Squarespace Activity Log information visible to the website owner is retained for up to seven days.

Other technical and analytics information is retained according to applicable Squarespace settings and retention policies.

When personal data is no longer required, it will be deleted or anonymised where reasonably possible.

8. Your Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you may have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data

  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data

  • Request deletion of your personal data

  • Request restriction of processing

  • Object to certain types of processing

  • Request data portability where applicable

  • Withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact me using the contact details provided above.

9. Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you believe that your personal data has been processed in violation of applicable data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Croatian supervisory authority:

Croatian Personal Data Protection Agency (AZOP)
Ulica Metela Ožegovića 16
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
Email: azop@azop.hr
www.azop.hr

10. Automated Decision-Making

Personal data collected through this website is not used for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

11. Third-Party Websites

This website may contain links to third-party websites or services.

I am not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites. When you leave this website, the privacy policies of those third parties apply.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, services, technology or applicable legal requirements.

The date of the most recent update will always be displayed at the top of this page.

13. Contact

For questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact:

Franjo Matković
Email: contact@franjo-matkovic.com