Privacy Policy

Privacy and Cookie Policy

Last updated: October 27, 2026

1. Register and Data Protection Notice

This Privacy and Cookie Policy explains how the Marie Belo website (https://mariebelo.com/) collects, uses, stores and protects personal data.

Personal data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), where applicable, and other relevant data protection laws.

This policy explains what information may be collected when you visit the website, contact us, or interact with its features, as well as your rights regarding your personal data.

2. Data Controller

The website operates under the name Marie Belo.

For questions about this Privacy and Cookie Policy or the processing of personal data, please contact:

Email: m.svatonova@gmail.com

3. Legal Basis and Purpose of Processing Personal Data

Personal data is processed only where there is an applicable legal basis and for specified, legitimate purposes.

Depending on the circumstances, the legal bases for processing may include:

  • Consent: Where you voluntarily consent to the use of non-essential cookies or other processing activities that require your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Legitimate interests: Where processing is necessary for legitimate purposes, such as maintaining website security, preventing misuse, and ensuring the proper operation of the website, provided these interests do not override your rights and freedoms.
  • Contractual necessity: Where processing is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract or to fulfil contractual obligations.
  • Legal obligations: Where processing is necessary to comply with applicable legal requirements.

Personal data may be processed for the following purposes:

  • Operating, maintaining and securing the website.
  • Responding to enquiries and communications.
  • Maintaining website functionality and remembering consent preferences.
  • Understanding and managing cookie consent choices.
  • Meeting applicable legal obligations.

This website does not intentionally use Google Analytics, Google Ads, Meta Pixel, or a dedicated email newsletter service.

4. Data Content

Depending on how you interact with the website, the following categories of personal data may be processed:

  • Contact information: Your name, email address and any other information you voluntarily provide when contacting the website.
  • Communication content: Information contained in messages or enquiries you submit.
  • Technical information: Your IP address, browser type, device information, operating system and technical information contained in server logs.
  • Usage information: Information about interactions with the website, where such information is collected.
  • Consent information: Your cookie preferences, consent status and, where supported, information about when consent was provided or changed.

Only information necessary for the relevant purpose should be collected and processed. This website does not intentionally request sensitive personal data through its general website functionality.

5. Data Sources

Personal data may be obtained from the following sources:

  • Directly from you: When you contact the website or voluntarily provide information.
  • Automatically through website operation: Technical information and server logs generated when you visit the website.
  • Through cookies and similar technologies: Information associated with essential website functionality and any optional categories of cookies you consent to, where applicable.
  • Through consent management: Information recorded when you accept, reject or customise cookie preferences.

The website does not intentionally obtain personal data from third-party advertising or analytics platforms for advertising or visitor profiling.

6. Data Retention

Personal data is generally retained for up to one year, unless a longer or shorter period is necessary for the relevant purpose or required by applicable law.

Contact enquiries and related correspondence are retained for up to one year, unless they need to be retained longer to resolve an ongoing matter or comply with legal obligations.

Technical logs and consent records are retained according to their applicable retention settings and operational requirements, subject to the one-year retention period where applicable.

When personal data is no longer necessary, it is deleted or anonymised, unless its retention is required by law.

7. Data Disclosure and Transfer

Personal data is not sold to third parties.

Data may be accessible to service providers involved in hosting, maintaining, securing or operating the website, but only to the extent necessary for their services and subject to applicable data protection requirements.

Such providers may process technical information, including IP addresses and server logs, as part of delivering their services.

Personal data may also be disclosed where required by law or where disclosure is necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area or another applicable jurisdiction, appropriate safeguards will be used where required by data protection law.

This website does not intentionally use dedicated third-party advertising or analytics services.

8. Rights of the Data Subject

Under applicable data protection legislation, including the GDPR where applicable, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access: To request confirmation of whether your personal data is being processed and obtain a copy of that data.
  • Right to rectification: To request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Right to erasure: To request deletion of your personal data where the applicable legal conditions are met.
  • Right to restriction of processing: To request that the processing of your personal data be restricted in certain circumstances.
  • Right to object: To object to processing based on legitimate interests, subject to applicable legal conditions.
  • Right to data portability: To receive personal data you have provided in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, where the legal conditions for portability are met.
  • Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

To exercise your rights, contact m.svatonova@gmail.com.

You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority. If you are in the United Kingdom, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). If you are in the European Union, you can contact the supervisory authority in your country of residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.

9. Consent Management

This website uses a cookie consent banner to allow visitors to manage their cookie preferences.

When you first visit the website, you can review the available cookie categories and choose whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences where these options are available.

Necessary cookies support essential website functionality and cannot be disabled through the consent banner. Optional cookies, including analytics, marketing and preference cookies, are subject to your choices and applicable consent requirements.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by reopening the cookie settings through the cookie settings link or button available on the website.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal. You may also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings, although doing so may affect certain website functions.

10. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy and Cookie Policy may be updated to reflect changes in the website’s functionality, data processing practices or applicable legal requirements.

The latest version will be published on this page, together with the date of the most recent update.

11. Contact

If you have questions about this policy or how your personal data is processed, please contact:

Email: m.svatonova@gmail.com
Website: https://mariebelo.com/