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Privacy Policy | Austria Vienna Puja

Last Updated: 27.03.2026

  1. Introduction

1.1 This Privacy Policy applies to the non-commercial spiritual website austriaviennapuja.com, operated from Pula, Republic of Croatia (referred to as “we”, “our”, or “us”).
1.2 The website is dedicated to providing cultural, Vedic, and spiritual information and does not sell products or services and does not process payments or donations online.
1.3 We respect your privacy and explain here our limited and purely necessary data practices in line with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Croatian law.

  1. Non-Commercial and No-Payment Nature

2.1 The website does not offer paid services, subscriptions, or products and does not use any e-commerce or payment systems.
2.2 Any reference to “service” or “services” on the website refers only to the translated term “seva” and does not indicate the sale of services or any commercial contract.

  1. What Information We Collect

3.1 We do not actively collect personal data for commercial, marketing, or profiling purposes.
3.2 The only personal data we may receive is information that you voluntarily provide when you contact us directly by email or any future contact form, such as your name, email address, and the content of your message.
3.3 Our hosting provider and standard web server logs may automatically record technical data such as IP address, browser type, operating system, date and time of access, and pages visited, for security and basic analytics. These logs are generated automatically by the hosting infrastructure and are not used by us for commercial profiling. Server logs are retained for 30 days maximum for security purposes only.

  1. How We Use Information

4.1 Voluntarily supplied contact data is used only to read and, if appropriate, answer your message, for example spiritual questions or clarifications about content.
4.2 Technical log data is used only for website security, troubleshooting, and to understand general traffic, for example number of visits.
4.3 We may use privacy‑friendly analytics tools to understand how visitors use our website, but not for advertising, behavioral targeting, or selling data.
4.4 We do not use your data for advertising, remarketing, behavioral profiling for commercial purposes, or sale to third parties.

4.5 Our legal basis for processing your data is:

Consent (when you voluntarily contact us)

Legitimate interests (website security, basic analytics to improve functionality)

Legal obligation (responding to authorities if required)

 

  1. Cookies and Similar Technologies

5.1 The website may use basic cookies necessary for site functionality and security, for example language preferences and session cookies.
5.2 Analytics tools we use may set cookies or similar identifiers to measure general traffic and usage patterns; these are used only to improve the website experience and not to build commercial marketing profiles.  We use Google Analytics which may set cookies to measure general traffic patterns only. To opt-out:

Install Google’s Opt-out Browser Add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Use browser privacy extensions (uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger)

Disable cookies in your browser settings.
5.3 We do not use cookies for third-party advertising networks, commercial tracking, or retargeting.
5.4 You can manage or disable cookies via your browser settings; doing so may affect some functionality but the main spiritual content remains accessible.

  1. Data Sharing and Third Parties

6.1 We do not sell, rent, or exchange your personal data with third parties.
6.2 Data may be accessible to technical service providers, such as hosting, analytics, or email providers, who process data on our behalf under appropriate confidentiality and data‑protection obligations.
6.3 We may disclose information if required by applicable Croatian or EU law or in response to valid legal requests by public authorities.

  1. Data Retention

7.1 Messages you send us may be kept for as long as necessary to respond and for basic record‑keeping, after which they may be deleted or anonymized.
7.2 Server logs and analytics data are retained only for the period necessary for security, technical analysis, and basic statistics, in line with our hosting and analytics providers’ practices.

  1. Your Rights (GDPR)

8.1 Under GDPR and Croatian data protection law, you have the right to request access, rectification, deletion, restriction of processing, and, where applicable, data portability regarding your personal data.
8.2 You also have the right to object to processing when it is based on legitimate interests and the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority.
8.3 To exercise these rights, contact us at: .

  1. Data Controller and Supervisory Authority

9.1 The data controller for this website is the operator of austriaviennapuja.com, based in Pula, Republic of Croatia.
9.2 The competent supervisory authority is the Croatian Personal Data Protection Agency (Agencija za zaštitu osobnih podataka – AZOP).
9.3 You may contact AZOP if you believe your data protection rights have been violated, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

  1. Children’s Privacy

10.1 This website is intended for adults interested in spiritual and cultural information and is not targeted at children under 13 years of age.
10.2 We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13; if such data is identified, we will delete it as soon as reasonably possible.

  1. Changes to This Policy

11.1 We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements.
11.2 The latest version will always be published on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.

 

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Last Updated: 27.03.2026