Privacy Policy for existos.art

Effective Date: June 26, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to EXISTOS. This Privacy Policy explains how Albert Pocej (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects information from visitors to the website https://existos.art (the “Site”).

Your privacy is of the utmost importance to us. This policy is designed to be transparent about our data practices and to comply with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

By using our Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Data Controller

For the purpose of the GDPR, the data controller responsible for your personal information is:

Albert Pocej
Email:  albert@pocej.com

3. Information We Collect and Why

We collect information in the following ways:

a) Information You Provide to Us Directly

  • Email Correspondence: When you click the “Apply for the Experience” button or otherwise contact us via email, we collect the personal information you voluntarily provide, such as your name, email address, and the content of your message. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry, provide information about the EXISTOS project, and manage the application process.

b) Information We Collect Automatically

Like most websites, we automatically collect certain information when you visit our Site. This data helps us understand how visitors use our Site and allows us to improve its performance and security. This includes:

  • Log Data: Our web server automatically logs information your browser sends, which may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.

  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information.

4. Cookies Policy

Cookies are small files placed on your device. They are essential for the proper functioning of the Site and for providing us with analytics.

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for you to browse the Site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, the Site cannot function properly.

  • Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our Site, such as which pages you visit and if you experience any errors. This data is aggregated and anonymous and helps us improve how our Site works. We use services like [e.g., Google Analytics, Squarespace Analytics, or your platform’s native analytics] for this purpose.

  • Functional Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (if any) to provide a more personalized experience.

  • Third-Party Cookies: Our Site embeds content from third parties (e.g., a video player from Vimeo or YouTube). These third parties may set their own cookies on your device when you interact with that content. We do not control the use of these cookies.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site. Upon your first visit, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner to manage your preferences.

5. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

  • To provide, operate, and maintain our Site.

  • To respond to your questions, comments, and applications.

  • To monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience on our Site.

  • To ensure the security of our Site.

  • To comply with legal obligations.

6. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We may share information with third-party vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as website hosting, analytics, and security.

  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

7. International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, or country where the data protection laws may differ. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, using safeguards like Standard Contractual Clauses.

8. Your Data Protection Rights under GDPR

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights:

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

  • The right of rectification.

  • The right to object to our processing of your personal data.

  • The right of restriction.

  • The right to data portability.

  • The right to withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [Insert Your Contact Email]. You also have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your personal data.

9. Security of Your Data

We take the security of your data seriously and use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect it from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

10. Links to Other Websites

Our Site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date” at the top.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By email: albert@pocej.com