Effective Date: 04/04/2025
Website Owner: FictionbyJo
Location: Belgium
Your privacy is important to me. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data I collect through this website http://www.fictionbyjo.com, why I collect it, how I handle it, and your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. What Personal Data Is Collected?
Depending on how you use this website, the following data may be collected:
Name and email address: only when you contact me via a form or email.
IP address and browser data: collected automatically for analytics or security purposes (e.g., via cookies or tools like Google Analytics).
Message content: any information you voluntarily provide through contact forms or messages.
2. Why Is This Data Collected?
Personal data is collected for the following purposes:
To respond to messages, inquiries, or feedback you send.
To ensure the technical performance and security of the website.
To understand how the website is used (analytics—anonymized or pseudonymized).
With your explicit consent: to send updates or newsletters (optional).
3. Your Rights Under the GDPR
As a data subject under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
Right to access: you may request to view the data I hold about you.
Right to rectification: you may request corrections to inaccurate data.
Right to erasure: you may request your data to be deleted (unless required to retain it by law).
Right to restrict processing: you may ask to temporarily limit how your data is used.
Right to object: you may object to your data being processed.
Right to data portability: you may request your data in a format that allows it to be transferred elsewhere.
To exercise any of these rights, you can contact me at: fictionbyjo[at]gmail.com
4. Data Sharing
I do not share your data with third parties, except when:
Required for the basic functioning of the website (e.g., hosting or analytics services).
Required by law or legal obligation.
All external service providers I work with comply with GDPR and are subject to strict confidentiality agreements.
5. Data Retention
Your personal data will not be stored longer than necessary. Contact data is retained for a maximum of 2 year after our last interaction, unless you request earlier deletion.
6. Cookies
This website may use functional and analytical cookies. Upon your first visit, you will be asked to accept or manage cookie preferences. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time.
7. Security
I take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, or unauthorized access. This includes secure (HTTPS) connections and regularly updated security tools.
8. Complaints
If you have any concerns about how I handle your data, you have the right to file a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority:
Data Protection Authority (GBA)
Drukpersstraat 35, 1000 Brussels
contact@apd-gba.be
www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be
9. Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your data rights, please contact me at:
fictionbyjo[at]gmail.com
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