GDPR Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

At Elchemista, accessible from elchemista.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have under applicable data protection laws, including the GDPR.

We are a Data Controller of your information.

For the purposes of the GDPR, the data controller is Elchemista, which can be contacted at the details provided in the "Contact Us" section below.

2. Information We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

• Personal Data: While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
  • Email address (for subscriptions and contact forms)
  • First name and last name (optional, for contact forms)
• Usage Data: We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your device's Internet Protocol address (IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.
• Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. For more detailed information on the cookies we use and the choices you have, please refer to our separate Cookie Policy.

3. How We Use Your Data

Elchemista uses the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service
• To respond to your inquiries sent via our contact form
• To manage your email subscription and send you updates if you have subscribed
• To notify you about changes to our Service or policies
• To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
• To monitor the usage of our Service
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues or misuse

4. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under GDPR

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Elchemista's legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.

Elchemista may process your Personal Data because:

• You have given us consent (for example, to receive email updates or for non-essential cookies)
• We need to perform a contract with you or take steps at your request before entering into a contract
• The processing is in our legitimate interests (for example, to improve and secure our Service) and these interests are not overridden by your data protection rights
• We need to comply with a legal obligation

5. Your Data Protection Rights under GDPR

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Elchemista aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

• The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you.
• The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
• The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
• The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
• The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
• The right to withdraw consent. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Elchemista relied on your consent to process your personal information.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Us" section below.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the EEA.

6. Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

• Google Analytics

  We use Google Analytics to monitor and analyze the use of our Service. Google Analytics may collect information such as your IP address, device information, and usage data. For more information on Google's privacy practices, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy.

• Google AdSense

  We use Google AdSense to display advertising on our Service. Google may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site and other sites on the Internet. For more information on how Google uses data, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

For example, we retain email addresses used for subscriptions until you unsubscribe or request deletion, and we retain contact form communications for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and for a reasonable period thereafter for record-keeping purposes.

8. International Data Transfers

Some of our Service Providers, such as Google, may process your Personal Data in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), which may have data protection laws different from those in your country.

Where such transfers occur, we take appropriate safeguards to ensure that your Personal Data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws, for example by relying on standard contractual clauses or equivalent legal mechanisms.

9. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your Personal Data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

10. Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click 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.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: