Privacy Policy
Last updated: 26 July 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how LADA KLIUSHNYK ("we", "us") collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit this site or subscribe to our newsletter, in accordance with the Ukrainian Law "On Personal Data Protection" and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Data Controller
LADA KLIUSHNYK is the data controller for personal data collected through this site. Contact details for data protection requests are published in the site footer.
2. What We Collect
Email address (newsletter subscription and paywall unlock), locale/language preference, and basic technical data (IP address, browser type, pages visited) collected automatically for security and analytics purposes.
3. How We Use Your Data
To send the newsletter you subscribed to, to grant full access to freemium articles, to maintain site security (rate limiting, abuse prevention), and to understand aggregate readership trends. We do not sell your personal data.
4. Legal Basis
We process your email address on the basis of your consent, given when you submit the subscription form. You may withdraw consent at any time by unsubscribing.
5. Data Retention
Subscriber records are retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion. Technical logs are retained for a limited period for security purposes only.
6. Your Rights
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data, and may object to or restrict its processing, by contacting us via the address published in the site footer.
7. Third-Party Processors
We use Supabase (database and authentication) and Cloudflare (media storage and delivery) as data processors. Both providers are bound by data processing agreements consistent with applicable law.
8. Cookies
We use a small number of essential cookies: one to remember your language preference, and one to remember that you have unlocked freemium content. We do not use third-party advertising cookies.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be announced via the newsletter or a notice on this site.