Privacy Policy - Sporady

This document describes how Sporades.eu (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and applicable laws of the Czech Republic.

1. DATA CONTROLLER

Data Controller:
Sporades.eu
Website: https://sporades.eu
Email: info@sporades.eu

The data controller is responsible for processing your personal data in accordance with GDPR.

2. PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT

We may collect and process the following personal data:

Information you provide directly:

Name
Email address
Website URL
Account information (if registration is available)
Comments or messages you submit

Information collected automatically:

IP address
Browser type and version
Device information
Pages visited
Date and time of visits
Referring website

3. PURPOSE AND LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

We process personal data for the following purposes:

Operating and maintaining the website (Legal basis: Legitimate interest)
Managing user accounts (Legal basis: Contract performance)
Responding to inquiries (Legal basis: Legitimate interest)
Website security and spam prevention (Legal basis: Legitimate interest)
Legal compliance (Legal basis: Legal obligation)
Cookies and analytics (Legal basis: Consent, where required)

4. COMMENTS

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help detect spam and ensure security.

An anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service. See: https://automattic.com/privacy/

5. MEDIA

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract such data.

6. COOKIES POLICY

Our website uses cookies to improve functionality and user experience.

Types of cookies we use:

Essential cookies:
Required for website operation, login, and security.

Functional cookies:
Remember user preferences.

Analytics cookies:
Help us understand website usage (only used with consent, if enabled).

Comment cookies:
Saved for 1 year.

You can control cookies in your browser settings and withdraw consent at any time.

7. EMBEDDED CONTENT

Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same as if you visited those websites directly.

These websites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction.

8. WHO WE SHARE YOUR DATA WITH

We do not sell your personal data.

We may share data with trusted service providers such as:

Hosting providers
Security services
Spam detection services
Legal authorities when required by law

All providers comply with GDPR requirements.

9. DATA RETENTION

We retain personal data only as long as necessary:

Comments: indefinitely
User accounts: until deleted
Technical logs: up to 12 months
Legal records: as required by law

10. YOUR GDPR RIGHTS

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

Access your personal data
Correct inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data
Restrict processing
Object to processing
Data portability
Withdraw consent at any time
File a complaint with a supervisory authority

Czech supervisory authority:
Office for Personal Data Protection
https://www.uoou.cz

11. DATA SECURITY

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration.

12. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

If data is transferred outside the EU, appropriate safeguards are applied in accordance with GDPR.

13. TERMS AND CONDITIONS

By using this website, you agree to the following terms:

You agree not to:

violate any laws
attempt unauthorized access
upload harmful or malicious content
misuse the website

All website content is protected by intellectual property laws.

We are not liable for damages resulting from website use.

We reserve the right to modify or terminate access at any time.

14. CONTACT

If you have questions about privacy or your personal data, contact:

Email: info@sporades.eu
Website: https://sporades.eu

END OF DOCUMENT

Who we are

Our website address is: http://sporades.eu.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.