Privacy Policy

In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation, “GDPR”) and Slovak Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on Personal Data Protection, the operator of this website is committed to protecting your privacy and providing transparent information on how personal data is handled.

1. Operator Contact Details

Name: Ján Ľoch
Email: info@janlochart.com
Phone: +421 902 096 345

2. Purpose of Personal Data Processing

We process personal data solely for the following purposes:

Responding to inquiries sent via the contact form
Preparing and sending non-binding offers based on user requests
Fulfilling contractual or pre-contractual obligations
Complying with legal and tax obligations
Monitoring website traffic and performance through Google Analytics and Google Search Console to improve content and functionality

We do not use personal data for marketing, profiling or automated decision-making.

3. Scope of Processed Personal Data

We only process the following personal data:

First name and last name (if provided)
Email address
Phone number (if provided)
Message content or any other information voluntarily submitted via the contact form
Anonymous website usage data collected through analytics tools (e.g., IP address, device type, visited pages, etc.)

4. Legal Basis for Processing

The processing of personal data is based on the following legal grounds:

Consent – when you voluntarily submit information via the contact form (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
Contractual steps – when processing is necessary to prepare or perform a contract (Art. 6(1)(b))
Legal obligations – such as tax or accounting duties (Art. 6(1)(c))
Legitimate interest – in improving our website via analytics tools (Art. 6(1)(f))

5. Retention Period

Personal data from contact forms is stored for up to 2 years or until consent is withdrawn
Anonymous analytics data is stored based on standard Google policies
We regularly review and delete data that is no longer needed

6. Data Sharing with Third Parties

We only share personal data when:

Required by law
Necessary for service provision (e.g., IT support, hosting provider)
Processed by trusted service providers such as:
- Google Ireland Ltd. (Google Analytics & Google Search Console) – used only for anonymous, aggregated data analysis
- Email service provider used to receive form submissions

We ensure all partners comply with applicable data protection laws.

7. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right to access your data
Right to rectification of incorrect data
Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
Right to restrict processing
Right to data portability
Right to object to processing based on legitimate interest
Right to withdraw consent at any time
Right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority (e.g., ÚOOÚ in Slovakia)

8. Data Security

We apply appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure. Data transmitted via our website is encrypted using SSL/TLS security.

9. Cookies and Analytics

This website uses:

Google Analytics – for anonymous traffic analysis
Google Search Console – for technical SEO monitoring

Cookies may be stored in your browser to enable these tools. You can adjust or disable cookies via your browser settings.

10. Policy Updates

We reserve the right to update this policy at any time. Changes will be published on this page and marked with a revised “last updated” date.

Last updated: July 2025