Privacy Policy

Last updated: 29.11.2025

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect your personal data when you visit evelynjwriting.com (the “Website”), contact us or use our services. We process your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and applicable national data protection laws.

1. Data controller

The controller responsible for the processing of your personal data is:

Evelyn Józsa E-Mail

2. What personal data do we collect?

2.1 Data you provide to us

When you contact us via our contact form, email or other means, we may collect and process the following personal data:

• Name
• Email address
• Message content and any information you voluntarily provide
• Other contact details you provide (e.g. phone number, company)

2.2 Data we collect automatically

When you visit our Website, certain data is collected automatically for technical reasons and to ensure the security and performance of the Website:

• IP address (shortened/anonymous where possible)
• Date and time of access
• Pages visited and files requested
• Referring URL
• Browser type and version
• Operating system and device information

We also use cookies and similar technologies, including Google Analytics, to analyze how visitors use our Website (see section 6 and our Cookie Policy).

3. For what purposes and on what legal bases do we process your data?

3.1 Responding to inquiries (contact form / email)

We process the personal data you provide via the contact form or email in order to handle your inquiry and to communicate with you.

3.2 Website operation and security

We process log data and other technical data to provide you with access to the Website, to maintain its functionality and security and to prevent misuse.

3.3 Web analytics (Google Analytics)

With your consent, we use Google Analytics to evaluate how visitors use our Website and to improve its content, usability and performance. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about your use of the Website (e.g. pages visited, time spent on pages, approximate location).

4. How long do we store your data?

• Contact inquiries: We store your data for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and, if applicable, for the duration of any contractual relationship and subsequent retention periods required by law (e.g. tax or commercial law).
• Log files: Technical log data is generally stored for a short period (e.g. 7–30 days), unless a longer retention period is necessary for security or legal reasons.
• Cookies / analytics data: Storage periods depend on the respective cookie (see our Cookie Policy). Google Analytics cookies are typically stored for between 1 day and 2 years.

5. Who receives your data?

We only share your personal data with third parties where it is necessary, legally permitted and appropriate. Recipients may include:

• Service providers / processors who support us in operating the Website and providing our services (e.g. hosting providers, IT support, email service providers). These processors are contractually obliged to process the data only on our instructions and to implement appropriate security measures.
• Google LLC / Google Ireland Limited in connection with our use of Google Analytics (see section 6).
• Public authorities if we are legally obliged to do so, or if this is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

6. Google Analytics

Our Website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) and, for users in the EU/EEA, by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland).

Google uses cookies to analyze your use of the Website on our behalf. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (e.g. pages visited, time spent, approximate location, anonymized IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers that may be located in the USA or other countries.

We use Google Analytics with IP anonymization enabled where possible, so that your IP address is shortened within the EU/EEA before being transferred to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.

You can prevent the use of Google Analytics by:

• Withdrawing or not giving your consent in our cookie banner / cookie settings; and/or
• Adjusting your browser settings to block cookies; and/or
• Installing the browser add-on to disable Google Analytics, available from Google.

7. International data transfers

In the context of our use of Google Analytics and certain service providers, your personal data may be transferred to countries outside the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA), in particular to the United States.

Where such transfers occur, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as adequacy decisions by the European Commission, or standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission, or other mechanisms permitted under the GDPR.

8. Your rights under the GDPR

You have the following rights in relation to your personal data, subject to the conditions and limitations set out in the GDPR:

• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR) – to obtain confirmation as to whether we process your personal data and information about such processing.
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) – to request that inaccurate or incomplete personal data be corrected.
• Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) – to request the deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR) – to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) – to receive personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller.
• Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR) – to object to the processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interests, on grounds relating to your particular situation. You also have the right to object at any time to processing for direct marketing purposes.
• Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR) – where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time with effect for the future.
• Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR) – to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement.

To exercise your rights, please contact us via E-Mail

9. Is there an obligation to provide data?

You are not legally obliged to provide your personal data. However, if you do not provide certain data, we may not be able to process your inquiry or provide you with some features of the Website.

10. Automated decision-making / profiling

We do not use your personal data for automated individual decision-making or profiling within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR.

11. Links to other websites

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites which are not operated by us. We have no control over and are not responsible for the content and privacy practices of these websites. We recommend that you review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

12. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example to reflect changes in law, our data processing practices or the services we offer. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.

13. Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data protection practices, please contact us via E-Mail