Our website address is: https://ohsoharsh.com.
We are a creative agency based in Prague, operating within the European Union and subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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

• An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check 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.

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

We use cookies and similar technologies to ensure proper website functionality, improve performance, and analyze usage. These include:

• Functional Cookies: To save preferences such as login information and screen display settings.

• Analytics Cookies: Through Google Analytics, which helps us understand how visitors use our site.

• Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.

Additional WordPress cookies:

• A temporary cookie is set when you visit the login page to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

• 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. Logging out removes these cookies.

• When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

You can manage or disable cookies via your browser settings.

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

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

We use Stripe to process payments. Payment details are transmitted directly to Stripe using secure encryption. We do not store your credit card details on our servers.

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

• Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (Akismet).

Akismet Anti-Spam Service:
We collect information about visitors who comment on sites using our Akismet Anti-spam service. The information typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and site URL (along with other information provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).

• If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in moderation.

• For users who register on our site (if applicable), we store the personal information they provide in their profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

• Payment records are retained for as long as required under accounting and tax laws.

• Analytics data is retained per Google’s policies.

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request:

• An exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.

• That we erase any personal data we hold about you.

This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To exercise your rights under GDPR (access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, and withdrawal of consent), contact us at [email protected].

• Visitor comments may be checked through Akismet Anti-spam.

• Payment data is securely processed via Stripe.

• Website hosting is provided by Bluehost, on EU-based servers.

• Analytics are processed via Google Analytics.

We do not transfer personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

We use SSL encryption and organizational safeguards to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure.

Our services are not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

If you believe your rights have been violated, you may lodge a complaint with the Office for Personal Data Protection (Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů, Czech Republic).

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page with an updated effective date.