Data Protection
Privacy Policy
Information on the processing of personal data under GDPR and Act No. 18/2018 Coll.
1. Data Controller
The controller responsible for the processing of your personal data on this website is:
Minerva Visuals, s. r. o.
Lubinská 6174/18
811 03 Bratislava
Slovakia
Email: hello@minervavisuals.co
Company ID (IČO): 51078333
2. General Information & Legal Basis
We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations, specifically the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Slovak Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on Personal Data Protection.
When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data with which you can be personally identified. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, what we use it for, and the legal basis on which the processing occurs.
The processing of data is based on the following legal bases:
- Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR): You have given us explicit consent to process your data for a specific purpose (e.g., newsletter subscriptions or cookies).
- Performance of Contract (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR): Processing is necessary to perform a contract with you or to take pre-contractual steps (e.g., project inquiries).
- Legitimate Interest (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR): Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests (e.g., security, website functionality, and analytics).
3. Data Collection on Our Website
Contact Forms
If you send us inquiries via our contact form or project request forms, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there (such as name, email, phone number, company name, and project description), will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions.
We do not share this data with third parties without your explicit consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, as it relates to pre-contractual measures or contractual service inquiries.
Cookies & Web Analytics
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that do not cause any damage. They help make our website user-friendly, efficient, and secure.
Necessary cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR to ensure the technical operations and main features of the website. For analytics or marketing cookies, we request your explicit consent when you first visit the website.
4. How Long We Keep Your Data
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
For inquiries through contact forms, data is retained for the duration of the communication and up to 12 months after the last contact, unless a commercial contract is initiated. If a contract is signed, legal commercial and tax retention periods under Slovak law apply (generally 10 years).
5. Your Rights as a Data Subject
Under GDPR and Slovak Act No. 18/2018 Coll., you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of Access (Art. 15 GDPR): You have the right to request information about the personal data we store about you.
- Right to Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): You have the right to request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data.
- Right to Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions ("right to be forgotten").
- Right to Restriction of Processing (Art. 18 GDPR): You have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data.
- Right to Data Portability (Art. 20 GDPR): You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Right to Object (Art. 21 GDPR): You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests.
- Right to Withdraw Consent (Art. 7 (3) GDPR): If the processing is based on your consent, you can withdraw this consent at any time with future effect.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@minervavisuals.co.
Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority
In the event of infringements of GDPR, you have the right 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. In Slovakia, the competent authority is: