Privacy policy
Effective date: 21 April 2025
Last updated: 21 May 2025
1. Introduction
This privacy policy describes how the website Ponderculture.com (“we”, “our”, “site”) processes information about its visitors in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
This website is a non-commercial fan project, operated by a private individual for informational and entertainment purposes only.
2. Data Controller
The data controller for this website is:
Name: Radek Svoboda Email: ponderculture@gmail.com
3. Personal Data Collection
We do not collect any personal data from our visitors directly, such as through user accounts, contact forms, or comments.
We do use cookies and similar technologies to understand website usage, provide social media features, and potentially for marketing purposes, but only with your explicit consent. We aim to minimize data collection and maintain your privacy.
4. Cookies and Analytics
We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous statistics about visits to our website. Google Analytics uses cookies and collects anonymized data such as:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Time and duration of visit
- Pages viewed
To protect your privacy, we have enabled IP anonymization (anonymizeIp feature) in Google Analytics. This means your full IP address is never stored or processed by Google.
You can opt out of Google Analytics using the official browser plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Legal basis for processing: We only process analytics data based on your explicit consent through the cookie banner when you first visit our website. If you reject cookies, no tracking is performed for analytics.
Additionally, our website may use other types of cookies, including marketing/tracking and social media cookies, but only if you grant your explicit consent through our cookie banner. For more details on these cookies, their purpose, and how to manage your consent, please refer to our dedicated Cookie Policy.
5. Retention of Data
Google Analytics data is retained for 26 months, after which it is automatically deleted. Retention periods for other types of cookies are detailed in our Cookie Policy.
6. Sharing of Data
Analytics data may be shared with Google Ireland Limited, the provider of Google Analytics, in accordance with their privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Data collected via other cookies (marketing, social media) may be shared with the respective third-party providers (e.g., social media platforms, advertising networks) as detailed in our Cookie Policy and in accordance with their privacy policies, but only if you have provided your consent.
We do not share any data with third parties for commercial purposes beyond the scope of services provided through cookies and your consent.
7. Your Rights under GDPR
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights concerning your personal data:
- Right to be informed: Why your data is needed, how it’s used, and how long it is kept.
- Right of access: You may request to view your personal data.
- Right to rectification: You may request corrections to your data.
- Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”): You may request deletion of your data.
- Right to restrict processing: You may request limited use of your data.
- Right to data portability: You may request a copy of your data in machine-readable format.
- Right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Right to object: You may object to the processing of your data.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at ponderculture@gmail.com.
We do not conduct automated decision-making or extensive profiling. Due to the non-commercial nature of this site and the scope of data processing, we are not required to appoint a data protection officer.
8. Data Security
We take technical and organizational measures to secure data and prevent unauthorized access. The website is regularly monitored for vulnerabilities.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.