PRIVACY_POLICY_AND_COOKIES
This Privacy Policy and Cookies document explains how personal data may be processed and how cookies may be used when visiting souv.page.
1. General provisions and definitions
The website represents the personal brand of artist and music producer Sōuv. Users can access content without account registration and without a sign-up form.
2. Data controller and contact
The data controller is Mario Kožul (Sōuv), Poznań, Poland. Privacy contact: souvmk@gmail.com.
3. Scope and purpose of processing
When using the website, technical data may be processed, including:
- IP address, request date and time, browser and device information,
- technical and security hosting logs,
- data voluntarily provided via email communication.
Processing purposes:
- website maintenance and security,
- handling inquiries sent via email,
- presenting and distributing music content and external product links.
4. Legal basis (GDPR)
- Article 6(1)(f) GDPR - legitimate interest (website operation and security),
- Article 6(1)(b) GDPR - pre-contractual actions (for example collaboration inquiries),
- Article 6(1)(a) GDPR - consent, when explicitly provided in a specific case.
5. Data recipients and external services
The website uses external services that may process data under their own policies:
- Vercel (hosting and technical logs),
- Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud (embeds and external audio/video links),
- Gumroad and Stripe (checkout and payments),
- Instagram (external links).
Payment operators and external platforms may act as separate controllers or processors according to their own terms and privacy policies.
6. Data transfers outside the EEA
Because the website uses global providers, data may be transferred outside the European Economic Area. Such transfers rely on mechanisms provided by GDPR (for example Standard Contractual Clauses), according to each provider's compliance framework.
7. Retention period
- technical data and logs: for as long as needed for security and diagnostics,
- email correspondence: for as long as needed to handle the matter and defend claims,
- data handled by external providers: according to their own retention policies.
8. User rights
Users may request:
- access to data,
- rectification,
- erasure,
- restriction of processing,
- objection to processing,
- data portability (where legally applicable),
- filing a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (UODO).
To exercise your rights, contact: souvmk@gmail.com.
9. Cookies and similar technologies
The website currently does not use first-party analytics or marketing cookies operated by the website owner. Basic technical cookies required by hosting may still be used.
After opening external services or embedded content (for example Spotify/YouTube/SoundCloud), those providers may set their own cookies and process data according to their own policies.
Users can manage cookies in browser settings, including limiting or deleting them.
10. Policy updates
This policy may be updated due to legal, technical, or organizational changes. The latest version is always published on this page.
11. Effective date
This Privacy Policy and Cookies document is effective from 01.03.2026.