Privacy Policy


This Privacy Policy explains how Vanesa Soares (“I”, “me”, “my”) collects, uses, and protects personal data when you visit vananisoares.com (the “Website”) or use the contact form available on it.

I am established in Spain, and this Website is operated in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, “GDPR”) and Spanish Organic Law 3/2018 on Data Protection and Digital Rights Guarantee (“LOPDGDD”).

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for the personal data described in this policy is:

Vanesa Soares Email: [email protected]

For any question about this policy or about how your personal data is handled, please contact me at the email address above.

2. What Personal Data I Collect

a) Information you provide directly

When you use the contact form on this Website, I collect the information you choose to submit, which typically includes your name, email address, and the content of your message.

b) Information collected automatically

  • Google reCAPTCHA v3: To protect the contact form from spam and automated abuse, this Website uses Google reCAPTCHA v3. reCAPTCHA collects technical and behavioral data (such as your IP address, browser and device information, and interaction patterns) to assess whether a form submission is likely to come from a human or an automated script. This data is processed by Google. You can read Google’s Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy and its Terms of Service at https://policies.google.com/terms.

 

  • Google Fonts: This Website uses the Raleway typeface, served from Google’s servers. When your browser loads this font, your IP address is transmitted to Google as part of that request. Google’s handling of this data is described in the Google Privacy Policy linked above.

 

  • Hosting provider: Like any website, standard technical logs (such as IP address, browser type, and access times) may be recorded by my hosting provider for security and website-operation purposes.

I do not use cookie-based advertising or analytics tools (such as Google Analytics or Meta Pixel) on this Website. If this changes in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly, and a cookie consent mechanism will be added if required.

3. Why I Process Your Data (Purposes and Legal Basis)

Purpose Legal basis under GDPR
Responding to messages sent through the contact form Legitimate interest in responding to inquiries you have voluntarily made, and/or steps taken at your request prior to entering into a working relationship (Art. 6(1)(b) and/or (f) GDPR)
Preventing spam and abuse of the contact form (reCAPTCHA) Legitimate interest in protecting the Website and its users from automated abuse (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
Displaying the Website correctly, including its typography (Google Fonts) Legitimate interest in the proper technical functioning and presentation of the Website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)

4. Who I Share Your Data With

I do not sell your personal data. Limited personal data is shared with the following categories of recipients, strictly for the purposes described above:

  • Google LLC (reCAPTCHA and Google Fonts services)
  • My hosting provider, for the technical operation of the Website

These providers may process data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), including in the United States. Where this occurs, such transfers rely on the safeguards provided by the recipient (such as Standard Contractual Clauses or, where applicable, the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework). You can find more details in Google’s own privacy documentation, linked above.

5. Data Retention

Messages submitted through the contact form are kept for as long as they may be useful to manage past, current, or potential future collaborations, and are not deleted on a fixed schedule. If you would like your message and any associated personal data deleted, you can request this at any time using the contact details in Section 10, and I will delete it promptly unless I am required to keep it to comply with a legal obligation or to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

6. Cookies

This Website does not set cookies for advertising or audience-measurement purposes. Google reCAPTCHA may set limited cookies as part of its fraud-prevention function when you interact with the contact form. You can control or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings; please note that restricting cookies may affect the functioning of the contact form.

7. Your Rights

Under the GDPR and the LOPDGDD, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data I hold about you
  • Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Erase your data (“right to be forgotten”), where applicable
  • Restrict or object to certain processing
  • Data portability, where technically applicable
  • Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal

To exercise any of these rights, contact me at [email protected]. I will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law.

If you believe your data protection rights have not been respected, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, AEPD), at https://www.aepd.es, or with the supervisory authority of your own country of residence within the EU.

 

8. Children’s Privacy

This Website is not directed at children, and I do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under the age of 14. If you believe a child has provided personal data through this Website, please contact me so that it can be removed.

9. Changes to This Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example to reflect changes in the tools used on this Website or in applicable law. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised.

10. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal data is handled, please contact:

Vanesa Soares [email protected]