Privacy Policy, KarolySzanto.com

Last updated: 01. November 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is collected, used, and protected when you visit or interact with the website www.karolyszanto.com, operated by Károly Szántó.

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is:

Name: Károly Szántó (sole proprietor)
Registered seat: Budapest, Hungary
Email: karoly.szanto@uniprisma.com
Website: www.karolyszanto.com

We are committed to protecting your personal information in line with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and Council (the General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR) and Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information (Infotv.) of Hungary.

2. Purpose of Data Processing

We only process your personal data for specific, legitimate purposes:

  • To respond to your inquiries sent via the contact form or email.

  • To send newsletters, updates, and content to subscribers of the Venture Skipper newsletter.

  • To analyze how visitors use the website (in anonymized form) to improve user experience.

  • To ensure the secure and stable operation of the website.

We never use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling.

3. Categories of Personal Data

Depending on how you interact with the website, we may process the following data:

When you contact us through the contact form or by email, we process your name, email address, and the content of your message. The legal basis for this processing is your consent under Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. We retain this information for up to 12 months after the conversation is closed.

When you subscribe to the Venture Skipper newsletter, we process your name and email address based on your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by clicking “unsubscribe” in any email or by contacting us directly.

When you visit the website, certain technical and analytical data such as your IP address (in anonymized form), browser type, and pages visited may be processed through cookies or analytics tools. The legal basis for this is either your consent or our legitimate interest in improving the website’s performance. Such data is retained for up to 24 months.

For security reasons, server logs may also store technical data about access to the website. This data is processed based on our legitimate interest in maintaining security and is deleted after 12 months.

4. Cookies

The website uses cookies to improve functionality and gather anonymous statistical information. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.

We use essential cookies that are necessary for the website to work, analytics cookies to measure site traffic (for example Google Analytics 4, which collects anonymized data), and preference cookies to remember settings such as language or cookie choices.

You can delete or block cookies in your browser settings at any time. If you continue to use the website without changing your settings, you consent to the use of cookies.

5. Data Processors and Third-Party Services

To operate this website, we rely on trusted external service providers who process personal data on our behalf under GDPR-compliant agreements.

Our web hosting provider is Hostinger International Ltd., which stores data on servers located in the European Union.
Our newsletter is managed through MailerLite or Substack, depending on technical setup, both of which process data in the EU or the USA under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.
Website analytics are provided by Google Analytics 4, which collects anonymized usage data.

We do not sell or share personal data with any third party for advertising purposes.

6. International Data Transfers

If data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, such transfers will only occur under appropriate safeguards, such as an adequacy decision by the European Commission, participation in the EU–US Data Privacy Framework, or the use of Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the EU Commission.

7. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • The right to access your data and obtain information about how it is processed.

  • The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.

  • The right to request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”).

  • The right to request restriction of processing under certain circumstances.

  • The right to data portability, meaning you can request your data in a commonly used electronic format.

  • The right to object to processing based on legitimate interests.

  • The right to withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting prior lawful processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact karoly.szanto@uniprisma.com.
We will respond to your request within 30 days.

8. Remedies and Supervisory Authority

If you believe that your personal data has not been handled correctly, you can lodge a complaint with the Hungarian supervisory authority:

National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH)
Address: 1055 Budapest, Falk Miksa utca 9–11.
Website: www.naih.hu
Email: ugyfelszolgalat@naih.hu

You also have the right to take your case to the competent Hungarian court (Törvényszék).

9. Data Security

We apply appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the protection of your personal data, including:

  • SSL encryption of the website,

  • password-protected systems and restricted access,

  • regular software updates and backups,

  • secure servers located within the EU.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect legal or technical developments. The current version will always be available at www.karolyszanto.com/privacy. Significant changes will be communicated on the website.

11. Contact

For any questions or requests concerning your personal data, please contact:

Károly Szántó
Email: karoly.szanto@uniprisma.com
Website: www.karolyszanto.com