Privacy Policy

Effective Date: November 24, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how viasouk.com (hereinafter “the Site,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, maintains, and discloses information collected from users (hereinafter “User”) of the website https://viasouk.com. It is supplemented by our Cookie Policy.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://viasouk.com.

2. Collection and Use of Personal Data

We collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our services.

A. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

  • An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
  • After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

B. Contact Form and Registration

  • Contact Form: Data submitted via the contact form (Name, email, message) is used solely to respond to your inquiry. Lawful basis: Legitimate interest and fulfilling your request.
  • Registration (if applicable): We store the personal information provided by users in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username).

C. Newsletter (Mailchimp)

If you sign up for our newsletter, we collect your email address and name (if provided).

  • Lawful Basis: Your explicit **consent** via the sign-up form.
  • Third-Party Service: We use **Mailchimp** for managing our email list and sending newsletters. Your data is therefore transferred to and stored on Mailchimp’s servers.

D. Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

3. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, but only if you have given your consent via our cookie management banner.

4. Sharing and Transfer of Your Data

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personally identifiable information to others. Your data is shared only with the third-party services mentioned above (Gravatar, Mailchimp, Google AdSense) as part of the normal operation of the Site.

By using services based outside the European Union (such as Google or Mailchimp), your data may be transferred to third countries. We ensure that these transfers comply with legal requirements and provide adequate security safeguards (e.g., European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses).

5. Data Retention Period

  • Comments: The comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.
  • Registered Users: Personal information is retained as long as the account is active.

6. Your Rights Over Your Data (GDPR)

In accordance with GDPR, if you have an account on this site or have left comments, you have the following rights:

  1. **Right of Access:** Request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
  2. **Right to Rectification:** Request the modification of incomplete or inaccurate data.
  3. **Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”):** Request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
  4. **Right to Object and Restrict Processing.**
  5. **Right to Data Portability.**

You can exercise these rights by contacting us via our contact form.

We use cookies and other trackers to enhance your user experience and for targeted advertising.

A. Consent Management (Complianz)

We use the **Complianz – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent** solution to manage your consent. Processing of non-essential data (such as Google AdSense) is only done with your active authorization. You can modify or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the cookie management link available on our site.

B. Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense)

The **Google AdSense** service uses cookies to personalize content and ads. These cookies are placed **only after you have given your consent** via the Complianz banner. You can view Google’s privacy policies here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

C. Categories of Cookies Placed

Cookies on this site are classified as follows:

  • **Necessary/Functional:** Essential for the Site’s operation (login session, comment management). They do not require consent.
  • **Preferences:** To remember your choices (language, region).
  • **Marketing/Advertising:** Used by Google AdSense to deliver targeted advertisements. Placed only after your consent.

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