Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2 October 2026
1. Controlle
The controller responsible for the processing of personal data in connection with this website is:
Peter Sivanič
The Bratislava Wind Octet
851 02 Bratislava, Slovakia
Email: bwoclassics@gmail.com
For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Peter Sivanič is the controller of personal data processed through this website.
2. General information
I take the protection of your personal data seriously.
This Privacy Policy explains what personal data may be processed when you visit this website or contact me by email, why such data is processed, and what rights you have under applicable data protection law.
Personal data is processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and applicable Slovak data protection law. The GDPR requires information such as the identity of the controller, purposes and legal bases of processing, retention periods, recipients, international transfers and data-subject rights to be communicated to individuals.
3. Visiting this website
When you visit this website, certain technical information may be processed by the website hosting and infrastructure provider in order to deliver, secure and maintain the website.
This may include technical information such as:
IP address;
browser type and version;
operating system;
device and network information;
date and time of access;
pages requested or visited; and
other technical information necessary for the secure and proper operation of the website.
The legal basis for processing that is necessary for the security and proper functioning of the website is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, based on the legitimate interest in operating and securing the website.
I do not use this website to create individual user profiles or to carry out targeted advertising.
4. Website hosting – Squarespace
This website is created and hosted using Squarespace.
Squarespace may process personal data and technical information in connection with providing, maintaining and securing the website.
Squarespace may also process certain technical browsing information for its own purposes, including security and service integrity. Squarespace’s current terms state that Squarespace and the website owner may act as independent controllers with respect to certain technical browsing information such as IP addresses, browser, network, device and interaction information.
For more information, please see the Squarespace Privacy Policy and Squarespace Cookie Policy.
5. Cookies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the operation, security and functionality of the website.
Non-essential cookies are restricted on this website and are only used where you have provided the required consent.
The website uses a cookie banner that allows visitors to:
accept all cookies;
decline non-essential cookies; or
manage their cookie preferences.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie-preference controls available on the website.
You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling technically necessary cookies may affect the functionality of the website.
Squarespace states that websites may use both necessary and non-essential cookies and provides cookie-consent controls for EU/UK sites.
6. Contact by email
If you contact me by email, I may process the personal data contained in your message, including:
your email address;
your name, if provided;
the content of your message; and
any other personal information that you voluntarily provide.
This information is processed for the purpose of responding to your enquiry and communicating with you.
Where your enquiry concerns steps taken at your request prior to entering into a contract, the legal basis may be Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.
In other cases, the legal basis may be Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, based on my legitimate interest in responding to enquiries and maintaining communication.
Your email correspondence will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to deal with your enquiry and, where applicable, for the duration of any statutory retention or limitation periods.
7. Disclosure of personal data
I do not sell personal data.
Personal data is not disclosed to third parties for their own advertising or marketing purposes.
Where necessary to operate the website, personal data may be processed by technical service providers, including Squarespace, which provides the website hosting and related infrastructure.
Personal data may also be disclosed where required by law or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
8. International data transfers
Because this website is operated using Squarespace, personal data may be processed or transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
Squarespace’s current Data Processing Addendum states that data may be transferred internationally, including to the United States, and describes safeguards including the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and, where applicable, the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.
Further information is available in the Squarespace Data Processing Addendum.
9. Data retention
I retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
The specific retention period depends on the type of data and the reason for processing.
Email correspondence is generally retained only for as long as necessary to handle the enquiry and any related follow-up. Where information must be retained to comply with a legal obligation or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims, it may be retained for the applicable statutory period.
10. Your rights
Under the GDPR, you may have the following rights, subject to the applicable legal requirements:
the right to request access to your personal data;
the right to request rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
the right to request erasure of personal data;
the right to request restriction of processing;
the right to object to certain processing;
the right to data portability, where applicable; and
the right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
You may exercise your rights by contacting:
Peter Sivanič
11. Data security
I take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against accidental loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.
However, no transmission of information over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
12. Changes to this Privacy Policy
I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example where the website, its functionality or applicable legal requirements change.
The latest version will always be published on this website together with the date of the latest update.