Last updated: 12 November 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Axy Kokoro.

Your privacy is important to me. This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is collected, used and protected when you visit this website or contact me regarding my artistic work.

Axy Kokoro is an independent artistic project presenting original artworks, creative work and written reflections.

2. Who Is Responsible for Your Personal Data?

This website is operated under the artistic name Axy Kokoro by:

  • Data Controller: Bondarencu Aleksandra-Saša

  • Operating under the artistic name: Axy Kokoro

  • Contact email: hello@axykokoro.com

For any questions regarding your personal data or this Privacy Policy, you may contact me at the email address above.

3. What Personal Information Do I Collect?

I may collect personal information when you contact me through the website contact form or directly by email.

This information may include:

  • Your name

  • Your email address

  • The content of your message

  • Any additional information you voluntarily choose to share with me

I do not intentionally request sensitive personal information.

Providing your name, email address and message is voluntary. However, without an email address, I may not be able to respond to your inquiry.

4. Why Do I Use Your Information?

Your information is used only for legitimate communication purposes, including:

  • Responding to your questions and messages.

  • Communicating with you about my artworks and creative work.

  • Responding to inquiries about a particular artwork.

  • Discussing a possible purchase or other collaboration when requested by you.

I do not use your contact information for newsletters, unsolicited marketing or automated profiling.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Depending on the nature of your inquiry, your personal information is processed on one of the following legal bases under Article 6 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

  • Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)): to receive, manage and respond to general inquiries and maintain communication with visitors.

  • Pre-contractual steps (Article 6(1)(b)): when you contact me with a request concerning a possible purchase or other agreement and ask me to take steps before entering into a contract.

The legitimate interest pursued is to maintain communication with visitors who voluntarily contact Axy Kokoro and to respond to their inquiries about the artistic work presented on this website.

6. How Is Your Information Stored and Shared?

Information submitted through the website contact form is stored through the website platform provided by Hostinger.

Email notifications concerning contact form submissions are sent to the designated Gmail account.

Direct email enquiries are received and stored in the relevant email account.

The services involved may process personal information as necessary to provide their services:

  • Hostinger: website hosting, contact form functionality and storage of form submissions.

  • Google: email services and the management of email communications.

These providers process information under their respective contractual terms and privacy policies. Google processes information through consumer Gmail under its own applicable terms and privacy policy.

I do not sell, rent or trade your personal information.

Where personal information is transferred outside the European Economic Area, applicable data protection safeguards will be used in accordance with the relevant provider's contractual arrangements and applicable law.

7. How Long Do I Keep Your Information?

I retain contact form submissions and email correspondence only for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and maintain relevant communication.

As a general guideline, inquiries that do not result in further business communication will be reviewed for deletion within 12 months after the last meaningful communication.

Information may be retained for a longer period where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims or where required by law.

8. Your Rights Under GDPR

Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right, subject to applicable legal conditions, to:

  • Request access to your personal information.

  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.

  • Request deletion of your personal information.

  • Request restriction of processing.

  • Object to processing based on legitimate interests.

  • Request data portability, where applicable.

  • Lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority.

Your personal information is not subject to automated decision-making or profiling.

To exercise these rights, please contact:  hello@axykokoro.com

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP):  https://www.dataprotection.ro/

9. Cookies and Website Technologies

I do not intentionally use analytics, advertising or marketing tracking tools on this website.

The website is built using Hostinger AI Builder in manual mode. The website platform may use technically necessary technologies to ensure its proper operation.

If optional cookies or third-party tracking technologies are introduced in the future, the necessary information and consent mechanisms will be provided in accordance with applicable law.

10. Data Security

I take reasonable measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.

Access to contact form submissions and email correspondence is restricted to the extent necessary to manage and respond to enquiries. However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in this website, activities or applicable legal requirements. The latest version will always be available on this page.

12. Contact

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal information, please contact:

Axy Kokoro : hello@axykokoro.com

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