Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

AINEWSACADEMY is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you visit our website at ainewsacademy.com or interact with our services.

We are operated by JAN KRMELA (AINEWSACADEMY), registered at Tobrucká 703/5, 160 00 Praha 6-Vokovice, Czechia. For any privacy-related inquiries, you may contact us at contact@ainewsacademy.com or +420 736 129 314.

2. Data We Collect

We collect the following categories of personal data: contact information (name, email address) when you subscribe to our newsletter or submit our contact form; usage data including IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, time spent, and referral sources; cookie data and tracking identifiers as described in our Cookie Policy; and any additional information you voluntarily provide.

3. How We Use Your Data

We process your personal data for the following purposes: to deliver and improve our content and services; to send our newsletter and promotional communications (with your consent); to analyze website traffic through Google Analytics; to serve relevant advertising through Google AdSense; to respond to inquiries submitted through our contact form; and to comply with legal obligations.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

Under the GDPR, we process your data based on: your consent (for newsletter subscriptions, marketing cookies, and advertising cookies); our legitimate interests (for analytics, content improvement, and website security); contractual necessity; and legal compliance (when required by EU or Czech law).

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data: Google Analytics for traffic analysis; Google AdSense for serving advertisements; email service providers for newsletter delivery; and hosting providers for website infrastructure.

Each third-party service operates under its own privacy policy. We ensure all third-party processors provide adequate data protection measures.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 24 months. Analytics data is retained according to our provider's standard settings.

7. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, port your data, object to processing, and withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@ainewsacademy.com. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Czech Data Protection Office.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data, including encryption of data in transit using SSL/TLS, regular security assessments, and access controls.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on our website with a revised date.