Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Alexandra Semova (“I”, “me”, or “my”) collects, uses, and protects personal information when you visit alexandrasemova.com (the “Website”) or contact me through it.
I respect your privacy and only collect personal information where necessary to operate the Website, respond to enquiries, and provide my services.
1. Who is responsible for your data?
The data controller for this Website is:
Alexandra Semova
Bulgaria
Email: contact@alexandrasemova.com
For any questions regarding your personal data or this Privacy Policy, you can contact me using the email address above.
2. What information may be collected?
Depending on how you use the Website, I may collect the following information:
Information you provide directly
If you contact me through a contact form or by email, I may receive information such as:
your name;
your email address;
the company or organisation you represent, if applicable;
the contents of your message; and
any other information you voluntarily provide.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by the Website or its service providers. This can include:
IP address;
browser and device information;
approximate geographic location;
pages visited;
referring website;
date and time of visits; and
information collected through cookies or similar technologies.
3. How I use your information
Personal information may be used to:
respond to enquiries and messages;
communicate about commissions, licensing, collaborations, or other professional enquiries;
provide services you have requested;
maintain the security and functionality of the Website;
understand how visitors use the Website and improve its content and performance;
comply with legal or regulatory obligations; and
establish, exercise, or defend legal claims where necessary.
I do not sell or rent your personal information.
4. Legal basis for processing
Where the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies, personal information is processed on one or more of the following legal bases:
Consent — where you have actively agreed to particular processing, such as accepting non-essential cookies.
Contract or steps before entering into a contract — where processing is necessary to respond to a request for services, licensing, commissions, or another potential business arrangement.
Legitimate interests — where necessary for the reasonable operation, security, and administration of my Website and business, provided those interests do not override your rights and freedoms.
Legal obligation — where processing is required to comply with applicable law.
5. Cookies and analytics
The Website may use cookies and similar technologies necessary for its operation.
It may also use analytics or other non-essential technologies to understand how visitors interact with the Website. Where required by law, non-essential cookies will only be used after you have provided consent.
You can manage your cookie preferences through the cookie controls provided on the Website and through your browser settings.
6. Squarespace
This Website is hosted using Squarespace. Squarespace may process technical and usage information necessary to host, secure, and operate the Website.
Information processed by Squarespace is subject to its own privacy practices and data-processing arrangements.
7. Third-party services
The Website may contain links to third-party websites or services, including social media platforms.
If you follow a link to another website, that website operates under its own privacy policy. I am not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites.
If additional third-party services such as analytics, newsletter, payment, scheduling, or advertising services are introduced, this Privacy Policy will be updated as appropriate.
8. How long information is kept
Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to enquiries, maintaining appropriate business records, and complying with applicable legal obligations.
The appropriate retention period depends on the nature of the information and the reason it was collected.
9. Sharing your information
Personal information may be shared with service providers where necessary to operate the Website or provide my services, such as website hosting and technical service providers.
These providers may only process information as permitted by applicable data-protection law and relevant contractual arrangements.
Information may also be disclosed where required by law or where reasonably necessary to protect legal rights.
10. International data transfers
Some service providers used by the Website may process information outside Bulgaria or the European Economic Area.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards required under applicable data-protection law will be relied upon.
11. Your rights
If the GDPR applies to you, you may have the right 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 certain processing;
receive certain information in a portable format;
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and
lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection authority.
These rights may be subject to limitations provided by law.
To exercise your rights, contact me at contact@alexandrasemova.com.
If you are in Bulgaria, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Commission for Personal Data Protection (Комисия за защита на личните данни / CPDP).
12. Security
Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
13. Children's privacy
This Website and my professional services are not directed toward children, and I do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the Website.
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated occasionally to reflect changes to the Website, the services I use, or applicable legal requirements.
The current version will always be published on this page, together with the date it was last updated.
15. Contact
For questions about this Privacy Policy or the way your personal information is handled, please contact:
Alexandra Semova
Email: mailto:contact@alexandrasemova.com
Bulgaria