Privacy policy
Last revised and effective from: 9 January 2024.
1. Introduction
This privacy policy is intended to inform you how your personal data is processed and to provide information about your rights. We reserve the right to change this policy at any time.
historyOfBg aims to provide accessible and useful information through its website. By processing your personal data and respecting its confidentiality, we create content that reflects your preferences as a user.
We use your personal data solely for the purposes for which it was collected: to contact you and respond to your specific enquiries or to provide up-to-date information.
2. About us
We are a non-governmental organisation. Our main activity takes place on the website https://historyofbg.com/, referred to here as historyofbg.com.
3. Data we retain
You do not have to register or provide personal information to use this website.
Personal information is collected only when you provide it voluntarily, for example when completing the website’s contact form. This personal information may include contact details such as your name, telephone number, email address and similar information.
The data you provide is used to identify your enquiries submitted through the contact form and to improve your browsing experience. Data is collected, stored and used in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
4. How data is collected
The administrator collects personal information through the contact form used to handle enquiries made on this website.
5. Use of cookies
The website uses cookies described in the Cookie policy.
6. How long is your data retained?
Your data is retained for a period determined by the purposes for which it is stored. Data stored in cookies is retained according to the cookie’s lifetime, either for the duration of the session or for a longer period. However, we may retain certain information for longer than stated in our policies when required by law or for security reasons.
7. Who has access to the retained information?
The administrator responsible for the website’s content and the person responsible for handling your correspondence have access to the information we retain. We do not share your data with third parties. In relation to services integrated into our website, you share data with those services only after establishing a direct connection with one of them. Further information is provided in section 9.
8. Links to other websites
This website uses resources (images) from external sources and provides links to their sources in accordance with their licences. A list of sources is available in the Library. This privacy policy, which you accept, applies solely to this website. Because external links lead to sources managed by other organisations, our privacy policy does not apply to them, even if you use links on this website to reach them. Similarly, if you reached this website from another website, we are not responsible for that website’s privacy policy or practices.
9. Use of links to social networks
Several social networks are linked to our website. Clicking the relevant button takes you to the corresponding network. A direct connection between the two platforms exists only if you are logged in to that social network. Please bear in mind that we do not provide these social networks and have no influence over how they use your data. The website may incorporate tools from social networks that allow you to use their interactive features on our website. These tools may offer various functions.
Sharing functions have been implemented for the following social networks:
Some pages include a button for sharing on Facebook, which is operated by the private company Meta, based in Menlo Park, California, USA. The button can be recognised by the website’s white logo on a black background. Clicking it establishes a direct connection between your browser and a Facebook server and takes you to a page where you can share the page’s information as a post. If you are not logged in, you are taken to Facebook’s login page. We have no access to, and accept no responsibility for, how Facebook collects and uses your data. Further information about its privacy policy is available here.
Some pages may include a button for sharing their content on Twitter, known as X since July 2023. These functions are provided by X Corp. The button displays Twitter’s logo in white on a black background. Clicking it takes you either to a page for sharing the resource or to a page that directs you to a login page. We have no access to, and accept no responsibility for, how X collects and uses your data. Further information about its privacy policy is available here.
Some pages include a button for sharing the page’s content on Tumblr as a reblog. We have no access to, and accept no responsibility for, how Tumblr collects and uses your data. Further information about its privacy policy is available here.
10. Information about the use of your data
At your request, we can provide information about what data the website retains about you and how it is used. The identifying information needed for such a request is the telephone number and/or email address provided in your enquiry through the contact form.
11. Changes to the privacy policy
historyofbg.com may unilaterally change both the terms under which it provides its services and any other information without notifying users in advance. The operator may change these terms at any time and publish the changes on this website. You are required to comply with the updated terms from the time they are published here. We recommend visiting this page regularly to stay informed of any changes.
12. Questions
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, you can contact us through the contact form.
