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Privacy policy

Last updated: 19 October 2026

This policy explains what personal data Ascent Studio collects through this website, why, and what your rights are. It is written plainly on purpose.

Who we are

Ascent Studio ("we", "us") operates ascentstudio.org and is run under INKOM Ryszard Rudnicki, ul. Kasztelańska 8/2A, 81-412 Gdynia, Poland, VAT ID PL7391000478, which is the controller of your data. For any privacy question, contact us at hello@ascentstudio.org.

What we collect, and when

We only collect personal data when you choose to send it through our contact form: your name, work email, company, an optional website, and your message. We use cookieless Cloudflare Web Analytics to see aggregate page views. With your consent, we also use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors find and use the site (details below). We do not use advertising cookies.

Why we use it, and our legal basis

We use the details you submit for one purpose: to reply to your inquiry and arrange an intro call. The legal basis is taking steps at your request before entering a contract (GDPR Art. 6(1)(b)).

Who processes it

We use a small number of service providers:

Netlify — hosts the website and receives contact-form submissions.
Zoho Mail — our business email, where we read and reply to your message.
Cloudflare Web Analytics — cookieless, aggregate page-view analytics; does not track individual visitors.
Google Ireland Limited — Google Analytics 4, used only if you accept analytics cookies.

Our typefaces are self-hosted, so no font requests are sent to any third party. We do not sell your data or share it with anyone else.

Google Analytics and cookies

If you click “Accept” in the cookie banner, we use Google Analytics 4, provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Until you agree, the Google Analytics script is not loaded and no data is sent to Google.

Purpose: statistics on visits and on how well the site works, for example which pages are read and whether the contact form is used.
Legal basis: your consent (GDPR Art. 6(1)(a)).
Cookies: _ga and _ga_*, which distinguish visitors and sessions. Advertising features stay switched off.
Retention: Google Analytics keeps event data for 14 months.
Transfers outside the EEA: Google may process data outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. Google relies on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and standard contractual clauses.
Withdrawing consent: click Cookie settings in the footer of any page and choose “Reject”. Analytics stops and the _ga cookies are deleted. Withdrawing does not affect processing before it.

How long we keep it

We keep inquiry data for as long as needed to follow up, and no longer than 24 months after our last contact, unless we go on to work together.

Your rights

Under the GDPR you can ask us to access, correct, or delete your data, or to stop using it. Email hello@ascentstudio.org and we will handle it. You also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority — in Poland, the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (UODO).

A note on this draft: this is a factually accurate description of how we handle your data, written for clarity. It has not yet been reviewed by a qualified lawyer. If you rely on this for compliance, have it checked by counsel familiar with Polish and EU data-protection law.