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We at michalmatches.com respect the privacy concerns of the users of this site and have created this privacy policy to explain (1) what information we gather from you when you visit our site, (2) how we may use such information, (3) your choices concerning how we may use such information and (4) the security measures we take to protect such information. Some information is collected on this site automatically through our technology; other information is collected only when you choose to give it to us (e.g., when you purchase our services or sign up for a specific online transaction)

By using the Website(s), applications, tools, and any other related Services offered by us (collectively with the Website, the “Service(s)”) you are agreeing to the collection and use of your information as outlined in this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to change the provisions of this Privacy Policy at any time. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to make sure that you understand how any personal information you provide will be used. If you use our Services after we have updated this Privacy Policy, you acknowledge that you have read the updated terms and consent to our revised privacy practices. Use of the Services after changes are made to the Privacy Policy will be considered your consent to the new terms.

Collected Information

In order to perform matchmaking and coaching services, we have to collect and process personal data from you. The data consists of information that is relevant for our matchmaking services, such as your name, contact details, background, career, relationship history etc, including information relating to gender and sexual orientation which are classified as sensitive data according to Article 9(1) in the GDPR. We use this information in order to find potential matches for you and to provide coaching and advice to you. We may also use personal data submitted from you in order to verify your identity and to contact you for marketing purposes.

Non-personally-identifiable and aggregated information may be shared with third parties; for example, you may be identified as a 40 year old woman  that lives in Toronto, with an income of 80K, and works as a software engineer. These third parties might include, but are not limited to, advertisers, partners, affiliates and investors. We may also use this non-personally-identifiable and aggregated information to provide advertisements to our users, and to provide more effective services overall.As legal basis for the processing, we rely on your consent. We therefore wish to obtain your informed consent about the data that we may collect from you and process. You are entitled to revoke such consent at any time whereby your data will be deleted without delay.

The data will be stored for the duration of our agreement or until you have revoked your consent. We will appoint data processors to lawfully process your personal data. For more information regarding our processing of personal data, see our privacy policy.

By agreeing to continue, you are consenting to Michal Naisteter collecting and processing your personal data in the purpose of providing matchmaking and relationship coaching services specified above.

Age

The Services are for individuals 18 years of age or older. By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old. We do not knowingly collect, keep, or maintain personal information from people under the age of 18. The Website is not directed toward people under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, then we ask that you please do not access, visit, or use the Website or the Services in any manner or at any time.

Media

f you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.