Privacy Policy
Effective date:
1. Introduction
Your privacy matters. This Privacy Policy explains how "Sofya Kryuk" ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, shares and protects your personal data when you visit sofyakryuk.com (the "Website") or contact us. It also explains your rights and how to exercise them. We comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the EU GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).
2. Who is responsible for your data?
Data Controller:
Sofya Kryuk
Email:
actress@sofyakryuk.com
Website:
https://sofyakryuk.com
3. What personal data we collect
- Browsing the Website – We automatically collect your IP address, device type, browser, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, time spent and aggregated interaction data via cookies and similar technologies. Purpose: site analytics, security and performance.
- Embedded YouTube videos – When you press Play, Google LLC (YouTube) may receive viewer interaction data, device information, IP address, cookies and unique IDs. Purpose: to deliver video content and measure view counts.
- Cookie preferences – CookieScript stores your consent status and cookie‑category choices so we can remember and honour your preferences.
- Contact form submissions – When you write to us, we receive your email address, the message content and any information you choose to include. Purpose: to respond to your enquiry.
We do not intentionally collect special‑category (sensitive) data or data about children.
5. How we use your data
- To display embedded YouTube videos.
- To answer enquiries sent through the contact form.
- To analyse traffic and improve user experience via Google Analytics 4.
- To maintain the security and integrity of the Website.
We never sell your personal data.
6. Legal bases for processing
- Consent – Playing embedded videos, setting non‑essential cookies and analytics tracking.
- Legitimate interest – Responding to your enquiries; record‑keeping; security and fraud prevention.
If you withdraw consent, prior processing remains lawful.
7. Third‑party services
7.1 Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC)
Helps us understand how visitors use the Website. Data may be processed in the United States under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework. IP addresses are anonymised and data is retained for 14 months.
7.2 YouTube embeds (Google LLC)
Videos are embedded using YouTube’s privacy‑enhanced mode where possible. When you play a video, YouTube acts as an independent controller and may set marketing cookies. Please review Google’s Privacy Policy for details.
8. International transfers
Where data is transferred outside the UK or EEA (e.g., to Google LLC in the US), we rely on adequacy decisions such as the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or on Standard Contractual Clauses with appropriate supplementary measures.
9. Data retention
- Contact‑form messages: deleted 12 months after our last correspondence.
- Analytics data: retained for 14 months in Google Analytics 4.
- Cookie‑consent records: stored for 12 months or as required by law.
- Server logs and security records: kept for up to 12 months unless a longer period is needed for investigations.
We may hold data longer if required by law or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
10. Your rights
You have the right to:
- Access your personal data;
- Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data;
- Erase your data (“right to be forgotten”);
- Restrict or object to processing;
- Data portability;
- Withdraw consent at any time; and
- Complain to a supervisory authority (e.g., the UK ICO or your local EU authority).
To exercise any right, email actress@sofyakryuk.com. We may need to verify your identity.
11. Security
We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures, including HTTPS encryption, up‑to‑date software, access controls and regular security reviews, to protect personal data.
12. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Policy from time to time. Significant changes will be announced on the Website. Please review this page periodically. The revision date at the top shows when the Policy was last updated.