This Privacy Policy explains how Maksims Kovalovs ("I", "me", "my") handles information collected through this website, maksimskovalovsppcads.com. This is an informational site for a solo performance-marketing consultancy. It has no user accounts, no login area and no online payments.
1. Who is responsible for your data
The data controller for this website is Maksims Kovalovs, an independent PPC and performance advertising consultant based in Daugavpils, Latvia. If you have any question about this policy or your personal data, you can reach me at woodworkemma5985@gmail.com.
2. What information I collect
I keep data collection to the minimum needed to run a simple informational website and to respond to enquiries.
Information you give me
If you contact me by email using the address on this site, I receive whatever you choose to include — typically your name, email address, company and details of your enquiry. I only use this to reply to you and to discuss a possible working relationship.
Information collected automatically
Like most websites, my hosting provider may automatically log basic technical information such as your IP address, browser type, referring page and the time of your visit. This is used for security and to keep the site running reliably.
3. Cookies and analytics
This site uses only what is strictly necessary to function, plus privacy-friendly, aggregated analytics to understand how many people visit and which pages are useful. Where analytics are used, they are configured to avoid collecting information that directly identifies you.
- Essential: basic cookies required for the site to display correctly.
- Analytics: aggregated visit statistics (page views, general location by country, device type). No advertising or cross-site tracking cookies are set by me.
You can block or delete cookies at any time in your browser settings. Doing so will not stop you from reading any part of this site.
4. How I use your information
- To respond to your enquiries and provide the information you request;
- To discuss, quote for and, where agreed, deliver consulting services;
- To keep the website secure, available and working correctly;
- To meet legal, accounting and tax obligations that apply to my work.
5. Legal basis for processing
Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), I rely on the following legal bases: your consent (for example, when you email me), legitimate interests (running and securing a small business website and responding to relevant enquiries), and legal obligation (retaining records required by law).
6. How long I keep it
I keep enquiry emails only for as long as needed to deal with your request and, where a working relationship follows, for the duration of that engagement plus any period required for tax and accounting purposes. Server logs are retained for a short period and then deleted or anonymised.
7. Sharing your information
I do not sell or rent personal data. I may share limited information with trusted service providers who help operate this site or my business — such as website hosting, email and accounting providers — and only to the extent they need it. These providers process data on my behalf under appropriate agreements. I may also disclose information where required by law.
8. International transfers
Some service providers may process data outside the European Economic Area. Where that happens, I take reasonable steps to ensure your data remains protected by appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses.
9. Your rights
If you are in the EU/EEA, you have the right to:
- Access the personal data I hold about you;
- Ask me to correct inaccurate or incomplete data;
- Ask me to erase your data where there is no legal reason to keep it;
- Object to or ask me to restrict certain processing;
- Request a copy of your data in a portable format;
- Withdraw consent at any time, without affecting earlier processing.
To exercise any of these rights, email me at woodworkemma5985@gmail.com. I will respond within one month. You also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority — in Latvia, this is the Data State Inspectorate (Datu valsts inspekcija).
10. Security
I take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information against loss, misuse and unauthorised access, including secure hosting and encrypted connections (HTTPS). No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, so I cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Links to other sites
This site may link to third-party websites, such as advertising platforms or professional profiles. I am not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to read their policies.
12. Changes to this policy
I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in practice or the law. The current version is always the one published on this page. Significant changes will be clearly noted here.
13. Contact
Questions about this policy or how your data is handled? Please email woodworkemma5985@gmail.com.