Privacy Policy

At LILIT VARDANYAN, accessible via baumggrtner.site, we hold the privacy of our readers, subscribers, and clients in the highest regard. This Privacy Policy documents our procedures regarding the collection, handling, and protection of personal data when you access our journal, purchase curatorial blueprints, or submit electronic inquiries.

1. Data Controller Identification

The entity responsible for processing your personal data is LILIT VARDANYAN. For all inquiries relating to data privacy, your rights, or to submit requests regarding personal records, please reach our designated Data Protection Officer at: [email protected].

2. Scope of Application

This policy applies to digital visitors across all web pages under the baumggrtner.site domain, including newsletter subscribers, content viewers, and users submitting contact or itinerary request forms.

3. Categories of Data Collected

Directly Disclosed Information: When filling out our editorial inquiry or contact forms, you may provide your full name, email address, telephone number (if voluntarily submitted), and any notes or travel preferences included in your message.
Automatically Recorded Information: Our servers capture operational logs, such as internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser classification, operating system details, referring/exit pages, access timestamps, and interactions with page elements.
Cookie & Signal Identifiers: Small data strings stored on your device that retain navigation state and consent selections.

4. Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing

Processing Purpose	Data Involved	Legal Basis
Responding to customer & editorial correspondence	Name, email, phone, message content	Performance of service & Legitimate Interest
Distributing requested travel guides & newsletter dispatches	Email address, name	Explicit Consent (opt-in)
Digital security, fraud detection, and site stability	IP address, device headers, log files	Legitimate Interest & Legal Compliance
Audience measurement and journal optimization	Aggregated analytics signals, cookie telemetry	Consent via Google Consent Mode v2

5. Cookies & Google Consent Mode v2 Framework

Our website utilizes Google Consent Mode v2 with advanced signaling. Before a reader selects their cookie preferences, analytics, marketing, and ad storage parameters default strictly to denied status. Strictly necessary storage signals remain active to ensure page rendering and security. You can adjust your preferences at any time via the persistent "Cookie Preferences" link positioned in our footer.

6. Third-Party Disclosures & Data Sale

LILIT VARDANYAN does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We only disclose necessary data to verified technical service processors who assist with website hosting, data storage, and transactional email distribution under strict confidentiality contracts. We may disclose records if required by valid legal summons under US state or federal laws.

7. Cross-Border Data Transmissions

Because our servers and third-party infrastructure may reside in the United States and international data centers, your information may be processed outside of your state or country of residence. All transfers adhere to recognized standard contractual clauses and rigorous organizational safeguards.

8. Data Retention Policies

We preserve personal data only for as long as necessary to satisfy the purposes for which it was assembled, including satisfying customer service obligations, resolving legal disputes, and complying with statutory recordkeeping requirements.

9. Your Rights and Supervisory Authorities

Depending on your jurisdiction (such as California under the CCPA/CPRA, Virginia under the VCDPA, or European regions under GDPR), you possess enforceable legal rights, including:

The right to know what personal data is maintained about you.
The right to request correction of inaccurate records.
The right to request permanent deletion of your data.
The right to opt out of targeted digital advertising.
The right not to be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights.

For US residents, privacy complaints can be addressed to your respective State Attorney General’s Office (such as the California Privacy Protection Agency - CPPA). European readers may contact their national data protection authority. To exercise rights with LILIT VARDANYAN, contact: [email protected].

10. Child Privacy Protection

LILIT VARDANYAN does not deliberately solicit or record information from individuals under the age of 16. If we ascertain that an individual below this threshold has provided personal information without verifiable parental authorization, we purge the record immediately.

11. Policy Revisions

We periodically update this policy to conform with modern legal and technical shifts. Modifications take effect upon posting with an updated date stamp at the top of this document.