Privacy Policy

Marleno Journal is an independent editorial publication focused on everyday wellness practices. The publication is not affiliated with any commercial, governmental, or institutional body. This Privacy Policy describes how Marleno Journal ("we", "us", "our"), operated from Taborstraße 71, 1020 Vienna, Austria, collects, uses, and safeguards personal data when you visit marleno.info or contact us directly.

We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Austrian Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz — DSG). By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this policy.

If you have questions about how your personal data is handled, you may contact us at [email protected] or by post at the address above.

We collect personal data only to the extent necessary to operate this publication and respond to reader enquiries. The categories of personal data we may collect include:

• —Contact information: name and email address submitted through our contact form.
• —Technical data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages visited, collected automatically by our web server and analytics tools.
• —Correspondence data: any information you include in messages sent to our editorial team.
• —Cookie data: preferences and behavioural data gathered through cookies as described in our Cookie Policy.

We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under the age of 16. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a minor, please contact us immediately so that we may remove it.

We process personal data on the following legal bases under Article 6 of the GDPR:

• —Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): where you have given explicit consent, for example by accepting non-essential cookies or submitting a contact form.
• —Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): to operate and improve our website, understand how content is engaged with, and prevent abuse.
• —Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)): where we are required to retain certain data by Austrian law.

Personal data collected through this website is used exclusively for the following purposes:

• —Responding to enquiries submitted through the contact form.
• —Understanding which content is read and how the site is navigated, in order to improve editorial output.
• —Maintaining the security and technical integrity of the website.
• —Complying with applicable legal obligations.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for their own marketing purposes. We do not use personal data for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law. Specifically:

• —Contact form submissions are retained for up to 24 months from the date of receipt, or until the enquiry is resolved, whichever is sooner.
• —Technical data (server logs) is retained for up to 90 days for security and analytical purposes.
• —Analytics data is retained in aggregated, anonymised form indefinitely; individual-level data is not retained beyond 14 months.

As a data subject under the GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

• —Right of access (Art. 15): you may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• —Right to rectification (Art. 16): you may request correction of inaccurate data.
• —Right to erasure (Art. 17): you may request deletion of your personal data where we no longer have a lawful basis to retain it.
• —Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18): you may request that we limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
• —Right to data portability (Art. 20): you may request your data in a structured, machine-readable format where processing is based on consent or contract.
• —Right to object (Art. 21): you may object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• —Right to withdraw consent: where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority (Datenschutzbehörde) at dsb.gv.at.

This website uses third-party services that may collect data about your visit. These include web analytics tools and content delivery networks for fonts and scripts. Each third-party service operates under its own privacy policy.

We use Google Analytics to understand aggregate readership patterns. This service processes anonymised data about pages visited, time spent, and referral sources. IP anonymisation is enabled. You may opt out of Google Analytics data collection by adjusting your cookie preferences or installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Google Fonts are loaded from Google's servers; your browser may transmit technical data (including IP address) to Google when fonts are requested. For details, refer to Google's privacy documentation.

We do not use advertising networks, affiliate tracking, or cross-site audience profiling tools.

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. This includes HTTPS encryption for all data in transit, access controls limiting who can view contact form submissions, and regular review of our data handling practices.

No transmission over the internet is entirely without risk. While we take reasonable steps to protect your data, we cannot ensure absolute security. In the event of a data breach that poses a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify the relevant supervisory authority within 72 hours and affected individuals without undue delay, in accordance with GDPR obligations.

This website uses cookies. For a detailed explanation of the types of cookies used, their purposes, and how to manage your preferences, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. Material changes will be signalled by a prominent notice on the website for a period of 30 days following the update.

Continued use of this website after a policy update constitutes acknowledgement of the revised terms. If you have questions about any change, contact us at [email protected].

Marleno Journal

Taborstraße 71

1020 Vienna, Austria

+43 1 5827364

[email protected]