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This Privacy Policy explains how the Practitioner ("the Practitioner" or "we"), operating from Hungary, collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit mariaeast.com (the "Site"), book a session, purchase a session package, or otherwise interact with these services, in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The Practitioner is the data controller responsible for your personal data in connection with this Site and these services.
Contact: mariaeast16@gmail.com
Information you provide directly:
Information collected automatically:
Under the GDPR, we only process your personal data where we have a valid legal basis to do so:
| Purpose | Data Used | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduling and delivering coaching sessions | Name, email, scheduling details | Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) |
| Processing payments for session packages | Payment details (via Stripe/PayPal) | Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) |
| Responding to inquiries | Name, email, message content | Legitimate interest in responding to inquiries (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) |
| Session content shared during coaching | Whatever you choose to share | Performance of a contract / your explicit engagement of our services (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) |
| Improving the Site and services | Website usage data | Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) |
| Complying with legal obligations (e.g., tax/accounting records) | Payment and invoicing records | Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR) |
We do not sell your personal data.
What you share with us during sessions is treated as confidential and is not shared with third parties, except:
Please note that because we are not a licensed mental health provider, this confidentiality is a personal and professional commitment, not a legal privilege (such as therapist-client privilege).
This Site relies on third-party tools that process data on our behalf, including:
These providers have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them.
Calendly, Stripe, PayPal, and Vercel are companies based outside the European Economic Area (EEA), meaning your data may be transferred internationally. Where this occurs, these providers generally rely on safeguards such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or equivalent mechanisms to ensure your data remains protected to GDPR standards. You can review each provider's own documentation for details on their specific safeguards.
The Site may use cookies or similar technologies to support basic functionality and, where applicable, understand how visitors use the Site. You can control cookies through your browser settings; disabling cookies may affect some Site functionality.
We retain personal information for as long as necessary to provide services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. Session notes, if any are kept, are retained only for the duration of our coaching relationship and are deleted thereafter. You may also request that session notes be deleted at any time during our work together. Payment and invoicing records are retained for as long as required under applicable Hungarian tax and accounting law.
Under the GDPR, you have the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, email mariaeast16@gmail.com. We will respond within the timeframes required by GDPR.
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information, but no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
This Site and its services are not directed at, and are not intended for use by, anyone under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors.
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The "Last Updated" date at the top will reflect the most recent revision. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data can be sent to: mariaeast16@gmail.com