Privacy Notice for dimogospodinov.com
1. Who we are
This website is the personal site of Dr Dimo Gospodinov, a lawyer and scholar based in Sofia, Bulgaria. For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Dr Gospodinov is the data controller for personal information collected through the site.
Contact details
Postal address: 3 Tsar Ivan Shishman Street, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Telephone: +359 02 / 992 4058
Website: dimogospodinov.com
2. What data we collect and why
We collect personal information only when you voluntarily provide it — for example when you fill in a contact form, request a quote, download resources or register for events. We do not collect more data than is necessary for the specific purpose.
| Form or interaction | Data collected | Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact form (Контакти / “Get in Touch”) | First name, last name, email address, optional telephone number, subject of the enquiry (e.g. book enquiry, invitation to speak, legal consultation, academic collaboration) and the contents of your message | To respond to your enquiry and manage communication | Our legitimate interest in responding to requests and, where applicable, steps taken at your request prior to entering into a contract (GDPR Art. 6 (1)(f) and (1)(b)) |
| Downloading resources or registering for events | We may ask for your name, email address or organisation when you request academic materials or register interest in events | To send you the resource or information about the event | Your consent (Art. 6 (1)(a)) or legitimate interest, depending on the interaction |
| Automatically collected usage data | IP address, browser type, pages visited and similar technical information collected through cookies and analytics tools | To maintain and improve the website, ensure security and understand how visitors interact with the site | Our legitimate interest in running and improving the website (Art. 6 (1)(f)) |
We do not collect special categories of personal data (such as data about race, religion or health) and we ask you not to include such information in contact forms.
3. Cookies and analytics
The site uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to function. It may also use optional analytics cookies (for example, through services such as Google Analytics or similar) to measure visitor numbers and improve the content. Where required by law, you will be asked for your consent before non-essential cookies are stored on your device.
4. How we store and protect your data
Your personal data is stored on secure servers operated by our web-hosting and e-mail service providers. We maintain appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your information against unauthorised access, accidental loss or destruction. We retain contact-form submissions and correspondence only as long as necessary to handle your request and for a reasonable period afterwards (usually no longer than 12 months) unless a longer retention period is required by law.
5. Sharing of personal data
We do not sell or rent your personal data. We only share it with:
- Service providers such as web-hosting providers, e-mail and analytics services that help us operate the site and communicate with you. These providers act as processors under our instructions and are bound by confidentiality and data-protection obligations.
- Public authorities if required by law, court order or to protect legal rights.
- Professional advisers (for example, lawyers or accountants) where necessary for legitimate business purposes.
If our service providers are located outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure that adequate safeguards — such as the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses — are in place to protect your data.
6. Your rights
Under the GDPR you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access: To receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you and information about how we process it.
- Right to rectification: To ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”): To request deletion of your personal data when it is no longer needed or when our processing is unlawful.
- Right to restriction of processing: To request that we limit the processing of your data under certain circumstances.
- Right to object: To object to our processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interests.
- Right to data portability: To receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transmit those data to another controller.
- Right to withdraw consent: When we process your personal data on the basis of consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time; this will not affect the lawfulness of processing before the withdrawal.
- Right to complain: If you believe your data has been processed in a way that does not comply with the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority. In Bulgaria this is the Commission for Personal Data Protection (Комисия за защита на личните данни): www.cpdp.bg, 2 Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov Blvd., 1592 Sofia, Bulgaria.
7. How to contact us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your data-protection rights, please contact Dr Dimo Gospodinov using the contact details above or send a message through the contact form on the website.
8. Changes to this policy
We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes in law or our data-processing practices. The date of the most recent version will appear at the top of the policy. We encourage you to review the policy periodically.