Privacy Policy
Contents
1. Who We Are
This Privacy Policy applies to MERET, the brand name operated by Giadesi SRL, a company registered in Romania, reachable at matei@meret.digital.
This website (meret.digital) is a service presentation website. We do not sell products or process payments directly. We present our web design services and invite prospective clients to contact us.
For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), UK GDPR, and other applicable data protection laws, Giadesi SRL (trading as MERET) is the data controller.
2. What Data We Collect
2.1 Data you provide voluntarily
When you contact us (via email or booking a discovery call), you may provide:
- Your name and email address
- Business information you share during enquiries
We only use this data to respond to your enquiry and discuss potential work together.
2.2 Data collected automatically
When you visit our website, we may collect the following through cookies and analytics tools (only after you give consent):
- IP address (anonymised)
- Browser type and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages visited and time spent
- Referring website (where you came from)
- General geographic location (country/city level)
4. How We Use Your Data
We use the data we collect for the following purposes:
- To respond to enquiries – when you contact us via email or book a call
- Website analytics – to understand traffic sources and improve our website (with your consent)
- Advertising measurement – to assess the performance of paid advertising campaigns (with your consent)
- Remarketing – to show relevant ads to previous website visitors on Google and Meta platforms (with your consent)
- Legal compliance – to comply with applicable laws and regulations
Our legal bases for processing under GDPR:
- Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) – for analytics and advertising cookies
- Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) – for responding to enquiries and protecting our business
- Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)) – where required by law
6. Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined above:
- Enquiry emails: retained for up to 2 years, unless a business relationship is formed
- Analytics data: retained for 14 months in Google Analytics (our default setting)
- Advertising data: subject to Google and Meta's retention policies
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
EU / EEA & UK residents (GDPR / UK GDPR)
- Right of access – request a copy of your data
- Right to rectification – correct inaccurate data
- Right to erasure – request deletion of your data
- Right to restrict processing – limit how we use your data
- Right to data portability – receive your data in a structured format
- Right to object – object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Right to withdraw consent – at any time, for consent-based processing
EU/EEA residents may lodge a complaint with the Romanian data protection authority (ANSPDCP) or their local supervisory authority.
Canadian residents (PIPEDA / Law 25)
- Right to access and correct your personal information
- Right to withdraw consent (with reasonable notice)
- Right to file a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Brazilian residents (LGPD)
- Rights of access, correction, deletion, portability, and information about sharing
- Right to revoke consent at any time
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at matei@meret.digital. We will respond within 30 days.
8. California Residents (CCPA / CPRA)
California residents have the following rights under the CCPA/CPRA:
- Right to Know – what personal information we collect, use, disclose, or share
- Right to Delete – request deletion of personal information we hold about you
- Right to Correct – request correction of inaccurate personal information
- Right to Opt-Out – opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information
- Right to Non-Discrimination – we will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights
Categories of personal information collected in the last 12 months:
- Identifiers (IP address, browser identifiers)
- Internet or electronic network activity (pages visited, traffic source)
- Geolocation data (country/city level only)
- Contact information (if you email us voluntarily)
To submit a CCPA request, contact: matei@meret.digital
9. International Data Transfers
We are based in Romania (EU). Some of our third-party processors (Google, Meta) are located in the United States. Where data is transferred outside the EU/EEA, we rely on:
- Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission
- The EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework (where applicable)
You can request more information about these safeguards by contacting us.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. For material changes, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you (e.g. via a notice on the website). Continued use of the website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact:
Giadesi SRL (trading as MERET)
Email: matei@meret.digital
Website: meret.digital
Location: Romania, European Union