Privacy Policy - Heartline Stories

Last updated: October 3, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Heartline Stories (https://hung.yerevanblog.com) collects, uses and protects personal data when you visit our website. Our stories are published in Hungarian for readers in Hungary and across Europe, and we process personal data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Hungarian law.

1. Who we are

The data controller for this website is the Heartline Stories editorial team, operating the website https://hung.yerevanblog.com. You can contact us about any privacy matter at [email protected].

2. What data we collect

Usage data: when you visit the website, technical information is collected automatically, such as your IP address (which may be shortened), browser type, device type, operating system, referring page, pages visited, time and date of your visit and approximate location derived from your IP address.
Cookie data: information collected through cookies and similar technologies, as described in our Cookie Notice.
Emails: if you contact us by email, we receive your email address, your name (if provided) and the content of your message.

Comments: comments are disabled on this website, so we do not collect any data through comment forms. We do not offer user accounts or newsletter subscriptions.

3. How we use your data

to operate, maintain and secure the website and protect it against abuse;
to understand how the website is used and improve our content (statistics);
to display advertising that keeps our content free to read;
to reply to your emails and handle requests, including copyright and privacy requests;
to comply with legal obligations.

4. Legal basis for processing

Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) – for analytics and advertising cookies, including personalised advertising. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) – for the secure and efficient operation of the website and for answering your messages.
Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR) – where we must keep or disclose data by law.

5. Google AdSense and advertising cookies

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. To learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services, please visit https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. Visitors from the EEA, the UK and Switzerland are asked for consent before personalised ads and non-essential cookies are used.

6. Cookies

For full details about the cookies we use and how to manage them, please read our Cookie Notice.

7. Sharing of data

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with service providers that help us run the website (such as hosting, security, analytics and advertising partners, including Google), and only to the extent necessary. Some of these providers may process data outside the European Economic Area; in such cases, transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or an adequacy decision.

8. Data retention

We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described above. Server logs are typically kept for a limited period for security reasons. Emails are kept for as long as needed to handle your request and any follow-up, and then deleted. Cookie lifetimes are described in the Cookie Notice and in the settings of each provider.

9. Your rights under the GDPR

You have the right to:

access the personal data we hold about you;
request correction of inaccurate data;
request deletion of your data;
restrict or object to processing, including processing based on legitimate interests;
data portability;
withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.

To exercise your rights, email us at [email protected]. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In Hungary, this is the Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH), website: www.naih.hu. You may also contact the data protection authority in your own EU country of residence.

10. Children

Our website is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.