Effective Date: October 9, 2025
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how Uri Samet (“I,” “My,” or “Me”), operating the professional portfolio website urisamet.com, collects, uses, and protects personal data. As a Cyprus-based entity processing the data of a global audience, I am committed to compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the domestic Personal Data Protection Law of 2019 (L.125(I)/2019).
Contact Details:
| Detail | Information |
| Data Controller | Uri Samet |
| Address | Agias Filaxeos 122A, Limassol 3087, Cyprus |
| uri@buzzdealer.com |
2. Personal Data I Collect and Why
I collect and process personal data based on your interaction with the website.
| Category of Data | Specific Data Collected | Source/Method | Purpose of Processing | Legal Basis (GDPR) |
| Identity & Contact Data | Name, Email Address, Message Content | Directly from users via Contact Form 7 forms on urisamet.com. | To respond to direct inquiries, professional collaboration requests, and provide the requested service (e.g., sending a newsletter). | Legitimate Interest (Responding to a query) or Consent (For direct marketing if requested). |
| Technical & Usage Data | IP address, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, time on site, referring URL. | Automatically via Site Kit by Google (Google Analytics), WP Super Cache, and server logs. | To monitor website performance, analyze traffic, secure the site, and understand content effectiveness for professional improvement. | Legitimate Interest (Website security and continuous professional development/improvement). |
| Marketing Data | User engagement with content, consent preferences. | Via CookieYes (Cookie Banner), Site Kit, and Mailchimp (via form integration). | To manage cookie consent and send professional updates or marketing communications if explicitly subscribed. | Consent (For tracking/marketing) and Legal Obligation (For logging consent). |
3. Disclosure and Sharing of Your Personal Data
I share your personal data with the following categories of third-party service providers who assist in the operation of the website:
- Analytics Providers (Google): For collecting Technical and Usage Data via Site Kit by Google and Google Tag Manager.
- Email Marketing Service (Mailchimp): For sending professional updates and newsletters, only when you submit your data via a form connected to Mailchimp. Your Name and Email are transferred outside of Cyprus to this provider.
- Web Host: For storing the website, databases, and server logs.
- Compliance Tools (CookieYes): For processing and logging your cookie consent status.
I do not sell your personal data. All third parties are required to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law, including the GDPR.
4. International Data Transfers
As my website is globally accessible and uses services like Google and Mailchimp, your data will be transferred outside of Cyprus and the European Economic Area (EEA), primarily to the United States. I ensure your data is protected by implementing safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission, or relying on other valid legal mechanisms under GDPR.
5. Your Data Protection Rights
Under GDPR and Cypriot law, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Access (GDPR Art. 15): To request a copy of the personal data I hold about you.
- Right to Rectification (GDPR Art. 16): To request that I correct any incomplete or inaccurate data.
- Right to Erasure (‘Right to be Forgotten’) (GDPR Art. 17): To request the deletion of your personal data when there is no compelling reason for its continued processing.
- Right to Restriction of Processing (GDPR Art. 18): To suspend the processing of your personal data in certain scenarios.
- Right to Data Portability (GDPR Art. 20): To request the transfer of your personal data to you or a third party in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
- Right to Object (GDPR Art. 21): To object to the processing of your personal data where I am relying on a legitimate interest.
- Right to Withdraw Consent (GDPR Art. 7): To withdraw consent at any time where I relied on consent to process your data.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact me at uri@buzzdealer.com.
6. Lodging a Complaint
If you have concerns about my processing of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection in Cyprus:
- Office Address: 1 Iasonos Street, 1082 Nicosia, Cyprus
- Postal Address: P.O. Box 23378, 1682 Nicosia, Cyprus
- Telephone: +357 22 818 456
- Email: commissioner@dataprotection.gov.cy