Shelter
UK
UK

Privacy Policy

1. General Provisions

This Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as the “Policy”) defines the procedures for collecting, storing, using, and protecting the personal data of users of the website shelter.in.ua (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”).

Personal Data Controller: Shelter Media, 4 Muzeinyi Lane, Kyiv, 01001, Ukraine, Media Identifier: R40-07132.

Contact email: [email protected]

The processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with:

  • The Law of Ukraine “On Personal Data Protection” No. 2297-VI dated June 1, 2010;
  • The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for users from European Union countries;
  • The Law of Ukraine “On Information”;
  • Other applicable laws and regulations of Ukraine.

2. What Data We Collect and Why

  • Pages visited and user behavior data (for analytics, security, and website improvement purposes).

3. Cookies

The Website uses cookies — small text files stored in your browser.

3.1. What Cookies We Use

  • Technical (essential) cookies — ensure the proper functioning of the Website. These do not require user consent.
  • Analytical cookies — Google Analytics 4 (GA4). These collect anonymized information about visitor behavior (pages viewed, time spent on the Website, traffic source). Such data is stored indefinitely.

3.2. How to Opt Out of Cookies

  • Through your browser settings by blocking or deleting cookies.
  • Through the consent banner on the Website by rejecting non-essential cookies.

Refusing analytical cookies does not affect access to the Website's content.

4. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4, a service provided by Google LLC (USA). The service automatically collects technical data about Website visitors.

5. Data Sharing with Third Parties

We do not sell or disclose your personal data to third parties, except in the following cases:

  • To our hosting provider, solely for the technical operation of the Website.
  • To Google LLC, within the scope of using Google Analytics (anonymized analytical data).
  • To competent public authorities, exclusively upon a lawful request or court order.

The Website may contain software code from third-party internet resources that can collect certain user data (cookies, IP addresses, browser parameters, etc.). Such third parties may include social media plugins (software code) from Meta, Twitter/X, and others, as well as partner advertising and information networks (Admixer, Recreativ, MGID, Ukr.net, and others).

All partners involved are required to comply with personal data protection standards that are no less stringent than those established by this Policy.

6. Data Protection

We implement technical and organizational measures to protect personal data from unauthorized access, loss, or destruction, including:

  • Secure HTTPS connection on all Website pages.
  • Restricted database access available only to authorized technical specialists.
  • Regular data backups.
  • Data minimization policy — we collect only the data necessary for a specific purpose.

7. Your Rights

In accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Personal Data Protection” and the GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Be informed about the processing of your personal data and obtain access to such data.
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”).
  • Restrict or object to the processing of your data.
  • Withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before such withdrawal.
  • Receive your personal data in a machine-readable format (“right to data portability”).
  • Lodge a complaint with the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman), acting as the supervisory authority in the field of personal data protection.

To exercise any of these rights, please send a request to: [email protected]. We will respond within 30 calendar days.

8. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to update this Policy due to changes in legislation or Website functionality. The current version is always available at: shelter.in.ua/polityka-konfidentsiynosti.

The date of the latest update is indicated at the bottom of this document.

Continued use of the Website after changes have been published constitutes acceptance of the revised version of this Policy.

9. Disclaimer of Liability

The Website does not verify the accuracy of information provided by users and is not responsible for the content of comments posted by users on the publication's pages.

This Privacy Policy is a public document and is freely available to all users.

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