Privacy Policy

1. Overview

Welcome to gianpaul.net. This website serves as a professional portfolio documenting academic research in public policy, trade union advocacy, and musical composition. Protecting your personal data is of high importance. This privacy policy outlines what information is collected when you visit this website and how it is used.

2. Information Collection

When you visit this website, standard technical data (such as IP addresses, browser types, and referring pages) may be logged automatically by server hosting tools for security and performance optimization. If you choose to reach out via the /contact page form, personal details such as your name and email address are collected solely for the purpose of responding to your inquiry.

3. Cookies and Analytics

This site may use minimal technical cookies required for core WordPress functionality and layout rendering. Visitors can adjust their browser settings to refuse cookies at any time, though certain interactive elements (such as audio player caching) may be impacted.

4. Embedded Content and External Links

Pages across this site include embedded audio players for musical compositions and links to external academic repositories (such as Google Scholar, ORCID, and ResearchGate). These external websites operate under their own independent privacy policies, and this site assumes no responsibility for their content or data collection practices.

5. Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

In accordance with European data protection standards, visitors have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal data submitted via contact forms. Personal information is never sold, rented, or shared with third-party commercial entities.

6. Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy or how data is handled, you can reach out directly via the Contact page or by emailing contact@gianpaul.net.