Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

Galea Design, sole proprietorship, with email info@galeadesign.se, is the data controller for the processing of your personal data on this website.

2. What data we collect

We collect personal data when you:

• Submit a contact form (name, email, phone number, company, message)
• Subscribe to our newsletter (email address)
• Request a website audit (URL, optional contact details)
• Visit our website (IP address, browser, pages visited — see Cookies below)

3. Why we process your data

We process your personal data in order to:

• Respond to your inquiries
• Deliver services you have requested
• Send communications you have signed up for
• Improve our website and services
• Comply with legal obligations (e.g. accounting requirements)

4. Legal basis

We process your personal data based on either: (a) your consent, (b) the performance of a contract, (c) legitimate interest in providing and improving our services, or (d) compliance with a legal obligation.

5. How long we store your data

We store your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Contact form submissions are typically kept for up to 24 months. Newsletter subscribers are kept until unsubscribed.

6. Cookies

We use cookies for analytics (Google Analytics 4) and to remember your preferences. Analytics cookies are only set if you give consent via our cookie banner.

7. Sharing with third parties

We share data only with service providers necessary to operate our services:

• Vercel (hosting)
• Resend (email delivery)
• Google Analytics 4 (anonymized website analytics)
• Sanity (content management — for our customer projects)

All providers are GDPR-compliant. We do not sell your data.

8. Your rights

Under GDPR you have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Restrict or object to processing
• Receive your data in a portable format
• Lodge a complaint with the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY)

To exercise any of these rights, email us at info@galeadesign.se.

9. Security

We use HTTPS, encrypted databases, secure backup procedures and access controls to protect your data.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version is always available on this page.

11. Contact

Questions about this policy? Email info@galeadesign.se.