Last updated: 7 October 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is handled when you visit dianadem.co, leave a comment, contact me, or subscribe to my newsletter.
I try to collect as little personal data as reasonably necessary to operate this website and communicate with readers.
The data controller for the processing described in this policy is:
Diana Demco
Email: hello@dianadem.co
Information I collect
Website visits
I do not currently use Google Analytics, Plausible, advertising trackers, or other third-party analytics services on this website.
Like most websites, the hosting infrastructure may process limited technical information necessary to deliver and secure the site, such as your IP address, browser and device information, requested pages, timestamps, and server logs.
This information is used only for the operation, security, troubleshooting, and protection of the website.
Comments
If you leave a comment, I collect the information you provide in the comment form, including your name, email address, and the content of your comment.
WordPress may also process technical information such as your IP address and browser information for purposes including spam prevention and website security.
Your comment and the name you choose to display may be publicly visible. Your email address is not published.
This website uses Antispam Bee to help detect and block spam comments. Antispam Bee performs spam checks on submitted comments and is designed to operate without sending personal information to external anti-spam services. antispambee.pluginkollektiv.org
Comments may remain on the website for as long as the related content remains published, unless you ask me to remove personal information associated with your comment and there is no legal reason for me to retain it.
Comment cookies
When leaving a comment, you may choose to save your name and email address in cookies so that you do not need to enter them again the next time you comment.
These cookies are optional and are only set if you select the relevant checkbox in the comment form.
I do not use these cookies for advertising, profiling, or cross-site tracking.
Email and direct contact
If you contact me by email, I receive your email address and any information you choose to include in your message.
I use this information only to respond to you and manage our correspondence. I retain correspondence only for as long as it is reasonably necessary for those purposes or to meet applicable legal obligations.
Newsletter and Substack
My newsletter is hosted and delivered through Substack.
Links and buttons on this website that invite you to subscribe take you to Substack. When you subscribe, information such as your email address, display name, subscription status, and certain engagement information may be processed through Substack.
As the publisher, I may have access to subscriber information in order to manage the newsletter and send the content you have requested.
Substack states that publishers generally act as data controllers in relation to their subscribers, while Substack generally acts as a data processor for that relationship. Substack may also process certain information independently for its own platform purposes. antispambee.pluginkollektiv.org
You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in newsletter emails.
Substack’s own Privacy Policy applies to personal data processed on the Substack platform.
Cookies
This website does not currently use advertising or analytics cookies.
WordPress and the website’s technical infrastructure may use cookies that are necessary for site functionality or security.
Optional comment cookies may also be set if you choose to save your information when leaving a comment.
I do not use cookies to create advertising profiles or track you across websites.
Why I process personal data
Where the GDPR applies, personal data is processed only where there is an appropriate legal basis.
I may process data on the basis of consent, for example when you subscribe to the newsletter; legitimate interests, such as operating and securing the website, preventing spam, moderating comments, and responding to messages; or legal obligations where applicable.
Service providers
I use a small number of service providers necessary to operate this website and newsletter.
These include Hostinger, which provides website hosting and related infrastructure, and Substack, which provides newsletter publishing, subscriber management, and email delivery.
These providers may process personal data where necessary to provide their services and are subject to their own privacy and data-protection obligations.
I do not sell or rent personal data to advertisers or other third parties.
External links
This website contains links to websites and services operated by third parties.
Once you follow an external link, the privacy practices of that third party apply. I am not responsible for the privacy practices or content of websites or services operated by others.
Data retention
I retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
Comments may remain while the relevant content remains published. Correspondence is retained only while it remains useful or necessary. Newsletter subscriber data is processed while you remain subscribed and, where necessary, afterwards to honour unsubscribe requests or legal obligations.
Technical logs may be retained according to the operational and security practices of the hosting provider.
Your rights
If the GDPR applies to you, you may have the right to access your personal data, correct inaccurate information, request deletion, restrict or object to certain processing, receive certain data in a portable format, and withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority.
Because I am based in the Czech Republic, the relevant supervisory authority is the Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů (ÚOOÚ).
To exercise your rights or ask a privacy-related question, contact:
Security
I take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data.
This website uses HTTPS, which encrypts information transmitted between your browser and the website. However, no method of transmission or storage on the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Changes to this policy
I may update this Privacy Policy if the website, the services I use, or applicable requirements change.
When I make changes, I will update the Last updated date at the top of this page.