Last updated: 7 September 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how cristinavaras.com, an independent personal technology website operated by Cristina Varas, handles personal data when you visit the site, subscribe to the newsletter, contact me, or interact with embedded content and advertising.
Who is responsible for your data
The data controller for this website is Cristina Varas, based in Spain. For privacy-related requests, please use the Contact page.
Information this site may collect
- Website usage data: information such as pages viewed, approximate location, device/browser information, referral source and interaction events may be processed through Google Analytics 4 when permitted by your consent settings.
- Newsletter data: if you subscribe, MailPoet processes your email address, subscription status and email engagement information such as opens and clicks. The newsletter uses confirmation before a subscription is completed.
- Contact data: information you choose to provide when contacting me may be used to respond to your enquiry.
- Comments: if comments are enabled and you submit one, WordPress may process the information entered in the form together with technical information used for spam prevention and site security.
- Advertising data: if advertising is enabled, Google AdSense and its advertising partners may process information needed to serve, measure and protect advertising, subject to your consent choices where required.
Google Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics 4 through Site Kit by Google to understand how visitors use the website and which content is useful. Analytics may process device, browser, referral, page-view and interaction information. Where consent is legally required, analytics storage and related processing are controlled by the consent choices presented to you.
Google AdSense and advertising cookies
This site may use Google AdSense to display advertising. Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies or similar technologies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You can manage personalised advertising in Google Ads Settings. In the European Economic Area, United Kingdom and Switzerland, this site uses a Google-certified consent management platform so that you can consent, refuse consent or manage your choices before relevant advertising technologies are used where required.
Newsletter
The newsletter is managed with MailPoet. If you subscribe, your email address and subscription information are used to send the content you requested and to manage the mailing list. Engagement statistics may be used to understand whether newsletters are useful. You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in each email.
Cookies and consent
Some cookies are technically necessary for the website to function. Analytics and advertising cookies or similar storage are used according to your consent choices where applicable. Visitors in regions covered by Google’s consent requirements are shown a consent message that allows them to consent, refuse, or manage options.
Embedded content and external services
Articles and speaking pages may contain embedded content or links from third-party services such as YouTube, LinkedIn, Medium or other technology platforms. Interacting with those services may allow the third party to process information according to its own privacy policy.
Hosting and service providers
The website is hosted using Hostinger infrastructure and uses WordPress and selected service providers to operate the site, deliver email, measure traffic and provide advertising. These providers may process limited personal data on behalf of the website or as independent controllers where applicable.
Legal bases
Depending on the activity and applicable law, personal data may be processed on the basis of consent, legitimate interests in operating and securing the website, or the need to respond to a request you have made. You may withdraw consent at any time where processing relies on consent.
How long data is kept
Personal data is kept only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, subject to technical, legal and security requirements. Newsletter subscription data is retained while you remain subscribed and, where necessary, a limited record may be kept to respect an unsubscribe request. Contact information is retained only as long as needed to handle the enquiry.
International data transfers
Some service providers used by this website operate internationally. Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, the relevant provider is responsible for applying appropriate transfer mechanisms and safeguards as required by applicable law.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to the processing of your personal data, to withdraw consent, and to request data portability. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. To exercise a privacy right relating to this website, use the Contact page.
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated when the website, its analytics, newsletter or advertising tools change. The date at the top of this page indicates the latest revision.