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PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: October 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is collected and processed when you visit jelenadebbaut.com or contact me through this website.
The processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and applicable Belgian data protection legislation.
1. Data Controller
The person responsible for the processing of personal data through this website is:
Jelena Debbaut
Belgium
Email: jelenadebbaut@icloud.com
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, you can contact me using the email address above.
2. Personal Data
You can browse this website without actively providing personal information.
If you contact me by email or through a contact form, I may process information such as your name, email address, the content of your message and any other information you voluntarily provide.
Certain technical information may also be processed when you visit the website, such as browser and device information and information necessary for the technical operation and security of the website.
Where you consent to analytics cookies, additional information about how you interact with the website may be collected.
3. Why Your Data Is Processed
Personal data may be processed for the following purposes:
Communication and enquiries
If you contact me, your personal data is used to respond to your message and, where relevant, discuss employment opportunities, freelance work, projects or collaborations.
The legal basis is taking steps at your request prior to entering into an agreement and/or my legitimate interest in responding to professional enquiries.
Website operation and security
Certain technical data may be processed where necessary to provide, maintain and secure the website.
The legal basis is my legitimate interest in maintaining a functional and secure website.
Analytics
With your consent, analytics may be used to understand how visitors interact with the website and to improve its content and performance.
The legal basis for non-essential analytics cookies is your consent. These cookies remain disabled unless and until you provide consent.
4. Squarespace
This website is built and hosted using Squarespace. Squarespace may process certain information on my behalf to provide hosting, security, analytics and other technical services required to operate the website.
Squarespace may process information outside the European Economic Area. Where required, international transfers of personal data are subject to appropriate safeguards under the GDPR.
5. Sharing Personal Data
I do not sell or rent your personal data.
Personal data may be shared with service providers where necessary to operate the website or provide a requested service, including Squarespace and other technical providers.
Information may also be disclosed where required by law or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
6. Data Retention
Personal data is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
Messages and professional enquiries may be retained for as long as necessary to respond, maintain relevant professional correspondence or comply with applicable legal obligations.
Cookie and analytics data is retained according to the applicable cookie or service. More information is provided in the Cookie Policy.
7. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you may have the right to:
access your personal data;
request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
request deletion of your personal data;
request restriction of processing;
object to certain processing;
receive certain personal data in a portable format; and
withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
To exercise your rights, contact jelenadebbaut@icloud.com
Where necessary, I may request additional information to verify your identity before processing your request.
8. Right to Lodge a Complaint
If you believe your personal data has been processed in violation of applicable data protection legislation, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Belgian supervisory authority:
Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit / Autorité de protection des données
Drukpersstraat 35 / Rue de la Presse 35
1000 Brussels
Belgium
Belgian Data Protection Authority
9. External Links
This website may contain links to external websites or platforms, such as Instagram and LinkedIn.
When you follow an external link, the privacy policy and terms of the relevant third party apply. I am not responsible for the processing of personal data by those external services.
10. Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when the website, services used or applicable legal requirements change.
The most recent version will always be published on this page.
COOKIE POLICY
Last updated: October 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar technologies are used on jelenadebbaut.com.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that may be stored on your device when you visit a website. They can be used to make a website function correctly, remember preferences or understand how visitors interact with a website.
2. Cookies Used on This Website
This website is built and hosted using Squarespace and may use the following categories of cookies:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function correctly and securely. They may be used for purposes such as security, website functionality and remembering your cookie preferences.
Because these cookies are necessary for the operation of the website, they do not require your prior consent.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
With your consent, Squarespace Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies to understand how visitors interact with the website.
This may include information such as pages visited, visits, interactions, traffic sources and other website-performance information.
These cookies are considered non-essential and are disabled by default. They are only activated after you provide your consent through the cookie banner.
Squarespace identifies analytics/performance cookies that can include cookies such as ss_cid, ss_cpvisit, ss_cvisit, ss_cvr and ss_cvt. The exact cookies used may depend on the Squarespace functionality enabled on the website.
3. Cookie Consent
When you first visit this website, you are presented with a cookie banner that allows you to manage your preferences.
You can:
Accept non-essential cookies;
Reject non-essential cookies; or
Manage your cookie preferences.
Rejecting non-essential cookies does not prevent you from accessing the website.
Non-essential analytics cookies remain restricted unless you provide your consent.
4. Changing or Withdrawing Consent
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings available on the website.
Withdrawing your consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before your consent was withdrawn.
5. Third-Party Services
This website uses Squarespace for hosting and website functionality. Depending on the functionality enabled on the website, Squarespace may set strictly necessary cookies and, with your consent where required, analytics or performance cookies.
The website may also contain links to external services such as Instagram and LinkedIn. Simply following an external link takes you to the relevant third-party website, where that provider's own cookie and privacy policies apply.
6. Cookie Retention
Different cookies may remain on your device for different periods. Some cookies expire when you close your browser, while others may remain for a defined period.
The exact duration depends on the cookie and its purpose.
For more detailed and current information about the cookies used by Squarespace:
Squarespace – The cookies Squarespace uses
7. Contact
If you have questions about the use of cookies on this website, you can contact:
Jelena Debbaut
Belgium
Email: jelenadebbaut@icloud.com