Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

The data controller for this website is Oranel Review, an independent editorial publication registered at Schlösselgasse 19, 1080 Vienna, Austria. For all data-related enquiries, the responsible party can be reached at [email protected].

Oranel Review is an independent editorial publication focused on everyday wellness practices. The publication is not affiliated with any commercial, governmental, or institutional body.

2. What We Collect

Oranel Review collects the following categories of information depending on how you interact with this website:

• — Contact form submissions: name, email address, and the content of your message, submitted when you use the contact form on this site.
• — Technical data: IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, and time spent on each page. This is collected automatically by the web server and analytics tools.
• — Cookie data: small text files stored in your browser, described in detail in Section 8 and the full Cookie Policy accessible from the footer.

Oranel Review does not collect sensitive personal data, financial data, or information about minors. We do not process information related to any specific personal circumstances or individual conditions.

3. Purpose of Processing

Information collected through this website is used for the following purposes only:

• — To respond to enquiries sent via the contact form.
• — To understand how content is read and navigated, in order to improve the editorial offering.
• — To maintain the security and technical integrity of the website.
• — To fulfil legal obligations applicable to a publication operating within the European Union.

Oranel Review does not use personal data for advertising profiling, does not sell data to third parties, and does not use data to make automated decisions about individuals.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Processing is carried out on the following legal bases under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR):

• — Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): for the placement of non-essential cookies, where consent is collected through the cookie banner on this site.
• — Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)): for the collection of technical data necessary to operate the website securely and to understand general audience behaviour in an aggregated, anonymised form.
• — Pre-contractual steps (Article 6(1)(b)): for handling contact form submissions where a response is expected.

5. Data Retention

Contact form data is retained for a maximum of 12 months from the date of receipt, after which it is permanently removed from our systems. Technical log data is retained for 90 days for security purposes, then deleted. Analytics data in aggregated, anonymised form may be retained indefinitely, as it cannot be traced to any individual.

Cookie data is retained in accordance with the durations described in the Cookie Policy. You may remove cookies at any time through your browser settings.

6. Third-Party Services

Oranel Review uses a limited number of third-party services to operate this website. These services may process technical data as part of their normal function:

• — Web hosting provider: the server infrastructure on which this website runs. The host processes technical data including IP addresses as part of normal server activity. The hosting provider is bound by a data processing agreement.
• — Google Fonts: typographic assets loaded from Google's servers. Google's privacy policy governs how this request is handled.
• — Analytics: where active, analytics are used in aggregated form only. No individual user profiles are constructed or retained.

Oranel Review does not share personal data with commercial partners, does not use remarketing pixels, and does not participate in programmatic advertising networks.

7. Your Rights Under GDPR

As a resident of the European Economic Area, you hold the following rights in relation to personal data processed by Oranel Review:

• — Right of access: you may request a copy of any personal data we hold about you.
• — Right to rectification: you may request correction of inaccurate data.
• — Right to erasure: you may request that we delete personal data in certain circumstances.
• — Right to restriction: you may request that we limit the way in which we use your data.
• — Right to portability: where data is processed by automated means on the basis of consent, you may request a portable copy.
• — Right to object: you may object to processing carried out on the basis of legitimate interests.

To exercise any of these rights, write to [email protected]. Requests will be acknowledged within 72 hours and fulfilled within 30 days. If you are dissatisfied with our handling of a request, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority (Datenschutzbehörde), Barichgasse 40–42, 1030 Vienna.

8. Cookies

This website uses cookies. A brief summary is provided here; the full Cookie Policy — including the categories of cookies in use, their individual retention periods, and instructions for managing or withdrawing consent — is available at cookie-policy.php.

Functional cookies necessary for the site to operate are placed without requiring consent. All other cookies — including analytics and preference cookies — require your explicit consent, which is collected through the cookie consent banner. You may withdraw or adjust your consent at any time by selecting "Cookie Settings" in the footer of any page.

9. Contact & Updates

For any questions about this privacy policy or the handling of personal data by Oranel Review, contact the editorial team at:

This privacy policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in applicable law or in the publication's practices. The date of the most recent revision is shown at the top of this page. Continued use of this website after an update constitutes acknowledgement of the revised policy.