Most privacy policies are written by lawyers, for other lawyers, in a language that stopped making sense to normal humans sometime around 1994. This one is different. Everything here is legally real. It is just written by someone who thinks you deserve to understand it.
Hello. I am Jo Stavraki. A real person, not a faceless corporation. Not a data-harvesting operation dressed up as a wellbeing website. Just a neuropsychologist and wellbeing specialist who has a website and a legal obligation to tell you how it works.
For the purposes of this policy, "I", "me", and "Jo" all mean the same person: Jo Stavraki, operating at jostavraki.com. "You" means you, the human reading this. "The site" means jostavraki.com and all its pages.
I am the data controller. Which is an official-sounding title that basically means: I decide how your data is handled, and I take responsibility for it. Given that I spend my professional life helping people feel safe and understood, I take this seriously.
Let us be specific. Here is precisely what I collect and from where:
When you fill in a form on this site (like the contact form), I collect your first name, last name, email address, mobile number if provided, and your message. I also log the time of submission. That is it.
When you browse the site, analytics tools may collect anonymised data such as which pages you visited, how long you spent on them, your approximate geographic location (country or city level, not your address), the device and browser you used, and how you found the site. Think of it as a shop owner knowing "roughly 120 people came in today, most from Cyprus." Nothing more specific than that.
I do not collect your date of birth, financial information, health data, relationship status, political opinions, or anything that is not relevant to whether I can help you with your wellbeing. I am not that kind of data collector.
Fair question. Here are the legitimate reasons, presented without legal padding:
What I will never do with your data: sell it, rent it, share it with third parties who will spam you, or use it to contact you about things you did not ask about. If you reach out to me, I will reach back. That is the extent of it.
Not forever. I keep your data for as long as there is a legitimate reason to have it, and then I delete it.
Form submissions are kept for up to two years, or until our relationship ends, whichever comes first. If we work together, I keep your contact details for the duration of that relationship plus a reasonable period afterwards.
Analytics data is aggregated and anonymised, meaning it stops being about you specifically fairly quickly. Raw data is retained for no more than 14 months in line with standard analytics settings.
Email correspondence is kept for up to three years, because sometimes context matters when picking up a conversation. After that, unless there is a legal reason to keep it, it goes.
Let me be clear: I do not sell your personal data. I never have. I never will. Your name, your email, your phone number are yours, not a commodity.
There are a small number of third-party tools I use to run this site, and some data passes through them. In the interest of full transparency:
All third-party tools I use are required to handle data responsibly under their own privacy policies and, where applicable, under GDPR.
Under GDPR and applicable data protection law, you have a proper set of rights. Here they are, front and centre:
To exercise any of these rights, email jo@jostavraki.com with the subject line "Data Request." I will handle the rest.
This site uses cookies. Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit. They do things like remember your preferences and help analytics tools track visits. They are not a way of spying on you. They are more like a sticky note on your browser that says "this person has visited before."
For the full, surprisingly readable breakdown of exactly which cookies are used, why they exist, and what you can do about them:
I will update this policy when needed. The date at the top of this page will always reflect the last update. If I make a significant change, I will do my best to make sure you know.
If you have questions about any of this, please do not sit there wondering. I am a real person and I respond to emails. This policy is written in plain English precisely so you can ask a specific question and get a specific answer.
Get in touch about privacy
Email: jo@jostavraki.com
Subject line: "Privacy Question" or "Data Request" both work.
Response time: Within two working days. Usually same day if it is urgent.
I will not forward your question to a legal team in a country you have never visited. I will just answer it myself. Because that is how this should work.
You now know exactly how your data is handled. More than most people know about any site they visited this week. If you would like to talk about something that actually matters to you, the free call is a good place to start.
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