Privacy Policy
Last updated: 10 March 2026
1. Who We Are
Granelis Journal is an independent editorial publication focused on everyday wellness practices. The publication is not affiliated with any commercial, governmental, or institutional body.
Our registered address is: Rue Defacqz 81, 1060 Brussels, Belgium. You may contact us at [email protected] or by telephone at +32 2 271 45 863.
This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect from visitors to granelis.info, how we use it, your rights under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR), and how to exercise those rights.
2. What Personal Data We Collect
We collect personal data only when you voluntarily provide it through our contact form, or when it is generated automatically by your use of this website.
2.1 Data You Provide Directly
- Name and email address submitted via the contact form
- The content of any message you send to us
2.2 Data Collected Automatically
- IP address and approximate geographic location (country/city level)
- Browser type, operating system, and device type
- Pages visited, time spent on each page, and navigation path
- Referring URL (the page you visited before arriving at our site)
- Date and time of each visit
3. How and Why We Use Your Data
| Purpose | Data used | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Responding to contact form enquiries | Name, email, message | Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) |
| Website analytics and performance monitoring | IP, device data, page views | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) |
| Security and fraud prevention | IP address, request logs | Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) |
| Legal compliance | As required by applicable law | Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR) |
4. Cookies
This website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies. We categorise these as functional (required for the site to operate), analytical (used to understand site usage), and marketing (used to serve relevant content). You may manage your cookie preferences at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer.
For full details of the cookies we use, their purpose, and their retention period, please see our Cookie Policy.
5. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties for their own marketing purposes. We may share data with carefully selected service providers who assist in the functioning of this website, including hosting infrastructure providers, analytics platforms, and email delivery services. These providers are bound by data processing agreements and may only process your data on our documented instructions.
Where any provider processes data outside the European Economic Area, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.
6. Retention Periods
Contact form data is retained for a maximum of 24 months from the date of submission, after which it is securely deleted unless a longer period is required by law. Website analytics data is retained in aggregated, anonymised form for up to 26 months.
We review retained data annually and delete anything that no longer serves the purpose for which it was collected.
7. Your Rights Under GDPR
As a data subject in the European Economic Area, you have the following rights:
- Right of access — you may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification — you may ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to erasure — you may ask us to delete your data where there is no compelling reason for us to continue holding it.
- Right to restriction — you may ask us to restrict how we process your data in certain circumstances.
- Right to data portability — where we process data by automated means on the basis of consent, you may request a structured copy of that data.
- Right to object — you may object to processing based on our legitimate interests.
- Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting prior processing.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within one calendar month. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit): www.dataprotectionauthority.be.
8. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational steps to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or alteration. This includes encrypted connections (HTTPS), access controls, and regular security assessments of our hosting environment.
No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. We cannot ensure absolute security, but we will notify you and the relevant supervisory authority of any breach that is likely to result in a high risk to your rights and freedoms, as required by GDPR Article 34.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, the “Last updated” date at the top of this page will be revised. Significant changes will be communicated via a notice on the homepage for a period of 30 days following the update.
Continued use of this website after the effective date of a revised policy constitutes acceptance of the changes.
10. Contact Us
For all data protection enquiries, please contact:
Granelis Journal
Rue Defacqz 81, 1060 Brussels, Belgium
[email protected]
+32 2 271 45 863