Welcome to TextFlows (https://textflows.org/). We value the privacy of our visitors and aim to handle personal information responsibly and transparently.
TextFlows is an informational website focused on Natural Language Processing (NLP), text mining, text analytics, artificial intelligence, Python libraries, and language-processing technologies. This Privacy Policy explains how personal information may be collected, used, stored, and protected when you visit our website or contact us.
This policy is intended for visitors in Slovenia and other countries. Where applicable, personal data processing is subject to the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and relevant Slovenian data-protection legislation.
Website and Contact Information
Website: https://textflows.org/
Website name: TextFlows
Contact email: contact@textflows.org
Geographic focus: Ljubljana, Slovenia
The location above identifies the website’s intended geographic focus. It does not independently establish the identity or registered address of the website operator.
For privacy-related questions, requests, or concerns, please contact us using the email address provided above.
Personal Information We May Collect
The information collected depends on how you interact with TextFlows and which technical features are enabled on the website.
Information You Provide
If you contact us by email, we may receive information such as:
- Your name, if you choose to provide it.
- Your email address.
- The contents of your message and any information you voluntarily include.
- Any additional information you provide when submitting feedback or reporting an issue.
Please avoid sending sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your request.
Technical and Usage Information
When you visit a website, certain technical information may be processed by the website infrastructure or service providers. Depending on the configuration of TextFlows, this may include:
- IP address and general device or browser information.
- Operating system and browser type.
- Pages visited and approximate visit times.
- Referring pages and basic interaction information.
- Technical logs used to maintain website security and reliability.
The actual information collected depends on the hosting provider, server configuration, and any analytics or security services in use.
How We Use Personal Information
Where applicable and supported by an appropriate legal basis, information may be used to:
- Respond to emails, questions, and feedback.
- Maintain and operate the website.
- Diagnose technical issues and improve website performance.
- Protect the website against spam, abuse, unauthorized access, and security threats.
- Understand how visitors interact with educational content, where analytics are lawfully enabled.
- Meet applicable legal obligations and respond to legitimate legal requests.
We aim to collect and use only information that is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
Legal Bases for Processing
Under the GDPR, personal data must be processed on an appropriate legal basis. Depending on the circumstances, these bases may include:
- Consent: Where you have freely agreed to a specific processing activity, such as certain optional cookies.
- Legitimate interests: Where processing is necessary for legitimate purposes, such as protecting the website or responding to relevant inquiries, provided your rights and interests are not overridden.
- Legal obligation: Where processing is required to comply with applicable law.
- Contract or pre-contractual steps: Where applicable to a request or arrangement involving you.
The appropriate legal basis depends on the actual processing activity. Consent will be requested where legally required.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small files that websites may store on your device. Similar technologies may also be used to maintain functionality, remember preferences, measure website usage, or support security.
Depending on the features enabled on TextFlows, cookies may include:
- Essential cookies: Used for necessary website functions, security, or user-requested services.
- Preference cookies: Used to remember settings, where available.
- Analytics cookies: Used to understand website usage when analytics tools are enabled.
- Advertising cookies: Used only if advertising services requiring such technologies are implemented.
Non-essential cookies and similar technologies will be handled in accordance with applicable consent requirements. Where consent is required, they should not be activated before the appropriate consent is obtained.
You may also be able to manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functions.
The exact cookies used by TextFlows should be identified through an actual website and technology audit.
Sharing Personal Information
We do not intend to sell personal information to third parties.
Information may be shared where necessary with service providers involved in operating and securing the website, such as hosting, technical maintenance, security, or analytics providers, if those services are used.
Personal information may also be disclosed where required by law or where necessary to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
Where third parties process personal information on our behalf, appropriate contractual and legal safeguards should be implemented as required by applicable data-protection law.
International Data Transfers
Some website service providers may process information outside Slovenia or the European Economic Area (EEA).
Where personal data is transferred internationally, applicable GDPR requirements must be followed. Depending on the destination and circumstances, this may involve an adequacy decision, appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses, and any additional measures required by law.
The actual locations and safeguards depend on the service providers used by TextFlows.
Data Retention
Personal information should be retained only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
For example, email correspondence may be retained for as long as necessary to respond to inquiries and maintain relevant records. Technical logs may be retained for a limited period based on operational, security, and legal requirements.
Retention periods should reflect the actual practices of the website operator and its service providers.
Data Security
We aim to protect personal information through appropriate technical and organizational measures, taking account of the nature of the information and the risks associated with its processing.
Depending on the website’s configuration, these measures may include access controls, security updates, protected communications, backups, and monitoring for suspicious activity.
No method of transmitting or storing information can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We therefore encourage visitors to avoid sending confidential information through ordinary email unless necessary.
Your Rights Under the GDPR
If the GDPR applies to the processing of your personal data, you may have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Request deletion of personal data in applicable circumstances.
- Request restriction of processing.
- Object to certain processing activities.
- Request data portability where the legal requirements are met.
- Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
- Lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection supervisory authority.
These rights are subject to applicable legal conditions and exceptions.
To submit a privacy request, contact contact@textflows.org. We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.
Data Protection in Slovenia
Visitors in Slovenia may have rights under the GDPR and applicable Slovenian data-protection legislation.
The Slovenian Information Commissioner (Informacijski pooblaščenec) is the country’s data-protection supervisory authority. If you believe that your personal data has been processed unlawfully, you may contact the competent supervisory authority or seek other remedies available under applicable law.
Children’s Privacy
TextFlows is an informational website about technology and language-processing topics. It is not specifically designed to collect personal information from children.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information in circumstances where it should not have been collected, please contact us so that the matter can be reviewed and addressed where appropriate.
Third-Party Websites
Our articles may contain links to external websites, research publications, software documentation, and open-source projects.
These websites operate independently and may have their own privacy policies, cookies, and data-processing practices. We encourage you to review their privacy information before using their services.
This Privacy Policy applies to TextFlows and does not automatically cover third-party websites accessed through external links.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our website features, data-processing practices, service providers, or legal obligations change.
The revised version will be published on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage visitors to review the policy periodically.