Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to podgotvime ("the Platform"). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use and protect information when you visit our website podgotvime.bg.

The Platform publishes publicly available data on National External Assessment (NVO), State Maturity Exam (DZI) results and school profiles, gathered from official government sources including the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria.

2. Data We Collect

We collect a minimal amount of personal data:

• Technical data when you visit the site: IP address, browser type, operating system and pages viewed — collected anonymously via web analytics tools.
• Cookie data: described in detail in the Cookie Policy.
• Contact data: if you contact us by email, we only store the data needed to respond to your enquiry.
• Public educational information: school data, NVO and DZI results obtained from publicly available official sources — these are not considered personal data.

3. How We Use the Data

The data we collect is used solely for:

• Providing and improving Platform functionality.
• Statistical analysis of site traffic (in anonymised form).
• Responding to questions and enquiries sent by email.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process data on the basis of legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) — namely ensuring the technical operation of the website and analysing its traffic.

When you contact us directly, processing is based on pre-contractual or contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) or your explicit consent.

5. Your Rights Under GDPR

Under applicable data protection law you have the following rights:

• Right of access to the personal data we process about you.
• Right to rectification of inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten").
• Right to restriction of processing.
• Right to object to processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at: contact@podgotvi.me.

6. Data Retention

Anonymous traffic statistics are retained for no longer than 26 months. Data sent by email when contacting us is retained only for as long as necessary to resolve the enquiry.

7. Third Parties

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. We may use trusted service providers (e.g. hosting, analytics) who process data solely on our instructions and in compliance with GDPR.

8. Contact

For questions or requests related to the processing of personal data, please contact us:

Email: contact@podgotvi.me