PRIVACY POLICY

Data Controller

Data Controller: Mónica de la Guardia Durán, Tax ID No. 54475417D, with address at Calle de La Peña, Postal Code 33700, Luarca, Asturias, Spain, hereinafter “Mónica Durán”, whose contact email address is hola@visualbloom.co.

Data requested on the website and purpose of processing

• Name, email address, and phone number (optional) on contact forms: to contact Mónica Durán directly, whether to ask questions, provide feedback or suggestions, request a service or product, or obtain any other information. Failure to provide the minimum required personal information will prevent Mónica Durán from responding to your request.

• Name, email address, and website (optional): to post comments on the website's blog.

• First name, last name, address, phone number, email address, tax ID number: This information will be requested at the time of payment for the service in order to process all matters related to the customer.

• Name and email address for the newsletter: With the data subject’s express and voluntary consent, the website will request the minimum information necessary to send an automated marketing newsletter, which will provide information about advertising, promotions, and other details regarding the services and/or products offered by Mónica Durán.

  Mónica Durán will at all times ensure that the website, its content, and the processing of users’ personal data are handled in the most appropriate manner. To this end, users may always exercise their rights of access, rectification, erasure, portability, the right to be forgotten, or objection, all in strict compliance with the guidelines of the applicable laws, by writing to the email address hola@visualbloom.co. 

  Monica Durán will never share the data it holds with third parties. Should it do so in order to fulfill services contracted by a participant, send the newsletter, comply with legal requirements, or administer the website, appropriate confidentiality agreements will be provided between the parties. 

  Links to third-party websites found on this site are subject to privacy policies that are independent of Mónica Durán. Access to these sites is the user’s responsibility, and it is the user’s responsibility to familiarize themselves with these policies and decide whether or not to accept them.

Forms

The website offers four types of forms:

1. Contact: Users, customers, or participants may find forms on the website that facilitate communication with Mónica Durán to ask questions, provide feedback, request a quote, book one of the services offered on the website, or exercise any rights they may have. Failure to provide the minimum necessary personal data will prevent Mónica Durán from responding to the request. This processing is considered legitimate as it forms part of pre-contractual arrangements. The website server and Mónica Durán’s email server will be the data controllers.

2. Regarding advertising: Users, buyers, or participants will be asked to provide their express and voluntary consent to provide Mónica Durán with the minimum data necessary to send advertising and commercial information related to the services and/or products offered by Mónica Durán, so that this data may be added to an automated email marketing database managed by the data processor indicated below. The processing of personal data contained in this section has been carried out with the consent of the data subject.

3. For blog comments: To prevent spam and inappropriate messages, and to ensure proper tracking, users will be asked to provide their name, email address, and website (optional) or a nickname (required) to identify them in the comments they wish to post on blog entries. This information will be visible to other users of the website. If you do not want this information to be visible to others, please contact Mónica Durán at hola@visualbloom.co. The website server will be responsible for processing the data, which will be done with the data subject’s consent. 

4. To process the service request: users, customers, or participants will be asked to provide their personal information so that Mónica Durán can process the services requested by the customer. The processing of personal data is lawful based on the contractual relationship with the customer or participant. The data will be stored on the website’s server.

Data processors

Monica Durán relies on third parties to properly provide her services and products; she enters into the necessary confidentiality agreements with them and ensures their compliance with data protection regulations. 

The data provided to these third parties may not be used for any other purposes not authorized by the data subject. 

In accordance with the principles of disclosure and transparency, we hereby disclose that these third parties are:

• Acuity Scheduling: the platform that hosts the website and generates statistics on website traffic and visitor volume. This service is provided by Squarespace, Inc., headquartered in New York, United States, and operated by Squarespace Ireland Ltd., located in Dublin, Ireland, for residents outside the United States. They have adopted standard data processing clauses approved by the European Commission, which can be viewed in their privacy policy.

• Asana: used for managing client projects. The service is provided by Asana Inc., based in the United States. They have adopted standard data processing clauses approved by the European Commission, which can be found in their privacy policy.

• Squarespace: the platform on which the website is hosted, which also generates statistics on website traffic and visitor volume. The service is provided by Squarespace, Inc., headquartered in New York, United States, and operated by Squarespace Ireland Ltd., located in Dublin, Ireland, for residents outside the United States. They have adopted standard data processing clauses approved by the European Commission, which can be viewed in their privacy policy.

• Dropbox Sign: a platform used for signing contracts online. The service is provided by Dropbox, Inc., based in California, United States. They have adopted standard data processing clauses approved by the European Commission, which can be viewed here. You can view their privacy policy here.

• Billin: a billing platform. The service is provided by MY EXPENSES, S.L., based in Madrid, Spain. You can view their privacy policy here.

• Instagram and Facebook: to promote my work and receive and respond to messages requesting information about my services. This service is provided by Facebook Ireland Ltd., Dublin, Ireland, with servers located in the United States. They have adopted standard data processing clauses approved by the European Commission, which can be viewed here. You can view their privacy policy here.

• Loom: used to record screen videos that are shared with clients. A service provided by Loom Inc., based in San Francisco, California, United States. They have adopted standard data processing clauses approved by the European Commission. You can view their privacy policy here.

• MailerLite: used to automate marketing newsletters and send advertisements for the products and/or services offered on the website to the data subject’s email address. This service is provided by UAB “MailerLite,” located at J. Basanavičiaus 15, LT-03108 Vilnius, Lithuania, European Union. You can view their privacy policy here.

• PayPal: used to process and collect customer payments. This service is provided by PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., which is located in the European Economic Area. You can view their privacy policyhere.

• Stripe: used to process debit and credit card payments on the website. This service is provided by Stripe Inc., located at 510 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. They have adopted standard data processing clauses approved by the European Commission, which can be viewed here. You can view their privacy policy here.

• Google Suite: used to back up data and share folders and files on Google Drive with clients and collaborators; to manage email in Gmail; to make video calls on Meet; to share calendars on Google Calendar; to conduct customer satisfaction surveys or collect information about your brand—which is necessary to properly provide services—using Google Forms; and other Suite services as needed. Service provided by Google LLC, located in the United States of America. They have adopted standard data processing clauses approved by the European Commission, which can be viewed here. You can view their privacy policy here.

• Vimeo: used to host videos. This service is provided by Vimeo Inc., a company based in the United States. They have adopted standard data processing clauses approved by the European Commission, which can be viewed here. You can view their privacy policy here.

• YouTube: used to host videos. This service is provided by Google LLC, a company based in the United States. They have adopted standard data processing clauses approved by the European Commission, which can be viewed here. You can view their privacy policy here.

• Zapier: This is a tool used to automate tasks. The company, Zapier Inc., is located at 548 Market St., #62411, San Francisco, CA 94104–5401. They have adopted standard data processing clauses approved by the European Commission, which can be viewed here. You can view their privacy policy here.

In specific cases, Mónica Durán may use applications or tools that are not included or mentioned in this list, provided that they are a better option for performing a particular task; if this occurs, Mónica Durán will notify her users, clients, or participants, as applicable. 

Policies Related to the Newsletter

These policies shall at all times be considered a supplement to the terms and conditions set forth on the website, and both shall apply equally in the event of a dispute. The privacy and intellectual property policies applied shall be the same as those set forth in the website’s terms and conditions.

The term “newsletter” refers to the digital newsletter that Mónica Durán publishes periodically and sends to her subscribers via an external email service provider, to which the user has voluntarily subscribed. 

Mónica Durán is not required to send the newsletter at specific intervals, so she is entirely free to do so whenever she deems appropriate. Users may exercise their rights of access, correction, cancellation, or objection at any time by following the instructions provided in the newsletter’s footer.

Users must not share this content with third parties, as this would infringe on Mónica Durán's copyright. The only permitted distribution channel is one managed and/or authorized by Mónica Durán.

Mónica Durán is not responsible for third-party content featured in the newsletter; any disputes that arise must be addressed directly with the person or company mentioned.

All material featured in this newsletter is protected by copyright held by Mónica Durán; where such material belongs to third parties, it is understood that Mónica Durán has obtained the necessary authorization to use it as agreed upon with the author.

Duration of treatment

Personal data provided for billing purposes and for the purchase of products or services will be retained for the legally required period.

In the case of personal data provided for electronic newsletters and blog comments, such data will be retained for as long as the data subject wishes to remain on the subscription list; therefore, the data subject may unsubscribe at any time, either automatically as indicated in each newsletter or by sending an email to hola@visualbloom.co.

COOKIE POLICY

Preliminary Considerations

The term “user” refers to any person who browses the website https://visualbloom.co, hereinafter referred to simply as the website. 

The term "publisher" refers to the owner of the website, who is Mónica Durán and is identified in the Legal Notice. 

The cookies used in your browser have been installed with your consent. If at any time you wish to revoke this consent, you may do so without any difficulty. To do so, please refer to the section on Disabling or Deleting Cookies, which is described in these policies.

The Publisher has complete discretion to make any changes it deems appropriate to the website. To this end, it may add sections, features, or any other elements that may result in the use of new cookies; therefore, users are advised to review this cookie policy each time they visit the website to stay informed of any changes that may have occurred since their last visit.

To keep track of the cookies on my site, I use the CookieHub service, which continuously scans my website to identify the cookies being used. This helps me provide you with greater transparency, allowing you, as a website user, to freely choose which cookies you actually want to see and which you don’t.

Definition and purpose of cookies

Cookies are pieces of information stored in a website user’s browser to track their previous activity and remember certain details for a future visit. They may also be referred to as web beacons, pixels, bugs, or trackers, but for the purposes of these policies, they will be referred to solely as cookies. 

They typically store technical data, usage statistics, profile customization settings, links to social media, and personal preference management, among other functions, in order to tailor the website to the user’s needs and settings, thereby enhancing the browsing experience; not accepting them could hinder the service the website aims to provide. 

WHAT COOKIES ARE NOT

These files do not contain viruses, spam, Trojans, worms, spyware, or advertising content—whether displayed statically on the page or in pop-up format. 

WHERE ARE THEY STORED?

The stored information pertains to the browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome, Firefox, etc.), not the user. To verify this, you can visit the same website and check in two different browsers that you can set different preferences in each one.

TYPES OF COOKIES BASED ON THE ENTITY THAT MANAGES THEM

Cookies can be:

1. First-party: when they are managed by the website operator itself. They are sent to the user’s device from a server or domain managed by the operator itself, from which the service requested by the user is provided.

2. Third-party: when they are managed by a natural or legal person other than the publisher.

This website uses first-party and third-party cookies.

TYPES OF COOKIES BY PURPOSE

Depending on their function, cookies can be:

1. Technical or necessary cookies: These enable the operational management of the website, allowing users to browse it without any issues. They can help manage traffic and data communication, identify the session, access restricted areas, remember the items in an order, complete the purchase of a product or service, process payments, prevent fraud, submit registration or event participation requests, use security features while browsing, store content for video or audio playback, enable dynamic content (such as loading animations for text or images), or share content via social media, among many other functions they may perform.

2. Preference or personalization cookies: These are cookies that store information to allow the user to browse the website with certain personalized settings, such as language, the number of results displayed when the user performs a search, the website’s appearance or content based on the user’s browser type, background colors, and profile picture, among others.

3. Analytics or measurement: These cookies enable the tracking and analysis of user behavior on the website and on other sites owned by the cookie provider, such as the amount of time users spend on a particular page, and the times and days with the highest traffic.

4. Behavioral advertising: Theseare cookiesthat store information about users’ behavior obtained through the continuous monitoring of their browsing habits, which allows for the creation of a specific profile to display advertising based on that behavior. The goal is to show ads that are relevant and appealing to the user.

5. Advertising: These cookies enable the most efficient management of the website’s advertising space, based on criteria such as the content displayed or the frequency with which ads are shown.

This website uses technical, personalization, analytics, advertising, and behavioral advertising cookies.

Some cookies may be multifunctional, meaning they serve two or more purposes.

TYPES OF COOKIES BY DURATION:

Depending on how long they remain active on the user's device, cookies can be: 

• Session cookies: These are a type of cookie designed to collect and store data while the user is visiting a website. They are typically used to store information that is only relevant for providing the service requested by the user on a single occasion and are deleted at the end of the session; for example, a list of selected products, a specific selection of photos, etc.

• Persistent: These are cookies in which the data remains stored on the device and can be accessed and processed for a period determined by the cookie issuer, which can range from a few minutes to several years.

Consequences of disabling cookies

For example, the potential consequences of not allowing the use of cookies may include the following:

• The selected products will not be added to the store, so a shopping cart will not be created, preventing you from completing the purchase of the desired items

• You will not be able to access the customer area, personal area, or any other area that requires confirmation 

• The data needed to analyze the website cannot be collected, preventing the publisher from knowing how to improve it

• You will not be able to share the website's content on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and others.

• You will not be able to post comments on the blog

• You won't be able to use any social media platforms, since they all use cookies to provide their services.

• Third-party ads cannot be displayed, which reduces revenue for those who use this method

• On certain websites, your browsing activity may be flagged as spam because it cannot be identified

• Various. This list is merely illustrative and not exhaustive.

If you have deleted your cookies and wish to browse this website again, you will need to accept cookies once more. 

Cookies used on this website

This website uses certain necessary cookies that allow visitors to navigate the site and use its main features, as well as analytics cookies and third-party cookies that add functionality to the site.

The following is a list of the cookies used by this website. However, due to technical limitations, we are unable to accurately display the cookies used by third parties; nevertheless, every effort has been made to ensure that users have all the necessary information.

First-party cookies (necessary)

First-party cookies (for analytics and performance)

They will only be installed if you accept the site's cookies.

Third-party cookies

How to exercise your rights

You can disable any cookies you don't want to use at any time by updating your consent settings here:

How to delete all cookies

Users may exercise their right to refuse cookies at any time and may therefore disable or delete them, except for those that are necessary for the website to function.

Users may delete and/or block cookies for all browsing sessions or for a specific website. This setting must be configured in each browser; if you configure it in one browser but not in the others on the same device, it will be assumed that you accept the use of cookies in the other browsers. The Publisher cannot perform this action on the user’s behalf; users must do so responsibly and individually in each browser and/or device where they wish to do so.

Since each browser has different settings, users should consult the help section of their specific browser for details. This section covers the most common settings; however, these may vary depending on updates to your browser or operating system. Users should always refer to their browser’s user manual; this guide is for reference only.

• Chrome: Go to Menu → Settings (on Mac: Preferences) → Advanced Settings → Privacy. Here, you can choose whether to manage cookies or delete existing cookies. For more information, visit Chrome Help. 

• Internet Explorer:Go to Tools -> Internet Options -> Privacy -> Privacy -> Settings -> Advanced. Configure the settings as desired. For more information, visit the browser's help section.

• Firefox: Go to Menu > Preferences > Privacy > Show Cookies. Configure the settings as desired. For more information, visit the browser's Help section.

  • Safari: Safari > Preferences > Privacy. Configure the settings as desired. For more information, visit Apple Support.

Cookie Notices

The Publisher is not liable for any technical issues the user may encounter on the website or in their browser due to improper handling of the deactivation or deletion of cookies; at all times, the user must verify the information regarding their deactivation or deletion in the help section of their respective browser. The user assumes responsibility for deleting or disabling cookies in their browser and, consequently, accepts any consequences that may arise from this. 

Users may contact the Publisher at any time by email at hola@visualbloom.co. 

Last updated: January 9, 2026.