This website has no commercial purpose; there is nothing to sell or buy. Its sole purpose is to share my passion for Croatia, my photos, interesting places to see, good restaurants, some good accommodations, and information that might be useful to you.

I am not a tourism professional; I am not a guide, I do not offer guided tours, I am not a real estate agent, I do not offer vacation rentals, I do not book hotels, I do not offer car rentals, or provide transportation.

I am not a professional photographer; I do not do reportage, I do not take photos for magazines, or I do not take photos for advertising agencies. However, all photos, videos, and texts on this site are my own work. The published content (texts, videos, photos, etc.) is protected by copyright. They cannot therefore be used without my prior authorization.

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Effective from 01/05/2025 - Last updated: 01/05/2025

The text below on this page contains:

• Legal Notices
• Cookie Policy
• Privacy Policy
• Terms of Use of the Site

Legal Notice

In accordance with the provisions of Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 on Confidence in the Digital Economy, users and visitors, hereinafter the "User," of the website https://www.cieluch.com, hereinafter the "Site," are hereby informed of these legal notices.

Connecting to and browsing the Site by the User implies full and unreserved acceptance of these legal notices.

These are accessible on the Site under the "Legal Notices" section.

Site Editing

The Site is edited and published by Mr. Alexis Cieluch, residing at 20 Toncicevo ul. 51260 Crikvenica, whose email address is photo.by.croatia@gmail.com, hereinafter the "Publisher".

Host

The Site is hosted by OVH Groupe SA, whose registered office is located at 2 rue Kellermann, 59100 Roubaix.

Site Access

The Site is normally accessible to the User at any time. However, the Publisher may, at any time, suspend, limit, or interrupt the Site in order to update or modify its content, in particular. The Publisher shall not be held liable for any consequences of this unavailability on the User's activities.

Any use, reproduction, distribution, marketing, or modification of all or part of the Site without the express authorization of the Publisher is prohibited and may result in legal action and prosecution as provided for by current regulations.

For more information, please refer to the Terms and Conditions, available at the bottom of this page.

For more information on the protection of personal data, please refer to the Personal Data Protection Policy, available at the bottom of this page.

For more information on cookies, please refer to the Cookie Policy, available at the bottom of this page.

Cookie Policy

Introduction

We use cookies on our website to improve your browsing experience and provide you with content and services tailored to your interests. By continuing to browse our website, you agree to the use of these cookies. If you would like to know more about our use of cookies or how to manage them, you can consult our privacy policy accessible from this page.

Part 1: What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small data file sent by a website and stored on the user's browser. Cookies are used to record information about user preferences and to track the pages visited in order to personalize the content and services offered.

Part 2: Why do we use cookies on our site?

We use cookies on our site to:

• improve your browsing experience by saving your preferences and offering you content and services tailored to your interests.
• follow the pages of our site to help us improve its content and usability.

Part 3: How to manage cookies on our site?

You can manage cookies on our site using your browser settings. You can choose to accept or reject cookies. You can also delete cookies already saved on your computer. Please note that if you choose to reject cookies, you may not be able to benefit from all the features of our site.

Conclusion

By using our site, you agree to the use of cookies as described in our privacy policy, accessible from this page.

Privacy Policy

https://www.cieluch.com

ARTICLE 1: PREAMBLE

The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform users of the site:

• About how their personal data is collected. Any information that allows a user to be identified is considered personal data. In this regard, this may include: their first and last names, age, postal or email address, location, or IP address (non-exhaustive list);
• The rights they have regarding this data;
• The person responsible for processing the personal data collected and processed;
• The recipients of this personal data;
• The site's cookie policy.

This policy supplements the legal notices, cookie policy, and general terms of use available to users on this page.

ARTICLE 2: PRINCIPLES RELATING TO THE COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

In accordance with Article 5 of European Regulation 2016/679, personal data are:

• Processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently with respect to the data subject.
• Collected for specific, explicit, and legitimate purposes (see Article 3.1 hereof), and not further processed in a manner incompatible with those purposes.
• Adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary for the purposes for which they are processed.
• Accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date. All reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay.
• Kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which they are processed.
• Processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the data collected, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction, or damage, using appropriate technical or organizational measures.

Processing shall be lawful only if and to the extent that at least one of the following conditions is met:

• The data subject has consented to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes.
• The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.
• The processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject.
• The processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person.
• The processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
• The processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.

ARTICLE 3: PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED AND PROCESSED DURING BROWSING THE SITE

Article 3.1: Data Collected

The personal data collected as part of our business is as follows:

• Only data enabling better navigation on the pages

The collection and processing of this data serves the following purposes:

• monitoring the quality of services and tracking between different pages

Article 3.2: Data Collection Method

When you use our site, the following data is automatically collected:

• data enabling better navigation on maps, photo albums, and events

No other personal data is collected when you visit our pages.

They are stored by the data controller under reasonable security conditions for a period of:

• The data is deleted immediately at the end of your visit to our pages.

We do not store any personal data beyond the periods stated above in order to fulfill our legal or regulatory obligations.

Article 3.3: Data Hosting

The cieluch.com website is hosted by: OVH Groupe SA

Registered office address: 2 rue Kellermann, 59100 Roubaix

Contact: https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/

Article 3.4: Transfer of Data to Third Parties

• Data is shared with Google Maps Ireland Limited

Article 3.5: Google Maps Ireland Limited Cookie Policy

• Use by Google Maps Ireland Limited solely to facilitate map navigation.
• Use by Google Maps Ireland Limited
• We use the information we collect through our services for the following purposes:
• Providing our services
• We use your information to provide our services, for example, to process your search terms to return results or to facilitate content sharing by suggesting recipients among your contacts.
• Providing and improving our services
• We also use your information to ensure our services are functioning properly, This includes tracking service outages or troubleshooting issues you report. Your data also helps us improve our services. For example, knowing which search terms are most commonly misspelled helps us improve the spell check feature across all our products.
• Developing new services
• We use the information we collect through our existing services to develop new ones. For example, understanding how users organized their photos in Picasa, our first photo app, helped us design and launch Google Photos./li>
• Offering personalized services, including content and ads
• We use the information we collect to personalize our services for you, including recommendations, personalized content, and personalized search results. For example, the Security Checkup offers security tips tailored to your use of Google products. Additionally, depending on your settings, Google Play may use information, such as apps you've already installed and videos you've watched on YouTube, to suggest new apps that might be of interest to you.
• Depending on your settings, we may also show you personalized ads based on your interests and activity on Google services. For example, if you search for "mountain bikes," you may see ads for fitness equipment on YouTube. You can control the information we use to serve you ads by accessing your ad settings in My Ad Preferences
• Evaluate Performance
• We use your information for analytics and measurement purposes to understand how our services are used. For example, analyzing data about your visits to our sites allows us to optimize the design of our products. We also use information about the ads you interact with (including your corresponding Google search activity) to help advertisers analyze the performance of their advertising campaigns. To do this, we use several tools, including Google Analytics. When you visit sites or use apps that use Google Analytics, a Google Analytics customer may choose to allow Google to associate information about your activity on that site or app with activity on other sites or apps that use our advertising services.
• Communicating with you
• We use the information we collect, such as your email address, to interact directly with you. For example, we may notify you if we detect suspicious activity, such as an attempt to log in to your Google Account from an unusual location. We may also inform you of upcoming changes or improvements to our services. Furthermore, if you contact us, we will keep a record of your request to better resolve any issues you encounter.
• Protecting Google, our users, and the public
• We use your information to improve the security and reliability of our services. This includes detecting, preventing, and addressing fraud, abuse, security breaches, and technical issues that could harm Google, its users, or the public.
• We use various technologies to process your information for these purposes. We use automated systems that analyze your content to provide you with personalized ads and search results, or other features tailored to your use of our services. We also analyze your content to detect abuse, such as spam, malware, and illegal content. We also use algorithms to detect patterns in data. For example, Google Translate allows you to communicate in different languages by detecting common linguistic patterns in the sentences you ask it to translate.
• We may use the information we collect through our services and across your devices for the purposes described above. For example, depending on your settings, if you watch guitar videos on YouTube, you may see an ad promoting guitar lessons on a site that uses our advertising products. Depending on your account settings, your activity on other sites and apps may be associated with your personal information to improve Google services and the ads Google serves.
• If other users already have your email address or other personally identifiable information, we may show them your publicly available Google Account information, such as your name and photo. This allows, for example, to recognize an email you have sent.
• Any use of your information for purposes other than those set out in this Privacy Policy will require your explicit consent.
• You can decide what information we collect and how we use it.
• This section describes the key settings within our services that allow you to manage the privacy of your information. In addition, the Privacy Checkup allows you to review and adjust important privacy settings. In addition to these tools, our products contain specific privacy settings. To learn more, see our Product Privacy Guide.

ARTICLE 4: DATA CONTROLLER AND DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

Article 4.1: Data Controller

Personal data is collected by Alexis Cieluch.

The data controller can be contacted as follows:

By mail at the following address: Toncicevo ul. 20, 51260 Crikvenica

By email: Send an email

Article 4.2: The Data Protection Officer

The Data Protection Officer of the controller is:

Alexis Cieluch - Toncicevo ul. 20, 51260 Crikvenica - Send an email

If, after contacting us, you believe that your “Data Protection and Freedoms” rights have not been respected, you can report them to the CNIL.

ARTICLE 5: USER RIGHTS REGARDING DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING

Any user affected by the processing of their personal data may exercise the following rights, pursuant to European Regulation 2016/679 and the French Data Protection Act (Law 78-17 of January 6, 1978):

• Right of access, rectification, and erasure of data (set out in Articles 15, 16, and 17 of the GDPR, respectively)
• Right to data portability (Article 20 of the GDPR)
• Right to restriction of processing (Article 18 of the GDPR) and to object to data processing (Article 21 of the GDPR)
• Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing
• Right to determine the fate of data after death
• Right to refer the matter to the competent supervisory authority (Article 77 of the GDPR).

To exercise your rights, please send a letter to Alexis Cieluch - Toncicevo, ul. 20, 51260 Crikvenica or by email at Send an Email

In order for the data controller to process their request, the user may be required to provide certain information such as their first and last name, email address, and account, personal space, or subscriber number.

Visit ICO for more information on your rights.

ARTICLE 6: CONDITIONS FOR MODIFICATION OF THE PRIVACY POLICY

The publisher of the website cieluch.com reserves the right to modify this Policy at any time to ensure its compliance with applicable law for users of the website.

Users are encouraged to review this Policy each time they use our services, without the need for formal notice.

Terms of Use for the CIELUCH.COM Website

Welcome to CIELUCH.COM (hereinafter referred to as the "Site"). Please read these terms of use (hereinafter referred to as the "Terms") carefully before accessing or using the Site. By accessing or using the Site, you (hereinafter referred to as the "User") agree to be bound by these Terms in their entirety. If you do not agree to all the provisions of these Terms, please do not access or use the Site.

1. Acceptance of the Terms

Use of the Site is subject to acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. By accessing and using the Site, the User acknowledges having read, understood, and agreed to be legally bound by these Terms, as well as by our Privacy Policy, accessible from the menu at the top of this page.

2. Site Description

"The CIELUCH.COM Site is a platform that offers useful information for a stay in Croatia, photo albums, and maps suggesting routes.

3. Access and Use of the Site

3.1. Access to the Site is generally permitted continuously, except in cases of maintenance, updates, technical problems, or force majeure. We reserve the right to suspend, interrupt, or modify access to all or part of the Site at any time and without notice.

3.2. The User agrees to use the Site in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, applicable laws and regulations, and in a responsible and respectful manner.

3.3. The User is specifically prohibited from:

• Use the Site for any illegal, fraudulent, or harmful purpose.
• Undermine the security, integrity, or proper functioning of the Site.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to parts of the Site, other user accounts, or computer systems connected to the Site.
• Distribute content that is unlawful, defamatory, abusive, obscene, threatening, or infringes the rights of third parties.
• Introduce viruses, malware, or anything else that may damage the Site or other users' computer systems.
• Collect or store personal data about other users without their consent.
• Use robots, spiders, or other automated devices to access or extract content from the Site without our prior written permission.

4. Intellectual Property

4.1. The content of the Site (text, images, logos, videos, etc.) is protected by intellectual property laws and belongs to Alexis Cieluch or its licensors.

4.2. Unless otherwise indicated, no element of the Site may be copied, reproduced, modified, distributed, published, downloaded, displayed, transmitted, or sold in any manner or by any means whatsoever, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Alexis Cieluch.

4.3. The trademarks, logos, and domain names appearing on the Site are the exclusive property of Alexis Cieluch. Any unauthorized use of these elements is strictly prohibited.

5. User Content

If users wish to share photos, comments, or places to stay, they must comply with the following conditions.

5.1. By submitting content to the Site, the User grants Alexis Cieluch a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, perpetual, and irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display such content on the Site and in any other media, for commercial or non-commercial purposes.

5.2. The User represents and warrants that they have all necessary rights to the content they submit and that such content does not violate the rights of third parties or applicable laws and regulations.

5.3. Alexis Cieluch reserves the right to remove or modify any user content that violates these Terms or is deemed inappropriate, without prior notice or obligation to provide justification.

6. Links to Other Websites

The Site may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided solely as a convenience, and Alexis Cieluch has no control over the content of these third-party sites and disclaims any responsibility for their content, accuracy, reliability, or privacy practices. Access to and use of these third-party sites is at the User's sole risk.

7. Limitation of Liability

7.1. The Site is provided "as is" and "as available." Alexis Cieluch makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the operation of the Site, or the accuracy, reliability, availability, or error-free nature of its content.

7.2. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Alexis Cieluch shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, or incidental damages, including, but not limited to, lost profits, lost data, or any other financial loss, resulting from the use of or inability to use the Site.

8. Indemnification

The User agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Alexis Cieluch, its agents, and partners, from and against any claims, actions, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from their use of the Site, their violation of these Terms, or their violation of third-party rights.

9. Modifications to the Terms

Alexis Cieluch reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time without notice. Modifications will be effective immediately upon posting on the Site. It is the User's responsibility to regularly review the Terms and Conditions for any changes. Continued use of the Site after the publication of changes constitutes acceptance of these changes.

10. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Croatia. Any dispute arising out of the interpretation or enforcement of these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Rijeka.

11. Miscellaneous Provisions

11.1. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall remain in effect.

11.2. Alexis Cieluch's failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms does not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.

11.3. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between the User and Alexis Cieluch regarding the use of the Site and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements and communications, whether oral or written.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding these Terms, please contact us at: Send an Email