We believe in an honest and respectful relationship with those who visit this website. That’s why we only collect strictly necessary data and handle it with care, transparency, and common sense.
1. Data Controller
Name: Vicente Soler
ID Number: 20465285T
Address: Calle Tosquella 65, 1º, Castelló de la Plana, Spain
Contact Email: info@letrasdelcamino.com
2. Data We Collect and Why
- Email address (voluntary): to send you newsletters with reflections, updates, and promotions.
- Username and avatar (optional): if you register in the community to comment or share texts.
We do not request banking information or sensitive data (health, religion, orientation, beliefs, etc.). We also do not use IP addresses to create user profiles.
3. Purpose of Data Processing
- Newsletter: sending reflections, articles, project news, and, when applicable, our own or affiliate promotions related to the website’s theme.
- Community: managing your user account and allowing you to comment or, if you reach the required level, submit articles for review.
- Security and moderation: keeping the site secure, preventing abuse, and moderating content in accordance with the Community Guidelines.
We do not sell your data or share it with third parties unrelated to the service. It is only shared with providers necessary to operate the website (for example, hosting and email platforms) under data processing agreements.
4. Newsletter and Consent
By subscribing, you give your explicit consent to receive our newsletters by email. You may withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link included in each email or by writing to info@letrasdelcamino.com. We may use double confirmation (double opt-in) to verify your address.
Occasionally, we may minimally segment mailings (for example, sending only to active subscribers) without creating profiles that produce legal effects concerning you.
5. Data Processors and Transfers
We use service providers who process data on behalf of the controller:
- MailerLite (email marketing service): subscriber management, newsletter delivery, and basic analytics. It acts as a data processor in accordance with the GDPR and provides appropriate safeguards through contractual agreements and security measures. More information is available in its privacy policy and/or data processing agreement.
- Hosting provider: this website is hosted on servers compliant with European data protection regulations.
These processors only access the information strictly necessary to provide their services and in accordance with our instructions. If any service involves international data transfers, they will be carried out with appropriate safeguards (e.g., standard contractual clauses).
6. Legal Basis
- Consent: newsletter subscription and communications (Art. 6.1.a GDPR).
- Contract performance: management of your user account if you register (Art. 6.1.b GDPR).
- Legitimate interest: site security and content moderation (Art. 6.1.f GDPR).
7. Users’ Rights
You may exercise your rights of access, rectification, erasure, objection, restriction, and portability by writing to info@letrasdelcamino.com. If you believe your rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD).
8. Minimum Age
Community registration and newsletter subscription are permitted from the age of 14. If you are under this age, you need the consent of a parent or legal guardian.
9. Posts, Sensitive Data, and Moderation
This space is for sharing emotions and personal reflection. Publishing sensitive data is not allowed (health, orientation, beliefs, politics, ethnicity, etc.). Any such content may be removed. Contributions may be moderated, edited, or rejected if they do not comply with the Community Guidelines.
10. Tools and Analytics
- Koko Analytics: anonymous statistics, without personalized tracking cookies. We do not use Google Analytics or equivalent profiling tools.
- The site is hosted on servers that comply with European data protection regulations.
11. Data Retention Periods
We retain your email address as long as your subscription remains active or until you request to unsubscribe. Account data (username, avatar, and posts) is retained while your account is active and, where applicable, for the legally required periods. You may request deletion at any time.
12. AI, Responsibility, and Scope
- We will not use your data or reflections to train AI models or for commercial purposes unrelated to this project.
- This site shares resources for self-knowledge and personal writing; it does not replace psychological or medical care. If you are going through an emotional crisis, please seek professional help (for example, call 024 in Spain).
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