Privacy & Cookie Policy

This Privacy & Cookie Policy explains how Astudio LLC (“Astudio”, “we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies and processes information when you visit the Astudio website.

1. Who we are

This website is operated by Astudio LLC, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia.

Website: astudio.am

If you have questions regarding this Privacy & Cookie Policy or the processing of your information, you can contact Astudio using the contact details provided on our website.

2. Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small data files that websites may store on a visitor’s device. They can be used to provide essential website functionality, remember preferences, and collect information about how a website is used.

Astudio uses two categories of cookies and related storage technologies:

Necessary technologies

Necessary cookies and storage are used for the operation, security and essential functionality of the website. These may include technologies required for session management, CSRF protection and storing your cookie-consent preference.

These technologies are necessary for the website to function correctly and are not used for advertising purposes.

Analytics cookies

With your consent, where consent is requested, we use analytics technologies to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us evaluate website usage, identify technical or usability issues and improve our website and services.

Analytics technologies are optional.

3. Google Analytics

Astudio uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4), a web analytics service provided by Google.

Google Analytics may process information about your interaction with our website, which may include:

• pages visited;
• approximate time and duration of visits;
• interactions with website content;
• browser and device information;
• operating system;
• referring pages or sources;
• approximate geographic information derived from technical data;
• IP address and other technical identifiers processed by Google;
• identifiers stored in analytics cookies.

Google Analytics may set cookies such as _ga, _ga_* and other cookies used by Google services in connection with analytics and measurement.

We use this information to understand website usage and improve the performance, content and usability of the Astudio website. We do not use Google Analytics to intentionally collect information that directly identifies you, such as your name or email address.

Google acts as a provider of the analytics service and may process information in accordance with its own privacy and data-processing terms.

Where our cookie-consent mechanism applies, Google Analytics is not activated until you explicitly accept analytics cookies.

4. Legal basis and consent

Where applicable data-protection or electronic-communications law requires consent for analytics technologies, Astudio relies on your consent before activating optional analytics.

Necessary website technologies are used to provide, secure and operate the website and do not depend on analytics consent.

You are free to accept or reject analytics cookies. Rejecting analytics cookies does not prevent you from using the website or its core functionality.

Consent is not inferred from scrolling, continuing to browse, closing a notice or inactivity.

5. Your cookie choice

When the cookie-consent mechanism is presented, you can choose:

Accept analytics — optional analytics technologies may be activated.

Reject analytics — optional analytics technologies remain disabled.

Your choice is stored locally in your browser so that we can remember your preference.

The consent record itself does not contain your name, email address or another account identifier. It records the consent-policy version, whether analytics were accepted or rejected, and the time of the decision.

The stored consent preference expires after approximately 180 days. We may ask you to make a new choice after this period or if our cookie practices or consent policy materially change.

6. Changing or withdrawing your consent

You can change your analytics-cookie choice at any time by selecting Cookie settings in the website footer where this feature is available.

Withdrawing consent is as easy as granting it.

If you withdraw consent, Astudio will stop activating analytics for subsequent website use under the applicable consent mechanism and will attempt to remove analytics cookies that can reasonably be removed by the website.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect processing that lawfully occurred before the withdrawal.

You can also delete or block cookies through your browser settings. Blocking necessary cookies or storage may affect some website functionality.

7. Information submitted directly to Astudio

This Cookie Policy primarily describes information collected through website technologies.

If you voluntarily submit information to Astudio through a contact form, service enquiry, email or another communication channel, we may process the information you provide in order to respond to your request, communicate with you and provide information about our services.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your request.

8. Recipients and international data processing

Information submitted directly to Astudio is processed by Astudio and, where necessary, by service providers used to operate and secure our website and communications.

When Google Analytics is enabled, analytics information is processed using Google services. Depending on the circumstances and the location of the visitor and service infrastructure, this may involve processing or transfer of information outside the visitor’s country, including outside the European Economic Area.

Such processing is subject to the applicable safeguards and contractual arrangements of the relevant service provider and applicable law.

9. Data retention

Astudio retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and as required by applicable law.

Cookie and analytics retention periods may differ depending on the technology and service involved.

Our locally stored cookie-consent preference is valid for approximately 180 days.

Analytics information processed by Google Analytics is subject to the retention settings configured for our analytics service and Google’s applicable terms and policies.

10. Your data-protection rights

Depending on the laws applicable to you and the circumstances of the processing, you may have rights relating to your personal data, including the right to:

• request information about the processing of your personal data;
• request access to your personal data;
• request correction of inaccurate data;
• request deletion of data where applicable;
• request restriction of processing where applicable;
• object to certain processing where applicable;
• request data portability where applicable;
• withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data-protection authority in your country or jurisdiction.

These rights may be subject to conditions and exceptions under applicable law.

11. Security

Astudio uses reasonable technical and organisational measures intended to protect information processed through the website against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, loss or misuse.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information on the Internet can guarantee absolute security.

12. Third-party services

Our website may contain links to external websites or use third-party services. Astudio is not responsible for the privacy practices of independent third-party websites.

Where Google Analytics is used, Google’s processing of information is also governed by Google’s applicable privacy and data-processing terms.

13. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy & Cookie Policy when our website, technologies, services, legal requirements or data-processing practices change.

The current version and its latest update date will be published on this page.

If a change materially affects the basis on which optional analytics consent was obtained, we may request your consent again.

14. Contact

For questions about this Privacy & Cookie Policy, cookies used on the Astudio website, or the processing of your personal information, please contact:

Astudio LLC

Yerevan, Republic of Armenia

Website: astudio.am

You can use the contact information or contact form available on our website.