Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Misery Worming Books (“we”, “us”), an independent bookstore located at Strada Memorandumului 12, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania, processes personal data when you visit miseryworming.guru, contact us by email or phone, or interact with us in the shop. We process data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation — GDPR) and applicable Romanian legislation, under the supervision of the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal — ANSPDCP).

Controller

Data controller: Misery Worming Books, Strada Memorandumului 12, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: [email protected]. Phone: +40 264 555 318.

Data we collect

We may process: identification and contact details you provide (name, email address, phone number, message content) when you write to us or use the contact form; order-related details needed to fulfill special book orders; event RSVP information when you request a seat; and technical data strictly necessary for the website to function (for example, a cookie preference stored locally in your browser). We do not sell personal data. We do not require an account to browse the site.

Purposes and legal bases

We use personal data to respond to inquiries, fulfill orders, manage event attendance, improve shop operations, and comply with legal obligations (including accounting and consumer rules where applicable). Legal bases include: performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR); our legitimate interests in operating an independent bookstore and securing the website (Article 6(1)(f)); consent where required for optional analytics cookies (Article 6(1)(a)); and legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c)) when the law requires retention of records.

Retention

Correspondence is kept only as long as needed to complete your request and for a reasonable follow-up period, unless a longer period is required by law. Cookie preference data remains in your browser until you clear storage or change preferences. Order records are retained according to Romanian commercial and tax retention rules.

Your rights

Under GDPR you may request access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection to processing based on legitimate interests, and you may withdraw consent without affecting prior lawful processing. To exercise rights, email [email protected]. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with ANSPDCP (https://www.dataprotection.ro/), B-dul G-ral. Gheorghe Magheru 28-30, Sector 1, Bucharest, Romania.

Updates

We may update this policy when our practices or legal requirements change. The version published on this page is the current one. Last updated: 2026.