Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Sharzhukov's Laboratory ("we", "us", "our") operates the website sharzhukov.com. We are the data controller responsible for your personal data.

Contact: [email protected]

This website is hosted on servers located in the Netherlands and complies with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Dutch UAVG.

2. What Data We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal data:

• Usage data — IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, time and date of visits, referring URLs;

• Technical data — cookies and similar technologies (see Section 6);

• Communication data — if you contact us via email or Discord.

3. How We Use Your Data

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

• To ensure the website functions correctly (legal basis: legitimate interest, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR);

• To analyse website usage and improve our services (legal basis: consent, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR);

• To respond to your enquiries (legal basis: legitimate interest or consent).

4. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above, or as required by law. Analytics data is retained for a maximum of 26 months.

5. Third Parties

We may share data with:

• Cloudflare — CDN, security and DNS services (DPA in place);

• GitHub — source code hosting and release distribution;

• Discord — community platform.

These third parties may process data outside the EEA. Where applicable, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (e.g. Standard Contractual Clauses).

6. Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

• Strictly necessary cookies — required for the website to function (no consent needed);

• Analytics cookies — help us understand how visitors use the site (consent required);

• Preference cookies — remember your settings such as dark mode (consent required).

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time via the Cookie Settings link.

7. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Right of access — request a copy of your personal data;

• Right to rectification — request correction of inaccurate data;

• Right to erasure — request deletion of your data;

• Right to restrict processing — request limitation of processing;

• Right to data portability — receive your data in a structured format;

• Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interest;

• Right to withdraw consent — withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise your rights, contact us at [email protected]. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page. Last updated: September 2026.