Privacy Policy

Effective 2026-05-26

This Privacy Policy (the «Policy») describes how information about visitors of platonovlab.com (the «Site») is collected, used and protected. The Policy is prepared in accordance with the Russian Federal Law No. 152-FZ «On Personal Data» dated 27 July 2006 (the «152-FZ»), as the Site operates within the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation.

1. Data Operator

The operator processing personal data is the owner and author of the Site — Dmitry Platonov, an individual (the «Operator»).

Contact email for all data-related inquiries: hello@platonovlab.com.

2. Definitions

Personal data — any information relating directly or indirectly to an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject).
Processing — any operation performed on personal data, with or without automated means.
User — visitor of the Site.
Cookies — small text files stored on the User’s device by the browser when visiting the Site.

3. Processing Principles

The Operator processes personal data according to the following principles:

lawfulness and fairness;
limitation of processing to specific, pre-defined and legitimate purposes;
non-use of personal data in a manner incompatible with the purposes of collection;
relevance and proportionality of the data processed to the declared purposes;
accuracy, sufficiency and timeliness of the data;
storage in a form that permits identification of the data subject for no longer than is necessary.

4. Data Collected

The Site has no registration forms, no user accounts and does not request contact details from Users. The Operator does not collect names, phone numbers, addresses or other identifying information submitted voluntarily by Users.

Data is collected automatically in anonymised form when visiting the Site and is limited to the following categories:

IP address of the User’s device;
browser information (User-Agent): type, version, operating system;
referrer URL (HTTP Referrer);
pages visited and time of visit;
approximate geographic data at the city/country level (derived from IP);
technical device parameters: screen resolution, interface language;
session identifiers and cookies set by the analytics system.

The data listed above is of technical nature and does not allow identification of a specific User without additional information that the Operator does not possess.

5. Purposes of Processing

The Operator processes data solely for the following purposes:

analysis of Site traffic and User behaviour in anonymised form;
improvement of the Site’s content, structure and usability;
detection and resolution of technical issues;
protection of the Site from automated attacks and abuse.

The Operator does not use data for advertising targeting, profiling of individual Users or transfer to third parties for marketing purposes.

6. Legal Basis

Processing of Users’ personal data is based on the following:

User’s consent expressed by confirming the selection in the cookie banner;
legitimate interests of the Operator in maintaining the Site’s operability and security (server logs retained for a limited period).

7. Third-Party Processors

For traffic analytics purposes the Operator uses the Yandex Metrica web analytics service provided by LLC YANDEX (OGRN 1027700229193, INN 7736207543, address: 16 Lev Tolstoy St., Moscow 119021, Russia).

When visiting the Site, Yandex Metrica automatically receives the data listed in Section 4 and processes it in accordance with its own privacy policy: yandex.com/legal/confidential/. Yandex Metrica Terms of Use: yandex.com/legal/metrica_termsofuse/.

Personal data is not transferred to any other third parties, except in cases directly provided by the legislation of the Russian Federation (for example, upon request by authorised state authorities).

8. Cookies

The Site uses cookies to ensure proper operation and to collect traffic statistics. A detailed description of the cookies used, their purposes and how to manage them is provided in a separate document — the Cookie Policy.

9. Retention Periods

Server logs are stored on the hosting infrastructure for no more than 30 days and are deleted automatically.
Yandex Metrica data is stored according to the service’s policy — up to 25 months from the last visit.
Cookies are stored on the User’s device for the period specified for each individual file or until removed by the User using browser tools.
Cookie consent (value stored in browser localStorage) is retained until withdrawn by the User or until browser data is cleared.

Upon expiration of the storage periods the data is deleted or anonymised.

10. Security Measures

The Operator takes the necessary legal, organisational and technical measures to protect data:

data transmission over the secure HTTPS protocol (TLS);
restricted access to server infrastructure;
use of trusted hosting providers located in the Russian Federation;
regular updates of the Site’s software stack.

The Site is hosted within the territory of the Russian Federation (Timeweb Cloud, St. Petersburg).

11. Rights of the Data Subject

The User has the right to:

receive information about the processing of their personal data;
request correction, blocking or erasure of data if it is incomplete, outdated, inaccurate or unlawfully obtained;
withdraw previously granted consent to the processing of personal data;
file a complaint with the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) or with a court to protect their rights.

12. Withdrawal of Consent

The User can withdraw consent to the processing of data in one of the following ways:

Via the cookie banner: re-trigger the consent selection by clearing cookies and local storage data for the Site in the browser settings. The banner will appear again on the next visit.
Via browser settings: block cookies for platonovlab.com and the related third-party domains (yandex.ru, mc.yandex.ru).
By email: send a message to hello@platonovlab.com indicating the date and time of the Site visit and the IP address (if known). The Operator will process the request within 30 days.

To stop Yandex Metrica from collecting data, the User can also use the official opt-out tool: yandex.com/support/metrica/general/opt-out.html .

13. Cross-Border Data Transfer

Cross-border data transfer is not performed by the Operator. All data is processed and stored on servers located within the Russian Federation.

Yandex Metrica as a data operator may perform cross-border transfer according to its own privacy policy.

14. Minors

The Site is not intended for use by persons under 14 years of age. The Operator does not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If it comes to the Operator’s knowledge that personal data of a minor has been collected without consent from their legal representatives, such data will be deleted as soon as possible.

15. Changes to this Policy

The Operator reserves the right to make changes to this Policy. The new version takes effect upon publication on the Site, unless otherwise specified in the new version. The date of the last update is shown at the top of this document.

Users are encouraged to review the Policy periodically for changes. Continued use of the Site after publication of changes constitutes the User’s acceptance of the new version.

16. Contact Information

For all matters concerning the processing of personal data and the exercise of rights granted by 152-FZ, the User can contact the Operator by email: hello@platonovlab.com.

Complaints regarding the processing of personal data may also be submitted to the authorised body for the protection of data subjects’ rights — the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor): rkn.gov.ru/eng/.