Privacy Policy

 
Effective Date: 24-09-2025
 
This Privacy Policy explains how Balkan Atelier (“we,” “our,” “us”), operated by ELLIPSE 360 S.R.L., collects, uses, and protects your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679.
 
Data Controller:
ELLIPSE 360 S.R.L.
Address: Strada Donath Bloc IX, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania, 400300
VAT: RO51321854
Email: contact@balkanatelier.com
 
 
1.⁠ ⁠Information We Collect
 
When you use our Website (balkanatelier.com), we may collect:
  • Personal data provided by you: Full Name and Email Address (via the registration form).
  • Technical data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, browsing activity (via cookies and analytics tools).
 
 
2.⁠ ⁠Legal Basis for Processing
 
We process your personal data under the following GDPR legal bases:
  • Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): when you register and agree to receive updates, newsletters, and commercial communications.
  • Legitimate Interest (Art. 6(1)(f)): for Website security, analytics, and improving our services.
  • Legal Obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)): when we must retain or disclose data to comply with applicable laws.
 
 
3.⁠ ⁠Use of Collected Data
 
We use your data to:
  • Send project updates, newsletters, and promotional materials (with your consent).
  • Improve user experience and website functionality.
  • Maintain internal records and manage our business operations.
  • Comply with legal requirements and protect our rights.
 
 
4.⁠ ⁠Data Sharing and Transfers
 
We may share your personal data with:
  • Service providers (email platforms, hosting, analytics, payment processors).
  • Business partners, collaborators, or affiliates of Balkan Atelier.
  • Authorities if legally required.
  • Potential future buyers, investors, or successors.
 
If data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure appropriate safeguards (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses) to protect your rights.
 
 
5.⁠ ⁠Data Retention
 
We keep your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined above:
  • Marketing communications: until you withdraw your consent or unsubscribe.
  • Technical and log data: typically up to 24 months, unless required longer for security or legal compliance.
  • Business records: as long as legally required (e.g., tax/accounting rules).
 
After these periods, data will be deleted or anonymized.
 
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6.⁠ ⁠Cookies and Tracking
 
We use cookies and similar technologies for anonymized personalization, and advertising.
  • You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies.
  • More information is available in our Cookie Policy.
 
 
7.⁠ ⁠Your Rights under GDPR
 
As a data subject, you have the following rights:
  • Access: request a copy of your personal data.
  • Rectification: correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): request deletion of your data.
  • Restriction: request limited processing in certain cases.
  • Objection: object to processing based on legitimate interest or direct marketing.
  • Portability: request transfer of your data to another controller.
  • Withdraw Consent: withdraw your consent at any time (for marketing).
 
To exercise these rights, contact us at contact@balkanatelier.com.
 
 
8.⁠ ⁠Security
 
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data. However, no system is completely secure, and you acknowledge that data transmission online is at your own risk.
 
 
9.⁠ ⁠Children’s Privacy
 
Our Website is not intended for individuals under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If we become aware that such data has been collected, we will delete it promptly.
 
 
10.⁠ ⁠Complaints
 
If you believe your data protection rights have been violated, you may contact us first at contact@balkanatelier.com.
 
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP):
Website: https://www.dataprotection.ro
Email: anspdcp@dataprotection.ro
 
 
11.⁠ ⁠Updates to this Policy
 
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on balkanatelier.com.
 
By continuing to use our Website after updates are posted, you agree to the revised terms.

BALKAN: Contemporary Brand Vision from the Balkans

Founded by creative director Stefan Dragic and chief creative Vasilis Marlantis, BALKAN is a multidisciplinary brand transforming Balkan architecture, domestic relics, and industrial decay into contemporary luxury.
Born in Bucharest, raised in Orsova on the Serbian border with a Serbian father and Romanian mother, Dragic’s multicultural background shapes BALKAN’s aesthetic. His self-taught creative journey spans childhood art, photography documenting Romanian landscapes, London studies, and DJing.

BALKAN channels dark romanticism and underground culture, informed by Dragic’s documentation of the region’s urban and natural environments.

The brand launched in October at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Bucharest with an exhibition featuring immersive installations, photography, design objects, and fashion. A standout piece from the exhibition was the newly designed Portal Bag by Stefan Dragic for BALKAN, which embodies the brands philosophy—taking regional symbolic elements and reimagining them through a contemporary design language that sits between art object and luxury product. BALKAN positions itself at the intersection of fine art and commercial fashion—a contemporary reflection of the region that refuses categorization.