SYNO is a contemporary art institution based in Limassol, Cyprus. At this stage, the website and communications of SYNO are administered by the SYNO project team.
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This Privacy Policy explains how SYNO collects, uses and protects personal data when you visit our website, subscribe to our updates or interact with us online.
SYNO is a contemporary art institution based in Limassol, Cyprus, dedicated to humanism, pluralism and non-extractive cultural collaboration.
Launching through a year-long soft launch in 2026, SYNO will introduce its core platforms, including the Cyprus Contemporary Art Map, the Curated Cyprus Artist Registry and the Yearbook.
At this stage, the website and communications of SYNO are administered by the SYNO project team.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we use personal data, you can contact us through: info@syno.art
We may collect the following personal data:
We do not intentionally collect special categories of personal data through this website.
We may use personal data for the following purposes:
We do not sell or rent your personal data.
We process your email address for SYNO updates based on your consent.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link in our emails, where available, or by contacting us through the contact details provided in this Privacy Policy.
We may process certain technical, administrative and security-related data based on our legitimate interests, including operating the website, maintaining security and keeping basic records of consent and unsubscribe requests.
Where we use Google Analytics or other optional analytics technologies, we ask for your consent before using them.
If you subscribe to SYNO updates, we may send you occasional emails related to SYNO and its platforms.
These emails may include project news, soft-launch updates, information about the Cyprus Contemporary Art Map, updates related to the Curated Cyprus Artist Registry, Yearbook news, public initiatives, exhibitions, open calls, artist opportunities and similar cultural announcements.
You can unsubscribe from updates at any time. After you unsubscribe, we will stop sending you such communications.
At this stage, SYNO may use a simple subscriber database or a third-party email subscription provider. Once an email service provider is selected, this Privacy Policy may be updated accordingly.
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to function properly.
With your consent, we may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website, including how many people visit the website and how they interact with its pages. This information helps us improve the website and SYNO’s online presence.
We may also use Google Tag Manager to manage website tags. Google Tag Manager may help load other tools, such as Google Analytics, depending on the technical settings of the website.
At this stage, the website uses a simple analytics consent banner. Google Analytics is used only if you click “Accept analytics”. If you do not wish to consent to analytics, you can continue using the website without clicking this button.
For more information, please see our Cookie Notice .
We may use trusted third-party service providers to operate the website, manage subscriptions, send communications, analyse website performance or provide technical support.
These providers may include:
These providers process personal data only as necessary to provide their services to us.
Some of our service providers may process personal data outside the European Economic Area.
Where this happens, we rely on appropriate safeguards required by applicable data protection laws, such as adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses or other lawful transfer mechanisms, where applicable.
We keep your email address for as long as you remain subscribed to SYNO updates.
If you unsubscribe, we will stop sending you update communications. We may keep a limited record of your unsubscribe request where necessary to ensure that we do not contact you again.
Analytics and cookie-related data may be stored for different periods depending on the type of cookie or service used.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including websites of artists, galleries, cultural institutions, events, partners or other external resources.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any external websites you visit.
Under applicable data protection laws, you may have the right to:
To exercise your rights, please contact us through the contact details provided in this Privacy Policy.
We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.
If you are located in the European Union, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
In Cyprus, the competent authority is the Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection.
We would appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns first, so you are welcome to contact us directly.
This website is not intended for children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
The latest version will always be available on this website. The date at the top of this page shows when this Privacy Policy was last updated.