Terms & Conditions of use

1. General provisions

This document sets out the terms and conditions governing the use of the website www.alicesarbu.com (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”).

By accessing, browsing, or using the Website, users confirm that they have read, understood, and expressly agreed to these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with them, please refrain from using the Website.

The Website operates in accordance with the laws applicable in Romania and the European Union.

2. Definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following terms shall have the meanings set out below:

Author – Alice Sârbu, natural person, Romanian citizen, legal owner of all original content published on the Website, including articles, texts, analyses, interpretations, graphic materials, and any other original works.
User – any person who accesses the Website, regardless of purpose.
Website – the domain www.alicesarbu.com and all its subpages.

3. Information about the author

The Website is owned and administered by:

Alice Sârbu
Phone: +40 724 247 072
Email: contact@alicesarbu.com

The Website contains a blog section and informational materials focused primarily on astrology, as well as related fields such as numerology, psychology, philosophy, and literature.

4. Nature of content. Disclaimer

All content published on the Website reflects the personal opinions of the Author, the results of personal research, analysis, and observation.

The information is provided solely for informational, educational, and reflective purposes.
The Author does not provide professional services, consultations, therapy, counseling, diagnosis, treatment, predictions, or regulated professional advice of any kind.

The Author shall not be held liable for any actions, decisions, or consequences arising from the use of the information provided on the Website. Users remain fully responsible for how they interpret and apply the information.

5. Access and use of the Website

Access to the Website is free of charge.

The Author reserves the right to:

modify, update, or remove content at any time,
restrict or suspend user access,
temporarily or permanently discontinue the Website,

without prior notice and without obligation to justify such decisions.

6. Intellectual property rights

All content available on the Website, including texts, articles, structure, design, and graphic elements, is protected under Romanian Law no. 8/1996 on copyright and related rights, as well as applicable EU legislation.

Users may access and use the content solely for personal, non-commercial purposes.

Without the Author’s prior written consent, it is strictly prohibited to:

copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, or sell Website content,
modify or adapt materials,
remove copyright or authorship notices.

7. Permitted use of content

Users are permitted to:

quote up to 500 characters, but no more than 50% of a given text,
provided that the Author is clearly credited,
and the full URL link to the original content is included.

Sharing content via social media, email, or messaging platforms is permitted only by sharing the direct link, without reproducing the full content.

Printing Website materials is allowed strictly for personal use and must include all authorship and identification details.

8. Content administration and moderation

The Author reserves the right to:

moderate user interactions and comments,
remove content that is illegal, offensive, discriminatory, or contrary to public order or good morals,
restrict or block access to users who violate these Terms and Conditions.

9. Personal data processing

The Website uses tools provided by Automattic Inc., including the Jetpack plugin, for analytics and social media functionality.

Any personal data collected through these tools is processed by Automattic in accordance with its own Privacy Policy, available at:
https://automattic.com/privacy/

The Author does not directly collect, store, or process personally identifiable user data.

10. Cookies

The Website uses cookies necessary for functionality and performance optimization.

Detailed information regarding cookies used by Automattic is available at:
https://automattic.com/cookies/

Users are informed about cookie usage through a pop-up notification and may grant or withdraw consent in accordance with applicable legislation. Consent is valid for a period of 180 days, after which it is requested again.

11. Amendments to the Terms and Conditions

The Author reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions at any time.
The updated version will be published on the Website and shall take effect from the date of publication.

Continued use of the Website constitutes acceptance of any amendments.

12. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of Romania and applicable European Union regulations.

Any disputes arising in connection with the use of the Website shall be resolved by the competent courts of Romania.