Privacy policy

1. Data controller

The data controller responsible for personal data processed on this website is:

• Identity : Thierry P. Gaillard
• Activity : Consultant & Digital Project Manager
• Address : 59 boulevard de la République - 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France
• Phone : +33 6 33 91 08 84
• Contact : via the secure contact form

As publisher and data controller, Thierry P. Gaillard safeguards the confidentiality and security of all entrusted data.

2. Collected personal data

The principle of data minimization governs this site. Only information strictly necessary for professional communication is collected:

• Data submitted via contact form: full name, email address, phone number (optional), and the text of your message.
• Technical and browsing data: anonymized IP address, browser type and version, operating system, pages visited, access timestamps, and navigation journey.
• Consent preferences: localized storage of your cookie choices (retained for 6 months).

No sensitive data (racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, health or sexual orientation data) is collected or processed on this website.

3. Processing purposes and legal bases

Each data processing activity relies on an established legal basis under Article 6 of the GDPR:

• Legitimate Interest / Pre-contractualContact Request Management: responding to your inquiries, information requests, or business proposals sent through the form (Art. 6.1.b & 6.1.f GDPR).
• ConsentAudience Measurement & Continuous Improvement: statistical traffic analysis (e.g., Google Analytics 4 with Google Consent Mode v2) to optimize usability and performance (Art. 6.1.a GDPR).
• Legitimate InterestWebsite Security: intrusion prevention, spam bot mitigation, and abuse prevention (Art. 6.1.f GDPR).

4. Data retention period

Personal data is retained only for the duration necessary to fulfill the intended purposes:

• Contact form data: retained during inquiry processing and archived for a maximum of 3 years from the date of last contact.
• Cookie consent choices: stored locally in your browser for 6 months, after which your preferences are requested again.
• Authorized audience analytics data: stored for a maximum of 13 months.
• Server technical logs: stored for up to 12 months for security and auditing purposes.

5. Cookies and trackers management

Upon arrival on the website, a consent modal informs you of cookie usage and lets you choose precisely which trackers you allow.

Trackers are organized into three distinct categories:

• 1. Strictly Necessary Cookies: essential for technical site operation, security, font rendering, and saving consent preferences. These do not require prior consent and cannot be turned off.
• 2. Audience Measurement (Google Analytics): enables measuring traffic and visitor interactions to improve content. Placed only with your explicit consent.
• 3. Advertising & Campaigns (Google Ads): assesses campaign performance and adapts advertising via Google Consent Mode v2. Placed only with your explicit consent.

You can at any time modify your choices or withdraw consent via the permanent floating button at the bottom left of every page (⚙️ icon), or via the button below:

6. Data hosting and recipients

The website is hosted in France within the European Union:

• Host : O2switch (Siret : 510 909 807 00032 - 222 Boulevard Gustave Flaubert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand). Data is stored on secure French infrastructure.
• Analytics Provider : Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irlande), operating under appropriate safeguards and in strict compliance with Google Consent Mode v2.

Strict Commitment: your personal data is never sold, rented, leased, or exchanged with third parties for commercial or marketing purposes.

7. Your GDPR rights

Pursuant to Articles 15 to 22 of the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access: obtain confirmation of whether your data is being processed and receive a copy.
• Right to rectification: request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"): request deletion of your data under statutory conditions.
• Right to restriction of processing: request temporary freezing of your data in legally specified circumstances.
• Right to object: object at any time to the processing of your data on legitimate grounds.
• Right to data portability: receive your provided data in a structured, machine-readable format.

To exercise any of these rights, contact Thierry P. Gaillard directly via the contact form or by postal mail at the address specified in Section 1.

If you believe that your rights are not being observed after contacting me, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority: CNIL (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés), 3 Place de Fontenoy, TSA 80715, 75334 Paris Cedex 07, France.

8. Data security and safeguards

This site implements industry-standard technical measures to guarantee data integrity and confidentiality:

• Secure HTTPS Protocol: all data flows between your browser and the server are encrypted using modern SSL/TLS certificates.
• Anti-Spam & Intrusion Defense: reinforced form filtering to block automated injection attacks.
• Continuous Security Updates: continuous monitoring to address any software vulnerability proactively.

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect legislative developments, supervisory guidance, or website enhancements.

Last updated: September 14, 2026.