Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 30, 2026
At nobell.fr ("the Website", "we", "our", or "us"), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how it is used, and the rights you have regarding your personal data.
By using the Website, you acknowledge that your personal data may be processed as described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data is:
Jan Bellon
Email: jan@nobell.fr
Country: France
2. Personal Data We Collect
Depending on how you use the Website, we may collect the following categories of personal data.
Information You Provide
When creating an account or participating in the community, you may provide:
- Username
- Email address
- Password (stored only as a secure cryptographic hash)
- Profile information that you voluntarily publish
- Posts, comments, and other content you submit
Providing this information is voluntary, but certain data is required to create and maintain an account.
Information Collected Automatically
When you access the Website, we may automatically collect technical information, including:
- IP address
- Date and time of requests
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Device information
- Requested pages
- HTTP referrer (when provided)
- Security and authentication logs
This information is primarily used for security, troubleshooting, abuse prevention, and service administration.
Analytics
We use a self-hosted instance of Matomo to understand how visitors use the Website.
Matomo is configured in a privacy-friendly manner, including:
- IP address anonymization
- no advertising features
- no sharing of analytics data with third parties
- data hosted exclusively on our own infrastructure
- configuration intended to comply with applicable European data protection requirements.
Analytics data is used solely to improve the Website and understand its usage.
3. Why We Process Your Data
We process personal data for the following purposes:
- providing access to the Website;
- managing user accounts;
- authenticating users;
- publishing community content;
- maintaining platform security;
- preventing spam, abuse, and fraudulent activity;
- diagnosing technical issues;
- improving the Website through anonymous audience measurement;
- complying with applicable legal obligations.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
Where applicable under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we rely on the following legal bases:
- Performance of a contract for providing your user account and community services.
- Legitimate interests for maintaining the security, stability, moderation, and operation of the Website, as well as privacy-friendly audience measurement.
- Legal obligations where required by applicable law.
5. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal data.
We may share personal data only when necessary:
- with infrastructure providers hosting the Website
- with service providers acting on our behalf under appropriate confidentiality obligations
- when required by law or a valid legal request
- when necessary to protect the rights, property, or security of the Website, its users, or others.
We do not use advertising networks or sell visitor profiles.
6. International Data Transfers
Personal data is primarily processed within the European Economic Area (EEA).
If data is transferred outside the EEA, appropriate safeguards required by applicable data protection laws will be implemented.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary.
Typical retention periods include:
- account information: until account deletion or prolonged inactivity, unless legal obligations require longer retention
- forum posts: until deleted by the author or removed according to our moderation policies
- server and security logs: retained only as long as necessary for operational and security purposes
- analytics data: retained according to the configuration of our Matomo instance.
Where possible, data is anonymized or securely deleted once it is no longer required.
8. Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you have the right to:
- access your personal data
- request correction of inaccurate information
- request deletion of your personal data
- request restriction of processing
- object to certain processing activities
- request data portability where applicable
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Requests may be submitted using the contact information provided below.
We may request proof of identity before fulfilling certain requests.
9. Cookies
The Website uses essential cookies necessary for authentication, security, and core functionality.
We also use privacy-friendly analytics through Matomo.
For more information, please consult our Cookie Policy.
10. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal data, including:
- encrypted HTTPS connections
- secure password hashing
- access controls
- regular software updates
- infrastructure monitoring
- security logging.
While we strive to protect your information, no Internet service can guarantee absolute security.
11. Children's Privacy
The Website is not specifically directed toward children.
If we become aware that personal data has been collected in violation of applicable law, we will take reasonable steps to remove such information.
12. Third-Party Links
The Website may contain links to third-party websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.
We encourage users to review the privacy policies of those websites separately.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
When significant changes are made, the revision date at the top of this document will be updated.
Continued use of the Website after such changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
14. Contact
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact:
Jan Bellon
Email: jan@nobell.fr
15. Supervisory Authority
If you believe that your personal data has been processed in violation of applicable data protection laws, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in your country of residence or where the alleged infringement occurred.
For users located in France, this authority is the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL).
