Privacy Policy
Who We Are
FrenchProhibition.com is accessible at:
https://www.frenchprohibition.com
The data controller responsible for processing personal data collected through this website is the website publisher.
If you have any questions regarding the protection of your personal data, you may contact us through our contact form or via the email address provided in our Legal Notice.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the website, we collect the information entered in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam and malicious activity.
An anonymized string (hash) generated from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at:
Once your comment has been approved, your profile picture associated with your Gravatar account may be publicly visible alongside your comment.
Legal basis for processing: the legitimate interest of the data controller in ensuring website security and managing comments.
Media
If you upload images to the website, we recommend removing embedded location data (EXIF GPS) before publication.
Visitors may be able to download and extract location data contained in published images.
Cookies
Comment Cookies
When leaving a comment on our website, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are provided solely for your convenience and expire after one year.
Login Cookies
When you visit the login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in, several cookies are set to save your login information and display preferences:
- Login cookies: 2 days
- “Remember Me” option: 14 days
- Display preference cookies: 1 year
When you log out, login cookies are removed.
Content Editing Cookies
If you edit or publish content, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after 24 hours.
Cookie Management
Upon your first visit, a consent management banner allows you to accept, reject, or customize the use of non-essential cookies.
You may also modify your preferences at any time through your browser settings or the consent management tool available on the website.
Legal basis:
- Analytics, advertising, and personalization cookies: prior consent.
- Strictly necessary cookies: legitimate interest.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this website may include embedded content such as videos, images, social media posts, or other materials.
Embedded content from third-party websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited those websites directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, implement additional third-party tracking technologies, and monitor your interactions with their content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to those services.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of the relevant third-party websites.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.
Certain data may be shared with our technical service providers when necessary for the operation of the website, including hosting providers, maintenance services, security services, anti-spam solutions, and email providers.
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email for security purposes.
Data Retention
Comments
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to facilitate the automatic recognition and approval of future comments.
User Accounts
For users who register on the website, personal information provided in their user profile is stored for as long as the account remains active.
Users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except where certain identifiers are necessary for the operation of the service.
Technical Data
Connection logs and security-related data are retained for a period proportionate to security requirements and fraud prevention purposes.
Your Rights Under the GDPR
In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), you have the following rights:
- Right of access to your personal data;
- Right to rectify inaccurate data;
- Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”);
- Right to restrict processing;
- Right to object to processing;
- Right to data portability;
- Right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, you may contact us using the information provided in the Legal Notice.
Proof of identity may be requested when necessary to verify your identity.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority, including the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL).
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Some of our technical service providers may be located outside the European Economic Area (EEA). In such cases, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are implemented in accordance with the GDPR, including Standard Contractual Clauses, adequacy decisions, or equivalent legal mechanisms.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, destruction, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. As a result, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time in order to reflect legal, regulatory, or technical developments.
The date of the latest update is indicated at the bottom of this page.
Last updated: June 10, 2026