Privacy & Data Protection Policy
Last Updated & Effective: September 4, 2026
1. Data Controller Identification
The Data Controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 - GDPR) and the French Data Protection Act (Loi Informatique et Libertés) is:
Legal Entity: WERQUIN ANTOINE
Official SIREN Number: 788 848 646
Registered Address: 34 Rue d'Occident, 59270 Bailleul, France
Direct Telephone: +33 3 28 41 90 28
Email for Data Protection Requests: [email protected]
2. Categories of Data Collected
We process personal data strictly necessary to provide an optimal reading and interaction experience:
- Contact & Inquiry Data: When you submit a message through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, inquiry subject, and message content.
- Technical Connection Logs: Server log files record your IP address, browser user-agent, operating system, and timestamp solely for server security and denial-of-service prevention.
- Interactive Tool Calculations: All metrics entered into our TDEE, Hydration, Heart Rate, and HIIT calculators are processed locally in your web browser and are not transmitted to or stored on our servers.
3. Legal Bases for Processing
Data processing activities on Pulseforge rest upon the following legal bases pursuant to Article 6(1) of the GDPR:
- Legitimate Interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): Ensuring website stability, technical cybersecurity, and answering unsolicited reader inquiries.
- Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): Non-essential cookie storage and newsletter communications where explicitly opted in.
4. Data Retention Periods
Reader correspondence submitted via contact forms is retained for a maximum duration of 24 months from the date of final resolution, after which records are permanently deleted. Server access logs are automatically rotated and purged after 30 days.
5. Data Subject Rights
Under the GDPR, you possess comprehensive rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of Access (Art. 15 GDPR): Request confirmation and copies of your stored data.
- Right to Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): Request correction of inaccurate information.
- Right to Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): Request the permanent deletion of your personal records.
- Right to Restriction & Objection (Arts. 18 & 21 GDPR): Restrict or object to specific processing channels.
- Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to file a complaint with the French data supervisory authority (CNIL - Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés, www.cnil.fr).
To exercise any of these rights, please email us at [email protected].