This page explains what data is processed when you use Arkendia Guides, for what purposes, and how to exercise your rights.
1. Data controller
ARKENDIA (SASU), 229 rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris, France. Contact: antoine@arkendia.com.
2. Data we process
- Internal audience measurement: when you read a guide, we record the page viewed, the date, your IP address, your browser type and the referring page. We use this data to measure audience, identify useful content and keep the site secure. Legal basis: legitimate interest.
- Advertising: the site displays ads served by Google AdSense (see below). Legal basis: your consent for cookies and trackers used for personalization or measurement.
- Arkendia account (optional): if you sign in to your account, your account data is processed to provide that service.
- Contact: if you write to us, we keep your message and email address to reply to you.
3. Cookies, advertising and consent
Arkendia Guides is funded by advertising. Google and its partners may place or read cookies and trackers on your device to serve and measure ads, including personalized ads. On your first visit, a banner (Google's consent management platform, compatible with the IAB TCF framework) lets you accept, refuse or configure these uses where required. Your choice is saved, and you can change it at any time with the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page.
If you decline personalization, non-personalized ads may still be shown. To learn more, see how Google uses information from sites that use its services, manage your preferences in Google Ad Settings, or visit aboutads.info/choices. You can also configure your browser to block or delete cookies.
4. Recipients
Data is accessible to authorized Arkendia staff, to our host OVHcloud (France) and, for advertising, to Google and its advertising partners according to your consent choice. We do not sell your personal data.
5. Retention
The IP address, browser and referring page recorded for audience measurement are automatically deleted after 13 months; only aggregated statistics remain (number of views per page and per date). Contact messages are kept as long as needed to handle your request. Retention periods for advertising cookies are set by Google.
6. Your rights
Under the GDPR and, where they apply to you, other privacy laws (for example U.S. state privacy laws), you may have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to the processing of your personal data, to data portability, and to withdraw your consent at any time. To exercise them, write to antoine@arkendia.com. If you are in the EU, you can also lodge a complaint with your data protection authority or with the CNIL (www.cnil.fr).
7. Security
The site is hosted in France and served over HTTPS. We apply technical and organizational measures to protect data: restricted access, backups and regular updates.