Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how CHB44 (“we”, “our”, “us”) collects, uses and protects your personal data when you visit https://chb44.com.

We are committed to complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the French CNIL requirements, and the ePrivacy Directive (cookie rules).

1. Data Controller

CHB44 – Life in France
Based in: Ombreé d’Anjou, France
Contact email: hello@chb44.com

2. What Personal Data We Collect

a) Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, your IP address, and browser user-agent to help detect spam. An anonymised hash of your email may be sent to Gravatar to check if you use it. Their policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

b) Contact Form

Messages submitted via our contact form are sent to our email service (Zoho Mail). We collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This data is used solely to respond to you.

c) Newsletter Subscription

If you subscribe to our weekly newsletter, we collect your email address. This is managed by our email processor Follow.it. Their policy: https://follow.it/privacy-policy.

You may unsubscribe at any time through the link in each email.

d) Analytics & Performance Data

We use Google Analytics to measure site usage. Google may collect:

IP address
Browser details
Pages visited
Device information

Analytics runs only after cookie consent where legally required.

Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

e) Advertising Data

We use Google AdSense on CHB44. Google may use cookies or device identifiers to personalise ads, measure performance, and prevent fraud. You can manage your ad preferences at:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads.

f) Logs & Security

Our hosting provider logs IP addresses, user agents, timestamps and error logs for security and performance. These logs are retained temporarily and are not used to identify individuals.

g) Embedded Content

Articles may include embedded content (videos, tweets, Pinterest pins, etc.). Embedded content acts exactly as if you visited those sites directly. They may collect data and use cookies.

h) Affiliate Links

Some links on CHB44 are affiliate links from networks including Awin, Impact, Wise, Nexo, Shopify, Fiverr, AliExpress, Brittany Ferries, Rakuten, and others. These links may use cookies or tracking parameters to credit commissions. No personal data is shared with us through these links.

3. Cookies

We use cookies for:

Google Ads (ad personalisation and measurement)
Google Analytics (site usage measurement)
Commenter convenience cookies (optional)
Login/session management (for administrators)
Pinterest, X/Twitter, Facebook, YouTube embeds

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Consent: newsletter signups, personalised ads (where required), analytics cookies.
Legitimate interest: site security, anti-spam, analytics (non-identified), affiliate link tracking.
Contract: responding to contact form enquiries.
Legal obligation: record-keeping for tax or fraud-prevention if applicable.