Last updated: 4 September 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how starbugstone.com (“the site”) collects, uses, and protects visitors’ personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the French Data Protection Act.
Data controller
The data controller is the site operator, who can be contacted at pint2stone@gmail.com.
Hosting provider: o2switch (France).
Data collected
- Comments: when you leave a comment, the site collects the name or username you provide, your email address, IP address, browser user-agent string, and the content of your comment. This information is used for moderation and spam prevention.
- Analytics: the site uses Google Tag, configured through Site Kit, to collect anonymised browsing information such as pages viewed, browser type, device, and country. For visitors in the European Union, analytics cookies are disabled by default through Google Consent Mode and are only placed after consent.
- Advertising: the site displays advertising through Google AdSense. More information is provided in the Advertising section below.
The site does not offer user accounts and does not require registration.
Comments
An anonymised string created from your email address, also called a hash, may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be publicly visible alongside your comment.
Comments are automatically checked by Akismet, an anti-spam service provided by Automattic. Information sent to Akismet may include the comment content, IP address, and browser user-agent string. Akismet’s privacy policy is available at https://akismet.com/privacy/.
Cookies
The site may use the following cookies:
- Comment cookies: if you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are provided for convenience so that you do not need to enter the same details again. These cookies expire after one year.
- Analytics cookies (Google Tag): used only after consent for visitors in the European Union.
- Advertising cookies (Google AdSense): see the Advertising section. For visitors in the European Union, advertising cookies are disabled by default until consent is given.
Advertising — Google AdSense
This site uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve advertisements based on a visitor’s previous visits to this site or other websites.
You can disable personalised advertising at any time through Google Ads Settings.
For more information about how Google uses data, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and Advertising and privacy.
For visitors in the European Union, advertising cookies are not placed until consent has been obtained. Google Consent Mode is configured as denied by default; only non-personalised advertisements may be displayed in that situation.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content from another website behaves in the same way as if you visited that website directly. Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including when you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Data retention
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognised and approved automatically instead of being held for moderation. Analytics information is retained according to the settings of the relevant Google services.
Your rights
Under the GDPR, you may have rights concerning your personal data, including access, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, objection, and data portability.
To exercise these rights, email pint2stone@gmail.com. If you believe your rights have not been respected, you may submit a complaint to the French data protection authority, the CNIL.
Security
The site is served over HTTPS. Administrative access is protected by login credentials and technical safeguards provided by the platform.
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated from time to time. The date of the latest revision appears at the top of this page.