Cookie Policy
Effective Date: 17-Dec-2025
Last Updated: 17-Dec-2025
What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to manage the cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.
How do we use cookies?
As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
Types of Cookies we use
Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function (e.g., session cookies).
Third-Party Cookies (YouTube): We embed YouTube videos on our blog. When you watch a video, YouTube may set cookies for functionality, analytics, or ads. We don’t control these cookies. For details, see YouTube’s Privacy Policy.
To avoid these cookies, decline consent in our cookie banner or don’t play the videos.
Manage cookie preferences
Reopening the cookie consent banner (which appears when you first visit the site).
Using your browser settings to block/delete cookies (see links below).
Different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.
Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 16 August 2025 Last Updated: 16 August 2025 Contact: contact@epistelem.org
1. Introduction and Legal Notice
This is a personal blog edited by Rémi Bourgeot, hosted by Hostinger International Ltd. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website, in compliance with the GDPR and other applicable laws.
2. Data We Collect
We automatically collect the following information:
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device type, and pages visited (via Hostinger’s embedded analytics).
- Essential Cookies: Session cookies to ensure the proper functioning of the site.
- Third-Party Cookies (YouTube): We embed YouTube videos on our site, which may set third-party cookies (for video playback, analytics, or advertising) if you consent via our cookie banner. These cookies are managed by YouTube/Google, and we have no control over them. For more details, please refer to our Cookie Policy and YouTube’s Privacy Policy.
We do not use any other third-party tracking cookies or collect sensitive personal data.
3. How We Use Your Data
- Website Functionality: Essential cookies enable core features (e.g., navigation, security).
- Analytics: Hostinger’s embedded stats help us analyze traffic and improve our site. All data is anonymized and used for statistical purposes only.
Legal Basis: Our use of essential cookies and analytics is based on our legitimate interest in providing a functional and secure website.
4. Data Sharing and Disclosure
- We do not sell, trade, or share your personal data with third parties.
- Hostinger, our website hosting provider, processes anonymized statistical data on our behalf. For more details, see Hostinger’s Privacy Policy.
5. Data Retention
- Technical Data: Hostinger retains anonymized analytics data for up to 7 days in their hPanel analytics section
- Essential Cookies: Stored for the duration of your browsing session.
6. Your Rights Under GDPR
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
- Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Erasure: Request deletion of your data (subject to legal obligations).
- Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interest.
- Portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format.
To exercise these rights, contact us at contact@epistelem.org.
7. Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. The latest version will always be posted on this page.
9. Contact Us
For questions or concerns, contact us at contact@epistelem.org.