Privacy Policy

Nowadays Digital Studio ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our services.

Who We Are

Nowadays Digital Studio is a web design studio based in France. We build websites for small businesses including restaurants, salons, coaches, artisans, and medical practices.

What Data We Collect

Information You Provide

• Contact form: Email address, business name, and message content
• WhatsApp conversations: Messages exchanged when you contact us
• Client projects: Business information, logos, photos, and content you provide for your website

Information Collected Automatically

• Cookies: We use essential cookies for site functionality and optional analytics cookies (with your consent)
• Analytics: If you accept cookies, we may collect anonymous usage data (pages visited, time on site) to improve our website

Legal Basis for Processing

In accordance with the GDPR (Article 6), we process your data on the following legal bases:

• Performance of a contract: Processing data necessary to provide our services (business information, client project, billing)
• Legitimate interest: Responding to your inquiries via the contact form or WhatsApp, improving our website
• Consent: Optional analytics cookies (you can withdraw your consent at any time via cookie settings)

How We Use Your Data

• To respond to your inquiries
• To provide our web design services
• To send project updates and deliverables
• To improve our website and services

We do not sell your data to third parties or use it for advertising.

Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies: Remember your cookie consent choice, theme preference
• Analytics cookies (optional): Help us understand how visitors use our site

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie banner or by clearing your browser cookies.

Data Retention

• Contact form submissions: Deleted after 2 years of no activity
• Client project files: Retained for the duration of our business relationship plus 3 years
• Analytics data: Anonymized and aggregated, retained for 26 months

Your Rights (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Erasure: Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Restriction: Request restriction of processing of your data
• Portability: Receive your data in a portable format
• Object: Object to processing of your data
• Withdraw consent: Withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal

To exercise these rights, contact us at hello@nowadaysdigitalstudio.com

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL):

Data Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your data, including encrypted connections (HTTPS), secure hosting, and limited access to personal information.

Third-Party Services

We may use the following third-party services:

• Formspree: Contact form processing (US-based, compliant under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework)
• Vercel: Website hosting (US-based, GDPR compliant)
• WhatsApp: Communication (Meta, Inc.)

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy or your personal data, contact us at:

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