Ruleblade Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 28, 2025

1. Who We Are

Ruleblade is a French company providing cybersecurity solutions for firewalls. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws, including France’s Loi Informatique et Libertés. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you visit our website.

• Website: https://ruleblade.io/en/contact
• Email: contact@ruleblade.io

2. Data We Collect and How We Use It

We collect and process the following types of data:

a. Website Visitors

• Analytics Data: We collect anonymized analytics events to understand how visitors interact with our website. This includes data such as page views, time spent on the site, and referral sources. We do not collect personally identifiable information (PII) through analytics.
• Server Logs: Our web server, hosted by Hostinger, automatically generates logs, which may include IP addresses, browser types, and timestamps. These logs are used for security, troubleshooting, and performance monitoring and are retained only for as long as necessary (typically 180 days).

Purpose: To improve our website’s functionality and user experience.

b. Registered Users

• Personal Data: For registered users, we store only your email address and associated company name.

Purpose: To manage your account and provide updates or support related to Ruleblade.

c. Contact Form Submissions

• Personal Data: When you contact us via our website’s contact form (https://ruleblade.io/en/contact), we do not collect the information you provide (e.g., name, email address, phone, and message content). This data is stored and processed through Google’s Gmail service, in accordance with Google’s privacy policies (https://policies.google.com/privacy).

Purpose: To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.

3. Data Storage and Security

• Backend Data: All personal data we store (e.g., registered users’ email addresses and company names) is kept on a ciphered disk hosted by Hostinger, a third-party hosting provider. Hostinger’s privacy and security practices comply with GDPR requirements (see https://www.hostinger.com/privacy-policy).
• Encryption: We use encryption to protect data at rest and in transit to ensure its confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
• Retention: We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy.

4. Data Sharing and Transfers

• Third-Party Processors: We use the following third-party services to process personal data:
  • Hostinger: Hosts our ciphered VM.
  • Google (Gmail): Processes contact form submissions and related communications.
• No Sale of Data: We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

5. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are located in the EEA or UK, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data.
• Restriction: Limit how we process your data.
• Portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
• Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where consent is the legal basis for processing.
• Complaint: Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, such as France’s CNIL (https://www.cnil.fr).

To exercise these rights, please contact us at contact@ruleblade.io or via https://ruleblade.io/en/contact .

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies or similar technologies only for analytics purposes. These do not collect PII and are used to improve website functionality.

7. Data Breach Notification

In the unlikely event of a data breach, we will notify affected individuals and France’s CNIL within 72 hours, as required by GDPR (Art. 33 and 34), unless the breach is unlikely to result in a risk to your rights and freedoms.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website with a revised “Last Updated” date.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• Via Website: https://ruleblade.io/en/contact
• Via Email: contact@ruleblade.io

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact France’s data protection authority, the CNIL, at https://www.cnil.fr.