Privacy Policy

Who is responsible ?

The localprose.com website and the LocalProse software are published by Alexandre POULET (hereinafter "the Publisher"), President of POULET INTERACTIVE SASU, with a share capital of 1,000 euros, registered with the RCS of Montauban under SIRET number 999 401 292 00019.

Registered office : 10 rue Jean Doumerc, 82000 Montauban, France
Represented by its President, Mr. Alexandre POULET.

Primary contact (DPO / Privacy) : Support

What data do we collect ?

We only collect data that is strictly necessary for the operation of the service and the management of your subscription :

• Account data : Email address (unique identifier), password (stored in encrypted/hashed form), registration date, and account status.
• Communication preferences (newsletter) : Your explicit choice (Opt-in) to receive our news and writing tips, as well as technical interaction data with these emails (opens/clicks) for anonymized statistical purposes.
• Anonymized download statistics : When you download the software, our server counts this event for purely statistical purposes (volume counter). Unlike traditional web analysis tools, this counting is performed server-side, without placing any cookies on your browser and without recording your IP address in the counting logs.
• Payment data (Pro subscribers only) : If you subscribe to the Pro plan, transactions are managed by Stripe. We do not store your credit card numbers. We only process the subscription status (active/inactive) and billing history. Free Account users (non-subscribers) are not subject to any banking data collection.
• Technical device data : To enforce the license limit (maximum of 2 devices per account), the application generates and transmits a unique technical identifier (fingerprint) of the device used. This identifier does not allow access to the computer's content. This technical data is in no way used to analyze the user's hardware performance or to guarantee a level of service related to local artificial intelligence features.
• Customer support : Emails and information voluntarily provided during your requests for assistance (bugs, questions).
• Writing content (Local First principle) : Your texts, projects, manuscripts, and notes remain stored exclusively on your machine. They are never sent to our servers, nor analyzed by us. You are their sole guardian.

Purposes and legal bases

We process your data for the following reasons :

• Software provision and account management (authentication, access to features) : Legal basis : Contract performance (Terms of Service).
• Billing and payment management (charges, invoices, collection) : Legal basis : Contract performance and legal obligation (accounting).
• Newsletter distribution (product updates, writing tips) : Legal basis : Consent (you check the box "I wish to receive the LocalProse newsletter" during account creation). You may withdraw this consent at any time via an option available in the "My Account" section of the application.
• Security and license management (verification of connected devices, fraud prevention) : Legal basis : Legitimate interest of the Publisher to protect its software.
• User support and service improvement (ticket responses, bug fixes) : Legal basis : Legitimate interest.
• Transactional communication (sending invoices, update notifications, security alerts) : Legal basis : Contract performance.

Data Recipients (Subprocessors)

Your personal data is never sold to third parties. It may be transmitted to our technical service providers (subprocessors) acting under our strict instructions :

• Stripe : Secure payment provider. Some technical and payment data may be transferred outside the European Union (specifically to the United States), such transfers being governed by adequate protection measures (Data Privacy Framework or Standard Contractual Clauses).
• GitHub (Microsoft) : Hosting of software installation files (executables). When you start a download, your IP address is technically visible to their global distribution infrastructure (CDN) in order to deliver the file to your computer as quickly as possible.
• Scaleway (France/EU) : Service provider for routing transactional emails and newsletters.
• OVH (France/EU) : Hosting of the showcase website and domain name management.

Retention periods

• Active account data : Retained for as long as your account is active.
• Newsletter : Your email address is kept in our mailing list until your consent is withdrawn (clicking the "Unsubscribe" link at the end of received emails or via the "My Account" section).
• Account deletion (right to be forgotten) : Account deletion is not automated within the application; it is performed upon simple written request to Support. Your request will be processed within a maximum of 30 days of receipt. Once processed, your identification data is permanently deleted from our active databases.
• Billing data : In accordance with French law (Commercial Code), invoices and associated payment data are kept for 10 years as accounting proof, even after account deletion.
• Technical data (logs) : Connection logs (IP addresses, timestamps) are kept for a rolling period of 12 months (legal obligation), then automatically deleted.

Your rights

In accordance with the GDPR and relevant data protection laws, you have the following rights regarding your data :

• Right of access and portability of your data;
• Right of rectification (modify your info from the application or by contacting us);
• Right to erasure (account deletion);
• Right to object to or limit processing (specifically for the newsletter).

To exercise these rights, particularly to request the permanent deletion of your account, you must contact us by email at : Support.

If you feel, after contacting us, that your data protection rights are not being respected, you may file a complaint with the CNIL (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés) on their website cnil.fr.

Security

We implement technical measures to protect your data :

• Secure protocols (HTTPS/TLS) for all communications between the application and our servers.
• Hashed passwords (we do not know your password).
• "Local First" architecture : the risk of your manuscripts leaking from our servers is zero, as we do not possess them.

Policy modifications

This policy may be updated to reflect regulatory or functional changes. The version currently in effect is the one accessible on this page.