Last updated: April 28, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how CONUI (“we”, “us”, “our”), operated at conui.co, collects, uses and protects the personal data of visitors to our website. We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 and applicable French data protection law.
By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this policy.
1. Who We Are
CONUI is an independent editorial publication that covers profiles, news and analysis of technology entrepreneurs and digital economy leaders. This website is operated as an editorial media website and is not affiliated with any financial service, investment platform or cryptocurrency exchange.
For data protection enquiries, you may contact us at: [email protected]
2. What Data We Collect
We collect data in the following circumstances:
- Browsing data: When you visit our site, our servers automatically record your IP address, browser type, referring URL, pages visited and time of visit. This data is used solely for security monitoring and aggregate traffic analysis.
- Newsletter subscription: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address for the sole purpose of sending editorial digests. You may unsubscribe at any time.
- Contact form: If you contact us, we collect your name and email address to respond to your enquiry.
- Cookies: We use cookies as described in our Cookie Policy below. You may manage your cookie preferences at any time.
We do not collect financial information, identity documents or sensitive personal data. We do not require account registration to access our content.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use the data we collect for the following purposes:
- To deliver and improve our editorial content
- To send newsletters to subscribers who have explicitly opted in
- To respond to contact enquiries
- To monitor security and prevent abuse of our systems
- To analyse anonymous aggregate traffic patterns to improve our publication
- To display relevant advertising through Google AdSense (anonymous, aggregated)
We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Article 6)
We process personal data under the following legal bases:
- Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): For server logs, security monitoring and aggregate analytics
- Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): For newsletter subscriptions and non-essential cookies
- Contractual necessity (Art. 6(1)(b)): For responding to contact enquiries
5. Data Retention
- Server logs: Retained for 30 days, then automatically deleted
- Newsletter subscribers: Retained until you unsubscribe
- Contact enquiries: Retained for 12 months from the date of your message, then deleted
6. Third-Party Services
Our website uses the following third-party services that may process data on our behalf:
- Cloudflare: We use Cloudflare as our content delivery network and security provider. Cloudflare processes traffic data to protect our site from malicious activity. See Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
- Google Analytics / Search Console: We use Google tools to monitor search performance using anonymised, aggregated data. See Google Privacy Policy.
- Google AdSense: We display advertising provided by Google AdSense. Google may use cookies to serve relevant ads. You can opt out via Google Ad Settings. See Google Privacy Policy.
We do not sell, rent or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.
7. International Transfers
Some of our third-party service providers (including Google and Cloudflare) may process data outside the European Economic Area. Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.
8. Your Rights Under GDPR
If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access (Art. 15): You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Right to rectification (Art. 16): You may request correction of inaccurate data
- Right to erasure (Art. 17): You may request deletion of your data, subject to our legitimate interests and legal obligations. Note: GDPR Art. 17(3)(d) allows us to retain data processed for journalistic purposes in the public interest.
- Right to restriction (Art. 18): You may request that we restrict processing of your data
- Right to data portability (Art. 20): Where applicable, you may request your data in a portable format
- Right to object (Art. 21): You may object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the French data protection authority: Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) at cnil.fr.
9. Editorial Content and Public Figures
CONUI publishes editorial and biographical content about public figures — including technology entrepreneurs and business leaders — based on publicly available information from verified sources. Such processing is undertaken in the exercise of the freedom of expression and information, and falls within the journalistic exception under GDPR Article 85 and French Press Law (Loi du 29 juillet 1881).
If you are a subject of our editorial coverage and have a specific data concern, please contact us at [email protected].
10. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your data, including HTTPS encryption on all pages, server-level firewalls, and restricted access to personal data. However, no transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
12. Contact
For any privacy-related questions, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Publication: CONUI — conui.co