Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

erold.guide ("we", "our", or "us") is operated by Yet Technologies SARL-S, a company registered in Luxembourg. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website erold.guide.

2. Data Controller

3. Information We Collect

3.1 Information You Provide

When you authenticate with GitHub to contribute guidelines, we collect:

• GitHub username
• GitHub user ID
• Public email address (if available)
• Profile avatar URL

3.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information through Google Analytics:

• IP address (anonymized)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring website
• Pages visited and time spent
• Click patterns and scroll depth
• Device type and screen resolution

3.3 Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies: Required for the website to function (theme preference, session)
• Analytics cookies: Google Analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our site

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our service
• To authenticate contributors via GitHub
• To attribute contributions to authors
• To analyze and improve our website
• To monitor usage patterns and trends
• To detect and prevent technical issues

5. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process your data based on:

• Consent: For analytics cookies (you can opt-out at any time)
• Legitimate Interest: For website functionality and security
• Contract: When you contribute guidelines, processing is necessary to fulfill our terms

6. Data Sharing

We share your information with:

• Google Analytics: For website analytics (anonymized data)
• GitHub: For authentication purposes
• Cloudflare: For CDN and security services

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

7. Data Retention

• Account data: Retained as long as you have an active contributor account
• Analytics data: Retained for 26 months (Google Analytics default)
• Contribution data: Retained indefinitely as part of the public record

8. Your Rights (GDPR)

Under GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
• Restriction: Request limitation of processing
• Portability: Request transfer of your data
• Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interest

To exercise these rights, contact us at ask@yet.lu.

9. International Transfers

Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), including the United States (Google Analytics, GitHub). These transfers are protected by:

• EU-US Data Privacy Framework
• Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)

10. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data, including:

• HTTPS encryption for all data in transit
• Secure OAuth 2.0 authentication
• Regular security audits
• Access controls and monitoring

11. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

14. Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Luxembourg data protection authority: