ForceForger Data Protection Notice

1. Controller and Contact

Controller for this website (Art. 4(7) GDPR): ForceForger.com

Contact email: Enable JavaScript to reveal email

Email Inquiries

• Purpose: processing and answering inquiries sent to hello@forceforger.com .
• Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in handling communication) and, where applicable, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for pre-contractual requests.
• Recipients/processors: the email provider used for hello@forceforger.com and technical service providers required for secure mail delivery and mailbox administration.
• Retention: email messages are stored only as long as needed to process the request and are then deleted, unless statutory retention duties or legal claims require longer storage.

2. Hosting Provider

This application is hosted on Netlify. Netlify processes technical connection data (for example IP address, request time, URL, and user agent) to provide and secure delivery of the website.

Netlify privacy information: netlify.com/privacy

Netlify data processing addendum: netlify.com/legal/data-processing-addendum

3. Data Categories and Purposes

• Technical access data via hosting/log delivery (website operation and security).
• ff_cookie_consent cookie to store your cookie choice (essential).
• Optional functional storage for army workspaces and UI preferences when you allow functional cookies.
• Email inquiry data (sender address, message content, and communication metadata such as timestamp) when you contact ForceForger via email.
• No account system, no payment processing, and no analytics tracking is intentionally used by this application.

4. Legal Bases (Art. 6 GDPR)

• Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR for technically necessary processing, secure delivery, and abuse prevention.
• Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR for optional functional storage based on your consent, which can be changed any time via Cookie settings.
• Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR and, where applicable, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for processing email inquiries.

5. Storage Duration

• ff_cookie_consent : up to 12 months.
• ff_client_prefs : up to 12 months, only if functional storage is enabled.
• Workspace data in browser local storage remains on your device until deleted by you or until consent is revoked.
• Host-level log retention is controlled by Netlify according to their policies.
• Email inquiries are retained only as long as operationally needed, unless legal retention obligations require a longer period.

6. International Transfers

As a global hosting provider, Netlify may process data outside the EU/EEA. Where required, this is covered through contractual safeguards provided by Netlify (including data processing terms).

7. Your Rights Under GDPR/DSGVO

• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
• Right to withdraw consent at any time with effect for the future
• Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)