Privacy Policy

Effective date: 9 October 2026

The Lounge (thelounge.blog) is operated by The Lounge, France ("we", "us"). This policy explains what data we collect and how we use it.

What we collect

• Information you send us: name, email and message when you use the contact form or email us.

• Usage data: pages visited, device and browser type, approximate location, collected through cookies and analytics tools provided by our website host (Hostinger Website Builder) and, if enabled, Google Analytics.

• We do not collect payment information on this site.

How we use it

• To answer your messages.

• To understand how the site is used and improve it.

• To measure clicks on partner and affiliate links.

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

Third parties

Clicking an external link (Telegram, MYM, Uncove, Amazon or other partners) takes you to a third-party site with its own privacy policy. We are not responsible for their practices.

Cookies

We use essential cookies and, with your consent where required, analytics cookies. You can accept or refuse non-essential cookies in the cookie banner and clear cookies in your browser at any time.

Your rights

Depending on where you live (for example California under the CCPA/CPRA, or the EU/UK under the GDPR), you may have the right to access, correct or delete your personal data, and to opt out of its "sale" or "sharing". We do not sell or share personal data for cross-context behavioral advertising. To make a request, email contact@thelounge.blog. We reply within 30 days.

Data retention

Contact messages are kept up to 24 months, then deleted. Analytics data is kept according to the provider's default settings.

Age

This site is intended for adults 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18.

Changes

We may update this policy. The date above shows the latest version.

Contact

contact@thelounge.blog