Who this policy concerns
Blobal is the idea-stage initiative presented at blobal.net. This policy covers visitors and people contacting the project team through this website. References to “we” mean the team operating this site, not a claim that a particular legal entity, office or regulatory certification has been established.
For privacy questions, use the inquiry form and mark your message “Privacy request”, or contact the official Blobal Instagram profile to request a suitable contact route. Do not send sensitive identity documents over social media.
Information we handle
- Inquiries: your name, work email, organization and message. The backend stores these with a request identifier, timestamps and mail-delivery status in a private server-side database. A copy is sent to the team’s configured mailbox through an SMTP email provider. Delivery failures can also be recorded.
- Technical information: hosting, network and security services may process IP addresses, request times, requested URLs, browser information and security logs to deliver and protect the site. Cloudflare acts as a network/security intermediary.
- Essential storage: a session cookie supports inquiry security and rate limiting. Browser local storage remembers your cookie choice for 180 days.
- Optional analytics: Google Analytics is loaded only after acceptance. It may process page visits, browser/device information, approximate location and interactions according to the property configuration. See the cookie policy for details and withdrawal controls.
Please do not submit passwords, payment information, health information, employee records or confidential business datasets through the inquiry form. We do not intentionally send the contents of the form to Google Analytics.
Why we use it
We use inquiries to respond, discuss requirements and follow up on the conversation you started. Technical information supports availability, troubleshooting and protection against misuse. Optional analytics helps us understand website use only with your consent; accepting analytics is not required to browse or contact us.
Where data protection law requires a legal basis, responding to requested pre-contractual discussions may rely on steps taken at your request; general correspondence and site security may rely on legitimate interests, subject to your rights. Optional analytics relies on consent. Legal obligations may require specific processing. The applicable basis depends on the request and jurisdiction. We do not use inquiry details for an unsolicited marketing subscription or sell them through this website.
Service providers and international processing
Website hosting, Cloudflare, email delivery/mailbox services and, if accepted, Google Analytics process information to provide their respective services. Google Fonts requests are separate from analytics consent and may disclose network information to Google when fonts load. These providers may process information outside your country. Relevant transfer and contractual requirements must be assessed for the applicable jurisdiction; we do not claim that all website data remains on this server or within a particular country.
Links to external sites are governed by those sites’ policies. We may also disclose information when legally required or necessary to address abuse or protect rights.
Retention and safeguards
The inquiry database currently has no automatic deletion schedule. Inquiries and associated mailbox copies remain until manually deleted or otherwise removed under provider retention processes. We review requests for deletion individually, including whether records must be kept for legal, security or dispute-related reasons. Do not assume a fixed deletion deadline applies to inquiry records. Browser consent storage expires after 180 days; technical-log and provider retention periods are separate.
The form uses encrypted transport, CSRF protection and rate limiting; inquiry records are stored outside the public web directory. These measures reduce risk but do not guarantee absolute security. Backups and provider copies may follow separate deletion cycles.
Your choices and requests
You can decline analytics or withdraw it through “Cookie settings” in the footer. Withdrawal stops future collection and does not erase analytics already collected. Depending on applicable law, you may request access, correction, erasure, restriction or portability of your personal information, object to certain processing, and complain to a relevant supervisory authority.
Contact us using the routes above and explain the request without sending unnecessary personal data. We may need proportionate information to verify it and will respond in accordance with applicable requirements. These rights can have legal limitations. This notice is updated when the website’s practices change.