Legal Notice & Privacy Policy

1.1. Website Publisher

• Full Name: Paul Thomas
• Status: Individual — CS Engineering Student & Apprentice Researcher
• Location: Strasbourg (67000), France
• Contact Email: [email protected]
• Official URL: https://pthomas.fr

1.2. Publication Director

The publication director and editorial manager of this website is Paul Thomas as the site creator and publisher.

1.3. Hosting Provider

• Host: Vercel Inc.
• Address: 440 N Barranca Ave #4133, Covina, CA 91723, United States
• Website: https://vercel.com
• Privacy Contact: [email protected]

1.4. Intellectual Property

All content published on this website (text, graphics, logos, photographs, interactive animations, custom ASCII engines, and source code) is protected under French and international intellectual property and copyright laws (Articles L. 111-1 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code).

Any reproduction, representation, modification, or distribution, whether in whole or in part, without prior written permission from the author is strictly prohibited. Open-source repositories and code referenced on this portfolio remain governed by their respective open-source licenses (accessible on their GitHub repositories).

2.1. Data Collection & Minimization

In accordance with the data minimization principle (Art. 5.1.c GDPR), only strictly necessary information is requested through the contact form:

• Name or alias: to address your correspondence.
• Email address: necessary to send a response.
• Message content: the nature of your engineering or research inquiry.

Security & Anti-Abuse: Client IP addresses are processed transiently in volatile server RAM solely to enforce rate-limiting (anti-bruteforce and DDoS protection). This data is never persisted to any database and is automatically purged after 10 to 15 minutes.

2.2. Purpose & Legal Basis

Collected information is processed solely to handle and respond to inquiries (internship opportunities, research collaborations, technical questions). The legal basis relies on user consent (Art. 6.1.a GDPR) granted by voluntarily submitting the form, and legitimate interest (Art. 6.1.f GDPR) in professional communication.

2.3. Data Recipients & Subprocessors

Paul Thomas is the sole recipient of submitted messages. Your information is never sold, rented, or distributed to any third parties.

Technical delivery is handled securely via Resend Inc. (end-to-end encrypted transactional email infrastructure provider).

2.4. Data Retention

Messages and contact details are retained only for the duration required to handle the correspondence. Unless required by ongoing business or legal obligations, records are kept for no longer than 12 months, or permanently deleted upon request.

2.5. Your Rights Under GDPR

Under European privacy regulations, you retain the following statutory rights:

• Right of access and copy of your data
• Right to rectification of inaccurate information
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to restriction of processing
• Right to object to processing

To exercise any of these rights, email your request directly to: [email protected].

2.6. Supervisory Authority (CNIL)

If you believe after contacting us that your data rights are not respected, you may file a complaint with the French national supervisory authority:
CNIL (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés)
3 Place de Fontenoy - TSA 80715 - 75334 PARIS CEDEX 07, France — https://www.cnil.fr.

3.1. Privacy-Preserving Analytics

The site utilizes Vercel Web Analytics and Vercel Speed Insights to monitor technical performance and aggregated visitor metrics.

These solutions operate on a cookieless architecture: no persistent device fingerprints are written, no cross-site advertising IDs are generated, and client IP addresses are immediately anonymized. This implementation strictly adheres to CNIL recommendations (Deliberation No. 2020-091) regarding consent-exempt technical measurements.

4.1. Purpose of the Website

The website https://pthomas.fr is an engineering and research portfolio intended to showcase the software projects, academic trajectory, and technical competencies of Paul Thomas.

4.2. Disclaimer & External Links

Content is provided in good faith for informational purposes. While every effort is made to maintain accuracy, no explicit or implicit warranty is provided.

The website provides hyperlinks directing to external resources (GitHub, LinkedIn, academic laboratories). The publisher has no control over the content or security practices of external sites and disclaims all liability regarding their use.

4.3. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These terms and legal policies are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of France. In the event of any dispute regarding their interpretation or execution, the competent courts within the jurisdiction of Strasbourg, France shall have exclusive jurisdiction.