Privacy Policy

Welcome to blablastars. We attach great importance to the protection of your personal data and transparency regarding their use. This Privacy Policy details how we collect, use, store and protect your personal information.

1. Data Collected

1.1 User-provided data

  • Email, Nickname and Password: This data is required to create your account and access our services.
    • Your personal data and messages, including your password, is encrypted using advanced security standards to ensure its protection.

1.2 Location data

  • When adding or viewing events or routes, location data (addresses or geographic coordinates) may be collected.
    • This data is transmitted anonymously to third party services, such as Google Maps (map display) and Nominatim (geocoding).
    • They are stored in a separate table, without any direct link to the identity of the users.

2. Use of Data

2.1 Main objectives

  • Manage your account To allow you to access the site, attend events and arrange carpooling.
  • Service Improvement To optimize map display and site navigation.

2.2 Cookies

  • We use cookies to:
    • Manage your login and keep your session active.
    • Facilitate navigation on the site.

No cookie data is used for advertising purposes or shared with third parties.

3. Sharing Data

3.1 No third party partnerships

  • blablastars does not share any personal or behavioral data of users with third parties.

3.2 Advertising and targeting

  • We do not target advertising.
  • If this changes, we will notify users through an update of the Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy.

4. Data Security

4.1 Security Measures

  • Passwords, emails, nicknames and messages are encrypted using advanced security standards to ensure their protection.
  • Location data is stored anonymously, separated from any identifiable information.

4.2 Access to data

  • Access to data is limited to site administrators and protected by robust security measures.

5. Unsubscription and Data Retention

5.1 Unsubscribe

  • You can unsubscribe at any time via your profile page.
  • When unsubscribing:
    • Your email, nickname and password are permanently deleted.
    • We keep an anonymized occurrence of your account to allow the consultation of the histories (carpooling, events) by other users. This anonymized occurrence does not include any personal information: neither your email nor your nickname, which will be deleted from our databases. The information related to your contributions will appear under the status "anonymous" in the sheets consulted.

6. Your Rights

In accordance with applicable data protection laws, you have the right to:

  • Access to information we hold about you.
  • To request the correction or deletion of your personal data.
  • To limit or oppose the processing of your data.

To exercise these rights, please contact us with our contact form.

7. Changes to this Policy

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in law or our practices. You will be informed of updates via a notification or an email.

8. Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us with our contact form.