Legal Notice
Last updated: July 5, 2025
1. Site Publisher
The website https://store-forge.com is published by:
Virtua Tools
Sole Proprietorship (Auto-entrepreneur)
Registered office: [To be completed: your full address]
Registered with the Trade and Companies Register under number: [SIREN / SIRET to be completed]
VAT number (if applicable): [To be completed]
Email: contact@storeforge.com
Publication Director: [Your full name]
2. Hosting Provider
The site is hosted by:
OVH SAS
Registered office: 2 rue Kellermann – 59100 Roubaix – France
Phone: +33 (0)9 72 10 10 07
Website: https://www.ovh.com
3. Intellectual Property
All elements on the Store Forge website (texts, images, logos, videos, software, architecture, etc.) are protected by intellectual property rights and are the exclusive property of Store Forge or its partners.
No reproduction, representation, modification, publication, or adaptation of all or part of the site may be made without prior written authorization from the publisher.
4. Liability
The publisher strives to provide an accessible and compliant website but cannot be held responsible for any errors, interruptions, unavailability, or inaccuracies found on the site.
Users acknowledge that they use the information on the site at their own risk.
5. Personal Data
Personal data collected is processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy, available on the website.
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to access, rectify, delete, and object to the processing of your personal data. You can exercise these rights by contacting us at: contact@storeforge.com.
6. Cookies
The website may use cookies for statistical and operational purposes. You may manage cookies through your browser settings or via the cookie management banner displayed on the website.
7. Applicable Law
This legal notice is governed by French law. In the event of a dispute, jurisdiction will be assigned to the competent courts of the publisher’s registered office, unless otherwise required by law.
8. Contact
For any questions regarding the website, please contact us by email at contact@storeforge.com.
Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 5, 2025
This Privacy Policy is intended to inform users of the website https://storeforge.com (hereinafter the “Platform” or “Store Forge”) about how their personal data is collected, used, stored, shared, and protected in accordance with applicable legislation, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of April 27, 2016 (GDPR) and the amended French Data Protection Act.
1. Data Controller
The data controller is:
Store Forge – [Your business name or full name]
Address: [Address]
Email: contact@storeforge.com
2. Data Collected
We collect personal data either directly from you or automatically when you browse the Platform.
2.1 Data you provide voluntarily:
- Account information: full name, pseudonym, email, encrypted password
- Profile information: bio, photo, phone number, country
- Billing information: address, IBAN/BIC or PayPal email (for sellers)
- Order-related information: sales/purchase history, income
- Communications: messages on the platform, support requests
- Legal documents: identification documents (optional or mandatory depending on your status)
2.2 Automatically collected data:
- IP address
- Connection data (dates, times, pages visited)
- Device information (type, OS, browser)
- Cookies (see §10)
3. Purposes and Legal Bases
| Purpose | Legal Basis |
|---|---|
| Creating and managing your user account | Contractual necessity |
| Connecting buyers and sellers | Contractual necessity |
| Processing payments, withdrawals and invoicing | Legal obligation / Contract |
| Sending order-related notifications | Legitimate interest |
| Fighting fraud, abuse and illegal activities | Legitimate interest |
| Statistics and service improvement | Legitimate interest |
| Responding to authorities or legal requirements | Legal obligation |
| Sending marketing emails (if consented) | Consent |
4. Data Recipients
Your data may be shared with the following recipients:
- Authorized Store Forge staff
- Technical providers (hosting, email, payment services)
- Stripe (secure payment)
- Sellers or buyers you interact with
- Judicial or administrative authorities (if required by law)
Your data will never be sold to third parties.
5. Data Retention
| Data | Retention Period |
|---|---|
| Account data | As long as the account is active, then 5 years for evidence |
| Payment and billing data | 10 years (tax/legal obligation) |
| Cookies | See §10 |
| Dispute-related data | Processing duration + legal statute of limitation |
6. Your Rights
In accordance with the GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Right of access: obtain a copy of your data
- Right to rectification: correct inaccurate data
- Right to erasure: under legal limits
- Right to restrict processing
- Right to object: especially for marketing purposes
- Right to data portability: receive your data in a structured format
- Right to withdraw consent at any time
You can exercise your rights by contacting us at contact@storeforge.com. A response will be provided within one month.
You may also lodge a complaint with the CNIL (www.cnil.fr).
7. Security
Store Forge implements all appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the security and confidentiality of your personal data: encrypted passwords, secure authentication, protection against unauthorized access, etc.
8. Transfers Outside the EU
Data is hosted within the European Union. If data is transferred outside the EU (e.g. to a technical provider), it will be done in accordance with GDPR safeguards: standard contractual clauses, adequacy decision, or other valid legal mechanisms.
9. User Account & Deletion
You can delete your account at any time via your dashboard. Some data will be retained to comply with legal obligations or in case of disputes.
10. Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Ensure the proper functioning of the site
- Track usage statistics
- Enhance user experience (e.g. keep you logged in)
Upon your first visit, a cookie banner allows you to manage your preferences.
You can also configure your browser to block cookies.
11. Changes
This Privacy Policy may be updated at any time. Users will be notified of any significant changes. The applicable version is the one in effect on the website at the time of consultation.
12. Contact
For any question about your data or this policy, you can contact us at:
📩 contact@storeforge.com