Who we are
My name is Chris French and my website is https://www.frenchus.com.
First, privacy and discretion is of the highest priority to me. I will never share any of your information. I have comments disabled on this site and the only way to contact me through this website is with the contact form protected by SSL encryption. I do use Google reCaptcha to filter out SPAM and Google may track some data to effectively identify what is SPAM or not. The reCaptcha icon on each page of this website has a link to Google’s terms and privacy policy.
This website is based on a premium WordPress theme and utilizes plugins for various functionality. I am very selective in what code I deploy on my website and take precautions to verify it is safe and secure.
The rest of this privacy policy is boilerplate jargon.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments – (comments not enabled at this time)
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Contact forms
Information from the contact form is routed securely to my email. The contents from the contact form are not stored on this web server.
Cookies
I’m not aware of any cookies being utilized on this website other than what Google or WordPress may use for core functionality.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
We never share your data.
Google reCAPTCHA
To ensure the security of our website and protect against automated abuse and spam, we utilize Google reCAPTCHA.
1. Purpose and Data Processing
We use this service to distinguish whether data entered on our website (such as in contact forms) is provided by a human or by an automated program (a “bot”). As the Data Controller, we have a legitimate interest in protecting our web presence from abusive automated crawling and spam.
2. Data Collected
When you interact with reCAPTCHA-protected areas of our site, the following data may be processed by Google on our behalf:
- IP Address (the network address of your device).
- Hardware and software information (browser type, version, screen resolution, and operating system).
- Interaction data (mouse movements, keystroke patterns, and time spent on the page).
- Cookies (including those placed by Google to track browser behavior).
3. Service Provider Relationship
Starting April 2, 2026, Google operates as a Data Processor for this service. This means Google only processes your data according to our instructions for the sole purpose of providing, maintaining, and securing the reCAPTCHA service. This data is not used by Google for independent purposes such as advertising or user profiling.
4. Legal Basis
We process this data based on:
- Legitimate Interest: To maintain the security and functionality of our digital services.
- Consent: Where required by local regulations (such as the GDPR), reCAPTCHA will only load after you have accepted the relevant functional/security cookies through our consent manager.