This is a personal website, run by me, Maëlick Claes, a private individual living in Sweden. This page explains what personal data is processed when you visit it. If you have any question, contact me by e-mail at inthenorth [at] maelick [dot] net.

In short

No cookies, no analytics or tracking scripts, no ads, no accounts, no comments and no forms. The only personal data processed are the web server’s logs, and your IP address when you open a page with an embedded YouTube video.

Server logs

This site is hosted by OVHcloud (France). Like any web server, it records each request in a log: IP address, date and time, page requested, referring page and browser (user agent). OVHcloud keeps these logs for 12 months, for security and to operate the service.

I may download these logs and analyse them on my own computer to produce aggregated visit statistics, such as the most-read pages or the sites linking here. The downloaded copies are deleted once aggregated, and only the aggregated statistics are kept. The logs are not shared with anyone, not combined with other data, and not used to identify or profile visitors.

The legal basis is my legitimate interest in running the site securely and knowing how it is used.

Embedded YouTube videos

A few posts embed YouTube videos, loaded from Google’s privacy-enhanced domain (youtube-nocookie.com). Opening such a page sends your IP address and browser information to Google, and playing a video is subject to Google’s privacy policy.

Links to Instagram, Flickr, Facebook or other sites are plain links: nothing is loaded from them until you follow one, and their own privacy policies then apply.

Comments

Comments are closed. Comments posted on the former WordPress version of this site are not published here, and the remaining copies, including commenters’ names, e-mail and IP addresses, have been been deleted.

Your rights

You can ask me to access, correct or delete personal data about you, or object to its processing, by e-mail. Note that I cannot identify a visitor in the server logs without information from you, such as your IP address and the time of your visit.

You can also lodge a complaint with the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY), or with the data protection authority of your country of residence.

Changes

This page was last updated on 31 October 2026.