Privacy Policy - Slowcrossers

Updated: 2 May 2026

This privacy policy explains how the Slowcrossers website collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), the amended French Data Protection Act, and CNIL recommendations.

1. Data controller

The data controller is:
Marine Louis (micro-entrepreneur), 5 Rue du Gorget, 69450 Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or, France.
Contact email:privacy@slowcrossers.com

2. Personal data processed

Depending on how you use the website, we may process the following categories of data:

  • Account data: email address, username, nickname, public profile, roles.
  • Traveler profile data: profile picture, description, languages, interests, travel mode(s), age group, visited countries, location (country/region and, depending on your settings, position data).
  • Relational and communication data: friend requests, contacts, chat messages, block/report status.
  • Technical and security data: session identifiers, login cookies, technical and security logs.
  • Consent data: cookie choices (stored locally), potential newsletter consent.
  • Notification data: web push subscription token if you enable notifications.
  • Anti-abuse data: information related to reCAPTCHA verification on relevant forms.

3. Purposes and legal bases

  • User account creation and management: performance of a contract (Article 6.1.b GDPR).
  • Connecting travelers (search, invitations, chat, contacts map): performance of a contract (Article 6.1.b GDPR).
  • Technical operation, service security, and abuse prevention: legitimate interest (Article 6.1.f GDPR).
  • Management of non-essential cookies (audience measurement): consent (Article 6.1.a GDPR).
  • Newsletter sending (if subscribed): consent (Article 6.1.a GDPR).
  • Legal obligations, defense of rights, and evidence: legal obligation and/or legitimate interest (Articles 6.1.c and 6.1.f GDPR).

4. Geolocation

Some features (map, region suggestion, nearby display) may use your device geolocation. This geolocation depends on your explicit permission at browser/device level. You can disable it at any time in your settings.

5. Cookies and trackers

The website uses cookies essential for operation and, depending on your consent, non-essential cookies (including audience measurement). Non-essential cookies are set only after your approval.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the "Manage cookies" link. For the detailed list of cookies (purposes, durations, providers), see the

6. Data recipients

Data is accessible, as needed, to:

  • The Slowcrossers operations team, strictly authorized.
  • Technical providers we need for the service (hosting, infrastructure, security).
  • Third-party services enabled according to your choices and usage (e.g., reCAPTCHA, audience measurement, push notifications).

We do not sell your personal data.

7. Transfers outside the European Union

Some third-party services may involve data transfers outside the EU. In that case, we ensure that an adequate protection mechanism is applied (standard contractual clauses, adequacy decision, or equivalent safeguards).

8. Retention periods

We apply limited retention, proportionate to each purpose.
As a general rule:

  • Account and profile data: for the lifetime of the account, then deleted within a reasonable period.
  • Messaging and relationship data: as long as related features are active, then deleted based on your actions (contact/account deletion) and our technical constraints.
  • Newsletter data: until consent withdrawal (unsubscribe) or list deletion.
  • Technical and security logs: strictly as long as needed for security, maintenance, and defense of our rights.

9. Your rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Right of access.
  • Right to rectification.
  • Right to erasure.
  • Right to restriction of processing.
  • Right to object (notably to processing based on legitimate interest).
  • Right to data portability (when applicable).
  • Right to withdraw your consent at any time for processing based on consent.
  • Right to define post-mortem directives (French law).

You can exercise these rights by writing to privacy@slowcrossers.com. In case of reasonable doubt, identity verification may be requested. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the CNIL. (www.cnil.fr).

10. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or unauthorized access.

11. Policy changes

This policy may evolve according to legal, technical, or functional changes. The update date shown at the top of the page is authoritative. In case of substantial changes, we will inform you by appropriate means.

12. Contact

For any question regarding personal data protection: privacy@slowcrossers.com

You can also consult our Legal Notice , our General Terms of Use and our Cookie Policy.