Privacy Policy

This website is operated by BitForge, a software development company based in Bab Ezzouar, Algeria ("BitForge", "we", "us"). We are responsible for the personal data collected through this website. Our contact details are at the end of this policy.

We keep data collection to a minimum. We only collect:

• Information you send through the contact form: your name, email address, and — if you choose to provide them — phone number, company name, the service you are interested in, your estimated budget and your message, plus the language you used.
• Information you share when you contact us directly by email, phone, WhatsApp or Telegram.
• Your IP address, used only briefly to limit the number of messages sent from the same connection and protect the form against spam. It is kept in temporary memory and is not stored in a database.
• Standard technical logs kept by our hosting provider (such as IP address, browser type and pages requested), used for security and to keep the website running.

This website uses a single functional cookie, "bitforge_lang", which remembers your preferred language (Arabic, French or English). It contains no personal information and is not used for tracking.

We do not use analytics, advertising or social-media tracking cookies. Our fonts are served from our own server, so visiting the site does not send your data to third-party font services.

• To reply to your enquiry and discuss your project.
• To send you an automatic confirmation that we received your message.
• To prepare proposals and, if you become a client, to deliver our services.
• To protect the website against spam and abuse.

We do not sell or rent your personal data, and we will not add you to a marketing mailing list without your consent.

We process your data with your consent, which you give when you submit the contact form or contact us directly, and where it is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract. We handle personal data in accordance with Algerian Law No. 18-07 of 10 June 2018 on the protection of natural persons in the processing of personal data, and other data protection laws that may apply to you.

We only share your data with service providers that help us run this website and communicate with you — our hosting provider and our email provider, which delivers contact-form messages. They process the data on our behalf and only for that purpose. We may also disclose information where required by law or by a competent authority.

We keep enquiry messages for as long as needed to respond and follow up, and generally no longer than 24 months. If you become a client, we keep project-related information for the duration of our relationship and as required by applicable accounting and legal obligations.

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including encrypted connections (HTTPS) and restricted access to enquiries. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, but we work to protect your information and will act promptly if an incident occurs.

You have the right to:

• Be informed about how your data is processed and access the data we hold about you.
• Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Ask us to delete your data, or object to its processing.
• Withdraw your consent at any time.

To exercise these rights, email us using the details below and we will respond as soon as possible. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact Algeria's National Authority for the Protection of Personal Data (ANPDP) or the data protection authority in your country.

Our website links to services such as WhatsApp, Telegram, LinkedIn and GitHub. When you use them, their own privacy policies apply.

Our services are intended for businesses and adults. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page shows when it was last changed.