In one paragraph
We run a small editorial website. We collect the minimum data we need to serve the pages, measure anonymous traffic once you accept, and reply to you if you choose to write to us through the contact form. We do not sell your data, we do not share it with partners for marketing, and we do not load advertising or behavioural trackers before you consent. Everything on this page explains that promise in detail so a non-lawyer can read it in ten minutes.
Who is the data controller
The data controller for representatives-compare.com is the editorial team behind the site, reachable through the contact form. If you prefer postal contact, write to us and we will provide a postal address for formal correspondence. We are an independent editorial operation, not a law firm and not an accredited fiscal representative ourselves; we describe that positioning on the About page.
What personal data we actually collect
Three kinds of data flow through the site. First, technical data that every web server logs by default: your IP address, the pages you request, the referring page, your user agent string, and the timestamp. We truncate the last octet of the IPv4 (or the last three groups of an IPv6) in the analytics pipeline so the stored record is not directly identifying. Second, data you provide voluntarily in the contact form: the email address you type, your name if you choose to add one, and the body of the message. Third, interactive calculator inputs for the fee estimator, the CGT simulator, and the decision tool are computed in your browser and never leave your device unless you deliberately click "email me the result," which we do not currently expose.
We do not ask for, and we do not want, special-category data (health, political opinions, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, biometrics). If you volunteer such data in a contact-form message, we will read only the operational part of the message and delete the rest.
Why we collect it, and on which legal basis
Technical server logs are collected on the basis of our legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) in keeping the site online, detecting abuse, and diagnosing outages. Contact-form submissions are processed on the basis of your request and our pre-contractual contact (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR) when you ask us an editorial or partner question. Audience measurement cookies run only after your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), collected through the banner on your first visit and stored in a cookie called rc_consent, which you can reset at any time from the cookies page.
How long we keep each kind of data
Server logs are retained for thirty days then rotated. Anonymised audience statistics (page views, country aggregates, referrer aggregates) are retained for twenty-five months, in line with the CNIL recommendation on audience measurement. Contact-form messages are kept for up to three years, which covers the typical cycle of a follow-up correction or a partner enquiry; after that, messages are archived or deleted. If you ask us to delete your message sooner, we will do so unless a specific legal obligation prevents it.
International transfers
The site is hosted inside the European Union. No personal data is knowingly transferred outside the EEA. If a future technical choice requires a non-EEA transfer (for example a CDN edge point), we will update this page with the relevant safeguards, typically the Standard Contractual Clauses, and we will document the transfer mechanism here before turning it on.
Your rights and how to exercise them
Under the GDPR and the French Loi Informatique et Libertés, you have the right to access your data, to rectify it, to erase it, to restrict or object to processing, to data portability where technically applicable, and to withdraw consent for analytics at any time. Use the contact form with the subject "data request" and the action you want taken. We reply within thirty days in writing. If our reply does not satisfy you, you can lodge a complaint with the French supervisory authority, the CNIL (www.cnil.fr), or your local EU data-protection authority.
A short worked example
Say you visit the site in March 2026, reject analytics in the banner, send a question through the contact form a week later, and in January of the following year ask us to delete your traces. Here is what actually happens. The March server log, truncated IP only, has already rotated out after thirty days, so nothing identifiable remains from that visit. No analytics record exists because you declined. The contact-form message is retrieved, you are shown the text we have, we delete the thread, and we confirm the deletion in writing. Total time on our side: under one working day once we read your request.
One common pitfall to avoid
Please do not paste a copy of your passport, your French tax number, or a full notarial deed into the contact form. We do not need those documents to answer an editorial question, and we would rather not have them in our inbox. If a conversation eventually needs a specific document, we will ask for the exact page and use a secure channel. Sending more than is asked for is the single most common data-protection pitfall we see on sites like ours.
Pro tip: use the subject prefix
When you write to us, start the subject with one of three tokens: "editorial" if you spotted a factual error, "partner" if you run an accredited firm, "data" if you are exercising a GDPR right. It lets us route your message on the first pass and cuts the response time to under two working days. The prefix is not a requirement, only a speed-up.
Changes to this notice
If we change how we process personal data, we will update this page and bump the version string below. Material changes (a new purpose, a new recipient, a new international transfer) are also highlighted at the top of the page for thirty days. The version currently in force is v1, published for 2026.
Quick questions readers ask
Do you use Google Analytics or any advertising tracker?
No. The site runs a self-hosted, privacy-friendly analytics engine that fires only after you accept in the banner. We do not load advertising scripts at all.
If I clear my cookies, will the banner appear again?
Yes. The consent state is stored in a first-party cookie called rc_consent. Clearing site data removes it, and the banner is shown again on your next visit so you can make a fresh choice.
Can I use the site without accepting cookies?
Yes. All editorial pages, the directory, and the tools work without any non-essential cookie. Only anonymised audience measurement is gated behind consent.
How do I ask for a copy of what you have on me?
Use the contact form with subject "data request, access". We reply within thirty days, usually sooner.