Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 2026

1. Data Controller

The data controller for personal data is:

• Mélanie Kitenge, Sole Proprietor
• SIREN: 927 559 179
• Email: contact@banner-preview.com
• Website: https://banner-preview.com

2. Data Collected

As part of the LinkedIn banner creation service, we collect the following data:

Identification data:

• First name and last name
• Email address
• LinkedIn profile URL
• Profession / LinkedIn headline
• Industry

Order-related data:

• Visual identity colours
• Logo and professional photo (uploaded files)
• Tagline / headline
• Inspiration links
• Free-text creative brief description

Browsing data:

• Analytics data (if cookie consent is granted)
• Cookie preferences

3. Legal Bases for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases:

• Performance of a contract (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR): processing is necessary for the performance of your LinkedIn banner order
• Consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR): for the use of analytics and performance cookies
• Legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c) GDPR): for the retention of billing data

4. Purposes of Processing

Your data is collected for the following purposes:

• Fulfilment of your LinkedIn banner order
• Order-related communications (confirmation, delivery)
• Improvement of our services and user experience
• Compliance with our legal and accounting obligations

5. Data Retention Periods

Your data is retained for the following periods:

• Uploaded files (logo, photo, delivered banner): 90 days after delivery, then automatically deleted from Vercel Blob storage
• Order data (Stripe metadata): 3 years in accordance with accounting obligations
• Billing data: 6 years in accordance with tax obligations
• Consent cookies: 13 months maximum
• Analytics data: in accordance with PostHog's retention policy (24 months maximum)

6. Sub-processors and Recipients

Your data may be shared with the following sub-processors, as required for the provision of the service:

• Stripe (secure payment). Headquarters: San Francisco, USA. Data: payment information, email, name. Certification: PCI DSS Level 1
• Vercel (hosting and file storage). Headquarters: San Francisco, USA. Data: uploaded files, browsing data
• Resend (transactional email delivery). Data: email, first name, order details
• PostHog (behavioural analytics, if consent is granted). Data: anonymised browsing data
• Discord (internal team notifications). Data: order summary (first name, email, brief details)

Data transfers to the United States are governed by the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses and/or the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

7. Your Rights

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:

• Right of access: obtain confirmation that your data is being processed and receive a copy
• Right to rectification: correct any inaccurate or incomplete data
• Right to erasure ('right to be forgotten'): request the deletion of your data
• Right to data portability: receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Right to object: object to the processing of your data on legitimate grounds
• Right to restriction: request the restriction of processing in certain cases

8. Exercising Your Rights

To exercise your rights, you can contact us:

• By email: contact@banner-preview.com
• Subject line: 'Exercise of GDPR rights'

We are committed to responding to your request within a maximum period of one month. Proof of identity may be requested to verify your identity.

9. Contact the CNIL

If you believe that the processing of your personal data does not comply with applicable regulations, you may file a complaint with the CNIL (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertes), the French Data Protection Authority:

• Website: https://www.cnil.fr
• Address: CNIL, 3 Place de Fontenoy, TSA 80715, 75334 Paris Cedex 07