1. Purpose
This privacy policy informs visitors to https://www.thenoiseshack.com how their personal data is collected, used and protected, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the French Data Protection Act.
2. Data controller
THE DZ FACTORY, SASU, publisher of the label The Noise Shack
40 rue Alexandre Dumas, 75011 Paris – France
Email: contact@thedzfactory.com
3. Data collected
- Contact and project submission form : name, email address, city and country, listening and website links, project description, name of the label or manager where applicable.
- Audience measurement : Google Analytics (via Google Site Kit), Jetpack Stats (Automattic) and Burst Statistics (a tool hosted on our own server). Pages viewed, referring site, browser and device type, country, and IP address used by these services to produce statistics.
- Website security (Wordfence): IP address, date and nature of requests, in order to block intrusion attempts and abuse.
- Consent management (Complianz): your cookie choices.
- Exchanges you initiate by email.
4. Purposes and legal bases
- Reviewing the artist projects submitted and replying to you: pre-contractual measures taken at your request, or our legitimate interest.
- Measuring traffic and improving the website: your consent (cookie banner).
- Ensuring the security and proper functioning of the website: our legitimate interest.
- Keeping proof of your cookie choices: legal obligation.
5. Retention periods
- Submitted projects, exchanges and prospect data: 3 years from the last contact.
- Cookies and trackers: 13 months maximum.
- Consent choices: 12 months, after which the banner is shown again.
- Security logs: a limited period, as needed to protect the website.
6. Recipients and processors
Your data is intended for THE DZ FACTORY. It is neither sold nor rented. It may be processed by the following providers, solely for the purposes described above:
- o2switch (website and email hosting, France)
- Google (Google Analytics, Google Fonts)
- Automattic (Jetpack: statistics, security)
- Defiant Inc. (Wordfence: security)
7. Transfers outside the European Union
Some providers (Google, Automattic, Defiant) may process data in the United States. These transfers are covered by the safeguards provided for by the GDPR, such as the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or standard contractual clauses.
8. Cookies
On your first visit, a banner lets you accept, refuse or customise non-essential cookies. Audience measurement tools that require consent are only activated after you agree. You can change your choices at any time. Details of the cookies used are given in our cookie policy.
9. Links to social networks
The website contains links to our X, Facebook and Instagram accounts. When you follow these links, the data you share on these platforms is governed by their own privacy policies.
10. Your rights
Under the GDPR, you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, object to and port your data, as well as the right to withdraw your consent at any time and to set instructions regarding your data after your death.
To exercise these rights: contact@thedzfactory.com
If you believe your rights have not been respected, you can lodge a complaint with the CNIL, the French data protection authority (www.cnil.fr).
11. Security
THE DZ FACTORY implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data: encrypted connection (HTTPS), web application firewall, regular backups.
12. Changes to this policy
This policy may be changed at any time, in particular if a form or a new service is added. The version in force is the one published on this page.
Last updated: 12 October 2026.