Privacy Notice

Last updated: October 7, 2026

This Privacy Notice explains how Tabarnak Audio collects, uses and protects personal data when you visit tabarnakaudio.com (the "Site"), try or buy The Poutinizer or another Tabarnak Audio plugin (the "Software"), or sign up for our newsletter. It is provided in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and French data protection law.

1. Data controller

Etienne Tremblay EI, operating the Tabarnak Audio brand, 134 Traverse de la Penne, Villa 47, 13011 Marseille, France. SIRET 104 888 003 00019. Email: info@tabarnakaudio.com

2. The Software does not collect data

The Poutinizer works fully offline. It does not phone home, does not check license activation online, and does not send usage data, telemetry or crash reports. Once installed, it collects no personal data. This notice only covers your use of the Site, the download and purchase process, and our emails.

3. What personal data we collect

Free trial download: your email address (and your name if the form asks for it), to send you the download link.
Purchase: your name, email address, country and order details, to process the sale, deliver your license key and download link, and meet tax and accounting obligations. Card and PayPal payments are handled directly by Stripe and PayPal; we never see or store your full card details.
Newsletter: your email address, only if you sign up.
Contact form or email: the information you choose to send us.
Browsing the Site: only strictly necessary cookies are used. See our Cookie Notice.

4. Legal bases

Performance of a contract or of your request: delivering the trial or the product you bought, and answering your messages;
Legal obligation: invoices, tax and accounting records;
Consent: the newsletter, which you can leave at any time with the unsubscribe link in every email;
Legitimate interest: keeping the Site secure, and telling customers about similar products, unless you object.

5. Who we share your data with

We never sell your personal data. We only share it with the service providers we need:

Payhip (United Kingdom): store, checkout, delivery of downloads and license keys, and collection of VAT and sales tax;
Stripe and PayPal: payment processing;
Kit (United States): newsletter emails;
our accountant or the tax authorities, when the law requires it.

6. International transfers

Some of these providers process data outside the European Economic Area, for example in the United Kingdom or the United States. These transfers rely on recognized safeguards, such as an adequacy decision, the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework or the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.

7. How long we keep your data

Newsletter: until you unsubscribe;
Trial sign-ups: up to 3 years after your last interaction with us;
Customer and order data: as long as needed to provide your license and support, and 10 years for invoices and accounting records, as required by French law;
Messages: up to 3 years after our last exchange.

8. Your rights

You have the right to access, correct or delete your data, to restrict or object to certain processing, to data portability, and to withdraw your consent at any time. To exercise these rights, email info@tabarnakaudio.com; we reply within one month. You can also lodge a complaint with the French data protection authority, the CNIL (cnil.fr), or the authority in your country of residence.

9. Children

The Site and the Software are not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their personal data.

10. Changes to this notice

We may update this notice, for example if we add a new tool. The "Last updated" date above shows the latest revision.