Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 2026
1. About this site
The Fool's Kingdom is an unofficial fan-site dedicated to the novel Lord of Mysteries by Cuttlefish That Loves Diving. This site is managed voluntarily by a private individual and is not affiliated with the author, any publisher, or rights holders.
There is no commercial intent: no advertising, no monetisation, no data resale.
2. Data collected
User accounts
When registering, the following information is recorded:
- Email address — used solely for login and security notifications
- Chosen username
- Hashed password (bcrypt — not readable, never transmitted)
- Registration date and last login date
This data is retained as long as the account exists and is never shared.
Visit logs (internal analytics)
Each time a page is loaded, the following information is recorded in the site's database for diagnostic and internal audience measurement purposes:
- Page visited (always)
- Number of database queries — performance indicator (always)
- Full IP address (only with your analytics consent)
- Logged-in user identifier (only with your analytics consent)
Without consent, the IP address is anonymised: the last octet is
replaced with zero (e.g. 192.168.1.42 → 192.168.1.0),
making re-identification impossible. These logs are automatically purged after
30 days and are never shared.
Error logs
In the event of a server error (HTTP 500), the affected page, the technical error message and the IP address are recorded for 90 days to enable diagnosis. These logs fall under the legitimate interest of the site administrator in ensuring its proper operation and security.
3. Cookies used
| Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
PHPSESSID |
Essential | Session | PHP session — login and CSRF protection |
FOOL_SESSION |
Essential | 30 days | Maintains persistent login between visits |
fool_consent |
Functional | 1 year | Stores your cookie consent choice |
fool_lang |
Functional | 1 year | Stores your language preference (FR/EN) |
| Server logs | Analytics | 30 days | Page views always recorded; full IP only with consent, anonymised otherwise |
Essential cookies (PHPSESSID, FOOL_SESSION) are strictly
necessary for the site to function and cannot be refused.
4. Third-party services
This site loads typefaces from Google Fonts
(fonts.googleapis.com). During this loading, your IP address is
transmitted to Google's servers according to their own
privacy policy.
These typefaces are not used for advertising tracking purposes.
No other third-party service (ad network, external analytics, social media button) is integrated on this site.
5. Your rights (GDPR)
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the following rights:
- Access and rectification — view and edit your information from your profile.
- Deletion — request deletion of your account by contacting the administrator.
- Objection to analytics cookies — use the "Manage cookies" button at the bottom of each page.
This site being managed by a private individual on a voluntary basis, requests relating to personal data may be addressed to the administrator directly from the site.
6. Security
Passwords are hashed (bcrypt). Session tokens are invalidated on logout and have a limited lifespan. CSRF protection is applied to all forms.