Legal notices
Publisher
The Behind the Lore website is published by Baptiste Colombani ("Bat"), individual entrepreneur.
- Address: to be filled at public launch.
- Status: auto-entrepreneur (registration in progress, French equivalent of a sole proprietorship).
- Contact: contact@behindthelore.com
Hosting
Firebase Hosting — Google Cloud / Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Site and data served from Europe via Google Cloud's CDN.
Editorial disclaimer
This is an independent editorial publication dedicated to explaining the scientific concepts featured in manga. The works cited (Dr Stone, The Apothecary Diaries, Hajime no Ippo, Cells at Work, Vinland Saga, Moyashimon, etc.) are the property of their respective authors and publishers (Shueisha, VIZ Media, Kodansha, etc.).
This site is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by these rights holders. All illustrations, diagrams and visuals on this site are original creations.
DMCA / takedown procedure
Any rights holder who considers an item on the site to fall outside the bounds of educational fair use (US) / fair dealing (UK/Canada) / short citation under French copyright art. L122-5 may write to:
Response window: within 48 hours. Preventive takedown policy: if a publisher reports a use they consider abusive, the item is removed immediately and discussion follows. Our goal is to be a responsible relay of the works we cover, not a parasite.
Personal data
Behind the Lore complies with the GDPR. The only data we collect:
- Newsletter (forthcoming): voluntarily provided email address via double opt-in, managed at Buttondown or equivalent. One-click unsubscribe in every email.
- Contact form and problem reporting: email (optional for reports, required for contact), message content, language, hashed IP address. Retention: 12 months max after handling.
- Analytics: Plausible Analytics, GDPR-by-design. No cookies. No raw IP stored. No cross-site behavioral tracking.
No third-party advertising, no Facebook pixel, no Google Analytics 4 tracker. To exercise your rights (access, rectification, deletion), write to legal@behindthelore.com.
Cookies
Behind the Lore uses one single client-side storage: the theme key in localStorage, to remember your light / dark mode preference. This data never leaves your browser.
Site intellectual property
Editorial content and original illustrations on Behind the Lore are published under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 license (to be confirmed at public launch — final decision in V2). The site source code is in
the GitHub repo Harpalionu2A/mangalab.