Morpheus:
This is your last chance.
After this, there is no turning back.
You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe.
You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.

Who we are

This website is operated by François-Xavier Montero, an independent engineer specializing in safety-critical embedded systems, avionics, and defense-related technologies.

Website: https://fx-montero.com or https://www.fx-montero.com

For any privacy-related inquiries, you can contact: fx.montero@outlook.com

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam and ensure platform security.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be publicly visible alongside your comment. Legal basis (GDPR): Legitimate interest (spam prevention, platform integrity).

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may download and extract such data.

We do not actively extract or process metadata from uploaded media, but cannot prevent third parties from doing so once content is public.

Cookies

This website uses cookies to enhance user experience and ensure proper functionality.
Editor cookies: When editing or publishing content, a cookie storing the post ID is created. It expires after 1 day and contains no personal data.
Comment cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These last for 1 year.

Login cookies:
– Temporary cookies are set to verify browser compatibility.
– Login cookies last 2 days (or 2 weeks if “Remember Me” is selected).
– Screen preference cookies last 1 year.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings.
Legal basis: Consent (where applicable) and legitimate interest (technical functionality).

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, technical publications, or external media).
Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the external website directly.

These third-party platforms may:
– Monitor behavior (especially if logged into their services)
– Collect data about you
– Use cookies
– Track interactions

We do not control these third-party processing activities.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data.

Data may be shared only with:
– Spam detection services (automated filtering)
– Hosting providers and technical service providers (strictly for operation of the website)
– Legal authorities if required by law

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.

How long we retain your data

Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

– Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to ensure continuity and moderation efficiency
– Registered user data (if applicable) is stored as long as the account exists
– Technical logs may be retained for security monitoring for a limited period- Technical logs may be retained for security monitoring for a limited period

We regularly review stored data and delete it when no longer necessary.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.
Depending on hosting and service providers, some data may be processed outside the European Union under appropriate safeguards (e.g. standard contractual clauses).

As a user, you have the following rights:
– Right of access to your data
– Right to rectification
– Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
– Right to restriction of processing
– Right to data portability
– Right to object to processing

You may request:
– An exported file of your personal data
– Deletion of your personal data (except where legally required to retain it)

To exercise your rights, contact: fx.montero@fx-montero

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.

Depending on hosting and service providers, some data may be processed outside the European Union under appropriate safeguards (e.g. standard contractual clauses).

Data security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including:
– Secure hosting environments
– Access control
– Minimal data collection principles

However, no online system can be guaranteed 100% secure.

Professional positioning note

This website is primarily intended to present professional expertise in:
– Safety engineering (ISO 26262, ARP4754, DO-178C, etc.)
– Embedded systems
– UAV / defense software

No sensitive or classified project data is collected, processed, or shared through this platform.