Politique de Confidentialité
This Privacy Policy explains how Saveurs de France collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our online platform and services. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data transparently and securely.
Data Controller
The data controller responsible for processing your personal information is Saveurs de France, located at 15, Rue Montmartre, 3rd Floor, Paris, Ile-de-France, 75002, France.
Information We Collect
We collect information that you provide directly to us when you use our site or services. This may include information you provide when you register for an account, subscribe to our newsletter, participate in cooking classes, request culinary consulting, submit recipes, make inquiries, or interact with features on our online platform. The types of personal information we may collect include:
- Contact information (such as your name, email address, postal address)
- Account login credentials (username, password)
- Payment information (processed securely by third-party payment processors; we do not store full payment card details)
- Information about your interests and preferences related to culinary topics
- Content you submit (recipes, comments, reviews, photos)
- Communications with us
We also automatically collect certain information when you visit our site. This information may include:
- IP address
- Browser type and operating system
- Referring URLs
- Pages viewed and interactions on our site
- Device information
How We Collect Information
We collect information directly from you when you input it into our forms, create an account, or communicate with us. We collect information automatically through the use of cookies and similar technologies as you navigate our online platform.
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal information based on several legal grounds, including:
- Your consent: Where you have given us explicit permission to process your data for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
- Contractual necessity: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract (e.g., to provide the services you requested).
- Legal obligation: Where processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation we are subject to.
- Legitimate interests: Where processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms. Our legitimate interests include operating, maintaining, and improving our site and services, preventing fraud, and communicating with you.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes related to providing and improving our services, including:
- To provide, operate, and maintain our online platform and services.
- To process your transactions and fulfill your requests.
- To manage your account and registration.
- To communicate with you, including responding to your inquiries and sending service-related notifications.
- To send you newsletters, marketing communications, and promotional offers that may be of interest to you, in accordance with your preferences.
- To personalize your experience on our site.
- To conduct research and analysis to improve our services and develop new features.
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, security incidents, and fraudulent activities.
- To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and policies.
Sharing Your Information
We may share your personal information with third parties under certain circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, data analysis, payment processing, customer service, and marketing assistance. These service providers are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to us.
- Business Transfers: Information may be disclosed or transferred as part of any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, prevent fraud, or protect the personal safety of users of our site or the public.
- With Your Consent: We may share your information with other parties with your consent.
International Data Transfers
Your personal information may be stored and processed in countries outside of your own. When we transfer personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as relying on Adequacy Decisions of the European Commission, using Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, or ensuring the recipient is certified under a framework recognized as providing adequate protection.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
Your Data Protection Rights
Under applicable data protection laws, including the GDPR, you have certain rights regarding your personal information. These rights may include:
- The right to access the personal data we hold about you.
- The right to request rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- The right to request erasure of your personal data.
- The right to restrict the processing of your personal data.
- The right to data portability, allowing you to obtain and reuse your personal data for your own purposes across different services.
- The right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- The right to withdraw your consent at any time, where we rely on your consent for processing.
- The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you believe our processing of your personal data infringes applicable law.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below. We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data or to exercise any of your other rights.
Data Security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect your personal information from accidental loss, unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our site uses cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activities. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that help us understand how you use our site and improve your experience. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
Third-Party Links
Our online platform may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our site.
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, you may contact us by mail at:
Saveurs de France
15, Rue Montmartre, 3rd Floor
Paris, Ile-de-France, 75002
France