Privacy & Cookie Policy

Background

Beaux Petits Gîtes understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, beauxpetitsgites.com (“Our Site”) and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a way that is consistent with Our obligations and your rights under the law.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it.

  1. Definitions and Interpretation
    In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:
    “Cookie” means a small text file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site. Details of the Cookies used by Our Site are set out in Part 14, below; and
    “Cookie Law” means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003;
  1. Information About Us
    Our Site is owned and operated by Beau Petits Gîtes, A sole trader registered in France.
    Registered address: 32 Rue de Beauregard, 85570 Saint Valerien, Vendee
    Email address: info@beauxpetitsgites.com
    Representative: Chris and Clare Garner
    Email address: info @ beauxpetitsgites (dot) com
    Postal address: as above
  2. What Does This Policy Cover?
    This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that We have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and We advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.
  3. What Is Personal Data?
    Personal data is defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679) (the “GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (collectively, “the Data Protection Legislation”) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier’.
    Personal data is, in simpler terms, any information about you that enables you to be identified. Personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact details, but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers, electronic location data, and other online identifiers.
  4. What Are My Rights?
    Under the Data Protection Legislation, you have the following rights, which We will always work to uphold:
    a) The right to be informed about Our collection and use of your personal data. This Privacy Policy should tell you everything you need to know, but you can always contact Us to find out more or to ask any questions using the details in Part 15.
    b) The right to access the personal data We hold about you. Part 13 will tell you how to do this.
    c) The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held by Us is inaccurate or incomplete. Please contact Us using the details in Part 15 to find out more.
    d) The right to be forgotten, i.e. the right to ask Us to delete or otherwise dispose of any of your personal data that We hold. Please contact Us using the details in Part 15 to find out more.
    e) The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data.
    f) The right to object to Us using your personal data for a particular purpose or purposes.
    g) The right to withdraw consent. This means that, if we are relying on your consent as the legal basis for using your personal data, you are free to withdraw that consent at any time.
    h) The right to data portability. This means that, if you have provided personal data to Us directly, we are using it with your consent or for the performance of a contract, and that data is processed using automated means, you can ask Us for a copy of that personal data to re-use with another service or business in many cases.
    i) Rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling. We do not use your personal data in this way.
    For more information about Our use of your personal data or exercising your rights as outlined above, please contact Us using the details provided in Part 15.
    It is important that your personal data is kept accurate and up-to-date. If any of the personal data We hold about you changes, please keep Us informed as long as We have that data.
    Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
    If you have any cause for complaint about Our use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.
    We would welcome the opportunity to resolve your concerns ourselves, however, so please contact Us first, using the details in Part 15.
  5. What Data Do You Collect and How?
    We may collect some or all of the following personal data, using the website contact form and subsequent electronic communications and telephone calls:
    a) Identity Information including name;
    b) Contact information including email address and telephone number;
    c) Profile information including preferences, interests and purchase history.
    Please also see Part 14 for more information about Our use of Cookies and similar technologies. We do not collect any ‘special category’ or ‘sensitive’ personal data.
  6. How Do You Use My Personal Data?
    Our use of your data will always have a lawful basis either because you have consented to our use of your personal data, or because it is in our legitimate interests to do so. We may use your personal data for the following purposes:
    a) Registering you on Our Site;
    b) Providing and managing your Account;
    c) Providing and managing your access to Our Site;
    d) Personalising and tailoring your experience on Our Site;
    e) Administering Our Site;
    f) Administering Our business;
    g) Supplying Our services to you;
    h) Managing payments for Our services;
    i) Personalising and tailoring Our services for you;
    j) Communicating with you;
    k) Supplying you with information by email and/or post that you have opted-in-to.
    With your permission and/or where permitted by law, We may also use your personal data for marketing purposes, which may include contacting you by email AND/OR telephone AND/OR text message AND/OR post with information, news, and offers on Our services. You will not be sent any unlawful marketing or spam. We will always work to fully protect your rights and comply with Our obligations under the Data Protection Legislation and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, and you will always have the opportunity to opt-out. We will always obtain your express opt-in consent before sharing your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes and you will be able to opt-out at any time. Third Parties whose content appears on Our Site may use third-party Cookies, as detailed below in Part 14. Please refer to Part 14 for more information on controlling cookies. Please note that We do not control the activities of such third parties, nor the data that they collect and use themselves, and We advise you to check the privacy policies of any such third parties. We will only use your personal data for the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected unless We reasonably believe that another purpose is compatible with that or those original purpose(s) and need to use your personal data for that purpose. If We do use your personal data in this way and you wish Us to explain how the new purpose is compatible with the original, please contact Us using the details in Part 15. In some circumstances, where permitted or required by law, We may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent. This will only be done within the bounds of the Data Protection Legislation and your legal rights.
  7. How Long Will You Keep My Personal Data?
    We will not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reasons for which it was first collected.
  8. How and Where Do You Store or Transfer My Personal Data?
    We will store or transfer some of your personal data within the UK. This means that it will be fully protected under the Data Protection Legislation.

    AND

    We will store or transfer your personal data within the European Economic Area (the “EEA”). The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein. This means that your personal data will be fully protected under the Data Protection Legislation, GDPR, and/or to equivalent standards by law.
  9. Do You Share My Personal Data?
    We will not share any of your personal data with any third parties for any purposes, subject to the following exceptions:
    a) If We sell, transfer, or merge parts of Our business or assets, your personal data may be transferred to a third party. Any new owner of Our business may continue to use your personal data in the same ways that We have used it, as specified in this Privacy Policy.
    b) In some limited circumstances, We may be legally required to share certain personal data, which might include yours, if we are involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.
  10. How Can I Control My Personal Data?
    You may wish to sign up to one or more of the preference services operating in the UK: The Telephone Preference Service (“the TPS”), the Corporate Telephone Preference Service (“the CTPS”), and the Mailing Preference Service (“the MPS”). These may help to prevent you receiving unsolicited marketing. Please note, however, that these services will not prevent you from receiving marketing communications that you have consented to receiving.
  11. Can I Withhold Information?
    You may access Our Site without providing any personal data at all.
    You may restrict Our use of Cookies. For more information, see Part 14.
  12. How Can I Access My Personal Data?
    If you want to know what personal data We have about you, you can ask Us for details of that personal data and for a copy of it (where any such personal data is held). This is known as a “subject access request”.
    All subject access requests should be made in writing and sent to the email address shown in Part 15. There is not normally any charge for a subject access request. If your request is ‘manifestly unfounded or excessive’ (for example, if you make repetitive requests) a fee may be charged to cover Our administrative costs in responding.
    We will respond to your subject access request within one month of receiving it. Normally, We aim to provide a complete response, including a copy of your personal data within that time. In some cases, however, particularly if your request is more complex, more time may be required up to a maximum of three months from the date We receive your request. You will be kept fully informed of Our progress.
  13. How Do You Use Cookies?
    Our Site may place and access certain first-party Cookies on your computer or device. First-party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our services. In addition, Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google, which also use Cookies. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse usage statistics, enabling Us to better understand how people use Our Site.
  14. How Do I Contact You?
    To contact Us about anything to do with your personal data and data protection, including to make a subject access request, please use the following details.
    Email address: info at beauxpetitsgites (dot) com
  15. Changes to this Privacy Policy
    We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. This may be necessary, for example, if the law changes, or if We change Our business in a way that affects personal data protection.
    Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date. This Privacy Policy was last updated on 1st September 2020.