Privacy Policy
How we handle and protect your information
Introduction
FrenchFinesGuide ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website frenchfinesguide.com (the "Site").
Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including:
- Your IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referring website addresses
- Pages you view on our Site
- Time and date of your visit
- Time spent on pages
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.
Types of cookies we may use:
- Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our Site
- Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.
How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect about you for various purposes, including to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain our website
- Improve, personalize, and expand our website
- Understand and analyze how you use our website
- Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
- Communicate with you for customer service and support
- Send you updates and other information relating to the website
- Find and prevent fraud
Disclosure of Your Information
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
By Law or to Protect Rights
If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
Third-Party Service Providers
We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
Analytics Partners
We may use third-party analytics services to evaluate and analyze use of the Site. These services may use cookies and other tracking technologies to help analyze and report on Site usage.
Third-Party Websites
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites and applications, including the official amendes.gouv.fr website and other government portals. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or content of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.
Security of Your Information
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the information you provide to us, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Access: You can request copies of your personal data
- Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct inaccurate information
- Right to Erasure: You can request that we erase your personal data in certain circumstances
- Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we restrict processing of your data
- Right to Data Portability: You can request that we transfer data to another organization
- Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your personal data
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.
GDPR Compliance (European Users)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your personal data.
The legal bases for processing your information include:
- Your consent
- The performance of a contract
- Compliance with legal obligations
- Our legitimate interests
Children's Privacy
Our Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@frenchfinesguide.com
General Inquiries: contact@frenchfinesguide.com
Cookie Settings
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time. To change your settings:
- Clear your browser cookies to reset the cookie consent banner
- Use your browser settings to block or delete cookies
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