Legal notice and privacy policy
**The sole proprietorship Cécile Desmarest – Author and Biographer, based in the Nord Pas de Calais region, Hauts-de-France, is committed to respecting individual rights, particularly regarding automated data processing. In a spirit of transparency with its clients, the company has implemented a policy that outlines all these processes, the purposes pursued by them, and the means available to individuals to fully exercise their rights.**
For more information on personal data protection, we invite you to visit the website: https://www.cnil.fr/
Continuing to browse this site constitutes unconditional acceptance of the provisions and conditions of use outlined below.
The currently online version of these terms of use is the only enforceable version throughout the entire duration of site use until a new version replaces it.
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**Article 1 – Legal Notice – Cécile Desmarest, Author and Biographer**
1.1 **Website (hereinafter referred to as “the site”)**:
ceciledesmarest.com
1.2 **Publisher (hereinafter referred to as “the publisher”)**:
The sole proprietorship Cécile Desmarest – Author and Biographer
Located at: 192 route de Desvres – 62 170 Beussent
1.3 **Host (hereinafter referred to as “the host”)**:
ceciledesmarest.com is hosted by DRI, whose headquarters are located in Le Mans.
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**Article 2 – Access to the site – Family or Corporate Biography**
Access to the site and its use are reserved for strictly personal use. You agree not to use this site and the information or data contained therein for commercial, political, or advertising purposes and for any form of commercial solicitation, including the sending of unsolicited emails.
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**Article 3 – Content of the site – Cécile Desmarest, Author and Biographer based in Nord Pas de Calais, Hauts-de-France**
All trademarks, photographs, texts, comments, illustrations, animated or non-animated images, video sequences, sounds, and all software applications that may be used to operate this site, and more generally all elements reproduced or used on the site, are protected by intellectual property laws in force.
They are the full and exclusive property of the publisher or its partners. Any reproduction, representation, use, or adaptation, in any form, of all or part of these elements, including software applications, without the prior written consent of the publisher, is strictly prohibited. The fact that the publisher does not initiate proceedings immediately upon becoming aware of unauthorized uses does not constitute acceptance of such uses and a waiver of prosecution.
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**Article 4 – Site Management – Cécile Desmarest, Biographer, based in Pas de Calais, Hauts-de-France**
For the proper management of the site, the publisher may at any time:
– Suspend, interrupt, or restrict access to all or part of the site, reserve access to the site, or certain parts of the site, to a specific category of internet users;
– Remove any information that may disrupt the functioning of the site or that contravenes national or international laws;
– Suspend the site to carry out updates.
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**Article 5 – Responsibilities of Cécile Desmarest – Author and Biographer based in Nord Pas de Calais**
The publisher cannot be held responsible in the event of failure, breakdown, difficulty, or interruption of operation, preventing access to the site or one of its functionalities.
The equipment used to connect to the site is under your full responsibility. You must take all appropriate measures to protect your equipment and your own data, particularly from viral attacks over the Internet. You are also solely responsible for the sites and data you consult.
The publisher cannot be held liable in the event of legal action against you:
– Due to the use of the site or any service accessible via the Internet;
– Due to your failure to comply with these general conditions.
The publisher is not responsible for any damages caused to you, third parties, and/or your equipment as a result of your connection to or use of the site, and you waive any action against it in this regard.
If the publisher were to be the subject of an amicable or judicial proceeding due to your use of the site, it could turn against you to obtain compensation for all damages, sums, convictions, and costs that may arise from this proceeding.
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**Article 6 – Hyperlinks – Cécile Desmarest – Author and Biographer**
The implementation of any hyperlinks by users to any part of the site is authorized by the publisher. Any link must be removed upon the publisher’s simple request.
Any information accessible via a link to other sites is not published by the publisher. The publisher has no rights over the content present in such links.
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**Article 7 – Data Collection and Protection**
Your data is collected by the sole proprietorship Cécile Desmarest – Author and Biographer.
Personal data refers to any information concerning an identified or identifiable individual (data subject); an identifiable person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, particularly by reference to a name, identification number, or one or more specific elements unique to their physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity.
Personal information collected on the site is primarily used by the publisher for managing relationships with you, and where applicable, for processing your orders.
The personal data collected includes:
– First and last name
– Email address
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**Article 8 – Right of Access, Rectification, and Dereferencing of Your Data**
In accordance with the regulations applicable to personal data, users have the following rights:
– **Right of access**: They can exercise their right of access to know the personal data concerning them by writing to the email address mentioned below. In this case, before implementing this right, the Platform may request proof of the user’s identity to verify its accuracy;
– **Right of rectification**: If the personal data held by the Platform is inaccurate, they may request the updating of the information;
– **Right to erasure of data**: Users can request the deletion of their personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws;
– **Right to limit data processing**: Users can request the Platform to limit the processing of their personal data in the cases provided by the GDPR;
– **Right to object to data processing**: Users can object to their data being processed in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR;
– **Right to data portability**: They can request that the Platform provide the personal data they have provided in order to transmit it to a new Platform.
You can exercise this right by contacting us at the following address:
192 Route de Desvres, 62170 Beussent.
Any request must be accompanied by a photocopy of a valid signed identity document and include the address at which the publisher can contact the requester. The response will be sent within one month of receiving the request. This one-month period may be extended by two months if the complexity of the request and/or the number of requests requires it.
Furthermore, since the law n°2016-1321 of October 7, 2016, individuals who wish to do so can organize the handling of their data after their death. For more information on this subject, you can consult the CNIL website: https://www.cnil.fr/.
Users can also file a complaint with the CNIL on the CNIL website: https://www.cnil.fr.
We recommend contacting us first before filing a complaint with the CNIL, as we are at your full disposal to resolve your issue.
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**Article 9 – Use of Data**
Personal data collected from users is used to provide the services of the Platform, improve them, and maintain a secure environment. The legal basis for processing is the execution of the contract between the user and the Platform. Specifically, the uses are as follows:
– Access and use of the Platform by the user;
– Management of the operation and optimization of the Platform;
– Implementation of user support;
– Verification, identification, and authentication of data transmitted by the user;
– Personalization of services by displaying advertisements based on the user’s browsing history, according to their preferences;
– Prevention and detection of fraud, malware (malicious software), and management of security incidents;
– Management of potential disputes with users;
– Sending commercial and advertising information based on the user’s preferences.
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**Article 10 – Data Retention Policy**
The Platform retains your data for the time necessary to provide you with its services or support.
To the extent reasonably necessary or required to meet legal or regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, prevent fraud and abuse, or enforce our terms and conditions, we may also retain some of your information if necessary, even after you have closed your account or we no longer need it to provide you with our services.
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**Article 11 – Sharing Personal Data with Third Parties**
Personal data may be shared with third-party companies exclusively within the European Union in the following cases:
– When the user publishes information accessible to the public in the free comment areas of the Platform;
– When the user authorizes a third-party website to access their data;
– When the Platform uses service providers to provide user support, advertising, and payment services. These service providers have limited access to the user’s data as part of the execution of these services and are contractually obligated to use it in accordance with the applicable regulations regarding personal data protection;
– If required by law, the Platform may transmit data to respond to claims against the Platform and comply with administrative and judicial procedures.
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**Article 12 – Cookies**
The cookie policy is described on the page: https://ceciledesmarest.com/cookie-policy-eu/
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**Article 13 – Photographs and Product Representations**
The product photographs accompanying their description are not contractual and do not engage the publisher.
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**Article 14 – Applicable Law**
These terms of use of the site are governed by French law and are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts at the publisher’s headquarters,
mulaire de contact de ce site.