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Privacy and cookies policy

Article 1. Privacy policy

What is the RGPD? 

RGPD stands for «General Data Protection Regulation» (GDPR). Since 25 May 2018, this European regulation has governed the processing of personal data within the European Union. .

Legal context: Following on from the French Data Protection Act of 1978 (Loi Informatique et Libertés), the RGPD adapts and keeps pace with developments in technology and our societies.

The RGPD gives citizens greater control over how their data is used.

The Porto-Vecchio Tourist Office undertakes to ensure that the processing of personal data carried out on its website complies with the RGPD and the French Data Protection Act.

This confidentiality policy informs you of the purposes of the processing carried out via the Porto-Vecchio Tourist Office websites (public and professional sites), as well as their legal bases and retention periods, the recipients of the data, the security measures (general description), the possible existence of data transfers outside the European Union or automated decision-making, the use and management of cookies, your IT rights and freedoms and how to exercise them.

Who is the data controller?

The person responsible for data processing on the site is the Office de Tourisme de Porto-Vecchio, whose registered office is located at Avenue du Maréchal Leclerc 20137 PORTO-VECCHIO.

For more information, please refer to the legal notices.

Who is the Data Protection Officer?

The Porto-Vecchio Tourist Office has appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) to help it comply with the RGPD: Var RGPD Agency.

You can contact him at

  • By e-mail to the following address rgpd@cc-sudcorse.fr
  • By post, by sending your letter to the following address: Centre d'affaires l'hexagone - Bât. E - RDC - 83170 BRIGNOLES.

What types of data can be collected and for what purposes?

Personal data« is »any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person«. An individual may be identified :

  • directly (example: surname, first name)
  • or indirectly (example: by an identifier, a customer number, a telephone number, etc.)

When you use the Tourist Office website(s), information may be collected for the following purposes:

Source of funds Personal data Purposes of processing
Contact form Surname, first name, postal address, country, e-mail address, company name, start and end dates of stay, purpose of request Management of contact requests and processing by the relevant internal departments
Reservations Contact details, surname, first name, postal address, telephone number, e-mail address, subject of order, price Receipt and processing of pre-booking requests by the relevant internal departments
Newsletter Last name, first name, city, country, e-mail address, language, interests Newsletter registration and dispatch managed by the relevant internal departments
Cookie band Connection data Securing the user session To find out more about cookie management, please refer to article 2. Cookie policy below
Requests for RGPD rights Photocopy of identity card Management and processing of requests relating to the rights of the data subject, exercised under the RGPD and the Data Protection Act.

What is the legal basis for the processing carried out by this site(s)?

The processing of your personal data by the Tourist Office of Porto-Vecchio is based :

  • Either on your consent if you entrust us with your personal data yourself. Your consent can of course be withdrawn at any time.
  • Either on the performance of pre-contractual or contractual measures.
  • Either on the performance of a public service mission.
  • Either on compliance with a legal obligation in particular with regard to exercising your rights under the RGPD and the French Data Protection Act.
  • Either on his legitimate interest protection of its documents and information.

 

Who receives the data? Is it transferred outside the European Union?

The data collected is intended for the processing of requests by the Porto-Vecchio Tourist Office. Only the staff of the departments authorised to process the request will have access to your data.

The personal data collected and generated by this website(s) is not transferred to parties located outside the European Union (EU).

Exceptions:

  1. The data displayed on our website or our social networks is visible outside the EU (e.g. images of the persons concerned).
  2. Personal data collected and generated by this website(s) may be transferred to parties located outside the European Union (EU) in connection with cookies (Google Analytics). To find out about the conditions of this transfer, please consult article 2. Cookie policy.

How is the data secured?

The Porto-Vecchio Tourist Office is committed to protecting the personal data processed on these sites in accordance with the state of the art. The indications below are the main security measures to protect your personal data:

  • Procedure for compliance with the principle of Privacy by Design Each project to modify the site involves a study of compliance with the RGPD and a questioning of the cookies that could be put in place, as well as transparent information for users.
  • Procedures in the event of the detection of a security vulnerability or data breach Every member of the Porto-Vecchio Tourist Office knows what to do to rectify the former as quickly and effectively as possible, and minimise the negative consequences of the latter.
  • Websites protected by SSL protocol.
  • Hosting on an encrypted server.
  • Monitoring logging.
  • Recurring backups.
  • Secure connection using CAPTCHA.
  • Robustness rules for password creation.

How long is personal data kept?

Source of funds Conservation periods
Contact form For the time it takes to process your contact request and for 2 years from the last contact.
Reservations 2 years maximum from receipt of your pre-reservation request
Newsletters Until you withdraw your consent (unsubscribe)
Connection logs 12 months maximum
Cookie band Please refer to article 2. Cookie policy below
Requests for RGPD rights The time it takes to process your request (1 month)

For more information on the length of time a particular piece of data is kept, you can contact the Data Protection Officer (DPO) appointed by the Porto-Vecchio Tourist Office by e-mail : rgpd@cc-sudcorse.fr

What are your rights?

In accordance with the applicable legislation on the protection of personal data, you have the following rights:

  • Right of access to your personal data and information about them;
  • Right of rectification, d’deletion and portability of your personal data ;
  • Right of limitation and’opposition the processing of your personal data;
  • Right to withdraw your consent;
  • Right not to be subject to a fully automated decision.

You also have the right (where applicable) to formulate general or specific instructions relating to the storage, deletion and communication of your personal data. after your death.

How can I exercise my rights?

Your requests can be formulated in different ways:

  • Via the rights management module administered by the RGPD Agency, the Porto-Vecchio Tourist Office's Delegate for the Protection of Personal Data: rights management;
  • By post to the Porto-Vecchio Tourist Office, Avenue du Maréchal Leclerc 20137 PORTO-VECCHIO;
  • By e-mail to the following address rgpd@cc-sudcorse.fr.

Please submit each of your requests by one of the above means, enclosing a copy of your identity document. This procedure enables the Tourist Office of Porto-Vecchio to verify your identity before transmitting any category of personal data. This document will be deleted as soon as your application is closed.

The Office de Tourisme de Porto-Vecchio may require payment of a reasonable fee based on administrative costs for any additional copies requested (article 15.3 of the RGPD).

In the event of manifestly unfounded or excessive requests, the Tourist Office of Porto-Vecchio may demand payment of reasonable charges that take into account the administrative costs incurred in providing the information or refuse to comply with these requests (article 12.5 of the RGPD).

Is there any recourse?

If, after contacting us, you feel that your rights have not been respected, you may lodge a complaint with the Commission Nationale de L'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL - the competent French supervisory authority):

  • Electronically: contact the CNIL DPO;
  • By telephone on 01 53 73 22 22 ;
  • By post to the following address 3 Place de Fontenoy - TSA 80715 - 75334 Paris Cedex 07 - France

Article 2. Cookie policy

The Porto-Vecchio Tourist Office uses various cookies on its website.

What is a cookie?

A «cookie» is a set of information, generally small in size and identified by a name, which may be sent to your browser by a website to which you connect. Your web browser will store it for a certain period of time and send it back to the web server each time you reconnect.

Cookies have many uses: they can be used to memorise your customer ID with a merchant site, the current contents of your shopping basket, an identifier that can be used to track your browsing for statistical or advertising purposes, etc.

The purpose of this policy is to inform you about the various cookies used by the portovecchio-tourisme.corsica and pro.portovecchio-tourisme.corsica websites.

  • «The content»The Site: refers to all the elements and information making up the Sites.
  • «The publisher»or «we» Porto-Vecchio Tourist Office: refers to the Porto-Vecchio Tourist Office, which maintains the sites and updates them regularly.
  • «The user» or «you»Users: refers to Internet users browsing the sites.

What cookies are used on Tourist Office websites?

The Tourist Office of Porto-Vecchio uses two categories of cookies (essential or optional).

  1. Essential cookies

These are the cookies that enable you to use the site's main functions. These cookies are compulsory and necessary for the proper functioning of the site. Their storage is justified by the legitimate interests of the Office de Tourisme de Porto-Vecchio.

Cookies Purpose Nature Supplier Duration
axeptio_cookies Contains all the information about the visitor's consent, such as the date, their unique anonymous identifier, and whether or not they have already consented. Essential Axeptio 13 months
axeptio_all_vendors Contains the list of all cookies declared in your Axeptio widget Essential Axeptio 13 months
axeptio_authorized_vendors Contains the list of cookies accepted by the visitor. Essential Axeptio 13 months
os_session_local_reservation Contains the basket identifier for the booking system. Essential Open Pro 13 months

 

  1. Optional cookies

Used to smooth and personalise the content displayed, These cookies are used to improve your user experience on the site. Their storage is subject to your consent. Your refusal may also be indicated by continuing to browse the site.

The Porto-Vecchio Tourist Office website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc («Google»). Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) may be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf, including in particular the publisher of this website. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

You can disable the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser: Managing Google cookies in your browser. However, deactivating cookies may prevent you from using certain features of this site. In addition, you can oppose the processing of your data by Google by clicking on the «Manage your cookies» tab and then «No thanks» in the cookie banner displayed at the bottom left of your screen.

Where applicable, you expressly consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out below:

Cookies Purpose Nature Category Supplier Duration
A _gat This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. According to the documentation, it is used to limit the flow of requests, which limits the collection of data on high-traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes. Optional Statistics Google Universal Analytics 10 minutes
_ga This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. It is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a customer ID. It is included in every page request on a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for site analysis reports. Optional Statistics Google Universal Analytics 13 months
_gid This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. It stores and updates a unique value for each page visited. Optional Statistics Google Universal Analytics 13 months

What is a third-party cookie?

The site relies on certain services offered by third-party sites. These include

  • Share buttons (Twitter and Facebook)
  • Lists of tweets (Twitter)
  • Videos broadcast on the site (YouTube, Dailymotion)

These functions use third-party cookies placed directly by these services. When you first visit the site, a banner informs you of the presence of these cookies and invites you to indicate your choice. They are only placed if you accept them, their placement being subject to your consent.

How long are cookies stored and how long are your choices kept?

In principle, the choices expressed by users need to be retained while they are browsing the site. If these choices are not retained, users will be presented with a new consent request window each time they visit the site.

Your choices : In accordance with the recommendations of the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), your choices (consent and refusal) are kept for a period of 6 months.

Tracers : the cookies placed on your terminals and those placed by third parties are active during the following periods 13 months subject to you deactivating these cookies.

The information collected via these cookies is kept for a period of 25 months maximum, subject to your request for deletion.

However, you can withdraw your consent or deactivate cookies before the legal retention period expires by following the procedures listed below.

Please note that withdrawing your consent or deleting cookies from one terminal does not apply to all your terminals. The action must be carried out on each terminal where cookies are stored.

What are your rights?

You may exercise your right to withdraw your consent at any time, directly via the cookie banner on the site from which your consent was obtained. This banner is accessible throughout your browsing by clicking on the icon displayed on the site.

Your other rights and how to exercise them with regard to your personal data are detailed in article 1. Privacy policy above.

Updated on 28.03.2025

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