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Last updated: 27 October 2026

This policy explains what personal data is collected on cartes-japonaises.fr, why, how long it is kept and how to exercise your rights, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the French Data Protection Act (loi Informatique et Libertés).

Data controller

Davys Masker, sole trader (entrepreneur individuel), 4, rue Bastion de l’Évangile, 17000 La Rochelle, France (SIRET 443 291 893 00024). Contact: [email protected].

Data collected and purposes

SituationDataPurposeLegal basisRetention period
Contact form or emailName, email address, content of the messageTo reply to your request (availability of a card, question, reservation, etc.)Legitimate interest / pre-contractual measures3 years after the last exchange
Creating a customer accountSurname, first name, email address, password (encrypted), addressesTo manage your account and your order historyPerformance of a contractUntil the account is deleted, or 3 years without activity
OrderIdentity, billing and delivery addresses, email, telephone number, order detailsTo process, ship and invoice the order, and to handle after-sales servicePerformance of a contract; legal obligation (invoicing)Duration of the commercial relationship; accounting records 10 years (Article L.123-22 of the French Commercial Code)
Blog commentsName, email address, IP address, content of the commentTo publish and moderate comments, and to fight spamLegitimate interestFor as long as the comment is published
Browsing and securityIP address, pages viewed, browserTo protect the website against attacks and abuseLegitimate interestA few weeks in the security logs
Audience measurementCookie identifier, page views, technical data and approximate location dataTo measure traffic to the website and improve itConsentCookies: 13 months maximum; statistical data: 14 months maximum
Origin of ordersSource of the visit (search engine, link, social network), landing pagesTo know which channels bring in ordersLegitimate interestDuration of the browsing session

We do not collect your banking details: when online payment is offered, it is processed directly by the payment provider, which applies its own privacy policy. Your data is never sold or rented out.

Recipients of the data

Your data is intended for the publisher of the website. It may be passed on, to the extent necessary, to the following service providers:

  • IONOS SARL (Sarreguemines, France): hosting of the website and email service;
  • La Poste: delivery of your orders (name, address, email or telephone number for tracking);
  • Google (Google Analytics, via the Site Kit plugin): audience measurement, only if you accept it;
  • Automattic (Gravatar service): display of the avatars linked to the email addresses of authors and commenters;
  • Wordfence: protection of the website against attacks (analysis of IP addresses);
  • administrative or judicial authorities, only upon a legal request.

Transfers outside the European Union

Some service providers (Google, Automattic, Wordfence) may process data in the United States. These transfers are governed by the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or by the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses.

Cookies

A cookie is a small file placed on your device when you visit a website. Cookies that are necessary for the website to function are placed without consent; audience measurement cookies are placed only with your agreement, which you may withdraw at any time.

The full list of cookies used (basket, customer account, security, origin of orders and audience measurement), their lifespan and how to refuse them can be found on our cookie policy page.

Your rights

You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict and port your data, the right to object to processing based on legitimate interest, the right to withdraw your consent at any time and the right to give instructions on what happens to your data after your death.

To exercise these rights, write to [email protected] or by post to the address above. You will receive a reply within one month. If you believe your rights are not being respected, you may lodge a complaint with the CNIL, the French data protection authority: www.cnil.fr.

Security

The website is served over HTTPS, passwords are encrypted and access to the administration area is protected. The publisher takes reasonable measures to preserve the confidentiality of your data.

Changes to this policy

This policy may change, in particular if a new service is added. The date of the last update is shown at the top of the page. See also our legal notice.