PRIVACY POLICYgirlspowers.com
Last updated onAugust 30, 2021.
PREAMBLE
This Privacy Policy explains howGIRLS POWERSusesand protects the information you provide to us when you use this website, which is accessible at the following URL:girlspowers.com(hereinafter the “Site”).
Please note that this privacy policy may be modified or supplemented at any time byGIRLS POWERS, particularly to comply with any legal or technological developments. In such cases, the date of the update will be clearly indicated at the top of this policy. These changes are binding on users once they have been notified that the updated privacy policy has been posted online and have accepted it.
ARTICLE 1. PARTIES
This privacy policy applies to the publisher of the Site, hereinafter“the Publisher,”and any person accessing the Site, hereinafter“the User.”
ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS
“Site Content”: any and all materials published on the Site, whether or not protected by intellectual property rights, such as text, images, designs, presentations, videos, diagrams, structures, databases, or software.
“Publisher”:GIRLS POWERS SHOP,a sole proprietoractingin its capacity as publisher of the Site.
"User": any person who accesses the Site.
“Site”:the website accessible at the URLgirlspowers.com, as well as any related sub-sites, mirror sites, portals, and URL variations.
ARTICLE 3. SCOPE OF APPLICATION
This Privacy Policy applies to all Users. By clicking “I Accept” when you register on the Site, you fully and unconditionally accept this Privacy Policy. Similarly, clicking “I Accept” in the cookie information banner displayed on the Site constitutes your confirmation of this acceptance, while allowing you to customize which cookies will or will not be applied to you. You thereby acknowledge that you have fully read and accept this policy without restriction.
The User acknowledges the evidentiary value of the Publisher’s automatic logging systems and, unless the User can provide evidence to the contrary, waives the right to challenge them in the event of a dispute.
Acceptance of this privacy policy implies that Users have the necessary legal capacity to do so, or that they are at least 16 years of age, or, failing that, that they have the authorization of a guardian or conservator if they lack legal capacity, or of their legal representative if they are under 16 years of age, or that they hold a power of attorney if they are acting on behalf of a legal entity.
ARTICLE 4. PERSONAL DATA
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) adopted by the European Parliament on April 14, 2016, and applicable national legislation, the Publisher provides you with the following information:
4.1. Identity of the Data Controller
The entity responsible for collecting and processing data on the Site isGIRLS POWERS SHOP,a sole proprietorship, with its registered office located at18 ALL DE LA BAROUSSE, 31770 COLOMIERS, FR517399291.
4.2. Data Collection by the Publisher
4.2.1. Data Collected
4.2.1.1 Data Collected While Browsing the Site
When browsing the Site, you consent to the Publisher collecting information regarding: the content you view and click on; demographic data; the device you use and its software environment; your location; and your connection data (times, IP address, etc.).
4.2.1.2. Data Collected When Using the Contact Form or the Contact Email Address
When the User uses the contact form or the contact email address, the Publisher collects the following personal data: last name, first name, email address*, and phone number.
Personal data marked with an asterisk are required to use the contact form. Users who do not wish to provide the information required to use the contact form will not be able to send a message to the Publisher directly from the Site.
4.2.1.3. Data Collected During Registration on the Site
When the User completes the registration form, the Publisher collects the following personal data: last name*, first name*, mailing address*, email address*, date of birth, and phone number.
Personal data marked with an asterisk are required to register on the Site. Users who do not wish to provide the information required to complete the registration form will not be able to register directly on the Site.
4.2.1.4. Data Collected When Using the Newsletter Form
When you use the newsletter form, the Publisher may collect and process your email address.
4.2.2. Purposes of Collecting Personal Data
The data collected while browsing is processed automatically for the following purposes:
- Verify people's identities;
- Ensure and improve the security of services;
- Develop, operate, improve, provide, and manage the Site;
- Provide context and enhance the user experience;
- Send information and contact people, including by email;
- Targeting advertising content;
- Avoid any unlawful or illegal activity;
- Enforce compliance with the terms and conditions governing the use of the Site.
The data collected when using the contact form or the contact email address is processed automatically for the following purposes:
- Verify people's identities;
- Ensure and improve the security of services;
- Provide context and enhance the user experience;
- Send information and contact people, including by email;
- Targeting advertising content;
- Avoid any unlawful or illegal activity.
The data collected during registration is processed automatically for the following purposes:
- Fulfill its contractual obligations;
- Verify people's identities;
- Ensure and improve the security of services;
- Develop, operate, improve, provide, and manage the Site;
- Provide context and enhance the user experience;
- Send information and contact people, including by email;
- Avoid any unlawful or illegal activity;
- Enforce compliance with the terms and conditions governing the use of the Site.
The data collected when you use the newsletter form is processed automatically for the following purposes:
- send newsletters to the User.
4.2.3. Legal Basis for Processing
The legal basis for the data collected while browsing is the Publisher’s legitimate interest, namely to analyze user behavior on the Site and to improve the Site’s security and functionality. Some of this data, such as that collected through the use of certain cookies, may have the user’s consent as its legal basis.
The legal basis for the data collected when using the contact form or the contact email address is the consent of the data subjects.
The legal basis for the data collected during registration is a contractual relationship.
The legal basis for the data collected when using the newsletter form is the consent of the individuals concerned.
4.2.4. Recipients of the Data
The data collected may be accessed only by members of the Publisher’s management, by staff responsible for processing your order, and by staff responsible for managing the Site, and is never made freely accessible to any third-party individual.
4.2.5. Retention Period for Personal Data
Personal data collected while browsing the Site is retained for a reasonable period of time necessary for the proper administration of the Site and for a maximum of 12 months, or until the data subjects withdraw their consent.
Personal data collected when using the contact form or when sending an email to the contact email address is retained for a reasonable period of time necessary to properly handle the User’s request, and for a maximum of 12 months.
The data collected during registration is retained for the duration of the contractual relationship between the Publisher and the User.
The data collected when using the newsletter form is retained until the data subjects withdraw their consent.
At the end of each of these periods, the Publisher will archive this data and retain it for as long as the Publisher may be held liable.
Once this retention period has expired, the Publisher agrees to permanently delete the data of the individuals concerned.
4.2.6. Security and Confidentiality of Personal Data
Personal data is stored under secure conditions, using state-of-the-art technology, in compliance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation and applicable national laws.
4.2.7. Minimization of Personal Data
The Publisher may also collect and process any data voluntarily provided by a User, particularly through the free-text field in the contact form.
The Publisher provides guidance to Users as much as possible when they provide unnecessary or superfluous personal data.
The Publisher agrees to retain and process only the data strictly necessary for its operations, and will delete any unnecessary data received as soon as possible.
4.3. Respect for Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal data, which you may exercise by writing to us at our mailing address or by sending an email to the following address:contact@girlspowers.com.
4.3.1. Right to Information, Access, and Disclosure of Data
You have the right to access your personal data.
Due to the Publisher’s obligation to ensure the security and confidentiality of personal data, your request will only be processed if you provide proof of your identity, specifically by submitting a scan of your valid identification document (for requests sent by email) or a signed photocopy of your valid identification document (for requests sent in writing), both of which must be accompanied by the statement “I hereby certify that this copy of my identification document is a true copy of the original. Dated in … on …,” followed by your signature.
To help you with this process, you will findherea sample letter prepared by the CNIL.
4.3.2. Right to Rectification, Erasure, and the Right to Be Forgotten
You have the right to request that your personal data—which may, in some cases, be inaccurate, incorrect, incomplete, or outdated—be corrected, updated, restricted, or deleted.
You may also establish general and specific guidelines regarding the handling of personal data after your death. If necessary, the heirs of a deceased person may request that the death of their loved one be taken into account and/or that the necessary updates be made.
To help you with this process, you will findherea sample letter prepared by the CNIL.
4.3.3. Right to Object to Data Processing
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data.
To do so, please send an email to the following address:contact@girlspowers.com. In this email, you must specify the data you wish to have deleted, as well as the reasons for your request, except in cases of commercial solicitation.
4.3.4. Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive the personal data you have provided to us in a transferable, open, and readable format.
4.3.5. Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request that the Publisher restrict the processing of your personal data. In that case, the Publisher may only retain your data and may no longer use it.
4.3.6. Withdrawal of Consent
Your consent is required for the Publisher to process your data. However, you may withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent will result in the deletion of your personal data.
However, services that require the Publisher to process your data will no longer be available.
4.3.7. Response Times
The Publisher agrees to respond to your request for access, correction, or objection, or any other request for additional information, within a reasonable timeframe that shall not exceed one month from the date of receipt of your request.
4.3.8. Complaint to the Competent Authority
If you believe that the Publisher is not fulfilling its obligations regarding your personal information, you may file a complaint or submit a request with the relevant authority. In France, the relevant authority is the CNIL, and you can submit a request to themhere.
4.4. Transfer of Collected Data
4.4.1. Transfer to Partners
The Publisher hereby informs you that we use authorized service providers to facilitate the collection and processing of the data you have provided to us. These service providers may be located outside the European Union and have access to the data collected on the Site.
The Publisher has verified in advance that its service providers have implemented adequate safeguards and comply with strict requirements regarding confidentiality, data use, and data protection—for example, through the U.S. Privacy Shield.
The User agrees that the data collected may be shared by the Publisher with its partners and processed by those partners in connection with third-party services, namely:
No partner is known at this time.
4.4.2. Transfer Upon Court Order or Ruling
The User also agrees that the Publisher may disclose the collected data to any person, upon request by a government authority or pursuant to a court order.
4.4.3. Transfer in Connection with a Merger or Acquisition
If the Publisher is involved in a merger, an asset sale, a financing transaction, a liquidation, or bankruptcy, or in an acquisition of all or part of its business by another company, the User agrees that the collected data may be transferred by the Publisher to that company and that such company may process personal data as described in this Privacy Policy in place of the Publisher.
ARTICLE 5. TRACKERS/COOKIES POLICY
When you first log in to the Publisher’s Website, a banner at the bottom of your screen notifies you that information regarding your browsing activity may be stored in files called “cookies.” Our cookie policy helps you better understand the measures we have in place regarding browsing our Site. In particular, it informs you about all the cookies used on our Site, their purpose, and provides instructions on how to manage them.
5.1. Use of Trackers/Cookies
The publisher of this Site may place cookies and other trackers on the hard drive of your device (computer, tablet, mobile phone, etc.) to ensure a smooth and optimal browsing experience on our website.
"Cookies" are small text files that allow us to recognize your computer, tablet, or mobile device in order to personalize the services we offer you.
To help you better understand the information that cookies track, you will find below a table listing the different types of cookies that may be used on the Publisher’s website, their names, their purposes, and their retention periods.
5.2. Purposes of Trackers
Using the information contained in the trackers and cookies employed, the Publisher may analyze traffic to and usage of the Site and, where appropriate, facilitate and improve navigation, conduct marketing campaigns, compile sales statistics, or display targeted advertisements.
5.3. Tracers Used
| Partner |
Purpose of the processing |
Partner Terms and Conditions |
| Shopify |
Access to secure areas, management of browsing history |
https://www.shopify.com/legal/cookies |
5.4. Setting Your Cookie Preferences
The first time you log in to the Publisher’s Website, a banner briefly explaining the use of cookies and similar technologies will appear at the bottom of your screen. This banner allows you to choose which cookies you accept or reject on your device. You will be deemed to have consented to the use of cookies by clicking the “I Accept” icon, either generally or on a case-by-case basis. Conversely, you will be deemed to have refused the use of cookies by clicking the “I Refuse” icon; again, this choice may apply to all cookies or only to certain ones. If you do not make a selection, you will be deemed to have refused the use of cookies. Your decision will be recorded for 6 months and may be modified at any time.
5.4.1 Cookies Exempt from Consent
In accordance with the recommendations of the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL), certain cookies are exempt from the requirement to obtain your prior consent, provided they are strictly necessary for the website to function or are used solely to enable or facilitate electronic communication. These include, in particular, session ID cookies, authentication cookies, load-balancing session cookies, and cookies used to personalize your interface. These cookies are fully subject to this policy to the extent that they are issued and managed by the Publisher.
5.4.2 Cookies That Require Your Prior Consent
This requirement applies to cookies set by third parties that are classified as “persistent” because they remain on your device until they are deleted or reach their expiration date.
Since these cookies are set by third parties, their use and placement are subject to those third parties’ own privacy policies. This category of cookies includes audience measurement cookies, advertising cookies, and social media sharing cookies (such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram).
Audience measurement cookies compile statistics regarding traffic and the use of various elements of the Site (such as the content and pages you have visited). This data helps improve the usability of the Publisher’s Site.
5.5. Maximum Retention Period for Tracers
Trackers are intended to be stored on the User’s computer for up to 12 months. This data is stored securely, using state-of-the-art technology, in compliance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation and applicable national laws.
5.6. Opposition to the Use of Tracers
5.6.1. Right to Object to the Use of Trackers
You can accept or reject cookies at any time.
Users may delete or disable trackers at any time by changing their browser settings. It is possible to browse the Site without trackers. However, certain additional features of the Site may not function properly if the User has disabled trackers, such as form autocomplete or navigation indicators.
5.6.2. Settings
For more information about cookie management tools, please visitthededicated page on the CNIL websitehere.
5.6.2.1. Browser Settings
Each web browser has its own cookie management settings. The User can configure their browser to reject cookies, either automatically or based on the issuer. The User can also configure their browser to be prompted to accept or reject cookies on a case-by-case basis before a cookie is stored on their device.
Each browser has different settings for managing cookies and user preferences. These settings are described in the browser’s Help menu, which explains how to adjust your cookie preferences:
5.6.2.2. Configuration Using Plug-ins
Users can also delete cookies or prevent them from being stored on their device by installing a browser extension, such as Ghostery, which can be downloadedhere.
ARTICLE 6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
6.1. Legal Protection of the Site's Content
The Site’s Content may be protected by copyright and database rights. Any representation, reproduction, translation, adaptation, or modification, in whole or in part, carried out unlawfully and without the consent of the Publisher or its rights holders or successors constitutes a violation of Books I and III of the Intellectual Property Code and may result in legal action for infringement.
6.2. Contractual Protection of the Site's Content
The User is contractually obligated to the Publisher not to use, reproduce, or display, in any manner whatsoever, the Site’s Content—whether or not it is protected by intellectual property rights—for any purpose other than its reading by a robot or browser. This prohibition does not apply to web crawlers whose sole purpose is to scan the Site’s content for indexing purposes.
ARTICLE 7. FINAL PROVISIONS
7.1. Changes
This Privacy Policy may be modified at any time by the Publisher. The terms and conditions applicable to the User are those in effect at the time the User logs in to the Site. Any substantial change to this Privacy Policy will be communicated to the User the first time the User logs in after such changes take effect. The User must then accept the new Privacy Policy.
7.2. Entire Agreement
The invalidity of any provision of this contract shall not render the other provisions of the contract or the contract as a whole invalid; such provisions shall remain in full force and effect. In such a case, the parties shall, to the extent possible, replace the invalid provision with a valid provision that corresponds to the spirit and purpose of this contract.
7.3. Non-Waiver
The Publisher’s failure to exercise the rights granted to it herein shall in no event be construed as a waiver of the right to assert such rights.
7.4. Languages
These terms and conditions are provided in French.
7.5. Unfair Terms
The provisions of these terms and conditions apply subject to compliance with the mandatory provisions of the Consumer Code regarding unfair terms in contracts between a business and a consumer.
ARTICLE 8. DISPUTES
8.1. Governing Law
This Privacy Policy is subject to French law and European regulations, in particular the European General Data Protection Regulation.
8.2. Disputes
Pursuant to Order No. 2015-1033 of August 20, 2015, any disputes that may arise in connection with the performance of these general terms and conditions and that cannot be resolved amicably between the parties must be submitted.
Since January 1, 2016, mediation has been mandatory for everyone. As such, any professional selling to consumers is required to provide the contact information of a qualified mediator in the event of a dispute, regardless of whether the sale takes place online or in a physical store (Source: FEVAD).
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