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Legal Notice & Privacy Policy

In accordance with the provisions of Articles 6-III and 19 of Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 for Confidence in the Digital Economy, known as L.C.E.N., it is brought to the attention of users and visitors of the site www.patchwork-europe.eu these legal notices.

The site www.patchwork-europe.eu is accessible at the following address: www.patchwork-europe.eu (hereinafter “the site”).

Access and use of the Site are subject to these “legal notices” detailed below as well as to the applicable laws and/or regulations.

Connection, use and access to this Site imply the Internet user’s full and unreserved acceptance of all the provisions of these legal notices.

1. Intellectual property rights

The site, its general structure, as well as the texts, animated or non-animated images, sounds, know-how, drawings, graphics and any other element making up the site are the exclusive property of SPL EVA. This entire site is subject to French and international legislation on copyright and intellectual property. The names, brands and brands mentioned on this site are the property of their respective owners. Any use or reproduction, total or partial, of the site, the elements which compose it and/or the information which appear there, by any means whatsoever, constitutes an infringement punishable by the Intellectual Property Code.

2. Online ticketing

The site www.patchwork-europe.eu is a showcase site. A Weezevent ticketing module is integrated into it.

Transactions are secured by the Weezevent platform.

For more information on the processing and protection of your personal data, go to weezevent.com.

3. Hyperlinks

The SPL EVA authorizes any website to establish a link pointing to the site address www.patchwork-europe.eu after simple prior information from their webmaster. Any link of this type will, however, take place subject to the legal provisions in force. The site www.patchwork-europe.eu reserves the right, at any time, without notice and without having to justify its decision, to prohibit these links. In this case it will inform the person concerned who has 2 working days to end the link. Prohibition of mirroring: no posting of the site by a third party under another URL is authorized without express prior authorization.

4. Privacy

4.1 Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for collecting data on this site?

Data processing on this site is carried out by the site publisher, SPL EVA. Their contact details can be found in the “Note concerning the entity responsible for this site” paragraph.

How do we collect your data?

The data recovered will be, on the one hand, that which you communicate to us. For example, this could be data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically when visiting the site via our IT systems. These are primarily technical data (e.g. Internet browser, operating system or time of page request). The collection of this data is automatic as soon as you enter our site.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure optimal functioning of the site. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have over your data?

You have the right at any time to obtain free information about the origin, recipient and use of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. For this reason and for other questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address given on our contact page. Furthermore, you have a right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority.

Analytics and third-party tools

When you visit our website, your browsing behavior can be collected and analyzed in the form of statistics. This mainly happens with cookies and with so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your browsing behavior is generally anonymous; browsing behavior does not allow you to be tracked personally. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy.

4.2. General information and mandatory information

Privacy Policy

The editors of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

If you use this site, various personal data will be collected. Personal information is information that personally identifies you. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. in communication by e-mail) may have security gaps. Complete data protection against access by third parties is not possible.

Note regarding the entity responsible for this site

This site is published by SPL EVA – EVENTS IN VAL D’ARGENT

With capital of €150,000

NAME: N°81084961200017

Intracommunity VAT: FR17810849612, on behalf of the Carrefour Européen du Patchwork event in Val d’Argent. The head office is located at n°5 rue Kroeber Imlin – 68160 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines

Tel: 03 89 73 53 52 | Email address: contact@patchwork-europe.eu

The technical creation and graphic design are the responsibility of the Iko Company SAS agency, located at 3 route de la charme de l’ormont, 88530 Le Tholy – FRANCE – tel. 0672646896 | Contact email address: contact@ikocompany.com

Maintenance and editorial content are managed jointly between SPL EVA and Iko Company SAS.

This site is hosted by OVH SAS – VAT number: FR 22 424 761 419, located 2 rue Kellermann – 59100 Roubaix – France.

Credits for photos on the site are attributed to SPL EVA if the author is not expressly mentioned.

The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who, alone or together with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke existing consent at any time. An informal message by email to contact@patchwork-europe.eu is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority

In the event of a violation of data protection law, the data subject has the right to appeal to the competent supervisory authority. In the case of this site, the competent supervisory authority is the CNIL, whose information can be found at the following address: https://www.cnil.fr/

Right to data portability

You have the right to recover data about you that we process based on your consent or in the case of a contract with a third party entity. This data is in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require a direct transfer of data to another responsible person, this will only be done to the extent that this is technically possible.

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses, for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or requests that you send to us as a site operator, an SSL protocol or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by changing the browser address line from “http://” to “https://” and the lock symbol in the address bar of your browser.

If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you send to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, blocking, deletion

You have the right to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipient and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to rectification, blocking or deletion of this data. For more information about personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address given on our contact page.

Refusal of advertising emails

The use of published information in the context of the contact obligation for sending unsolicited information is prohibited. The operators of the pages of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example via spam.

4.3. Data collection on our website

Cookies

Most of our pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make your browsing experience more user-friendly, efficient and secure. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer and stored by your browser.

A cookie is a string of information sent by a website to a computer in the form of a small data file. Cookies are stored via the web browser used by the Internet user. Cookies are, however, anonymous and are in no way used to collect personal information. They allow the use of the main functionalities of the site, to memorize the display preferences of your terminal (language, display parameters) and to take them into account during your visits, according to the graphic charter and the visualization or reading software of your terminal. They also allow us to link the different pages consulted to ensure smooth navigation. Cookies are also used for audience measurement and statistics. They allow us to keep the site alive and to establish statistics and counts of attendance and use of its sections and content, to carry out studies in order to improve the content (measurement of the number of visits, pages viewed or even the activity of visitors on the site and their frequency of return). They also allow us to analyze Internet users’ browsing in order to improve our service or detect malfunctions.

You are free to accept or refuse cookies by configuring your browser. Disabling cookies may result in the unavailability of certain services with which they are associated. It does not prevent access to the site.

You can deactivate cookies through your browser:

1/ if you use the Internet Explorer browser

  • In Internet Explorer, click the “Tools” button, then click “Internet Options.”
  • Under the Privacy tab move the slider up to block all cookies or down to allow all cookies, then click OK.

2/ if you use the Firefox browser

  • Go to the “Tools” menu of the browser then select the “Options” menu.
  • Click on the “privacy” tab, uncheck the “Accept cookies” box then click OK.

3/ if you use the Safari browser

  • In your browser, choose the “Edit” menu then select “Preferences”.
  • Click on “Privacy”.
  • Set the “Block cookies” setting to “Always” then click OK.

4/ if you use the Google Chrome browser

  • Click the Chrome menu in the browser toolbar.
  • Select “Settings”.
  • Click “Show advanced settings”.
  • In the “Privacy” section, click the “Content Settings” button.
  • In the “Cookies” section, select “Prohibit all sites from storing data” and check the “Block cookies and third-party site data” box, then click OK.

Cookies necessary to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions that you wish to use (e.g. the online ticket ordering function, or cookies from social networks) are processed on the basis of Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the provision of error-free and technically optimized services. If other cookies (e.g. cookies for analyzing your browsing behavior) are stored, they will be treated separately in this privacy policy.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are the following:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referring URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Server request time
  • Address IP

A merger of this data with other data sources will not be carried out.

The collection of this data is based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in presenting its website in an optimized and technical error-free manner – for this, server log files must be recorded.

Contact

If you send us requests via the contact form, details of those requests, including the information you provided in the contact form, will be stored for the purpose of further processing and in case of additional questions. We will not share this information without your consent.

The processing of the data entered in the contact form is therefore exclusively based on your consent (article 6, paragraph 1, lit. GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. An informal message by email to contact@patchwork-europe.eu is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you enter in the contact form remains in our possession until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage or eliminate the need for storage (e.g. after completion of your request). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Analytics tools and advertising

Google Analytics

This site uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses “cookies”. These are text files which are stored on your computer and which allow us to analyze how you use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there.

Google Analytics cookies are stored on the basis of Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

Browser plugin

You can prevent the storage of cookies via a setting in your web browser. However, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this site. Furthermore, you can prevent the collection by Google of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=fr.

Opposition to data collection

You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set up to prevent the collection of your data during your next visits to this site: deactivate Google Analytics.

For more information on how user data is managed in Google Analytics, see Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=fr.

6. Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you wish to receive the newsletter offered on the site, we need your email address and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address and that you agree to receive our newsletters, as well as the language used by your browser. We do not collect any other data or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for the delivery of the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Article 6 (1) lit. GDPR). The consent granted for the storage of data, the e-mail address and their use for sending the newsletter can be revoked at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data that you transmit to us for the purpose of obtaining the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe and will be deleted after you unsubscribe from the newsletter.

7. Special recommendation for international users

Taking into account the specificities of the Web, you agree to comply with all rules applicable in the country where you consult the site and from which you transmit content and with the behavior of users of the network. In particular, you agree to comply with applicable laws regarding the transmission of data from France or the country where you reside.

8. Dispute resolution

Any dispute which arises in the context of the implementation of the service and the conditions of use is subject to French law, and will, in the absence of an amicable agreement, be brought before the competent courts of Colmar.

9. Updating this policy

We may modify this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, to further clarify our practices or to ensure compliance with regulations. In this case, you will be informed by a message on this site inviting you to consult the updated policy.

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