Legal

notice

1. Presentation of the website

Pursuant to Article 6 of French Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy, users of the website www.profils-genealogie.fr are informed of the identity of the person responsible for its creation and maintenance:
Owner, Creator, Publication Manager, Webmaster: Héloïse Hervieux EI (sole proprietorship), Profils Généalogie, bonjour [a] profils-genealogie.fr, +33 6 31 41 40 23, SIRET 90243594000033, 11 rue de la porte haute, 67650 Dambach-la-Ville FRANCE
Host: INFOMANIAK NETWORK SA, contact [a] infomaniak.ch, +41 22 820 35 44, 26 Avenue de la Praille, 1227 Carouge Geneva SWITZERLAND

 

2. General terms of use of the website and services

Use of the website www.profils-genealogie.fr implies full and unreserved acceptance of the general terms of use described below. These terms of use may be amended or supplemented at any time; users are therefore invited to review them regularly.
The website www.profils-genealogie.fr is updated regularly by Héloïse Hervieux. Likewise, this legal notice may be amended at any time: it nevertheless applies to users, who are invited to refer to it as often as possible.

 

3. Description of the services provided

The purpose of the website www.profils-genealogie.fr is to provide information about all the activities of Profils Généalogie.
Héloïse Hervieux makes every effort to provide information on the website that is as accurate as possible. However, she cannot be held liable for omissions, inaccuracies or delays in updating, whether they are her own or those of third-party partners who provide her with this information.
All information on the website is provided for guidance only and may change. It is not exhaustive and is subject to any changes made since it was published online.

 

4. Contractual limitations on technical data

The website cannot be held liable for material damage related to its use. Users access the website at their own risk, with recent equipment that is free of viruses and an up-to-date browser.

 

5. Intellectual property and infringement

Héloïse Hervieux owns the intellectual property rights, or holds the rights of use, to all elements accessible on the website, including texts, images, graphics, logo, icons, sounds and software.
Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication or adaptation of all or part of the website’s elements, by any means or process, is prohibited without the prior written authorization of Héloïse Hervieux.
Any unauthorized use of the website or of any of its elements will be considered infringement and prosecuted in accordance with Articles L.335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.

 

6. Limitation of liability

Héloïse Hervieux cannot be held liable for damage to users’ equipment when accessing the website, whether it results from equipment that does not meet the specifications stated in section 4, from a bug or from an incompatibility. Nor can she be held liable for indirect damage (for example loss of business or loss of opportunity) resulting from use of the website.
A contact form is available to users. Héloïse Hervieux reserves the right to hold users civilly and/or criminally liable for any message that is racist, insulting, defamatory or pornographic, regardless of the medium used (text, photograph, etc.).

 

7. Personal data management

Data controller: Héloïse Hervieux EI, Profils Généalogie, bonjour [a] profils-genealogie.fr, 11 rue de la porte haute, 67650 Dambach-la-Ville FRANCE
Data collected: when you fill in the contact form, I collect your first name, last name, email address, phone number, postal address and the content of your message. Documents you upload via the secure drop box are accessible only to me. The website also records technical browsing data (IP address, pages viewed) depending on your cookie choices.
Purposes: to respond to your request, prepare a quote and, where applicable, carry out your genealogical research. Your data is neither sold nor transferred, and is not used for any other purpose.
Recipients: I am the only person with access to your data. To run my business, I use service providers that host or process it on my behalf: Infomaniak (website hosting, email, secure storage in Switzerland), ClickUp (tracking of requests and files), Sinao (quotes and invoices), Brevo (sending emails) and Make (automation of exchanges between these tools). Some of these providers may process data outside the European Union, with appropriate safeguards.
Retention period: your data is kept for as long as necessary to handle your request, then for three years after our last contact if no service has been provided. Accounting records (quotes, invoices) are kept for ten years, as required by law.
Your rights: you may request access to, rectification or erasure of your data, or object to its processing, by writing to bonjour [a] profils-genealogie.fr. Proof of identity will only be requested if there is doubt about your identity. If you believe your rights are not being respected, you may lodge a complaint with the CNIL, the French data protection authority (cnil.fr).

 

8. Hyperlinks and cookies

This website contains links to other websites. I cannot verify their content and accept no responsibility for it.
A cookie is a small file stored on your device when you visit a website. On your first visit, a banner lets you accept or refuse non-essential cookies. You can change your choice at any time using the “Cookie settings” link at the bottom of every page.
Necessary cookies: they remember your consent choice and are always active.
Audience measurement: only with your consent, I use Google Analytics to measure website traffic (pages viewed, origin of visits). These statistics are used only to improve the website.
Third-party content: the Google Maps map on the Contact page may set Google cookies.
You can also configure your browser to refuse cookies, which may prevent some features of the website from displaying.

 

9. Applicable law

Any dispute relating to the use of the website www.profils-genealogie.fr is governed by French law.

 

10. Main laws concerned

Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of personal data (GDPR).
French Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, data files and civil liberties, as amended.
French Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy.

 

11. Glossary

User: internet user visiting and using the website.
Personal data: any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (Article 4 of the GDPR).