Privacy Policy

1-Preamble

This privacy policy applies to the berkey-store.com website and is intended to expose the users of the site:

• How their personal data is collected and processed. All data that can identify a user must be considered as personal data. This includes the first and last name, age, postal address, email address, location of the user or his IP address;

• What are the rights of the users concerning these data?

• Who is responsible for the processing of the personal data collected and processed?

• To whom this data is transmitted;

• Eventually, the policy of the site regarding "cookies" files.

This privacy policy complements the legal notice that users can find here.

2-General principles for data processing and collection

In accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of the European Regulation 2016/679, the collection and processing of data of the users of the site respect the following principles:

• Legality, fairness and transparency: data can only be collected and processed with the consent of the user who owns the data. Whenever personal data is collected, the user will be informed that his/her data is being collected, and for what purpose his/her data is collected;

• Limited purposes: the collection and processing of data is carried out to meet one or more of the purposes set out in these terms and conditions of use;

• Minimization of data collection and processing: only the data necessary for the proper execution of the purposes pursued by the site are collected;

• Conservation of data reduced in time: the data are kept for a limited period of time, of which the user is informed. If the duration of conservation cannot be communicated to the user;

• Integrity and confidentiality of the data collected and processed: the data controller undertakes to guarantee the integrity and confidentiality of the data collected.
  

To be lawful, and in accordance with the requirements of Article 6 of the European Regulation 2016/679, the collection and processing of personal data may only take place if they comply with at least one of the conditions listed below:

• The user has expressly consented to the processing;

• The processing is necessary for the proper performance of a contract;

• The processing is in accordance with a legal obligation;

• The processing is necessary for the protection of the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person;

• Processing may be necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority;

• The processing and collection of personal data is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate and private interests pursued by the controller or by a third party.

3-Personal data collected and processed in the context of navigation on the site

a. DATA COLLECTED AND PROCESSED AND METHOD OF COLLECTION

The personal data collected on the berkey-store.com site are the information First name, Last name, address, mobile or fixed telephone, orders and navigation history, cookies and the type of browser and device used for navigation.

This data is collected when the user creates an account, places an order or browses the various pages of the site.

In addition, when a payment is made to complete the ordering process, the only data kept in the computer systems of the site editor is the transaction including the order form and the invoice.

The person in charge of the treatment will keep in its computer systems of the site and in reasonable conditions of safety the whole of the collected data for a duration of 5 years.

The collection and processing of data is intended to ensure the smooth running and completion of the ordering process and ease of reconnection for registered users, and ease of navigation during future visits.

b. DATA TRANSFER TO THIRD PARTIESS

The personal data collected by the site are not transmitted to any third party, and are processed only by the site editor.

c. DATA HOSTING

The berkey-store.com website is hosted by PlanetHoster, 4416 Louis-B.-Mayer, LAVAL, Quebec CANADÁ H7P 0G1.

The host can be contacted at the following telephone number: 0970 808 911, call not surcharged from France.

The data collected and processed by the site are exclusively hosted and processed in France.

4-Data controller and data protection officer

a. THE DATA CONTROLLER

The person responsible for processing personal data is: Céline SEBAN representing the entity Berkey®Store SAS. He can be contacted at the following address: .

The data controller is responsible for determining the purposes and means of processing personal data.

b. OBLIGATIONS OF THE DATA CONTROLLER

The data controller undertakes to protect the personal data collected, not to transmit them to third parties without the user's knowledge and to respect the purposes for which the data was collected.

The site has an SSL certificate to ensure that the information and data transfer through the site is secure.

An SSL certificate ("Secure Socket Layer" Certificate) is intended to secure the data exchanged between the user and the site.

In addition, the data controller undertakes to notify the user in the event of rectification or deletion of the data, unless this would entail disproportionate formalities, costs and steps for the user.

In the event that the integrity, confidentiality or security of the user's personal data is compromised, the data controller undertakes to inform the user by any means.

5-User rights

In accordance with the regulations regarding the processing of personal data, the user has the following rights.

In order for the data controller to comply with the user's request, the user is obliged to provide the data controller with the following information: first and last name, e-mail address and, if relevant, account number or personal or subscriber area.

The data controller is obliged to respond to the user within a maximum of 30 (thirty) days.

a. PRESENTATION OF THE USER'S RIGHTS REGARDING DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING

Right of access, rectification and deletion: The user can learn about, update, modify or request the deletion of data concerning him, by sending an e-mail to the person in charge of processing personal data, specifying the subject of the request and using the e-mail address associated with his account. If he requests the deletion of his account, it will be effective within 7 working days.

Right to data portability: The user has the right to request the portability of his personal data, held by the site, to another site, by sending an e-mail to the person in charge of the processing of personal data, specifying the e-mail address associated with his account and the recipient site of his data.

Right to limit and oppose the processing of data: The user has the right to request the limitation or to object to the processing of his data by the site, without the site being able to refuse, unless it can demonstrate the existence of legitimate and compelling reasons, which can prevail over the interests and rights and freedoms of the user, by sending an e-mail to the person responsible for the processing of personal data, specifying the e-mail address associated with his account and the limitation he wishes to be applied to the processing of his data.

Right not to be subject to a decision based exclusively on an automated process: In accordance with the provisions of Regulation 2016/679, the user has the right not to be subject to a decision based exclusively on an automated process if the decision produces legal effects concerning him or her, or significantly affects him or her in a similar way.

Right to determine the fate of the data after death: the user is reminded that he/she can organize what should be the fate of his/her collected and processed data if he/she dies, in accordance with Law No. 2016-1321 of 7 October 2016.

Right to refer to the competent supervisory authority: In the event that the data controller decides not to respond to the user's request, and the user wishes to contest this decision, or, if he/she believes that one of the rights listed above is infringed, he/she is entitled to refer the matter to the CNIL (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés, https://www.cnil.fr) or any competent judge.

b. PERSONAL DATA FOR UNDERAGE

In accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the European Regulation 2016/679 and the French Data Protection Act, only minors aged 15 years or older may consent to the processing of their personal data.

If the user is a minor under the age of 15, the consent of a legal representative will be required in order for personal data to be collected and processed.

The site editor reserves the right to verify by any means that the user is over 15 years of age, or that he/she has obtained the consent of a legal representative before browsing the site.

6-Use of cookies

The site may use "cookie" techniques.

A "cookie" is a small file (less than 4 kb), stored by the site on the user's hard drive, containing information about the user's browsing habits.

These files allow the site to process statistics and information on traffic, to facilitate navigation and to improve the service for the user's comfort.

For the use of "cookies" files involving the storage and analysis of personal data, the user's consent is necessarily requested.

This consent of the user is considered valid for a maximum period of 13 (thirteen) months. At the end of this period, the site will again request the user's permission to save "cookies" files on his or her hard drive.

Opposition of the user to the use of "cookies" files by the site: it is brought to the user's attention that he can oppose the recording of these "cookies" files by configuring his browser software.

For information, the user can find at the following addresses the steps to follow in order to configure his navigation software to oppose the recording of "cookies" files:

• Chrome : https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=fr

• Firefox : https://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

• Safari : http://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/fr-ww/

• Internet Explorer : https://support.microsoft.com/fr-fr/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

• Opera : http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/

In the case where the user decides to deactivate the "cookies" files, he will be able to continue his navigation on the site. However, any dysfunction of the site caused by this manipulation could not be considered as being due to the editor of the site.

Description of the "cookies" files used by the site: The site editor draws the user's attention to the fact that the following cookies are used during navigation:

7-Conditions for changing the privacy policy

The site editor reserves the right to modify it in order to guarantee its conformity with the law in force. Consequently, the user is invited to regularly consult this privacy policy in order to be informed of the latest changes.

However, in case of substantial modification of this policy, the user will be informed by an information e-mail.

It is brought to the user's attention that this privacy policy was last updated on: 31/01/2019.

8-User's acceptance of the privacy policy

By browsing the site, the user certifies that he/she has read and understood this privacy policy and accepts its conditions, particularly with regard to the collection and processing of his/her personal data, as well as the use of "cookies" files.