Privacy Policy

Published on September 20th, 2025

 

INTRODUCTION 

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This Policy is subject to French law 78-17 dated 6 January 1978 relative to Information Technologies, Data Files and Individual Liberties modified in 2004 (‘Information Technologies and Liberties law’) as well as European regulation 2016/679 relative to protection of personal data dated 27 April 2016 (‘General Data Protection Regulation’).

 

1. DEFINITIONS 

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Publishier: Hélène BONAVITA for ELEVATE FENG SHUI

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Processing of personal data: (‘Processing’) operation or set of operations applied to Personal Data (e.g., collection, recording, storage, consultation, etc.).

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Data Controller: refers to the physical or moral person who determines the purposes and means of the Processing.

Personal data: (‘Personal Data’) information collected by the Editor that can identify you directly (e.g., your first and last name) or indirectly (e.g. through pseudonymised data such as a unique identifier).

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Customer: refers to any physical person who has created an account on the Platform and who has previously accepted the terms and conditions.

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Right to access: right to view your data at any time and free of charge. Right to rectification: right to demand that incorrect data is corrected and to request to supplement your data.

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Right to oppose: within the limits of applicable law, with the exception of processing for which there are legitimate and compelling reasons for processing of your Personal Data, you may at any time oppose the processing of your Personal Data, for example when your data is processed for purposes of commercial prospecting.

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Right to deletion: right to have your data deleted from our databases. This is not an absolute right in the sense that we may be required to retain your data for legal or legitimate reasons.

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Right to limitation: right to request the limitation of the processing that we perform on your data. This right means that the processing of data concerning you is limited, so we can still retain this data but not use it. This right applies to specific circumstances set out by the General Data Protection Regulation.

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Right to portability: right to receive the Personal Data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and to send it to another Data Controller. This right only applies to data that you have provided to us, when the processing is based on your consent or on a contract and it is done using automated processes.

 

2. WHO COLLECTS YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

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The Publisher collects your personal data.

 

3. WHAT PERSONAL DATA DO WE COLLECT?

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Through our Website we request that you send us information that will identify you. This is the case when you fill in our contact and/or intake form. This data includes your first and last name, postal and email address, phone number and date of birth. This information is mandatory. If it is not provided, the Practitioner at Elevate Feng Shui will not be able to provide the requested service.

We also use cookies to collect additional data about use of our Platform. Cookies allow us to provide optimum browsing on our site. You can read our ‘Cookie Policy’ to find more information about this technology and your rights related to it. 

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4. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DO WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA AND ON WHAT LEGAL BASIS?

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The Publisher collects Personal Data for determined, legitimate and relevant purposes.

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The Personal Data that we collect concerning you is therefore necessary for the use of services offered by the Practitioner

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Furthermore, if you give your consent, your data can be used to send you email and/or SMS communications about our services (consultations, workshops, giveaways etc).

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You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time by replying STOP by SMS or sending a request to elevate.fengshui@gmail.com

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Finally, we may use your Personal Data for statistical purposes. 

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5. WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS AND HOW CAN YOU EXERCISE THEM?

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In accordance with current statutory or regulatory provisions, you have the right to access, rectify and delete data concerning you as well as the right to oppose and limit its processing and the right to data portability, by sending an email to elevate.fengshui@gmail.com

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The Publisher will respond within one (1) month from receiving the request.

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Furthermore, we remind you that in accordance with the provisions of article 40-1 of the French data protection law, you have the right to provide general (directed to a trusted digital third party certified by the CNIL) or specific (directed to the Data Controller) instructions relative to the storage, deletion and communication of your personal data after your death.

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These requests relative to personal rights may be made to elevate.fengshui@gmail.com

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For reasons of confidentiality and protection of Personal Data, a copy of a signed identity document should be included with every request and the address to which the address should be sent must be specified.

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Within the limits permitted by applicable legal provisions, when an individual’s requests are manifestly unfounded or excessive, including due to their repetitive nature, we may refuse to follow up on requests or demand payment of reasonable fees to take into account incurred administrative costs to provide the requested information.

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Finally, we draw your attention to the fact in accordance with articles 60-2, 77-1-2 and 99-4 of the Code of Procedure, The Pubmisher may be required, in the context of legal or fiscal proceedings, to share the Personal Data in its possession with the public authorities, and will not be held liable in this regard.

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We may also retain some information when it is required by law or when we have a legitimate reason for doing so.

You have the right to submit a complaint with the CNIL to contest the practices of The Publisher regarding protection of personal data and respect of privacy. Please contact elevate.fengshui@gmail.com below before submitting a complaint with the CNIL.

 

6. FOR HOW LONG IS YOUR PERSONAL DATA RETAINED?

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Your Personal Data will therefore be deleted after three (3) years from the last use of any of our services.

We delete it from our systems and our files or anonymise it so that it can no longer be used to identify you.

 

7. WHO ARE THE RECIPIENTS OF YOUR DATA?

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Access to User data is restricted to the authorized and designated individuals listed below:

• The Practitioner

• The Practitioner’s subcontractors acting on their behalf, including the Site's host.

• Any secure payment services

• Third parties that may place cookies on the User's devices (computers, tablets, cell phones, etc.) with the User's consent.

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Social media third parties and the Site may use social plugins provided and operated by third-party companies, such as the Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter buttons. Consequently, the User may send information they view in a section of the Site to these third parties. If the User is not logged into their account with the third party, the third party will not be able to identify them. If the User is logged into their account with the third party, the third party can link information or actions related to the User's interactions with the Site to the account they hold with that third party. For more information, the User should consult the third party's privacy policies regarding their data practices.

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User data is not disclosed, exchanged, sold, or rented to anyone other than those mentioned above.

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Your Personal Data may be transferred to companies located in countries outside the European Union that do not provide an adequate level of personal data protection. This is particularly the case when we use subcontractors located in the United States for data storage. Before any transfer outside the European Union and in accordance with current regulations, the Publisher's partners implement all required procedures to obtain the necessary guarantees for securing such transfers. These measures may include signing standard contractual clauses (based on the model adopted by the European Commission) or verifying the subcontractor's adherence to the Privacy Shield.

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As part of satisfaction surveys, the Publisher and its partners are committed to strict compliance with protection rules and data anonymization.

 

8. HOW DO WE PROTECT YOUR DATA?

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The Publisher takes every reasonable precaution to ensure the security of your data against loss, misuse, disclosure, modification and destruction.

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Access to databases is strictly limited to persons authorised to access it as part of their missions.

 

9. HOW TO CONTACT THE DATA PROTECTION OFFICER?

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The Publisher serves as the data protection officer. For any questions relative to protection of Personal Data, please contact us at the following address: elevate.fengshui@gmail.com 

 

10. IS THIS POLICY LIKELY TO BE MODIFIED?

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The Publisher reserves the right to modify, add or delete elements from the present Policy at any time on this Website. By continuing to access the services after the introduction of these changes, you agree to be bound by the conditions as stated in the new Data Protection Policy.

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We encourage you to regularly consult the Policy in order to be aware of the measures taken by The Publisher to protect your personal information.

 

11. HOW TO CONTACT US?

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For any questions concerning the present Policy, you can contact us directly by email: elevate.fengshui@gmail.com